The New Paper, 24 February 2013

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1 60 The New Paper
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    24 1 the new paper on sunday Feb 17 2013 Feb 24 2013 j A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS SldJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 085/01/2013
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      92 1 EXCLUSIVE Parents behaving Becks WIII lead PS6 to title 58 badly at school 14 Feb 24 2013 ,7 sf ;i:’{“‘i'I:-its-/I :4 E w” :"'~f* I L Men make living ‘playing’ with dolls. Buyers fight on eBay for creations s V,ti1;an“t Q§1[],;_g(;) ,for thousands 30 '-r 7!‘. I '5»: ’’.*r: L
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Time to do more to recognise women at the workplace
      604 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg I was flabbergasted. Last week, a colleague happily related a tale of a friend, who apparently thinks working women like me are basically wasting our time. Her argument goes that us women should use our youth, vigour
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      162 2 EXIT 312 l Nuaajaya FEATURES The grass is greener? lskandar Malaysia a draw for Singaporeans Disabled enabled One year after the Enabling Masterplan was submitted, what has changed? Dolled up The men making money from ‘playing’ with dolls 2 l U V“ > E‘E L COLUMNS confessions of a nurse:
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      106 3 Embark on a career with the Home Team The Home Team offers talented men and women opportunities to manage dynamic, real-life challenges that shape the safety and security of Singapore. When you embark on a Home Team career, you will realise your leadership potential and gain skills that will equip
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon This way to wonderland?
      1693 4 / 5  -  Singap re is n w reportedly the biggest sourc of fo eign investment in Iskandar Malaysia. The area hogged headlines last week as S’pore and M’sia ’s Prime Ministers launched multi-billion dollar projects. So is Iskandar really the next big thing? JENNIFER DHANARAJ takes a tour
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      Lock icon Nusajaya buzz
      308 6  -  buzzPart of Iskandar Malaysia, Nusajaya spans 9,712ha, making it one of the largest property developments in South-east Asia Benita Aw Yeong Puteri Harbour This waterfront precinct has waterfront residential properties, offices and shops as well as arts, music and entertainment. It also has a transportation hub. Southern Industrial
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    • Article
      Lock icon Wellness projects
      158 6 THE Prime Ministers of Singapore and Malaysia launched two wellness projects in Medini at Iskandar Malaysia and a mixed development project at Danga Bay in Johor Baru last Tuesday. Afiniti Medini It’s been called an “urban wellness project”. Situated next to Legoland Malaysia, it aims to become a
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      Lock icon Never heard of it
      1095 12 / 13  -  Many disabled people unaware of five-year masterplan to help them. It takes time for impact to be felt, say plan’s committee members $1 billion plan to help disabled? REPORTS: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg One year on since an ambitious national plan to better help the disabled was
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      Lock icon What the disabled want
      433 12 / 13 Mr Nordin Mohd Syed, 62, busker, who is paralysed from the waist down after an accident in the 1970s, and is wheelchair-bound: “I hope more roadside areas can be flattened so that those in wheelchairs can access them better. Some of our pavements are raised in
      PICTURES: JEREMY LONGBENSON ANG, TNP FILE, ST FILE  -  433 words
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      Lock icon Facilities for the disabled
      525 12 / 13 ON THE MRT For those in wheelchairs I There is at least one barrier-free entrance in every train station and wider fare gates. I All stations have an accessible elevator service to all levels. I Each wheelchair-accessible train has two wheelchair spaces. For the blind I
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Zouk, out?
      823 16  -  Winding down of iconic club’s land lease in June intensifies move rumours REPORT: ZUL OTHMAN, BENITA AW YEONG tnp@sph.com.sg additional reporting by Benson Ang Talk is rife that the fate of iconic Singapore nightspot Zouk hangs in the balance. This comes in the wake of the shock closure
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    • Article
      Lock icon ZOUK’S HIGHS AND LOWS
      173 16 MARCH 1991: Zouk opens with a boutique, a restaurant, MTV Bar and a dance hall featuring electronic dance music. 1992: Singapore’s longest-running retro music event, Mambo Jambo, is born. 1994: Zouk opens Velvet Underground and Zouk Deli. MARCH 1995: Zouk closes for eight months after having
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      Lock icon Punctuating a big win
      757 19  -  The New Paper on Sunday wins Award for Excellence at annual Society for News Design awards with emoticon-based layout REPORT: CHEOW SUE-ANN sueannc@tnp.com.sg :D The New Paper on Sunday has won one of the most prestigious prizes in newspaper design. Last week, the Society for News
      TNP PICTURES: JEREMY LONG  -  757 words
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      Lock icon He ‘writes’ book with his eyes
      563 20 Paralysed after illness, Chinese man expresses himself through poetry He rolls his eyes every time she points at a correct alphabet or phonetic. They repeat this three times to get a complete Chinese character. Imagine them doing it, painstakingly, another 40,000 times. The end
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      Lock icon China’s public toilet fly quotas fly into ridicule
      320 20 The fewer the flies, the better the toilet. China’s health ministry has released a draft sanitation standard for Shanghai toilets, using the number of flies as a guide to hygiene levels. For example, three flies are good, four flies are bad. But
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      Lock icon Only 9, but she’s trained to use guns
      526 21 Girl is part of US survivalist group that trains kids to use guns for defence and end-of-the-world scenarios At an age where children play with soft toys, she is busy trying to figure out an AK-47 a real one. Brianna, nine, is
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      Lock icon Hollywood ending for Afghan street kids
      288 21 Two Afghan street kids are off to Hollywood and the red carpet treatment at the Oscars a fairy tale ending to a chance encounter that led to a starring role in a movie. Fawad Mohammadi, 14, was selling maps to passing foreigners on Kabul’s
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      Lock icon Wanted: Groom for fake wedding
      451 22 She has planned her wedding down to the last detail, except one thing the groom. Ms Sam Young, a council worker in Hampshire, south-east England, has decided to go ahead with her “dream wedding”, the Daily Mail reported. The limo’s booked, dress bought, reception planned,
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      Lock icon Who’s that guy with the bride and groom?
      218 22 Don’t fret If you see a unfamiliar face at your wedding reception. Mr Noah Carpenter is a “wedding crasher” and he’s crashed quite a few weddings. If you think he is the violent type, don’t worry. What he needs is a smiling
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      Lock icon 25m N. Koreans, 28 hairstyles to choose from
      233 22 Do your bit for the country get a specially approved haircut. That’s what North Koreans have been told even as authorities work to clamp down on western influences. The bizarre campaign exhorts women to choose from one of 18 officially sanctioned hairstyles
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      Lock icon Living on the DOLL
      947 30 / 31  -  Two Singaporean men turn their passion for dolls into money REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg He plays with dolls for a living. Mr Freddy Tan, 39, is not shy about the fact especially since one of his customised dolls can go for up to US$1,600 (S$1,980) on
      TNP PICTURES: ARIFFIN JAMAR, JONATHAN CHOO; PICTURE: COURTESY OF FREDDY TAN  -  947 words
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A NURSE
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      Lock icon Highly skilled healing hands
      1007 7  -  BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg The critically ill patients aren’t the hardest part of the job. Nor the prospect of dealing with death. The most challenging bit? Anxious relatives who often take out their frustration and fear on nurses, confesses Madam Doreen Chew, who specialises in acute
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon Why does it take public shaming before she BEHAVES?
      929 14 / 15  -  Residents’pleas for mum to stop sounding horn falls on deaf ears, until police are called in MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ureenk@sph.com.sg Last year, it was two parents squabbling outside Raffles Girls’ Primary School (RGPS) as they dropped their children off. One was
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      183 14 / 15 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities! 6 when you spend $2 including any copy of newspaper! Mr Bean Classic Soya Milk Ya Kun Kaya Toast s\>&Q\N\E“ _",,,«»--no-= /4v 395$?’ FREE cup of v Wm V 0.’. be. age (Cofie ‘1 3,. o ___Ms‘l_I_t3§&_t:f? worth worth
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  • AFTER DARK GEYLANG
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      Lock icon Where sleaze and food coexist
      833 17  -  In the third part of our series, we peek into the parts of Singapore that come alive after dark ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg @sph.com.sg A midnight stroll through Geylang can be a surreal experience. Go after the heavens have opened and the rain-slicked pavements become kaleidoscopes
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon Ipoh hor fun
      963 23  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Smooth, white, flat noodles with that melt-in-the-mouth tenderness. When done right, that is Ipoh hor fun at its best. For those who are interested in cooking the dish, Ipoh hor fun the slimmest version of kway teow is not widely available in
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      Lock icon Who cooks it best?
      643 24  -  We show, you choose THIS WEEK: TANG YUAN Compiled by: Law Zhi Tian, Lee De Yi, Tan Hsiao Tien, Lhavanya Dharmalingam Ji De Chi Dessert 63 Jurong West Central 2 #03-102/103/104 Jurong Point Opening hours: 10:30am-10pm daily The spicy taste of ginger soup creates a complementary
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      Lock icon The origins of satay
      399 25  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg Satay is from India? According to a plaque in our National Museum’s food section, satay came from the Indians, or at least it was named by them. It arose from the word “sathai”, which in Tamil (the popular South Indian vernacular in
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      Lock icon ‘Best satay in the world’
      572 25 Fortunately or not, I have tried many types of satay all over the world. Call it a professional habit, but I’ve made many jaunts to eat these meat-on-sticks: Everything from finely presented versions using goat, lamb and beef from only certain farms which can be
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR RACER
      603 26  -  TWO WHEELS GOOD TIMOTHY LIM tnp@sph.com.sg Cycling is a great way to keep fit and get around. There are many types of bikes, from fixies to mountain bikes. But what if you want the sleek lines of a racer or road bike? Don’t rush in.
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      Lock icon Looking at world of pro-racing and training
      380 26 It’s time for introductions. As the new writer for this Two Wheels Good column, I’ll be sharing tips and information on all aspects of cycling, from basic to professional, road safety to racing. I’m also a proud member of the OCBC Singapore Pro
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      98 27 ‘V w v 7 CARS Experience our app features when you go mobile with STCars. Access to over 10,000 new, used and 0 a rental cars H 1 Instant updates on COE results and trends K Filter searches by car makes, types, budget registration year Large variety of car accessories
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon Like its style, not its cuts
      793 28 Pull Bear has become a familiar name here after arriving on our shores in 2006. As it has gained quite a following for its affordable, trendy basics, this secret shopper decided to put it through the test to see if it can continue pulling
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      65 28 V [0,-ATS} CLASSIFIED BUY IT- SELL IT- FIND IT Check out this and other \O|" €nJfCl| v (2ClU I65 A l‘\‘:"“‘,‘ :i 7 yfwi 2 Q ii ii S’ jg 2*; ‘gg :3 ‘Surveillance specialist’ available for hire. CLASS 1 73 Fuel-efficient Nissan Sylphy 1 .5A with keyless ignition. CLASS
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Neck and neck race
      305 29  -  No matter how simple the outfit, the right necklace can transform an ordinary dress into a showstopping number.While some statement pieces can cost the moon, CHEOWSUE-ANN susses out options that are affordable CHEOW SUE-ANN ASPIRE Lanvin crystal choker, $2,060 Projecting both glamour and grit, this bib
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      87 29 RIVERVIEW HOTEL SINGAPORE SATURDAY, 9 MARCH 2013 v '9 )2 V A’ ,2! I/' Ct /)9!/L V ***** Lily Ballroom, Level 4 2pm to 6pm Admission is FREE for 15‘ 50 couples. Subsequent registrations at $28 nett per couple. Programme highlights include Bridal Fashion Show by Graceful Image Bridal Boutique,
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Take a ride on the keropok express
      845 32  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg When Singapore and Malaysia agreed to build a high-speed rail link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore by2020, we all thought the same thing. We can bring back more DVDs. KL has more choice, variety and better prices than Johor
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      Lock icon After 26 years, $1 will finally be bigger than 50 cents
      841 33  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ong@sph.co.sg It’s about time. For too long, Singaporeans have been vexed by the paradox that is the relative sizes of our 50-cent and $1 coins. The five-cent coin is bigger than the one-cent
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s real
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  • NIGHTLIFE
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      Lock icon Music director still DJs
      775 34  -  ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg @sph.com.sg For a decade, he was one of Singapore’s highest profile DJs. Then last May, Mr Keith Colaco took on a new job. Mr Colaco is now music director of The Lo Behold Group, which owns and manages a variety of bars and
      TNP PICTURE: GARY GOH  -  775 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Are smaller clubs the next big thing?
      373 34 Is the closing of Zirca which had its last party yesterday after four years at Clarke Quay a sign that the era of the megaclub is over? On Wednesday, Zirca operators LifeBrandz told The New Paper that the 1,728 sq m venue will
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Going mental
      660 35  -  BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg You need to be flawed to solve crime. It’s a law of TV. Brilliant mind, blighted character. We’ve had addicts, obsessive-compul-sive disorder (OCD) sufferers, arrogant souls and even a serial killer all on the side of justice. Now, add to that a paranoid schizophrenic. According
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE E/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      2110 36 / 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 12.50 -1600m(Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****7 Sergeant Pepper 57.5 (43) G Cheyne 9 (4ag P Shaw-Rosy's) 2 *****7 Van Basten 57 (42) KT Cheng 3 (7nzg
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      Lock icon LUCKY DAPPER (Race 4 No. 5)
      242 36 / 37  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg Three-year-old LUCKY DAPPER finished close in all his three starts and should get his lucky break in Race 4 at Kranji this afternoon. The Patrick Shaw-trained, Lucky Stable-owned New Zealand-bred was third in his debut on Jan 4, fourth
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
      589 36 / 37 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 6 Prize Fighter Risky Venture Gallant Force 8 10 Risky Venture Drama Superstar 5 8 13 6 4 Seasons Wonder Prize Fighter Conquest Prize Fighter Risky Venture Who Els Risky Venture 8 8 6 12 Audio Friend
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      Lock icon War Lord set for breakthrough win in Race 2
      2047 38 / 39 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TOD A Y’S KRANJI TURF AND POL YTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,600m) 1 Sergeant Pepper)))Not far away in better company of late, so seriously consider today in Class 5. Can win. 2 Van Basten))Ran on OK late
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND RESULTS
      952 38 / 39 YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND RESULTS RACE 1 (Warwick Farm) 1st 11 Alma's Fury ($96-$35) 2nd 13 Tougher Than Ever ($7) 3rd 2 Danleigh ($13) 4th 10 Willy Jimmy. Forecast $58. Place forecast $73 (2-11), $24 (2-13), $63 (11-13). Tierce $1755. Trio $386. Quartet No winner ($286 jackpot carried forward to
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      Lock icon It’s time for California Memory again
      2293 40 / 41  -  I COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE 1 (1,000m) DAPPER BOY (7) has been a headache for punters at short odds in the past. But he did return to form with side-winkers coming off over the Sha Tin
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      Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
      1542 40 / 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 4TURF 1000m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$700,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 COLUMBUS LINE K W LUI O DOLEUZE 133 13 2 CAVALE T W LEUNG K C LEUNG 131 4 3 PO CHING KING
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S IPOH RESULTS
      1036 40 / 41 Race 1 C5 (STRAIGHT) 1100m C5 (STRAIGHT) 1100m 9 NO MONEY NO TALK 55.5 (23-12) 19 TRIPLE COIN 50 (68-20) XWinning owner trainer: S Cook. Time: 1min 03.40sec (Going: good). Forecast: $103. Tierce: $490. Quartet: $5397. Malaysian W/P: RM25, RM10, RM13, RM16. P Forecast: $23 (9-19), $31
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      528 42 Jockey M Zaki has been suspended for one month for weighing more than1/2kg lighter than the declared weight when weighing out for DYNAMIC VENTURE in Race 4 on Jan 25. His suspension is from Feb 18 to March 17 and he was advised
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      Lock icon TODAY’S IPOH RACE CARD
      1364 42 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TAN THEAN LOON’S IPOH TIPS RACE 1 :1 Handsome Bachelor 5 Chinese Street 2 Iwa Antilia 13 Tiger Captain RACE 2: 7 Lotus Princess 1 I Wish 4 Githan 3 Space Invader RACE 3: 1 Dazzling Peridot 10 Eternal Win 4 Esperanza 2
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  • FORMULA 1
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      Lock icon Hamilton downplays title chances
      462 43 Despite setting the pace under cold and wet conditions on Friday, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton downplayed his chances of downplayed fighting for the Formula One title in his first season with the German team. Hamilton, who left McLaren for Mercedes this season, used a brief dry
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    • SPORTS SHORTS
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        Lock icon Big Japan date for walker Sim
        134 43  -  JASPAL SINGH THE South-east Asia Games in Myanmar is still 10 months away. But for walker Edmund Sim, time is running out fast. And he hopes to make the Games contingent as early as next month. So he has pencilled in the Asian 20km
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        Lock icon Kobe sparks Lakers
        189 43 AFP LA LAKERS 111 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 107 KOBE Bryant scored 29 of his 40 points in the second half yesterday morning (Singapore time) as the Los Angeles Lakers capped an emotional week with a much-needed 111-107 NBA victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Bryant added seven
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        Lock icon Kvitova in Dubai final
        86 43 AFP FORMER Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, showing her best form for more than a year, beat her second champion in a row to reach the Dubai Open final on Friday. Kvitova, who ended the title defence of Agnieszka Radwanska on Thursday, beat the 2011 ti-tle-holder Caroline
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  • MAD ABOUT GOLF
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      Lock icon Donald and Oosthuizen fall by the wayside
      574 44 / 45 Bubba Watson is last man standing among the top-10 seeds AP More top seeds tumbled out of the Match Play Championship yesterday morning (Singapore time), making the word “upset” more a description of the mood of the losers than any shock at the
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      Lock icon THIS WEEK’S TIP: CURING THE SLICE
      85 44 / 45 (the biggest amateur flaw) THE first thing to remember is that there is no such thing as a stiff left arm. The key is rotating the left arm, during the swing, as your body turns. Your left arm should not fight against the turn.
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      Lock icon Dr Fix It: Foundation is key to good golf
      255 44 / 45 QUESTION: I’m a beginner at golf. I know how to hit the ball, but my swing is inconsistent. How do I build a consistent swing? DOOLAN: Eighty per cent of my students are beginners and this is the most frequently asked
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      Lock icon Mardan moves up to joint-eighth
      370 44 / 45 Singapore’s Mardan Mamat moved up two places to joint-eighth as the US$300,000 ($371,000) Zaykabar Myanmar Open enters its final round at Yangon today. Mardan (right) shot another sub-par round (three-under 69) to be four shots behind leader Chawalit Plaphol of Thailand at the Royal Mingalardon
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      Lock icon Three top-10 players for Haikou event
      325 44 / 45  -  GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg THREE of the world’s top-10 women golfers will showcase a first-class international field at The World Ladies Championship at Mission Hills Haikou from March 7 to 10. South Korean Park Inbee, China’s senation Feng Shanshan and Norway’s Suzann Pettersen, ranked No.
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      Lock icon Bowen a clear winner
      137 44 / 45 JAMES Bowen of the United States closed with a one-under 71 to claim his maiden Asian Development Tour breakthrough at the PGM Sime Darby Harvard Masters in Kedah yesterday. The US$35,000 ($41,500) victory, which came courtesy of his four-day total of 18-under 270, was especially sweet
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      Lock icon Ariya takes command
      135 44 / 45 AFP THAILAND’S Ariya Jutanugarn opened up a three-shot lead after the third round of the Honda LPGA Thailand in Pattaya yesterday. She shot a two-under 70 to overtake overnight leader Stacy Lewis, who collapsed with a 76 at the Siam Country Club. Lewis shares second spot with
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  • Page 44 / 45 Miscellaneous
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  • FOOTBALL
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      Lock icon O’Leary for Lions national coach?
      442 46  -  FAS says it does not comment on speculation, will not rush into appointing Raddy’s successor SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has brushed off rumours that its officials were in Britain yesterday to conduct talks with David O’Leary over the vacant
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      490 46  -  MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ JOHOR Darul Takzim coach Fandi Ahmad launched a scathing attack on his players after their goalless draw away at Kuala Lumpur’s Felda United on Friday. The Singapore football legend had stressed to his players the importance
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      554 47  -  Sports School student Saifullah Akbarcould be next to be sent by FAS for European stint SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Adam Swandi Is off to France tonight for a two-year stint with French club FC Metz. And the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is hoping
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      Lock icon Feng crashes out of Qatar Open quarter-finals
      295 47  -  TABLE TENNIS LIM SAY HENG SHE had faced her opponent just once before, and lost. Last night, Singapore’s top paddler Feng Tianwei exited the Qatar Open after a 4-2 (4-11, 11-13, 5-11, 11-7,11-5,4-11) defeat by China’s world No. 18 Zhu Yuling in the
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      Lock icon Bradford can upset Swansea
      618 48 / 49  -  Fox Sports pundit PAUL PARKER tells LIMSAYHENG the Bantams will have to make full use of their strength and dead-ball situations 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
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      224 48 / 49 AFP FORMER Bolton star Fabrice Muamba will present the League Cup to the winning captain in tonight’s final between Bradford and Swansea at Wembley. Muamba will be the sponsor’s guest-of-honour and will also watch the match from the Royal Box, as well as being introduced to
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      Lock icon Bantams may snub Europa League
      670 48 / 49 Co-chairman says club do not have the money to compete in the early rounds if they beat Swansea to qualify Wire Services Bradford could refuse to play in the Europa League next season should they qualify by beating Swansea in the League Cup final, according
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      Lock icon Michu pleads for Laudrup to stay
      539 48 / 49 PA Sport SCORING hero Michu has pleaded for manager Michael Laudrup to stay with Swansea as the club prepare to meet Bradford in tonight’s League Cup final. Much like his manager (below), there were few expectations for the Spaniard to deal with when he
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  • EPL
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      Lock icon I’ll quit if City don’t move forward
      821 50 / 51 Italian insists club are making progress under him, but slams under-achieving players such as Nasri ROBERTO MANCINI: Wire Services MAN CITY v CHELSEA (Tonight, 9.30pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 102) Roberto Mancini says Manchester City are continuing to make progress under his leadership
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      Lock icon Benitez focused on second place
      1007 50 / 51 Wire Services Chelsea will fight to finish as high as they can in the Premier League, but interim manager Rafael Benitez has conceded Manchester United look set to win a 20th league crown. The Blues travel to second-placed Manchester City tonight knowing a win will
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      Lock icon Holt winner has Canaries flying
      617 52 NORWICH CITY 2 (Kamara 84, Holt 90) EVERTON 1 (Osman 39) GRANT HOLT headed a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Norwich came from behind with a late double to beat Everton at Carrow Road. Substitute Kei Kamara scored his first goal in English football with six
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      Lock icon Berbatov demands more from Fulham
      338 52 FULHAM 1 (Berbatov 45) STOKE CITY 0 MATCH-WINNER Dimitar Berbatov insists Fulham must now build on their Premier League win over Stoke City. The Bulgarian got the only goal of the game in the first half to ease his side’s relegation fears, although they needed
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      Lock icon Kone at the double as Wigan claim a vital maximum haul
      692 53 READING 0 WIGAN 3 (Kone 44, 45, Figueroa 48) WIGAN lifted themselves out of the relegation zone in spectacular style with a thumping win over 10-man Reading at the Madej ski Stadium. Arouna Kone’s double at the end of
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      Lock icon Black Cats downed by Lukaku
      215 53 WEST BROM 2 (Lukaku 35 pen, 75) SUNDERLAND 1 (Sessegnon 79) ON-LOAN striker Romelu Lukaku’s twogoal blast lifted West Brom to the 40-point mark as they beat Sunderland to register their first home win for two months. The on loan Chelsea player netted his 11th
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      Lock icon Gunners heave sigh of relief
      713 54  -  YOUR ENGLISH KAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE EMIRATES STADIUM ARSENAL 2 (Santi Cazorla 6,85) ASTON VILLA 1 (Andreas Weimann 68) Santi Cazorla spared Arsenal’s blushes at the Emirates Stadium, salvaging a win when it seemed certain that valuable points had been dropped. Aston
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      Lock icon Bittersweet win for Red Devils
      825 56  -  Rafael scores scorcher but Man United left sweating over van Persie’s injury ahead of their Champions League clash with Real Madrid GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg QPR 0 MAN UNITED 2 (Rafael da Silva 23, Ryan Giggs 80) Manchester United just can’t do anything wrong this season.
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  • FRENCH LIGUE 1
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      Lock icon Beckham-mania strikes Paris
      592 57  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM PARIS The front cover of France Football magazine decorates one with horns, the other with halo and wings. Before David Beckham has even kicked a ball on the Parc des Princes turf, it seems he is already crowned the English Saint of
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      Lock icon Ginola: Becks’ reputation exceeds his ability
      336 57 Wire Services IT IS justa “marketing coup”. Former France international David Ginola believes Paris Saint-Germain’s signing of David Beckham is an attempt by the Qa-tari-owned French giants to gain worldwide recognition. The 37-year-old signed a five-month deal with PSG on transfer deadline day last
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      Lock icon ‘PSG can be bigger than Man City’
      811 58 / 59  -  Sweden star Ibrahimovic tells TNP Beckham will lead team to French league title EXCLUSIVE ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM PARIS Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be the first to admit that the French ligue 1 isn’t as glamorous as the English Premier League or even
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      Lock icon WAR OF WORDS
      502 58 / 59  -  Ibra doesn’t rate Marseille midfielder Barton, who says his team are No. 1 in France ALI KASIM PSG v MARSEILLE (Tomorrow, 3.38am, SingTel mio TV Ch 112) THEY don’t call it the biggest grudge tie in French football for nothing. As Paris Saint-Germain gear up to host
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