The New Paper, 2 June 2013

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1 60 The New Paper
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    23 1 the new paper on sunday June 2 2013 j A SINGAPORE PRE SS HOLDINGS SldJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA MICA (P) 085/01/2013
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      81 1 GROUND ZERO MURDER AT WEST COAST ROAD Casino curbs set gambling heartlanders grumbling Boy, 9, falls from kitchen window. Mother arrested 14 8 June 2 2013 Sexin Sg The real sex prof Raped by my husband My (happy) sexless marriage His 10-year study of local prostitutes 12 Woman reveals her
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon No excuse to put up with abuse
      530 2  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg I haven’t hit a woman. Never have, and hand on heart, never will. I was brought up to believe it just isn’t what men do. Get angry, punch the wall, sure. But never hit a woman. As we were putting
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      160 2 FEATURES 4 Abused the abusers Husbands and wives who made life hell for their spouses 12 Studying streetwalkers Prof uses stories from 10-year trawl through the seedier side to write book 16 No sex, no problem Marriages that work without being intimate COLUMNS 14 Ground Zero Heartlanders react to measures
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      27 2 QUICK ON THE DRAW MDA’s news website licensing scheme leaves the Internet community confused ONLINE “NEWS” EDITOR “NEWS” BLOGGER ONLINE “NEWS” READER TNP ILLUSTRATION: TEOH YI CHIE
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon MY rapist, MY husband
      1102 4 / 5  -  Abuse within a marriage can take many forms physical, verbal, emotional REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg The first year after she walked out on her marriage was the lowest point in her life, says Madam Lim. We are not using her full name to protect her identity.
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      Lock icon MY abuser MY wife
      622 4 / 5  - MY abuser M Y wife REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg It was a scene right out of a movie. His ex-wife lunged at him with a knife in hand, while he was carrying their infant son. He desperately pleaded with her to stop as she chased him around in his
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      Lock icon Have you ever been abused?
      75 4 / 5 We ask 25 men and 25 women “For four years, I put up with my boyfriend calling me ‘pathetic’. Nobody knew because I didn’t want to show or share my problems.” Ms Kaira Tan, 23, public relations executive “I will leave an abusive relationship. Children
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      Lock icon Have you ever abused someone?
      47 4 / 5 “I have verbally abused my partner. But that happened out of frustration, in the heat of the moment. After I calmed down, I realised what I had done was uncool, and I apologised.” Mr Mohd Rizal Abdul Khadir, 35, assistant purchasing officer
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      Lock icon Why abuse happens
      437 6 / 7 Why are men more likely to abuse women? It has to do with the way men are socialised and the gender issue of needing to be dominant. When they feel they are not respected and are losing control, they can resort to violence to regain control. Some
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      Lock icon MY wake-up call
      923 6 / 7  -  An abusive husband talks about how he lost control REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg What goes on in the mind of an abuser? Adam admits to pushing, slapping and threatening his wife in the past. We’re not using his real name to protect the identity of his child.
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      Lock icon What would you do if you witness abuse?
      589 6 / 7 Eight in 10. This is the number of persons who say they will not intervene if they know that a friend, relative or neighbour is being abused by a partner, according to a 2012 survey by the Association of Women for Action
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      Lock icon LTA: Rail audits will take place more frequently
      494 10  -  Authorities vow more checks after fourth rail crack incident in five weeks REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg On Friday at 11.20pm, a rail crack delayed commuters on the EastWest Line. It was the second rail crack in two days and the fourth in
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      Lock icon ‘Too many sad stories’
      706 12 / 13  -  Professor who published book on prostitutes in S’pore say some face danger while some do it to raise families REPORTS: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg He has spent the last 10 years with ladies of the night. Lest you think this is some sordid story of a
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      Lock icon Sex, lies and tragedy
      626 12 / 13 The aim of his research? To explain “the reasons for price discrimination” in the local prostitution industry. Says Dr Leong Kaiwen: “We found that the reasons vary from location to location.” It’s a fact that sexual services in Orchard Towers can be five times more costly
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      Lock icon No sex in 12 years but still madly in love?
      787 16 / 17  -  There are couples who don’t have much of a physical bond but say their emotional ties are strong. Sexless marriages are more common than we think, say experts REPORT: MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg This married couple say they have not had
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      Lock icon Can sexless marriages work?
      762 16 / 17  -  Cheow Sue-Ann Is sex crucial to a marriage? Or can people be happy in a celibate relationship? Psychologists Daniel Koh of Insights Mind Centre and Dr Nelson Lee, who is also a practising psychiatrist, of The Psychological Wellness Centre, weigh in. Why have sex? Sex is
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      Lock icon Message on the bottle
      673 18  -  More companies including schools want their own branded bottled water REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg The latest weapon in the branding arsenal? Water bottles. That’s right. Dr Who, a homegrown company specialising in bottled water and water treatment solutions, tells The New Paper that more companies are
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      Lock icon Was it a bomb blast?
      380 19 6 killed in Manila explosion A powerful explosion rocked an upscale apartment complex in Manila on Friday night, killing six people. Philippine officials said yesterday they still do not know what caused the blast, which blew out the walls of a unit on the fifth
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      Lock icon Oklahoma hit again by tornadoes
      126 19 The US state of Oklahoma was hit again by tornadoes on Friday night, with at least five dead. This comes less than two weeks after a powerful twister struck the town of Moore and killed 24 people. Weather forecasters declared a emergency for parts of
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      Lock icon All set to deliver first Czech quintuplets
      361 21 She may have a family history of twins, but now... The odds are 50 million to one, but she has beaten them to become pregnant with quintuplets without using in-vitro fertilisation. Ms Alexandra Kinova is due to give birth by caesarean section today
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      Lock icon Pilot crash-lands into US home
      247 21 He was sleeping soundly in his apartment when he was awoken by what sounded like a bomb. Mr Thomas Ventura went to the living room and found a single-engine Cessna 177 plane, The Washington Post reported. The incident occurred on Thursday night in Herndon, Virginia.
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      Lock icon Georgian President faces probe over botox jabs
      387 22 In yet another case of a senior official misusing state funds, Georgian prosecutors said on Friday that President Mikhail Saakashvili had spent government money on botox treatments. “A large-scale investigation has been launched over the misuse of the state budget,” prosecutor’s office spokesman
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      Lock icon Teddy bear plays surrogate mother to abandoned foal
      339 22 The foal was found abandoned not long after birth and it ended up having a large teddy bear as its surrogate mother. This interesting state of affairs came about when Breeze the foal was found collapsed from shock and dehydration in Britain’s
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Wanted: Your views on banning display of cigarettes in stores
      128 8 / 9 To combat the rising number of young smokers here, the Health Ministry will be gathering the public’s view on whether to ban shops from displaying cigarettes. The idea is for shops to keep these tobacco products hidden from view, and
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      Lock icon Tharman attends ceremony to mark completion of China business park
      99 8 / 9 Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and Shanghai Vice Mayor and Party Secretary of Shanghai Pudong New District, Mr Shen Xiao Ming, attended a ceremony to mark the completion of the construction of A-REIT City@Jinqiao.
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      Lock icon New road safety measures by LTA starting this month
      121 8 / 9 From June onwards, modified road markings at five zebra crossings in Ang Mo Kio, Jurong West, Sin Ming Road and Bukit Merah Central will remind pedestrians to look out for oncoming vehicles before they cross. This and other new measures were
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      Lock icon NEA refutes Pritam’s statement about hawker centre cleaning
      112 8 / 9 The National Environment Agency (NEA) has described a media release sent out by the Aljunied-Hou-gang-Punggol East Town Council yesterday and signed by its vicechairman, Mr Pritam Singh, as misleading and inaccurate. This follows a letter in The Straits Times Forum and an
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      Lock icon Boy, 9, dies after fall from West Coast Road flat
      358 8 / 9  -  31-year-old woman arrested for murder Benson Ang Neighbours were surprised to see police officers at Block 704 West Coast Road last night. They found out later that a nine-year-old boy had died from his injuries after he was taken to
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      Lock icon US blames China for growing online spying threat
      222 8 / 9 US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel yesterday accused China of waging cyber espionage against the US, raising pressure on Beijing over the issue ahead of a key summit between their leaders. The Pentagon chief, speaking at a Singapore security forum attended by senior
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      Lock icon Taiwan toughens punishment for tainted food offences
      109 8 / 9 AFP Taiwan has revised a food safety law to toughen punishment for lacing food items with banned chemicals, the government said yesterday, after the latest tainted food scandal on the island. A new clause imposing the max- imum life imprisonment and a fine
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      Lock icon Najib plans to reform M’sia’s Election Commission
      98 8 / 9 AFP Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday said he would reform the nation’s Election Commission amid allegations by the opposition that the recent polls were tainted by fraud. But poll reform activists said the proposal was a “band-aid remedy for fixing a huge
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      237 8 / 9 We rate the past week’s news good and bad Passenger traffic at Changi Airport, the world’s seventh busiest for international travellers, rose just 0.8 per cent in April from a year ago, in a sign that the boom in Asian air travel is losing steam. The airport handled
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      Lock icon INSTALIFE
      40 8 / 9 Capturing life through an app This photo was shot at sunrise at the Singapore Turf Club during our weekly “track work” sessions, where we take pictures of horses doing their daily exercise around the track. TNP photojournalist Ariffin Jamar
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      167 10 WE KNOW MOVIES Thursday, May30 *****3 WE WIN! 220 pairs of movie tickets to NOW YOU SEE ME WIN!220 pairs KNOW 2013 p33 MOVIES 23 WE of movie tickets WOLF PACK’S BACK NEVER-ENDING STORY Vin Diesel isn’t driving away after FAST FURIOUS 6. He’s actually gearing up for three more
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A FARRIER
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      Lock icon Scared horses can scar me
      1061 11  -  BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg His work means that his hands often stink of horse excrement. The stench sometimes lingers, despite his best efforts, says Mr Purushotthaman Selvaraju matter-of-factly. The 32-year-old is in charge of putting shoes on horses and the animals tend to step in
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon Why must the Government be so KAYPOH?
      1061 14 / 15  -  Gamblers upset with curbs while their familes back the new restrictions. Some ask... MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ureenk@sph.com.sg The much-talked about gambling curbs came into force yesterday. And some heartlanders are upset. Really upset. Now, I kind of expected the reaction. The last time
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      235 14 / 15 CROCODILE SIGHTINGS 10 of them in Sungei Buloh, Kranji A°, o° c am ft f Pf, fat IT'S A MUSICAL CARNIVAL FOR THE FAMILY! MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA Catch a 'live' entertainment extravaganza featuring an inspiring musical performance. MEET AND GREET RACER CLOVER Meet, greet take photos with our cute and lovable
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      84 23 kb. I Take advantage of the lift in car loan restrictions!* Around 1,400 used cars left. Log on now to www.STCars.sg/4june to view cars eligible for the 100% car loan! CALENDAR days left W\ Car loan curbs lifted till 4 June 2013 Applicable to used cars in the dealers inventory
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon Pay top dollar for top nosh?
      326 24 / 25  -  REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg It’s no surprise that food plays a big role here. Now, it appears that Singaporeans are the top spending diners in the AsiaPacific overtaking Japan. The average monthly dining outlay last year was $321– a nearly 25 per cent increase
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      Lock icon Top restaurants see longer waiting lists
      186 24 / 25 The top restaurants here are noticing longer waiting lists some that even extend to more than a month. Restaurant Andre, which took the top award at this year’s G Restaurant Awards, has a waiting list of at least three weeks. Ms Amelie Filley, the
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      Lock icon Would you pay $67,000 for dessert?
      362 24 / 25 There’s expensive and then there’s outrageous. Here are some of the most ridiculously priced dishes from around the world. Dragon Dog Dougie Dog, Vancouver US$100 (S$126) This most haute of dogs is infused with 100-year-old Louis XIII cognac, topped with fresh lobster and slathered
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      Lock icon HED CHEF
      685 26  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Let’s start with some good advice. Cook plenty of rice to go with this week’s dish. If not rice, then have a French loaf on hand. You’ll need it to mop up the sweet tangy gravy. Housewife Elizabeth Tan, 68, shares her family recipe for
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      Lock icon The choice THIS WEEK: ROASTED DUCK RICE
      462 27 Brought to you by Kapitans by Kopitiam Tampines One Roasted Delights Operating hours: 10am-10pm This was a classic case of a decent dish elevated by its condiments. The duck was tasty and soft, well complemented by the dark sauce, which was flavourful without
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      Lock icon The faces behind the food
      708 28  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg For the past few days, 37 street food masters from 10 countries have been cooking up a storm at the F1 Pit Building and Paddock. It took our network of contacts with local knowledge to identify these masters. Then, we had
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      Lock icon AROUND THE WORLD IN 37 FOOD STALLS
      683 30 / 31  -  THEWORLDIN37FOOD 10 lucky TNPS contest winners get to feast on street food from all over the globe THEWORLDIN37FOOD REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ THEWORLDIN37FOOD djenn@sph.com.sg The heavy downpour didn’t stop him from having a wonderful birthday feast on Friday evening. Lawyer Terence Yeo celebrated turning
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  • NIGHTLIFE
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      Lock icon Substance and style
      645 29  -  AFTER 7 ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg What do you do if you’re disenchanted with the night scene? If you’re Godwin Pereira, you start your own joint. He used to be a DJ and music director of DXO that now defunct NTUC-run club beside Esplanade Mall before moving to
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      Lock icon PATRONS OF THE WEEK
      120 29 PATRON IN THE SPOTLIGHT Peter Milner, 33, the deputy CFO of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas and his wife, Srie Agustina Milner, 32, a fashion label owner What do you think of Kyo? Peter: It’s my first time here. The crowd is trendy, and the décor
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      Lock icon PICK OF THE WEEK
      69 29 No one does chugging, bass-heavy techno better than Chris Liebing. The German DJ, producer and head honcho of techno label CLR has set Zouk’s dance floor reeling in the past with his signature energetic sets. He returns to the iconic club once again to do what
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Foundation matters
      501 32  -  mattersFake that even, glowing complexion with a good foundation CHEOW SUE-ANN sueannc@sph.com.sg NARS Sheer Glow Foundation $72 True to its name, this foundation gave me a healthy glow and relatively even coverage. The product is light and comfortable, and definitely has great staying power. Even without having to
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      Lock icon THE YOUTUBE TEST
      248 32 TESTPutting online advice to the test 10 DIFFERENT WAYS TO APPLY FOUNDATION!!!!. Username: gossmakeupartist Search words: foundation application They say men don’t understand girls and make-up. Meet the myth buster. The guru in this video is a guy, but his advice is better by far than many
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon Mix-andmatch heaven (just not for men)
      755 33 Mix-and-match heaven (just not for men) SECRET SHOPPER tnp@sph.com.sg The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) is upon us again. But while other people cheer and throw caution (and credit cards) to the wind, I groan. To me, GSS stands for the Great Singapore Stampede. Frantically scouring for sales at Orchard Road?
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      51 33 CLASSIFIED BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT Have lots of fun with the brand-new Classified Connect! PAGE C5 Coffee shop in town has a Malay food stall for takeover. CLASS 256 'New method'Mandarin lessons taught by'skilful teacher'. CLASS 621 Find these and other products and services in CATS Classified in The Sunday
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon Art on wheels
      1159 34 / 35  -  Ride it or just stare at it, the MVAgusta F3 is a work of beauty BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg @sph.com.sg They say that great art requires suffering. That could be true, because to arrive at the nearsculpted F3 675, Italian marque MV Agusta went through
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Bring sexy back to save the Flyer
      770 36  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg NOTES The Singapore Flyer has been placed under receivership, just five years after it opened. The wheels on my mountain bike lasted longer than the big one down at Marina Bay. I’d be lying if I said I was surprised.
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      Lock icon So many Instagram followers, he may need an MDA licence
      812 37  -  S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ong@sph.co.sg ACT BLUR It’s not a competition. When Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong joined Instagram last week, the first picture shared on his account was of the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, with the hashtag “#walkinthepark”. The
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon US driver drove drunk while having sex
        152 37 AP A MAN in the US city of Albuquerque faces multiple charges after police allege he was drunk when he crashed his sport utility vehicle (SUV). He was also alleged to have been having sex with a woman at the time of the
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        Lock icon Woman sells positive pregnancy tests for $30
        150 37 SOME people are paying for pregnancy tests. Used ones, which show a positive result, at that. Why? We’re not quite sure, but one woman in the US seems to be tapping into a market on Craigslist. Her ad, originally posted earlier this month,
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        Lock icon Lego gun causes panic on school bus
        169 37 A MASSACHUSETTS woman said officials at her son’s school have backed off plans to discipline the six-year-old for bringing a Lego gun on the school bus. The gun is about the size of a Singapore dollar coin. Ms Mieke Crane said she was
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Big Bang? More like a fizzle
      814 38  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg Yes, it’s popular. Yes, it gets awards. Six seasons in and nerdy comedy The Big Bang Theory is in a hallowed area at the moment. It’s in such a safe zone of global appeal that you could imagine it running until
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      31 38 Ready for your first car? New or used car, you can find it here on STCars.sg. Log on to find your ideal first car today! STCarsSG STCars Google play STCars.sg STCARS
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon Can’t You See That he is going to win?
      794 39 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Toowoomba (1,100m) 1 THE STOREMAN (Runs:10 Wins:3(3G) Places:3): 1¼ len nk 3rd 55.5kg to Tukiyo in 1,000m Suncst Open May 8. 3 CLASSIC BEND (Runs:4 Wins:2(2G) Places:0): 2½ len win 59kg over
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      Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA (TOOWOOMBA/KALGOORLIE) RACE CARD
      289 39 12:36 Race 1 TOOWOOMBA—1100M 1 THE STOREMAN MS S BOGENHUBER (9) 60 -1100M 1 THE STOREMAN 4 ROBERT’S COMMAND BEAU APPO (4) 58 5 CRAIGLEA MASTA K WHARTON (3) 55.5 4 ROBERT’S COMMAND... 5 CRAIG LEA MASTA 6 A TAD APART 7 DEMIVAL 8 GINGER
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      Lock icon PIONEER SEVEN (Race 7 No. 2)
      151 40 / 41  -  BEST BET TAN THEAN LOON THIS youngster won very well in his last two starts and should go on to complete a hat-trick in Race 7 at Kranji today. Two starts back on March 8, the Mok Zhan Luntrained three-year-old scored by 3½ lengths
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      Lock icon FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      505 40 / 41 ALL races were delayed by 10 minutes because lightning and heavy rain in the vicinity of the racecourse before the opening event. RACE 1 BLACK NINJA: Crowded; severely checked; difficult to settle; raced poorly. BABY FACE: Taken outwards; raced wide. QUALITASE: Bumped
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK/SHORT COURSE B) RACE CARD
      2057 40 / 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD C5 D1 1.00 —1200m(Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 980-0- American Gladiator 57 (43) C Brown 3 (4amg Sam Chua-Gladiator) 2 *****8 Sir Fleetwood 56.5 (42) TH Koh* c2 11 (5nzg
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
      547 40 / 41 Larry Foley 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 6 His My Idol 4 1 2 Double S 10 5 5 10 Bulldozer Sir Fleetwood Bulldozer Double S Gypsy Magic American Gladiator Gypsy Magic 3 4 6 1 Wairakei His My Idol American Gladiator 3 2
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      Lock icon First Tothelign for the double
      2139 42 / 43 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S SINGAPORE POLYTRACK/TURF MEETING RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 American GladiatorHH Form poor but Class 5, a good draw and Corey Brown to his liking. 2 Sir FleetwoodHHH Proven performer in this grade. Goes close for TH Koh. 3 WairakeiHHH Has been
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      801 42 / 43 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE 1 Ellerslie (NZ) 1st 12 Our Essence ($45-$13) 2nd 2 Rainmaker ($21) 3rd 3 Belorussiya ($7) 4th 11 Sophie Claire Forecast $192 Place Forecast (2-12) $45, (3-12) $28, (2-3) $36 Tierce $2401 Trio $615 Quartet No winner ($2068 jackpot carried forward to next race)
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      Lock icon Talent takes Oaks, Dettori returns
      254 42 / 43 AFP THE aptly-named TALENT gave jockey Richard Hughes his second English classic win of the season as she produced a stunning burst of speed to win the Epsom Oaks in England on Friday. Hughes, 40, and who had not ridden an English classic winner until
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      Lock icon All rise for Majestic Anthem in Race 6
      2233 44 / 45 RACE1 (1,200m) BERNARD’S CHOICE (1) made up plenty of ground to go close in five of her past six starts, including three runs over this course and distance for a second to Lucky Omens, a fourth behind Hypersonic and a held-up sixth
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      1559 44 / 45  -  GOING FORECAST: GOOD COMMENTS BY PHILLIP COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1200m TIME 12:40 Stakes: HK$540,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 BERNARD’S CHOICE P O’SULLIVAN Z PURTON 127 2
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      572 44 / 45 Race 1 MS (LC) 1600m 1 BLAZING DRAGON 58 (29-9) Jose De Souza (7) 1 1 2 (480) 2.5 MS (LC) 1600m •Winning stable: Lucky Mint. Trainer: M Sukri. Time: 1min 38.10sec (Going: good). Forecast: $10. Tierce: $36. Quartet: $114. Malaysian W/P: RM11, RM5, RM15, RM5.
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      32 44 / 45 Saturday, June 1 2013 First Second Third 7186 8399 0483 Starters 1944 2404 2567 3499 4032 4423 4559 4603 7685 9163 Consolations 1126 1871 1905 4705 5806 6028 6089 7613 8368 9008
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      707 60  -  Samba boys not as strong as predecessors, but Three Lions boss can’t call on stars to take advantage IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com. sg YOUR ENGLISH KAKI Could you blame Roy Hodgson if he had been hoping that health and safety restrictions in Brazil were rather more stringent? After a
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    • FRENCH OPEN
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        Lock icon The past is lost on Nishikori
        528 46 Japanese history-maker not weighed down by his feat AFP Fumiteru Nakano and his exploits at Roland Garros 75 years ago came as a shock to Kei Nishikori, after the Japanese star reached the last 16 of the French Open for the first time yesterday.
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        Lock icon Sharapova, Azarenka survive Paris fault lines
        378 46 AFP DEFENDING champion Maria Sharapova and third-seeded Victoria Azarenka reached the French Open last-16 yesterday, but piled up a combined 18 double-faults and 65 unforced errors between them. World No. 2 Sharapova clinched a 6-1, 7-5 win over China’s Zheng Jie, the world No.
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        Lock icon Inter ponder Indonesian cash injection
        120 46 AFP EMBATTLED Serie A giants Inter Milan could be set to sell a significant stake in the club to Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir, according to reports on Friday. Inter have just completed one of the worst seasons in their history, finishing ninth in the league
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        72 46 FINLAND’S Mikko Ilonen shot a seven-under 65 to take the third-round lead in the Nordea Masters in Stockholm last night. Sweden’s Alexander Noren moved up to second after a 64. Overnight leader Matteo Manassero of Italy dropped to joint-third, with Swede Jonas Blixt (66), after
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        Lock icon Falcao: Spain stint my best
        93 46 AFP A DAY after confirming that he will move to AS Monaco this summer, Colombian striker Radamel Falcao said yesterday that his two years spent at Atletico Madrid have been “the best of my career so far”. “What we have achieved in these two seasons
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    • ATHLETICS/GOLF
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        Lock icon Qi has a fine night in first half-marathon
        383 47  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg It was her first half-marathon at the Sundown Marathon, but Singaporean Anne Qi Hui stormed to the top of the podium in 1hr 27min 35.16sec, more than seven minutes faster than Switzerland’s Jessica Angelique Gabrielli. At about 1am yesterday
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        Lock icon The golf swing, in four parallels
        406 47  -  THE MELVIN SINGH PROJECT ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg MELVIN Singh came crashing right back down to earth. A week ago, the The New Paper’s deputy editor played the round of his life at the Cengkareng golf course in Jakarta, Indonesia. “I hit a 42 (six
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        202 47 AFP BILL Haas notched an eagle and five birdies in a five-under 67 to seize a three-shot lead at the US PGA Memorial tournament before inclement weather halted the second round in Ohio. Haas was in the clubhouse on nine-under 135 on Friday three shots ahead
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        Lock icon Malaysians grab Masters’ double
        510 48  -  LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg She had never beaten her opponent a legend in Malaysian bowling in a step-ladder final. But yesterday, Malaysian national bowler Sin Li Jane prevailed over four-time Malaysian national champion and 16-time South-east Asia (SEA) Games gold medallist Shalin Zulkifli to clinch her
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        Lock icon S’pore bowlers falter in step-ladder finals
        335 48  -  LIM SAY HENG KEITH SAW showed great composure to leapfrog from sixth to third in the final game of the 16-game Men’s Open Masters Finals yesterday at the Orchid Bowl. In doing so, the Singapore national bowler (right) qualified for the step-ladder finals of
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        159 49 CRICKET AFP TWO top officials of the Indian cricket board quit on Friday over an escalating spot-fixing scandal, reports said. Sanjay Jagdale, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and treasurer Ajay Shirke submitted their resignations to the board president,
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        Lock icon U-23s to play twice with Indonesian counterparts
        371 49  -  FOOTBALL DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Under-23s will face the Indonesia Under-23s in an upcoming double-header that will be crucial for their hopes of making it to the Myanmar SEA Games in December. Indonesia Under-23s coach Rahmad Darmawan told Kompas Indonesia: “We have
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        695 50  -  Leaders Tampines aim to collect as many points as possible before new ‘half-round’ kicks in SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Just three weeks ago, they appeared to be cruising to a third consecutive S-League title. But, suddenly, Tampines Rovers are nervously looking over their shoulders. A shock
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        Lock icon Battle on for top-six place
        834 51  -  LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg While the Great EasternYeo’s S-League title race typically gets white-hot towards the end of the year, another race is heating up right now. At stake is a place in the top six of the 12-team table in end-September, after two rounds
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        Lock icon Third in the table, but top of the class
        1811 54 / 55  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ, DAVID LEE and GREGORY LOO give Tanjong Pagar top marks in their S-League mid-term report cards SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ, DAVID LEE, GREGORY LOO TANJONG PAGAR (League position: 3rd) Top marks for... Their swashbuckling style of football. The Jaguars
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        Lock icon Mid-season’s best 11
        444 56  -  A mix of newcomers and seasoned campaigners makes SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ team of best performers SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ AHMAD LATIFF (Right back, Tanjong Pagar) THE FORMER attacking midfielder has thrived in his new role as a marauding right fullback, a position which makes full use of his
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        795 57  -  Wagner may be gone, but S-League clubs must take the risk to attract star quality LEONARD THOMAS leonardt@sph.com.sg COMMENT As the local football season prepares for the second half of the campaign, there will be much uncertainty over what is in store for the 12 teams
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        Lock icon Stop-gap striker, regular scorer
        624 52  -  Converted centre back Cunningham continues hot streak in front of goal DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg COURTS YOUNG LIONS 0 BALESTIER KHALSA 1 (Paul Cunningham 11) He is deployed as an emergency striker, but boy, Balestier Khalsa defender Paul Cunningham just cannot stop scoring. For the third successive
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        Lock icon Tigers good for win
        689 53  -  ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg HARIMAU MUDA B v HOME (Wednesday, 7.30pm, Jalan Besar Stadium) I HAVE yet to see Harimau Muda play one good game on the Jalan Besar pitch. Unlike their predecessors from last season, this Malaysian side simply do not like playing on artificial turf
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        Lock icon Wake up and smell the EPL mess
        987 58 / 59  -  BRAZIL v ENGLAND (Tomorrow, 3am, Rio de Janeiro) NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg One day it’s the state of the Maracana, with safety concerns threatening to derail England’s friendly against Brazil. Another day, it was Roy Hodgson’s Jurassic, robotic lines of four. Tomorrow it will
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        Lock icon Klose deserves my record: Der Bomber
        463 58 / 59 US v GERMANY (Tomorrow, 2.30am, Washington DC) AFP Striker Miroslav Klose is poised to equal Gerd Mueller’s 39-year-old record as Germany’s top goalscorer in tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) friendly against the Americans. But Mueller, dubbed the “Bomber of the Nation” or simply “Der Bomber”,
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        Lock icon Johor survive Pahang scare to enter final
        262 58 / 59 MALAYSIA FA CUP Wire Services FANDI Ahmad’s Johor Darul Takzim lost the battle, but won the war against Pahang in their Malaysia FA Cup semifinal second leg last night. They lost 2-1 but, with the away-goal rule, went through after their 1-0 first-leg
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      • ON TV
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          154 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS Friday: FINLAND v BELARUS StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 11.55pm Friday: CZECH REPUBLIC v ITALY StarHub TV Ch 222, (Football Channel), 2.45am IRELAND v FAROE ISLANDS StarHub TV Ch 203, (SuperSports Plus), 2.45am INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Tomorrow: REP OF IRELAND v GEORGIA StarHub TV
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          13 58 / 59 FRENCH OPEN Today: DAY 8 StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 5pm
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          18 58 / 59 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL Today: INDIANA PACERS v MIAMI HEAT (GAME 6) StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 8.30am
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          42 58 / 59 ASEAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE Today: SAN MIGUEL BEERMAN v SPORTS REV THAILAND SLAMMERS StarHub TV Ch 208; SingTel mio TV Ch 114 (FOX Sports),8pm Tomorrow: INDONESIA WARRIORS v WESTPORTS MALAYSIA DRAGONS StarHub TV Ch 208; SingTel mio TV Ch 114 (FOX Sports),8pm
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          30 58 / 59 MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 2.30am NORDEA MASTERS Tonight: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255,7.30pm
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