The New Paper, 5 May 2013

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  • Title Section
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    21 1 the new paper on sunday May 5 2013 j A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS S|dJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 085/01/2013
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      114 1 the new paper CONFESSIONS OF A BEACH PATROL OFFICER I have to tell women to put their tops back on GOLDEN YEARS? Ground zero: Is retirement becoming a pipe dream for future silver citizens? 18 10 May 5 2013 GOLD RUSH One dealer says: ‘I sold so much, I ran
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon All that glitters is not gold
      535 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg tlie@sph.com.sg There is plenty of conspicuous consumption these days, isn’t there? I’m sure you have been amazed as I have by the numbers of fancy cars on the road. Have you been surprised by the number of designer-bag toting people around,
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      179 2 COLUMNS 10 Ground Zero Retirement a worry for heartlanders 15 Confessions of a beach patrol officer: I had to stop a couple making out in public 29 S M Ong My relationship with Ann Kok, well, part of her anyway SPORTS 44 Badminton Gu Juan loses in Malaysia Open final
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Metal mania
      1447 3  -  The drop in gold prices has sent Singaporeans rushing to goldsmiths, with some buying gold for their teen daughters’ dowry in the far future. Even undergrads are buying gold bars weighing as little as 5g. But will prices continue to drop, and how long will the craze hold
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      Lock icon Undergrad stocks up on gold bars
      561 4 / 5  -  REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Mention gold bars and you’d think of cackling heartland aunties. Well, not anymore. These days, well-educated professionals, some in their 20s, are buying up gold bars, says Mr Zane Lim, regional manager of operations of BullionStar. Set up last August
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      Lock icon Nuggets of gold facts
      576 6 Gold is a precious metal and if you knew how hard it is to extract from the ground, it would be even more so. Mines in South Africa go down as far as 3.6km deep and reach temperatures as hot as 50.5 deg C. One ounce
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      Lock icon Car crashes into shophouse pillars
      314 7 He was on his way to buy supper after a gathering with friends when he lost control of his car and crashed into a pub near the junction of Geylang Road and Guillemard Road. The impact was so great that it broke two pillars in
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      Lock icon Faith, Hope and a pledge of $1,000 a month to help with recovery
      388 7  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Madam Hope Zhong was so moved after reading the story of nine-year-old Faith Naval that she decided to reach out and embody what her name means. The Primary 4 pupil was left
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      Lock icon Students by day... Big spenders by night
      1049 12 / 13  -  Young VIP clubgoers who arrive at nightspots in their fathers’ Ferrari breezily drop $25,000 a night on drinks Gold life REPORT: CHEOW SUE-ANN, KANE CUNICO tnp@sph.com.sg Strobe lights are flashing, the music is pounding. Tightly-packed bodies gyrate around the VIP table where the
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      Lock icon We filled up entire swimming pool with champagne
      473 12 / 13 When it comes to living it up, clubbing is merely a small fraction of the money some young people spend. Those aged between 18 and 21 whom TNPS spoke to say the real big money is spent on house parties. According to
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      Lock icon Is your boss... GOOD or BAD?
      735 14  -  A survey by online employment portal Jobs Central reveals that 3 out of 4 bosses expect employees to put in overtime. Of the 3,000 respondents, 1 in 5 tattled on their bosses’ bad habit of e-mailing them after work hours. Here are other tales
      TNP ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA  -  735 words
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      Lock icon Where will Wilson Raj go next?
      759 15 ??Where Convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal has been on a world tour of sorts. After serving a year of his two-year jail sentence for match-fixing in Finland, Wilson Raj was extradited to Hungary in early 2012, where he is now a witness in Hungary’s
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      Lock icon Caviar, prata or mee?
      1196 16 / 17 Gold class As more private jets are based in S’pore than ever, KANE CUNICO takes a peek at the high life Irritated by long wait at immigration and waiting in line for boarding? Well, if you have US$9,000 (S$11,000) to spare, that can all be solved.
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      Lock icon Rock stars better behaved than nouveau rich
      395 16 / 17 When he sees children with coloured pens, he gets a shiver down his spine. And contrary to popular belief, rock stars are actually well behaved. Not so the nouveau riche, says Mr Duke who, apart from running Prime Jet’s Asia operations, also pilots
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      Lock icon The Technician Indra Sahdan Daud
      612 19  -  In the lastest of our ongoing series profiling the S-League players to watch, the Home United striker opens up about his passions TEXT: HEDY KHOO I knew I wanted to be a footballer when... I was very young, maybe five or six. My first memory
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      Lock icon DAY OF RECKONING
      844 20 MALAYSIA ELECTION 2013 It has everything that an election too close to call could throw up. Sex videos, violence, allegations of foreigners being flown in to vote, allegations of cash being distributed in exchange for votes, bullying tactics. And after a fortnight of no-holds barred campaigning, Malaysians
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      Lock icon Wildfire wipeout
      413 21 Homes of celebs like Brad Pitt and Britney Spears In danger of being destroyed It’s wildfire season again in Southern California, and some of the poshest celebrity pads in Malibu and Calabasas are dangerously close to the latest blaze. Stars like Justin Bieber and Britney Spears have massive
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      Lock icon Hong Kong has too much rubbish...
      331 22 Landfill sites will be full by2020 An army of road sweepers and refuse collectors keep the streets clean in the heart of Hong Kong. But on the outskirts, growing mountains of waste are testament to what campaigners say is an environmental crisis. While the
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    • Article
      Lock icon ...while Norway needs more
      355 22 Please give us your rubbish. We really need it. This unusual call has gone out from Oslo, the capital of Norway. It is so desperate for garbage that it imports it from England, Ireland and neighbouring Sweden. It is even looking at the American market. So
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Indonesia getting civil servants to be flight instructors
      132 8 / 9 AFP Indonesia has started to train civil servants to become flight instructors to meet demand for pilots in its fast-growing aviation industry, the transport ministry spokesman said yesterday. Indonesia is booming, with an emerging middle class increasingly relying on air travel across
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      Lock icon ADB needs more funds to help build infrastructure, cut poverty
      99 8 / 9 AFP The Asian Development Bank faces a funding crunch as it struggles to reduce widespread poverty in emerging market nations and improve ramshackle infrastructure, India warned yesterday. The Asia-Pacific region, despite boasting the world’s fastest-growing economies, is still home to
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      Lock icon Women almost as likely as men to get heart disease
      106 8 / 9 Many Singaporeans have the misconception that heart disease is a s disease, said Minister of State for Health Dr Amy Khor yesterday. She noted that the misconception exists even when figures in 2011 man showed that 29.6 per cent of
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      Lock icon Two teens go missing in Choa Chu Kang
      97 8 / 9 A 13-year-old girl, Chan Si Neng (left), and a 15-year-old boy, Luthfi Abdul Khalid (left, below), are reported to be missing since Friday. Si Neng, in Zhenghua Secondary School uniform (black PE T-shirt and skirt), was last seen at Choa Chu Kang
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      Lock icon WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?
      60 8 / 9 PICTURE BIG The National Geographic Channel Free Pet Shop’s dog-adoption drive got under way yesterday at East Coast Park’s Dalbergia Green. More than 100 dogs are up for adoption at the two-day event. Dog obedience trainers and handlers will be present to share tips with
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      Lock icon Call to ensure greater road safety for cyclists
      360 8 / 9 3 KILLED IN 3 DAYS The Singapore Road Safety Council has urged both motorists and cyclists to do their part to prevent accidents. It issued a statement yesterday, saying there had been three fatal accidents involving cyclists in the last three days.
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      Lock icon Second Israeli strike against Syria this year
      230 8 / 9 AP An Israeli airstrike against Syria was targeting a shipment of advanced missiles believed to be bound for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israeli officials confirmed Saturday. It was the second Israeli strike this year against Syria, and the latest salvo in its
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      Lock icon International students under scrutiny in US after Boston bombing
      112 8 / 9 AP The US Homeland Security Department has ordered border agents to verify that every international student who arrives in the country has a valid student visa. This is a direct result of the Boston Marathon bombings last month. The order, effective
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      Lock icon Great Barrier Reef could lose world heritage status next year
      106 8 / 9 Australia insisted yesterday it was committed to protecting the Great Barrier Reef, after the UN warned that the natural wonder’s world heritage status could be in downgraded in 2014. Unesco said little has been done to address concerns about rampant
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      205 8 / 9 We rate the past week’s news good and bad The Tote Board will contribute a further $301.9 million to its Social Services Fund for the next three years. The fund supports critical social service programmes for the needy and disadvantaged, initiatives to uplift social service standards, and capital
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      Lock icon INSTALIFE
      57 8 / 9 Capturing life through an app This picture of the Malaysian landscape from my plane window seat was taken on April 28, on my return flight from Selangor after covering the LionsXII match. The plane I was in was propellor-driven so it flies lower than a regular jet, allowing for
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon Can you afford to retire?
      1022 10 / 11  -  Madam Florence Khoo maybe getting the keys to her new four-room HDB flat in three months, but she is not worrying so much about the cost of renovation works. With the rising standard of living and job competition, heartlanders feel it’s hard to set money
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      235 10 / 11 HAN FOOK KWANG One fatal accident, many questions GOLDEN TICKEffl WIN UP TO $60,000 Gold Bars and other prizes! V SiV Includes instant Scratch Win Swensen’s Treat! Purchase a Golden Ticket at $4 (U.R $5) from stores islandwide, or Entitled to three chances to win Lucky Boxy instant prizes Plus,
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      120 12 / 13 We make your Mom feel more special with our Brazilian BBQ, delights! Besides an International Buffet spread, enjoy grilled Striploin, Prawns, Salmon, Crabs, Lamb, Chicken and Sausages. RIVER GARDEN COFFEE HOUSE Adult $42 Child $24 6349 4871/72 c yyiaiAeA/ Specials' All Mothers will receive a carnation and door gift. 10-12
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A BEACH PATROL OFFICER
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      Lock icon It’s babe and Baywatch
      880 18  -  BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg He has to be on the alert, not only for swimmers in trouble but also for sunbathers headed for trouble by going topless. Mr Muhammad Yamin Yusof’s duty as one of Sentosa’s beach patrol officers is to tell the women to cover
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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      52 21 INSIGHTS MIND CENTRE Psychological Health Services Services: Counselling, therapy and assessments for children, teens and adults Stress, anxiety and anger management program Psychological health screening Mr. Daniel Koh, Psychologist (Bsc, Mphil(Pysch) HP: 9363 5815 Email: insightsmc@gmail.com Insights Mind Centre Website Address Cog. Reg. www.insightsmindcentre.com.sg 20 Maxwell Rd, #07-18e Maxwell Hse,
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      149 22 When All Else Fails on Your Dandruff, Switch to… Frustrated with dandruff flakes and itchy scalp? Disappointed with your anti-dandruff shampoo? “You can effectively control dandruff with Selsun anti-dandruff shampoo, which contains Selenium Sulfide. Treatment shampoos like Selsun have added medicated ingredients to reduce dandruff-causing fungus versus milder normal shampoo.
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon HED CHEF
      388 23  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Confession time. I avoided this dish for years. Growing up, I couldn’t understand why my maternal relatives who are Hockchew would rave about red wine chicken. They still do. I guess I was put off by its bright colour. Savoury stews in my Teochew household
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      Lock icon Hockchew red wine chicken
      151 23 Ingredients 1.2kg whole chicken, cut into large pieces 6 dried mushrooms, soaked and halved 30g old ginger, sliced 2 garlic cloves, sliced 2-3 tbsp red wine lees 2-3 tbsp rice wine 3 tbsp sesame oil tsp salt 2 tsp light soya sauce (optional) tsp sugar 200ml
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      Lock icon Calling all street food masters
      388 24  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com. sg Let me invite you to think of a delicious meal of barbecued satay. More often than not, we make our order at our favourite vendor, wait for him to grill up those little kebabs, salivating as they are presented. But
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      Lock icon Know your hawkers
      562 24 A few years back, we sent a local roti prata hawker to Napa Valley in San Francisco, US, for a food show and conference. He wasn’t allowed to bring his own flour from Singapore. But the organisers reassured him: “We have over 30 types of flour, from
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      Lock icon The choice
      453 25 choiceTHIS WEEK: ROASTED CHICKEN RICE Kopitiam@ Hougang One Sergeant Chicken Rice Operating hours: 7am 11pm It was a pleasure to find that the chicken here was deboned very well and cleared of cartilage. The slices of meat were thick and tender and the skin not too fatty or
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      40 24 KF Seetoh is the founder of Makansutra is also the creator and curator of the upcoming World Street Food Congress in Singapore from May 31 to June 9. His event will bring some of the world’s street food masters together.
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon KTM are set to... Duke it out
      679 26 / 27  -  Somewhere in Austria, the hills were alive with the sound of motorcycles tearing up the mountain roads at the recent launch of the 390 Duke BIKER BOY in Salzburg, Austria ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg @sph.com.sg With CEO Stefan Pierer at the helm, 1994
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      Lock icon Low capacity is the future
      716 26 / 27 Round the ragged mountain, a posse of us rode. As part of the press launch of the KTM 390 Duke, Mr Sebastian Sekira, R&D, head of street motorcycles led our group of five foreign journalists on a scenic tour of Salzburg’s Alpine roads each on
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      52 26 / 27 WAT-3 CLASSIFIED BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT Need gift ideas for Mother’s Day? Check these out! CLASS 68/100 r> m i Over 500 Indian furnishing items on sale. CLASS 52 Coffee shop units in Simei for rent. class 256 Find these and other products and services in CATS Classified in The
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Excuse me, are you a foreigner?
      820 28  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg Being a foreigner, I took a walk on the wild side on Wednesday and attended the May Day protest at Hong Lim Park’s Speakers’ Corner. Within minutes of the event starting, I had cause to panic. Event organiser Gilbert Goh asked
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      Lock icon Celebrating S’pore’s 17-year affair with Ann Kok’s breasts
      817 29  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ong@sph.co.sg It’s like 1996 all over again. Only instead of the Macarena, we’re dancing Gangnam Style. Instead of watching the White House get blown up in Independence Day, we can watch the White House get blown
      TNP PICTURES: GARY GOH, FILE  -  817 words
    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon Dog’s water bowl started N. California home fire
        131 29 AP A NORTHERN California couple might be able to blame this one on the dog. Authorities said sun refracted off the dog’s shiny water bowl and ignited a fire at Mr Terry and Shay Weisbrich’s Santa Rosa home on Wednesday afternoon. The
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        Lock icon US teen on the run found underneath a mattress
        137 29 Wires A TEEN accused of fleeing from police in Wisconsin, US, was found hiding under a mattress in the basement of an apartment building. Police said Stantavious Sillas, 18, sped off in his car after he was pulled over last Thursday.
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        Lock icon 14-year-old robbed by woman he hired for sex
        141 29 Wires AUTHORITIES in Illinois, US, said a woman allegedly pepper sprayed and robbed a 14-year-old who hired her for sex. Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Katherine Levine said the teenager used his iPad to get the name and contact information for Dareka
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Midas time
      437 30 / 31  -  GoLik Jennifer Dhanaraj Forge about diamonds being a girl’s best friend. The recent plunge in gold prices has meant that the yellow metal could well be your new BFF. But before the shopping spree starts, it would be wise to take note of the different types of gold
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  • NIGHTLIFE
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      Lock icon Location is the draw
      639 32  -  AFTER 7 ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com. sg Zul Andra has been covering Singapore’s nightlife since 2005. He writes about drinking, parties and dance music for various magazines and websites. Follow him on Twitter @zulandra. Call it an occupational hazard. Due to a glut of other parties, I
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      Lock icon PICK OF THE WEEK
      69 32 Her model-like features and sultry choice of clothes set her apart in the world of techno. Russian DJ-producer, Nina Kraviz is at the peak of her career and after a stellar debut at last year’s ZoukOut she returns with a set at Zouk’s discerning club night,
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      Lock icon PATRON OF THE WEEK
      104 32 What do you think of Chameleon Club? I love having both an outdoor lounge area to chill out and a dance club to party hard. There are a lot of good-looking and fashionably dressed people. The DJs are fantastic! The level of service and the friendliness
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  • TV
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      Lock icon A realistic White House
      905 33  -  REPORT: JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg He’s a world leader when it comes to comedy. Armando Iannucci helped change the face of comedy in the UK during the 90s and created a new style of political satire in the 00s with The Thick Of It and In The
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  • Page 33 Advertisements
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      19 33 Veep airs from Monday, May 13, at 10pm on HBO (StarHub Channel 601) and HBO HD (StarHub Channel 655)
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      54 33 TUESDAY IN the new paper L O U D GIRL FIGHT! Sassy K-pop quintet 4Minute put the heat on T-ara and Secret with hot new single What's Your Name? ALL ACCESS Bask in the madness and euphoria of party animal Ke$ha’s new reality series Win a pair of Jabra VOX
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE E/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      1830 34 / 35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD OB 53 D1 12.45 —1000m(Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 386 Manny Pacuiao 59 (55) R Shafiq* c2 9 (5nzg M Walker-Fortuna NZ Racing) 2 *****6 Perwira 58 (53) E Aslam
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      Lock icon RONNIE BROWN (Race 4 No. 4)
      67 34 / 35  -  BEST BET TAN THEAN LOON Like all my fellow tipsters, I think RONNIE BROWN will just bounce away and lead throughout over the flying 1,000m on the Polytrack in Race 4 at Kranji today. The Michael Freedman-trained fourtime winner’s task is helped by the
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
      529 34 / 35 Tan Thean Loon Andrew Frost Brian Miller MrX 1 RACE 6 2 6 Speedy Dwarf 11 Perwira Speedy Dwarf Midlife Crisis 7 6 Speedy Dwarf Double S Speedy Dwarf Double S 6 7 4 Fly Freely Fly Freely Fly Freely Manny Pacuiao 1 4 4 Manny Pacuiao Manny
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      Lock icon LAST FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE STIPES’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      589 34 / 35 RACE 1 SUPER AHEAD: Lame near-fore and was withdrawn. NEWFOUNDFAME: Slow into stride after jumping away awkwardly. LONG FENG: Began awkwardly; bled; not permitted to canter or gallop on the main training tracks of any racecourse for two months, and may not start in
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      Lock icon Ronnie Brown is hard to catch
      1986 36 / 37 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1000m) 1 Manny PacuiaoHH Not disgraced in three starts so far but 1,000m might be a tad sharp. Place preferred. 2 PerwiraHHH Down in grade and his best recent run was with Aslam aboard. Should
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA RESULTS
      490 36 / 37 RACE 1 Newcastle 1st 12 Sensing ($26-$9) 2nd 8 Pink Snow ($8) 3rd 4 General Web ($7) 4th 14 To The North Forecast $15 Place Forecast (8-12) $13, (4-12) $6, (4-8) $4 Tierce $110 Trio $14 Quartet No winner ($86 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NZ & AUSTRALIA RESULTS
      898 36 / 37 YESTERDAY’S NZ AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE 1 Riccarton (NZ) 1st 16 Frost Bite ($93-$26) 2nd 12 Barbara Jennie ($40) 3rd 2 Lautenschlager ($36) 4th 1 Saragarhi Forecast $455 Place Forecast (1216) $108, (2-16) $281, (2-12) $88 Tierce No winner ($1144 jackpot carried forward to next race) Trio No winner ($1840 jackpot
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      Lock icon Danesouth can deliver at a price
      2266 38 / 39 RACE 1 (1,400m) KHAYA (2) is by the new sire Librettist, a Group 1-winning sprinter/miler in France and from the family of a very good sprinter ¾-miler in Australia. He has progressed nicely in his three lead-up trials and certainly merits attention in his
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      Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
      1427 38 / 39 GOING FORECAST: GOOD COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 CLASS 4 TURF—1400m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$700,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 GLACIER BLUE R GIBSON O DOLEUZE 131 10 2 KHAYA J SIZE
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S PENANG RESULTS
      654 38 / 39 Race 1 C5 1600m 8 HAPPY SURPRISER 54 c 53 (27-11) ..........................Lou Ho (1) 4 4 2 (502) 2.5 C5 1600m •Winning stable: J J. Trainer: SH Tan. Time: 1min 37.60sec (Going: soft). Forecast: $20. Tierce: $192. Quartet: $956. Malaysian W/P: RM11, RM5, RM14, RM13. P Forecast:
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      Lock icon Desperate Ladies has the perfect draw
      818 40 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Northam (1,100m) 11 DEVINE LEIGH: Returning from a lengthy layoff. Has the class to win this. Should have the speed to get a position from the wide gate. Top claims. 5 GOVERNOR O’REILLY (NZ): Impressive
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      Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA (NORTHAM/SUNSHINE COAST) RACE CARD
      270 40 12:30 Race 1 NORTHAM —1100M NORTHAM 1100M 1 BIGGLESWORTH KATE WITTEN (8) 58 2 ON CLOUD NINE SMEERES (6) 58 3 STAR KAHN DSTAECK (2) 58 1:24 Race 2 SUNSHINE COAST —1200M AARON MITCHELL (4) 58 4 ALL MY ANGELS CMCCALLUM (14) 58 6
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  • Page 38 / 39 Miscellaneous
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      32 38 / 39 Saturday, May 4 2013 First Second Third 8986 0991 7874 Starters 0348 1279 1802 3881 5587 6840 7956 9115 9642 9662 Consolations 0545 0716 2954 6125 6144 6191 6295 8515 8637 9661
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  • NBA
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      Lock icon King James to retain his MVP crown unopposed?
      589 41 AP LeBron James is getting his fourth Most Valuable Player (MVP) award and the only mystery left is whether the vote was unanimous. The Miami Heat star will be introduced today as the award winner, according to a person familiar with the
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      408 41 WESTERN CONFERENCE HOUSTON ROCKETS 94 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 103 Oklahoma City win series 4-2. AP THE Oklahoma City Thunder were unhappy about coming back to Houston for Game 6. They left town in a much better mood. Kevin Durant scored 27 points and Kevin Martin
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  • GOLF
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      546 42 / 43 Attitude, ability and coping in adverse weather are key, says US captain THE 2014 Ryder Cup maybe a distant 16 months away but United States captain Tom Watson has already identified three winning qualities he needs in his 12-man team to take on holders
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      294 42 / 43 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: QUESTION: I’m a golf beginner and have always wondered about pressing the tee into the ground. How far down into the ground does it go? How high or low should the ball be teed? Doolan: This can vary depending on the ability of
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      Lock icon Charging Els hot on Kataoka’s heels
      498 42 / 43 Little-known Japanese Daisuke Kataoka shot a solid six-under 66 yesterday to lead by one shot over a relentless Ernie Els of South Africa and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger in the third round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters. Kataoka birdied the last two holes for
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      Lock icon Rumford on course for back-to-back wins
      326 42 / 43 AP BRETT Rumford is one round away from becoming only the third Australian to win back-to-back tournaments in the 41year history of the European Tour. Rumford shot a three-under 69 in windy conditions yesterday during the third round of the China Open on the
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      238 42 / 43 Reuters PHIL Mickelson, spotless with his putter, surged into a two-shot lead at the halfway mark of the Wells Fargo Championship by firing a five-under 67 at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina yesterday morning (Singapore time). The big left-hander made everything from inside 10
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      Lock icon Ariya clings on to lead at Kingsmill
      227 42 / 43 AFP THAI teenager Ariya Jutanugarn fired an even-par 71 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to keep a one-stroke lead after the second round of the US$1.3 million ($1.6m) LPGA Kingsmill Championship. The 17-year-old, who is playing on a sponsor’s exemption, stood on seven-under 135
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      31 42 / 43 Have a golf question for Doolan? Email your query to npsports@sph.com.sg. Garry Doolan can be contacted at 9338-5739 or website: www.doolsgolf.com. He teaches at Champions Golf, located at 60 Fairways Drive.
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  • BADMINTON
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      Lock icon Gu: I’m getting closer to first title
      523 44  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg So near yet so far. Singapore’s top-ranked female shuttler Gu Juan came up short in her quest to win a major title when she lost in a tight threeset women’s singles final at the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold yesterday.
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      Lock icon French Open chief: Nadal will not get higher seeding
      379 44 TENNIS Wire Services RAFAEL Nadal will not be protected with a higher seeding at the French Open, tournament director Gilbert Ysern said yesterday. Roland Garros committee member Guy Forget suggested last month that the Spaniard, who has slipped to fifth in
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  • FOOTBALL
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      944 46  -  Singaporean footballer Ridhuan Muhd enjoys fame and fortune in Indonesia DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg HE PLAYS for a title-chas-ing team in the Indonesian Super League in front of packed terraces. For home games, tens of thousands of passionate fans chant his name. He loves the
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      Lock icon Jaguars can upset Stags
      589 47  -  TANJONG PAGAR v TAMPINES ROVERS (Tonight, 7.30pm, Queenstown Stadium) ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg Tampines Rovers should be glad their disastrous AFC Cup campaign is over. Just two points from six matches in the tournament meant the Stags finished bottom of Group H a salient contrast to their
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      Lock icon Admiralty dreaming of League Cup run
      345 47  -  ALI KASIM ADMIRALTY club chairman Francis Donahue Marcel has spent most of the last four months thinking about this year’s StarHub League Cup. In January, the Football Association of Singapore announced that the top two teams from last season’s NFL Division 1 and 2
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  • EPL
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      Lock icon SuperMac swoops to keep Wigan alive
      653 48 WEST BROM 2 (Long 29, McAuley 50) WIGAN ATHLETIC 3 (Kone 39, McArthur 58, McManaman 80) CALLUM McMANAMAN struck 10 minutes from time to see off West Brom and keep Wigan’s hopes of another great escape alive. The Latics twice came from behind before
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      Lock icon Agbonlahor double eases Villa pressure
      311 48 NORWICH CITY 1 (Holt 74 pen) ASTON VILLA 2 (Agbonlahor 55, 89) GABRIELAGBONLAHOR struck a last-minute winner to give Aston Villa what could be a crucial victory in their battle to stay in the EPL. Villa have injected fresh life into their survival bid with
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      Lock icon Decisions thwart City and Swans’ chance for victory
      588 50 SWANSEA CITY 0 MAN CITY 0 SWANSEA and Manchester City played out a goalless draw at the Liberty Stadium as both sides were left cursing two debatable penalty decisions by referee Mike Jones. Swansea, who are now without a win in seven
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      Lock icon Toon point stops rot for Pardew
      247 50 WEST HAM 0 NEWCASTLE 0 NEWCASTLE’S Premier League status remains in the balance as they left Upton Park with a share of the spoils. With fellow relegation candidates Wigan and Aston Villa picking up wins away from home, Alan Pardew’s side are now just
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      Lock icon Toure is City’s big ‘new signing’
      789 51 PA Sport After Manchester United’s swift, emphatic and probably inevitable response to Manchester City’s title triumph last season, few would be surprised if the Eastlands outfit chased some big signings this summer. City’s owners have made their ambition abundantly clear over the past few
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      Lock icon Mancini calm over future at City amid speculation
      449 51 PA Sport MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini has shrugged off yet more speculation over his future. The Italian feels he is not being given due credit for his achievements at the Etihad Stadium as a number of names have been linked with
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      Lock icon BALE-OUT
      863 52  -  Welsh wizard rescues Spurs’ top-four hopes with late winner TOTTENHAM 1 (Gareth Bale 86) SOUTHAMPTON 0 GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg It had to be Gareth Bale. With yet another moment of magic, the 23-year-old Welshman turned Tottenham Hotspur’s misery into ecstasy at White Hart Lane yesterday. It turned out to
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      Lock icon Bragging rights at stake
      713 54 / 55  -  That’s the consolation prize for Liverpool and Everton, who don’t have the resources to compete with the top clubs REPORTING FROM THE UK LIVERPOOL v EVERTON (Tonight, 8.30pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 102) IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg YOUR ENGLISH KAKI They may not compete for titles now,
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      523 54 / 55 Managers play down significance of derby PA Sport Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists tonight’s 220th Merseyside Derby does not represent a significant landmark in the fortunes of both clubs. A win for the Toffees who have not been victorious at Anfield since
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      Lock icon Moyes: Getting to Europe is more important
      299 54 / 55 AFP EVERTON manager David Moyes has insisted winning tonight’s Merseyside Derby away to Liverpool is about far more than personal pride. The Scot has been in charge at Goodison Park for 11 years but has still to oversee an away win at nearby
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      857 56 / 57 MAN UNITED v CHELSEA (Tonight, 11pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 102) Fergie does not expect much pleasantries from Benitez tonight PA Sport Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is not expecting to see Chelsea counterpart Rafael Benitez in his manager’s office when the two teams meet at
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      973 56 / 57 PA Sport Rafael Benitez is confident his side are capable of victory in any match as Chelsea bid to beat Premier League champions Manchester United tonight to improve their prospects of a return to the Champions League. Last season’s Champions League winners are in an
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      Lock icon United must buy players
      825 58 / 59  -  MAN UNITED v CHELSEA (Tonight, 11pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 102) Fox Sports analyst PAUL PARKER tells SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ that he does not agree with United CEO Woodward and Ferguson that the title-winning squad do not need ‘major retooling’ PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg Paul Parker is
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      Lock icon Title secured, but Sir Alex won’t relax
      193 58 / 59  -  PAUL PARKER I KNOW some fans are worried tonight’s Man United-Chelsea game will turn out to be a drab affair, but I don’t think so. Why? Because these are two managers who badly want to beat each other. As a player, I won
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      510 58 / 59 PA Sport Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted he has no plans to offload any of his star men. Ferguson has already confirmed he has a few ideas in mind for the summer, even though chief executive Ed Woodward claimed on
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      Lock icon Ferguson set for hip surgery
      115 58 / 59 PA Sport SIR ALEX Ferguson is scheduled for a hip operation that could see him miss the start of next season. Manchester United have privately confirmed reports that Ferguson is booked in for surgery immediately after the club return from their three-week pre-season tour at
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        175 58 / 59 *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.mio.singtel.com/miotv www.starhub.com/tv *Programme times provided by SingTel StarHub subject to change LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: LIVERPOOL v EVERTON SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 8.30pm MAN UNITED v CHELSEA SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 11pm
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        51 58 / 59 CHINA OPEN Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 209; SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) ,1pm INDONESIAN MASTERS Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 12.30pm WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD),
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        12 58 / 59 PORTUGAL OPEN Today: FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 10.30pm
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        16 58 / 59 WORLD WELTERWEIGHT C’SHIP Today: FLOYD MAYWEATHER v ROBERT GUERRERO StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9am
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      808 53 HULL 2 (Nick Proschwitz 58, Paul McShane 63) CARDIFF 2 (Fraizer Campbell 49, Nicky Maynard 90+5-pen) AFP Hull City are back in the EPL. They clinched automatic promotion in sensational fashion after a 2-2 draw with Cardiff on a dramatic final day of the Championship season yesterday.
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