The New Paper, 21 April 2013

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1 60 The New Paper
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    21 1 the new paper on sunday April 21 2013 j A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS SldJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 085/01/2013
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      78 1 HUNGRY? Don’t miss our 20-page pull-out Breakfast Guide ‘EXOTIC’ SOCIAL ESCORTS IN S’PORE: We know what we’re doing and the money is good 3 Goodbye, Huang Wenyong 1952-2013 Veteran actor dies. His leading lady for 30 years, Xiang Yun: ‘He had such energy on the stage he truly belongs in
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon What would make you take the leap?
      467 2  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg Take the giant leap. Or not. Whatever you do for a living, chances are you have thought about changing your job. Whether it’s what you studied or that hobby you can see yourself doing for the rest of your life
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      143 2 COLUMNS 8 Ground Zero Heartland Aunty on the rising cost of hawker food: ‘Let’s not get nostalgic about prices’ 10 Confessions of a marathon runner: Bloody nipples, torn toenails and chafed crotches are common 35 S M Ong My own variations of the KFC Double Down burger FEATURES 3 Exotic
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      48 2 SPORTS 46 US, here I come YOG silver-medallist Rainer Ng will study and train at Brigham Young University in Utah 48 Holding the fort Gary Lim rates the defences of the four Champions League semi-finalists 54 Liverpool v Chelsea Neil Humphreys says it’s Europe or bust for Reds
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon My ‘big break’
      1350 3  -  Korean receptionist was lured here by ‘talent scout’ hope?Leave escort work here for showbiz continued from Last week Charlene Pang Siew Ting was jailed four months for being part of an online vice ring. Pang is the latest to go to jail for working with foreign agents
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      Lock icon My big secret?
      656 4 / 5  -  Family thinks I’m a model An escort since 18, she sends money back to Russia for siblings’ education and to build home with boyfriend REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg In contrast to Snowy, the next foreign escort we meet is less friendly. The Russian escort is clearly unhappy
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      Lock icon He dies with family by his side
      974 9  -  Fans, stars grieve after actor Huang Wenyong dies in hospital REPORT: KANE CUNICO, BENSON ANG tnp@sph.com.sg Veteran MediaCorp artiste actor Huang Wenyong died yesterday evening in hospital. He was 60 and leaves behind a wife, son and daughter. He is perhaps best known
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      Lock icon Ex-SMRT drivers’ claims baseless: MHA, MOM
      789 11  -  Online video clip: Authorities considering further action REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg The Government has come out strongly against online reports of allegations made by two former SMRT bus drivers. The allegations are baseless, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Manpower
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      Lock icon SWEET MUSIC IS MADE OF DISC
      1457 12 / 13  -  Music fans celebrate vinyl as Record Store Day comes to S’pore REPORTS: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg Try telling people that its cool to buy music physically again and you’ll gets mostly blank looks. Mr Kurt Loy, 32, has spent considerable effort promoting his favourite format
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      Lock icon Warm studio sound still a big draw
      717 12 / 13 The air is dusty, the fixtures look rundown. Outwardly, it does not make for an impressive sight. But don’t let the appearance fool you. This recording studio is still a draw for musicians, both home-grown and foreign. Lion Studios in Commonwealth Drive is
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      Lock icon Care for a manicure before your meal?
      798 14 / 15  -  Some businesses here are using quirky freebies and add-ons to attract customers, never mind that they aren’t related to the company’s core offerings. Benita Aw Yeong checks out two of them. Benita Aw Yeong You could say that at hotpot restaurant Hai Di
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      Lock icon Drink up while you spiff up
      501 14 / 15 This salon’s proposition is simple: Spend on hair and nails, and we throw in a free glass of wine. Nestled along a row of ground-level shops on Rodyk Street off River Valley and Clarke Quay is Blow+Bar. The first thing you notice is a
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      Lock icon Their PAIN for PAINT
      1023 16 / 17  -  Some professionals and businessmen have given up their high-paying jobs to become painters. BENSON ANG speaks to three who gladly took a hefty pay cut to pursue their art. BENSON ANG It took him 30 years, but Mr Marvin Chew has finally realised his childhood dream
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      Lock icon His first solo show sold out
      547 16 / 17 He became a full-time artist two years ago, taking a 80 per cent pay cut. But now, the former businessman, who was earning $5,000 a month then, has sold a record number of paintings with the gallery that represents him. Mr Aaron Gan, 34,
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      Lock icon From fancy restaurants to simple meals
      466 16 / 17 To cover his daily expenses, studio rental and art supplies, he borrowed $20,000 from his sister in 2011. Mr Zhu Hong, 44, now has $3,200 left from that amount. He says: “I know I can pay it back once I succeed.” The China-born Singaporean
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      Lock icon Singapora stripped bare
      803 18  -  UK burlesque dancer with S’pore roots says being nominated for an award is not as important as being a voice for her art REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg She claims to be our nation’s first professional burlesque dancer. Meet Miss Sukki Menon, also known as Sukki Singapora
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      Lock icon Day of tears
      587 19 At one site in the quake zone, against a backdrop of hills, rescue workers dug through the rubble with bare hands. Behind them stood the tiled roof of a house that looked like it had been hollowed out and another building bearing a long crack. Rescuers turned
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      Lock icon Shame, loss, DENIAL
      749 20 Boston heaved a sigh of relief when Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the second suspect in the Boston marathon bombings, was captured on Friday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time). His elder brother, Tamerlan, was killed in a shootout on Thursday. But reactions of the brothers’ family members ranged from
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    • Article
      Lock icon Suspect found, bloodied and crumpled up like ball in boat
      289 20 Soon after the police in Boston lifted the stay-at-home order, Mr David Henneberry went outside to smoke. He saw that the tarpaulin cover of his boat had been disturbed. “The tarpaulin on his boat had sort of been flapping in
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      Lock icon I didn’t know how to sew
      635 21 Brazil’s bikini queen started business in a garage using cow bones Before she became Brazil’s bikini queen, Lenny Niemeyer was locked away in her garage, making swimwear out of old pareos and sliced cow bones. Sitting before this perfectly coiffed blond businesswoman in a
      PICTURES: REUTERS, AP  -  635 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Skinny model craze gone too far
      260 21 The modelling industry has been criticised for its preference for “size zero” models, who some experts claim are unhealthily thin. The biggest eating disorder clinic in Sweden has alleged that some modelling agencies have been trying to recruit models there. Dr Anna-Maria af Sandeberg
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      23 21 To mark SeaWorld’s new initial public offering status, penguins paid a visit to the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. PICTURE: AP
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      Lock icon Mr Stylish Martin Wagner
      527 22  -  Continuing our series profiling S-League players to watch, Tam pines Rovers’ rugged Argentine midfielder lets on to what keeps him looking good TEXT: TNP PICTURE: HEDY KHOO I knew I wanted to be a footballer when... I was five years old. I discovered I had a
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      Lock icon Ubin’s -turn
      897 30 / 31  - U bin’s -turn After a week in which Pulau bin residents thought they would be evicted, The New Paper on Sunday visits the island to see what life is like in the sleepy kampung PICT RES AND REPORT KANE BENJAMIN CUNICO kbcunico@sph.com.sg It may have all been a misunderstanding, but
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon Why do we moan about higher hawker food prices?
      1083 8  -  MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ureenk@sph.com.sg The heartland was abuzz the past week over the survey showing that hawker food prices seem to have increased. This correspondent was greeted by general sighs of unhappiness and/or helplessness during the week’s jaunt. A survey by
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A MARATHON RUNNER
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      Lock icon Bloody nipples, torn toenails can happen
      926 10  -  JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg When he is dead tired in the middle of his marathon run, one thought that keeps him going is another marathon of sorts. Mr Mohanadas Kandiah, 53, says with a straight face: “I call it a makan-athon where I just eat
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      36 11 i X L PROTECT YOUR FAMILY. STOP PROBLEM GAMBLING. If problem gambling affects you or a loved one, call the Problem Gambling Helpline for advice and information. KNOW THE LINE NOG NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PROBLEM GAMBLING
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon HED CHEF
      695 23  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Painstaking to prepare? Always hot and spicy? These are some set ideas people have about Nonya food. Itek sio (Nonya braised duck with tamarind and coriander) is a good dish to challenge their misconceptions and introduce the mysterious but delicious world of Peranakan cuisine to
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      Lock icon How we cook everything
      354 24  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg The theory is that ancient man once walked through a fire-ravaged forest and discovered barbecued meat. I don’t think it was a happy discovery back then. When animals and fowl are grilled with their hide and fur intact, it can’t be appealing.
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      Lock icon Barbecue specials
      690 24 I like campfires. Not least because one can sing “kumbaya”, stick some meats or tubers on a long twig, hold it over the open fire and voila, dinner is ready in a jiffy. For dessert, change the meats to marshmallows. Today, this art of cooking your own food
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      42 24 Moojaa Mookata 25 Keong Saik Road Tel: 6536-4780 Lunch: Monday to Friday, 11am to 2pm Dinner: Monday to Sunday, 5pm to 11pm Jang Shou Korean BBQ Buffet 86 East Coast Road #02-11/20 Katong Village Block B 6 to 10pm daily Tel: 6533-8484
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  • LIVE RIGHT
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      Lock icon Eyes, right
      552 25  -  REPORT: KAREN GWEE tnp@sph.com.sg All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and can take a toll on his eyes as well. Long work hours and poor workplace practices can be damaging to your eyesight. Mr Lee S. K, optometrist at Mr Eyewear, and Miss Ruth
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon Trendy & not ‘auntie’
      674 26 Trendy not ‘auntie’ I often write off stores with a plain sign at the shopfront and frumpy saleswomen milling around. I’ll think their clothes are too “auntie” and won’t appeal to me. But this kiasu secret shopper took one look at the huge sales signs outside one such store at
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      44 26 WATS CLASSIFIED BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT r *n Various learning programmes for the young ones. PAGE C5 Boat equipped for long range sportfishing. CLASS 80 Used pianos wanted. CLASS 72 Find these and other products and services in CATS Classified in The Sunday Times.
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon The eyes have it
      446 27  -  If eyes are the windows to your soul, draw attention to your peepers with a good mascara. CHEOW SUE-ANN sueannc@sph.com.sg Maybelline Magnum Cat Eyes Mascara $20.90 The lift and curl my lashes got from this product was fantastic, and even when used without an eyelash curler,
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      Lock icon THE YOUTUBE TEST
      270 27  -  TESTPutting online advice to the test By Jennifer Dhanaraj One spoon for better looking eyes Username: sasakiashi Search words: eyeliner, mascara This very cute video the spoon talks is very helpful for people like me, whose shaky hands foil any attempt at using a wing tip eyeliner.
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  • NIGHTLIFE
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      Lock icon High society figure
      665 28  -  to DJ for High Society’s new bar ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg @sph.com.sg She’s often seen at high-soci-ety events and as senior director of retail and lifestyle at property consultancy Savills Singapore has brought top brands like Abercrombie Fitch to Singapore. But you could see Ms Sulian Tan-Wijaya, 46,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Why vinyl may just outlive MP3
      315 28  -  COMMENT: ZUL OTHMAN Record Store Day came to Singapore for the first time this weekend. It’s an event dedicated to independent music sellers and the lost art of vinyl appreciation. It’s also an event that brought back memories for me. I was once an
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      289 29 Amazing Gifts When You Subscribe To THE STRAITS TIMES PRINT IPAD SMARTPHONES ONLINE V 9. k THE STRAITS TIMES The big push for more babies BABY BOOSTERS A 9 O n '-r-TIII-..STK MTS TIMES SUBSCRIBE NOW AND BRING HOME ONE OF THESE AMAZING GIFTS! 2 year plan Kew Sou .vJI
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon Silver power
      732 32 / 33  -  In the last part of our series building up to OCBC Cycle S’pore, we meet a man who believes age is no barrier to taking on cycling challenges REPORT: KAREN GWEE tnp@sph.com.sg You might expect someone in their silver years to take things easy. Not Mr Tang Wing
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      Lock icon Going the extra miles
      250 32 / 33 These people will be showing heart in more ways than one. Doctors, surgeons and staff from the National University Health System and the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine will take part in OCBC Cycle Singapore 2013 to raise funds for charity.
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      Lock icon Think about winning
      543 32 / 33  -  RIDE LIKE A PRO TIMOTHY LIM tnp@sph.com.sg Have you trained hard for next week’s OCBC Cycle Singapore? If it’s your first race, you may be excited and even a little anxious. Don’t worry. Even experienced athletes can experience pre-race jitters. Having a race-day plan and being prepared
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      44 32 / 33 □CBC CYCLE SINGAPORE WATCH THE WORLD'S BEST CYCLISTS LIVE! Witness over 60 of the world’s elite cyclists including Olympic gold medallists Stuart O’Grady and Ed Clancy in a thrilling night race. m c *imun Admission is free! Friday, 26 April 8.30pm FI Pit Building
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon No Psy or PAssion on Ubin
      818 34  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg My prejudice is hard to suppress when it comes to the Pulau Ubin debate. There is no debate. Asking if we need to preserve Pulau Ubin’s rustic charm is like asking if we need to stop talking about Psy’s new single.
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      Lock icon Taking it to the Max
      970 35  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ong@sph.co.sg Okay, you just produced the biggest superhero movie in the world ever. Only Avatar and Titanic earned more money than The Avengers. So how do you follow up? Well, you carefully and methodically rebuild. First, you release Iron
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  • TV
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      Lock icon We want good shows, pronto
      527 36  -  BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg We’re becoming spoilt when it comes to TV. We don’t want to wait. We want it now. These days, we’re getting shows much faster after they air in their home countries. Take new sci-fi drama Defiance, which premiered on Tuesday, airing just
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      438 37 RACE 1 SAHORO: Slow to begin; bumped. CALIFORNIA KID: Bumped; hampered. GENUINE BARGAIN: Hampered on jumping. SHINKANSEN: Jumped inwards. FLY FREELY: Raced wide without cover throughout. BABY FACE: Raced wide without cover throughout. FUMIKO Raced keenly; inconvenienced when racing tight. ANCHIETA: Took the
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA RESULTS
      843 37 RACE 1 Hastings (NZ) 1st 2 I Am Sam ($33-$10) 2nd 6 Sitara ($16) 3rd 1 Jetset Lad ($12) 4th 5 Princess Katie Forecast $95 Place Forecast (2-6) $23, (1-2) $14, (1-6) $19 Tierce $1625 Trio $170 Quartet No winner ($236 jackpot carried forward
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      Lock icon YES BABA (Race 2 No. 1)
      255 38 / 39  -  BEST BET Tan Thean Loon The last time he ran, I made him my best bet, and he finished second to Silver And Gold after looking the winner. Today, he gets my vote of confidence again in Race 2. Yes, I am talking about
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE A/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      2164 38 / 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD OB 53 D1 12.55 —1100m(Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) RACE 1 1 3-5224 Flag Of Command 57 (55) J Moreira 8 (3ag M Walker-Kim) 2 *****5 Super Jetset 55 (51) K
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      Lock icon First Scoop makes it three in a row
      386 38 / 39 UP-AND-COMING middle-dis-tance performer FIRST SCOOP overcame his hoof niggles to make it three in a row by taking the $75,000 Kranji Stakes C event over 1,700m on the Polytrack on Friday night. After coming off a two-in-a-row, the Desmond Koh-trained galloper was
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S IPOH RESULTS
      735 38 / 39 Race 1 C5 (LC) 1400m 3 ROCKET EXPRESS 57 c 53 (30-11) I Amirul* (3) 14 14 1 (495) C5 (LC) 1400m 13 HONESTLY SPEAKING 52.5 (51-15) K Eirwan (6) 3 4 3 (450) Ns 1 CHINESE STREET 57.5 c 56.5 (25-7) J Shankar (11) 6 7
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      Lock icon Super Ninetyseven for S’pore 3YO Classic
      2366 40 / 41 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,100m) 1 Flag Of CommandHHH In top form and down in grade. Should be too good for this lot. 2 Super JetsetHHH Last win was in this grade. Suited here with leading 3kg-claiming rider aboard.
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
      605 40 / 41 Tan Thean Loon Andrew Frost Brian Miller MrX 1 RACE Good Towkay 1 Flag Of Command Flag Of Command Flag Of Command 6 1 1 10 6 Good Towkay Real Steel Good Towkay Flag Of Command 6 1 6 Duty Free Duty Free Good Towkay Real Steel 10
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      Lock icon TODAY’S IPOH RACE CARD
      3221 42 / 43 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING TAN THEAN LOON’S IPOH TIPS RACE 1: 7 Tavan Bogd 1 BlackArrow 11 Major Step 12 Super Sky Horse RACE 2: 2 Absolutely Win 5 Clown Master 1 Wealthy Man 4 Noble Alpha R ACE 3: 5 Octalert 2 Money Makes Money 4
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      Lock icon Sivan banned 18 months
      384 42 / 43 Jockey V Sivan has been disqualified for 18 months over his handling of JERAM CLIPPER in Race 6 on March 17. He was also fined $50,000. At an inquiry last Wednesday, evidence was taken from Sivan andjeram Clipper’s trainer, C Brown. The jockey (above) was then
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RESULTS
      723 42 / 43 RACE 1 CLASS 4 TURF—1600m CLASS 4 TURF—1600m 7 FOLLOW THE WIND 123(15-7) D WHYTE (9) -1 4 KEEN TACTICS 128 (90-20) B PREBBLE (6) -2 11 ISLAND SPRING 115 (59-13) R FOURIE (7) -3 Trainer: CH Yip. Margins: 2, 1.25. Time: 1:36.90 sec
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
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      32 37 Saturday April 20 2013 First Second Third 2507 6507 0513 Starters 2744 3603 3869 3894 5099 5630 6658 6697 7525 9614 Consolations 0293 0942 2180 2759 4163 5305 6548 7172 7660 9444
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  • NBA
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      Lock icon Charged with caging the Durantula
      725 44  -  Chandler Parsons has his job cut out for him as he is tasked to contain the NBA’s second-highest scorer JASPAL SINGH jsgrewal@sph.com.sg You may not mention Chandler Parsons in the same breath as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James or Chris Paul. But you can be sure
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      Lock icon No free drop from old divot hole
      302 44 THIS WEEK’S TIP: Chipping QUESTION 1: I have hit a beautiful tee shot 200 metres down the fairway, but I have a terrible lie and the ball is sitting in an old divot. Do I get a free drop from the old divot
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  • TABLE TENNIS
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      Lock icon Training contract not a hit with paddlers
      468 45  -  Players in YOG training squad must commit to either a 30-hour weekly regimen or train 20½ hours weekly for three years JASPAL SINGH jsgrewal@sph.com.sg AFTER making a U-turn in its selection process for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the Singapore Table Tennis Association
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    • SPORTS SHORTS
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        Lock icon Magic Marlins stay perfect
        118 45 THE MAGIC Marlins beat the Bedok Kings Vipers 42-23 at the Jurong East Sports Hall yesterday in Round 7 of the Cheers Netball Super League to maintain their 100 per cent start to the season. In other matches, the Blaze Dolphins beat the Sneakers Stingrays 50-37
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        Lock icon Pettersen still ahead in Hawaii
        155 45 SUZANN Pettersen fired a four-under 68 to maintain her one-shot lead after the third round of the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship yesterday morning (Singapore time). The 32-year-old Norwegian reached 14-under 202 to break Ai Miyazato’s 54-hole scoring mark of 206 which was set last year
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        Lock icon Nadal to meet Djokovic in final
        122 45 AFP CLAY king Rafael Nadal survived a storming comeback attempt from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga yesterday before finally holding off the sixth seed to win 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) and take his accustomed place in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters. Third seed Nadal spent 96
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  • SWIMMING
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      Lock icon Rainer heads for Brigham Young
      944 46  -  Backstroker hopes US stint will help him to SEA Games gold LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Rainer Ng’s swimming career in the past few years mirrors a typical story arc in a superhero tale. First, the ascent the 20-year-old won a silver medal in the 50m
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  • FORMULA ONE
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      Lock icon German on pole, but it’s not Vettel
      603 47 AFP German Nico Rosberg saluted his Mercedes team for their overnight work on improving his car enough to land him pole position for today’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The 27-year-old whose sole win came in last year’s China Grand Prix secured the Mercedes team’s
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      Lock icon Lee’s penalty seals it for Home
      288 47  -  S-LEAGUE SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ HARIMAU MUDA B 0 HOME UNITED 1 (Lee Kwan Woo 19-pen) HOME United continued their good form after posting a 1-0 win over Harimau Muda B at the Pasir Gudang Stadium yesterday afternoon. The result means the Protectors have now
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      83 47 Sun, 21/04/13 For the latest live' telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.cotn.sg I w Be6*ire| Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) LW Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 yrs and above during live SB SportsBuzzOKranji (18 yrs and above) Always play with care. [responsibly) Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service.
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  • CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
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      1210 48 / 49  -  With the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mario Goetze and Franck Ribery set to go on a rampage in the Champions League semi-finals, the spotlight is on the ones who must stop them. GARY LIM dissects the defences of the semi-finalists GARY LIM BAYERN MUNICH Manuel
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  • EPL
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      Lock icon Sessegnon bags crucial winner as Cats edge it
      566 50 SUNDERLAND 1 (Sessegnon 45) EVERTON 0 STEPHANE Sessegnon’s second goal in a week handed Paolo Di Canio victory in his first home game as Sunderland eased themselves further clear of relegation trouble. The Benin international’s strike in first-half injury time secured a
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      229 50 WEST BROM 1 (Jones 64) NEWCASTLE 1 (Gouffran 8) NEWCASTLE were left to rue a series of missed opportunities as they squandered a chance to pull away from relegation trouble at West Brom. The Magpies dominated the first half of their Premier League clash at
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      672 51 QPR 0 STOKE 2 (Crouch 42, Walters 77 pen) PETERCROUCH pushed former club QPR closer to seemingly inevitable relegation as Stoke kick-started their battle to beat the drop. Harry Redknapp urged Rangers to keep the faith in the build-up, but even
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      349 51 NORWICH 2 (R Bennett 50, E Bennett 52) READING 1 (McCleary 72) NORWICH won for just a second time in 17 games to enhance their survival claims and all but condemn Reading to relegation. Pavel Pogrebnyak’s close-range miss at the end of the first
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      721 52 Mertesacker’s goal sends Gunners into third spot PA Sport FULHAM 0 ARSENAL 1 (Per Mertesacker 43) Arsenal moved back up to third in the Premier League table as they edged past Fulham at Craven Cottage with both sides finishing with 10 men yesterday. Fulham could count
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      338 52 PA Sport CARDIFF clinched the Championship title when they drew 1-1 against Burnley at Turf Moor yesterday. Malkay Mackay’s side needed only a point to be crowned champions in the early kick-off after already ensuring their promotion in midweek. They looked all but set to claim
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      1119 54 / 55  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Premier League dreams are made of this. A game that neither side can truly afford to lose; a captivating contest with more subplots than Fifty Shades of Grey and more homecomings than a dozen E.T. movies. Liverpool against Chelsea is a fixture
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      475 54 / 55 Chelsea skipper refuses to shake FA chairman’s hand for playing a role in stripping him of England captaincy PA Sport John Terry was at the centre of another storm after snubbing Football Association chairman David Bernstein’s handshake on Friday. Terry still maintains a resentment at Bernstein’s role in
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      236 54 / 55 PA Sport FRANK Lampard has refused to be drawn on a potential Chelsea return for Jose Mourinho. Rafael Benitez’s short-term contract at Stamford Bridge runs out in the summer and, with Mourinho seemingly approaching the exit door at Real Madrid, speculation has mounted that the Portuguese
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      Lock icon Tired Spurs must shrug off lethargy
      743 56 / 57  -  IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg YOUR ENGLISH KAKI Are the wheels coming off Tottenham’s drive for the Champions League? Put it this way, right now, you have to be very careful driving up the Seven Sisters Road. Since beating Arsenal and apparently making a charge for
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      Lock icon Mancini not giving up on title, says Kidd
      536 56 / 57 AFP MANCHESTER City assistant manager Brian Kidd has revealed boss Roberto Mancini has not given up on winning the Premier League title despite what he has said in public. City face Tottenham tonight knowing a defeat at White Hart Lane, and a
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      706 56 / 57 PA Sport MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is stunned Michael Carrick has had to wait until he is 31 for his first PFA Player of the Year nomination. Midfielder Carrick (right) was named in the 2004 Division One team of the year for his performances
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  • MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE
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      Lock icon HOW THE BATTLE WAS WON
      746 58 / 59  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg LIONSXII 3 (Shahfiq Ghani 28, 71, Shahril Ishak 45-pen) ATM 1 (Marlon James 61) Fortress Jalan Besar is safe. Decimated by suspensions and injury, the LionsXII produced a spectacular display of firepower and resolute defence to see off ATM FA, Malaysia’s armed
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      329 58 / 59 16min: Nazrul Nazari darts past ATM left back Safwan Hashim to a lofted ball, and cuts the ball back. Shahril Ishak’s low shot is denied by a fighertip save from Farizal Harun. 27min: Faris Ramli goes on a spellbinding run through the centre of midfield, beating at least
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      387 58 / 59  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ ATM coach B Sathianathan didn’t mince his words when asked what impressed him most about the LionsXII last night. “Their pitch,” he said, referring to the artificial surface at the Jalan Besar Stadium. “It’s not easy (for us)
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    • ON TV
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        158 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: TOTTENHAM v MAN CITY SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 8.30pm LIVERPOOL v CHELSEA SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 11pm Tuesday: MAN UTDv ASTON VILLA SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 3am LA LIGA Tonight: GETAFE v ESPANYOL StarHub TV Ch
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        28 58 / 59 NBA PLAY-OFFS Today: LA CLIPPERS v MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 10.30pm Tomorrow: INDIANA PACERS v ATLANTA HAWKS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 1am
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        15 58 / 59 PGA TOUR RBC HERITAGE Tomorrow: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 3am
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        15 58 / 59 MONTE CARLO MASTERS Today: FINAL (DAY 6) StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 7pm
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        48 58 / 59 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX Today: PREVIEW SHOW StarHub TV Ch 209; SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 7pm RACE DAY StarHub TV Ch 209; SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 7.45pm CHEQUERED FLAG StarHub TV Ch 209; SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 9.45pm
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