The New Paper, 10 March 2013

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    21 1 the new paper on sunday March 10 2013 j_ A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS SldJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 085/01/2013
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      82 1 A DECADE AFTER SARS Sacrifices on the frontline of the epidemic that shook S’pore 10 GROUND ZERO Minimum effect? Heartlanders on the future of their wages 13 paper March 10 2013 Kids spend big money on in-app game purchases. Father of 14-year-old sees $4,300 bill and is... CRUSHED ‘I don’t
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon The question of money and the quality of life
      648 2  -  Hands up. NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg tlie@sph.com.sg Who has paid real money for virtual goods like special weapons or power-ups in games I informally polled my colleagues, and yes, hands were sheepishly raised. Mind you, we are a bunch of adults, aged
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      155 2 COLUMNS 13 Ground Zero Heartlanders wonder about the future of their wages 17 Confessions of a mosquito researcher: I get funny looks when I tell people what I do 33 Nightlife Zirca’s boss defends shock closure SPORTS 52 Liverpool v Spurs Gary Lim: Pool don’t have to worry about Gareth
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Not quite so sweet now
      1161 4 / 5  -  Parents shocked by kids racking up huge bills playing ‘free’apps REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg When he saw his credit card bill for this month, he got the “blardy shock of his life”, Mr Sean Cheong tells The New Paper on Sunday. His son, 14, had
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      Lock icon Plugged-in kids ‘indifferent’ to surroundings
      524 4 / 5  -  REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Tech-savvy parents and a high Internet and smartphone penetration rate may be taking a toll on family life, say experts here. Most times, parents express frustration that youngsters are spending too much time on their phones, says Dr Munidasa Winslow, a
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      Lock icon Experts: Games are here to stay
      283 4 / 5  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Candy Crush Saga Is the latest In a long line of games that appear to be free at first. There are options to make faster progress but theycost real money. Despite the hue and cry over the amounts children
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      Lock icon Apple pays up, but only to US users
      470 6 Apple will pay US$100m (S$123m) in compensation to US parents whose children have racked up massive bills by buying extra content for ‘free’ iPad games, The Daily Mail reported two weeks ago. It will offer US$5 ITunes vouchers to 23 million people
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      Lock icon Should single mums get the same perks?
      1717 14 / 15  -  There has been much talk about the birth rate, baby bonus and maternity leave. But single unwed mums don’t get the same perks as married, divorced or widowed mums. BENSONANG talks to parties who are pro, and those against, benefits for solo parents
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      Lock icon Get set for a big green bash
      560 18 / 19  -  Vibrant three-day street festival to mark St Patrick’s Day REPORT: KAREN GWEE karengsc@sph.com.sg Get ready for a big and very green partynext weekend. Singapore River One and the Irish community here are pulling out all the stops with a three-day street festival from
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      Lock icon 3 days of food, fun and frolicking
      253 18 / 19 FRIDAY, MARCH 15 6.30pm to 8.30pm: Go on an Irish Walking Tour and experience the shared history between Ireland and Singapore. E-mail fun@singaporewalks.com to secure a spot (spaces are limited). 6.30pm to 10pm: Catch the best of Irish music with bands Tri Na
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    • SABAH UNDER SIEGE
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        Lock icon Birthday girl loses cop dad in ambush
        350 20 / 21 Her father had promised a surprise for her 11th birthday. Nur Izzaty Syafiqah Baharin was looking forward to it. But her father Baharin Hamit, a sergeant with the Malaysian police, was deployed to Sabah to battle the armed intruders from the Philippines. Nur
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        Lock icon She gives birth as others flee her village
        460 20 / 21 She was In labour when news spread that the Sulu gunmen who were holed up in Kampung Tanduo in Lahad Datu, Sabah, had entered a village next to hers. Even as her fellow villagers grabbed whatever belongings they could and fled the
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        Lock icon ‘Put your land above your life’
        478 20 / 21 Niece of rebel fighters’ leader tells gunmen not to surrender Stay put, don’t surrender. The Kiram family has ordered its gunmen not to surrender to the Malaysian security forces. They were reminded that their fight for ownership of Sabah was worthy of placing “honour
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      Lock icon For these brides, their marriages are made in hell
      582 22 39,000 girls under 18 forced into wedlock every day around the world The 17-year-old was beaten to death for refusing to marry a man old enough to be her grandfather. She was dragged by her family to be raped, in order
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      Lock icon Forgotten prisoner gets $19 million payout
      238 22 It started when he was arrested for drink driving. Mr Stephen Slevin was held in solitary confinement for two years without trial, after US prison authorities forgot about him. He was awarded US$15.5 million (S$19 million). It is one of the largest federal civil
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      Lock icon Ex-tennis champ wanted for hitting beau
      313 22 She was once on top of the world. After dropping out of the professional tennis tour and out of the limelight, little was heard of Jennifer Capriati (right). Now, the former women’s world No 1 is facing an arrest warrant after she allegedly hit
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      Lock icon COFFEE-POWERED Jozef Kaplan
      585 23  -  In the second of a new series profiling S-League players to watch, the captain of Geylang International spills the beans on his life and his love for coffee TEXT: HEDY KHOO I knew I wanted to be a footballer when... I was nine years old. I watched
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      Lock icon Take off with these daredevils
      423 30 / 31  -  French Aerobatic pilots thrill the crowd at Sentosa’s Siloso Beach REPORT: LYNETTE TAN tlynette@sph.com.sg The colour of the sky may have been muted, but the aerobatic abilities of the Breitling Jet Team were not. The team was in town for an aerobatics display at Sentosa’s
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Our senior executive photojournalist picks his pictures of the week
      93 7  -  MOHD ISHAK SAMON ishak@sph.com.sg CLASH COVER: Chilean riot policemen protecting themselves with shields during clashes with student protesters. The students want President Sebastian Pinera’s government to improve the public education system, in Santiago, Chile. PICTURE: AFP INFORM: A hostess, who
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      161 7 +10Singles +10Singles aged 35 and over and earning less than $5,000 will now be able to buy flats directly from HDB. Previously, they had to find a flat on the resale market. 0 300 new red-light cameras will be installed and 70 more traffic police officers a 50
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      Lock icon Boat sinks after collision, sailor missing
      190 8 / 9 An Indonesian coaster vessel sank after it collided with a ferry off Singapore early yesterday morning. One person was missing and eight others were injured. The coaster, Budi Jasa 18, went down in the West Keppel Fairway, after it collided with the Sea Hawk,
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      Lock icon Celebs and Speaker of Parliament pedal for charity
      136 8 / 9 The two-day Give A Hand! Community Chest roadshow was launched yesterday, with the goal of raising more than $400,000. Speaker of Singapore’s Parliament Halimah Yacob, CEO of NTUC Fair- price and MP for Marine Parade GRC Seah Kian Peng as well as
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      Lock icon Lianhe Wanbao turns 30, celebrates with charity event
      126 8 / 9 Lianhe Wanbao celebrated its 30th anniversary yesterday with a charity event at the HDB Hub Atrium. The highlight was the Lianhe Wanbao CoffeeTalk segment, hosted by UFM 100.3 DJ Huang Wenhong. Mr Chua Chim Kang, editor of the Chinese language newspaper, presented
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      Lock icon FEELING BETTER: 2nd Lieutenant Kamalasivam Shanmuganathan (right) was visited by Chief of Army Major-General Ravinder Singh yesterday morning. 2LT Kamalasivam was presented with the Chief of Army coin, which is given to soldiers who have gone beyond the call of duty. He and Recruit Abdul Hamid Abdul Smad were injured on Friday, when the latter accidentally released a hand grenade’s lever while pulling out the safety pin. Both were discharged from hospital yesterday.
      77 8 / 9 FEELING BETTER: 2nd Lieutenant Kamalasivam Shanmuganathan (right) was visited by Chief of Army Major-General Ravinder Singh yesterday morning. 2LT Kamalasivam was presented with the Chief of Army coin, which is given to soldiers who have gone beyond the call of duty. He and Recruit Abdul Hamid Abdul Smad were injured
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      Lock icon Spike in China inflation
      475 8 / 9 Holiday season spending, rapid credit growth AFP China’s inflation rose more than expected to hit a 10-month high last month. Holiday season spending and rapid credit growth accelerated price rises, official data showed yesterday. Inflation is a key issue for the ruling Communist Party, as it
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      Lock icon North Korea says sanctions will boost its nuclear deterrent
      104 8 / 9 AFP North Korea said yesterday that UN sanctions would only make its nuclear and missile programmes stronger, with the foreign ministry hinting at further nuclear tests. In a statement carried by state media, the ministry said the latest sanctions, which Pyongyang
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      Lock icon Aung Suu Kyi vows to inject new blood into party
      114 8 / 9 AP Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed yesterday to inject new blood into her party and urged members to rise above petty differences, as they elect new leadership for the first time in the 25-year history of the
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      Lock icon Egypt protesters target Suez Canal as death sentences confirmed
      133 8 / 9 Reuters Egyptian protesters tried to disrupt shipping on the Suez Canal, an artery for global trade, after a court confirmed death sentences for 21 football fans from the canal city of Port Said yesterday. But authorities said shipping passing along the
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    • BOOBOO BOX
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        48 8 / 9 Number of gift-wrapped human skulls that have been found around Sao Paulo, Brazil. The first –in cherry-red wrapping was found on Feb 20 in a residential area. Since then, seven others have been found near Mormon temples and consulates. The skulls are old, with traces of dirt.
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        38 8 / 9 Counts of child endangerment a New York mother faced after she hired strippers for her son’s 16th birthday. Judy Viger, 33, denied the charges at her arraignment. If convicted, she faces up to one year in jail.
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        42 8 / 9 Number of people that fell ill with norovirus after eating at Noma (left) in Copenhagen, said to be “the world’s best restaurant”. Patrons of the two-Michelin-star restaurant fell sick over a five-day period and suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea. PICTURE: AP
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        55 8 / 9 vial of blood that has caused a teacher in Norway to get sacked. The temporary employee took it to class, poured it onto a plate and allowed children, aged 3-6, to touch and taste it. When the kids asked how to clean the blood off, the teacher gestured for
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      Lock icon Celebrating Design with SingaPlural 2013
      75 8 / 9  -  ARTIST’S IMPRESSION ’S IMPRESSION TEOH YI CHIE teohyc@sph.com.sg SingaPlural is back after its inaugural edition last year. This visual festival showcases the best architecture, landscape-, interior-, furniture-, graphic and fashion designs. The event runs until March 15 and has over 350 installations. It also has
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  • THEN & NOW
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      Lock icon Gone but never forgotten
      1168 10 / 11  -  Ten years ago this month, S’pore was gripped by the outbreak ofSars. Fora few, the deadly virus devastated their lives. Two people share the great sacrifice they had to make JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg His was one of the most heart-rending stories to come from the Sars
      PICTURE COURTESY OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KOH WOON PUAY; ST FILE PICTURES  -  1,168 words
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      Lock icon SARS TIMELINE
      646 10 / 11 MARCH 1,2003 Two women are admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Both friends, they had stayed at the Metropole Hotel in Kowloon the month before. MARCH 12 The World Health Organisation (WHO) issues a global alert on a severe form of pneumonia in Hong Kong, Vietnam and
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      Lock icon After getting infected, nurse thought: 'I'm going to die’
      797 12  -  Judith Tan For two weeks she could only watch office staff going home every evening from a window in her ward at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). This alone was enough to send Ms Noor Melati Ahmad spiralling into depression. The
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon Minimum wage, maximum concern
      846 13  -  Heartlanders worry that Wage Credit Scheme is only temporary would increased wages remain? MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ureenk@sph.com.sg Of all the Budget announcements, it was the Wage Credit Scheme (WCS) that got heartlanders talking. To be frank, this heartland aunty is somewhat surprised at the level of
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  • AFTER DARK LITTLE INDIA
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      Lock icon Lured by its haphazard charm
      913 16  -  In the fourth part of our series, we explore the places in Singapore that come alive at night ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg @sph.com.sg Little India is a world of contrasts. By day, the area teems with people going to shops and temples, getting their fill of
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A MOSQUITO RESEARCHER
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      Lock icon What bugs her most? Some humans
      895 17  -  BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg “I am a mosquito catcher.” “No. Really?” Miss Suzanna Chiang says that this is how conversations go when she introduces herself. “Most of them think I am joking and look at me with disbelief,” says the 23-year-old, who holds a
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon HED CHEF
      368 24  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Ever wanted to enjoy beef rendang without feeling guilty afterwards? Try cooking this version of the spicy beef dish: Rendang Solo, from the city in Central Java, Indonesia. Miss Watti Hary, 36, a principal makeup trainer, shares her family recipe for the dish, which does
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      Lock icon Rendang Solo
      334 24 Ingredients 500g of beef, cut into large cubes 2 pinches of cumin seeds 1 cinnamon stick 2 star anise 4-5 cloves 4-5 cardamom 2 tbsp oil Salt Water Pinch of sugar For the rempah (spice paste) 2 stalks of lemongrass (use only 7cm of the root, finely sliced)
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      Lock icon Who cooks it best?
      644 25  -  We show, you choose THIS WEEK: POPIAH Compiled by Compiled by Cheovu/Sue—Ann, Karen GI/vee, Lynette Tan and Michelle Fong Long Yean Delights Block 450, Clementi Avenue 3, Kopitiam Opening hours: 11am 11pm daily, closed on alternate Thursdays The popiah is quite delightful. The crunchy bits and
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      Lock icon Making food trucks a hot deal
      486 26  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg In the 90s, a maverick makan-preneur came up with the idea of operating a hot dog food truck. He drew up the plans and applied for licences and permits that did not exist, as it was then a novel idea
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      Lock icon Delish bites from trucks
      529 26 So, we are reviving food trucks here. It was reported recently that the National Parks Board will call a tender for food wagons to be parked in specific parks. They may even serve up gourmet food. An interest in food truck culture took me to the
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon It takes 6,000 Calories to ride
      190 27 In a typical six-hour training ride, I cover about200km at an average of 33kmh. This means I burn up around 4,000 calories about eight McDonald’s Big Macs during these sessions. To replenish this and stay on top of the normal calorie requirement 2,600 calories
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      Lock icon TWO WHEELS GOOD
      411 27  -  TIMOTHY LIM tnp@sph.com.sg As you can see, cycling uses a lot of energy especially when it’s competitive. In endurance races such as the Tour de France, riders compete for an average of six hours each day for 21 days. Exhausting, but that’s the world of the professional
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon Simple, understated sexiness
      748 28 Haji Lane used to be a mecca for cool, quaint finds be it clothes or accessories. But my recent trip down the road was disappointing. Most of the shops were filled with low quality, blogshop clothes far from the stylish finds that used to be there. Luckily
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Best wrist forward
      354 29  -  REPORT: sueannc@sph.com.sg CHEOW SUE-ANN sueannc@sph.com.sg A fine piece of wrist candy can make a lasting first impression. So jazz up your look with an eye-catching bracelet that is sure to help you put your best wrist forward. AFFORD Forever 21 black bangle, $11 Pairing shiny black spiked
      PICTURES ARIFFIN JAMAR, ZALORA.SG, H&M, NEW LOOK, TIFFANY AND CO  -  354 words
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  • NIGHTLIFE
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      Lock icon Don’t count us out yet
      900 33  -  Nightlife group LifeBrandz, which has been in the red, will take over popular nightspots Mink and Royal Room and open a new dance club ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg @sph.com.sg LifeBrandz chief executive Bernard lim has come out swinging at detractors, quashing talk of his company being
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Free travel will be great, but what are the rules?
      809 34  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com. sg MPs called for free travel on public transport during off-peak periods this week. The proposal is considered radical. It’s not radical. I often travelled for free during off-peak periods when I was a kid. I
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      Lock icon Let’s make some noise, you outlaws of love
      741 35  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ong@sph.co.sg Pop quiz, hot shot: What exactly are “outlaws of love”? Could they be people who love Candy Crush Saga so much that they risk alienating their Facebook friends by spamming them with constant requests for
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon Doc, there’s a screwdriver lodged in my forehead
        117 35 AP IT TOOK doctors three hours to remove a screwdriver lodged about 5cm deep in a 25-year-old Polish man’s forehead. One of the doctors who treated the man in the city of Bialystok in Poland said the man apparently fell and lost
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      • Article
        Lock icon LOL! Man arrested for laughing too loudly
        136 35 AP IS IT a crime to laugh? The answer for one New York man is “yes”. Robert Schiavelli of Long Island, was given two summonses for “disturbing the peace”. Last month, police went to his home after receiving complaints from his next-door neighbour
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        Lock icon Man, 106, finally gets high school diploma
        162 35 AP FOR American Fred Butler, getting his high school diploma took a long time. After all, Mr Butler is 106 years old. He was married for 65 years, raised five children, served in the US Army during World War II and worked for
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  • Page 34 Miscellaneous
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Good and bad of new Korean soaps
      624 36  -  BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Presenting two new Korean dramas both of which are still being aired in Korea. But if you are pressed for time, I’d stick with That Winter, The Wind Blows, which premieres next week. With a title that makes me want
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon Rookie Li warned over handling of Alvito
      299 37 Apprentice JL Li (left) has been warned and advised to ride in a manner so as not to arouse queries. This follows the conclusion of an inquiry into his handling of ALVITO, who finished second to I like in Race 5 on Feb
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    • Article
      Lock icon TODAY’S PENANG RACE CARD
      1610 37 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TAN THEAN LOON’S PENANG TIPS RACE 1: 12 Decisive 8 Toshi Toshi 7 Distant Glory 11 Darwin RACE 2: 2 Syce Cracker 1 Ace Amigo 6 Sunny Star 5 Ghost Valley RACE 3: 3 Raffles Pegasus 8 Ghost Speedy 2 Black Supreme 7
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      1676 38 / 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5 1.20 -1100m Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 -04-30 Double S 59 (42) T See* c3 2 (6amg Sam Chua-SS) 2 *****5 Whirlrunner 59 (42) I Saifudin 8 (5nzg J O'Hara-Rake Racing)
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      Lock icon SLAYER (Race 9 No. 3)
      200 38 / 39  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON Judging by his narrow second last start, SLAYER has hit form and should take Race 9 today. It was his best effort from nine starts. In that 1,600m Initiation event on turf on Feb 24, Slayer raced on the speed and
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      Lock icon TIPS SUNDAY
      511 38 / 39 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 7 7 Stride Meteor Andrew Frost Stride Meteor Stride Meteor 7 6 1 Spicy Cat 2 7 5 Double S I’m Superman 4 Genuine Bargain 3 1 2 RACE 7 4 Whirlrunner Golfer 1 Double S Golfer 6 My
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      703 38 / 39 Last Friday’s Singapore Turf Club Stipendiary Stewards’ Report highlights: RACE 1 VAN BASTEN: Slow into stride. FOUNTAIN: Buffeted on jumping. THUNDERING ANGEL: Jumped awkwardly inwards. STREET RUFFIAN: Jumped awkwardly outwards; jockey O Chavez momentarily lost the use of the near-side stirrup iron passing the 200m.
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      Lock icon Super Shadow looks well in
      1692 40 / 41 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI POLYTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,100m) 1 Double S)))Ignore last run on the turf, as previous Poly form has him winning a race like this. 2 Whirlrunner)))Bad start costly last time out and run good enough to follow. Can win.
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      1021 40 / 41 YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND RESULTS RACE 1 (Flemington) 1st 14 Shamexpress ($94-$21) 2nd 2 Moment Of Change ($6) 3rd 8 Aeronautical ($69) 4th 12 Undeniably. Forecast $54. Place forecast $53 (2-8), $16(2-14), $203 (8-14). Tierce No winner ($3448 jackpot carried forward to next race). Trio $1788. Quartet No winner ($6900
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      Lock icon Don’t underestimate Little Men
      2171 42 / 43 RACE 1 (1,000m) JADE CHRISTY (11) keeps finding one or two too good in his past three starts over this course and distance with the tongue-tie and blinkers removed. He was a closing third behind Sea Dragon, second behind Grimmy and a recent third to Dapper
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      1498 42 / 43 GOING FORECAST: GOOD I COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 CLASS 4TURF 1000m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$700,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 BOLERO T K NG W M LAI 133 2 2 SHARE
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S PENANG RESULTS
      458 42 / 43 Race 1 C5 1200m 1 THREE THOUGHTS 57 c 53 (99-27) R Rueven* (2) 1 1 2 (504) 0.75 10 HARD TRUTHS 52 c 52.5 (34-10) M Gallagher (9) 5 4 4 (423) 0.75 XWinning owner: SG Ong. Trainer: S Shanmugam. Time: 1min 11.50sec (Going: yielding). Forecast:
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      Lock icon Shanmugam’s first winner
      111 42 / 43 NST New trainer Shanmugam Subramaniam tasted his first success when he sent out TUXEDO URCHIN to victory in the Pink Rose Handicap for Class 5 horses over 1,200m in Race 1 in Penang yesterday. Ridden a well-judged race by last year’s champion jockey, Eir- wan Khalid, the
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      32 42 / 43 Saturday, March 9 2013 First Second Third 9336 9555 8503 Starters 0181 2272 4163 4677 5005 5387 5930 7008 7896 9719 Consolations 1398 1869 4137 4620 5057 8330 8607 9313 9507 9737
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  • GOLF
    • GOLF SHORTS
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        Lock icon Lahiri holds off Khan to defend title
        228 44 Reuters ANIRBAN Lahiri of India prevailed in yet another play-off at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) to retain his SAIL Open title yesterday. Lahiri birdied his last hole in regulation from 10 feet to tie Rashid Khan on 15-under-par 273 and sank a
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        Lock icon Tough start, but Park stays ahead in Haikou
        280 44 Wire Services WORLD No. 4 Park Inbee of South Korea battled to a two-shot lead after the third round of the Mission Hills World Ladies Championship in Haikou, China yesterday. Park began the day with a one-stroke lead, but lost it to
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      Lock icon Tiger tames Blue Monster
      573 44 AP Tiger Woods struggled on the practice range, and he didn’t feel much better two holes into his second round at the Cadillac Championship yesterday morning (Singapore time). He would not have guessed it would be the day to set a personal record for birdies, much
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  • FORMULA ONE
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      Lock icon No early favourites
      662 45 Wire Services All eyes will be on the usual suspects when the 2013 Formula One season erupts into ear-shattering life in Melbourne next Sunday. But nobody is quite sure which team or driver will set the early season pace. But even if one team dominate and produce
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      Lock icon Defending champs win opener
      85 45 NETBALL THE MAGIC Marlins, M1 Sunfish and Mission Mannas all got their Cheers Netball Super League campaigns off to winning starts at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall yesterday. After the opening ceremony for the 14th edition of the tournament, defending champions Marlins beat last year’s runners-up
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    • SPORTS SHORTS
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        Lock icon Kobe stars in another comeback victory
        182 45 AP KOBE Bryant hit the tying three-pointer with five seconds left in regulation, then dunked for the go-ahead basket with 10 seconds left in overtime, helping the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 118-116 for their second straight come-from-behind win yesterday morning (Singapore
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        Lock icon Lee reaches final, Saina crashes out
        180 45 AFP WORLD No. 1 Lee Chong Wei moved to within one step of regaining the All-England title with a superb performance yesterday which saw him win his semi-final in little more than half an hour. Lee beat surprise semi-finalist Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand 22-20,21-8
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        Lock icon Sharapova shines in win over Schiavone
        144 45 AFP MARIA Sharapova didn’t need too much time out in the chilly wind at Indian Wells yesterday morning (Singapore time), sweeping into the third round with a 6-2,6-1 victory over Francesca Schiavone. The second-seeded Russian dropped her first service game as they traded breaks
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  • S-LEAGUE
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      Lock icon Team of the week
      391 46  -  Three White Swans caught SAZALIABDUL AZIZ’s eye last week as they helped Albirex Niigata maintain their perfect record SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ weekSHARIFF ALLAPITCHAY (DF, Woodlands) IN HIS first appearance of the season, Shariff put in a solid shift and made an early goal-line clearance that helped
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      Lock icon Simunic wary as Wasps revisit Swans’ lake
      407 46  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ BRUNEI DPMM coach Vjeran Simunic shudders a little when he recalls his team’s visit to the Jurong East Stadium, home of Albirex Niigata, last July. “It was the first time we lost by more than one goal last season,” he
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      Lock icon Back Geylang for first win
      771 47  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg HARIMAU MUDA B v GEYLANG (Today, 4.45pm, Pasir Gudang Stadium) THE EAGLES have performed well below expectations in the first two games. Thrashed by Tampines and beaten by Balestier, Geylang are also the only team in the league yet to score. But
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      Lock icon Ihata believes he’ll soar with the Eagles
      555 48  -  JASPAL SINGH jsgrewal@sph.com.sg Life was a bed of roses for Shotaro Ihata just two years ago. The Japanese had an outstanding debut season in the S-League, scoring 22 goals for Albirex Niigata to finish third in the top scorers’ chart. At the end
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      Lock icon Kanan sure Geylang can bounce back
      228 48  -  JASPAL SINGH WINLESS and at the foot of the table, Geylang International seem to be facing a crisis. As the Eagles step out onto the Pasir Gudang pitch to face Harimau Muda B today, their coach V Kanan (right) will be hoping his young
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      Lock icon ‘Destiny’ took this free spirit to Brunei
      1057 49  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Vjeran Simunic is something of a free spirit. The Brunei DPMM coach has plied his trade at almost 30 clubs in just 19 years of coaching, and says it is “destiny” that took him to this side of the
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  • EPL
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      Lock icon Agbonlahor wins it to save Baker’s blushes for Villa
      595 50 READING 1 (Baker 32 og) ASTON VILLA 2 (Benteke 33, Agbonlahor 45) ASTON VILLA recovered from a calamitous Nathan Baker own goal to haul themselves out of the relegation places with victory at fellow strugglers Reading. The Royals were gifted the
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      Lock icon New boys give QPR the edge
      214 50 QPR 3 (Remy 30, Townsend 70, Jenas 90) SUNDERLAND 1 (Fletcher 20) JANUARY acquisitions Andros Townsend and Jermaine Jenas both struck half-volleys as QPR’s survival hopes received a boost against Sunderland. The pair may not have got much of a look in under Harry
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      Lock icon De Guzman agony hands it to Albion
      632 51 WEST BROM 2 (Lukaku 40, De Guzman 61 og) SWANSEA CITY 1 (Moore 33) WEST BROM kept up their push for a European place, but needed an own goal from Swansea midfielder Jonathan de Guzman to seal victory. League Cup winners Swansea started
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      Lock icon Boruc penalty save earns Saints a point
      315 51 NORWICH CITY 0 SOUTHAMPTON 0 NORWICH captain Grant Holt saw his stoppage-time penalty saved as Southampton battled to a goalless draw in atrocious conditions at Carrow Road. With heavy rain before kick-off being followed by sleet, neither side was able to get any
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      Lock icon Liverpool shouldn’t worry about Bale
      818 52 / 53  -  Rodgers should instead leave Spurs to fret GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg Inter Milan focused on the magic in his boots, but failed to watch out for the precision of his head. Merely six minutes had passed when an unmarked Gareth Bale directed his header into the
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      Lock icon 50 on his mind
      747 52 / 53 Suarez can reach scoring landmark as he bids to keep slim top-four hopes alive PA Sport Luis Suarez admits Liverpool have to beat Tottenham at Anfield tonight if their distant hopes of Champions League qualification are to stay alive. The Reds trail fourth-placed Chelsea by 10
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      Lock icon Laudrup commits future to Swansea
      114 52 / 53 Reuters SWANSEA City manager Michael Laudrup on Friday signed a new contract to run until June 2015, ending speculation about his future after helping the Welsh side to a first major trophy the League Cup in their centenary season. “I know there has been a
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  • FA CUP
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      Lock icon Toffees torn to ribbons
      672 54 / 55  -  YOUR ENGLISH KAKI IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK QUARTER-FINAL EVERTON 0 WIGAN 3 (Maynor Figueroa 30, Callum McManaman 31, Jordi Gomez 33) This was humiliating. Everton’s supporters arrived at Goodison Park expecting a routine victory and a trip to Wembley for the FA Cup
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      Lock icon CLOCK WATCH
      157 54 / 55 30min– Who told little Leon Osman to mark Maynor Figueroa?! The Honduran defender rises above the pint-sized Englishman and hammers his header home. That goal was an emphatic argument in favour of zonal marking. 31min– Goodness me! Phil Neville needlessly gives the ball away and Everton are instantly
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      Lock icon Martinez hails ‘incredible’ performance
      457 54 / 55 PA Sport WIGAN manager Roberto Martinez saluted his team’s all-round performance after the Latics scored three times in four wild minutes to stun Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park yesterday and reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s 81 -year
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      Lock icon Balotelli scores as Milan continue run
      413 54 / 55 SERIE A AFP GENOA 0 AC MILAN 2 (Giampaolo Pazzini 22, Mario Balotelli 60) MARIO Balotelli grabbed the headlines again as 10-man AC Milan consolidated their grip on third place in Serie A with a 2-0 win yesterday morning (Singapore time) at lowly Genoa
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      Lock icon Rooney still prized by Sir Alex
      796 56 / 57  -  Our columnist tells GREGORY LOO that Man United’s No. 10 should start tonight 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 football
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      Lock icon Never kick a man when he’s down
      474 56 / 57 FOOTBALL AND LIFE LESSON #213 FROM FERGIE: Wire Services MANCHESTER United host holders Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-final tomorrow morning (Singapore time) with Alex Ferguson’s often fractious relationship with managerial counterpart Rafael Benitez poised for a ceasefire of sorts. The pair regularly
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      Lock icon Keep calm and do what I couldn’t: Blackburn manager
      407 56 / 57 PA Sport MICHAEL Appleton has encouraged his Blackburn squad to keep their cool amid a hostile atmosphere at Millwall tonight something he once failed to do as a player. Blackburn take on their Championship counterparts at The Den in an FA
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  • MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE
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      Lock icon Stylish Shahfiq
      610 58 / 59  -  Sundram’s men enter break on a high, but much work needed to sustain title challenge ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg LIONSXII 1 (Shahfiq Ghani 88) KELANTAN 0 A drab 0-0 draw was on the cards at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Until the 88th minute, visitors Kelantan, the reigning
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      Lock icon MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
      349 58 / 59 11 min: Keita Mandjou manages a beautiful shot past Izwan Mahbud, but the Guinean is ruled offside. 39min: Kelantan captain Badhri Radzi tries to catch Izwan out with a long-range shot, but the ball goes just wide. 66min: Shahfiq Ghani is played in by an excellent ball from
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      Lock icon Blackburn want Hariss on attachment
      355 58 / 59  -  ALI KASIM HARISS Harun still has four months left before completing his National Service in the Singapore Police Force. Already, the Singapore midfield star and LionsXII ace (right) has received an offer for an overseas attachment once his NS stint ends in August. English Championship
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    • ON TV
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        224 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: I NEWCASTLE v STOKE SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium), 11 pm I LIVERPOOL v TOTTENHAM SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 11.55pm FA CUP QUARTER-FINALS Tonight: I MILLWALL v BLACKBURN SingTel mio TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 10pm Tomorrow: I MAN UNITED
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        13 58 / 59 ALL-ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP Tonight: I FINALS StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 8pm
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        46 58 / 59 NBA Today: I ATLANTA HAWKS v BROOKLYN NETS StarHub TV Ch Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8am I GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS v MILWAUKEE BUCKS StarHub TV Ch Ch 202 (SuperSports), 11.30am ABL I MALAYSIA DRAGONS v S’PORE SLINGERS StarHub TV Ch Ch 201 (SuperSports Arena), 3pm
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        18 58 / 59 CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: I DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 3am
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        17 58 / 59 BNP PARIBAS OPEN Tomorrow: I DAY 2 (ROUND 2) StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 3am
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