The New Paper, 6 May 2012

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    13 1 the new paper on sunday May 6 2012 80 CENTS MICA (P) 089/01/2012
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      82 1 CCTV captures fracas at St James Power Station Tourists punched bouncer first CCTV captures ‘water bomb’ attack Feuding Punggol neighbour splashes water on flat below 16 thenewpaper May 6 2012 Fabulous at 50 Hubby paralysed, savings gone, mum of 2 boys bounces back to be beauty queen AGONY behind my
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      106 1 www.siacup.sg SlZZaI? ju^u^u.uuvuJj/Jlf aWSmiEss Y 2012 27 A ST N 3 s Alex 21 Jockey silk inspired by 2007 Singapore Airlines International Cup winner, SHADOW GATE Emboldened by its first success in 2006, Japan returned to the Singapore Racecourse with SHADOW GATE and topped the 2007 Singapore Airlines International Cup
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Get dolled up? I’d rather play mahjong
      576 2  -  MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg I’d like to think that what one of my all-time favourite actresses, Audrey Hepburn, said remains relevant. She once said that “the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the
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      128 2 FEATURES 8 Pretty good for 50 Madam Betty Yu beats hardship with her looks 14 Reliable relics Despite mobile saturation, pay phones still vital to some 16 Tourists attacked? CCTV clears St James security officers COLUMNS 11 Confessions of a driving instructor: Women are better drivers 12 Ground Zero Why
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Enforce rules, stop fires: Khaw
      163 4 / 5 The Minister for National Development, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, yesterday said that town councils need to enforce rules against HDB residents who leave bulky items at lift lobbies and common spaces. Mr Khaw, who is Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC, made the comment on
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      Lock icon Flash floods in Bukit Timah area after heavy rain
      98 4 / 5 FLASH floods occurred in Bukit Timah after heavy rain fell over the western and northern parts of Singapore early yesterday morning. The flash floods hit Bukit Timah Road (between Wilby Road and Black- more Drive), Dunearn Road (between Jalan Anak Bukit
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      Lock icon Three men arrested for suspected loan-sharking activities
      99 4 / 5 THREE men were arrested this week for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. Two suspects, aged 19 and 20, were nabbed in the vicinity of Hougang Street 61 on Thursday. Loan shark-related items such as ATM cards, bank transaction receipts, more than $1,300 cash
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      Lock icon Controls will not be eased
      518 4 / 5 AFTER CHEN GUANGCHENG CASE, CHINESE ACTIVISTS SAY... AP Even if China makes a rare concession and allows legal activist Mr Chen Guangcheng to leave the country with his family, other dissidents say they don’t expect a broader easing of controls. Authorities might even tighten the
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      Lock icon Hillary in Bangladesh amid violence and unrest
      104 4 / 5 US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Bangladesh yesterday for a difficult mission where violence and an opposition crackdown threaten to spark new instability. Mrs Clinton was set to sign a new partnership agreement with the South Asian nation. She is the
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      Lock icon M’sian authorities find 500 cobras, 170 turtles in container
      113 4 / 5 AFP MALAYSIAN wildlife authorities have seized hundreds of cobras and turtles being smuggled out of the country, an official said yesterday. Mr Jamalun Nasir Ibrahim, head of Penang’s wildlife and national parks department said authorities raided a container being driven into
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      Lock icon 9/11 mastermind, co-plotters in Guantanamo court
      107 4 / 5 AFP THE self-confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four c0—ac—cused appeared in a Guantanamo Bay court yesterday to be atraigned. They face the death penalty if convicted. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co—defend—ants were to be formally charged with planning and executing the
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      Lock icon BOOBOO BOX
      338 4 / 5 1 4 Number of headless bodies found in a van in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Heads believed to belong to the bodies were found in ice boxes outside the city hall. The border city has often been the scene of brutal violence related to Mexico’s drug war. E525 OOO
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      Lock icon Reading outside the road signs
      142 4 / 5  -  Practise foresight while driving. Don’t let the chick in that black merc distract you. ARTIST’S IMPRESSION SIMON ANG simonang@sph.com.sg Uneven road or a case of anaconda crossing? A road sign to warn drivers of quayside/river bank ahead or a sign to say no feeding the
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      Lock icon Our senior photojournalist picks his pics of the week
      145 6  -  Myanmar has been through some historic changes recently. While attention has centred on pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi who on Thursday was sworn in as a member of parliament these images capture the variety of life there, from the traditional
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      141 6 +10 Jannah Wong comes in first in the 100m hurdles to win Singapore’s only gold medal in the South-east Asia Youth Athletics Championships. +10 The number of youth offenders being ordered to do community service has fallen 25 per cent since 2007. There was also a 24 per
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Staying strong is her beauty
      1436 8 / 9  -  She had it all a perfect family, work, a nice home and then her world came crashing down. But after years of sacrifice and pain, this pageant queen got her groove back, thanks to a beauty contest REPORT MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Heads turn and people
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      Lock icon Looking young is her duty
      544 10  -  At 44, she’s a mother of two, but Japan’s Lady of Eternal Youth says her beauty regime to stay fab is all part of loving yourself REPORT MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg When this housewife from Nagoya, Japan, first submitted her photos to a fashion magazine four
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      Lock icon Payphones not extinct... yet
      744 14  -  REPORT ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg Since arriving to work here two years ago, Sri Lankan maid Hemamali Nawarathna takes part in a weekly ritual. Every Sunday afternoon, the 33-year-old grabs an international calling card and queues up for a payphone at Tekka Centre at Buffalo Road. The
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      Lock icon ‘Tourists not victims’
      1516 16 / 17  -  REPORTS AMANDA PHUA aphua@sph.com.sg Helpless victims of brutal, overzealous bouncers? Hardly. Mr Dennis Foo, chief executive officer of St James Holdings, has come out in defence of his security men, dismissing the claims by a group of tourists who had alleged that they were bashed up by
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      Lock icon Bouncers must deflect, not react
      595 18 Nightspots say fighting with customers is forbidden, but warnings and restraining actions are more common Violence is always the last resort, club operators told The New Paper on Sunday. And if their staff do react physically, they face severe penalties. But it also depends on
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      Lock icon Neighbour pours water out of window
      709 20  -  CAUGHT ON VIDEO REPORT CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg She claims that her neighbour in the flat above poured water out of the window that ended up in her kitchen and she has video evidence to prove it. The incident is the latest in a
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      Lock icon Bersih supporter held after Facebook posting
      400 21 Post agrees with killing cops for their behaviour at rally Khalid Ismath, a protester at the Bersih 3.0 rally last Saturday, had allegedly posted on his Facebook page that he supported the idea that all policemen in Malaysia be killed. The 22-year-old university undergraduate
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      Lock icon Microchip helps HK woman regain partial eyesight
      315 21 The operation was the first of its kind outside Europe. Surgeons from the University of Hong Kong have performed a ground-breaking operation that has helped a blind woman see again, albeit partially. Mrs Tsang Wu Suet Yun, 57, had been blind for the
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      Lock icon Arrogant gun owners turning Jakarta into the Wild West
      301 21 Indonesia’s guns posers On Friday, a man was shot dead in a residential complex in Bandung. Witnesses reported that four shots were fired into the victim’s car from another car. On Thursday, Medan police arrested a suspect after a man was
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      Lock icon No looking back
      301 22 Balotelli hires four escorts for party after model dumps him Nothing can stop Mario Balotelli from having fun. Not even the fact that his team, Manchester City, is set to play a key match at Newcastle United today. UK daily The Sun reported that the Italian striker
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      Lock icon Clooney to raise $15m for Obama
      160 22 Clooney to raise $1 5m for Obama It pays to have friends in high places. Actor George Clooney’s May 10 fund-raiser for US President Barack Obama is set to be the biggest presidential fund-raiser in US history. The Hollywood superstar is expected to raise US$12 million (S$15 million) for the
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      Lock icon Bolt slammed for having ‘white woman complex’
      296 22 Jamaicans unhappy sprinter chooses Caucasian girlfriend Usain Bolt has been dating fashion designer Lubica Slovak for the last six months. The world’s fastest man is said to be “very serious” about the relationship. But fellow Jamaicans have criticised the 25-year-old for choosing “a
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      Lock icon Cheetahs bite wife, hubby snaps away
      626 23 Tourist pounced on by ‘tame’animals at game reserve The trip to celebrate her 60th birthday almost went horribly wrong for Violet D’Mello. Mrs D’Mello, who is from Aberdeen, Scotland, and her husband Archie were visiting the private Kragga Kamma game reserve near Port Elizabeth,
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      Lock icon US agent turned mean, says hooker in sex scandal
      382 23 The Colombian escort Involved in the US Secret Service scandal has spoken out for the first time. Ms Dania Suarez, 24, told a Colombian radio station that one of the agents, Mr Arthur Huntington, who picked her up from a night
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A DRIVING INSTRUCTOR
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      Lock icon ‘Sometimes, I fall asleep’
      825 11  -  NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg Say what you want about female drivers, but this driving instructor prefers a woman at the wheel. Mr Tan (not his real name), in his 50s, has been a private driving instructor for over 10 years. He says women are better
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon Honey, who shrunk my flat?
      810 12 / 13  -  PERCEPTION OFHDB FLATS SHRINKING MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg This space is about space. Precious space. Whether at coffee shops or food centres, most of the 40 heartlanders randomly approached last week perceive this “little red dot” to be shrinking. Honey, to sum up popular perception, who
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    • Article
      Lock icon We asked 50 people Q: Is S’pore getting too cramped and overcrowded?
      451 12 / 13 “I think it’s getting too cramped, but then again, Singapore is a small country and depends a lot on its people to do well, so we should expect that it gets crowded. Miss M. Kaarthikka, 28, student “Singapore
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      287 15 rcw tb'i Wr-. css tlHADs for ife rJOfJf^^j'JrJ^ 2012 Learn how best to be a Dad for Life at this half-day conference on the ins and outs of fatherhood! Saturday 12 May 2012 TIME: 8.30 AM 12.30 PM I VENUE: ORCHARD HOTEL, GRAND BALLROOM Our Featured Speakers: I MR WILFRIED
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      248 19 (y informatics academy This could also be your classroom. Asides learning in our classrooms, our lectures will be streamed live onto your mobile devices. You can attend our lessons anywhere, anyplace, anytime. OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY Top 40 UK University in Computer Sciences IT UK Guardian, Good University Guide 2012 Bachelor
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      38 20 Have a story to share? Call, text or email us. If your story is published, you get a... www.noqstore.asia Launching tomorrow NoQ store voucher $200 thenewpaper Call 6388 3838 to subscribe Call: 1800 733 44 55 Email: tnp@sph.com.sg
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon HED CHEF
      433 24  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Resist all temptation to cut or break these noodles when cooking this dish. The length of the Chinese noodles are a symbol of longevity and are traditionally served during birthday celebrations. Mrs Valerie Ng Kokubu, a Singaporean who has been living in the Japanese city
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      Lock icon Char mee teow
      376 24 Hed Chef’s version of Mrs Valerie Kokubu’s recipe INGREDIENTS 1 packet of dried longevity noodles (300g) 400g of pork belly (whole piece) 300g prawns 3 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked and sliced 3 dried scallops, soaked in a little water 100g bean sprouts Spring onion for garnishing 1
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      Lock icon Who cooks it best? We show, you choose
      609 25  -  THIS WEEK: BEEF HOR FUN Compiled by DARYL YAM, GERALDINE MARK, LEE DI WEI, NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH CHUAN HENG FISH BALL MINCED MEAT NOODLE Serangoon Gardens Market and Food Centre, 49A, Serangoon Garden Way, Stall 3 Open: 7am to 7pm, closed
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      Lock icon The Spice is right
      907 26  -  VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg I The writer is a rising name in the culinary scene. She organises cooking classes and personalised chef tables for groups. Find her at www.facebook. com/CulinaryNess There are so many spices it’s tough to touch on all of them. Here are some that
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      Lock icon Farce of a franchise
      421 27  -  MAKANSUTRA K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg The scenario seems to be like a repeat ditty. Cook or hawker does a stunning job, pulls the lines in, then writers and bloggers swoop in, the sweet word-of-mouth spreads and the overwhelming masses descend on the poor hawker who, by
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      Lock icon And the winner is...
      721 27 MAXWELL CHICKEN RICE WAR: Somebody whispered into my ear while we were fussing about the hawkers at the pre-opening preparation of Singapore Day in New York earlier last month. “Eh, the tao chew (head chef) of Tian Tian Chicken Rice has opened his own stall very
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  • LIVE RIGHT
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      Lock icon Sounds, good
      661 28 A song can soothe your soul and help you stay healthy The abundance of music and the ability of MP3 players to hold enough music for a week has let us soundtrack our lives. We can have a playlist for every occasion, helping to set the mood, from
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      Lock icon SLIM CHANCE?
      389 28 Recent studies have highlighted some surprising fat fighters I Source: www.webmd.com, BBC Pepper We know that pepper gives your food a kick, but now it could give weight loss a kick too. A preliminary study suggests the same pungent component in black pepper called piperine the very substance
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon WALK AWAY FROM A CRASH
      938 29  -  BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg People say that motorcycle racing Improves the machine. The more racing there is, the better technology gets. This is also true when it comes to research into safety apparel. Every time a rider in MotoGP or Superbike World takes
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  • ADRENALINE
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      Lock icon Go Kart!
      1259 30 / 31  -  Who says Singapore is boring? In the fifth of our eight-part series, we explore the thrills of karting NUR ASYIQIN MOHAMAD SALLEH asyiqins@sph.com.sg The kart is almost flat to the asphalt track. Each bump to the chassis resonates throughout the body. Each corner sends you swerving in your
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      677 32 I have always been intrigued by that large whitewall on the first floor of The Cathay. Is it a store, or a shop unit under construction? Its entrance, located to the side, barely afforded me a glimpse of the interior. I even had trouble making out the
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  • AFFORD/ASPIRE
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      349 33  -  Trying to spice up your outfit? Want that hipster look? Bow ties are all the rage these days, and one can only blame increasingly “retro” fashion trends and the renewed popularity of British TV cult series Doctor Who, whose eponymous character asserts: “I wear a bow tie now.
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      26 33 NEXT WEEK IN Odd couple DARK SHADOWS marks the eighth collaboration between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton. But is it too much of a good thing?
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  • HUMOUR
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      807 34  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg When I glanced at The New Paper’s front page on Wednesday, I assumed the story was about Geylang. The smaller headline read: “Rent a room for $60 a night for 2.” The hotel had to be in Geylang, where rooms
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      Lock icon Thank you, Constance Song, on behalf of middle-aged men
      628 35  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg A week ago, The Straits Times reported that middle-aged men are getting testosterone injections to boost their sex drive. This confused me. Weren’t some middle-aged men recently charged with having paid sex with a minor?
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon Virgin lets you fly with its boss
        131 35 SELECT passengers on airline Virgin Atlantic will get the chance to have a drink with the airline’s president, Sir Richard Branson. While the man himself won’t be there in person, it’ll still be a face-to-face encounter. The airline has unveiled “Little Richard” ice
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        Lock icon Sacked for making inmates dance for him
        140 35 A NORTH-EAST Ohio sheriff fired a deputy for ordering five jail inmates to dance to a song Yeah! by Usher in exchange for privileges. Dominic Martucci, 35, also invited colleagues to watch the inmates dancing to the music he played from his phone.
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        Lock icon Transforming pig poop into power
        137 35 Wire Services WHAT can you do with a mountain of poop? China has an estimated 700 million pigs which produce 1.5 million tons of manure a year. But an Australian company could put the dung to good use by turning it into power. Using technology
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Breaking Don
      586 36  -  Mad Men Is back with a whole new round of mental torture for our hero Don Draper JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg If you haven’t been watching Mad Men, join the club. It’s a very small club and I appear to be the only member. Come on in, and I’ll
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      Lock icon MAD ABOUT YOU
      275 36 DON DRAPER (JON HAMM) A founding member of ad agency Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, Don is the envy of the world. But not everyone knows that he had a sad childhood, and that he stole his current identity! Don is trying to be a good and faithful
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      Lock icon THE MUST-SEE THREE
      121 36 Unknown HBO (StarHub Ch 601), 10pm A man awakens from a coma to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that not even his wife believes him. He sets out to prove who he is with the help of a stranger. Starring Liam Neeson, Diane
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE E/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      2058 38 / 39 I GOING FORECAST: YIELDING (TURF); GOOD (POLYTRACK) RACE 1 MS 12.50 -1400m(Turf) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 0-44-4 Cold Secret 59 (48) J Moreira 5 (4eh B Dean-Lucky Unicorn) 2 *****5 First Express 59
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND (TE RAPA) & AUSTRALIA (BELMONT)
      485 38 / 39 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND (TE RAPA) AUSTRALIA (BELMONT) RACE 1 (Te Rapa) 1st 8 Wrecking Crew ($141-$28) 2nd 5 Callmelou ($23) 3rd 10 Verdasco ($45) 4th 4 Capo. Forecast $251. Place forecast $53 (5-8), $214 (5-10), $85 (8-10). Tierce $6023. Trio $1504. Quartet $414. Quadro $573. Scratchings: 1 Seuss, 2 Beauty
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      Lock icon GOLD COAST/TOOWOOMBA) RESULTS
      483 38 / 39 No winner ($362 jackpot carried forward to next race). Scratchings: 2 Uate, 8 Mental, 18 Run With Me, 20 Geological, 21 Jam Fancy. RACE 10 (Belmont) 1st 10 Pillow Time ($86-$21) 2nd 1 Megem's Boy ($22) 3rd 5 Full Clip ($11) 4th 11 Return To Rio. Forecast
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
      593 38 / 39 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 1 13 1 3 More Than Worthy Cold Secret 2 Cold Secret Cold Secret Prize Fighter 4 1 1 Prize Fighter First Express Play On Cold Secret 3 3 3 2 Prize Fighter Prize Fighter First Express
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      Lock icon Deep Pockets for the money
      2304 40 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI TURF/POLYTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,400m) 1 Cold Secret)))Has improved since blinkers added and should win sooner than later and today looks his day. 2 First Express)))Blinkers go on after fair run last time and has shown enough previously to
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      Lock icon TODAY’S PENANG RACE CARD
      1896 41 GOING FORECAST: HEA VY TAN THEAN LOON’S PENANG TIPS RACE 1: 6 Sapphire Star 7 D'Mighty Victory 9 Colourland Classic 1 Goldhill Star RACE 2:1 Happy Realm 2 Joe Czarina 3 Thebetson 9 You Little Ripper RACE 3: 5 Full Power 8 Guns Roses 1 Money
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      Lock icon Watch out for a Humongous run in Race 3
      1591 42 / 43  -  I TIPS AND COMMENTS BY I TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,000m) AMBER SKY (5) toyed with six rivals to win in effortless fashion in his debut over this Class Distance
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      Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
      1538 42 / 43 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS GRIFFINTURF 1000m TIME 12:30 Stakes: HK$750,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 EXPEDITE B K NG Y T CHENG 129 5 2 GOAL AND GOLD J SIZE W PIKE 129 1 3 MIZZEN GREY T
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA (MORPHETTVILLE/NEWCASTLE) RESULTS
      534 42 / 43 RACE 1 (Morphettville) 1st 7 Classy Chloe ($27-$8) 2nd 1 Petman ($15) 3rd 13 Meadows Cat ($48) 4th 8 Hot Diamond. Forecast $40. Place forecast $16 (1-7), $82 (1-13), $70 (7-13). Tierce No winner ($1704 jackpot carried forward to next race). Trio No winner ($1358 jackpot
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S PENANG RESULTS
      921 42 / 43 Race 1 C5 1100m 4 THRILL SEEKER 56.5 c 55.5 (65-17) J Shankar (13) 4 3 3 (471) 3.25 9 MOVING FORWARD 54.5 c 51 (190-40) WT Chung (12) 12 11 4 (449) 1.5 XWinning stable: Kimmui's. Trainer: MH Wee. Time: 1min 06.90sec (Going: heavy). Forecast: $76.
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      527 50 / 51 SUNDAY, 20 MAY 2012 SINGAPORE RACECOURSE s m SINGAPORE AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CUP Levy was reported to be ready to hand Redknapp a new contract to keep him out of England’s clutches, but Hodgson’s appointment, and Tottenham’s recent slump, have dampened talk of an extension to his current deal, which expires
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      128 54 / 55 WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED LIVERPOOL BALL thenewpaper Win a Liverpool ball autographed by the Liverpool team. This great prize, courtesy of Standard Chartered Bank, comes with a certificate of authenticity. The winner and nine consolation prize winners will also get a Liverpool umbrella and team poster each. All you have to
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      104 56 / 57 TNP-Carlsberg Fanatic Fan Foto Fiesta Win a free trip to watch a Euro 2012 semi-final How? SHOOT a photo showing how fanatic a soccer fan you are. POSE with copy of The New Paper and something about Carlsberg SEND picture to npsports@sph.com.sg Submission closes on May 14 The best 5
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      Lock icon Turning points in title race
      300 60 Man City visit Newcastle while Man United host Swansea tonight. As the title run-in reaches the penultimate stretch, Mancini and Fergie reveal the games which had the biggest impact on their season Manchester City’s FA Cup defeat by Manchester United earlier this year was the
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    • GOLF
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        Lock icon Watney leads as Tiger misses cut
        489 44 AFP Tiger Woods’ bid to bounce backfrom a disastrous US Masters ended abruptly yesterday morning (Singapore time) as the 14-time Major champion missed the cut at Quail Hollow. Woods (below, right) carded a second-round 73 for an even-par total of 144, one shot outside
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        Lock icon Thaworn extends lead to eight shots
        99 44 LUANG PRABANG LAOS OPEN THAI veteran Thaworn Wiratchant extended his lead at the Luang Prabang Laos Open to eight shots after firing a third-round four-un-der-par 68 yesterday. Trailing in second place is his countryman Thanyakon Khrongpha, who shot an impressive 65. Sharing third place,
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        Lock icon Gu moves up to world No. 16
        467 44  -  BADMINTON LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg GU JUAN has not won a senior tournament, but the shuttler is already up there with Singapore’s greatest women’s singles players in terms of rankings, at least. Gu, who turns 22 at the end of the month, is
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    • BOXING
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        Lock icon Heartbreak for Rizan
        442 45  -  NICHOLAS NEO nichneo@sph.com.sg He had promised to put up a good show for the local fans. Huffed and puffed he did, but local boxer Mohd Nor Rizan succumbed in the end to his Chinese opponent Wang Xinhua in the super-bantamweight division at the Dragon Fire Championship Boxing
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        Lock icon Rondon return inspires Celtics win
        121 45 Reuters THE BOSTON Celtics, lifted by the return of guard Rajon Rondo from suspension, scraped past the Atlanta Hawks 90-84 in overtime yesterday morning (Singapore time) to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference quarter-final series. Back from a one-game suspension for bumping into
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        Lock icon Not smooth-sailing for S’pore sailors
        93 45  -  LIM SAY HENG SAILORS Scott Glen Sydney and Colin Cheng are lying 79th and 124th respectively after the first three races at the men’s Laser World Championship in Germany. Reigning world champion and Australian Tom Slingsby leads the 168-strong field in the men’s regatta, with
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        Lock icon Slingers out of Asean play-offs
        113 45  -  LIM SAY HENG THE Singapore Slingers failed to make it to the Asean Basketball League’s play-offs after their 90-84 defeat by the AirAsia Philippines Patriots last night. It was the first time in the league’s three-year history that the Slingers have failed to make it
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    • MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE
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        Lock icon ‘I stand by all I have said’
        2117 46 / 47  -  also K lantan FA pre ide t, wrote on his Facebook pag which has more than 40,000 likes, calling for an nve tigatio into LionsXII’s r lationship with their mai sponsor Singapo e Pools. He wrote in Malay: “News from Singapore t at
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    • S-LEAGUE
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        Lock icon Wilko returns, Mendy stars
        569 48 / 49  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ HOME UNITED 3 (Frederic Mendy 40,47,79) WOODLANDS WELLINGTON 1 (Hussein Akil 43) PROBLEMS? What problems? Home United bounced back from last week’s shock defeat by bottom side Tanjong Pagar to record a 3-1 win over Woodlands Wellington at the Bishan Stadium last night.
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        Lock icon Shock at match-fixing case
        815 48 / 49  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ, LIM SAY HENG npsports@sph.com.sg His young team have won over neutral fans this season with their brand of quick, attacking football. But Harimau Muda coach Ong Kim Swee is concerned that the spectre of match-fixing will take away the gloss of his team’s
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        Lock icon Terry won’t quit England duty
        555 50 / 51 PA Sport John Terry has rubbished rumours he could call time on his international career, saying: “I will never turn my back on England.” The Chelsea defender was stripped of the England captaincy as he awaits a court appearance over charges, denied by the 31-year-old,
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        Lock icon Muamba: I have no fear now
        237 50 / 51 PA Sport FABRICE Muamba says his brush with death has left him fearless. The 24-year-old needed 78 minutes of resuscitation after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch while playing for Bolton against Tottenham at White Hart Lane in March. “I died, literally. I
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        Lock icon Redknapp unhappy over FA delay
        615 50 / 51 PA Sport Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has criticised the Football Association for allowing speculation about the England manager’s job to rumble on for almost three months. Redknapp was installed as the overwhelming favourite to become England’s next head coach in February after Fabio Capello resigned
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        Lock icon Ferguson: Everton draw a‘killer’
        698 52 / 53 AFP It was two points dropped and probably cost Manchester United the title too. Sir Alex Ferguson has launched an inquest into United’s campaign and claims his team’s “stupid” 4-4 draw with Everton will be to blame if they fail to secure the Englsih Premier League
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        Lock icon Rodgers: Mancini is disrespectful
        411 52 / 53 PA Sport SWANSEA manager Brendan Rodgers has accused Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini of being disrespectful to his side, as they prepare to face Manchester United at Old Trafford tonight. The two Manchester clubs are locked in a battle for the Premier League title, with City’s
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        Lock icon ‘Fletcher won’t retire’
        410 52 / 53 Wire Services He will be back. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Darren Fletcher remains on the comeback trail, despite midweek rumours that he was about to announce his retirement. Speculation surfaced in the aftermath of United’s defeat by Manchester City last Monday that the
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        Lock icon Mancini’s right, City won’t choke
        858 54 / 55  -  Our analyst tells LIM SA Y HENG that Vincent Kompany and Joleon Lescott will keep the Magpies and Papiss Cisse in check 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
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        Lock icon Magpies will soar in our own backyard
        680 54 / 55 Pardew warns Man City: Wire Services Newcastle will go on a lap of honour to pay tribute to their fans, after tonight’s game against Manchester City. And Magpies’ manager Alan Pardew wants the Citizens’ scalp to round off an incredible season. Newcastle are
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        Lock icon Gunners pay huge penalty
        1120 56 / 57  -  Third place up for grabs as Norwich hold Arsenal to surprise draw NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg ARSENAL 3 (Yossi Benayoun 2, Robin van Persie 72,80) NORWICH 3 (Wesley Hoolahan 12, Grant Holt 27, Steve Morison 85) Arsene Wenger shook hands and stormed down the tunnel. He felt
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        Lock icon Sagna out of Euro 2012 after breaking leg
        123 56 / 57 AFP FRANCE international Bacary Sagna has been ruled out of next month’s European Championship. The defender (right) broke his leg in Arsenal’s 3-3 Premier League draw with Norwich yesterday. Sagna, 29, had only recently returned to action after suffering a fractured fibula
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        Lock icon ‘Podolski signing can help keep van Persie’
        315 56 / 57 Wire Services ARSENE Wenger believes Arsenal have signalled their intent to skipper Robin van Persie that they are serious about challenging for trophies next season with the signing of Lukas Podolski. The Dutch striker is set to sit down with Arsenal at the
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    • FA CUP FINAL
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        748 58 / 59  -  Chelsea win FA Cup as Drogba becomes first player to score in four Cup finals YOUR ENGLISH KAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg FINAL CHELSEA 2 (Ramires 11, Didier Drogba 52) LIVERPOOL 1 (Andy Carroll, 64) REPORTING FROM WEMBLEY Chelsea won their fourth FA Cup in six years with a 2-1
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      • ON TV
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          228 58 / 59 *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.mio.singtel.com/miotv www.starhub.com/tv *Programme times, provided by SingTel StarHub, subject to change LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: I NEWCASTLE v MAN CITY SingTel mioTVCh 102 (mio Stadium), 8.30pm I ASTON VILLA v TOTTENHAM SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium),
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          Lock icon TENNIS
          13 58 / 59 ESTORIL OPEN Tonight: I FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 10.30pm
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          15 58 / 59 WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 3am
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        Lock icon SORRY
        43 58 / 59 Last night’s other results (TNP, May 5): We reported the result of the Malaysian Super League match between Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak on Friday as 0-0. This is incorrect. The match was played yesterday and it ended in a 1 -1 draw.
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