The New Paper, 11 August 2012
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Title Section18 2012-08-11 1 SATURDAY AUG 11 2012 the new paper A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 090/01/2012 (P) MICA CENTS 7018 words
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Advertisement78 2012-08-11 1 Look inside for today’s numbers $4,000 He wins 46-inch Smart TV Page 12 CASH PRIZE SNOWBALLS TO twitter.com/thenewpaper facebook.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838 FLYING GAS TANK SMASHES INTO BUS thenewpaper Two passengers hurt. One says: It felt as if a tree had fallen on the bus Page 2 PICTURE COURTESY78 words
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Article, Illustration903 2012-08-11 2 / 3 JENNIFER DHANARAJ - Gas cylinder flies from back oflorry into moving bus at Boon Keng Road, injuring two passengers REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg LOOKING at this gas cylinder (above left), one can imagine how heavy it must be. Now imagine the tank hurtling at youPICTURES COURTESY OF SBS TRANSIT, PETER SEE, MOHAMMED ZULFADHLI - 903 words
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Article, Illustration250 2012-08-11 2 / 3 FOO JIE YING - One passenger hurt in crash that slices offroof ofJurongbus stop REPORT: FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg AN SMRT bendy bus with 20 passengers on board mounted a kerb at Jurong Town Hall Road then crashed into a bus stop. The impact sliced off the roofTNP PICTURE: GAVIN FOO - 250 words
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Article, Illustration617 2012-08-11 4 ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF - REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg IT WAS the smell of smoke that caught her attention. The resident from an estate in Clementi West was not sure where the smoke was coming from until she saw the scene outsidePICTURE COURTESY OF MR NORMAN JALAL; PICTURE COURTESY OF FAUZAN TARMIN - 617 words
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Article, Illustration480 2012-08-11 6 Man’s novel idea of dressing friends in Swat uniform to fetch his bride amuses many but alarms some residents THE men stood at the 12th-storey lift lobby, looking menacing. Their faces were covered with ski masks and sunglasses and in their hands were what lookedPICTURES: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS - 480 words
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Local News watch
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Article, Illustration108 2012-08-11 8 / 9 STUDENTS from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have raised more than $460,000 for charity through this year’s NUS Students’ Union (Nussu) Rag and Flag events. Flag Day when donations are sought from the public was on Tuesday, while Rag Day a thank-you show108 words
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Article, Illustration108 2012-08-11 8 / 9 CHANGI’S congestion woes are likely to ease soon. National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan, noting that MPs had raised this issue in Parliament earlier this year, wrote in his blog that the congestion was due to the transportation of excavated materials to the108 words
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58 2012-08-11 8 / 9 HIGH JINKS: National University of Singapore (NUS) students from Sheares and Kent Ridge halls performing during the NUS Students’ Union Rag Day yesterday. The annual event, held during the orientation period for freshmen, showcases NUS students’ creativity. This year’s celebration featured stunning dances and 14 floats made out of recycledTNP PICTURE: GAVIN FOO - 58 words
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278 2012-08-11 8 / 9 2ND QUARTER FIGURES THE Singapore economy contracted less than expected in this year’s second quarter, with a robust showing from the pharmaceutical sector. The economy shrank 0.7 per cent compared with the previous quarter, a slightly better showing than the 1.1 per cent originally estimated,278 words
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225 2012-08-11 8 / 9 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) has filed an amended statement of claim against Yahoo! Southeast Asia in the High Court. SPH cited a total of254 articles which had appeared in its publications The Straits Times, The New Paper, The Business Times and My225 words
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Article, Illustration115 2012-08-11 8 / 9 SINGAPOREAN and foreign MasterCard cardholders spent about $1.74 billion during this year’s Great Singapore Sale (GSS), a 7 per cent increase from the same period last year. The top five spenders were card- holders from Australia, the US, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan. For Australian115 words
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Article, Illustration113 2012-08-11 8 / 9 A PRINT media hub will be built at Paya Lebar iPark to house print and digital media players under one roof. The 9,000 sq m development which had a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday will be built at a cost of $27 million113 words
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Article, Illustration106 2012-08-11 8 / 9 Bicycles, childcare centre places and the integration of new immigrants. These are just some of the topics that MPs will be debating when Parliament sits on Monday. NParks’ purchase of the Bromp- ton bicycles will come under scrutiny, as will the effectiveness106 words
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Article, Illustration429 2012-08-11 10 DAVID SUN - A boy is seen holding her waist to keep her from falling from Woodlands block REPORT: DAVID SUN davidsun@sph.com.sg A TEENAGE girl was spotted sitting on a ledge on the ninth storey of Block 788C, Woodlands Crescent, at about 4.30pm on Thursday. Alarmed residents calledPICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS - 429 words
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Article, Illustration564 2012-08-11 12 BENSON ANG - REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg A TEACHER allegedly told two primary school pupils that she would kill them because she thought they were giggling and laughing at her. The children’s father made this claim and filed a police report last month. The teacher and the564 words
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Article, Illustration327 2012-08-11 12 EUNICE TOH - REPORT: EUNICE TOH etoh@sph.com.sg HE WAS at work yesterday when he got a call from his mother at about 1pm. “I didn’t think much of it as she calls me every day,” said Mr Hafiz Haleem (right), 27. But this time, it wasn’t a327 words
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Crime File
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Article, Illustration397 2012-08-11 14 JOYCE LIM - They bash victims before robbing them REPORT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg THEIR attacks were brutal. They punched and kicked their victims in the face and body repeatedly before robbing them. One victim suffered multiple facial bone fractures and was told of the risk of facial deformity. But the397 words
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Article, Illustration93 2012-08-11 14 The police are looking for this man (above) to assist with investigations into a case of loan shark harassment reported at Rivervale Drive on Aug 1. The medium-built man, who is believed to be between 40 and 50 years old, was last seen wearing a dark93 words
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Article, Illustration833 2012-08-11 16 / 17 BRYAN LIM - New Face finalists give their own take on Big Walk Denizen T-shirts REPORT: BRYAN LIM bryanlim@sph.com.sg THE New Paper Big Walk is more than just an event for Nadiah Sapuan for her, it holds memories that span more than half her life. Nadiah,TNP PICTURES: GAVIN FOO - 833 words
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Article482 2012-08-11 16 / 17 When is The New Paper Big Walk? Sept 2, from 7.45am till noon. When do I register? Today, tomorrow and from Aug 17 to Aug 19, between 11am and 8pm. How do I register? Fill in the form on Page 18 (photocopies are allowed) or download482 words
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Article, Illustration672 2012-08-11 19 Four men nabbed by Malaysian mall’s security team after chase in KL carpark ALERT security guards at a Petaling Jaya shopping mall stopped a potential robbery on Aug 8 and nabbed four suspects. After a recent spate of robberies in mall carparks in thePICTURE: SIN CHEW DAILY - 672 words
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Global News watch
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Article, Illustration112 2012-08-11 20 / 21 AFP TWO Japanese cabinet ministers said yesterday they were planning to visit Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni war shrine next week in a move likely to inflame sometimes testy relations with neighbours. The proposed visits would be the first by ministers in the ruling DemocraticAFP - 112 words
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Article, Illustration115 2012-08-11 20 / 21 AP JAPAN’S parliament has passed a bill to double the country’s consumption tax over the next three years. This comes as pressure mounts for struggling Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to call fresh elections. The hike was approved yesterday in parliament’s upperAP - 115 words
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Article, Illustration101 2012-08-11 20 / 21 Reuters MYANMAR is hoping to reclaim its 1960s status as the world’s biggest rice exporter, as it emerges from decades of isolation and oppression. Industry and government officials have started drafting plans to revital- ise the industry after years of neglect and military mismanagement.Reuters - 101 words
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49 2012-08-11 20 / 21 WEARING THEIR PRIDE Dressed in costumes and accessories made from recycled materials such as plastic bottles, these girls were taking part in a contest held on Thursday as part of events in Johor Baru to mark the upcoming Merdeka Day Malaysia’s independence day on Aug 31. PICTURE: CHINA PRESSPICTURE: CHINA PRESS - 49 words
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Article, Illustration270 2012-08-11 20 / 21 GLOBAL DOWNTURN AP A SLEW of gloomy economic reports from Asian nations show that Europe’s debt crisis and the broader global downturn are taking a growing toll on the region even as governments respond with extra spending and lower lending rates. Hong Kong, forAP; PICTURE: AP - 270 words
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Article, Illustration94 2012-08-11 20 / 21 Wire services GU Kailai, the wife of once-powerful Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has admitted responsibility for killing British businessman Neil Heywood last November, Xinhua reported yesterday. “During those days last November, I suffered a mental breakdown after learning that my son wasWire services - 94 words
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Article, Illustration113 2012-08-11 20 / 21 AFP A SURGEON and four other people are on trial in central China over the case of a teenager who is said to have sold a kidney to buy an iPhone and iPad 2, state media reported yesterday. The state-run China Daily newspaper saidAFP - 113 words
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47 2012-08-11 20 / 21 PICTURE: APPICTURE: AP - 47 words
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Article, Illustration104 2012-08-11 20 / 21 AFP MYANMAR has invited an influential Islamic body to visit a state rocked by sectarian violence, official media said yesterday, in an effort to diffuse mounting outcry over the treatment of Rohingya Muslims. In a rare conciliatory move over the issue, President Thein SeinAFP - 104 words
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Article, Illustration116 2012-08-11 20 / 21 AFP THE man accused of gunning down 12 people at a screening of the new Batman movie in Colorado last month is mentally ill, his defence lawyer said on Thurs- lawyer day, seeking more time to assess his health. James Holmes’ defence attorney DanAFP - 116 words
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227 2012-08-11 20 / 21 AFP SOUTH Korean President Lee Myung Bak paid a surprise visit yesterday to islands at the centre of a decades-long territorial dispute with Japan, which recalled its ambassador from Seoul in protest. Mr Lee was making the first-ever visit by a South KoreanAFP - 227 words
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353 2012-08-11 22 Police break up China factory women’s row over fair skin SO WHO’S the fairest of them all? Two female colleagues at a meat-processing plant in Baogai, in China’s Fujian province, got into a squabble about their complexion. It went out of control and the353 words
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Article, Illustration526 2012-08-11 25 AFP RUSSIAN police have freed more than a dozen children held for years in underground isolation by a sect in Kazan, in the eastern republic of Tatarstan, the interior ministry said. Some 60 members of a religious group, followers of a local spiritual leader, had lived forAFP; PICTURES: AFP - 526 words
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Article, Illustration367 2012-08-11 26 Video showing revenge against owner who wouldn ’t clear pet’s faeces from pavement goes viral FED up of stepping on dog excrement on the pavement or in the park? A Russian model did more than just give an accusing glare. Miss Maria Ivakova367 words
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Article, Illustration436 2012-08-11 27 The Jamaican sprinter borrows camera from photographer to snap his own shots SPRINTER extraordinaire Usain Bolt proved he had both light speed and shutter speed after he grabbed another Olympic gold at Thursday’s 200m final in London. The 25-year-old Jamaican’s many antics afterPICTURES: REUTERS - 436 words
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Miscellaneous30 2012-08-11 20 / 21 REGIONAL WEATHER I KL: Thunderstorms High 33˚, Low 24˚ I Jakarta: Sunny High 34˚, Low 24˚ I Bangkok: Thunderstorms High 32˚, Low 26˚ I Manila: Cloudy High 29˚, Low 25˚30 words
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Article, Illustration1090 2012-08-11 28 / 29 CHARLENE CHUA - Skarf, made up of locals and Koreans, maybe untested, but they have nabbed deal with Giant Hypermarket REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg COME Tuesday, K-pop will finally be associated with Singapore in a, well, giant way. Not only are the Singaporean-Korean girl group Skarf making their officialTNP DESIGN: PRADIP KUMAR SIKDAR PICTURES: ALPHA ENTERTAINMENT KOREA - 1,090 words
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Article, Illustration771 2012-08-11 30 JULIANA JUNE RASUL - ‘Old’Nelly Furtado often meets collaborating musicians who went to her concerts as kids REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg IN THE midst of working on her latest album The Spirit Indestructible, Canadian singer Nelly Furtado was reminded that she’s well into her 30s. The reminderPICTURE: REUTERS - 771 words
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Gadgets & Games
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Article, Illustration643 2012-08-11 31 GREGORY LOO - In this regular column, celebrity tech-heads geek out over their favourite toys REPORT PICTURE: GREGORY LOO gregloo@sph.com.sg WHEN it comes to tech, Eric Khoo is definitely old school. While he readily embraces any technology that aids him at work, the local film-maker who’s featured in today’s episode643 words
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WHAT’S NEW
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Article, Illustration108 2012-08-11 31 Philips Fidelio SoundRing DS3880W Price: $599 A WINNER of the 2012 CES Innovations Award, the Fidelio SoundRing is bound to catch the eye. This doughnut-shaped wireless speaker uses AirPlay to link up with your Apple device to stream your music. With a USB port located in the charging108 words
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Article, Illustration89 2012-08-11 31 Samsung EX2F Price: $699 SAMSUNG’S latest Wi-Fi enabled smart camera, the EX2F has been engineered for super-bright photography. Aside from being able to store photos and videos remotely, the EX2F has an F1.4 lens the brightest available in a compact camera. Combined with a89 words
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Article, Illustration81 2012-08-11 31 HP Envy Spectre XT Price: From $1,499 AN ULTRABOOK crafted with mobility in mind, the HP Envy Spectre XT measures just 14.5mm thick and weighs 1.39kg. It has a 13-inch display and is powered by Intel’s Ivy Bridge i7, ensuring substance to go along with its stylish all-metal81 words
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Article, Illustration105 2012-08-11 32 US ACTRESS Kate Bosworth is officially off the market. The 29-year-old beauty who used to date actors Orlando Bloom and Alexander Skarsgard let slip that she’s engaged to US film-maker Michael Polish, 41, in a blog post for Vogue magazine. She was writing about their105 words
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Article, Illustration145 2012-08-11 32 QUEEN of Pop Madonna (left) remains in controversial waters for her ongoing MDNA world tour by throwing her support behind incarcerated Russian punk band Pussy Riot. In March, the three members of the female group gained notoriety after dancing and singing “Virgin Mary, drive Putin away”145 words
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97 2012-08-11 32 GONG FLEW: HONG Kong actor Donnie Yen is famed for his gongfu skills. Now, he can even “fly”. Yesterday morning, the 49-year-old visited iFly Singapore, a themed wind tunnel for indoor skydiving, as part of his holiday here. Yen’s wife, Cecilia Cissy Wang, and their two young children were withPICTURE: IFLY SINGAPORE - 97 words
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Article, Illustration97 2012-08-11 32 US POP star Lady Gaga, 26, risked the wrath of Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of fashion’s most renowned magazine Vogue, when she committed one of the most unforgivable publishing sins. Mother Monster leaked her Vogue magazine cover image of the prestigious 916-page September issue97 words
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Article, Illustration141 2012-08-11 32 SHE was recently labelled a cheater after breaking the heart of her Twilight co-star boyfriend Robert Pattinson by having a fling with director Rupert Sanders. And now, troubled US actress Kristen Stewart has earned herself another title that of quitter. The 22-year-old has reportedly dropped out141 words
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Racing
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806 2012-08-11 40 / 41 Race 1 C5 D1 1600m C5D*****m 2 KAMAR DANCER 57 (15-9) J Moreira 8 SUPREME GENERAL 55.5 (56-15) I Saifudin (3) 8 9 7 (550) 4.25 5 6 XWinning stable: Explosive. Trainer: L Laxon. Time: 1min 40.14sec (Going: good). Forecast: $18. Tierce: $210. Quartet: $771. Malaysian806 words
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Article, Illustration471 2012-08-11 40 / 41 TAN THEAN LOON - TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg YOU could throw a blanket over the eight runners in the last 100m. That was how keenly contested yesterday’s Race 7 for Class 3 horses over 1,700m on the Poly track was. The winner was a horse whoTNP PICTURES: MELISSA CHUE - 471 words
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208 2012-08-11 40 / 41 STC SINGAPORE has two horses rated in the world’s 50 best racehorses on the recently-published World Thoroughbred Rankings (WTR). The WTR are the compilation of the ratings of senior handicappers of the various race clubs from around the world. ROCKETSTC - 208 words
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Article, Illustration894 2012-08-11 40 / 41 11-8-2012 (Saturday) While every precaution is taken to ensure accuracy, the information provider accepts no liability for any error which may arise. 4:00pm 1 Cl 5,6 THE NEBBIOLO HK$150,000 turf1500m 1 *****5 Chinese Kiddy 7-a-g 3]dM Cangas-8 30 133 MC Tam *****82 Mission Fame 4-a-g 4]dKK Lai-7 29894 words
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Article, Illustration2256 2012-08-11 42 / 43 I TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS. RACE 1 Flemington (1,200m) 4 GOLDEN ARCHER (P G Moody) 4h (11:7-1-1): Was a boom 2yo before spelled after led but dropped out for 121/4 len 9th (57.0) Helmet 1,400m C’field 3yo C&G-Prel Sept 24.2,256 words
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286 2012-08-11 42 / 43 1:17 Race 1 FLEMINGTON 1200M FLEMINGTON 1200M 1 MIDAS TOUCH CRAIG WILLIAMS (D 60 2 GREEN BIRDIE D OLIVER (2) 58.5 3 SEVILLE NICHOLAS HALL 1:40 Race 2 BELMONT 1650M 58 4 GOLDEN ARCHER LNOLEN (4) 56 5 SOUNDJOURNEY DYENDALL (11) 54 6 ZAMORAR 1:55286 words
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602 2012-08-11 44 KRANJI&PENANG TRACKWORK CANSAVE, who did quite a good hit-out at Kranji yesterday morning, looks a lively outsider in Race 5 tomorrow. Ridden by apprentice R Shafiq, the Mark Walker-trained chestnut five-year-old cantered one lap and then went leisurely over the last 600m of his602 words
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Article1381 2012-08-11 44 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TAN THEAN LOON’S PENANG TIPS RACE 1 :6 Tienjin Warrior 9 Terror 7 Incredible King 2 Dusky Maiden RACE 2: 3 Syce Cracker 10 Sid Vicious 2 Spin Citi 13 The Kardash RACE 3: 1 DESERT SOUL)4 Bold Bold Fly 5 Unforgettable One1,381 words
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Sports
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Article, Illustration107 2012-08-11 45 LOCAL favourite Elmer Salvador carded a sizzling six-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead over Antonio Lascuna in the third round of the Aboitiz Invitational yesterday. Salvador fired the best round of the week for eight-under 205 and will have Lascuna for company107 words
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Article, Illustration106 2012-08-11 45 THAI star Prom Meesawat took a step towards emulating his father by winning the Thailand Open, after firing a second-round nine-un-der 63 yesterday to take a one-shot lead. His father Suthep won the Open in 1991, becoming the first Thai to do106 words
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Article, Illustration84 2012-08-11 45 AFP WORLD No. 3 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week’s Cincinnati Masters with a nagging knee injury that prevented him from defending his Olympic title at the London Games. The 26-year-old Spaniard, who also pulled out of this week’s Toronto Masters, has notAFP - 84 words
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Article, Illustration513 2012-08-11 45 Storied Los Angeles NBA franchise set to announce blockbuster deal for Orlando centre NBA Wire Services IN THE summer of 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers traded for the draft rights to Kobe Bryant and signed Shaquille O'Neal from the Orlando Magic, remaking a vaunted franchise ofWire Services; PICTURE: AP - 513 words
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Article, Illustration266 2012-08-11 45 NICHOLAS NEO - SWIMMING NICHOLAS NEO nichneo@sph.com.sg FIVE meet records were broken on Day 2 of the 8th National Swimming Championships at the Singapore Sports School yesterday. One of the stand-out swimmers was Pawapotako Phiangkhwan, 16, (right) who broke a six year-old meet record in the women’s266 words
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Mad About Golf
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Article, Illustration733 2012-08-11 46 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AP THERE are plenty of people eager for John Daly to continue his latest surprise run at the PGA Championship, including another big-hitter in Tiger Woods. Daly dusted off his long drives and showed the touch around the greens that won himAP; PICTURE: AFP - 733 words
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Article515 2012-08-11 46 AFP CARL Pettersson, who had never broken 70 before in the PGA Championship, birdied three of his first four holes yesterday morning (Singapore time) to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the season’s final Major. Pettersson is chasing his first major championship title,AFP - 515 words
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StarHub League Cup
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Article, Illustration219 2012-08-11 47 ALI KASIM - ALI KASIM STARHUB LEAGUE CUP PLATE FINAL COURTS YOUNG LIONS 0 BALESTIER KHALSA1 (Kim Min Ho 90) BALESTIER KHALSA clinched their first piece of silverware since the start of the S-League in 1996 when they defeated the Courts Young Lions 1 -0 atTNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG - 219 words
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Article, Illustration509 2012-08-11 47 SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ - Geylang confident of upsetting odds in the Cup final SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg GEYLANG United are possibly 90 minutes away from one of the most improbable stories in local football in recent years. Beat Brunei DPMM tonight, and the Eagles will win only their second trophy since 2001TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR - 509 words
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Article, Illustration176 2012-08-11 47 ALI KASIM - ALI KASIM WOODLANDS Wellington will host a fundraising dinner for former national player S Anthonysamy (above, in wheelchair), the club announced yesterday. Anthony, 47, is paralysed from the neck down due to an injury suffered during a football match in 1996. The press conference was heldPICTURE: COURTESY OF FAS - 176 words
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Article, Illustration654 2012-08-11 48 IAIN MACINTOSH - IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg LIVERPOOL 3 (Fabio Borini 29, Steven Gerrard 41, Glen Johnson 71) FC GOMEL 0 ILiverpool win 4-0 on aggregate THERE is only so much that can be read into a Europa League prelimi-nary-round match against a team like FC Gomel,PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 654 words
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Article221 2012-08-11 48 LIVERPOOL can look forward to a Battle of Britain showdown against Scottish club Hearts in the play-off round of the Europa League, after the draw was made yesterday. The Premier League club beat Gomel of Belarus 3-0 at Anfield yesterday morning (Singapore time) to secure221 words
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Article, Illustration581 2012-08-11 49 Ahead of the Community Shield showdown against Chelsea, City manager blames sporting director for lack of transfer activity PA Sport MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini has expressed his frustration at the lack of transfer activity at the Blues this season. Once again he pinned thePA Sport; PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 581 words
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85 2012-08-11 49 LOCAL EPL fans who were afraid of missing the FA Community Shield can put their fears to rest. Yesterday, SingTel announced that it was able to secure the broadcast rights for the 2012 FA Community Shield for its mio TV service. The match the85 words
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363 2012-08-11 49 Wire Services THE Community Shield is near the bottom of Chelsea’s list of priorities this season, but manager Roberto Di Matteo needs the victory more than Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini. Results in pre-season are rarely taken too seriously by managers or fans, but DiWire Services - 363 words
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SOCCER SHORTS
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Article129 2012-08-11 49 PA Sport WAYNE Rooney believes Arsenal striker Robin van Persie would be a great addition to the squad if he joined him at Manchester United. United are leading the race to sign the Holland international and Rooney would welcome him at Old Trafford. “Of course he’sPA Sport - 129 words
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137 2012-08-11 49 Reuters CHELSEA’S Frank Lampard has been named in a youthful England squad to take on Italy in a friendly in Berne next Wednesday, after missing Euro 2012 through injury. John Terry, Joleon Lescott, Wayne Rooney, Glen Johnson and Ashley Cole have been rested from theReuters - 137 words
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Article82 2012-08-11 49 Reuters AN Italian sport tribunal banned Juventus manager Antonio Conte for 10 months yesterday for failing to report match fixing in a sports betting scandal, the national football federation said. Conte, who led Juventus to the Serie A title last season, was disciplined for twoReuters - 82 words
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LONDON 2012
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Article, Illustration359 2012-08-11 50 / 51 ALI KASIM - TABLE TENNI S ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg THE Singapore women’s table tennis team wouldn’t mind a similar welcome every time they return from an Olympic Games. In scenes similar to the one when they returned home from the Beijing Games in 2008 with a team silver,TNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG - 359 words
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Article, Illustration354 2012-08-11 50 / 51 SWIMMING AFP TUNISIA’S Oussama Mellouli survived a late surge from his rivals to win the men’s 10km swimming marathon yesterday and become the first person to hold Olympic titles in both pool and open water races. Mellouli broke clear at the start ofAFP; PICTURE: AP - 354 words
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Article, Illustration729 2012-08-11 50 / 51 WOMEN’S FOOTBALL AP FINAL US2 (Carli Lloyd 8, 54) JAPAN1 (Yuki Ogimi 63) US GOALKEEPER Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach ran to join the fun in a celebration that unleashed a year of bottled-up frustration.AP; PICTURE: AFP - 729 words
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OLYMPIC BRIEFS
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Article119 2012-08-11 50 / 51 Reuters AMERICAN swimmer Michael Phelps leaves London as the most decorated Olympian with 22 medals and he can also lay claim to another title winning most fans on social media during the 2012 Games. London 2012 have been dubbed the first Social Media GamesReuters - 119 words
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Article132 2012-08-11 50 / 51 AFP INDIA’S latest sporting hero Mary Kom will receive five million rupees ($113,000) and two acres of land for winning a bronze in the Olympic women’s boxing competition, a report said yesterday. The mother-of-two from the north-eastern state of Manipur had to settle for bronzeAFP - 132 words
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Article140 2012-08-11 50 / 51 Reuters PANDELELA Rinong Pamg of Malaysia won the bronze with 359.20 points for her country’s first Olympic medal in diving and first in any sport besides badminton. “Diving is not as famous as other sports,” said Pamg after her medal in the women’s 10-metre platformReuters - 140 words
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Article, Illustration587 2012-08-11 52 / 53 Brazil are overwhelming favourites against Mexico in today’s final and, in all likelihood, they will win. But GARY LIM lists five reasons Brazil will not have it easy 1 SUSPECT DEFENCE THE age-old Brazilian traditions of slipshod defending and over-eagerness to attack have seen Brazil concede plenty587 words
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Article, Illustration809 2012-08-11 52 / 53 AP BRAZIL haven’t been this close to the gold medal in football since Romario was a young promising star in the late 1980s. Many great players have tried and failed after him, including the likes of Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.AP; PICTURES: AFP - 809 words
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Article, Illustration841 2012-08-11 54 / 55 Kenyan breaks 800m world record, becomes first man to go under 1:41 ATHLETICS Wire Services DAVID Rudisha did what no one else, Usain Bolt included, has been able to do at the London Games: Set a world record on the Olympic track. Rudisha had told his rivalsWire Services; PICTURE: ST - 841 words
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Article, Illustration193 2012-08-11 54 / 55 Wire Services CHRISTIAN Taylor won the Olympic triple jump gold medal yesterdaymorning (Singapore time) to go with his world title, overtaking US teammate Will Claye with his fourth jump in the final. Taylor (right) continued his sea- son-leading form with a best jump ofWire Services - 193 words
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Article, Illustration828 2012-08-11 54 / 55 US decathlete wins gold after gruelling 10-discipline event over two days Reuters OLYMPIC decathlon champion Ashton Eaton lived up to the title of the world’s greatest athlete with a dominant 198-point victory yesterday morning (Singapore time), although the exhausted gold medallist said he felt anything but.Reuters; PICTURES: AP, AFP - 828 words
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Article, Illustration444 2012-08-11 54 / 55 AP MANTEO Mitchell heard the POP and knew it wasn’t good. “It felt like somebody literally just snapped my leg in half, he said. The American sprinter had half a lap to go in the first leg of the 4x400m relay preliminaries yesterdayAP; PICTURE: AFP - 444 words
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Article, Illustration1032 2012-08-11 56 / 57 JOHN LEICESTER - No more questions as Bolt cements legendary status ATHLETICS JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Columnist AP LEGEND. A small word, but with such weight of meaning. Usain Bolt bandied it around a lot before the London Olympics, saying these would be the Games where he wanted to become one. HeAP; TNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: SIMON ANG PICTURE: AFP - 1,032 words
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Article, Illustration513 2012-08-11 56 / 57 LIM SAY HENG - OUR MAN IN LONDON LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg HE WAVED like a Queen, then became a King, and duly entertained like the Court Jester. Usain Bolt felt the time was right to call himself “a living legend” after his 200 metres victory yesterday513 words
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Article232 2012-08-11 56 / 57 WHAT’S ON 3.20pm: Hockey Men’s classification 11 th-12th South Africa v India (ESPN 5, Ch 138) 3.55pm: Athletics Men’s 50km walk (ESPN 1, Ch 134) 4.26pm: Canoe sprinting Men’s women’s 200m finals (ESPN 4, Ch 137) 4.56pm: Diving Men’s 10m platform semi-finals (ESPN 2, Ch 135) 6.22pm: Hockey232 words
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Article, Illustration736 2012-08-11 58 / 59 NEIL HUMPHREYS - ATHLETICS NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg IF TRACK great Carl Lewis learned anything during his Olympic career, it's that timing is everything. During London 2012, the American legend's timing has been woefully awry. His bitchy suggestion that “time will tell” when asked to comment on Usain Bolt’s track736 words
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Article, Illustration126 2012-08-11 58 / 59 “Carl Lewis, I have no respect for him. The things he says about the track athletes is really downgrading for another athlete to say something like that. I think he’s just looking for attention, really, because nobody really talks much about him. Usain Bolt126 words
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Article, Illustration681 2012-08-11 58 / 59 Wire Services USAIN Bolt took a momentary break from basking in his historic Olympic sprinting double to fiercely criticise former US athlete Carl Lewis. Soon after winning gold in the 200 metres at the London Olympics yesterday morning (Singapore time), Bolt said at the post-raceWire Services; PICTURES: AFP, REUTERS - 681 words
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ON TV
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Article120 2012-08-11 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 J-LEAGUE Today: I YOKOHAMA MARINOS v ALBIREX NIIGATA StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 5.55pm FA COMMUNITY SHIELD 2012 Tomorrow: I CHELSEA v MAN CITY120 words
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Article39 2012-08-11 58 / 59 Today: I DAY 15 SingTel mio TVCh 114 (ESPN), 3pm 8.30pm; Ch 115 (STAR Sports) Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 3.55pm; MediaCorp Ch 5,4pm; Ch U, 7.30pm; okto, mn I PRIMETIME UPDATE SingTel mio TV Ch 114 (ESPN), 8pm39 words
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Article24 2012-08-11 58 / 59 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: I DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 2.30am Monday: I DAY 4 StarHub TVCh 213 (Golf Channel), 2.30am24 words
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Article37 2012-08-11 58 / 59 ATP 1000 ROGERS CUP Tomorrow: I DAY 6, S-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 2am Monday: I DAY 7, FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 7am37 words
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