The New Paper, 11 August 2013

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    21 1 the new paper on sunday August 11 2013 j A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS Sllii I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA (P) 085/01/2013
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Indebted in life and in death
      593 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg tlie@sph.com.sg Yesterday I found myself standing around East Coast Park. And it was a scene right out of a rather pretty, if a tad bit patriotic, postcard. National Day flags fluttered in the stiff breeze, silhouetted against the bright blue sky.
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      122 2 FEATURES 12 Deep debt, deep regret She earned thousands, but soon found herself in the red on plastic 16 Best foot forward Two young entrepreneurs offering unique shoes 30 New Face 2013 The Top 20 get ready for their time to shine (above) COLUMNS 3 Confessions of an ex-loan shark:
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      50 2 SPORTS 54 Missing Messi Barcelona beat Malaysia 3-1 in a friendly, but miss the injured Lionel Messi 56 Wanted: Mad men Neil Humphreys hopes Paolo di Canio and Jose Mourinho bring some management madness to EPL proceedings 58 Big night David Moyes’ Man Utd meet Wigan in the Community Shield
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  • CONFESSIONS of AN EX-LOAN SHARK
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      Lock icon We held people’s fates in our hands
      1743 3  -  DEBT IN S’PORE Loan sharks struck again last week. A former shark and ex-runner recount how they grew weary hounding debtors MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg It’s difficult to link this man in front of me with the loan shark I had met several years
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      Lock icon Big push against loan sharks
      393 4 / 5 The police have waged a massive campaign against loan sharks and unlicensed moneylending in recent years. There are hotlines to help loan shark runners get out, community-based campaigns to weed them out and multiple arrests to cripple syndicates. The work has been long and hard,
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Masagos to visit Brunei to join Hari Raya celebrations
      98 6 / 7 Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli and his wife, Madam Jumelah Jaafar, will visit Brunei Darussalam from Aug 10 to 13 on the occasion of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Mr Masagos will be accompa- nied by
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      Lock icon Jurong West replaces Tampines as biggest dengue cluster
      89 6 / 7 The biggest dengue cluster in Singapore is now in Jurong West, with 104 reported cases as of Aug 7. The cluster comprises Jurong West Street 74, Westwood Avenue, Westwood Crescent, Westwood Drive, Westwood Road, Westwood Terrace, and Westwood Walk, reported Channel NewsAsia.
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      Lock icon Thailand arrests key human trafficking suspect
      98 6 / 7 AP Thai authorities have arrested and charged a suspected human trafficker who allegedly sold hundreds of migrants from Myanmar into slavery to work in Thailand’s fishing industry, police said. Ko Myo, a 42-year-old Myanmar national, was captured in a raid by police and justice
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      57 6 / 7 TIED UP: The Spanish Police and Spain’s Interior Ministry released a picture yesterday of suspected gang members who were arrested in Barcelona, Spain, for smuggling Chinese migrants into Europe and the US. Spanish and French police said that after a two-year investigation, they have dismantled a human trafficking
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      Lock icon NZ dairy giant faces new milk scare in Sri Lanka
      108 6 / 7 AFP New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, already under pressure over a global botulism scare, is facing fresh trouble over milk powder in Sri Lanka allegedly mixed with a farm chemical. The company said yesterday it had completed a recall of
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      Lock icon US to reopen 18 embassies after reviewing terror threat
      104 6 / 7 AFP The US said on Friday it would reopen all of the embassies it shut this week, except the one in Yemen, after reassessing the Al-Qaeda threat. The US had closed some two dozen embassies and consulates since Aug 4 after
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      Lock icon Six sleeping on beach swept away by hot lava
      279 6 / 7 VOLCANO ERUPTS IN INDONESIA AFP A volcano erupted on a tiny island in central Indonesia yesterday, sending hot ash into the sky. Molten lava engulfed and killed six people sleeping on a beach, officials said. Mount Rokatenda, on the island of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Six drowned as migrants’ boat runs aground
      222 6 / 7 AFP Six illegal migrants drowned yesterday off a tourist beach in Sicily, Italy, after their boat carrying nearly 100 people, mostly Syrians, went aground. “We were alerted just after 5:30 am (11.30am, Singapore time) that a boat had run aground across from a
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      221 6 / 7 We rate the past week’s news good and bad Certificate of entitlement prices ended higher across the board in the latest tender Wednesday, despite a slightly bigger supply of certificates. Motor traders said that increased competition among the premium brands fuelled the rise in prices. Milk powder maker
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      Lock icon INSTALIFE
      72 6 / 7 Capturing life through an app This shot was taken at the roof garden of The Straits Trading Building at Battery Road on Friday, during the last blast of the NDP fireworks display. Lions Club of Singapore Central had invited 80 seniors from the Lions Befrienders Senior Activity Centre at
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Victims’ families together in grief
      481 8  -  CTE HORROR CRASH THAT KILLED FOUR REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Solidarity in tragedy. The parents of Mr Amron Ayoub, 23, showed up at the mortuary to support Mr Song Jihwan,the brother of their son’s Korean girlfriend. They comforted one another to stay strong, a friend
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      Lock icon Body of angler found off East Coast Park
      318 8 Additional reporting by Jeremy Long His body was recovered after a six-hour search by divers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the Naval Diving Unit yesterday. An SCDF spokesman said they were informed of the incident at 11.15am. A rescue
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon What do WE want?
      1291 10 / 11  -  5CORE ASPIRATIONS OF S’POREANS care and housing. What kept cropping up was OPPORTUNITIES PURPOSE ASSURANCE SPIRIT TRUST Our Singapore Conversation REPORTS: BENITA AW YEONG The end product of a yearlong process involving 47,000 people at 660 dialogue sessions chatting for a combined total of 1,645 hours?
      TNP INFOGRAPHICS: SIMON ANG  -  1,291 words
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      Lock icon Living on the credit line
      915 12 / 13  -  As the cost of borrowing rises, people may find themselves living beyond their means REPORTS: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Singaporeans are borrowing more now and many may be in deep trouble, even if they don’t immediately realise this. Plus, with many committed on real estate, if
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    • Article
      Lock icon Trapped in debt to save face
      956 12 / 13 It was a painfully expensive lesson for someone who once earned $200,000 in just six months. The real estate agent, who agreed to tell her story on the condition that we only use her surname, was just 27 years old when she found herself
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      Lock icon 10 years to pay off credit cards
      483 14  -  REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg He took more than 10 years to pay for the mistakes he made as a young man. The 41-year-old father of two, who wants to be known only as Matt, calls himself a card slave. He says: “I would
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      Lock icon The other nation builders
      519 15  -  Pop-up photo booths showcase foreign workers many from construction sites celebrating National Day their way REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg They wanted to put the people behind Singapore in front of the camera. So a group of designers from local industrial design firm Stuck came up
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      Lock icon Perfect fit for your foot
      851 16 / 17 More S’poreans are preferring custom-made shoes over off-the-shelf designs. BENITA AW YEONG meets two new-age shoemakers who design bespoke footwear When it comes to shoes, if you can dream it, this man can probably make it a reality. Want a pair of moody green oxfords
      PICTURE: SHOE ARTISTRY HK; TNP PICTURES: CHOO CHWEE HUA  -  851 words
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      Lock icon Uniquely yours – from $79
      543 16 / 17 Uniquely yours from $79 Miss Seetal Kaur Randhawa believes that women should be able to personalise the shoes they wear without breaking the bank while doing so. Just two months ago, the law graduate from the National University of Singapore decided to start The Shoemaker’s Elf to plug what she
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      Lock icon Good vibrations
      970 18 / 19  -  Singapore-created vibrator gets hot welcome in international market REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Sex sells, and many are buying. Two men here have seen their sex toy start-up smash their expectations by raising over four times their crowd-funding target in just half their allotted time. Vibease a wearable, “smart”
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      Lock icon Shootings linked to gangs?
      491 20 VIOLENCE IN M’SIA: GANGS, SHOOTINGS HEISTS The spate of shootings in Selangor, Penang and other states in Malaysia could be linked to gangs fighting for control of their territories. The gangs’ activities include drug trade and vice. A source told The Star that the police are
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      Lock icon 4 armed men escape with 10 trays of jewellery in shop heist
      200 20 The heist took just a minute. Four armed men entered a gold shop in Plaza Sentral, Petaling Jaya, on Friday and smashed the glass counters, scooped up jewellery and escaped on motorcycles. The Star reported that the jewellery
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      Lock icon Criminals using name of feared M’sian gang
      335 20 It has become one of the most feared secret societies in Malaysia. A crime expert, who did not want to be named, told The Star that Gang 36 was originally made up of Chinese members before it was taken over by Indians. He
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      Lock icon Liverpool winger: I did not hit my girlfriend
      221 21 Liverpool footballer Raheem Sterling (right) has appeared in court to deny assaulting his 20-year-old girlfriend Shana Halliday. The 18-year-old winger spent Thursday night in a police cell after being arrested at 10.30pm following an incident in Liverpool, Mail Online reported. Sterling was
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      Lock icon Raunchy pool parties upset NY residents
      213 21 Residents near a swanky midtown Manhattan hotel are up in arms against it. The reason: Late-night parties at the hotel’s pool, where women are often seen flashing their breasts to fellow party-goers. The pool on the roof of the Gansevoort Hotel on Park Avenue,
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      Lock icon Watermelon way to beat the heat
      282 22 Kids and adults in China ‘wear’ the fruit to beat soaring temperatures China is in the midst of a brutal heat wave right now, with temperatures soaring. And some parents have found a way to help their little ones beat the heat: Watermelon, reported
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      Lock icon Plastic surgeon: Date me and I’ll throw in my services for free
      296 22 That’s what Dr Emil Chynn (right) is offering to women who go out with him. But the plastic surgeon in New York has incredibly exacting standards when it comes to women. He will not even consider changing any
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      Lock icon When $48,000 for a bag is ‘common’
      477 23 Oprah Winfrey’s brush with alleged racism aside, her choice of a super pricey bag isn’t a shock among the super rich A US$38,000 (S$48,000) handbag? For most people, it’s unthinkable. But for the richest sliver of the global population like Oprah Winfrey (above),
      PICTURE: AP  -  477 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon THE Candyman Jordan Webb
      501 25  -  Continuing our series profiling the S-League players to watch, this Canadian winger from Home United Football Club reveals his love for candy. TEXT: HEDY KHOO 1 I knew I wanted to be a footballer when... I was 10 when I started playing football, but I also
      TNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR  -  501 words
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      Lock icon NEW FACE 2013
      351 30 / 31 Average isn’t a term you’d use on any of these contestants. The New Paper New Face modelling competition is in its 21st year and has seen models, entertainers, businesswomen and beauty queens among the alumni. The average age of TNP New Face 2013’s Top 20 is 19
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      Lock icon The journey so far
      493 32  -  REPORT: BHAVNA JAGTIANI jbhavna@sph.com.sg It’s all about the journey. The New Face 2013 finals in October may seem a long way off, but the Top 20 have been hard at work since June. With makeovers, photoshoots and guest appearances plus New Look shoes and Levi’s jeans
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      245 24 BLOCKBUSTER 220 PAIRS OF PREVIEW TICKETS TO BEWON! Set in contemporary New York, The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones follows Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager as she discovers that she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon Braised pork ribs
      547 26 / 27  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg HED CHEF I only like to deep-fry if I know the result would be worth it. Every once in a while, if I know the resulting dish is worth slaving for, I’m willing to go through the hot oil hassle. Braised pork ribs is
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      Lock icon The great S’pore food moments
      351 28  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg Often it’s not just the food that warms the cockles of our hearts and comforts us as Singaporeans. What do I mean? Well, imagine having chicken rice. Then imagine it on a custom-made Waterford Wedgewood crystal plate with compartments for ginger,
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      Lock icon Give these dishes a Singapore passport
      590 28 If these dishes were to star in some food cartoon, they’d probably be singing patriotic songs. “We are Singapore, we are Singapore, we shall stand together, see the line lor” they’d chorus as hawkers and cooks serve them up to a long line of
      PICTURES: KF SEETOH  -  590 words
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon Pretty, pink paradise
      676 29 SECRET SHOPPER tnp@sph.com.sg Stroberi. The name of the shop is displayed in bright pink and in an extremely girlyfont. I almost dismissed it as just another cutesy, ah lian store with an annoyingly cutesy phonetic name. Waiting for friends gave me some time to spare. So I
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      29 32 ®SUBARU Motorlmage M NEW FACE 13 Official Footwear and Accessories: Get more information via the New Face website (www.tnp.sg/newface2013), Facebook page (www.facebook.com/thenewpapernewface), Twitter account (@TNPNewFace) and Instagram account (TNPNewFace)
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Look good with liquid
      367 33  -  Eyes are the windows to the soul, they say. Well, it can’t hurt making those windows look better with liquid eyeliner JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Ettusais Liquid Eyeliner WP $25 This eyeliner is similar to the Stila one (above) in that it is also like a pen.
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      Lock icon THE YOUTUBE TEST
      263 33 TESTPutting online advice to the test Easy Ways To Use Liquid Liner Username: MichellePhan Search terms: Liquid eyeliner, easy, catliner It’s hard to fault Michelle Phan. Surely she’s going to make that leap from online guru to TV expert. If you are not used to liquid eyeliner,
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon Get on the work cycle
      1049 34 / 35  -  Going to work by bike isn’t as difficult as you think. You might even have fun REPORT: AZIM AZMAN maazman@sph.com.sg Forget fuming in traffic congestions or squeezing in train carriages. Use pedal power to get to work. Many people prefer to travel to work and
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      140 34 / 35 IT’S BACK! Yes, it’s another chance for you to ride an icon. Be one of 10 readers to ride a Harley-Davidson of your choice AND enjoy breakfast at Bollywood Veggies in Kranji with Biker Boy himself, Zaihan Mohd Yusof. The ride happens August 25 Each winner will also get a
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Will we ever pee in peace?
      808 36  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg NOTES As usual, we’ve suffered days of soul-searching over what it means to be Singaporean and what the future holds for our sunny island. I’ll tell you exactly what it is to be Singaporean. It’s standing in a public toilet and
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      Lock icon NDP or holiday: What’s your choice?
      794 37  -  S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ong@sph.co.sg ACT BLUR And another National Day is over. So how was it for you? Did you enjoy the parade? Or did you give it a miss and take advantage of the extra long weekend by leaving Singapore on its
      TNP PICTURE: JONATHAN CHOO  -  794 words
    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
      • Article
        Lock icon Dead shark found on New York city subway
        136 37 AP NEW YORK City’s transit authority says a conductor found a small dead shark aboard a subway train in Queens, US, on Wednesday. The conductor asked passengers to leave the cabin and closed it off. The train continued to the end of
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      • Article
        Lock icon Girls win case over ‘Boobies’ bracelets
        113 37 Reuters AFTER being suspended from a US school for refusing to remove “I (heart sign) Boobies!” bracelets, two girls said they feel vindicated by an appeals court that says their free speech rights were violated. The bracelets were in support of breast cancer awareness.
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        Lock icon She offers to breastfeed gay parents’ babies
        137 37 Reuters A WOMAN has posted an offer on a French website to breastfeed babies of homosexual male couples for 100 euros (S$168) a day. In May, France joined more than a dozen countries in legalising marriage and adoption of children by samesex couples.
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
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  • NIGHTLIFE
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      Lock icon The secret of Love
      648 39  -  ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg ZulAndra 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. AFTER 7 The local cocktail scene is flourishing. But that flourish comes with a potent concoction of
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Sharp tongues and good old tension
      524 40  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg The Newsroom is cursed. It suffers from that incantation, “Oh, you have to watch this, you’d love it...”. This usually means I stubbornly hold off before dipping into a random episode. Cue a hopeless addiction and shunning the world to devour
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      1003 41 RACE 1 DRAGON WISH: Lost ground on jumping when slow to begin; showed no early pace and trailed the field. SPARKLING STAR: Jumped awkwardly outwards and made contact with HILARY. HILARY: Made contact with GOOD SCORE; had to be eased inwards; commenced
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S SOUTH AFRICA (TURFFONTEIN) RESULTS
      707 41 Race 1 Maiden Plate (F M) 1000M 1000M 13 SHEPARD ONE 58 (20-7) 4 REGAL ROSE 58 11 RUNNING SENSATION 58 (357-43) C Zackey (13) 4 Trainer: Dominic Zaki. Margins: 4.5, 1.25, 0.5. Time: 58.38sec (Going:good). Forecast: $8. P Forecast: $3 (4-13), $12 (13-14), $7
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      1603 42 / 43 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI POLYTRACK MEETING Race 1 (1,200m) 1 American VisionHHH Won over this distance three starts back in BM53. Suited here and should race well. 2 Dragon PlayerHH Won over a mile last start and, while in-form, should find this
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S PENANG RESULTS
      407 42 / 43 Race 1 C5 1300m 5 AMAZING BROTHER 55 c 54 (55-13).......................... LL Tai (7) 3 3 2 (429) Hd 3 CIZEN PURE 56 c 52 (18-7) FYusoff* (2) 2 2 1 (473) 5 AMAZING BROTHER 55 0 54(55-13) LLTai (7) 3 3 2 (429) Hd •Winning stable:
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      1588 42 / 43 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TNP’S PENANG TIPS RACE 1: 6 Ocean Phantom 3 Sarawi 2 Lucky Money 5 Dragon Star RACE 2: 2 Wu Jin 3 Masquerain 4 Blazing Power 1 Big Fortune RACE 3: 1 Carbon Diamond 5 Bring It On 2 Good Code 3 Pagsanjan
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      1620 44 / 45 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 D1 1.20 —1200m(Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****0 American Vision 57 (43) M Nunes 5 (4amg Sam Chua-Gladiator) 2 *****1 Dragon Player 57 (43) LQ Kek* c4 12 (4ag
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      Lock icon WORLD WAR (Race 7 – No. 3)
      102 44 / 45  - WORLD WAR (Race 7 No. 3) BEST BET: BRIAN MILLER WORLD WAR was distinctly unlucky in his last start when he was held up for a run and had to settle for second behind Spring Thunder. Give him another chance. He looks set to make amends in Race 7 and
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA RESULTS
      619 44 / 45 RACE 1 Belmont 1st 3 Thateldo ($9-$5.10) 2nd 2 Spin Da Wheels ($6) 3rd 7 Sanctitude ($11) 4th 6 Quickwittedcharlie Forecast $10 Tierce $82 Trio $41 Quartet $415 Quadro $59 RACE 2 Flemington 1st 2 Tuscan Fire ($197-$40)2nd 11 Henwood ($6) 3rd 4 Ladys Angel ($17) 4th
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      508 44 / 45 Larry Foley 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon American Vision 1 1 11 Thrust American Vision Thrust Zac Warrior 5 7 Regal Salute 5 12 3 6 12 Sky Storm Wairakei Wairakei 5 Genova At Work Zac Warrior Thrust 11 7 Sky Storm Zac Warrior
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      Lock icon My Butler looks eager to serve up a win
      858 46 COMMENTS CO URTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Casino (1,400m) 5 SHADY DEAL (46:1-9-8): Finally broke through for 4 len win (55.0) Almasea, El Jadida 1,300m Sunshine Coast F&M Mdn heavy trk July 13. Took a long time to
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      244 46 12:55 Race 1 CASINO—1400M CASINO—1400M 1 WONDERFUL JESTER AIDAN HOLT 0) 61.5 2 MORE THAN IRISH A BEST (7) 58.5 3 1:09 Race 2 KALGOORLIE—1300M 1 CADIN’S ROCK ............................MITCHELL PATEMAN (16) 58 (D 54 4 KALUANUI MS C SCHMIDT (5) 54 5 SHADY DEAL P
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      32 42 / 43 Saturday, Aug 10 2013 First Second Third 2975 2319 7727 Starters 0119 0406 0861 3116 3923 4971 5935 5969 7060 9282 Consolations 0938 1569 1706 2175 2712 3803 4582 7146 7784 8240
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  • BADMINTON
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      Lock icon Lin and Lee to meet in final
      525 47 AFP The mouth-watering clash everyone wanted has materialised. Defending world and Olympic champion Lin Dan is through to the final of the badminton world championships in Guangzhou, China, after a shaky start against a fired-up underdog. He will meet the top-seeded Lee Chong
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    Lock icon Three national records fall
    145 47 SWIMMING THREE national swimming records were rewritten at the Fina World Cup competitions in Eindhoven and Berlin over the last five days. Quah Ting Wen bettered her own national record in the 200m freestyle when she clocked 1min 58.80sec in Berlin yesterday. She had set the
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  • TENNIS
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      Lock icon Nadal and Djokovic to fight it out in semis
      262 47 Wire Services NOVAK Djokovic and Rafael Nadal delivered crushing defeats yesterday morning (Singapore time) to set up their 36th career clash in the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup. Djokovic hammered France’s Richard Gasquet 6-1, 6-2, as Nadal was equally ruthless with
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      Lock icon Williams advances, Kvitova ousted
      153 47 AFP WORLD No. 1 Serena Williams stormed into the semi-finals of Rogers Cup with a crushing straight-set win over Magdalena Rybarikova in Toronto, Canada. The 31-year-old Williams blitzed the world No. 42 Slovak 6-1,6-1 in a quarter-final that took just one hour yesterday morning (Singapore time).
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  • GOLF
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      Lock icon Dufner fires magical 63 for lead
      849 48 / 49 AP Jason Dufner got on quite a roll after he holed out from the fairway for an eagle at the second hole. Not that anyone could tell. The laid-back player (right) who gave us “Dufnering” hardly showed a lick of emotion during his relentless
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      Lock icon Poor putting leaves Woods behind
      239 48 / 49 Reuters NOT much went right for a frustrated Tiger Woods in yesterday morning’s (Singapore time) second round of the PGA Championship. He putted poorly and lost ground to the leaders on a day when low scores abounded in rain-softened conditions. A heavy favourite coming into
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      Lock icon One club too many and Austin misses cut
      614 48 / 49 AP Woody Austin couldn’t decide whether he should keep his three-iron or go with a hybrid for the second round of the US PGA Championship. He accidentally went with both, which cost him four shots and a chance to play over the
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      Lock icon Tip of the week: Pitching
      173 48 / 49 THE “pitching shot” is typically used for distances from 10 to 70 yards, and it is a shot which spends more time in the air than on the ground. The most important rule to remember is to fly the ball beyond the flag. If the
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      Lock icon Taiwanese duo in front with matching 67s
      169 48 / 49 LOCAL prospects, Yeh Wei-tze and amateur Lee Chieh-po delighted the home crowd when they fired matching fiveunder 67s to share the third-round lead at the Ballantine’s Taiwan Championship in Taipeh yesterday. The duo, who returned with the day’s lowest score, kept the Taiwanese
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      Lock icon Injured Atthaphon regains lead
      157 48 / 49 THAI journeyman Atthaphon Sriboonkaew continued to give credence to the old saying of “beware the injured golfer” by snatching the lead in the Singha Chiangmai Open with an accomplished four-under 67 yesterday. Atthaphon, still suffering from bruising on his left side after he was struck by
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  • ATHLETICS
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      577 50 / 51 Italy’s Straneo, who had spleen removed, overcomes odds to win marathon medal Wire Services After doctors removed her spleen three years ago, Valeria Straneo thought her running career was over. But the 37-year-old Italian has overcome the odds and even came close to winning the women’s marathon at
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      Lock icon Kang equals personal best in Moscow
      247 50 / 51  -  But S’porean sprinter falters in heats ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg Singapore sprinter Calvin Kang equalled his personal best of 10.52 sec in the men’s 100m preliminaries of the World Athletics Championships in Moscow yesterday. But the 23-year-old, who won his preliminary race yesterday morning to
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      Lock icon Bolt and Gatlin’s showdown tonight
      369 50 / 51 Wire Services ALL EYES will be on the blue riband event of the men’s 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow tonight (tomorrow, 1.50am, Singapore time). Provided both come through this evening’s semi-finals safely, the race should come down to a head-to-head between Usain
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    291 50 / 51 CRICKET Reuters CHRIS Rogers recorded his third half-century of the series to help Australia recover to 148 for four at tea on the second day of the Fourth Ashes Test against England in County Durham yesterday. The gritty left-handed opener nudged and nurdled his way to
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  • Page 50 / 51 Miscellaneous
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      92 50 / 51 Sun, 11/08/13 LW*: Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg LW tgpfc MlRE Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) 1Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 yrs and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 yrs and above) SINGAPORE Ip A Y(i* Always play
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  • FOOTBALL
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      Lock icon Beware the rising force of Asia
      671 52  -  Gulf nation determined to reach Asian Cup, after near miss in World Cup qualifiers ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg They have never qualified for the World Cup, never made it past the first round of the Asian Cup, and are ranked 95th in the Fif a
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      Lock icon Rested Lions return to the grind
      397 52  -  ALI KASIM A FESTIVE holiday and a celebrity appearance at the National Day parade kept the Singapore national team away from the football pitch last Thursday and Friday. With an all-important Asian Cup qualifier against Oman on Wednesday, the Lions can ill-afford the time-off.
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      Lock icon FA: Fifa should consider moving 2022 World Cup
      625 53 AP The new head of the English Football Association yesterday morning (Singapore time) called on Fifa to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar either to winter or to another country, adding to mounting criticism of the decision to give the tournament
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      Lock icon Guardiola starts Bayern reign with victory
      365 53 BAYERN MUNICH 3 (Arjen Robben 12, Mario Mandzukic 16, David Alaba 69-pen) MOENCHENGLADBACH1 (Dante 40-og) BUNDESLIGA AFP PEP GUARDIOLA began his reign as Bayern Munich coach in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach as the new German league season kicked-off yesterday
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      Lock icon No Messi, many problems
      797 54 / 55  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM KUALA LUMPUR FRIENDLY MALAYSIA 1 (Amri Yahyah 40) BARCELONA 3 (Cesc Fabregas 33, Neymar 43, Gerard Pique 74) Messi! Messi! Messi! The 50,000 Shah Alam crowd chanted the name of the four-time World Player of Year, but to no avail. Argentine
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      Lock icon Khairy: Embarrassing for Malaysia’s reputation
      973 54 / 55  -  Malaysia sports minister speaks out after poor Bukit Jalil pitch forces Barca friendly to be moved to Shah Alam DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Embarrassing. Shameful. Malaysia sports minister Khairy Jamaluddin used the Malay word “memalukan” to describe how the country’s reputation had been sullied as last
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  • EPL 6 DAYS TO GO
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      Lock icon Bring on mad managers
      1063 56 / 57  -  mad and Mancini gone, the likes of Mourinho and With Fergie must step up so that we wouldn’t have a staid EPL di Canio NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg The world needs accountants just as much as rock stars. The rock stars seduce while the accountants file their
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      Lock icon Top four or bust for AVB
      721 56 / 57  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS With or without Gareth Bale, Andre Villas-Boas has no excuses this time around. If Tottenham Hotspur do not make the top four this season, AVB is in a mess entirely of his own making. At Chelsea, he was a young man inheriting
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      Lock icon REALITY BITING MOYES HARD
      1086 58 / 59  -  After a poor pre-season, Red Devils need a result that will settle nerves IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg YOUR ENGLISH KAKI Wire Services REPORTING FROM THE UK The anxiety continues. Another pre-season defeat. More unwanted distractions from Wayne Rooney. Still no big-name signings. This hasn’t quite been a
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    • ON TV
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        108 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES Today: CHELSEA v ROMA StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), 8am EREDIVISIE Today: FEYENOORD v FC TWENTE StarHub TV Ch 208 SingTel mio TV Ch 114 (FOX Sports), 6.25pm AZ ALKMAAR v AJAX AMSTERDAM StarHub TV Ch 208 SingTel mio TV Ch 114 (FOX Sports),
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        24 58 / 59 IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Today: DAY 2 StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 1pm 9pm Tomorrow: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 1.30pm 10.45pm
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        13 58 / 59 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Today: DAY 7 StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 1pm
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        12 58 / 59 ROGERS CUP Tomorrow: DAY 7 StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel),3am
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        13 58 / 59 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 2am
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