The New Paper, 2 March 2014

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1 24 The New Paper
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    21 1 the new [paper on sunday March 2 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS S|dJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MCI MCI (P) 087/01/2014
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Trust is two-way street between employer, maid
      406 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg You know it’s a hot-button topic when it can get our editorial team arguing loudly over the meeting table. We were discussing the issue of maids, or Foreign Domestic Workers FDWs in Manpower Ministry speak. There’s been a tizzy of
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      105 2 INDEX 11 22 Hed Chef Hedy Khoo’s recipe for Sotong Hitam TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR INSPIRING STORIES Despite disabilities, people like Mr Jason Goh are overcoming the odds S18 Home star Korean playmaker Lee Kwan Woo creates 3 goals in rout at Bishan 31 MRT woes S M Ong ponders
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon THE QUITTERS My maid’s attitude changed
      842 3  -  Manpower Ministry figures show that only 42 per cent of maids placed by agencies between February 2011 and 2013 stayed with the same employer for at least a year. Employers are saddled with maids’ loans when they leave. But why do some maids quit
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    • Article
      Lock icon 5 maids in 5 years
      498 4 / 5  -  THE QUITTERS REPORT: JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg Mr Rizal, 35, and his wife Siti, 33, have gone through five domestic workers in five years. They request that we do not use their real names as they are civil servants and do not have permission to speak
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      Lock icon Why some maids are unhappy
      326 4 / 5 Maid agencies The New Paper on Sunday spoke to explain why some domestic helpers feel troubled working here and what employers can do to help: No days off Mr Thomas Tan, director of Essential Maids, says it can be quite tough for maids to commit
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    • Article
      Lock icon BY THE NUMBERS
      23 4 / 5 Work permits for foreign domestic workers: 214,500Dec 2013 209,600Dec 2012 206,300Dec 2011 201,400Dec 2010 196,000Dec 2009 Source: Ministry of Manpower
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      Lock icon Boss pays for her stroke meds
      574 4 / 5  -  THE STAYERS REPORTS: MARIE LIM marielim@sph.com.sg She says she has never felt homesick working for her current employer. Miss Rayda Florentino Malana, 40, works for dental surgeon Reginald Teo and his mother at a four-room flat in Potong Pasir. The moment she arrived more
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    • Article
      Lock icon Away from family for 15 years
      453 4 / 5 She feels their absence keenly. Every night, after her chores are done, her thoughts drift back to her husband and daughter in the Philippines. She requests that we call her Maya instead of her real name as she is worried about the repercussions of
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      Lock icon Praise & award for warm service
      670 11  - Praise award for warm service Living with disability #1 REPORTS: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Mr Jason Goh may have an intellectual disability, but the 24-year-old retail associate with popular clothing store Uniqlo is earning accolades. Not only does he earn as much as his peers, he is also paving the
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      Lock icon Her lip-reading skills speak volumes
      559 12 / 13 She is one of the few hearing-impaired individuals who speak and lip-read well Living with disability #2 One would never guess that Miss Ginny Ong cannot hear. She speaks and lip-reads so well that it is hard to believe that all she can hear with
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      Lock icon He lets his art do the talking
      556 12 / 13 Hearing-impaired illustrator-artist sought after by big companies for his skills Living with disability #3 He cannot hear and his speech is limited. But Mr Isaac Liang has such a flair for communicating through pictures and illustrations that companies want him to work on
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      Lock icon ‘Son, you can go peacefully now’
      616 14  -  Dad who paralysed son by throwing him down eight storeys more than 30 years ago, bids tearful goodbye... REPORT: CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg The father looked down at the coffin which held his son’s body and laid an arm on the glass cover. Speaking
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      Lock icon Grandpa, you’re so hip
      344 15  -  Photographer’s series of pictures, where young people swop clothes with their elders, goes viral REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Have grandparents ever looked so fashionable? A photo series by a local photographer has put paid to the old adage “Clothes maketh the man.” The man behind the
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      Lock icon Dirty ...but nice
      711 16 / 17  -  Swedish jazz sensation Dirty Loops were in town for the Sing Jazz 2014festival. AZIM AZMAN and photographer ARIFFIN JAMAR hung out with the trio and found out that they are just as chilled out as their music REPORT: AZIM AZMAN maazman@sph.com.sg For a band as big as
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      Lock icon 7 years after killing dad, he kills grandma
      332 18 DEADLY HAMMER ASSAULTS A Taiwanese man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his grandmother with a hammer. This incident comes seven years after he killed his father also with a hammer, Taiwanese police said yesterday The 35-year-old man, identified by his
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      Lock icon Thousands in Syria camp ‘slowly dying’
      186 18 Gaunt figures fill the streets in the besieged Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmuk outside Damascus, where some 40,000 are said to be starving to death. The United Nations distributed shocking images this week of thousands of people, their faces emaciated, desperately flocking to receive
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    • Article
      Lock icon Islamist militants live tweet amputation of alleged thief’s hand
      301 18 Islamist militants trying to enforce their strict religious code in rebel-held areas of Syria have cut off the hand of an alleged thief in Aleppo province, jihadi social media said on Friday. The militants even livetweeted the horrific event. Photos of
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      Lock icon Pistorius dating 19-year-old student?
      445 19 She’s reportedly Paralympian’s first lover after he was arrested for death of model girlfriend last year The South African Paralympic star is believed to be dating a 19-year-old student paramedic. UK’s The Sun reported that Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee, met Miss Leah Skye Malan (in-
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      Lock icon 74 obese kids in UK taken into care
      327 19 One child weighed as much as 146kg. Some others were more than 127kg. In a battle against the bulge, more than 74 obese children in UK were taken away from their parents and placed in care because of concerns about their health.
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      Lock icon Flight dreams grounded... for now
      428 20 Man hopes to fly self-made plane even after cops stop him Avid aviator Luo Jinshan fantasises about soaring in a plane built with his own hands. But the dreams of Mr Luo, 28, were grounded because the police in Shanghai, China, interrupted a recent test
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      Lock icon Play time
      1124 24 / 25  -  local theatre scene gears up with bumper crop of original plays this month REPORTS: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg More locally written plays are being staged in Singapore. At least 10 original scripts will be staged at venues such as the DBS Arts Centre, Gardens by the Bay and the
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      Lock icon Our grass is as dried up as Man Utd
      749 30  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg The last time this country saw some serious rain, Justin Bieber hadn’t been arrested, Manchester United were still considered a semi-decent football team and Frozen was showing at the cinema. OK, Frozen is still showing at the
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon EMPLOYERS: Why should we pay?
      1031 6  -  MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg It is a scenario that many employers of maids would be familiar with. Family hires maid on the premise of a two-year contract. But months later, maid cites reasons that range from homesickness to family issues and asks to return home. The
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    • Article
      Lock icon What MOM says
      154 6  -  Judith Tan There is a fair balance of rights and responsibilities between employers and maids, a Manpower Ministry spokesman said in response to queries from The New Paper on Sunday. A maid who terminates her employment contract early does not breach her contract if enough notice or
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  • CONFESSIONS OF AN AVIATION SECURITY OFFICER
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      Lock icon Be firm – even if they curse or beg
      858 7  - Be firm even if they curse or beg Passengers he meets can get emotional or they could be the police out to test security BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Vulgarities were hurled at Mr Hamzah Rahmat, with insults about everything including his parentage. And all this over a set of toiletries.
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      9 20 STEM CELL BREAKTHROUGH No need to kill embryos now
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  • EATS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Sotong hitam
      558 22  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Contrary to popular belief, Italy does not hold a monopoly on the use of squid ink in cooking. You might associate squid ink with Italian dishes like squid ink risotto or pasta, but closer to home, there is sotong hitam Malay for black
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      Lock icon Lombok, a food paradise
      590 23  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg Lombok is a beautiful island paradise just a strait away from Bali. But when it comes to food, they are worlds apart. For starters, the ubiquitous nasi padang stalls found all over Indonesia are not easily found in Lombok. In the few
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon THE KIT TO HIT THE NORTH
      702 26  -  One man’s epic journey on bike and the equipment he needs to do it BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg This will be the longest ride of his life. Former lecturer Terence Tay, 39, left the country in the early hours of Feb 25
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Racy lacy
      433 27  -  JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have their panties in a bunch. The three nations decided to ban certain types of lace panties, sparking public fury and even a lingeriethemed street protest. Apparently, the law seeks to ensure that the women’s groin areas can “breathe” in their
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon PLAY YOUR WEEKLY BOREDOM BUSTERS
    828 29  -  BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Kite-flying Since watching the Mary Poppins origin movie Saving Mr Banks, Ican’t stop humming the song Let’s Go Fly a Kite. “When you send it flying up there, all at once you’re lighter than air” who can resist? It’s cheap, fun and
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  • HUMOUR
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Slow trains but ‘not service disruption’. Really, SMRT?
      868 31  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com. sg There’s an old saying by Confucius: “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” I’ve read that on a signboard at the Tanjong Pagar MRT station. SMRT apparently
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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      70 1 league Cup FINal MaN CItY vSuNDeRlaND ITY ‘OLD BOY’ OUT TO SHOCK CITIZENS GOING FOR GLORY: Adam Johnson (left) aims to put one over his former club Man City, whom he regards as the best team in the UK. PHOTOS: ACTION IMAGES, REUTERS But WIll agueRo HaVe laSt laugH? ›S2
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  • sports
    • LEAGUE CUP FINAL
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        Lock icon BLACK CATS HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE
        850 2 / 3  -  Sunderland fans will enjoy the occasion and hope that their team will push Man City all the way IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK Tonight’s League Cup final may seem like a foregone conclusion, but you try telling that to the people of
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        Lock icon Pellegrini: We must learn from Wembley woe
        593 2 / 3 PA Sport Manuel Pellegrini expects his Manchester City players to have learnt from last year’s Wembley nightmare, as they face Sunderland in tonight’s League Cup final. Pellegrini (right), appointed last summer, was still at Malaga when City suffered a shock loss to Wigan
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        Lock icon Hart will accept being benched
        155 4 PA Sport Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart will be “man enough to take it” if he is not selected to play in the League Cup final tonight. The England international is likely to sit out the Wembley showpiece against Sunderland, with Costel Pantilimon set to
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        Lock icon POYET: WE NEED TO BE PERFECT
        592 4 Wire Services Sunderland manager Gus Poyet knows what it takes to beat Manchester City in tonight’s League Cup final. “We need to be perfect,” said Poyet, 46. “We need to be at our best level as a group and not make any mistakes, not
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    • EPL
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        Lock icon OCBC team in great form
        156 5 The OCBC Singapore Pro Cycling Team continued their fine performance at Le Tour de Langkawi, with Rico Rogers capturing his second consecutive sixthplaced finish in yesterday’s 166.5km Stage 3. Singaporean Goh Choon Huat retained the Asian Classification leader’s white jersey and Dutch captain Thomas Rabou
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        Lock icon SCHUERRLE SIZZLES, COTTAGE CRUMBLES
        740 5  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg FULHAM 1 (John Heitinga 74) CHELSEA 3 (Andre Schuerrle 52, 65, 68) In the end, class told. With a second-half hat-trick that looked almost effortless, Andre Schuerrle demonstrated the difference that puts Chelsea top of the table and Fulham bottom. As if it
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      • Article
        Lock icon Pardew in touchline ruck with opposition
        152 6 HULL CITY1 (Davies 46) NEWCASTLE UNITED 4 (Sissoko 10, 55, Remy 42, Anita 90) Moussa Sissoko’s double helped Newcastle to victory at Hull, but the game was overshadowed by a flashpoint which could see the Football Association coming down hard on Magpies boss Alan
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        Lock icon ARSENAL PAY THE PENALTY
        616 6 More woe at Britannia for frustrated boss Wenger STOKE CITY 1 (Walters 76 pen) ARSENAL 0 Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge suffered a blow as Jonathan Walters’ penalty saw them condemned to defeat at Stoke. Walters stepped up in the 76th minute to slot home a
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        Lock icon Lukaku back with a bang for the Toffees
        710 7 Belgian striker hits Hammers as Everton halt barren run EVERTON1 (Lukaku 81) WEST HAM UNITED 0 Substitute Romelu Lukaku marked his return from a month on the sidelines with injury with a late winner to breathe muchneeded life into Everton. The on-loan
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        Lock icon ADE ALL FOCUSED
        628 8 / 9 Spurs striker not distracted by plum Europa League tie with Benfica Wire Services Emmanuel Adebayor is refusing to let his mind wander towards the mouth-watering last-16 Europa League tie with Benfica. Instead, the 30-year-old striker is currently focused on firing Tottenham into the English Premier League’s top
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        Lock icon Acid test of Milan’s revival
        114 8 / 9 Wire Services Ailing Italian giants AC Milan face their toughest test since their resurgence under Clarence Seedorf tomorrow morning (Singapore time). The Rossoneri, who have lost only once in six games since Seedorf took over, host leaders Juventus without striker Mario Balotelli (right), who injured
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        Lock icon Costa set for Spain debut
        96 8 / 9 AFP Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa could make his debut for Spain after being named in their 22-man squad for their friendly with Italy on Thursday morning (Singapore time). The 25-year-old (right), who scored 27 times in all competitions this season, completed the paperwork that
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        Lock icon Monk has great future, says Benitez
        793 8 / 9 Wire Services Garry Monk has been backed by Rafael Benitez to lead Swansea away from trouble in the bottom half of the Premier League. The Welsh outfit lost 3-1 away to Benitez’s Napoli last Thursday to bow out at the last-32 stage of the
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    • LA LIGA
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        Lock icon KOKE STILL HOPES
        616 10 Atletico star dreams of title ahead of derby Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke insists his side still have faith in their ability to compete for the Primera Division title starting with a win over fierce rivals Real Madrid tonight. Diego Simeone’s men were unexpectedly beaten 3-0 at Osasuna
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      • Article
        Lock icon Marcelino warning
        224 10 Villarreal and Real Betis may be at opposite ends of the table, but Yellow Submarine boss Marcelino is taking nothing for granted when the two teams meet at El Madrigal. Villarreal are fifth and chasing the fourth Champions League spot, while Betis sit rock-bottom, having endured their worst
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    • racing
      • BEST BET RACE 10 NO. 4
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          Lock icon HOLY WARRIOR SHOULD WIN AGAIN ON CLASS
          215 11  -  Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg On his explosive debut win three weeks ago, HOLY WARRIOR looks destined to go far in Singapore. The Michael Freedman-trained, Lucky Sta-ble-owned four-year-old Irish-bred (No. 7, left) should be heading for the rich races this year and
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          Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
          576 11 7 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 RACE 11 RACE 12 12 Hearts 4 State Trooper 10 Super Captain Magic Diva Tan Thean Loon 11 Vassilakos 10 2 Magic Diva 4 Rory Larry Foley
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        Lock icon GOT LUCK HARD TO BEAT ON POLYTRACK
        1760 12 / 13 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,100M) 1 Ocean StoryH Blinkers off. Yet to show up in four starts but recent trial fair. 2 RoryHHH Won in this grade over 1,000m last start. Up 2.5kg but well drawn. 3 SaluteH
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      • Article
        Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE E/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
        1979 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 12.50 —1100m (Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 7797-Ocean Story 57 (43) V Leal 11 (4nzg Sam Chua-Wonderful) 2 9-601-Rory 57 (43) O Chavez 2 (4nzg HK Tan-Fish)
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        Lock icon Friday’s Singapore Stipendiary Stewards’ Report highlights
        772 14 / 15 RACE 1 CONQUEST: Jumped awkwardly outwards. WEIGHT IN GOLD: Lost ground after being crowded. SUPER STAR: Raced wide; taken inwards. RECIPROCATE: Raced wide; jockey HK Cheng dropped his off-side rein passing the 200m, which he regained shortly thereafter. NEWFOUNDFAME: Had a tendency to lay
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RESULTS
        734 14 / 15 RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1600m 2 WIN IT 133 (16-8) Z PURTON (1) 1 7 DANESOUTH 126 (51-23) C Y HO (7) 2 5 BAMBOO DANCE 127 (33-11) G MOSSE (6) 3 13 PUBLIC FIGURE 114 (71-19) M L YEUNG (13) 4 Trainer: WY
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        Lock icon CORDOBA MAKES IT 3 FROM 3
        500 14 / 15 Trainer David Hill played it safe when he said CORDOBA would need the run in his comeback race on Friday, but would certainly not complain with the first-up winning effort in the $75,000 Canada Cup 2014 Class 3 race over 1,400m at Kranji to
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND RESULTS
        817 14 / 15 RACE 1 (ELLERSLIE, NZ) 1st 1 Puccini ($16-$7) 2nd 16 Rising Romance ($9) 3rd 2 Glorious Lad ($20) 4th 10 Kentucky Son Forecast $13 Place Forecast (1-16) $5, (1-2) $11, (2-16) $17 Tierce $54 Trio $36 Quartet No winner ($202 jackpot carried forward to
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      • MALAYSIA RACES
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          Lock icon TODAY’S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD
          1774 16 / 17 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TAN THEAN LOON’S KUALA LUMPUR TIPS RACE1:1 Desert Soul 5 Liberation Spirit 4 Rushey Green 3 Prinzio RACE 3:1 Admiral Delight 2 Amazing Grace 5 Cerium 4 Salford Star RACE 5: 7 Such A Good Time 9 Chief Secretary 3 Gold Star
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          Lock icon Harry replaced
          77 16 / 17 Upon being advised that he had been selected to provide a sample for analysis for Friday’s Kranji meeting, leading apprentice A’Isisuhairi “Harry” Kasim (right) said that he had taken medication. The Singapore Turf Club’s medical officer was unable to determine if the medication contained any prohibited substances. As
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          Lock icon Nunes unplaced
          81 16 / 17 Leading Kranji rider Manoel Nunes’ flying visit to Hong Kong yesterday failed to bear fruit. All his four rides at Sha Tin Rock The Tree in Race 6, Lucky And Wealthy in Race 8, Strathtay in Race 9 and Liberator in Race 10 finished unplaced. The Brazilian (left)
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          Lock icon YESTERDAY’S IPOH RESULTS
          590 16 / 17 Race 3 C5 (LC) 1200m 11 LUCKY COMET 50 (152-31) Jackson Low (1) 5 5 1 (455) 4 BY INVITATION ONLY 55 c 52 (22-8) CK Tan* (3) 6 7 2 (465) Shd 9 GITHAN 53 c 54.5 (44-8) M Djulkifli (11) 2 2 3 (462) 1
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          Lock icon Macau Races
          1259 16 / 17 2-3-2014 (Sunday) 2:00pm 1 Cl 5 ICBC (MACAU) CHARITY TROPHY HK$200,000 turf1500m 1 ***** Treasure Smile 4-nz-g [13] C Perkins-3 40 133 YC Fung 2 *****Red Rabbit 4-nz-g [11]fR Silvera 39 132 J Lau *****19Just Go With It 3-nz-g 6] d KH Yu 38 131 KC Tse *****09
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    • FOOTBALL
      • Article
        Lock icon Shanti’s home comforts
        186 18 / 19  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ Sprinter Shanti Pereira clocked 11.91sec in the 100m at the 40th Singapore Youth and Junior Athletics Championship at the Bukit Gombak Stadium yesterday. Even though the time was just short of her national record of 11.89, which she set last July at the World
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        Lock icon EUROPEAN ADVENTURE FOR LIONS
        690 18 / 19  -  Stange wants players to show their mettle against Oman as he prepares for important mid-year tour Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg The Singapore football team will defend their Asean title at the end of the year. The Lions are record four-time holders of the AFF Suzuki
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      • Article
        Lock icon Red Bull improve on day two in Bahrain
        76 18 / 19 Reuters Struggling Red Bull had cause for optimism following day two of Formula One’s final pre-season test in Bahrain yesterday morning (Singapore time) with Daniel Ricciardo recording the team’s fastest lap in six days of testing in the Middle East. Australian Ricciardo
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        490 18 / 19  -  Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg HOME UNITED 4 (Izzdin Shafiq 12, Yasir Hanapi 43, 76, Kwon Da Kyung 52) GEYLANG1 (Leonel Felice 63) No Qiu Li, no Bruno Castanheira, no problem. Even without their main strikers, Home United easily ran out 4-1 victors over Geylang
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        472 24 Thousands of fans sign online petition to ban Cleverley from Hodgson’s World Cup squad Wire Services In an unprecedented move, a campaign on petition website change.org has called for Tom Cleverley to be banned from England’s World Cup squad and it’s already gathered more than
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        140 20 ATP Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov edged out second-seeded Andy Murray in three sets yesterday morning (Singapore time) to reach the final of the ATP Mexico Open, where he will face South African Kevin Anderson. The fourth-seeded Dimitrov, who had never beaten Murray in three
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        646 20 AFP Roger Federer showed an enterprising new side to his game as he beat Novak Djokovic for the first time in 18 months, and ended the top seed’s defence of the Dubai Open title yesterday morning (Singapore time). The record 17-time Grand Slam title winner beat
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        127 22 / 23 India’s Rashid Khan claimed a playoff victory over Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman at the US$300,000 ($360,000) Sail-SBI Open with a birdie on the first extra hole yesterday. The 23-year-old completed a memorable wire-to-wire victory at his home course, the Delhi Golf Club, which atoned for his
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        472 22 / 23 AFP A strong finish helped Rory McIlroy grab a one-stroke lead over Brendon de Jonge, after yesterday morning’s (Singapore time) second round of the Honda Classic, while top-ranked Tiger Woods barely made the cut. McIlroy held his nerve after two early bogeys to finish
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          250 22 / 23 AFP Australian veteran Karrie Webb punched out of a greenside bunker for a brave birdie on her final hole, as she stared down her challengers at the HSBC Women’s Champions at Sentosa’s Serapong course yesterday. The 39-year-old veteran displayed nerves of steel as she
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          170 22 / 23 Wisut Artjanawat of Thailand holed a crucial birdie on the last hole to defeat R. Nachimuthu of Malaysia by one shot at the PGM Sime Darby Harvard Championship in Sungai Petani, Kedah, yesterday. Wisut was pushed to the limit by Nachimuthu, but the talented
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        326 22 / 23 Reuters OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 113 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 107 Forward Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 37 points in the second half yesterday morning (Singapore time), as Oklahoma City halted a three-game home losing streak. Durant’s 11 fourth-quarter points helped the Thunder fend off a spirited Memphis challenge
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        315 22 / 23  -  GODFREY ROBERT It’s back to basics for Singapore’s top-five golfers, as they look to hone their game at the three-day Singapore Professional Golfers Association (SPGA) Committee Cup at Laguna National’s World Classic, teeing off tomorrow. The leading professionals Mardan Mamat, Lam Chih Bing, Quincy
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          147 22 / 23 EPL Tomorrow: TOTTENHAM v CARDIFF SingTel mio TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 12.30am SWANSEA v CRYSTAL PALACE SingTel mio TV Ch 103 StarHub TV Ch 228 (mio Stadium), 12.30am ASTON VILLA v NORWICH SingTel mio TV Ch 104 StarHub TV Ch 229 (mio Stadium), 12.30am
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          28 22 / 23 NBA Today: BOSTON CELTICS v INDIANA PACERS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 10am Tomorrow: PHOENIX SUNS v ATLANTA HAWKS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am
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          70 22 / 23 WORLD TENNIS DAY HONG KONG Tomorrow: TOMAS BERDYCH v LEYTON HEWITT StarHub TV Ch 209 (Star Sports), Ch 210 (FOX Sports Plus), 7.30pm LI NA v SAMANTHA STOSUR StarHub TV Ch 209 (Star Sports), Ch 210 (FOX Sports Plus), 9.30pm WORLD TENNIS DAY LONDON Tuesday: IVAN LENDL v PAT
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          58 22 / 23 LPGA TOUR HSBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGAPORE Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports Arena), Ch 213 (Golf Channel) 76.25MHz, 11.30am EUROPEAN TOUR TSHWANE OPEN Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 6.30pm PGA TOUR HONDA CLASSIC Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch
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