The New Paper, 9 September 2012

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1 60 The New Paper
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    13 1 the new paper on sunday Sept 9 2012 80 CENTS MICA (P) 089/01/2012
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      68 1 Don’t remember me, remember what I did MAN WHO DONATED KIDNEY TO BOY HE DIDN’T KNOW: 14 S’PORE WOMAN ON CAUCASIAN M N WHITE’S RIGHT FOR ME SEETOR BENJAMIN PICTURE: TNP 3 Caucasian man on local women: It’s like having a hamburger after years of pizza4 Expat wives on the
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      22 1 TNPS TREAT MY TEACHER CONTEST Supercar for super teacher 6 Looking for tuition? GET SMART 30 facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Caucasian or Asian, guys are same everywhere
      593 2  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg Just last week I wrote a column about being In a relationship with a Singaporean, and the assumptions that can come with being seen together. Our lead story this week is on women who prefer Caucasian men to local ones.
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      143 2 FEATURES 3 All white? Local woman says local men don’t interest her. 6 Teacher with a difference The winner of our contest gets her prize 12 Knight writer Glenn Knight pens book on his career highs and lows COLUMNS 19 Confessions of a graveyard caretaker: There’s no ghosts, just snakes
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon My S’pore boyfriends were not driven boring dependent childish
      763 3  -  REPORT: NG EE CHING neeching@sph.com.sg After she broke up with her Singaporean boyfriend two years ago, Miss Ang had enough of local men. Her ex had called her materialistic after she told him that being content with a future salary of
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      Lock icon Married and pudgy, but white expat’s... a big draw
      611 4 / 5  -  REPORT: NATHANIEL FETALVERO fnjader@sph.com.sg It was a Thursday night and John was cruising in between the rows of bars along the river at Clarke Quay. He slackened the tie around his neck with a tug and popped a couple of his
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      Lock icon Expat wives losing hubbies to Asian women... a big worry
      799 4 / 5  -  REPORT: EUNICE TOH, AIDA JOHAN tnp@sph.com.sg They packed their bags and followed their spouses to Singapore. But after they arrived, they lost their husbands to younger Asian women. Now these expat wives are left wondering: Where do they go from
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      Lock icon Students help make this TEACHER’S DAY
      697 6 / 7  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg What makes your teacher special? That was the question The New Paper on Sunday asked on Facebook and Twitter. For Teachers’ Day, which fell on Friday, TNPS decided to do something special to reward the people who mould the
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      Lock icon Screams, surprise as she drives up in supercar
      449 6 / 7  -  REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Armed with poppers and streamers, 50 students and teachers of ITE College West eagerly awaited the arrival of Ms Elaine Tan. Their excited cheers and screams impressed HOT FM91.3’s Boy Thunder, who was there to cover the event.
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      Lock icon Car crashes into driveway in Geylang
      455 8  -  REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg She instinctively jumped away from her stove when she heard the crash. Just 2m away from Madam Neo’s noodle stall at Lorong 10 Geylang, a car had ploughed into the narrow walkway yesterday morning. It finally came to a
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      Lock icon LET’S TALK, S’PORE
      485 9 WHAT: Unveiling the committee spearheading a national conversation about S’pore’s future WHEN: Yesterday WHERE: Professor Brawn Cafe at Boat Quay QUESTION Who are the members of this committee? ANSWER The 26-member team announced by Mr Heng (above) yesterday is made up of Cabinet ministers, Members of Parliament,
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      Lock icon There was no government involvement
      923 12 / 13  -  REPORTS: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg He was known for being a crime-busting prosecutor, before he himself was prosecuted and convicted of graft. In his new book, titled Glenn Knight The Prosecutor, he wants to set a few things straight. He clears the air about his
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      Lock icon The Adrian Lim murders
      317 12 / 13 Cases from his book WHAT HAPPENED:Mr Glenn Knight was the prosecutor in charge of the case against Adrian Lim, his wife and his mistress. In 1981, Lim, a medium, had lured two children to his HDB flat in Toa Payoh, where he brutally killed them. The
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      Lock icon The Pan-El debacle
      290 12 / 13 WHAT HAPPENED: The Pan-Electric (Pan-El) group of companies collapsed in November 1985 under aheap of dishonoured forward contracts, which led to the closure of both the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchanges for three days. It was the case that would cement Mr Knight’s reputation as a
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      Lock icon Man who gave kidney to boy says people ask him questions like... ‘Do you feel lighter?’
      1736 14  -  REPORT: CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg As he was wrapping up a meeting with one of his clients, Mr Lin Dilun asked if there were any other questions. He was surprised when one of the
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      Lock icon Hip, Designer, and in our ourBackyard
      1480 16 / 17  -  Are neighbourhood shops only for aunties? Think malls in town have the monopoly on coolness? Think again. From cool duds to handmade ice creams, Benita Aw Yeong finds out about hip, upmarket offerings in HDB estates. Benita Aw Yeong 1940s to 1980s. Each item
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      Lock icon Looking for their own paradise
      1497 20 / 21  -  They’re supposed to be living in the happiest place in Asia. But for these young women of Bhutan, where ambition is up against a lack of opportunity, working in a drayang Bhutan’s version of a KTV lounge is perceived to be a way to a
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      Lock icon S’porean arrested in $4.9 billion scam
      305 23 He was among eight men who allegedly tried to cheat HK bank with fake cashier’s orders Eight people, including a Singaporean, were arrested on Thursday for allegedly trying to cheat the Nanyang Commercial Bank in Hong Kong (right) of about US$4 billion ($4.9 billion).
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      Lock icon Firemen too late to rescue 3 M’sian kids
      298 23 Firemen rushing to put out a fire in Kampung Mokodou in Sabah just couldn’t get to the scene on time. They had to turn back because the fire engines were not allowed to cross a bridge, the only access to the village.
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      Lock icon M’sian girl, 6, beaten to death
      345 23 When Noor Sofia Syaqira Abdullah was just two months old, her mother handed her over to a female relative. Last week, Sofia, now 6, died of severe head, chest and abdominal injuries. The police believe that the girl was a victim of long-term abuse.
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      Lock icon Asian fashion INVASION
      711 24 Five Asians among nine female fashion school graduates handpicked to participate in New York fashion week There’s nothing glamorous about ironing your own collection before a show at New York fashion week. But if that’s what it takes for Ms Jie Jessie Liu to break into the
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      Lock icon Grandma gives birth to own grandchild
      699 25 US woman, 53, acts as surrogate mum for daughter Setting foot in a hospital again, Emily and Mike Jordan couldn’t help feeling anxious. More than two years ago, at age 29, Mrs Jordan was diagnosed with cervical cancer. But just before she was to
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Hong Kong scraps patriotism class
      253 10 / 11 After thousands of protesters rallied outside the Hong Kong government’s headquarters on Friday, it finally conceded to their demands. The city’s Beijing-backed leader Leung Chun-ying had earlier rejected demands to meet the students, saying he would not negotiate the withdrawal of the policy he inherited
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      Lock icon Khaw Boon Wan looking into HDB housing options for singles
      121 10 / 11 Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday that he is looking into the housing concerns of singles. He added that he needs more time as he is focusing on the needs of second-time flat applicants now. Mr Khaw
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      Lock icon Home Award to be extended to Higher Nitec students
      102 10 / 11 THE Home Award given out by the Home Affairs Ministry will be enhanced this year, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs S Iswaran said at the awards presen- tation ceremony yesterday. The Home Award, currently
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      70 10 / 11 ROBOT OLYMPIANS: Hwa Chong Secondary School students taking part in the robot sumo finals at this year’s National Junior Robotics Competition held at the Science Centre yesterday. Primary, secondary and tertiary “RobOlympians” competed in a variety of sports like fencing, hockey, boxing and even a torch relay. The
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      Lock icon Innovative features for patients
      409 10 / 11 Ng Teng Fong General Hospital to open in 2014 Singapore’s next major hospital promises new features to make each patient’s stay pleasant and hassle-free. The $1 billion Ng Teng Fong General Hospital will open in Jurong in 2014. It will have an emergency department where patients
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      Lock icon Eight-hour multi agency operation in Geylang nabs 71 women
      98 10 / 11 A JOINT operation by the Singapore Police Force, Central Narcotics Bureau and Singapore Civil Defence Force on entertainment outlets in Geylang resulted in the arrest of 71 women for employment and immigration offences. The eight-hour long operation which ended at 5am
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      Lock icon China, Russia sound alarm on world economy at Apec summit
      103 10 / 11 Reuters CHINA and Russia sounded the alarm about the state of the global economy at the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit at Vladivostok, Russia, yesterday. They urged the Asian-Pacific countries to protect themselves by forging deeper regional economic ties.
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      Lock icon AirAsia close to buying 100 Airbus jets in $11b deal: Report
      129 10 / 11 Reuters AIRASIA is putting finishing touches to a deal to buy up to 100 Airbus jets, ending a flirtation with Canada’s Bombardier. It also put Asia’s largest budget carrier on course for regional ex- pansion, sources familiar with the
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      149 10 / 11 We rate the past week’s news good and bad It was reported that the 35-year-old Singapore Action Group of Elders closed down, leaving wages and bills unpaid. It was a pioneering organisation that promoted active ageing long before it became a buzzword. The haze came back in a
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      Lock icon HOW MUCH SPACE DO YOU NEED?
      156 10 / 11  -  ARTIST’S IMPRESSION If you thought that shoebox flats are small, Berlin-based architect Van Bo Le-Mentzel has gone even smaller with his One-Sqm-House. The homes are available to rent for 1 euro (60 cents) a night. He claims you only need 1 sq m to
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A CEMETERY CARETAKER
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      Lock icon He cares for 200 graves
      896 19  -  BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg He spends his days pulling weeds from tombstones and brushing off fallen leaves from the200 or so graves he considers his own. “I can remember where they are. I knowwhich ones are mine and which ones belong to the other (caretakers),”
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      44 25 Win a meet-and-greet with Joe Bonamassa and an autographed Epiphone guitar! Also win DVDs, Gibson T-shirts and the blues rocker’s latest album, Driving Towards The Daylight Details in on Tuesday L O U D thenewpaper SHEBBY SINGH IN CHARGE Blackburn Rovers get a shake-up
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon YAM RICE
      717 27  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg She tells me that this is an economical dish to cook. little does Madam Toh Ah Chiok know that I rarely practise economy in the kitchen, especially when I cook to feed myself. So, needless to say, in true Hed Chef style, I
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      Lock icon How to eat less meat
      1039 28  -  FOOD FOR THOUGHT 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 I don’t think I can live without meat. I’m the first to admit to
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      Lock icon Keen to taste only the good stuff
      405 29  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg I Makansutra, founded by KF Seetoh, is a company that celebrates Asian food culture and lifestyle. It publishes food guides in and around the region, produces a food television series, and develops interactive mobile content and services. In addition,
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      Lock icon The oldest Penang food fair in S’pore
      592 29 It’s arguably a household name in makan fairs in Singapore. Indeed, there are a lot of people who automatically and ritualistically show up at York Hotel’s yearly Penang food festival. Yours truly has gorged there only four times out of its 26 year
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  • Get smart
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      Lock icon A tuition mum’s DILEMMA
      422 30 / 31 TUITION is something almost every child has these days, say mothers. And they feel that they need to find a good mix of classes to help their children get ahead. Madam Viknes M, 36, who works for a credit card company is doing just that. She
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      Lock icon Teaching on TARGET
      400 30 / 31 ALTIUS GLOBAL Website: www.altiusglob.com E-mail: altiusglob@gmail.com Tel: 9824-1729 I What services do you offer? We provide coachingservices in the sport of shooting. We aim to create and develop athletes by giving them the opportunity to excel in shooting. We also host a wide range of shooting programmes
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      4 30 / 31 Making A Difference I
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Mural, mural on the wall
    514 32 Brought to you by Housing Development Board BY SHOWING how the neighbourhood had changed over the years, the project aimed to get residents to come closer together and strengthen their neighbourhood identity. During the Clementi Towers Mural Art Project, organised under the HDB’s Art, Culture,
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  • AFFORD/ASPIRE
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      354 33  -  REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Minerals are a popular component of beautyproducts and services these days. Here are some options for you to get that radiant look. ASPIRE C-Matrixwith Liquid Gems (right) Price: $220 This is a 90-minute facial which uses extracts of minerals and stones like sapphire,
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon Mechanic rebuilds childhood dream bikes
      689 34  -  BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg Every biker has a “legend bike” that he yearns for. Like the Suzuki RG500 Walter Wolf or the 1950s Triumph Tiger Cub adored by an entire generation of baby boomers. For mechanic LimHanYong, 26, it was Yamaha’s RD350 YPVS
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      298 34 WIN THESE BOOTS Bikers need to arm themselves with proper apparel. Riders who wear protective gear usually suffer fewer injuries in crashes. In line with this year’s Ride Safe campaign, Biker Boy jumps feet first into what gives riders better protection on the road. apart easily. For those who lament
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Hey look, it’s ‘that ang moh’ again
      833 35  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg There was a tap on my shoulder. I turned to face an aunty. She eyed me quizzically. I waited patiently. I knew what was coming. “You’re him, ah,” she began. It pleases me no end when I’m referred to
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      Lock icon Let’s welcome Wills and Kate like they’re Jia Jia and Kai Kai
      764 36  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg You mean their names are not Jia Jia and Liang Teh? I think someone is missing a major sponsorship opportunity here. So how excited are you about the two new foreign talents
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon Kitten stuck behind car bumper goes on 160km ride
        128 36 AP A WOMAN has said that a six-week-old kitten hitched a ride on her vehicle as she drove about 160km on roads in New York state. Ms Stacey Pulsifer said she recently drove from her home in the city of Plattsburgh
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        Lock icon Thief flushed out while trying to exchange stolen toilet unit
        117 36 AP POLICE have said that a Pennsylvania man’s toilet-theft scam did not end with a clean getaway. Bobby Clifford Smith III, 32, faces theft and related charges for allegedly exchanging a toilet unit he did not buy for gift cards
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        Lock icon Polar bear, wolf vie for Alaska Zoo presidency
        119 36 AP THINK US presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are fierce campaigners? Try Ahpun the polar bear and Denali the wolf. The Alaska Zoo is conducting a zoo presidential election between the two animals, in what it acknowledges is an outright
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  • Page 35 Miscellaneous
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Guilty pleasures
      489 37  -  MARIE LIM marielim@sph.com.sg Hello, I have a confession to make. I love mindless reality shows. I find it fascinating that people in their late 30s, 40s and even 50s still play catching. The Korean variety show Running Man features a bunch of stars running around trying to rip
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RESULTS
      666 38 / 39 RACE 1 CLASS 5TURF 1200m CLASS 5TURF—1200m 4 GENERAL DANROAD 129 (29-10) Z PURTON (11) 2 4 GENERAL DANROAD129 (29-10) 12 JUST GOOD 113 (35-11) XTrainer: A Lee. Margins: 0.5, 0.75. Time: 1min 10.23sec (good). Forecast: $147. Place Forecast: $48 (Nos. 4-11), $12 (Nos.
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (SHORT COURSE D/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      1897 38 / 39 GOING FORECAST: TURF (YIELDING), POLYTRACK (GOOD) RACE 1 MS D1 12.50 -1400m(Turf) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 44 Warrior 59 (54) J Moreira 4 (5nzg L Laxon-Kevin J Bradford Mcgrail) 2 00 Karaka Vintage
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      Lock icon MAN OF SUBSTANCE (Race 11 No. 1)
      143 38 / 39  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON If you see a zero beside his name in the latest run of his past six starts in the race card, fret not. That doesn’t mean MAN OF SUBSTANCE (left) finished 10th or further. The John O’Hara-trained chestnut four-year-old
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
      509 38 / 39 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 1 1 Warrior 7 1 7 Warrior Warrior Ktronic Ktronic 7 3 Win The Day 7 Ktronic Ktronic All Shine 4 8 1 Guerrero Newfoundfame Warrior 10 4 Guerrero Newfoundfame Guerrero Switch Doublemisty 4 2 RACE Jackpot
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      Lock icon Dragon ready to breathe fire
      1997 40 / 41 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TOD A Y’S KRANJI TURF POL YTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,400m) 1 Warrior)))Appreciates two runs under his belt since arriving and, despite 59kg, he should be too good for this lot. 2 Karaka Vintage))Improved effort last time and might pay to
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      Lock icon Macau Races
      874 40 / 41 9-9-2012 (Sunday) 2:00pm 1 Cl 3 THE LUOYANG HK$295,000 turf1500m 1 *****9 Windsor Arch 5-nz-g 5]d KH Yu-5 70 133 A Ngai/YC Chan *****12 Boy From The Bay 5-nz-g 2]d YM Choi-10 63 126 G Allendorf *****31 Hostwin Champion 6-a-g 7]d KM Chin 63 126 KC Chong *****55
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      924 40 / 41 Race 1 The Sports Toto 5D Cup C5 (SC) 1400m 14 MADE IN HEAVEN 53.5 (16-8) Jose De Souza (6) 1 1 2 (498) 2.75 C5 (SC) 1400m 4 DflRMORE 57.5 (21 -6) XWinning stable: Century. Trainer: BT Lim. Time: 1min 24.50sec (Going: good). Forecast: $11.
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      Lock icon Court Magician ‘failed to handle the yielding track’
      733 42 THE SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’REPORT HIGHLIGHTS Jockey J Saimee was questioned about the run of COURT MAGICIAN, the beaten favourite in Race 2 last Friday. He said that he felt the gelding had failed to handle the (yielding) track conditions. A
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      815 42 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE 1 (Ellerslie, NZ) 1st 7 Pump Up The Volume ($15-$6) 2nd 2 Rafa ($14) 3rd 14 Carnival Queen ($22) 4th 9 Electronic Socks. Forecast $21. Place forecast $7 (2-7), $89 (2-14), $48 (7-14). Tierce $318. Trio $293. Quartet No winner ($932 jackpot carried forward
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      64 42 WILLIAM LOW’S GUIDE TO LAST FRIDAY’S GALLOPS BY TODAY’S RUNNERS: RACE 1: Karaka Vintage (R Shafiq) canter/43.8. RACE 2: Dragon Ninetynine 40.5. RACE 4: Give Me Strength 44.3. RACE 5: Anavila) )43.5. RACE 6: Subdue 43.9. Pack A Punch) )37.5. King Of Lotus canter/37.2. RACE 7: Tough Ruler)
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      688 43 I TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Moruya (1,425m) 6 FAST ALE: (Runs: 30 Wins: 1 (1G) Places: 8) 93/4 len last 54kg to Colonel Light in 1,200m H’bury Cls 1 Sept 1. 1 HIGH DENSITY: (Runs:
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      171 43 12:30 Race 1 MORUYA 1425M MORUYA 1425M 1 HIGH DENSITY N PERRYMAN (3) 59 2 KNOCKA NORRIS MS A KING (9) 58.5 3 OH LONESOME ME GBUCKLEY 1:05 Race 2 MORUYA 1200M 58 4 DRAMA LODGE R BENSLEY (4) 57 5 JUBILEE JOSH ADAMS (12)
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      32 40 / 41 Saturday, Sept 8 2012 First Second Third 3414 4606 6440 Starters 0008 0544 0970 0988 2601 2903 3468 3811 5420 9067 Consolations 0255 3589 4643 4898 6807 7615 7779 8444 8462 9833
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  • PARALYMPICS
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      547 44 Vergeer has not lost a singles match since 2003 as she claims fourth wheelchair tennis gold AFP Dutch wheelchair tennis ace Esther Vergeer stretched her remarkable unbeaten run to 470 matches as she struck Paralympic gold again, while South Africa’s Natalie du Toit swam her final race. Ireland’s Jason
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      Lock icon Former F1 driver wins second gold
      312 44 AFP FORMER Formula One driver Alessandro Zanardi claimed his second hand-cycling gold medal of the London Paralympics yesterday morning (Singapore time) at the Brands Hatch circuit where he once raced sports cars. The 45-year-old Italian, who won the 16-kil-ometre time-trial gold last Wednesday, followed
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  • GOLF
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      615 45 Fijian in the mix once again, but to close the deal he needs to hold off Rory and Tiger AP Vijay Singh keeps giving himself chances to end four years without a PGA Tour victory. He made four birdies around the turn yesterday morning
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      Lock icon Thaworn wraps up record 14th Asian title
      354 45 SELANGOR MASTERS AFP THAILAND’S Thaworn Wiratchant claimed a record 14th Asian Tour title as he cruised to a three-shot victory at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The 45-year-old shot a three-under 69 in the final round for a winning
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  • TENNIS – US OPEN
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      113 46 / 47 AFP SARA Errani hailed Serena Williams as “incredible” after the lightweight Italian became the American’s latest humiliated US Open victim. Errani, the 10th seed, was routed 6-1, 6-2 by the four-time champion in the semi-finals yesterday morning (Singapore time). “For me, she’s incredible,” said
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      Lock icon Azarenka up against Hurricane Serena
      711 46 / 47 World No. 1 has to try something different to deny merciless Williams in final AFP Serena Williams has overpowered every rival at the US Open, showing no mercy to a world-class field that has been unable to slow an American juggernaut that appears bound for
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      Lock icon Bryan twins set new landmark
      345 46 / 47 AP AT AGE 34, the Bryan brothers posed with the trophy with Bob’s infant daughter and chatted about Mike’s upcoming wedding. They’ve set the Open-era Grand Slam title record, but the pair don’t plan to stop adding to that total anytime soon. The American twins
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      Lock icon Merritt in shock
      598 46 / 47 Sprint hurdler ends season with coveted world record ATHLETICS Reuters Olympic champion Aries Merritt finally broke Dayron Robles’ four-year-old 110 metres hurdles world record with a run of 12.80 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels. The American had been pushing Robles' record all season and
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      97 46 / 47 Sun, 09/09/12 Motor Racing Italy Race (final) 8.00pm Tue, 11/09/12 International Football Brazil China PR 9.00am No telecast SB*: Telecast not available at SportsBuzz(Kranji) For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg SB Italian =iIF51| SportsBuzz@Kranji SportsBuzz@PoMo (For 18 yrs and above) LW Livewire MBS Livewire RWS (For 21 yrs
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  • FORMULA ONE
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      728 48 AFP LEWIS Hamilton scorched to his fourth pole this year and the 23rd of his career yesterday. The Briton outpaced all his rivals as McLaren dominated qualifying for today’s Italian Grand Prix. The 27-year-old pushed all the speculation over his future aside as he clocked
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  • FOOTBALL
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      Lock icon ‘Stone Cold’ Ali stuns Pioneer
      430 50 / 51  -  Yew Tee just too strong as Pioneer pay the price for starting with 10 men SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg PIONEER CSC 0 YEWTEE CSC 4 (Ali Imran Lomri 10-pen, 54,60, Zulkifli Suzliman 23) He received ayellow card for his trouble, but Ali Imran Lomri felt
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      Lock icon Wallabies beat Springboks with strong second-half show
      248 50 / 51 RUGBY AFP AUSTRALIA 26 SOUTH AFRICA 19 AUSTRALIA overcame a slow start to ease some pressure on coach Robbie Deans with a 26-19 win over South Africa in their Rugby Championship Test in Perth yesterday. The Wallabies finally discovered their attacking edge to
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      168 50 / 51  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ ASIDE from the men’s football final, several other sports in the inaugural Singapore National Games ended yesterday. In track and field, national sprinter Gary Yeo, who clocked a personal best of 10.57sec at the London Olympics, won with a time of 10.84sec. Yeo, who
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      597 50 / 51  -  GARY LIM tries to figure out why Ronaldo is sad GARY LIM It’s official. Cristiano Ronaldo is sad. So, the media, Interpol, FBI, the United Nations and half the world’s teenage girls have whipped themselves into a frenzy and conducted a full-blown enquiry on his
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      131 50 / 51 CYCLING Reuters LANCE Armstrong has been banned from running in next month’s Chicago Marathon, a spokesman for the suspended American cyclist said. “Lance was going to be running as a fund-raising team member of Team Livestrong at Chicago,” Mark Higgins said in an e-mail to
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  • INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
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      593 52 / 53 AP BRAZIL 1 (Hulk 75) SOUTH AFRICA 0 Brazil players have criticised their own fans for their boos and jeers during a lacklustre 1 -0 win over South Africa in a friendly. The loud booing by more than 50,000 fans at the Morumbi stadium could be heard
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      334 52 / 53 Reuters SPAIN 5 (Santi Cazorla 23, Pedro Rodriguez 27, 73, Xavi Hernandez 46, David Villa 63-pen) SAUDI ARABIA 0 DAVID Villa made a scoring return for Spain and Fernando Torres won his 100th cap, as the world and European champions cruised to a
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  • WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
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      Lock icon Argentina go top as Messi shines
      546 52 / 53 Wire Services ARGENTINA 3 (Angel di Maria 2, Gonzalo Higuain 30, Lionel Messi 63) PARAGUAY1 (Jonathan Fabbro 17-pen) Lionel Messi’s Argentina brushed aside Paraguay 3-1 to go top of the South American World Cup qualifiers. Goals at the Mario Kempes stadium yesterday morning (Singapore
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      488 52 / 53 Wire Services COLOMBIA 4 (Radamel Falcao 2, Teofilo Gutierrez 47, 52, Camilo Zuniga 90+1) URUGUAY 0 COLOMBIA romped to a 4-0 home win over Uruguay to put their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track yesterday morning (Singapore time). Red-hot Radamel Falcao struck early and
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      Lock icon Diaby plays beauty and beast
      747 54 / 55  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg FINLAND 0 FRANCE1 (Abou Diaby 20) Last season, Abou Diaby sat on the bench shaking. He was terrified. Fear had consumed him. The fear of injuring his brittle body had overwhelmed the desire to succeed. The Frenchman was a broken man, unable
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      564 54 / 55 AFP GERMANY 3 (Mario Goetze 28, Mesut Oezil 54,72) FAROE ISLANDS 0 Germany coach Joachim Loew has admitted his side must convert more of their chances. He made the comments after Die Mannschaft laboured to a 3-0 win over minnows Faroe Islands in their
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      276 54 / 55 AP HOLLAND 2 (Robin van Persie 17, Luciano Narsingh 90) TURKEY 0 ROBIN van Persie grabbed his 30th international goal and Luciano Narsingh scored his second to give an inexperienced Holland team a 2-0 win over Turkey in their opening World Cup qualifier yesterday morning
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      279 54 / 55 Reuters BULGARIA 2 (Stanislav Manolev 30, Georgi Milanov 66) ITALY 2 (Pablo Osvaldo 36,40) ITALY striker Pablo Osvaldo struck twice in four first-half minutes, but the Azzurri had to settle for a 2-2 draw away to Bulgaria in their opening World Cup qualifier yesterday morning
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      654 56 / 57  -  Wilmots’ talented outfit outclass the Welsh and they will get even better GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg GROUP A WALES 0 BELGIUM 2 (Vincent Kompany 41, Jan Vertonghen 83) On a sullen night In Cardiff, the hosts were humbled, put in their place. The Belgians announced their arrival, delivering
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      Lock icon England cannot rely on old-timers
      596 56 / 57  -  Our analyst, speaking to LIMSAYHENG, brushes off the Moldova win and questions Hodgson’s team selection 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 currently a
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      Lock icon Shelton’s strike stuns US
      373 56 / 57 QUALIFIERS CONCACAF Wire Services A MAGNIFICENT long-range free-kick from Luton Shelton gave Jamaica a shock 2-1 comeback victory over the United States in their Concacaf World Cup qualifer yesterday morning (Singapore time). Jamaica’s first win over the US was thoroughly deserved after they fought back with
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      Lock icon Moldova make England look good
      778 58 / 59  -  A tougher test awaits Hodgson’s side in their next game against Ukraine YOUR ENGLISH KAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK GROUP H MOLDOVA 0 ENGLAND5 (Frank Lampard 3-pen, 29, Jermain Defoe 32, James Milner 74, Leighton Baines 83) It’s very hard to know
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      Lock icon Young guns impress Hodgson
      451 58 / 59 PA Sport ROY HODGSON praised the performances of Tom Cleverley and Alex Ox-lade-Chamberlain in England’s 5-0 rout of Moldova yesterday morning (Singapore time). But the Three Lions manager warned them that they will have to work hard to oust his old guard. Both players made a
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    • ON TV
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        103 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFIERS Wednesday: IGEORGIA v SPAIN StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 1.30am I AUSTRIA v GERMANY StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 2.25am I PORTUGAL v AZERBAIJAN StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports Arena), 3am I FRANCE v BELARUS StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), 3am
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        56 58 / 59 US OPEN Today: I DAY 13 (WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL) StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 8am Tomorrow: I DAY 14 (WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL) StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 12.30am I DAY 14 (MEN’S SINGLES FINAL) StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet
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        38 58 / 59 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX Tonight: I PREVIEW SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 7pm I MAIN RACE SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 7.45pm I CHEQUERED FLAG SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 9.45pm
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        14 58 / 59 BMW CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), midnight
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