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The “War of Angels” sparks new controversy as TV stations suspend airing interviews of the writer, Royreudee Kenny, and reallife figures. >PAGE 4 GOOD MORNING BANGKOK!

It’s good to start anew

By Jira Malikool Film-maker

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fter a whole night in the studio, I drove home on Monday morning. The empty streets told me it was school vacation time again. I remember the feeling – when exams ended and summer started, when all problems were cleared, including your grades, when we were ready to start anew.

It would be nice if we adults could have our “life’s summer vacation”, when all problems are like school grades, and we can forget all the bad things and start anew.

The catwalk heats up

Home bargains

It’s one of the hottest shows in town. Models are bound to set your pulse racing as they sashay down the runway sporting designs from 10 brands at the topnotch Elle Fashion Week. >PAGE 18

Always wanted to snap up a home? Well, here’s a juicy chance: banks are tripping all over themselves to offer the most attractive deals at the Home and Condo Fest starting today... >PAGE 2

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$90

WAS THE per capita GNP in Burundi in 2004.

Season for 0% home loans

briefly Queen still in hospital Doctors have asked that Her

Banks to offer attractive mortgage deals at Home and Condo fest DAILY XPRESS

ow is probably the best time to buy a home. Interest rates are attractive again, with some banks offering 0-per-centinterest mortgages.

The Home and Condo Festival, starting today and running until Sunday at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, has many attractive deals.

Banks are unloading non-performing collateral assets. Houses and condos are going for a song.

Attractive mortgages are on offer, too.

If you want to refinance a mortgage, visit the Government Housing Bank where 0-per-cent interest rates are available for 12 months.

Krung Thai Bank offers 0-per-cent mortgages, but with some conditions.

KasikornBank has a sixmonth interest-free deal.

Homes are finally affordable thanks to low rates.

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Michelin three-star chefs, from left, Antoine Westermann, Marc Meneau, Annie Feolde, Jean-Michel Lorain, Alain Soliveres and Heinz Winkler prepare the 11-course gala dinner at lebua last year.

MILLION BAHT MEAL

Beware of sea wasps

WE WON’T COOK IT Three French chefs refuse to be part of lebua’s annual extravaganza Organised by lebua hohree top French chefs tels and resorts, particihave decided against pants were to sit down to a preparing a gourmet meal US$29,000 (Bt915,000) of lobster and truffles for feast after being flown to rich clients who will first Surin province to witness visit one of the poorest re- Lorain the plight of elephants and gions of Thailand. struggling residents.

Alain Soliveres, Last year, lebua from the acclaimed donated $60,000 to Taillevent restaucharity to silence rant in Paris, Jeancritics who labelled Michel Lorain and the meal an unnecSoliveres Michel Trama bow- Trama essary display of exed out of the April 5 cess. culinary event, saying they But the chefs said no money found it morally objectionable. would be going to charity this

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Majesty the Queen remains in hospital for two weeks to ensure she gets rest.

A Royal Household Bureau statement says the Queen’s condition is improving.

“HM the Queen needs more rest. She has influenza. Doctors recommend Her Majesty stays in hospital for another two weeks,” Dr Adisorn Patradul says.

The flu virus is widespread at present, and is particularly affecting older people.

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year. “This is contrary to their sense of morality and they have decided to cancel their participation in this dinner,” they said in a statement.

Deepak Ohri, managing director of lebua hotels and resorts, said he was disappointed. “It’s a new initiative and I thought that people would be broad-minded.

Jean-Michel Lorain called us and we told him we are doing exactly what Bill Gates has done – creative capitalism...”

Lebua still did not plan to give a one-off donation to charity, he said, but instead would commit a percentage of its profits to impoverished areas each year for the next decade – full details of which would be revealed soon.

reduce your risk of being bitten,” Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat says.

“Sunblock can help too,” the deputy dean of Kasetsart University fisheries department adds. Some people are allergic to the wasps and develop a rash and fever. If you are exposed, wash the affected area with vinegar and then seek medical treatment.

Have a safe Songkran This Songkran call the 1555 hotline and don’t drive drunk.

City Traffic and Transportation Department chief Thana Wichaisan says an anti-drinkdriving campaign aims to prevent fatalities. The hotline connects callers to a taxi dispatch service and can arrange for motorists’ cars to be ferried home, too.

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Angels on WARPATH Interviews canned as author of soap on flight attendants finds herself in legal trouble

By Mayuree Sukyingcharoenwong DAILY XPRESS

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he “War of Angels” ended last week as far as television audiences are concerned.

But there is no sign of peace for the players in real life.

Channel 3 this week censored two interviews relating to controversial novel “Songkram Nang Fah” (“War of Angels”). The reason? It doesn’t want to be part of a legal fight.

The nationwide audience of “Jub Khao Khui” talk show were disappointed on Monday night when an interview with Royreudee Kenny, main character and author of the soap opera, was postponed indefinitely.

The show’s host, Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, told his fans the following day that the channel’s censorship panel did not allow the recorded interview to be aired for legal reasons.

The panel said Royreudee was involved in a legal battle.

Legal tussle Last week, police arrested Royreudee, 52, accusing her of posting pictures of Patchara Silapapreecha, a Thai Airways cabin attendant, on the Internet. The pictures led many to believe that Patchara was the real-life bad character, Cherry, of the soap opera.

The channel was worried that if it aired the interview, it could be dragged into legal

problems as Royreudee had named a “third party” in the interview, Sorrayuth said.

On Tuesday night, Channel 3 again did not allow talk show “At Ten” to telecast the interiew with Royreudee’s exhusband, Ning, and his first wife, Orn, their daughter, Norn, and Ning’s mistress, Patchara.

The show’s PR officer, Narissara Wattakee, said the channel was concerned about a legal tussle. She said the interview would not be telecast until the channel gave the green light.

In promos of Sorrayuth’s talk show last week, Royreudee was excerpted as saying she was not as good a woman in real life as shown in

the TV soap. She had married and divorced several times in real life.

Dramatic past Royreudee divorced Ning in 1996, keeping custody of their two children. He married Patchara two years ago and the couple have a year-old child.

The soap opera bubbled into controversy on January 21 when Thai Airways flight attendants urged the government to axe the prime-time drama because it showed stewardesses wearing short skirts and fighting while in uniform.

Royreudee, using the penname “Airkee”, wrote about her miserable love life and

posted it on Pantip.com, which became an instant hit.

In March 2007, it was published as a Bt135-novel titled “Cheewit Rantod – Ruangjing Phan Comp” (“The Melancholic Life – A True Story from the Computer”).

The 200-page bestseller, which is mostly based on Royreudee’s life, tells the story of an innocent 21-year-old stewardess named Rin, or Royreudee in real life, who falls in love with Ning, a tall and handsome pilot. Four years later Ning marries Rin because of an unplanned pregnancy.

An Indian firm recently approached Royreudee, asking for a deal to turn the novel into an Indian soap opera.

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CITYSCENE IN PICTURES

Supermodels in focus at RCA

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KATE MOSS, ROBBIE WILLIAMS, and Bjork wear them. As does the King of Morocco. The designer eyeglasses from brand ic! Berlin are now popular around the globe and youngsters and fashionistas can now buy them here.

Last night the fashionable eyewear company launched its latest collection at Slim Pub on Royal City Avenue. Young supermodels and celebs paraded the newest examples on the catwalk. Among the models were Mike Kingpayom, Andy Kempimuk, Joy Chonticha and Em The Star.

Hundreds guests - mostly youngsters - packed the bar.

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CRIME

drug cases were recorded nationwide in January this year, up from 10,250 in the same month last year

briefly Rogue gang in more trouble Captain Nat Chonnitiwanit

and his border-patrol gang was caught extorting more than Bt8 million from a wealthy divorcee.

Following his arrest many people came forward to complain of the gang for framing, extorting and torturing them.

“There are now 80 complaints against him,” National Police deputy commissionergeneral Thanee Somboonsap says. In all, there have been 101 complaints against the gang.

Power pylons in shaky state A villager in Kalasin’s Yang Talad district shows his depleted stock after thieves sedated his family, poisoned his dogs and stole most of the rice.

K A L A S I N R I C E RO B B E R I E S Villagers gather to look at the power pylon yesterday.

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has found hundreds of bolts and iron parts missing from highvoltage power pylons in Ayutthaya and Ratchaburi.

“In a strong wind these poles may collapse,” Egat lawyer Adisak Janjamsai says.

Another official says if the high-voltage power pylons in Ayutthaya fall, power shortages could cost nearby factories more than Bt100 million in losses. In Ratchaburi, thieves removed iron parts from 10 power poles.

Another rockhurling victim A 61-year-old man was hospitalised yesterday after a passenger of a pickup truck threw a rock at him.

Sayan Ratdussadee says he was hit while riding a motorcycle in Pathum Thani.

Police are seeking the offender. “We should be able to find witnesses. The attack took place in broad daylight,” Lat Lum Kaeo police superintendent Colonel Thanupong Promsawasdikul says.

DOGS POISONED, FAMILIES SEDATED Police chief orders beefed up security, tells locals to look out for strangers DAILY XPRESS

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gang of thieves in the northeastern province of Kalasin’s Yang Talad district poisoned dogs and sedated victims before stealing barrels of rice worth nearly Bt100,000.

Kalasin police chief Police Maj-General Pisan Worathepnitinant has instructed 23 police stations to beef up security and set up local networks to watch out for suspicious strangers.

Tambon Bua Ban Adminis-

trative Organisation president Urit Phu-obe led a group of villagers who had suffered from similar robberies to file a complaint yesterday morning.

They warned others to be careful of such criminals because police had not been able to catch them so far.

Urit said there were many rice thefts last week in Tambon Bua Ban affecting ten

poor farming families.

Each family had at least 100 barrels of rice worth about Bt10,000 stolen.

Urit suspected the gang of five or six thieves were targeting families who lived on isolated farms.

He said they had also poisoned dogs and sedated the families before making off with the rice.

Peacemaking soldier shot dead DAILY XPRESS

A Police inspect the scene where Lance Corporal Chaiwut Prasomsri was shot dead.

senior army officer says the police shooting of a soldier in Prachachuen was a case of unwarranted force, and is demanding a full investigation.

Lance Corporal Chaiwut Prasomsri of the Military Police Battalion was shot and killed at a market near his apartment on

Tuesday night. Pol Sergeant Prasat Chantima of Prachachuen police station allegedly shot him. Witnesses say the two quarrelled before Prasat shot Chaiwut.

Prasat and a colleague were arresting a pirated compactdisc seller. Chaiwut intervened and rebuked them for being abusive.

“It’s apparently unwarranted use of fatal force. The policeman could have been more restrained and exercised better judgement,” Support Services Department Commander LtGeneral Sommai Kaotira, Chaiwut’s superior, says.

Prasat has been charged with murder and put under disciplinary investigation yesterday.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

A doctor performs remote surgery using a tele-robot at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine.

The surgeon doesn’t have to be present

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n the future, robots controlled by surgeons in another country can perform operations.

This should reduce costs and eliminate the need for patients to travel overseas to see experts.

“Patients can be treated anywhere and any time. They can have an operation even if they live a long way from the surgeon,” says the Japanese developer of the technique, Professor Makoto Hashizume.

The surgeon and robot are connected via a broadband network transferring real-time images and sound.

Surgeons use a computer console, joystick and wear three-dimension glasses to move the robotic arms.

“It will be possible for a doctor in Japan to operate on a patient in Bangkok,” he says.

Hashizume , Kyushu University and Chulalongkorn University’s minimally invasive surgery department are testing the system.

The BMA promises that all Mathayom 1 students will get to attend class this year

By Supinda na Mahachai DAILY XPRESS

The surgery centre chief at Chulalongkorn, Patpong Navicharern, says this technology works for training medical students, too.

“It’s like a teacher and student are sitting together even when they are in different countries,” he says.

Hashizume plans to expand telemedicine to the rest of the world and hopes to be able to help treat patients in remote areas or even in war zones. “Everyone wants to live longer and it’s my dream to make them happy,” he says.

– Pongphon Sarnsamak, D A I LY X P R E S S

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o pupil in Bangkok will miss out on a place in the Mathayom 1 level, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said yesterday.

It says 60,000 places for students will be available this academic year in the capital.

BMA deputy permanent secretary Anan Siripatsaraporn said the authority and the Basic Education Commission have been working to ensure there are enough

places for students and no overcrowding in class.

Anan said the pairing of sister schools to develop the quality of lessons would cause parents trouble because they would have to take their children to schools a fair distance from home.

“Schools of a lower level will be of the same quality as a school of a higher level,” Anan said This year, 93 BMA schools will enrol 12,000 Mathayom 1 students, 3,360 more than last year.

Commission deputy secretary-general Som-

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SCHOOLS OF A LOWER LEVEL WILL BE OF THE SAME QUALITY AS A SCHOOL OF A HIGHER LEVEL Anan Siripatsaraporn kiat Chobphol says its schools can accept 48,307 Mathayom 1 students and 37,204 Mathayom 4 pupils.

“There will be no enrolment problems in Bangkok this year.”

Some students may have to attend secondchoice schools, but all will have a place, he adds.

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2,500

DOMESTICATED ELEPHANTS in Thailand, with 1,500 in the wild

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what’s on Peruvian treat at the FCCT “THE FEAST OF THE GOAT”

(La Fiesta del Chivo), a movie based on the classic novel by famed Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, will screen at the Foreign Correspondents Club tonight.

The film, made in 2005 starring Isabella Rossellini and Paul Freeman, is part of the club’s popular Contemporary World Cinema series.

Authentic Peruvian food and drink – Empanadas and Pisco Sours – will be served from 7.30pm, courtesy of the Embassy

PATRICK BROWN

A mahout rides a tusker down Soi Cowboy. This photo was part of a series run recently by the New York Times highlighting the plight of Thailand’s famed national symbol.

T H A I E L E P H A N T D AY

Made in 2005 and starring Isabella Rossellini, above, with Paul Freeman, ‘The Feast of the Goat’ is part of the FCCT’s popular Contemporary World Cinema series. of Peru and Iceberg Thai Co. The movie will be shown at 8pm. The fee for non-members is Bt150. Snacks and a drink cost a further Bt50 (for all).

Next week, the club will show the first of two award-winning films from the Phillippines – Berlin Festival winner “The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveras” on Monday, with a special dinner served by the Philippine Ambassador.

Then on March 27, the multiaward winning “Bet Collector” will be screened.

Next month, two new, muchawarded Thai movies will be shown in the presence of their lead actors, two of the top names in Thai cinema. They are “Muay Thai Chaiya” with “Gof” Akara Amarttayakul, winner of the 2008 Thai Best Actor award, and “Me Myself” with Ananda Everingham, who has been hailed the most exciting actor in contemporary Thai cinema.

URBAN JUNGLE BLUES XTRA

As jumbos continue to roam Bangkok, a top hotel offers to help get them off the streets – but it needs more land Jim Pollard D A I LY X P R E S S

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ne of the top hotels in northern Thailand has offered to help take elephants off the streets of Bangkok.

The Anantara Resort in the Golden Triangle has set up a foundation to rent jumbos and pay for their food at a camp in the far North.

The five-star hotel, part of Bill Heinecke’s Minor Group, already has about two dozen tuskers at a camp adjacent to the resort in Chiang Rai. Half of the animals are used for tourist treks or an elephant polo event – due to be held at the end of the month, while the other dozen just live on the 600-rai block.

The hotel’s bosses say they’re happy to take more.

But they need help from local

villagers: they want to rent more land. Englishman John Roberts, the resort’s resident director of elephants, explained the plan to the press on Tuesday night.

Roberts, 34, said the bosses at Anantara had been trying to find an answer to the domestic elephant problem.

Offer to rent elephants He said the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation, registered here three years ago, offered to rent jumbos from mahouts for Bt15,000 a month to get them off the streets.

“If you buy an elephant you do no good at all. So what we try to do is rent them,” said Roberts, who has worked in Chiang Rai for five years. “We cover all their costs and give

KING’S CUP ELEPHANT POLO >> The tournament will take place from March 31 to April 6. The event, first staged in 2001, helps raise funds for the National Elephant Institute in Lampang. >> To date over US$175,000 (more than Bt6 million) has been raised for the Institute, which provides medical care, welfare and mahout training. >> Special guests will fly in from around the world for the event. >> For details, call 053 78-4084, 02 477-0760, or email infogt@anantara.com. Visit www.anantara.com

them Bt15,000 a month. We also pay insurance for the mahout’s wife and kids.

“The government has tried various good ideas but they just didn’t work, possibly because they didn’t offer enough money.

“We have a waiting list of mahouts wanting to come in and a couple of donors who want to give. But we’re low on land. We have 600 rai for 13 working elephants and 13 non-working elephants. But

we need more land.

“Our costs are Bt200,000 to Bt300,000 a month and we have had some help from guests who agreed to adopt an elephant for a year.”

Meanwhile, there have been reports China wants to buy a large number of elephants from Burma and Thailand to entertain tourists at the Beijing Olympics.

See www.helpingelephants.org

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BLOGGERS

When you have been too long in Thailand...

I keep up my interest in all things Thai from a farang’s perspective. I found this rather amusing and very apt philosophical view on the Internet.

The author uses his first name but is obviously well versed in the vagaries of Thailand.

You know you’ve been in Thailand too long when: >> You think it’s normal to have a beer at 9am. >> You begin to enjoy Thai TV programmes. >> You look four ways before crossing a one-way street. >> You realise that ALL your problems are caused by Thai girls or cranky ATMs. >> You think that a Honda Civic is a prestigious car.

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Wooo! I graduated M

arch 6 was the last day of this semester, which means the last day of my life in university. Time really flies fast!

Last month, a pile textbooks were the only things that I and my friends saw everyday and night. Read and make short notes, tried to understand this and that, remember grammar structure of English, tutoring and blah blah….

The feeling after I finished the last examination in undergraduate student life was really good.

“NO MORE TESTS….” I shouted out loud...

– Posted by PasaNINJA2499

Thursday, March 13, 2008

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blog buster The beauty of Sabah, East M’sia This is dedicated to those who complain they can’t see the VDO, so enjoy it and do note these pics are taken with a regular camera (Underwater 35mm). After scanning each one, the quality is not as good as digital, so bear with me and stop complaining, I did my best and took a lot of time...)

Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Asia.

The locals known as “Kundasan” call it the sacred mountain and believe it’s got power. Local pilots believe it has a magnetic field that can suck an airplane into it...

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What sort of person are you?

Wow, two blogs in two days by me, I must be busy!

Anyway on to the question. What I mean to ask is: are you a morning person?

An afternoon person? Or an evening person?

I am very much an evening person. When I leave work I have energy, I am happy and I can stay up to the wee small hours without a problem.

Obviously having to work in a office environment, I have had to adapt to being more of a morning person...

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My attempt at ...

Kreng Jai

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It is a cliche to say there is not a single word in English that directly translates the Thai expression ‘kreng jai'.

We’ve heard that many times before. So I’m going to attempt to explain ‘kreng jai’ by using English words.

I can't claim to know what ‘kreng jai’ means, but I've been trying to put my finger on it for some time. And all I can come up with is this.: Basically, there’s the good kreng jai and bad kreng jai ...

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SHOULD I TELL THE HUSBAND?

By Ian

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bout three months ago a Thai woman moved into a house three houses along from me. She moved in with a young male and an older male, I assumed a late teenage son and husband or brother.

I soon discovered the truth; she was actually married to a Japanese man who worked for a company in Korea. He visited her for about two or three times every year, each time for a week. The two males with her were her sex friends.

She rapidly became the leading light in the local bad crowd, throwing her money around, buying bottles of whisky and drugs every night and most nights getting so drunk and sick that it needed both her sex friends to carry her back inside...

She boasts of being an ex bar girl and has been persuading local girls to do the same. They look at her money and flash car and are impressed...

Now my dilemma starts.

Last weekend her husband turned up for the week. He is a nice guy, I like him. The

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SHE RAPIDLY BECAME THE LEADING LIGHT IN THE LOCAL BAD CROWD,THROWING HER MONEY AROUND,BUYING BOTTLES OF WHISKY AND DRUGS...

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day before he arrived the giks vanished. There is a welcoming party for him. All the parasites are there on their best behaviour, no shouting, no drunkenness, no drugs. As the days pass the parasites start to relax, their behaviour returns to normal, I can sense he is getting confused.

He has had several talks with me in broken English; he cannot speak Thai and talks to his wife in Japanese, in which she is apparently fluent.

He tells me they married in 2002, but she missed her Thai friends too much to live in Korea with him.

After the first two days and from further conversations with him he obviously knew something was wrong.

He seemed uncomfortable with her group and would often walk away alone.

Several times he took her away on trips for the day.

Perhaps he guessed a few things from the fact that I and my girlfriend do not mix with his wife’s crowd.

Should I have told him the truth instead of evading his questions. What would you have done?

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Editor: Tulsathit Taptim Managing Editor: Thanong Khanthong Deputy Managing Editors: Kumar Krishnan, Jintana Panyaarvudh Design Editor: Leroy A Sylk Web Co-editors: Marisa Chimprabha, Paisal Chuenprasaeng The City Editor: Chularat Saengpassa The Fun Editor: Veena Thoopkrajae Politics Editor: Kittipong Thavevong Opinion Editor: Thana Poopat Sport Editor: Preechachan Wiriyanupappong Group Editor in Chief: Suthichai Yoon

EDITORIAL

WHEN PENT-UP FRUSTRATIONS SUDDENLY ERUPT Troubled individuals should be allowed access to treatment before lives are lost through senseless attacks

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he suspect wanted for the stone-throwing attack that killed a 13-year-old boy last Sunday in Phetchaburi reportedly committed suicide out of remorse for his crime.

But such acts in which motorists are randomly selected for senseless attacks, will continue to pose a danger to public safety.

The Phetchaburi incident may be the latest of several stone-throwing attacks recorded by police over the past few years.

Before that two people had been killed and another seriously injured in similar assaults while they were travelling down highways at high speed in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Samut Songkhram and Ayutthaya provinces.

These became prominent cases because someone was killed or sustained serious injuries and therefore were widely reported. There were other incidents that have gone unreported simply because, fortunately, no one was hurt by the rock-hurling vandals.

It is usually difficult to investigate such incidents because they usually take place at night in isolated spots along inter-provincial highways. By the time the ill-fated motorists realised what happened, it was usually too late to do anything, let alone try to identify suspected attackers or locate the exact place from which a rock was hurled.

Some of the stone throwers arrested by police turned out to be disturbed young individuals who may or may not have any clear motivation for hurling stones at oncoming vehicles.

Most of them told police they did not mean to kill or seriously hurt anyone when they did what they did.

Be that as it may, people convicted ofviolent acts that kill or injure others must be punished to the full extent of the law.

Such anti-social behaviour of troubled individuals is difficult to detect among the general population.

Most people have problems which they learn to cope with on a daily basis, but some never learn how to handle their anger or frustration, and sometimes pent-up feelings erupt in unexpected ways.

In this society, most people, including those who are under severe stress or even mentally ill, do not seek professional help largely because of the social taboo.

This is too bad. People should be given access to psychiatrists and medical services before things get out of hand.

Most important of all, parents of youngsters with antisocial tendencies must teach their children to think about possible serious consequences of their actions.

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Difficult to file proper complaints

MAKING A SONG AND DANCE OF IT With the end of his presidency looming, George Bush Jr appears to be behaving increasingly bizarrely

By Ed Pilkington THE GUARDIAN, New York

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irst there was the tap routine on the steps of the White House and now the president is turning to song. With the countdown on to the end of his presidency, George Bush appears to be behaving increasingly – how to

put this? – exotically.

The first sign that the president’s normally restrained exterior had begun to crack came last Wednesday as he was standing on the steps of the White House waiting for John McCain to pitch up for his endorsement.

With a few minutes to spare, Bush broke into an impromptu

display of tap-dancing, throwing his arms about to keep his balance.

Tapping in time to future It has to be said, Bush is a better dancer than Karl Rove, his former chief strategist, who gave a squirm-inducing performance as MC Rove at a correspondents’ dinner a year ago.

But still...

Then on Saturday night Bush donned a cowboy hat, surrounded himself with what he called Busharoos, and crooned to the tune of “Green, Green Grass of

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Strengthen democracy in Pakistan The Times of India

The Australian

The military cannot be the sole prop of stability in Pakistan. The devastating bomb attacks on a federal police building in Lahore, which killed at least 26 and wounded more than 170, show that terrorists retain their capabilities to strike at the heart of Pakistan’s establishment.

In order to promote the deradicalisation of Pakistan the international community must work to strengthen democratic forces and civil society urgently, instead of leaning exclusively on the military.

THAT OLD WHITE HOUSE IS BEHIND ME, I AM ONCE AGAIN CAREFREE,DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ’BOUT A CRISIS IN PYONGYANG

Those who complain about its impracticality ignore that maths teaches the mind how to think

By David Eggenschwiler

Sung to the tune of ‘Green, Green Grass of Home’

THE LA TIMES

Departure set to music He began by looking forward to the day when he will be greeted back home by his parents and his Scottish terrier: “As I step down from the plane and there to meet me is my mama and my papa, down the lane I look and here comes Barney, heart of gold and breath like honey.”

Then he took a pop at his secretary of state and vice-president. “For there’s Condi [Rice] and Dick [Cheney], my old compadre, talking to me about some oil-rich Saudi.”

There was more: “That old White House is behind me, I am once again carefree, don’t have to worry ’bout a crisis in Pyongyang.

“Down the lane I look, Dick Cheney is strolling with documents he’d been withholding, it’s good to touch the brown, brown grass of home.”

Which was all very funny, until you realise that he still has ten months left in office and remains the commander-in-chief of the most powerful military on Earth.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will recognise the 60th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel in parliament offering Australia’s continued goodwill and support.

The Australian shares the government’s goodwill towards Israel and supports all efforts for a two-state solution that includes self-determination for Palestine and brings peace to a much-troubled region. We have sympathy for the Palestinian people who are being used as pawns by those whose power depends upon maintaining a festering sore in relations with Israel.

Why algebra is important in life

George Bush

Home” of his longing to return to Texas after he decamps from the White House in January.

By all accounts, his pitch wasn’t perfect. But the lyrics certainly raised a laugh among his audience of 600 at the Gridiron, a venerable club of Washington journalists.

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very year, as many highschool seniors struggle with basic algebra, which is required for graduation, our readers complain, “Who needs it? How many students will ever use it?”

Well, I use it every day; I’m using it now, even though I haven’t worked an algebraic equation since my son was in the seventh grade several years ago. Mathematics and science are unnatural.

As physics professor Alan Cromer has brutally and elegantly written, “the human mind wasn’t designed to study physics”, and of course mathematics is the language of physics. “Design” here does not indicate an intelligent designer, which would suggest a creator with a maths phobia.

Rather it indicates evolutionary processes by which the

,, THE HUMAN MIND WASN’T DESIGNED TO STUDY PHYSICS Alan Cromer Physics professor and author

human brain and mind have come to be what they are.

Maths versus survival During the approximately two million years that it took for our Homo forebears to

progress from habilis to sapiens, they had little use for mathematical abilities.

Their sapientia seems to have been more suited in a Darwinian sense to the immediate demands of their survival, such as eating, mating and avoiding premature death.

Whether for good or ill, as time may tell, our situations have changed much in the last few thousand years. Science and mathematics have the most exacting demands for such thinking, but there are many other disciplines that require it.

Fortunately, however, the mind can be altered; the brain can learn to function in different ways.

Lessons on thinking The ancient Greeks discovered, maths is a fine schoolmaster for that purpose.

In most academic disciplines, what you learn to think about is not as important as how you learn to think. So let us not hear that high-school algebra is a waste of time because it does not train students for the job market.

It teaches the mind how to think. In some cases it might even teach it to think about the universe, which is a very nice way to spend one’s life.

David Eggenschwiler is an English professor emeritus at the University of Southern California.

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orway is to look into the feasibility of banning the use of plastic bags, according to Environment and International Development Minister Erik Solheim.

“In China they ban plastic bags, Ireland has introduced a fee on bags and in Australia there are discussions about a

ban,” Solheim was quoted as saying in an interview with public broadcaster NRK on Sunday.

Possible alternatives to plastic bags included cloth or net bags, Solheim said.

Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises (HSH) spokes-

man Jarle Hammerstad appeared more cautious, saying the federation wanted a better case for introducing a possible ban and that consumers should be consulted.

“Plastic bags have many uses in a normal household,” Hammerstad said, adding

that the minister should focus on recycling or introducing environmentally friendly bags.

Solheim said people were used to adapting to new technology like mobile phones and ought to be able to cope with not using plastic bags.

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70 per cent of people include their pet’s name on greeting cards

Fatal fog

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About 200 cars were involved in a crash on Tuesday morning in heavy fog on the highway between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, media reports said. About 25 vehicles caught fire. At least six people were killed and 40 injured.

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eneticists have identified a super gene which causes breast cancer to metastasise, the deadly process by which the disease spreads, according to a study released yesterday.

Described by the United States researchers as a “master regulator”, the SATB1 gene alters the behaviour of at least 1,000 other genes in tumour cells, said the study, published in the British journal Nature.

When over-activated it

makes cancer cells proliferate, and when neutralised the gene stops cells from dividing and migrating, the study said.

“SATB1 will be a remarkable target for cancer therapy,” lead scientist Termumi KohwiShigematsu of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, said.

The findings could not only pave the way to diagnostic tools, she said, but also to drugs that prevent or treat metastasis in breast cancer.

Less than 10 per cent of women with metastatic breast cancer survive beyond a decade, and just over a quarter make it past five years.

SATB1’s normal role in organising other genes – especially related to T-cells that play a critical role in the immune system – is well known.

A drug that blocks the gene throughout the body would compromise its normal and critical role in activating the immune system.

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ith pressure mounting on Governor Eliot Spitzer to resign over a prostitution scandal, investigators said he was clearly a repeat customer who spent perhaps as much as US$80,000 (Bt2.49 million) on the service.

Republicans began talking impeachment on Tuesday, and few if any Democrats defended Spitzer.

Assembly Republican leader James Tedisco warned that if Spitzer did not resign within 48 hours, he would call for impeachment. But any impeachment would face a difficult road in the Democrat-controlled

T H E A C C U S AT I O N S >> He paid $4,300 to hire the Emperors Club VIP call-girl service. >> He wanted sex without the use of a condom. >> Was in a tryst with a prostitute in Washington the night before Valentine’s Day.

Assembly. Privately, Democrats in the Legislature and administration said resignation appeared inevitable. “He’s weighing the rest of his life,” a Democratic official said.

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KID ROCK returned to Waffle House in Georgia, signing autographs at a fund-raiser, a week after pleading not guilty over a fight at the eatery last year.

JANET JACKSON has dropped out of a guest appearance on “Saturday Night Live” because she is down with the flu.

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ritney Spears will make an appearance on the CBS show “How I Met Your Mother.”

Spears will guest star in an episode of the situation comedy, CBS spokeswoman Kelli Raftery said on Tuesday. The pop star will play a receptionist named Abby who becomes “smitten” with Ted (Josh Radnor), Raftery said.

Craig Thomas, the show’s creator, said Spears’ representatives approached CBS because “she was looking for a small part on a funny show”. The episode is to air in the US on March 24.

Spears has previously appeared on “Will and Grace.”

She also hosted an episode of “Saturday Night Live”.

Buddhist devotees at the Samyak Mahadan festival in Nepal. Thousands attend the festival, celebrated every five years, praying for world peace.

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simple blood test may be enough to diagnose depression and determine whether antidepressant medication is working, researchers said on Tuesday.

Scientists have identified a protein in the brain that serves as a biomarker for depression.

“This test could serve to predict the efficacy of antidepressant therapy quickly, within four to five days, sparing patients the agony of waiting to find out if they are on the correct therapeutic regimen,” Mark Rasenick of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Medicine, said.

Rasenick and his colleages studied the brains of 16 clinically depressed people who committed suicide and compared them to the brains of cadavers with no history of psychiatric disorders.

They found that a larger proportion of the key signalling protein Gs alpha was trapped in a part of the brain cells called lipid rafts, confirming earlier studies in rats and brain cell cultures.

When this protein becomes

trapped its ability to activate neurotransmitters is reduced.

“Antidepressants help to move the Gs alpha out of these rafts and facilitate the action of certain neurotransmitters,” Rasenick said.

“The test that could be developed for all this is a very simple one that could be done in a clinical laboratory,” he said.

A federal magistrate said on Tuesday he will order Vice President Dick Cheney to testify in a lawsuit by a man who claims he was wrongly arrested after approaching Cheney.

Steven Howards of Denver sued federal agents for arresting him after he approached the vice president in a crowd and criticised the Iraq war.

Howards was later released and the harassment charge against him dropped. – AP

Gay bishop declines Chinese cops round conference invitation up Tibetan monks The gay bishop whose consecration threatened to destabilise the Anglican church has declined an invitation to a once-a-decade gathering of the world’s bishops.

Gene Robinson said the organisers of the Lambeth conference had limited his participation so severely that their invitation constituted a “non-offer”.

– Guardian News Service

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SPARING PATIENTS THE AGONY OF WAITING TO FIND OUT Mark Rasenick

Chinese police used tear gas on Tibetan monks protesting for the second day to demand the release of imprisoned supporters of the Dalai Lama, reports said.

The police used tear gas against 500 to 600 monks. On Tuesday, 11 monks were arrested.

Between 50 to 60 monks were detained by police who blocked the road using trucks at a checkpoint on the way to Lhasa. – DPA

Huge cocaine stash found in Australia

Postcard reaches 33 years late A postcard mailed 33 years ago, finally arrived at its destination in Germany this week.

The postcard was sent in 1975 from the Bavarian Alps to Aachen, 550 kilometres away.

Both the sender and the recipient are long dead, reports said.

The German postal service could not explain why the postcard took so long to reach its destination. They suspect someone might have found it and sent it on its journey again.

– DPA

A quarter-tonne of cocaine valued at more than US$80 million (Bt 2.49 million) has been seized in Australia after being shipped in from Southeast Asia, police said yesterday.

Three people were arrested after customs officers found the drugs labelled as green tea in a container of furniture delivered to a Sydney warehouse. – AFP

Man plans to sell whale vomit An Australian beachcomber is hoping to strike it rich with a lump of sperm whale vomit he found near Melbourne.

The blob of congealed squid beaks, called ambergris, is highly valued by perfume makers. The 7-kilogram lump could fetch more than 100,000 Australian dollars (Bt2.88 million). – DPA

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CLOTHING WITH A CONSCIENCE Two designers start a fashion line with a staff consisting of refugees and young orphans A F P , Hong Kong

Belgium to pay Holocaust survivors David Susskind survived the Holocaust by fleeing to Switzerland. When he returned to Belgium after the war, Susskind, now 82, had nothing.

On Tuesday, Belgium sought to make amends, announcing ¤110 million (Bt5.27 billion) in restitution for families of Holocaust survivors whose goods were looted by Nazi occupiers.

Overall, ¤35.2 million will be paid, with the rest going to a trust to help the poor and keep the memory of the horrors of World War II alive.

“The point is to rebuild a Jewish community like we had before the war,” Susskind said. “For suffering, there is no price.” – AP

,, IT’S REWARDING TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY Cassandra Postema

Fashion designers Cassandra Postema, left, and Dong Shing Chiu of Dialog.

products with the aim of helping poor people in Asia.

The pair source discarded fabrics or surplus cloth from textile manufacturers as well as from workers themselves.

“Some of them started to cut up their curtains, some cut up their blankets,” laughs Postema.

“We actually want the fabric to be indicative of the culture and tell different stories.”

The 2004 tsunami in Asia inspired the duo to design Tshirts under the name “Hope Tees” to raise money for children affected by the disaster.

Postema and Chiu agree

breaking even will take time — training workers with no experience has required a lot of patience and financial outlay.

“We actually had to force them to learn. Now they feel happy and accomplished enough to do a complicated purse.”

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Imam Yahya Hendi includes people from all faiths and even atheists in his interfaith discussions.

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s Western fashion brands look to Asia to provide cheap skilled labour, two Hong Kong-based designers are bucking the trend.

Cassandra Postema and Dong Shing Chiu are seeking out untrained workers from the poorest nations to make their new range of ethically produced, eco-friendly clothing using traditional methods.

Their staff includes refugees, people in drug rehabilitation centres and young adults living in orphanages. Many have been unemployed, suffer from longterm illness or live below the poverty line, but as long as they are willing to learn, they are given training to sew – and a chance to improve their lives.

“We’ve never wanted to be another fashion company making clothes. They are so happy when they receive the money.

It’s rewarding to make people happy,” Postema says.

Postema and Chiu set up Dialog in Hong Kong which makes stylish, high-fashion

e has met two US presidents, lectured on Islam in scores of countries and appeared on television. So Imam Yahya Hendi may be forgiven for declining small-town engagements.

Hendi converses with everyone from small-town churchgoers to heads of state in his search for common ground.

“I would not imagine the American table without Jews – all forms of Judaism; without Christianity – all forms of Christianity; without Islam – all forms of Islam, without

Buddhism and Hinduism and atheism,” he said.

Hendi said he sees in his adopted nation a truer expression of Islamic principles than in many Middle Eastern countries. He has been a US citizen for 15 years. “I want to be used as a bridge between the East and West,” Hendi, spiritual leader of the Islamic Society of Frederick, said.

Despite being a target for threats, he is determined to continue.

“It does not matter how long you live,” he said. “What matters is what you live for.”

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MADONNA AT THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

“People are still encouraging me to believe in my dreams. [Even those who] said I was talentless, that I was chubby, that I couldn’t sing, that I was a one-hit wonder, they helped me, too. ... they pushed me to be better.”

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IT’S COOL ON THE CATWALK Spring-summer designs by 27 Friday, left, and Zenithorial will be among the collections on view.

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>> March 22: 4.30pm, Hook’s

by Prapakas; 6pm, Asava; 7.30pm, Kloset Red Carpet; 9pm, Seneda Theory >> March 23: 4.30pm, Tipayaphongpoosanaphong; 6pm, AB-Normal; 7.30pm, Zenithorial; 9pm, Sretsis >> All events are at CentralWorld and are by invitation only. If interested, queue at the doors.

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ummer has arrived but it’s not just the weather that’s getting hot. Bangkok’s catwalks are also heating up, with 10 brands set to present their spring-summer collections during Elle Fashion Week from March 21 to 23 at CentralWorld.

“Our aim is to upgrade the standard of Thai fashion designers and boost local business, so we have invited 10 brands to showcase their collections this year,” says Kullawit Laosuksri, Elle’s editor and festival director.

Veteran designer Somchai Kaewtong of Kai will start things off with some beautifully cut outfits in linen, lace and silk.

Senada Theory’s colourful collection is inspired by Mediterranean culture while Zenithorial is presenting casual wear under the concept “Navy in the Garden”.

AB-Normal focuses on a sporty military look, mixing a variety of natural textiles and 27 Friday’s Chanachai Jareeyathana is unveiling a safari collection inspired by African culture.

Kloset Red Carpet presents “Sweet Desert”, which designers’ drew from their trips to Egypt and Morocco, while the Sukhahuta sibs from Sretsis play with colours and Thai beliefs Elle will also present three new brands – Asava, Hook’s by Parpakas, and Tipayaphong-

OUR AIM IS TO UPGRADE THE STANDARD OF THAI FASHION DESIGNERS AND BOOST LOCAL BUSINESS. Kullawit Laosukri, Elle’s editor and festival director poosanaphong.

Parpakas Angsusingha is, in fact, returning to the fashion week with Hook’s, his newly launched brand, and will show his signature draped outfits cut from a variety of textiles in different shades.

Asava, the new baby of fashionista-turned-designer Polpat Asavaprapha and Maruwut Buranasipin, formerly of Senada Theory, offer a chic, contemporary collection inspired by the ’60s and ’70s.

Young designer Tipayaphong Poosanaphong is back with his own brand and Speakeasy, a collection that mixes haute couture with street wear. He will turn the catwalk into a hip bar where models hang out.

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ALBUMS were recorded by the Ventures, new inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Grab your needles and spin some yarn – knitting is making a comeback. >Page 21

An elemental lens

Focus on Chinese

Sermkhun Kunawong of CM Organiser takes time off from organising events to present his thought-provoking black-andwhite photographs of male nudes in “Symbol, Stream, Stone and Surrender”. His show at Siam Paragon takes place alongside The Glitz, a fair of luxury goods. The exhibition runs from March 19 to 24 in the Living Gallery on the first floor of Siam Paragon. Call (02) 559 23649 extension 323 or 312.

SOOPSIP

Do you know who my son is?

SURE, PANTHONGTAE “Oak” Shinawatra has the same just-wokeup haircut as every other kid his age, but most people could pick him out of a police line-up. (Not that he’s guilty of anything, of course.)

But the other day there was a food vendor at Chatuchak Weekend Market who had no idea who Thaksin Junior was when he showed up as a tour guide for the visiting Manchester City players. “Do you know who he is?” someone in the entourage asked. The vendor shook his head and got on with grilling some squid for the group. Soopsip reckons that Oak probably enjoys this kind of anonymity. Makes a nice change from the fishbowl.

P is for Paula,who needs relief BRITISH SPORTS FANS are cheering Paula Radcliffe’s return to the London Marathon in April, but the organisers would be well advised to import a supply of Comfort 100s from Thailand. The revolutionary wee-go-where-you-go potty-bottles will be ideal if Radcliffe needs to answer an urgent call of nature, as she famously did during the 2005 “Stroll in the Park”. It was quite a shock when she abruptly dropped her shorts and relieved herself by the side of the road in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators, with seven miles still to go before she claimed the trophy – and issued an apology. Thai viewers, used to sudden attacks of Somtam Tummy and Bangkok Belly, were quite prepared to sympathise.

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Paula Radcliffe

In the upcoming film, “Pidterm Yai…Huajai Waawoon” (“Hormones”), a romantic drama

by Songyos Sukmakanan, Focus “Fan Chan” actress Focus Jirakul plays a teenybopper who is crazy about Taiwanese pop star Lu Ting Wei. “The most difficult thing playing this role is studying Chinese. Phi Yong [Songyos] sent me to learn how to speak Chinese properly and understand its meaning,” Focus says. “Hormones” opens on March 20. – Daily Xpress

Another run at the windmill FILM REVIEW

Rambo’s rampage Sylvester Stallone’s unstoppable soldier leaves carnage in his wake as he goes on the warpath through the Burmese jungle

By David Germain

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ylvester Stallone insisted he would only do another “Rambo” flick if it was about the human condition. He stuck to his guns. “Rambo 4” is about the condition of humans – after they’ve been blown apart by bombs, landmines and projectiles fired from the biggest, loudest firearms ever seen on screen.

Directed by Stallone, “Rambo” is sickening, almost degenerate, in its savagery.

Any hope that it might redeem the franchise the way “Rocky Balboa” did vanishes about the time a Burmese soldier bayonets the belly of a child.

“Rambo” has Stallone’s stoic soldier working as a boatman and snake-catcher on the Salween River in Thailand, where he’s approached by missionaries who want to go upriver to help villagers endan-

T H E TA O O F R A M B O >> “When you’re pushed, killing’s as easy as breathing.” >> “Live for nothing or die for something.” >> ‘First Blood’ started the series in 1982. ‘Rambo III’ was made in 1988.

gered by civil war in Burma.

Once again, he becomes an upstoppable demon of death as he tears through the jungle slaughtering bad guys. The body count is phenomenal.

The movie might satisfy bloodthirsty action fans, but for most people, this is one Stallone do-over we could have done without.

‘Rambo 4’ is playing in cinemas.

More film listings are in To See, Pages 26-27.

Pioneering theatre troupe Lakorn 28 teams up with Thakolkiet Veeravan of Scenario for a revival of “Su Euthana Fan An Ying Yai”, which is adapted from “Man of La Mancha” and was first staged in 1987 at the National Theatre. Director Euthana Mukdasanit returns to helm the musical at the Muang Thai Ratchadalai Theatre with stars from GMM Grammy and Scenario. – Daily Xpress

‘Lust, Caution’ actress defiant “Lust, Caution” star Tang Wei is expected to attend the Asian Film Awards on Monday night in Hong Kong despite a reportTang Wei ed Chinese media ban against her.

According to Chinese media reports, regulators have ordered TV stations to stop reporting on the actress and pull ads featuring her. – AP

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ONE TASTY BOWL OF ART

Yoshitomo Nara’s drawing ‘DJ’.

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‘Tomyam Pladib’ at the Jim Thompson Centre brings Thai and Japanese artists together with works that fuse cultures

By Phatarawadee Phataranawik

Arisara Dandprapai and Prapat Jiwarangsan present the show “Intangible Dharma in Nature” at the Siam City Hotel’s City Gallery until March 24.

The peacefulness of a woodland trek under a canopy of colourful textures plays muse to Arisara’s intricate textile designs.

Prapat’s sculpted glass illuminates the impermanence of all things.

The gallery is open daily from 10 to 8. Call (02) 247 0123, extension 1917-8.

Fresh talent “Brand New”, an annual project that encourages emerging talent, presents works by seven artists at three locations in Bangkok until March 31.

Theerawat Mayasasitthivit and Naruemon Padsamran are exhibiting at the Bangkok University gallery. Call (02) 350

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im Thompson is serving “Tomyam Pladib” – not a spicy soup but a flavourful exhibition of work by Japanese and Thai artists who compare traditional and contemporary culture.

The show is at the Jim Thompson Art Centre from Wednesday to June 5.

“We have Japanese artists who’ve visited Bangkok to create and exhibit their work,” says curator Gridthiya Gaweewong, formerly of the Museum of Contemporary in Tokyo.

“Some have fallen in love with the city and continue to

live and work here. And then there’ll be Thai artists who have lived and worked in Japan.”

The show gets its title from the name of a column in A Day magazine by Bangkok-based Japanese writer Ryota Suzuki, an “accidental tourist” who’s lived here for 10 year.

At the Thompson Centre, Yasumasa Morimura’s stunning photomontage self-portraits will show how Western art can be incorporated into Japanese culture.

Leading Thai independent filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul is going to mount his video installation “Morakot” (“Emerald”), with footage shot at the old

Morakot Hotel on Soi Thong Lor. Tsuyoshi Ozawa will have an interactive installation called “Everyone Likes Someone as You Like Someone”, a futon mountain made with children’s depictions of who they love.

Textile designer Jarupatcha Achavasmit will show her contemporary kimonos, which utilise Thai mudmee silk.

Animator Wisut Ponnimit and textile-fashion designer Vachiraporn Limviphuvadh have collaborated on an interactive installation entitled “Dress Up Anime” – you put on the latter’s clothes and the former’s animations will be projected onto them.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Morakot’.

HERE’S THE DISH >> Tomyam Pladib Opening March 19 at 6.30pm The Jim Thompson Art Centre is open daily from 9 to 7.

Call (02) 612 6741 or e-mail artcentre@jimthompsonhouse.com. >> What’s on at Thompson Make tea a ritual March 21 from 2 to 3pm Learn about traditional Japanese sweets and green tea in a class conducted by teaceremony master Fumiko Boughey and the staff of the Chado Urasenke Tankokai Bangkok Association. Only 30 seats are available.

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Prateep Suthathongthai, Wasan Thitisakul and Supapong Landheerasiri are at Chulalongkorn University’s Art Centre. Call (02) 218 2965 or

Apichatpong talks movies March 27 from 7 to 9pm Apichatpong Weerasethakul will discuss his short films and video installations, including “Morakot”.

visit www.CAR.chula.ac.th/art.

And Tadu Contemporary Art shows works by Orawan Arunrak and Krit Ngamsorn.

Call (02) 645 2461 or visit ww.Tadu.net.

At home in Japan

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The Ardel Gallery of Modern Art has silkscreen prints by Japan’s Kansuke Morioka until April 2.

The show is called “Home”, and here home is presented in different forms and shades of varying significance and meaning.

The gallery is at Boromrachachonnanee Road Kilometre 10.5 and open daily except Monday from 10 to 6.30.

Call (02) 422 2092 or visit www.ArdelGallery.com.

Yasumasa Morimura’s ‘Untitled/Study 3’.

A workshop with Apichatpong March 29 from 10 to 6 Learn how to use word and image association to create a fabulous story. Just 10 will be accepted, and all must be at least 16 and have a digital camera. Send a CV with a short essay describing your view of filmmaking by Saturday to education@jimthompsonhouse.com. >> Japanese Culture Inside Out/ Outside In April 24 from 10 to 4.30 American writer Alex Kerr and Japanese curators Yuko Hasekawa, Mami Kataoka and Raiji Kuroda will share their views on Japanese contemporary arts.

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KNITTING – THE NEW YOGA

Aem-i’s the one

Enthusiasts aged four to 92 gather to unwind the yarn at this fun and friendly Bangkok store

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here’s a fairly new shop called Big Knit that’s grabbed Granny’s knitting needles away from her and is putting them in the deft hands of younger people – including guys.

In the morning it’s full of elderly women and Japanese housewives furiously purling away, but by the afternoon, students have crowded in and commandeered the yarn to make cute dolls. Then in the evening, it’s the young professionals who get creative.

“I think knitting’s enjoying a comeback – it’s a hip hobby,” says shop owner Nice Tansrisakul, 24.

“Just before Valentine’s Day we had several men learning to make dolls for their loved ones.

It’s very special creating something with your own hands. Our oldest customer is 92 – but our youngest is four!”

Big Knit is a friendly and homey place, with room for about 100 knitters to perch inside and out. The yarn imported from Europe is amazing for its different textures and shades. Many a Spanish ewe would be impressed to see where its wool has ended up.

Three instructors show beginners how to whip up a

Big Knit is a shop where knitters of all ages and both genders indulge in serious – but relaxing – needlework.

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The beauty of Aem-i Leelas’ unique creations lies in their ornate crochet needlework and tatted beads and gems. Her chokers, necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings and pendants range from the chic and excessive to the wild and weird. She has no shop, but you can reach her at (084) 111 7532.

Got a yarn to share?

Dial up www.Pantip.com/ cafe/jatujak to find one of the largest communities of crafts lovers answering each other’s questions and swapping knitting lore and truly stylish designs.

Watch how it’s done Yes, there is a Thai knitting blog: http://dezign.bloggang.com.

You’ll find video clips and patterns for lovely crocheted dolls.

The shop has a small cafe. pom-pom and a scarf in just a few minutes, and the shop has hundreds of craft books in English, Japanese and Thai.

There’s also a small cafe with homemade ice cream, baked goods and other snacks, and soon to open: a spa!

Knitting is also enjoying a revival in Europe, where it’s been touted as “the new yoga”. Buzzed out in the digital age? Slow down with some old-fashioned analogue meditation.

“I’m sort of hyperactive, and knitting gives me balance,” says customer Karansri Pramoj Na Ayudhya, who’s studying textile design. “Things you make yourself are always completely unique – you won’t find anything else like them in the stores.”

Knitting grannies The website www.NetGranny.ch is home to a collective of 15 Swiss grandmas who custom-knit socks for sale online.

They’ve posted their pictures, so choose the one who looks sweetest and tell her what size and colour socks you need.

In a few weeks a pair of socks will walk in your door and ask for ¤27.50 – that’s Bt1,330.

Bargains

A hip new pastime for this fast-paced world.

COURTESY OF BIG KNIT

XTRA DON’T DROP A STITCH >> Tomomi Sato of the Japan Knitting Association conducts 20-hour workshops at Big Knit for Bt250 an hour. Come by Wednesday through Sunday between 11 and 8 and learn how to make jackets and sweaters using advanced patterns. >> Big Knit Sukhumvit Soi 49, next to the Dental Hospital Open daily from 9 to 9.

Call (02) 260 5050 or visit www.BigKnit49.com.

A cyber-market for handmade goods, www.Etsy.com has ven?dors around the globe selling needlecraft, purses and jewellery. It’s got something like 300,000 registered members.

Help is at both hands

Owner Nice Tansrisakul offers thousands of skeins of yarn.

Learn how to knit by watching the videos and reading the tips at www.KnittingHelp.com, all com?pletely free, and there’s a forum where you can ask how to get your fingers untangled.

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quick shots A good time to be sick BNH Hospital 9/1 Convent Road, Silom

To mark its 110th anniversary, BNH is offering a Bt110 ambulance service 24 hours a day for people in the neighbourhood until June 30. Call (02) 686 2700.

Hale and happy families

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Healing with a twist

Don't worry, that crack wasn't the sound of a spine snapping - the chiropractor has just fixed your back

Amari Atrium Hotel

By Lisnaree Vichitsorasatra

The Clark Hatch Fitness Centre is offering one-year family packages for weekends. It covers annual fees for a family with one child and includes a voucher for Sunday brunch, 10 vouchers for ice cream, 20per-cent discounts on food and beverage, 50 per cent off the hotel laundry service and 40 per cent off a variety of massages. Call (02) 718

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Chiropractic for the mind D Spine Chiropractic holds a workshop for young people nine to 18 on March 24 in the Tharathip Room at the Imperial Hotel on Sukhumvit 26. Experts from the US will help improve memory and concentration. The workshop costs Bt3,000. Call (02) 260 6586.

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hen it comes to the crunch, chiropracty could be the answer to all your pain problems. Dr Don Nakaya of chiropractic centre Bioenergy Asia explains that

XTRA A BONE FIDE HEALER? >> Beware of chiropractors

who act like salesmen: If they try to sell you something like a fitness plan, stay away. >> REAL CHIROPRACTORS

have a medical licence from the Health Ministry. If it's not hanging on the wall alongside a diploma proving they've studied chiropracty abroad, say thanks, but no thanks. >> Beware of chiropractors who use drugs or anaesthetics. >> A good chiropractor

should not cause you pain.

rather than treating diseases, chiropracty "brings better communication between different parts of the body".

When the spine's vertebrae slip from their normal position, whether from a car crash, poor posture, or some other reason, the increased pressure on the spinal nerves that results interferes with the nervous communication between body and brain. A chiropractor manipulates the joints to realign the bones, which takes pressure off nerves and eases symptoms of pain and numbness.

Nakaya wasn't always a chiropractor. A keen kick-boxer in his native Japan, he arrived in Thailand in the '80s, keen to further his education at muay thai camps around the country.

But after suffering an injury to his lower back that couldn't be cured by conventional medicine, he decided to look into chiropracty. His interest led him to a course at Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los

Angeles and after graduating he returned to set up his own practice in Thailand.

To date, he's one of only 18 chiropractors who have met the standards demanded by the Ministry of Health and earned a medical licence. This means that you're still most likely to be referred to an orthopaedic surgeon if you visit the doctor with bad back or neck pain.

But surgery, says Nakaya, should only be considered as a last resort.

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Great deal for the whole clan Ambassador Hotel Health Centre

Sign up for a one-year couples' membership and get an additional two months for free.

The price is Bt14,500. Call (02) 254 0444, extension 1230-5.

Contact Quick Shots at contactsirinya@gmail.com

E-mail your questions to dr_mike_bkk@yahoo.com.

Dear Dr Mike, I get lots of spam e-mail about penis enlargement everything from herbs and pills to machines and weights. Do any of these things work? I want to be bigger and would appreciate your thoughts.

Dick Little in Bangkok Dear Dick, There are no herbs, pills, creams or other substances that can enlarge your penis.

Surgery and hanging - or stretching - are another story.

Stretching with weights has been used around the world for centuries and is still prescribed by many surgeons after phalloplasty - penile en-

largement surgery.

It may actually work, but is questionable, very time-consuming and can have complications like trauma, numbness or impotence.

Phalloplasty is actually two procedures - lengthening and thickening. Since a large portion of your penis is internal, cutting the suspending ligament can make more of it visible. The gain is not much, usually about 2.5 centimetres, and even less when erect.

The more impressive gains are in thickening, which involves more dangerous and controversial surgery: The penis is de-gloved and some material - silicone, harvested ca-

daver skin, fat - placed under the skin.

Most fillers can be rejected, or they can be absorbed unevenly. Patients' reactions vary from satisfied to horrified. A lot depends on the skill and experience of your surgeon and how well you follow directions.

Since this is not a generally accepted procedure, there's no reliable way to find a competent surgeon.

Erection size varies among ethnic groups and ranges from 10 to 15cm. Most surgeries are done on normal-size patients. I don't recommend it unless you're below 10cm. The surgery is expensive, painful and risky.

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Birthday wishes Nandhamalee Bhirombhakdi, third left, together with her family and close relatives hosted a birthday party celebration for her beloved mother, MR Malinee Chakrabandhu, centre, at Banyan Tree Bangkok's Rom Sai International Restaurant recently.

Naturally Aus tralia Ju

thamas Kositpi pat, third left, se metics for Cent ral Trading, rece nior manager of cosntly organised Jurlique Love Ea the rth event at Ce ntral Chidlom to duce the brand' intros new theme fo r counter decor, inspired by Aust which is ralian plants.

Young love b looms Danny McCaffe rty, genera

l manager of th Thani Bangko e Dusit k, presents flo wers Tata Young on her new album to congratulate "One Love" at hotel's Silom Ro the om.

Mineral magic

Jon Arnold, cent re, Thailand's cons general manager of L'Oreal umer products division, and Patchara Chaisa ve new mineral po tkanon, third left, launched a wder foundatio n under the ba of "True Match nner Minerals" at Ba an Aom Kod Ko Kao resort in Ra on tchaburi provin ce.

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Lux Aeterna

The Process of Creation

Christ Church Convent Road

The Bangkok Music Society Choir sings the “Cherubini Requiem”, “Charpentier” and more pieces in a memorial concert for Her Royal Highness the late Princess Galyani Vadhana. Tomorrow, 8pm. Tickets

Gallery Soulflower, basement, Silom Galleria

“From Surface to Origin: Journeys through Recent Art From India and Thailand” presents works by Pinaree Sanpitak, Nipan Oranniwesna, Be Takerng Pattanopas, Biju Joze, George Martin PG and Benitha Perciyal K. Until April 12, Monday to Saturday 11am to 7pm.

are Bt600, Bt500 for BMS members, and Bt300 for students and can be reserved at www.BangkokMusicSociety.org.

Samila Asian Tour Beach Volleyball

Mickey & Minnie’s Amazing Journey Impact, Muang Thong Thani

BEC-Tero Entertainment brings Disney cartoon characters to life in an ice skating show, from March 22 to 30. Mickey and Minnie Mouse will lead their friends in an exciting adventure. Accompanying them will be many notable Disney characters from “The Lion King”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Lilo and Stitch”, “101 Dalmatians” and “Peter Pan”.

Tickets range from Bt200 to Bt1,500, and are available from Thaiticketmajor. Tel: (02) 262

Call (02) 630 0032 or see www.GallerySoulflower.com

Songkhla Province

Athletes from different countries are participating in the International Beach Volleyball Competition from tomorrow until Sunday.

Call (074) 313 026.

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WHAT’S ON/WHAT’S UP do it!

A very sporting sale Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre

Browse products from Nike, Adidas and other brand names with discounts of up to 50 per cent.

Today to Sunday. Call (02) 206 9300.

Find your dream dwelling Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre

The Housing and Condo Fest offers an opportunity to browse booths selling houses, condominiums and other properties. Today to Saturday.

Thailand International Furniture Fair Challenger 2 and 3, Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani

The fair offers home, outdoor, office and children’s furniture as well as furniture parts and other related products.

Until tomorrow, 10am to 6pm from traders only; and Saturday and Sunday 10am to 8pm for everyone else. Call (02) 512 0093, extension 104.

Call (02) 862 3344.

Set a new course Royal Paragon Hall Siam Paragon

The Tieca Study Abroad Expo could be your first step to studying overseas. Take advantage of free activities like English tests.

International schools and colleges will join the event to provide information as well as receive applications. Saturday and Sunday,

Sushi paradise Plaza Athenee Hotel

Sushi lovers can feast till they fall over at Utage’s Bt699 sushi buffet. Until March 31, 11.30am to 2.30pm (closed on Sunday).

1 to 6.30pm.

Uplifting charity Channel 3’s “Women to Women” programme and the Kamlungjai Project are collecting bras and underwear for female prison inmates. Donation boxes are in lingerie salons at The Mall branches, The Emporium, Siam Paragon and Channel 3’s Maleenont Building, until March 31. For every item of lingerie purchased at the Mall, the Mall Group will donate Bt1 to the Bra Charity. Call (02) 310 1904-5.

Call (02) 650 8800.

Hungry Justice for Pridi B ano

The Pea myong Institu ce t Chulalo in Thailand gro e ngkorn U up joins niversity Arts Clu b ’s Mcintyre for an adaptatio Dramatic ’s “Hung n of Hop e story of e a huma r”, which tells th n-rights e whose h law u napped sband has been yer . Tom kid-

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85) 80 5 5799 .

Learn a delicious skill The Conrad Hotel

Executive pastry chef Slawomir Golaszewski will conduct a cooking class on soufflés on March 15, from 10 until noon, and for desserts on March 29, 10 until noon. Each class costs Bt1,450, which includes lunch and a certificate.

Call (02) 690 9299.

Auditions for guys Bangkok Community Theatre is looking for experienced, fluent English-speaking adult actors of any nationality to complete the ensemble cast of 10 men for its May production of the Neil Simon comedy “Rumours”. Call the director at (089) 006 5259. If you’d like to work backstage, e-mail rumors@sala.net or call (081) 869 1104.

Voice a talent Grammy Card will hold a voice course for people aged 15 to 35. Participants will learn various techniques for dubbing Western, Chinese, Korean and animated films as well as adverts. They will also be taught how to analyse script and characters to choose the right voice. Apply by tomorrow at Grammy Card, GMM Grammy Place. Application forms can be downloaded from www.GrammyCard.com. Call (02) 669 9393.

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TO SEE on tv Fool’s Gold

Take the Lead Antonio Banderas stars as internationally acclaimed ballroom dancer Pierre Dulane in this family drama inspired by a true story.

A divorced co uple (Matth ew McConaugh ey and Kate Hudson) awkwardly re concile to hu n hidden trea sure they’d b t the een obsessed w ith for years .★

The Spiderwick Chronicles A lonely boy (Freddie Highmore) leads his twin brother and sister on an adventure after he finds a magical field guide to fairies, sprites and monsters. ★★★

Awake Failed anae sth patient (Ha esia leaves a yden Christ ensen) fully conscio us paralysed d but physically uring his op eration. ★★★

HBO (TrueVisions), 10pm

Psycho III After paying his debt to society and being “completely rehabilitated”, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) feels he’s up to reopening his motel of madness and give his guests a warm welcome.

Cinemax (TrueVisions), 8pm

Six Days, Seven Nights A cargo pilot (Harrison Ford) just wants another care-free, easy-money plane trip from one island to the next, but a New York magazine editor ( Anne Heche) complicates his plans.

Movie Hits (TrueVisions), 7pm

Rambo He didn’t ask for it, he didn’t want it, but Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) once again becomes an upstoppable demon of death as he enters Burma to save some kidnapped Christian missionaries. ★★

10,000 BC A dreadlocked, dirt-smudged hero (Steven Strait) battles woolly mammoths, angry ostrich-looking things and a sabre-toothed tiger to must rescue the love of his life, the mystical Evolet (Camilla Belle) from the slave raiders who’ve kidnapped her. ★★

Salad Ta Diaw Kab Dek 200 Ta Nine children are lost in a storm, and then proceed to upstage the pirate captain (Saranyu

Sylvester Stallone is back in action in ‘Rambo’.

Pen Tor A young casanova conspires to end the relationship with his fussy girlfriend in this sitcom starring Shahkrit Yamnarm, Primrata Datudom, Pimmada Boriruksoppakorn and Mayurin Pongpudpan.

Channel 3, 10.30pm.

Channel links www.ch7.com www.mcot.net www.nationchannel.com www.thaitv3.com www.thaipbs.go.th www.truevision.com www.tv5.co.th www.tv11.go.th

Wongkrajang) who rescues them, as they proceed to battle a rival crew for hidden treasure.

ter Choom’s home is a medical student, who only sits and watches. With English subti-

With English subtitles at some cinemas. ★★

tles at some cinemas. ★★★★

The Kite Runner Persepolis In this controversial black-andwhite animated feature, based on her illustrated novel, artist Marjane Satrapi recalls her difficult childhood growing up in Iran during the Islamic revolution. In French with English and Thai subtitles at House. ★★★★★

The 8th Day (Paed Wan Plaek Khon) A mentally unstable old woman (Watsana Chalakorn) brings a little girl into her house and then forgets about her, setting off a panic in the neighbourhood. The only person who saw the girl en-

Amir must return to Talebanruled Afghanistan in a dangerous bid to rescue the son of his childhood friend. At the Lido in Dari and English with English and Thai subtitles. ★★★★

Dan in Real Life A melodramatic, awkward lovetriangle plays out during a family reunion among a widower (Steve Carell), his slacker brother (Dane Cook) and a woman (Juliette Binoche) who charms them both. At Paragon. ★★

Once Winner of the Academy Award for best song, this Irish film is a

simple story of two artists falling in love. Glen Hansard, lead singer of the Frames, stars a heartbroken Dublin busker who one day meets a charming Czech woman pianist (Marketa Irglova). At the Lido. ★★★★★

The Mist Director Frank Darabont adapts Stephen King’s 1980 short story about a deadly mist that engulfs a small town. Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden and Andre Braugher are among the residents trapped in a shop when the mist hits. There are things in the mist. But it’s what the humans do to each other that’s more likely to shake you to your core. ★★★★

P2 Angela (Rachel Nichols) is staying late at work and is the last one out to leave the building, except for creepy carpark attendant Thomas (Wes Bentley) on Level P2. At SF. ★★★

The Ghost and Master Bo (Phee Taa Waan Kab Ajarn Taa Bo) Waan (Pansachol Khumpraewpan) is in love with Wit (Weerayuth Naburana).

Problem is, Wit doesn’t know his ladyfriend is a ghost. Medium Ajarn Bo (Jaturong Mokjok) tries to intervene. With English subtitles at some cinemas.

Soul’s Code Newscaster ML Nattakorn “Pleum” Devakula makes his screen debut as Captain Khan, a detective investigating the murder of a woman found dead and

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TO SEE

Cinema information Unless otherwise noted, films are playing at most multiplex cinema chains. For showtimes, call the cinemas or check their websites.

on dvd

Seat prices in Bangkok cinemas range from Bt80 to Bt500.

The King’s anthem is played before the main programme and it is obligatory to stand as a sign of respect.

REGION 3 Apex Lido: (02) 252 6498 Siam: (02) 251 3508 Scala: (02) 251 2861 www.apexsiam-square.com

: The Step Up 2 Streets cer (Briana

s street dan at an A rebelliou in ggles to fit Evigan) stru ol, where she meets ho elite arts sc n), the ert Hoffma b o (R Chase pus. ★★ m cer on ca hottest dan

naked with some ancient writing engraved on her body. An autopsy reveals her identity leading Khan to believe that the dead woman’s soul is communicating with him. With English subtitles at some cinemas.

No Country for Old Men A weary sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) quietly pieces together the case of a deadly drug deal while another man (Josh Brolin) has fled with a satchel

Century – The Movie Plaza (02) 247 9940 www.centurythemovieplaza.com

Love in the Time of Cholera

EGV, Major Cineplex, Esplanade, Paragon

Director Mike Newell adapts the epic novel of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, which covers a 50-year romance during a turbulent period in Colombia’s history. ★★★

of money and a psychopathic hitman (Oscar-winner Javier Bardem) in pursuit. At Siam, Emporium, Paragon. ★★★★★

There Will Be Blood An obsessive turn-of-the-century oilman (Daniel Day-Lewis) will stop at nothing to best his competitors, even at the cost of harming his own family and his sanity. His ego gushes out of control until he’s left a sputtering madman, hollering “I drink your milkshake!” in the face of

his chief rival. At the Lido. ★★★★★

Jumper This globe-trotting thriller is about a young man named David Rice (Hayden Christensen) who has the amazingly cool ability to jump anywhere in the world at any time, just by thinking of the place he wants to go.

Directed by Doug Liman, it’s all fun and sexy until you start wondering: Who is this guy, and how can he do this? ★★★

Bangkok: (02) 511 5555 www.egv.com www.majorcineplex.com

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Jack Nicholson won the Academy Award for Best in 1975 for his portrayal of a patient in a mental hospital in this film by Milos Forman, adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey. The special features include the trailer and production notes, but for around Bt300 the performance by Nicholson is the main selling point. – Daily Xpress

House UMG RCA: (02) 641 5913-4 www.houserama.com

Major Hollywood Bangkok: (02) 718 7999 www.majorhollywood.co.th

SF Cinema Bangkok: (02) 268 8888 www.sfcinemacity.com

Critical consensus

★★★★★ = Don’t miss! ★★★★ = Solidly entertaining ★★★ = Better than nothing ★★ = Barely watchable ★ = Don’t bother No star rating means no reviews were available from Daily Xpress staff or agencies.

Adam

By Bryan Basset

The Buckets

By Scott Stantis

Pooch Cafe

By Paul Gilligan

Red and Rover

By Brian Basset

By Bill Watterson

Calvin and Hobbes

By John McPherson

Close to Home

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

LEISURE

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Games&YourStars SUDOKU

The last word in

ASTROLOGY

By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: Use common sense to finish what you start and do it well. Emotional matters will test your patience and lead you offcourse if you let them. Keep things in perspective. A conservative approach to love and business will help you keep your life in order.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

You have to be comfortable with what you are doing and, if you haven’t cleared up the past, it may be difficult to move forward. Do what needs to be done and don’t look back. You will feel so much better once you clear up old, incomplete matters.

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Stop sitting still when there is so much to do. Travel or at least look into possible destinations that will help you career-wise. You can’t keep spinning your wheels hoping that something will drop in your lap. Take the initiative.

Gemini (May 21-June 21)

You may feel like shaking things up today but it’s best to let things unfold naturally. Your anxiety will lead to trouble, so keep busy with things that can benefit you financially and professionally.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

Information is heading your way regarding a project you want to pursue. An experienced individual may have more wisdom than you think, so keep an open mind and listen. Don’t let a change of plans throw you off-balance.

DIFFICULTY RATING ★★★★★

Leo (July 23-August 22)

Don’t waste time on trivial matters. It’s what you do that counts, not what you say you will do. A partnership is apparent but be careful that the person in question has as much to contribute as you do. Get everything in writing.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

Virgo (August 23-Sept 22)

Go big or go home should be your motto today if you want to make a difference. Changes to your position or status will be made possible by someone with clout.

Don’t miss out because you are too busy taking care of other people’s problems.

Libra (Sept 23-Oct 22)

Take off on an adventure or try something different but, most of all, get out and mingle with people you find interesting. You will have a way with words that will captivate but don’t exaggerate.

Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21)

A change of plans will work to your advantage. You can make a crucial move or travel to a destination that will help provide you with the information and contacts you need to get ahead. Stop worrying and start doing.

Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21)

You won’t be emotionally grounded today so think before you do or say something you might regret. Making a change to spite someone will not be to your advantage.

Your motives may be heading in the wrong direction.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19)

Dana Delaney Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka is 69.

Actor William H Macy is 58.

Actress Glenne Headly is 53.

Actress Dana Delaney is 52.

Bassist Adam Clayton of U2 is 48.

Actress Tracy Wells (“Mr. Belvedere”) is 37.

Actress Dana Delaney is 37.

Rapper Common is 36.

Rapper Khujo of Goodie Mob is 36.

Singer Glenn Lewis is 33.

Actor Danny Masterson is 32.

Someone from your past will have gained enough experience to help you finish something you have been struggling to finish. An emotional chord will be struck when a comment made by someone you least expect is brutally honest.

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18)

IUse your imagination and make a few changes at home that will make your living quarters more functional. You can discuss matters that concern your personal life with whoever is most likely to influence your future. Be nice but clear about your needs.

Pisces (Feb 19-March 20)

Refuse to become upset by what others do or say.

Criticism can be a good thing if you take it in the spirit it is meant. Don’t rule out that you might need to make a few changes. This is no time to be stubborn.

ROOKIE

by the pros

By John Kelly Special to Daily Xpress

Here’s the snag with snacks

Just what is a snack? A piece of fruit? I like pineapple, you prefer guava. Everyone has his and her own taste and idea on this. Fruit is good for you. Your mother said so!

Then again, what about a quick visit to the 7-Eleven?

Now, these are palaces of the “snack”, so much so that they really should be called “snackarieas” (my own word).

Look at all that choice – lots of crunchy, crispy, snacky things.

But maybe a bowl of noodles would go down well, especially with the right balance of condiments. Maybe you like just that bit more sugar to balance the dried chilli.

In truth, a plate of fried rice is only a large snack, especially fried rice with crocodile, which is your favourite. (Well, I have a good imagination.) Or what about pad thai? You know you have that weakness for the ground peanuts.

Come to think of it, it is getting close to lunchtime, sort of.

How about tom yum with rice and some veggies as extra?

Hold it, we were only talking about a snack! Educate your stomach – stick with the piece of fruit. Your wallet, your waistline and your health would prefer it. Oh yes, and mother was right.

The writer is the director of Mentor International. Visit www.Mentor.ac.

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ON CAMPUS

MAJOR SUCCESS WITH A MINOR

,,

FOR ME,IT REFLECTS THE BELIEF THAT EVERYONE CAN DO THE THINGS THEY LIKE AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS IF THEY’RE JUST WILLING TO TRY. Jomwang Ninlapun

A team of Thammasat political-science students stages a coup in a marketing competition

By Suwicha Chanitnun D A I LY X P R E S S

C

uriosity got an alert ping when four Thammasat University political-science students introduced themselves as the winning team in the Central Group’s Junior Marketeer Project.

Political-science students scoring a marketing coup?

Yes, the quartet known as The Dome – Jomwang Ninlapun, Panatda Soontornnon, Pichapa Wiroonchaichot and Napaschon Sripan – beat 160 other teams from across the country.

Almost all of their rivals were students majoring in marketing, commerce or accountancy.

“For me, it reflects the belief that everyone can do the things they like and achieve success if they’re just willing to try,” says Jomwang, the Dome’s captain.

“The competition is open to all third- and fourth-year students in any field,” adds Napaschon, “So we had the chance to prove our potential.”

The team members are all interested in marketing and had attended classes as a minor.

Last year they took third place in a business-plan competition.

This year’s Junior Marketeer Project required participants to devise a marketing plan to promote Baskin

Robbins ice cream. The Dome members – all focused primarily on politics – had their work cut out for them, and it took a lot of time.

“Managing our time was the first thing we had to do,” says Panatda.

“If we do activities outside the classroom such as this competition, we can’t ignore our studies.”

The team members won a trophy from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and scholarships worth Bt300,000.

Upon graduation they’ll be able to start working fulltime in the marketing department at Baskin Robbin, which is already implementing their marketing plan.

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Distribution Finance (Financial Reporting), Executives Job Purpose: ● To run the period end closing cycle including verifying financial data, making appropriate adjustments, reconciliation of accounts and provide financial analysis to facilitate business decision support to the Distribution business. This includes the preparation of correct, timely and meaningful management information, analysis and performance monitoring to contribute to the cost control of the Distribution business.

Job Requirements: ● Degree or Diploma in Accounting/Finance or equivalent Professional qualification with a minimum of 3 years related work experience. ● Minimum 2 years experience in financial reporting. ● Familiarity with asset and project module of SAP system a significant advantage.

Manufacturing Finance, Executives Job Purpose: ● To co-ordinate and facilitate accurate and timely capital expenditure capture, analysis and reporting. ● To engage in process improvements for asset related activities. ● To assist in the timely and accurate declaration of asset value for insurance and qualifying capital expenditure for tax purposes. ● To provide period end accounting support and provide MI reporting data. ● To ensure SLAs and KPIs for reporting by the business are met and service level to business stakeholder maintained. ● To identify and implement opportunities for improved service provisions and operational excellence.

Job Requirements: ● Degree or Diploma in Accounting/Finance or equivalent Professional qualification with a minimum of 3 years related work experience. ● Minimum 2 years experience in financial reporting with experience in preparing full set of accounts, preferably in a medium to large industrial enterprise. ● Familiarity with asset and project module of SAP system a significant advantage. ● Knowledge of local and group accounting standards.

Financial Reporting - Retail Finance, Executives Job Purpose: ● To run the period end closing cycle including verifying financial data, making appropriate adjustments, reconciliation of accounts and provide financial analysis to facilitate business decision support to the RETAIL business. This includes the preparation of correct, timely and meaningful management information, analysis and performance monitoring to contribute to the cost control of the business.

Job Requirements: ● Degree in Finance/Accounting/Information Management or Professional Qualifications is preferred. ● The incumbent has to work under pressure and to sort out problems to facilitate further in-depth analysis by business. ● Ability to interpret financial results & hands-on skills in IT/PC applications. ● Proficiency in financial accounting practices and IFRS standards. ● Familiar with SAP modules and able to work independently.

Stock Reconciliation, Executives Job Purpose: ● To ensure the timely and accurate reconciliation of stocks for relevant plants by validating all incoming and outgoing movements and posting the relevant book to physical loss/gain for month end closure. ● Validate all movements of transactions which have physically taken place have been accurately and completely recorded in the system before stocks are reconciled. ● Validate if discrepancies exist, that they are being investigated and resolved on a timely basis. ● Reconcile book versus physical stocks on regular basis, and on time for period end close. ● Investigate and resolve any discrepancies with figures from third party operated depots, including stock differences outside of tolerance. ● Post any final stock differences within allowed tolerance to the appropriate gain/loss accounts in accordance to the Manual of Authorities, in compliance with SAP and SOX 404 guidelines. ● Prepare overview of losses & gains for approval.

Job Requirements: ● Degree in Finance/Accounting/Information Management or Professional Qualifications is preferred. ● Detailed understanding of Supply/Distribution/Manufacturing and other operational business practices associated with stock movements and storage in order to ensure accurate stock accounting on a timely basis. ● Proficient in IT and PC applications. ● Ability to integrate the operational knowledge described above with the associated accounting requirements and system/financial entries. ● Ability to gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of SAP processes including Plant and Material Master configuration, material movements, stock counts, the source, document flow & associated fields.

Financial Reporting - B2B Finance (Marine Finance), Executives Job Purpose: ● To run the period end closing cycle including verifying financial data, making appropriate adjustments, reconciliation of accounts and provide financial analysis to facilitate business decision. This includes the preparation of correct, timely and meaningful management information, analysis and performance monitoring to contribute to the cost control of the business.

Job Requirements: Degree in Finance/Accounting/Information Management or Professional Qualifications is preferred. ● The incumbent has to work under pressure and to sort out problems to facilitate further in-depth analysis by business. ● Ability to interpret financial results & hands-on skills in IT/PC applications. ● Proficiency in financial accounting practices and IFRS standards and familiar with SAP modules. ●

Financial Reporting - B2B Finance Support (Aviation Finance), Executives Job Purpose: ● To run the period end closing cycle including verifying financial data, making appropriate adjustments, reconciliation of accounts and provide financial analysis to facilitate business decision support to the Aviation business. This includes the preparation of correct, timely and meaningful management information, analysis and performance monitoring to contribute to the cost control of the business.

Job Requirements: ● Degree in Finance/Accounting/Information Management or Professional Qualifications is preferred. ● The incumbent has to work under pressure and to sort out problems to facilitate further in-depth analysis by business. ● Ability to interpret financial results & hands-on skills in IT/PC applications. ● Proficiency in financial accounting practices and IFRS standards and familiar with SAP modules.

Accounts Payable, Executives Job Purpose: ● Operates the Accounts Payable and Receivable processes. ● Ensure that all payments and receipts are made in accordance with relevant contracts. ● Dispatch invoices to the right person for authorization. ● Reprocess inter-company invoices blocked in the error log. ● Operates the Exchange netting process. ● Undertakes inter-company payments and receivables. ● Prepare manual journal entries.

Job Requirements: ● Degree in Finance/Accounting/Information Management or Professional Qualifications is preferred. ● Detailed understanding of Treasury requirements including forecasting. ● Proficient in IT and PC applications. ● Ability to integrate the operational knowledge described above with the associated accounting requirements and system/financial entries. ● Ability to gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of SAP contracts, pricing and material movements, the settlement process, the source, document flow and associated fields. ● Familiar with SAP modules.

Stock Recording & Reconciliation, Team Leaders Job Purpose: To ensure the timely and accurate recording and reconciliation of stocks for relevant plants or terminals by validating all incoming and outgoing movements and posting the relevant book to physical loss/ gain for month end closure.

Supervise & authorize the stock movements and reconciliation activities undertaken by the Stock Recording and Stock Reconciliation teams. ● Receipt & process all bills of lading for all primary product movements. ● Investigate any losses and gains outside of tolerance for each primary transportation movement and provide evidence to supervisor for approval. ● Record special movements & opening and closing stocks when not interfaced as well as missing movements. ● Reconciliation of book versus physical stocks on regular basis for depot and third party operated depots, and on time for period end close with resolution of all discrepancies. ● Approve and post any final stock differences outside allowed tolerance to the appropriate profit/loss accounts in accordance to the Manual of Authorities, in compliance with SAP and SOX 404 guidelines. ● Review and approve overview of losses & gains.

Job Requirements: ● Degree in Finance/Accounting/Information Management or Professional Qualifications is preferred. ● Detailed understanding of Supply/Distribution/Manufacturing/Duty legislation and other operational business practices associated with stock movements and storage, in order to ensure accurate stock accounting on a timely basis. ● Proficient in IT and PC applications. ● Ability to integrate the operational/legislative knowledge described above with the associated accounting requirements & system/financial entries. ● Ability to gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of SAP processes including Plant and Material Master configuration, material movements, stock counts, the source, document flow & associated fields. ● Ability to gain an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the SAP Materials Management and Excise solution. ●

Contracts & Pricing, Team Leaders Job Purpose: To ensure timely and accurate creation and maintenance, of Purchase & Sales contracts and pricing. ● Supervise all the activities of the Contracts & Pricing Team including the creation and maintenance of purchase and sales contracts. Review and release contracts and pricing according to Manual of Authority. ● Ensure that all contracts are in accordance to the Trading deals. ● Supervise the maintenance of transfer pricing and internal tariffs. ● Troubleshoot issues relating to contracts maintenance. ● Ensure compliance with task deadlines. ● Work closely with the Supply Trading Interface. ● Approve manual journal entries.

Job Requirements: ● Degree in Finance/Accounting/Information Management or Professional Qualifications is preferred. ● Detailed understanding of the Supply/Trading and operational business practices associated with stock movements in order to provide accurate contracts and pricing on a timely basis. ● Proficient in IT and PC applications. ● Ability to gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of SAP contracts, pricing and material movements, the source, document flow & associated fields. ● Ability to gain an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the SAP Purchasing/Sales and pricing solution. ● Familiar with SAP modules and able to work independently.

Finance, Team Leaders Job Purpose: To run the period end closing cycle including verifying financial data, making appropriate adjustments, reconciliation of accounts and provide financial analysis to facilitate business decision support to the businesses.

Manage and execute period end activities and financial analysis consistent with established accounting policies and compliance standards.

Job Requirements: ● Degree in Finance/Accounting/Information Management or Professional Qualifications is preferred. ● The incumbent has to work under pressure and to sort out problems to facilitate further in-depth analysis by business. ● Ability to interpret financial results and hands-on skills in IT/PC applications. ● Able to work with Group resources on process streamlining. ● Proficiency in financial accounting practices and IFRS standards. ● Familiar with SAP modules and able to work independently.

Accounts Payable, Team Leaders Job Purpose: ● Supervise the activities of the team undertaking Accounts Payable and Receivable processes. ● Ensure all payments and receipts are in accordance with relevant Trading deals. ● Oversee the operation of the Exchange netting process. ● Supervise inter-company payments/receivables. ● Ensure strict compliance with payment/receipt deadlines.

Job Requirements: ● Degree in Finance/Accounting/Information Management or Professional Qualifications is preferred. ● Detailed understanding of Treasury requirements including forecasting. ● Proficient in IT and PC applications. ● Ability to integrate the operational knowledge described above with the associated accounting requirements and system/financial entries. ● Ability to gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of SAP contracts, pricing and material movements, the settlement process, the source, document flow & associated fields. ● Familiar with SAP modules and able to work independently. ● Proficiency in financial accounting practices.

Financial Reporting - Planning and Reporting, Team Managers Job Purpose: ● To ensure timely and accurate reporting of the financial results for the Oil Products business. ● Lead in ensuring timely submission of the financial reporting requirements of the businesses and the quarterly review to the Group Controller. Ensure that quarterly results are in accordance to group accounting policies, accurate and reconciled to Review Quarterly Result Commentaries prepared by the business to ensure that resulted commentaries are accurate and as per reported. ● Responsible for all Group Reporting matters (e.g. data reference changes, review of reporting) and ad hoc reviews required by the Group (e.g. US GAAP) ● Coordinate with business focal on financial reporting. ● Analyze/assess/determine impact on Group. Review statutory returns, quarterly tax provisions for reasonableness and completeness.

Ensure requirements of advance memo are met and assist Group in analyzing variances (current quarter versus prior quarter, current quarter versus same quarter of prior year).

Job Requirements: ● Degree in Finance/Accounting/Information Management or Professional Qualifications is preferred. ● Those who have experience in Management Accounting will be of an added advantage. ● Ability to interpret financial results and hands-on skills in IT/PC applications. ● Familiar with SAP modules and able to work independently.

If you are seeking a rewarding career in a vibrant and multi-cultural organisation, we invite you to send in your application to: KLjobs@kellyservices.co.th Or, submit your resume in person at our Career Booth # SP63 from 14-16 March 2008 at the Queen Sirikit Convention Centre. Qualified candidates may be invited for an on-premise interview.

For further information, please visit: www.kellyservices.co.th or call 02 670 0505

Home Product Center Public Co., Ltd. Home Product Center Public Company Limited was founded on June 27, 1995 with the initial registered capital of Baht 150 million. The Company is a joint venture between Land and Houses Group, American International Assurance Co., Ltd. and the Sarasin family. The Company was listed in the Stock Exchange of Thailand on October 30, 2001. The Company was established with an objective to operate a retail business by selling goods and providing complete services relating to construction, improvement, decoration and renovation of buildings, houses and residence places under the trade name "HomePro".

On July 31, 2006, the Company has 23 branches in total, of which 15 branches are located in great Bangkok and another 11 branches in upcountry provinces.

On May 26, 2005 Market Village Co., Ltd. was incorporated "Market Village" being a subsidiary, located at 234/1 Petchkasem Road, Hua-Hin, Prachaubkirikhan. Home Product Center Public Company Limited holds 99.99% of shares in Market Village. Presently, its registered capital is Baht 5 million.

Market Village was formed with objectives to manage leasing space for Home Product Center Public Company Limited and to provide facilities services to lessees. It commenced operation on the project "Hua-Hin Market Village" which is located on Petchkasem Road, Hua-Hin, Prachaubkirikhan. This was opened in the first quarter of 2006.

Asst. Vice President / Division Organization Development

Asst. Vice President / Division Trainee - Buyer

Management Trainee - GM Store

Qualifications : ❏ Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Human Resources Management or related field. ❏ Experience in human resources development 5-8 years. ❏ At least 3-5 years direct working experience in organization development. ❏ Exceptional people skill, possess proactive and detail-oriented style. ❏ Strong interpersonal as well as communication skills. ❏ Proven ability to lead and manage. ❏ Experience in retails business or department stores will be an advantage.

Qualifications : ❏ Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Economics, Business Administration or related field. ❏ AVP - Buyer Trainee : at least 5 years experience in purchasing. ❏ Division - Buyer Trainee : at least 2 years experience in purchasing. ❏ Negotiation skills. ❏ Experience in retails business or department stores will be an advantage.

Qualifications : ❏ Age 30-45 years old. ❏ Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field. ❏ Good English communication skill. ❏ Prior experience in sales team management, sales target management, customer management, inventory management, or overall knowledge of retail operation business / department store will be an advantage. ❏ Experience in retails business or department stores will be an advantage. ❏ Willing to work rotating shift schedules. ❏ Experience in retails business or department stores will be an advantage. ❏ Able to work upcountry. ❏ **Upcountry residence within Phuket, Samui, Chiangmai, Pattaya, Hadyai, Hua-Hin, Phitsanulok, Khonkaen, Udornthani, Suratthani, Chonburi, Rayong, Nakornratchasima, Ayuthaya, Krabi**.

Management Trainee - Sales / Administration / Customer Service

Division Call Center

(Bangkok & Upcountry)

Qualifications : ❏ Bachelor's Degree in any field. ❏ Professional experience in customer services, call center, outbound planning or related fields 3-5 years up. ❏ Proficient in read, written and spoken English. ❏ High proficiency in computer, Windows, MS-Office, internet, email. etc. ❏ Knowledge of SAP is an advantage. ❏ Fast leaner and good team player. ❏ Strong problem solving and decision making skills. ❏ Pleasant personality, high patience, interpersonal and communication skills. ❏ Positive attitude, hard working, diligent, able to work under pressure. ❏ Able to work in Rangsit.

Qualifications : ❏ Master's Degree in any field. ❏ Age over 27 years. ❏ Minimum 3 years experience in sales, customer service, logistics management, purchase order or product delivery management areas. ❏ Experience in retails business or department stores will be an advantage. ❏ Willing to work rotating shift schedules. ❏ Able to work upcountry. ❏ **Upcountry residence within Phuket, Samui, Chiangmai, Pattaya, Hadyai, Hua-Hin, Phitsanulok, Khonkaen, Udornthani, Suratthani, Chonburi, Rayong**.

(Bangkok & Upcountry)

Vice President - Overseas Purchasing Qualifications : ❏ Bachelor's / Master's Degree in relevant fields. ❏ At least 8 years experience in purchasing field with at least 5 years direct working experience in overseas purchasing. ❏ Skill in MS Office. ❏ Manage team and be a good problem solver. ❏ Experience in retails business or department stores will be an advantage. ❏ Able to use Mandarin is an advantage.

Overseas Purchasing Manager (China) Qualifications : ❏ Bachelor's / Master's Degree in relevant fields. ❏ At least 3 years experience in purchasing or marketing field. ❏ Fluent in Mandarin**. ❏ Skill in MS Office. ❏ Manage team and be a good problem solver. ❏ Experience in retails business or purchasing is a plus. ❏ Work based in Bangkok & China.

To join our team, please send your resume and recent photograph to:

Home Product Center Public Co., Ltd. 96/27 Moo 9 Tambol Bangkhen, Amphur Muang, Nonthaburi 11000 Tel. 0-2832-1000 ext. 1364, 1399 Fax: 0-2832-1299 Email: job@homepro.co.th or hrsystem@homepro.co.th Website: www.homepro.co.th

A Stylish boutique hotel on Sukhumvit Road is seeking skilled and enthusiastic applicants with strong service mind for these positions :

Food & Beverage

Front Office

➢ Director of Food & Beverage ➢ Executive Chef ➢ Chef de partie ➢ Demi Chef ➢ Captain ➢ Commis II (Canteen)

➢ Guest Service Agent ➢ Bell Man

Engineering

Security

➢ EDP Manager / IT Manager ➢ Assistant Engineering Manager

➢ Security Officer

Sales & Marketing ➢ Web Master

Interested person please apply by sending your application with full resume and your current and expected salary, a recent photo and contact number to: Director of Human Resources Majestic Grande Hotel 12 Soi Sukhumvit2 Sukhumvit Rd. Klongtoey Bangkok 10110 Tel. 02-2622999 Fax.02-2622909 E-mail. krish@majesticgrande.com, hrd@majesticgrande.com

PB Asia Ltd is a global infrastructure consulting company. Our Power Division is a leader in all aspects of the power plant sector from feasibility studies to construction and operations. We are rapidly expanding our team and are looking for dynamic engineers with expertise in either CCGT, thermal, hydro or renewable to join our company as:

Cathay Leaseplan Public Company Limited (CTL) was formed by a group of prominent financial and industrial investors in 1992 to provide asset backed financing services. Now CTL is expanding business to financial advisory and related services. The company is looking for energetic personnel to fill in the following positions:

Mechanical Engineer

1. Senior Vice President, New Business Development Division Job Description ● Develop new product and new business opportunities. ● Conduct detailed feasibility studies on the project to ascertain maximum return within their legal, physical, market and financial constraints. ● Prepare investment/development memoranda for Investment Committee approval. ● Coordinate with related parties to ensure the success of the project.

Qualifications preferred ● Master's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics or related fields. ● Proven track record of customer portfolio and revenue - generation growth. ● Strong business, financial, analytical and problem solving skills.

2. Vice President of Treasury and Business Development Job Description ● Manage all financial functions; planning, budgeting, raising external fund, fund mobilization, assets and liabilities management. ● Work alongside new business development team to analyze potential opportunities. ● Analysis and valuation of the target investment project.

Qualification preferred ● Master's Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration or related fields or Bachelor's Degree with at least 7 years experiences in the field. ● Familiar with commercial investment/finance/real estate background is a plus. ● Good analytical skill & computer literacy. ● Excellent command of both written & spoken English. ● Self-motivated with good interpersonal and presentation skills, highly team-oriented.

3. Credit Operation Manager Qualification preferred ● Age over 30 years old. ● Bachelor's Degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related fields. ● Min. 7 years of working experience in credit operation from financial institutions. ● Strong knowledge of loan documentation (loan agreement, hire purchase or leasing contract, car registration, tax and insurance policy). ● Strong leadership skill and ability to communicate effectively. ● Good command of English and computer literacy.

4. Credit and Marketing Officer Qualification preferred ● Age over 25 years old, Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration or related fields. ● Min. 3 years of working experience in credit & marketing from financial institutions. ● Prepare credit proposal for credit committee approval. ● Strong leadership skill and ability to communicate effectively.

If you think you are qualified and eager to start an exciting new career with us, please submit your application, transcript, CV, photo, copy of identification card, copy of house registration, military exemption certificate to:

Cathay Leaseplan Public Co., Ltd. 72/8-9 North Sathorn Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 Tel: 0-2266-5070 press 203 Fax: 0-266-4365 Website: www.cathaylease.com E-mail: suttawat@hertz.pcrt.co.th E-mail: kittipong@cathaylease.com

The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes: • Fluent in written and spoken English • 10+ years experience in a design work, general consulting or as a project manager in the power industry • Technical and commercial awareness i.e. understanding of costs as well as technical expertise • Degree in Mechanical Engineering • Fellow Engineer would be an advantage Remuneration will be competitive and based on skills and experience Please send your application letter and resume by email to Mr. Tony Segadelli, Thailand Manager at segadellia@pbworld.com or to PB Asia Ltd, 16th Floor, Unit 1604, Q. House Lumpini Bldg., 1 South Sathorn Road, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120

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Rasika Property Co., Ltd. A property development company is expanding its project and looking for the following personnel:

1. ENGINEER

2 Positions

2. FOREMAN

3 Positions

3. MARKETING OFFICER

3 Positions

- Male, age not over 45 years, Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering - At least 5 years experience (in construction control) - Male, age 20-30 years, High Voc. in Construction/Survey - Background in property will be an advantage - At least 2 years experience -

Male/Female, age not over 35 years Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Business Administration At least 3 years experience in marketing Background in property will be an advantage *** Positions 1-2 work in Nonthaburi Please apply ndin person or mail to: RASIKA PROPERTY CO., LTD.

15/1 Sakura Home, 2 Floor, Soi Sukhumvit 35, Sukhumvit Rd., Klong-nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110 Tel: 02-261-2632-3 Fax: 02-261-2634

Urgently Required

JAPANESE QA / MARKETING MANAGER Preferred Qualifications are: • Japanese nationality • Male, age over 40 years old • Diploma or higher • Experience in plastic injection moulding • Can speak English • We offer a competitive salary and car, room, etc.

FORMPLAS INDUSTRIES (THAILAND) CO., LTD. 130/174 Moo 3, Phaholyothin Rd., Tambol Wangchula, Amphur Wangnoi, Ayutthaya 13170 Tel. (035) 721857-59, (035) 722009-10 Fax: (035) 721858 E-mail: formplas@ksc.th.com

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THE SPORT briefly Roddick set to skip Olympics for ATP Tour Andy Roddick will skip the Beijing Olympics in August to defend his crown at the Washington Classic two weeks before the US Open.

Roddick will bring star power to the only event on the men’s tennis tour that conflicts with the high-profile showdown for Olympic gold in China.

With Roddick’s absence, ninth-ranked James Blake is the top-rated American in line to play for Beijing Olympic singles gold. - AFP

Deaf boxer books ticket to Beijing A young Hungarian boxer, who was born deaf, has against the odds booked his ticket to the Beijing Olympics.

Norbert Kalucza, 21, one of seven children born into a poor gypsy family from Debrecen, eastern Hungary, will compete along with the world’s best in the flyweight category this summer.

Suffering from congenital deafness like most of his family members, Kalucza did not learn to speak until the age of 10. But once he pulled on his gloves as a child, his world changed as he overcome his first hurdle by voicing his first words shortly after entering the ring. - AFP

Harmison, Hoggard out of second Test England have axed experienced pace bowlers Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard in a bid to save the Test series against New Zealand after their humiliating 189-run first Test loss.

Harmison was widely expected to lose his place for the second Test starting today but the dropping of Hoggard was more of a surprise. - AFP

Platini plays down Spain’s exclusion Uefa chief Michel Platini yesterday voiced confidence that

Spain would not be excluded from Euro 2008 because of an ongoing row with Fifa over perceived government interference in the running of the country’s football federation.

Fifa, world football’s governing body, has expressed concern over a Spanish government decision which requires all sports federations in the country to elect new presidents before the Beijing Olympics in August, which conflicts with the plans of the Spanish football federation and its president Angel Maria Villar.

- AFP

James inks new Portsmouth deal Portsmouth’s England goalkeeper David James has extended his existing contract with the highflying Premier League side until the end of the 2009/10 season.

The 37-year-old, who last month celebrated his 500th league appearance, has enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career this campaign, helping Pompey to a place in the last four of the FA Cup. His form has also helped Harry Redknapp’s side establish themselves in the top half of the Premier League.

“It’s been a tremendous week and I’m delighted to get the opportunity to sign a new contract,” James said. - AFP

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Carey Price made 38 saves for his second shutout as Montreal blanked New Jersey to top the Eastern Conference in the NHL.

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Imran Khan

FRANCE, BAYERN SOCCER PLAYER

FORMER PAKISTAN CAPTAIN

“I was accepted from the outset in Munich with a warmth I have rarely experienced … [and] that gave me confidence to express myself on field”

“This pullout by [the cricketers of] Australia will make Pakistan cricket poorer ... everyone wants to see them play here”

CHAMPIONS LE AGUE

Torres strike fires Liverpool through to seal England’s Euro domination

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Fernando Torres, right, celebrates with Steven Gerrard after scoring Liverpool’s winning goal against Inter Milan.

an Siro was deserted, blue and yellow ticker-tape strewn over its empty seats, save for 4,200 Liverpool fans singing along with a Beatles number that blared from the loudspeakers and captured the occasion perfectly. “Get Back” they sang in unison with the city’s other acclaimed export.

Quite right, too. Rafael Benitez has taken Liverpool back to where they once belonged.

A third Champions League final in four seasons is on the horizon for the Spaniard as a relentless Liverpool, combined with a touch of excellence by Fernando Torres, made relatively light work of the supposed vengeful might of Inter.

The clean sweep of four English clubs in the quarters arrived with the cleanest of strikes, and the Reds march on as a team to be feared.

Roberto Mancini’s men gave their all only for the wasteful front line of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Julio Cruz together with the 50th-minute dismissal of Nicolas Burdisso to deflate their chances of becoming the first team in 16 years of the Champions League to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit. Mancini later announced he will be quitting the job this summer.

For 43 years, Liverpool have cursed a referee for depriving them of glory against Inter and no doubt the Italian champions will return the compliment now that the 1965 European Cup semi-final has been avenged. Inter played 100 minutes of this 180-minute tie with 10 men, Burdisso repeating the mistakes of the man he had replaced from the first leg, the suspended Marco Materazzi, but blaming officialdom is a diversionary tactic without merit.

AFC LE AGUE

Antlers loot Thai bankers Krung Thai Bank suffer nightmare start in Asia’s elite club competition with a 9-1 defeat at home D A I LY E X P R E S S

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hailand Premier League outfit Krung Thai Bank found life in the AFC Champions League much tougher than imagined after an embarrassing 9-1 rout in their opening Group F match against J-League visitors Kashima Antlers yesterday.

Any optimism the home side, who finished runnersup in the domestic league last season, might have had before the game evaporated as the J-League team handed them a nightmare start in Asia’s elite club competition.

The match was all but over as a contest within 35 minutes after the Antlers stormed to a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from Yuzo Tashiro,

XTRA D AY L I G H T R O B B E R Y >> It was Krung Thai Bank’s worst-ever defeat in all competition. >> The bankmen are lying 12th in the Thailand Premier League standings.

Daiki Iwamasa and Takuya Nozawa.

The Antlers ran riot after the interval by scoring six more, rendering Kasim Kone’s effort just scant consolation for the hosts, who succumbed to the worst defeat in their history.

Given the outcome, the bankmen’s chances of securing the only qualification spot from the group looks remote. The rout also deepened the Thai side’s woes, who are struggling in the domestic front, lying in 12th place of the 16-team league.

In the group’s other match, China’s Beijing Guoan opened their campaign with a 3-1 win over Nam Dinh of Vietnam.

Meanwhile, Chon Buri restored some pride for Thailand by coming away from a tricky trip to Gamba Osaka with a 1-1 draw in their Group G match. The Thai champions were just seconds away from a famous win but for a last-gasp equaliser.

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Krung Thai Bank’s Pichitpong Choeichiew, left, fights for the ball with Mitsuo Ogasawara of the Antlers during their match yesterday.

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Real-life hardships and reel-life action Siriporn is focused more on her third title defence than on the film based on her life Preechachan Wiriyanupappong D A I LY X P R E S S

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er life will soon be made into a film by Hollywoodaffiliate Women in Focus Production Inc, but WBC women’s light-flyweight champion Siriporn Thaveesuk seeming more focused on what she will face in real life - her third title defence.

Siriporn, a former convicted drug dealer who has served a jail term, beat Japan’s Ayaka Miyano to win the WBC lightflyweight title last April, and that changed her life.

The victory made the native of Lop Buri the world’s first prisoner to win a world championship. Last May, the

BADMINTON

Mixed delight for Thais

Guinness Book of World Records considered her name and one month later she was released for bringing fame and reputation to the Kingdom.

Last December, Samson was

XTRA S I R I P O R N T H AV E E S U K >> This 80-pound fighter is also known as Samson Sor Siriporn or the Black Rose. >> Defeated Japan’s Ayaka Miyano, to win her first title. >> Was the first Thai female to win the world light-flyweight title.

appointed the WBC’s goodwill ambassador.

“The production company came across her story on the Internet and decided to capture it on celluloid,” said Samson’s manager and promoter Choowong Toomkit.

“On March 27, the production team led by producer Tim Zajaros and director Narumol Sriyanond Bartone will arrive to study Samson’s life.

“However, Samson is paying very little attention to it. She is a world champion but keeps a low profile. She is more enthusiastic about her next title bout. She has been training intensively for her third title defence against Japan’s Kayako Ibata. The bout will take place on April 26, Samson’s birthday, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,” Choowong said.

S I X N AT I O N S RU G B Y

France bank on the tried, tested A F P , Paris

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rance coach Marc Lievremont yesterday recalled his big guns for Saturday’s Six Nations showdown against Wales at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.

In all he made six changes to the starting line-up that defeated Italy 25-13 in Paris last Sunday, bringing in bags of experience to take over from some of the new blood he has experimented with in this year’s tournament.

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IT IS AN EXCELLENT TEAM WITH MORE EXPERIENCE DUE TO THE CONTEXT OF THE MATCH AFP

hailand’s mixed doubles team of Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam cruised past Howard Bach and Eva Lee of the United States 21-18 21-13 to move into the second round of the Swiss Open Super Series in Basel yesterday.

The Thai world No 6 duo next take on David Lindley and Suzanne Rayappan of England. The teams will be meeting for the first time in two years.

In the men’s singles, countryman Boonsak Ponsana was due to face Indian qualifier Dicky Palyama in the opening match, while fellow Thai Poompat Sapkulchananart failed to qualify for the main draw, falling 21-15 15-21 21-12 to Richard Vaughan of Wales on Tuesday.

In the women’s singles, Boonsak’s younger sister Salakjit is due to play Hwang Hye-youn of South Korea in the first round.

France have recalled winger Vincent Clerc for the Wales match.

Marc Lievremont

There are recalls for outstanding Toulouse winger Vincent Clerc and Biarritz centre Damien Traille while the half-backs are remodelled around the experienced Toulouse scrum-half JeanBaptiste Elissalde and Stade Francais fly-half David Skrela.

In the pack, as expected, Julien Bonnaire returns at No 8 with World Cup standout Thierry Dusautoir alongside him at flanker.

Wales will be gunning for a second Grand Slam in three years in the match, but France, with three wins and one loss so far, can deprive them of that and the Six Nations title if they win by 20 points or more.

“It’s an excellent team with more experience due to the context of the match and what is at stake,” said Lievremont, who insisted that he was concerned more with just winning the game than what the margin of victory was.

He said that the choice between Elissalde and Dimitri Yachvili of Biarritz for the scrum-half slot had been particularly difficult.

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FALL FROM

GRACE The master of drop is made scapegoat as Cipriani steps up for England T H E G U A R D I A N , London

,, I STILL DESPERATELY CARE ABOUT WHAT I DO.THE FIRE IS STILL THERE Jonny Wilkinson

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onny Wilkinson has won a World Cup for his country and become the highest scorer in the history of international rugby union but his days as an automatic selection for England are over. The planet’s most famous fly-half was dropped from the national team in favour of Wasps’ Danny Cipriani on Tuesday and will start this weekend’s concluding Six Nations game against Ireland on the replacements bench for the first time in almost nine years.

Wilkinson, perhaps surprisingly, is the only casualty in a starting line-up which stumbled to defeat in Scotland last Saturday. The 28-year-old has been made the scapegoat for his team’s recent problems as his head coach Brian Ashton seeks to salvage something from the Murrayfield wreckage. “Jonny’s had an inconsistent Six Nations and we were looking to give Danny a start at some stage,” explained Ashton. “Jonny took the news very professionally ... for all we know he could still come on, have a blinder and win the game.”

Wilkinson is back where he started a decade ago when, as an 18-year-old, he came off the bench against Ireland to become England’s youngestever player. His form this season, however, has been mixed and his display against Scotland was among his worst in an England shirt. On Tuesday he vowed to fight to regain his place. “I still desperately care about what I do. The fire is still there,” he insisted.

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,, GOD WILL HELP ME TO ACHIEVE MY DREAM TO WIN A MAJOR

GOLF

VANTAGE

KJ Choi

POINT Relentless Choi looks to cement his growing stature with homeland glory

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sia’s most successful golfer KJ Choi will be out to underline his growing stature against a heavyweight field at this week’s Ballantine’s Championship on home soil.

South Korea’s world No 5, who has bulldozed his way up the rankings, will face British Open champion Padraig Harrington and US star Chris DiMarco at the inaugural US$2.9-million tournament.

Thomas Bjorn, Paul McGinley and rising Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy have also travelled to this pictur-

XTRA KJ CHOI >> His first Asian Tour win came at the 1996 Korean Open. >> The 37-year-old was the first Korean to earn a PGA Tour card and win a PGA title. >> Before picking up golf Choi was a powerlifter, nicknamed ‘Tank’ by fans.

esque holiday island for South Korea’s first-ever Europeansanctioned event.

Japanese Shingo Katayama is also among the chief Asian contenders, along with 2006 HSBC Champions winner Yang Yong-eun, China’s Liang Wen-chong and Indians Jyoti Randhawa and Jeev Milkha Singh.

Former powerlifter Choi, 37, has steadily pumped up his ranking to a career-high fifth and has now set his sights on becoming Asia’s first major winner – with the help of God. “The fact that I have got to the top five in the world has not been something that I achieved on my own. I could not have done it without the help of the Lord, I could not have done it without him,” Choi said.

“If I can set new goals day by day and fill in the empty spots where I need to, then I can improve, and not be too greedy – then I think the Lord will help me to achieve my other dream to win a major.”

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Force India ready to roll

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With Fisichella and Sutil in the paddock, rebadged team in buoyant mood ahead of Melbourne debut A F P , Melbourne

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fficials of the new Force India team are optimistic their two cars can compete with the midfield group in this year’s Formula One season, getting under way on Sunday.

Force India, a repackaged version of the Ferrari-powered former Spyker team, will make its debut this weekend with experienced lead driver Giancarlo Fisichella and German Adrian Sutil in India’s first-ever Formula One team.

The team’s new VJM01 car has completed over 6,000km in pre-season testing with an average of 368km a day without any major problems.

WE’RE NO LONGER LAPPING AROUND AT THE BACK Mike Gascoyne “We are at the start of something incredibly exciting – a new market to capture, a new spirit in the team and increased resources to really deliver,”

said team principal Colin Kolles. “Having the strong driver line-up of the experienced Giancarlo Fischella and Adrian Sutil was the first sign we are not just happy to be at the back any more and we are looking forward and laying down stones for the future.

“I think we can join the midfield group this season and with it being so competitive, we could be in a position to be a regular points finisher.”

Mike Gascoyne, the team’s chief technical officer, said there was a positive feeling in the team garage.

“I think it is always difficult to judge from pre-season testing, but you can see that we have taken a step forward,” he said. “We are starting from the

back, so how far that step will take us we have to wait until this weekend.

“But, I think one thing is very clear from testing, that we are no longer the team lapping around at the back.”

India became hooked on the sport when Narain Karthikeyan raced for Jordan in 2005 and test drove with Williams over the past two years.

Oz fix fails to impress Ecclestone

XTRA B R A N D - N E W F L AV O U R >> The team came into being after an Indo-Dutch consortium bought Spyker in October 2007.

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>> The engines of Force India cars labelled VJMO1 will be powered by Ferrari.

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Adrian Sutil, left, and Giancarlo Fisichella will be the driving force behind the new team.

RESULTS basketball

cycling

NBA Indiana 114-107 Seattle Washington 105-97 Milwaukee Portland 103-96 Minnesota Chicago 108-96 Utah Phoenix 132-111 Memphis LA Lakers 117-108 Toronto

Paris-Nice race Stage two: 1. Gert Steegmans (BEL/QST) 2. Thor Hushovd (NOR/C.A) 3. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/COF) 4. Michael Albasini (SUI/LIQ) 5. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/FDJ) 6. Matteo Tosatto (ITA/QST) 7. Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA/LAM) 8. Enrico Franzoi (ITA/LIQ) 9. Massimiliano Mori (ITA/LAM) 10. Vicente Reynes (ESP/THR)

cricket Bangladesh v South Africa Bangladesh 173 (Shakib Al Hasan 52, Raqibul Hasan 63, Nel 4/27, Langeveldt 3/31) South Africa 179/3 (AB de Villiers not out 69, JP Duminy not out 49) Result: South Africa won by seven wickets and lead series 2-0

Overall standings: 1. Thor Hushovd (NOR/CA) 2. Gert Steegmans (BEL/QST) 3. Jerome Pineau (FRA/BOU) 4. Karsten Kroon (NED/CSC) 5. Trent Lowe (AUS/TSL) 6. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/COF) 7. David Millar (GBR/TSL) 8. Matteo Tosatto (ITA/QST)

4/27 9. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/CEP) 10. Niki Terpstra (NED/MIL)

ice hockey NHL Ottawa 4-1 Boston Colorado 5-2 Atlanta Detroit 3-1 Chicago Edmonton 4-3 St Louis (OT) Montreal 4-0 New Jersey San Jose 2-1 Nashville Tampa Bay 8-4 NY Islanders Toronto 4-3 Philadelphia (OT) Phoenix 3-2 Anaheim (SO)

Nel enjoys fourplay South Africa cruise to a seven-wicket win after Andre Nel restricts Bangladesh to 173 in Dhaka Norwich 0-1 Stoke Preston 2-1 Wolves QPR 3-2 Blackpool Scunthorpe 1-0 Plymouth Sheffield Utd 2-1 Coventry Southampton 1-0 Leicester

soccer

League One Carlisle 2-1 Luton Crewe 0-2 Port Vale Doncaster 2-1 Gillingham Hartelpool 2-1 Huddersfield Leeds 1-2 Cheltenham Leyton Orient 2-1 Swindon Oldham 2-0 Bournemouth Southend 1-1 Nottingham Forest Swansea 1-1 Tranmere Walsall 1-2 Brighton Yeovil 0-1 Millwall

English Championship Barnsley 4-1 Ipswich Bristol C 0-0 Watford Burnley 1-0 Charlton Colchester 1-2 Sheffield Weds

League Two Brentford 1-2 Peterborough Bury 3-0 Rotherham D’ham and R’bridge 0-1 Macclesfield Grimsby 4-1 Barnet

ormula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone is not happy with Australian Grand Prix organisers’ attempts at a compromise over his insistence on a future night Melbourne race.

Ecclestone has threatened to strip Australia of the race when Melbourne’s contract expires in 2010 – unless organisers agree to stage the GP at night so European television audiences can see it live at a reasonable hour.

Australian organisers have flagged a twilight start to the race next year. But the organisers’ attempts have reportedly not gone down well with Ecclestone.

“It doesn’t help a lot,” Ecclestone told Sydney Morning Herald. “That’s not really what we’re looking for.”

ON TV

Mansfield 0-1 Hereford Notts County 0-1 Lincoln Shrewsbury 0-0 Darlington Stockport 2-0 Rochdale Wycombe 2-1 Wrexham Scottish First Division Clyde 1-1 Morton Dundee 2-0 Livingston Dunfermline 1-1 Hamilton St Johnstone 2-1 Queen of the South Second Division Berwick 4-5 Cowdenbeath Ross County 2-4 Ayr Third Division Forfar 1-0 Arbroath French Ligue 1 Lens 1-2 Lille German Bundesliga Energie Cottbus 0-1 VfB Stuttgart

Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational 3am (Fri)/Truesport4

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THESPORT

HATTONBATTLE English fighter Ricky Hatton will defend his IBF light-welterweight title against Mexico’s Juan Lazcano in May.

CHAMPIONS LE AGUE

Inter Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts to a missed goal opportunity against Liverpool.

PAYING THE PRICE

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Inter Milan’s ill-discipline cost them again as Liverpool won 1-0 at the San Siro to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals 3-0 on aggregate. >PAGE 42

RU G B Y U N I O N

FORMULA ONE

Icon Jonny pays the price

Melbourne still in twilight zone

Jonny Wilkinson and his team have had a poor Six Nations and the player has been made the scapegoat, being replaced by Danny Cipriani.

Is this the end of Wilko or has the wheel come full circle for the inspirational fly-half? >PAGE 45

Australian GP organisers have planned a twilight start to next year’s race to satisfy Bernie Ecclestone and prevent the event heading offshore. But the attempts have not gone down well with the F1 supremo >PAGE 47