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GOOD MORNING BANGKOK!
Do good and you’ll be happy By Sombatsara Teerasaroch Event organiser
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’d love to see every Bangkokian tell himself or herself when he or she wakes up in the morning that “today is the best day”. Positive thinking and good acts will lead to contentment in our lives. When we think right and do good, our brain is also clear and fresh, and we are happier.
Loads of stuff you can do Step out for some mouth-watering fare, check out the music scene, see some great art & a lot more... >PAGES 24,25
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Working as ‘event girls’ is popular and lucrative, but it may come at a big price >PAGE 4
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Keep cool and take lots of showers By Pongphon Sarnsamak
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THE YEAR temperatures hit 136F, or 58C, in Libya, the highest recorded.
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Queen recovers; advised to refrain from work
Our politicians are overweight. A recent survey found 66 per cent of lawmakers are “paunchy”. The portly parliamentarians risk keeling over from heart attacks or diabetes, the Public Health Ministry warns. Thai Health Promotion Foundation nutritionist SaNgha Damapong says he ran the measure over 130 legislators last week and gave 86 an F for fat. That means having a waistline larger than 90 centimetres.
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on’t get mad, get cool. But not with a beer. That’s the advice of health experts for the hot season during which the Meteorological Department is predicting temperatures of up to 43 degrees Celsius over the next three months. People are advised to stay in cool areas and airconditioned rooms. The Public Health Ministry suggests exercise and no alcohol. Exercising 30 minutes a day releases endorphines and helps with sleep. Ministry permanent secretary Dr Prat Boonyawongvirot advises against consuming alcohol during the summer because of the health dangers. Alcohol expands blood vessels and causes the body to dehydrate, creating the risk of shock.
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er Majesty the Queen has recovered and returned to the palace. She thanked all those who wished her well while in hospital. She left the Chulalongkorn Hospital at 4pm yesterday after comprehensive checks confirmed she was fully recovered. Her Majesty was admitted on March 9 after being diagnosed with influenza, bronchitis and sinusitis. While she was in hospital, many people from many countries, including leaders and diplomats, sent get-well messages. Many well-wishers were at the hospital yesterday to see Her Majesty off as she returned to Chitralada Palace. Doctors have advised Her Majesty to refrain from work for a period of recuperation.
Cast in wax Sculptures to adorn the crematorium for HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana’s funeral have been cast. But it will be a few months yet before they are complete. “Right now, they’re just wax castings,” says Avudh Ngernchuklin who is in charge of the crematorium. He says artists are starting to put decorative touches to the sculptures. Then they will be recast in plaster. That takes about eight weeks.
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HM the Queen leaves Chulalongkorn Hospital after being admitted earlier this month for bronchitis and influenza.
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The ever-present ‘event girls’ blow the lid on backstage molestation and overzealous patrons By Thossaporn Wongwaikolayoot D A I LY E X P R E S S
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t’s auto-show season and good-looking women are queuing to become “pretties” – the sex-sells face of fast cars. It’s a dream job. Increasing numbers of “event girls” are working shows, product launches and exhibitions. Some 200 recently vied for just four positions. The pay is handsome, they tell the Daily Xpress, with 10 days’ work plus training paying as much as Bt50,000. But ogling and groping come with the territory. And it sometimes goes beyond that. Most are lucky enough to avoid or elude direct harassment, but the overwhelming sentiment is that they must endure constant cat-calling and “inevitable body contact” from opportunists. Many worry this country will go the way of Japan, South Korea and China, where competition
Pornrawee: Being a Mercedes presenter is a good chance to get future work.
for the positions is so intense that some girls offer their virtue. Pornrawee “Know” Tantivetjakul, a Chulalongkorn University senior, asserts she was called after one recent event by someone who asked her to be his mistress for a monthly pay-
Wiratcha: In this business you have to be diplomatic. ment. “I don’t know where he got my number, but I turned him down,” she says. She’s been selected as a presenter for Mercedes-Benz at one of Bangkok’s big motor shows, starting soon. Know’s proud to get the job
from such a prestigious manufacturer. It will be her only chance at this, because Mercedes hires just nine new faces every year. She believes it’s her height that got her the job. She used to be a cabin attendant but quit. Know says the hardest part is remembering the details of the cars she’s employed to present. “Being a Mercedes presenter is a good chance to get future work,” she says. Mercedes pays Bt3,500 a day and a Bt1,500 allowance. Wiratcha “Jib” Winyayong will be a Lexus girl at the show. She was in the Benz arena last year. Jib says she got the part because she’s articulate and has good diction in both Thai and English. The 24-year-old says it’s tough when show-goers or others put the moves on her. She takes a diplomatic approach and talks herself out of trouble. “I’ll admit in this business you have to be diplomatic.”
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Sex drive Professional photographer Prasert Thepsri says the motor show is nothing without “pretty presenters”. “The girls attract people’s attention. They make people stop and look at what they’re there to present,” he says. It’s the attractive women that get the spotlight at motor shows around the world, year after year. His camera is focused first on the women more than the motors. “The cars are always there. You can take their pictures later,” Prasert says. Beauty, revealing clothes and a sexy pose are what catch his eye. “Motorcycle presenters get the most attention. Their outfits reveal more.” But, on a conservative note, he says models shouldn’t reveal so much “Their work is to present cars in a good way.” – D A I LY X P R E S S
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HOLISTIC MEDICAL METHOD Students of medicine at the Prince of Songkhla University are learning to get closer to patients to be able to treat them more effectively By Wannapa Phetdee D A I LY X P R E S S
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bout 200 hard-working medical students are spending their free time volunteering at hospitals. The Prince of Songkhla University students visit inpatients, chat with outpatients waiting for treatment and sometimes make house calls in out-of-the-way places. As well as dispensing medical advice, the volunteers exchange thinking and experiences with their patients. Krittanu Narktae, 22, a thirdyear medical student, says volunteering has brought him and his fellows closer and allowed them to understand patients. “I know what patients want after talking with them, and I understand them more and can help them better. “The project has trained us to communicate with people.
We learn to analyse patients holistically. Instead of analysing only their diseases, we look at their social environment, mood and family as well. “If we understand patients’ social environment, we can tell others around them how to treat them.” Asst Prof Jarurin Pitanupong of the university’s medical school runs the volunteer project and aims to improve students’ social perspectives. Jarurin says the project is successful and improving students’ self-confidence. The volunteer project convinced Krittanu to further his studies in community medicine. “I want to change people’s quality of life. If that can prevent disease, it’s better than seeking treatment. I think health promotion can help more people,” Krittanu says.
,, I KNOW WHAT PATIENTS WANT AFTER TALKING WITH THEM,AND I UNDERSTAND THEM MORE AND CAN HELP THEM BETTER Krittanu Narktae Medical student
Krittanu Narktae, right, with other students at a Mae Hong Son hospital, where they attended a project to learn about patients and doctors. Top, two medical students chat with a woman at an an old people’s home.
You might catch more than just a ride in a taxi The enclosed cab raises the risk of contracting TB from drivers By Pongphon Sarnsamak D A I LY X P R E S S
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axis are placing prominent notices asserting they are “tuberculosisfree”. Some passengers are scared TB could be carried by cabbies. The TB-Free Zone stickers are placed in the front of taxis. Dr Praparn Youngchaiyut, chief of the National Association for the Elimination of TB, says a study of the identification of risk groups is under way. He’s already discovered two taxirivers with the disease. Praparn’s study is looking at street vendors, too. TB is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria.
It most commonly attacks the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system and other systems. Infected people can spread the disease through the air. Sufferers with untreated TB can infect between 10 and 15 other people a year. Infections can be cured with a sixmonth, sustained drug regime. Estimates are of 91,000 new TB patients in this country each year, of whom between 5,000 and 7,000 will die. A quarter of all cases today are drug-resistant. That’s why the association is alerting people about the dangers of infection in public spaces. Praparn wants people forewarned but not panicked. His study will be finished in 2010 and will form the basis for a national prevention plan.
Taxis are starting to carry stickers declaring them TB-free as part of a drive to eradicate the disease. Two taxi drivers were found to be infected, the head of the campaign says.
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Models sashay down the Elle Bangkok Fashion Week catwalk at Central World in eyecatching designs by Tipayaphong Poosanaphong.
At Siam Paragon, models parade creations by Tops & Bottoms at the Bangkok International Fashion Week. There were 11 shows by 42 local and international designers at the event that wound up yesterday.
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FOREST AMBUSHES KILL 2 Forestry chief and policeman shot dead in attacks suspected to be by illegal loggers D A I LY X P R E S S
forestry chief and a policeman were shot dead by suspected illegal loggers in two related incidents in Tak yesterday. Klong Wang Chao National Park forest guard chief Wiroj Chuakhaopim, 52, was shot and killed in front of his 14-year-old daughter as he was leaving his house for work at about 7am, witnesses say. Wang Chao police sent to investigate were ambushed and Corporal Anusorn Tuina, 35, was shot and killed in a 10-minute gun battle. Corporal Pisit Phu-im and Sgt-Major Nongprom Saenwong were severely injured in the gunfight. Tak Governor Chumporn Polrak suspects illegal loggers bent on retaliation for a crackdown are behind the attacks. Two patrolling forestry officials were injured when unidentified gunmen shot at them last month, he says.
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One of two policemen injured in a shootout with illegal loggers at Klong Wang Chao National Park is treated at King Taksin Hospital in Tak.
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Firemen douse flames at the Chana Songkhram police station near Khao San Road yesterday. No one was injured in the blaze.
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hana Songkhram police lost caps, batons and other equipment when their station caught fire yesterday. One policeman says the fire started in a storeroom on the second floor. The station, located at the mouth of Khao San Road, was evacuated. There were no injuries. Firemen took half an hour to put out the blaze. Metropolitan Police say the cause of the fire was likely the age of the building, but they are investigating.
ildlife police arrested two vendors and seized more than 200 rare animals including endangered tortoises during a raid at the Chatuchak weekend market. The sting operation on Saturday in the pet section of the sprawling market turned up rare otters, slow lorises, birds and 21 endangered Madagascar tortoises together worth more than Bt2 million. “Police are taking the suppression of endangered species smuggling very seriously,” said Colonel Thanayos Kengkasikit of the environmental crime division. He said police arrested one woman and one man and charged them with smuggling endangered species. The pair denied the charges and were each released on Bt40,000 bail. The Madagascar tortoise is on the World Conservation Union’s red list of endangered species. A wildlife charity said in a statement that the undercover
A slow loris which was among the smuggled wildlife seized from Chatuchak Market on Saturday. raid of 10 shops was the largest here this year, but warned that the trade at Chatuchak – a popular tourist draw – was just part of an international operation. “We hope to see police agencies in other countries follow this example and join up to catch cross border wildlife criminals,” said Steven Galster of the Wildlife Alliance.
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MEMORIAL FOR HANNA Anger over reward to killer’s family Following widespread criticism, the Phuket Provincial Police will set up a panel to reconsider plans to give the family of confessed murderer Akkaradej “Chon” Tankae the Bt100,000 in promised reward money for their help in his capture. Akkaradej was arrested in Ranong last Wednesday and charged with the murder of Swedish tourist Hanna Backlund, 26. Miss Backlund was stabbed to death at Mai Khao Beach on March 15. The Bt100,000 in reward money was put up by the Phuket Tourist Association in the hope of quickly bringing the murderer to justice and limiting damage to Phuket’s image among tourists.
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Reconsidering Swedish Consul in Phuket Silvia Jurich, left, along with American Christy Sweet at a spirit house during a memorial service for Hanna Charlotta Backlund, the Swedish tourist who was stabbed to death at Mai Khao Beach in Phuket on March 15.
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bout 50 people gathered at Mai Khao beach on Saturday morning to attend a memorial service for slain Swedish tourist Hanna Backlund, who would have been 27 the day before. A local man – Akkaradej “Chon” Tankae, 31 – has confessed to stabbing Miss Backlund to death on the morning of March 15, less than 500 metres from the Mai Khao Bungalows, where she had been staying with a friend. Akkaradej was arrested in Ranong on March 19 after several days on the run. He told police he stabbed Backlund multiple times after she fought back during an unsuccessful attempt to rape her. The service, which started at 11am, was organised by Cherng Talay resident Christy Sweet.
PAT O N G T O E X PA N D C C T V S U R V E I L L A N C E >> Kathu police plan to install about 10 more closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in Patong to increase security and fight crime. Kathu Police Superintendent Col Grissak Songmoonnak said more CCTV cameras are needed in Patong, as the 16 cameras that went into operation there in early 2007 are effective for traffic control, but have done little to aid criminal investigations. “The image quality from those cameras still can’t help us in crime suppression because they were installed in fixed positions to monitor traffic flow.
Monks lead prayers “I am not connected to the case in any way, but thought that it was important to do something to mark the one week anniversary of Hanna Backlund’s death,” said Christy, who is a US citizen. Mai Khao Bungalows owner Sawas Rakrangsimansuk invited six monks from two nearby temples to lead the prayers.
Akkaradej has confessed to stabbing Hanna less than 500 metres from her camp.
“The girls were staying in a tent because we had no vacant bungalows when they arrived. After a few days one became free, but they decided to stay in their tent because they enjoyed the location’s privacy. It is a very sad case, they were nice girls,” he said.
Death ‘horrendous’ Also attending the service was Consul Silvia Jurich, from the Swedish Consulate in Phuket. “It is horrendous for a young woman to meet her death like this. “It’s incredible that no-one heard her screams. It just goes to show that you cannot just assume that you are safe,” said Miss Jurich before placing incense sticks before a spirit house set up on the beach for the service.
At a press conference to announce Akkaradej’s capture last Wednesday morning, police said that because the suspect’s wife and father had provided police with key information leading to his capture, they would be given the reward money. The police are now reconsidering that decision. Phuket Provincial chief Maj Gen Decha Butnampeth told the Gazette he had appointed his deputy, Pol Col Wittayadej Worradilok, to chair a committee to review the matter. “Although following standard procedure, police have received may complaints from the public and local media that it is unsuitable to reward the suspect’s family in this case,” Gen Decha said. “In fact 12 witnesses were questioned in the case.” Col Wittayadej’s panel will review the roles of the witnesses in determining how much of the reward money each of them should be entitled to.
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Rescue workers carry out the body of Gary Poretsky from the restaurant where he was killed earlier on Saturday in Chiang Mai. Accused gunman William Douglas, right, talks to a policeman, and top, the weapon used in the shooting.
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AMERICAN SHOT DEAD Australian, 60, held for murder of Hawaiian in restaurant By Jim Pollard D A I LY X P R E S S
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n Australian man faces a murder charge over the fatal shooting of an American in northern Thailand early on Saturday. William Thomas Douglas, aged 60, is reported to have admitted shooting Gary Booth Poretsky in a restaurant in Chiang Mai town.
The reason for the shooting is unknown, but Douglas was said to have been drinking and showing off a handgun he was allegedly carrying. The two got into an argument, which ended with the American shot dead. Poretsky, 46, was shot once in the head and twice in the body at about 8am. A Chiang Mai police spokeswoman was quoted saying that Douglas had lived in Thailand for 28 years and spoke Thai well. A local woman had witnessed the shooting, she said. “A woman saw the man showing off a gun to the dead
man. They had a dispute. The Thai lady watched. The Australian guy was trying to say he was a big guy in Chiang Mai,” she was quoted as saying. Douglas is alleged to have run out of the Khoei Chiang Mai (In-law from Chiang Mai) restaurant on Sriphum Road straight after the incident but surrendered to police shortly after. He was being held in Chiang Mai police headquarters from Saturday, but is due to be transferred to the local prison today. Douglas is said to have been
living in Sansai and working as an English teacher. There have been unconfirmed reports he was a veteran from the Vietnam War and may have been an informant for the Thai police. However, some people who have had dealings with him have questioned his sanity. He allegedly told police he was doing work for the Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau and that he had links with senior police generals. A spokesman for the Australian embassy in Bangkok said they were aware of the case.
“An Australian consular official has visited the man [Douglas] at Chiang Mai police station. Police are continuing their investigations into the matter,” the spokesman said. Douglas, who is from the town of Northam in Western Australia, could also face charges for firearms offences. Police said the weapon used in the shooting was registered, but they were checking to see who the legal owner of the gun was. The policewoman said Douglas would appear before a court at a date yet to be fixed.
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By Poomjai watched a TV programme about a popular English celebrity’s travels round China. I never had an opportunity to visit China, and I wish that I had. But watching this programme I was captivated by how very different it was to my own British experience and yearned to understand it more ... I come from a background of belief that travel is an opportunity to learn about and understand new and different things in foreign lands. In any case I start from an understanding that no country, my own included, is perfect. So picking holes in foreign ways can tend in my view to be rather narrowminded and jingoistic. But I found the style and tone of the commentary on this particular TV show grating. The celebrity seemed intent on accentuating the alien otherness of China. Cringing flamboy-
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antly when presented with a donkey’s penis at dinner or trying jokingly to get Chinese people to answer indiscreet questions at a commune. It reminded me of the way that many Westerners act in Thailand. So it makes me ask: do farangs try to understand Thai and Asian customs and culture?
COMMENTS: Culture is kinetic “... I sense in many farang the “great white hunter” mentality. They are smarter, richer and wiser than the children of the lesser God. Truth is, all people want the same. And that includes the desire for their children to have a better life than they have had. But how that better life is defined will be influenced by culture, education, communication and the openness of the society in which the people live. Without going into detail and turning this into a long es-
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Do farangs try to understand Thai culture and customs?
say, the culture of a country is not and should not be static. Culture is kinetic. It must be for its people to survive...”
RESPECT & DIGNITY We do understand TO THAIS IS THE BEST ADVICE I COULD OFFER FELLOW FARANGS.TREAT THEM HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED...
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“... People who say we don’t understand and accept this country [Thailand] are talking nonsense. Surely it has a different culture, but it is still a human culture, and it is still on the planet Earth. I am not living on planet X with a load of little green men. To say we farangs don’t understand this culture is to insult our intelligence. We do understand: we have Thai wives or girlfriends: how can two people live and sleep together for years and fail to understand each other and hence their cultures?”
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I have been coming to Thailand now for eight years and have tried hard to understand and integrate into the Thai culture. I make mistakes
and sometimes an idiot of myself, but that’s all part of the learning process. In general, if you are prepared to try and adapt and involve yourself at the grass roots, the Thais accept you and respect you for at least trying ... Respect and dignity to the Thais is the best advice I could offer fellow farangs. Treat them how you would like to be treated and look deeper into Thailand. – Posted by Vertigo
Super-sensitive Thais are super-sensitive towards even the smallest amount of criticism, especially when making a comparison between Thailand and one of its neighbours. I feel that criticism, made in a constructive manner, can be useful as sometimes we are so close to something we cannot see its flaws. Unfortunately society tends to focus more on the negatives than the positives, making us forget that despite the bad, there is also good. – Posted by Ben
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Although Bhutan will hold assembly elections today, ending a 100-year monarchy, the public is not too keen on the transition.
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hutan is set to become the world’s newest democracy with the conduct of the firstever parliamentary polls in the Himalayan kingdom, officials said yesterday. Today’s general elections for the 47-member National Assembly or lower house of parliament, will mark the transformation of a centuryold monarchy to democracy in the largely Buddhist nation. In all, 865 polling stations
have been set up across the country and 318,465 registered voters are eligible to vote. The Election Commission expects a turnout of more than 70 per cent across the country’s 20 districts. “We are prepared for the elections and hope to conduct them in a free, fair and peaceful manner,” Bhutan’s chief election commissioner Dasho Kunzang Wangdi said. A national holiday has been declared. Members of the royal
family and those directly associated with religious institutions are not allowed to vote. There are two parties contesting – People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). The PDP’s election slogan has been to work for the “wellbeing of everyone”, while DPT promises “growth with equity and justice”. A survey by Kuensel newspaper found DPT was the favourite, with 59 per cent of the respondents favouring it while 37 per cent said they would vote for the PDP.
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he Afghan version of the “American Idol” show has sparked a new round of controversy in Afghanistan, as thousands participated in voting and millions watched on television, while conservative clerics condemned it as “un-Islamic”. Around 300,000 people voted by text message for the two male finalists, while more than 10 million people watched the third season of “Afghan Star” show on Friday night on Tolo, the country’s most popular TV channel. Conservative clerics condemned the show as “immoral”. Hardliners have de-
VOTED AND MORE THAN 10 MILLION WATCHED THE SHOW manded that the show be banned, objecting to the performances by women. However, show host Daud Sideqi rejected the conservatives’ claims. “Music has always been part of our culture. Those, who oppose the show, only do it because they have their own political purposes behind their opposition.”
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JK ROWLING, author of the Harry Potter series, admits to suicidal feelings. >> Page 15
DOLLY PARTON’S new album “Backwoods Barbie” has hit No 2 on Billboard within two weeks of its release – her biggest hit in 17 years.
Eye-sensing robots for safer, easier surgeries
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ritish researchers are developing a medical robot which can work out the intentions of the surgeon, making surgery easier and more precise. They hope new software will lead to less invasive operations, allowing patients to recover more quickly. The improvements have been made to the most advanced robotic surgeon on the market, the Da Vinci. It allows surgeons to sit at a viewing console directing the movement of the robot’s mechanical arms inside the patient’s body. The research team is working on using the surgeon’s eye movements to direct the robot, getting the best out of both human and machine. Professor Guang Zhong Yang of the Imperial College London said robotic surgeons are currently completely under the surgeon’s control, responding only to the surgeon’s hand movements. The team has added a device which tracks the surgeon’s eye movements. By working out precisely where each eye is looking, the software can build a 3D map of the area of tissue the surgeon is looking at. “What that does is use the surgeon’s brain as a way to calculate the depth of the tissue,” surgeon Lord Darzi said. The map allows the software to stabilise the image of moving tissues such as a beating heart to make surgery easier. It means that what the surgeon sees in the viewer is stationary, while the instruments move up and down in time with the organ.
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gyptian and European archaeologists on Saturday said they had discovered a giant statue of an ancient pharaonic queen on the spectacular south Egypt site of the Colossi of Memnon. The statue represents Queen Tiy, the wife of 18th dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III, and stands 3.62 metres high. It was discovered around the site of the massive Colossi of Memnon twin statues that command the road to Luxor’s famed Valley of the Kings. Two sphinx representing Tiy and Amenhotep III as well as ten statues in black granite of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet, who protected the pharaohs, were also found by the archaeologists. Egypt’s Culture Minister Faruq Hosni hailed the discovery as a “formidable” enterprise and said he expected the statues to be erected for public view next year. They will be joined by two 15metre-high statues, excavated in recent years, which will be placed 100 metres behind the Colossi of Memnon as part of an “open air museum”.
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THIS SITE WILL BECOME ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OPEN-AIR MUSEUMS OF THE PHARAONIC PERIOD Hourig Sourouzian “Once these new colossi and the other new discoveries are put in place, this site will become one of the most important open-air museums of the pharaonic period,” the head of the archaeological team Hourig Sourouzian said. The Colossi of Memnom are massive quartzite sandstone statues, about 20 metres high, which used to guard a temple to Amenhotep III that was destroyed in an earthquake in the 1st century AD.
Police were alerted after a 39-year-old woman sent two passionate love letters and a parcel of objects of an “erotic nature” to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Le Point reported on Friday. Security agents of the Elysee Palace called in police because the parcel was covered with words considered menacing, such as “extremely explosive”, “nitroglycerine” and “anthrax”. Nord Eclair reported that Sarkozy’s admirer, a schoolteacher, said she only meant to attract Sarkozy’s attention, as he had not responded to her letters. No charges were filed. – DPA
Man makes biggest chocolate castle A Croatian man claimed on Saturday that he has built the biggest chocolate castle after working for 24 hours on his candy construction, national television reported. The ten-tonne, three-metre high construction was made of about 100,000 chocolate bars. – AFP
up in prison, they get nutraloaf – a mix of cubed whole wheat bread, nondairy cheese, raw carrots, spinach, seedless raisins, beans, vegetable oil, tomato paste, powdered milk and dehydrated potato flakes. Today, the Vermont Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit by inmates who say anyone subjected to it should get a formal disciplinary process. – AP
Anti-car catapult campaigner caught
Beatles’ lawyers sue over rare recordings Lawyers for the Beatles filed a lawsuit on Friday to prevent distribution of purported recordings of Ringo Starr’s debut. The dispute stems from recordings apparently made in a 1962 concert in Germany. Eight never-released tracks are said to be among the recordings, including Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues” and “Ask Me Why.” – AP
Is bad prison food punishment? When Vermont’s prisoners act
A 79-year-old Polish man has been arrested for using a catapult to damage more than a dozen cars parked in front of his apartment block, judicial authorities said on Friday. The man shot at the vehicles for more than a year before authorities were informed. The shooter reportedly said he had opted for the weapon because he was sick of the noise and pollution caused by the cars. – AFP
‘Photographing legs is not harassment’ South Korea’s top court ruled that a man who photographed the legs of a woman wearing a miniskirt without her knowledge was not guilty of sexual harassment, reports said. The Supreme Court upheld an acquittal of the man who was indicted for taking the shot of the woman while on the underground in late 2006. – AFP
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b r i e f ly India tests nuclearcapable missile India yesterday test-fired a mediumrange, nuclearcapable ballistic missile that can hit most targets in neighbouring Pakistan, a defence official said. The Agni-1 missile, which has a range of more than 700 kilometres, was fired from an island off the coast. Agni is a 12-metre mediumrange ballistic missile that can be fired from mobile launchers and can carry a 1-tonne warhead. – AFP
The Japanese island Okinawa was set yesterday to stage a major rally against the United States military after a string of incidents involving its soldiers including alleged rapes. Organisers expected more than 10,000 people to attend, the largest demonstration since 1995 when the gang rape of a 12-year-old by US servicemen triggered massive protests on the island. The rally was organised by parents’ groups, lawyers and women’s rights activists. – AFP
and the egg AFP
Okinawa protests over US military
The rabbit
A woman dressed up as the Easter bunny in a gigantic nest in Wolfensbuettel, Germany. The nest is made of 150 bales of straw and has a diameter of 12 metres.
Pope baptises Muslim journalist
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
EASTER IN TIBET A MUTED AFFAIR
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Police clampdown puts a damper on holiday services at Catholic church A F P, Cizhong, China
Malaysia mulls law to stop MPs defecting Malaysia is considering making it illegal for lawmakers to switch sides amid reports the opposition was trying to lure ruling party defectors in an attempt to unseat the government, a minister said. “To me, these (defectors) have no integrity and I hope the government can formulate a special law,” de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim said. “It’s high time we made the Anti-Hopping Law,” he said. – AFP
he Tibetan Catholic Church in Cizhong has seen its Easter services curbed after anti-Chinese riots caused the region’s deadliest tensions in two decades. As a result, this tiny community of fewer than 1,000 souls, located in an overwhelmingly Buddhist area, has been affected by the unrest where it matters the most – religion. Easter Sunday is the most important day for the congregation at Cizhong’s nearly 100year-old church due to the similarities between the resurrection of Christ and the reincarnation beliefs of Tibetan Buddhism, locals said. This Easter has been especially important as Father Yao Fei only arrived in February, making him the first permanent priest since 1949.
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Tibetan Catholics pray at the Tibetan Catholic Church in Cizhong. Authorities have restricted Easter services at the 100-year old church after the Lhasa riots.
FOLLOWING THE RIOTS,POLICE TOLD CHURCH OFFICIALS TO RESTRICT EASTER SERVICES TO FEWER THAN 100 PEOPLE
Yesterday’s service was to be Yao’s first in Cizhong church, built in 1910. However, following the riots, police told church officials to restrict Easter services to fewer than 100 people. “We are only expecting about 80 followers from [Cizhong] village to attend Easter services as the worshippers from other villages will not be allowed to come,” Father Yao said on Good Friday.
talian editor and critic of Islamic extremism Magdi Allam, converted to Catholicism from Islam and was baptised by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday. “I had to do this [abandon Islam]”, Allam wrote in a letter to the Italian daily Corriere della Sera yesterday. “Beyond the phenomenon of extremists and Islamist terrorism at the global level, the root of evil is inherent to a physiologically violent and historically conflictual Islam,” wrote the Egyptianborn Allam, who said he has received death threats and is under police protection. One of seven adults baptised during the Easter vigil, Allam, 55 said Catholicism is “an authentic religion of Truth, Life and Freedom”. By baptising him, the pope “sent an explicit and revolutionary message to a church that until now has been too cautious in the conversion of Muslims because of the fear of being unable to protect the converted who are condemned to death for apostasy,” Allam said.
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Men and women eat differently
AN OPEN BOOK
JK Rowling felt suicidal
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f men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then Mars is a land where the refrigerators are stocked with meat and frozen pizza and Venus has a bounty of yogurt, fruits and vegetables, a new study suggests. The study of eating habits of American adults – called the most extensive of its kind – was a survey of 14,000 Americans. It confirmed conventional wisdom that most men eat more meat than women, and women eat more fruits and vegetables. But there were a few surprising exceptions: Men were much more likely to eat asparagus, brussels sprouts, peas and peanuts. They also were bigger consumers of frozen pizzas, frozen hamburgers and frozen Mexican dinners. Women are more likely than men to eat eggs, yogurt and fresh hamburgers. Men also showed a little more of an appetite for runny
Harry Potter author admits thinking of killing herself after failed marriage
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arry-Potter author Joanne K Rowling said she had felt suicidal after her divorce from her first husband, the British newspaper The Sunday Times reported yesterday. She had been suffering from depression and sought medical help and attended therapy after her divorce from
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WE’RE TALKING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS HERE,WE’RE NOT TALKING ‘I’M A LITTLE BIT MISERABLE’ JK Rowling
Portuguese journalist Jorge Arantes in the early 1990s, the author said. “Mid-twenties life circumstances were poor and I really plummeted,” Rowling said, adding: “The thing that made me go for help... was probably my daughter. “She was something that earthed me, grounded me, and I thought, this isn’t right, this can’t be right, she cannot grow up with me in this state,” she said. “We’re talking suicidal thoughts here, we’re not talking ‘I’m a little bit miserable’,” Rowling said. The author, who is praised for remotivating an entire generation of children to read with her seven-part story on magical apprentice Harry Potter, wrote the first book as a single mother living in poverty in Edinburgh. She later became one of the world’s richest women, with a personal wealth of more than 650 million (Bt31.36 billion).
XTRA ROWLING’S RICHES >> Forbes named Rowling one of 2007’s most powerful celebrities. >> The Harry Potter brand is worth about ¤9.7 billion.
MOST MEN EAT MORE MEAT THAN WOMEN,AND WOMEN EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
>> Rowling is said to have a personal wealth of more than ¤650 million. AP
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Hitting the sack
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Hundreds of people with pillows gather to celebrate International Pillow Fight Day on Saturday in Boston. Over 21 cities around the globe held pillow fights to celebrate the day.
eggs and undercooked hamburgers – two foods that health experts say carry a higher chance of contamination that can make you sick. Women were more likely than men to eat only one risky food, raw alfalfa sprouts, which in the past 15 years have been linked to outbreaks of food poisoning. The survey was done in 10 US states, a collaboration between state and federal health officials. The results were presented by Dr Beletshachew Shiferaw, an Oregon health official, at a meeting of infectious disease experts in Atlanta. The survey may help health educators better target public health messages about healthy eating, she said.
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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 President Robert Mugabe, leader of Zimbabwe’s ruling party ZANU-PF, greets supporters during a rally in the capital, Harare, on Saturday
EDITORIAL
GET TOUGH WITH WEALTH AND PRIVILEGE Authorities to blame for allowing son of affluent and influential parents who killed one person in a road-rage incident last year to get behind the wheel again
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t is disturbing to learn that Kanpitak Pachimsawas, a man who is standing trial for a widely publicised road rage in which he killed a woman and injured several others last year, was involved in another accident last week. Fortunately, this time, the volatile young man did not throw a tantrum, or lose control. When he launched into a terrifying fit of anger last July – after his Mercedes-Benz car was scraped by a city bus – he ploughed his vehicle into a crowded bus stop on Sukhumvit Road, killing one and seriously hurting several people who had nothing whatsoever to do with the accident. In last week’s incident, police arrived at the accident scene to find a visibly disturbed Kanpitak in his car. According to police, Kanpitak appeared to be under severe stress after the minor accident and his parents had to come and collect him. This is the same person who will be pleading in court he had been mentally unstable at the time of the death and mayhem caused by his last outburst. He will try to convince judges he cannot be held fully responsible for his actions.
Unpredictable behaviour But the question here is why haven’t public prosecutors sought an order suspending Kanpitak’s driving licence? What are they waiting for, more innocent people to die as a result of the unpredictability of Kanpitak’s behaviour? Of course, no one doubts the ability of Kanpitak’s parents – high-profile businessman Kananek Pachimsawas and former beauty queen Sawinee Pakaranang – to provide monetary compensation for victims, or would-be victims, or to hire top-flight lawyers to defend their son for any crimes he may be accused of. It is unacceptable for law enforcement officials to allow mentally unstable persons to get behind the wheel. Kanpitak should not be allowed to drive again unless he is proven mentally fit to do so. All too often, wealth and privilege and good connections in high places allow some to flout the law with impunity. Kanpitak’s case is just one of several that come to mind where the treatment of an accused has been completely at odds with that meted out in cases involving ordinary citizens. No one is above the law. That the rich and famous can get away with proverbial murder testifies to the sorry state in which the criminal justice system finds itself.
,, A LONELY, VENGEFUL TYRANT Zimbabwe’s deluded leader Robert Mugabe ‘does not want to face failure’ By Alex Duval Smith OBSERVER NEWS S E R V I C E , Cape Town
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itting in his office beneath a portrait of himself, Robert Mugabe cuts a lonely, pitiful figure in his first in-depth interview for
nearly 30 years, moved to tears at the memory of his lamented friendship with the Queen. Moments later, however, his eyes sparked with anger, betraying his vengeful nature. The 84-year-old Zimbabwe president was talking to author Heidi Holland, and her resulting “psycho-biography” de-
HIS ISSUE IS WITH BRITAIN.EVEN TODAY, HE SEES WHITE FARMERS AS BRITISH.GIVEN THE HISTORY AND BEHAVIOUR OF BRITAIN,THERE IS LOGIC – A TWISTED LOGIC – TO HIS THINKING picts a deluded leader who still has the power to bring everything right for his country – on condition that he gets a phone call from Downing Street. “His issue is with Britain,”
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OTHER VOICES
Crime and punishment
Call for a clean government
The Kathmandu Post
China Daily
The victims of the decade-long conflict share a common doubt that the state may not provide them with justice. This seems to be a genuine concern. Indeed, the politicians who think that a blanket amnesty will secure the peace process are mistaken, as what they are saying is contradictory. First, a general pardon is not something that the state can grant; it is the right and choice of the victims. What the victims really want, according to a recent study report, is justice, which means punishment of the perpetrators.
Throughout cyberspace and beyond, we are hearing loud repercussions from newly re-elected President Hu Jintao’s call for state functionaries to be “sincere and earnest” in receiving people’s supervision and “spotlessly clean” in their service to the country and the public. Hu’s words created a buzz because they were at the same time a promise to the national legislature and the broad public, on behalf of the new national leadership the National People’s Congress has just elected or appointed.
New era for ties between China, Taiwan By Jonathan Watts OBSERVER NEWS S E R V I C E , Beijing
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says Holland, whose book “Dinner with Mugabe” has just been published by Penguin South Africa. “Even today, he sees the white farmers as British. Given the history and the behaviour of Britain, there is logic – a twisted logic – to his thinking. It’s all very well for Britain to say he is beneath contempt. But it is they who have to talk to him if the crisis is to end. “I think he granted me the interview because he feels he is getting old and it’s time to put certain things on the record. But he expects to win the election and probably will,” she says. Asked how he would like to be remembered, Mugabe told Holland: “Just as the son of a peasant family who, alongside others, felt he had a responsibility to fight for his country and was grateful for the honour that the people gave him in leading them to victory over British imperialism.”
ore than a decade of tension between Taiwan and mainland China looks set to ease with the victory of Nationalist party candidate Ma Ying-jeou in the island’s presidential election. Despite a last-minute attempt by Frank Hsieh of the Democratic People’s Party to exploit fears over China’s crackdown on Tibetan unrest, voters put priority on improved business ties with the mainland, which they hope will galvanise an economy that has lagged behind many of its Asian neighbours. Ma has promised to boost investment and trade ties, establish regular scheduled flights across the Taiwan Strait and to negotiate a peace treaty between the two sides. Ma, a former mayor of Taipei, secured 58 per cent, while Hsieh lagged far be-
hind with 41 per cent. Turnout was about 76 per cent. Television images from his campaign headquarters showed jubilant supporters waving flags, cheering and setting off celebratory fireworks. In contrast to the tense, tightly fought election in 2004, the losing candidate conceded defeat relatively early. The result is likely to prompt a change of tack in Taipei’s policy towards Beijing. Ma has promised a
break with the pro-independence stance of outgoing President Chen Shui-bian, who was detested by the mainland’s Communist leadership. Chen was unable to stand again after serving the maximum two four-year terms. Ma has proposed a peace treaty that would demilitarise the strait, and said he would ease restrictions on investments in the mainland. Opponents say Ma – who participated in previous Nationalist dictatorship governments – will concede too
much of the self-ruled island’s autonomy and democracy by cosying up to the authoritarian administration in Beijing. The Chinese government has yet to comment on the result, though officials in Beijing have made little secret of their preference for Ma. In a brief report on the result, China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Ma had won the island’s “leadership election” – reflecting Beijing’s refusal to recognise Taiwan’s government.
Krill fishing threatens life in Antarctic By Juliette Jowit OBSERVER NEWS SERVICE
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he Antarctic, one of the planet’s last unspoilt ecosystems, is under threat from mankind’s insatiable appetite for harvest from the seas. The population of krill, a tiny crustacean, is in danger from the growing demand for health supplements and food for fish farms. Global warming
has already been blamed for a dramatic fall in numbers, because the ice that is home to the algae and plankton they feed on is melting. Now “suction” harvesting, which gathers up vast quantities, has been introduced to meet increased demand. It threatens not just krill, but the entire ecosystem that depends on them, say environmental campaigners. Krill are believed to be im-
portant in removing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, by eating carbon-rich food near the surface and excreting it when they sink to lower, colder water to escape predators. “Whales, penguins, seals, albatross and petrels – all those creatures we think are absolute icons of Antarctica – depend on krill,” says Richard Page, a Greenpeace marinereserves expert.
“It’s part of the global commons, and one of the most pristine environments on Earth.” However, scientists say so far the total catch is a small proportion of the population. “We’re aware of this fishing effort gearing up and we’re not particularly concerned at the moment,” says Dr Geraint Tarling, head of ecosystem dynamics at the British Antarctic Survey.
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THE FUN
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MARIAH CAREY ON HOW HER TALENT CLASHES WITH HER SEXED-UP IMAGE
“It’s a dichotomy, I understand. I understand that people think I am a ditzy moron.”
UPCOMING FILM
FRIENDLY GHOST
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Thailand’s favourite phantom, Mae Nak Phra Khanong, is back to haunt cinemas, this time as an animated character with a big heart By Parinyaporn Pajee D A I LY X P R E S S
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he popular ghost story “Mae Nak Phra Khanong” returns to cinemas next month, but this time moviegoers won’t be clutching their armrests while the beautiful phantom – unable to accept her early death – goes after her soldier husband. That’s because in “Nak”, the legendary ghost takes the form of a cute animated character, and rather than doing any haunting, she’s busy saving mankind from spirits with a bad attitude. “We didn’t want to repeat the same old story, and besides, it’s too scary for animation,” says producer Boyd Kosiyabongse. The adventure begins in the countryside, where Nak
and her fellow spooks are watching an outdoor movie. Suddenly, a bad ghost reaches out from the screen and grabs a little boy, hauling him off to the city for a powerboosting sacrificial rite.
Nak to the rescue Nak teams up with other spirits – among them Phee Hua Khad (the headless ghost) and Phee Pred (the tall ghost) – and goes to the child’s rescue. “We show modern ghosts as the villains,” says Boyd, who is better known as a pop musician. He’s composed several songs for the soundtrack. “Times have changed. Today’s ghosts are violent – they hurt people for no reason. It’s very different from the Thai ghost films I saw as a kid. They were spooky, but
entertaining.” Boyd is no newcomer to animation. A long-time comic freak, he started BBoyd CG several years ago and published the comic magazine Katch before launching the animated TV series “Dracula Tok”. He wanted to do a featurelength “Dracula Tok” but Sahamongkol Film president Somsak Techarattanaprasert. him to tackle Mae Nak instead. Although 3D-animation is the popular industry standard, Boyd and his team decided to go with the old-fashioned 2D style. “It’s friendlier and much more intimate,” says director Natthapong Rattanachoksirikul. ‘Nak’ opens in cinemas on April 3.
WE DIDN’T WANT TO REPEAT THE SAME OLD STORY,AND BESIDES,IT’S TOO SCARY FOR ANIMATION.” Boyd Kosiyabongse, producer
XTRA MAKING NAK >> “Nak” was budgeted at Bt25 million and cost Bt40 million, which is still far less than other recent Thai animated features, “Khan Kluay” and “The Life of Buddha”. >> Contemporary Bangkok is the setting, which is also different than “Khan Kluay”, which had a olden-days backdrop.
COURTESY OFSAHAMONGKOL FILM INTERNATIONAL
>> Comedian Petchthai “Mum Jokmok” Wongkamlao replaced Thongchai Prasongsanti as the voice of the Phee Hua Khad (headless ghost). >> Nak is voiced by the singer-actress Sasikarn Apichartworrasilp.
Japanese manga and Western comic styles are blended in ‘Nak’, which is set in contemporary Bangkok.
>> Famous Thai ghosts appear in “Nak” including Pop Yib from “Baan Phee Pob”.
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AGE OF Paul Scofield when he left school to start training as an actor.
Playing TAG
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Three-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova stars in a new TAG Heuer photo shoot by master Swiss photographer Marco Grob, with her looks taken care by renowned Hollywood stylist Rachel Zoe. The photos will be used in forthcoming TAG Heuer launches of high-glamour Maria Sharapova watches and chronographs, which will be rolled out throughout 2008. For local TAG Heuer retailers, see www.TagHeuer.com.
Friends Without Borders and the
Peace Way Foundation are holding a benefit festival, “Beyond the Songs of Barbed Wire Eh Do Shi Fence”, from 2pm on Saturday at the Chiang Mai University Art and Cultural Centre. At 3pm, the documentary “The Songs of Eh Doh Shi” will be shown, and at 4.30pm, artists featured on the “Without Borders” album take the stage. See www.FriendsWithout-Borders.org.
SOOPSIP By veenxpress@gmail.com
Lunch,meeting,give birth ... EMPORIUM MALL CHIEF Kriangsak Tantipipop should have no problem picking his employee of the year. His senior managing director, Porntip “Noi” Pattanasusorn, kept right on working throughout her pregnancy, began her maternity leave on March 15, had an actual day off, and then went to BNH on the 17th to bring into the world a baby boy named Victor. Impressive? Khun Noi wasn’t done yet. A couple of days after leaving the hospital, she was back in touch with the news media – and not to report her new status as a mum. She was right back into the swing of things on the Emporium’s behalf! This dream employee is destined to be a super mummy as well.
Designer Taned spreads Olanor N E W A RT I S T
Flying high
No awards,but all the fame “THE LOVE OF SIAM” came up empty at last week’s Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, but it was well received nonetheless. Director Chookiat Sakveerakul and 19-year-old heartthrob Mario Maurer, who was up for best supporting actor, rubbed shoulders on the red carpet with the likes of Jet Li, Tony Leung and Shu Qi. Mario was an awards presenter alongside 17-year-old Supinya Sakulchaoensuk, whose role in “Ploy” earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Strolling the red carpet was safer than walking around Bangkok, Mario said – no groupie ambushes.
Mario Maurer, left, and director Chookiat Sakveerakul at the Asian Film Awards.
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Inspired by his unique dreams, young singer and musician Smit ‘Ta’ Sakulvanaporn presents his first album By Pattarawadee Saengmanee S P E C I A L T O D A I LY
COURTESY OF SAHAMONGKOL FILM INTERNATIONAL
These songs of freedom
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alented 19-year-old Smit “Ta” Sakulvanaporn recently made the great leap from an unknown performing in singing contests to a professional starring in his own concerts. His debut album, “Fly”, was recently released by Miracle Records. He is not only a singer but plays many instruments, including classical guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, violin and drums. The album, on which Ta also produced, features 11 pop-rock songs in Thai and English. He drew inspiration for his songs from his dreams. “The album’s name comes from how I fly in my dreams,” says Ta. “I like to present my own unique ideas. You can’t find ideas like this in other albums.”
THE ALBUM’S NAME COMES FROM HOW I FLY IN MY DREAMS. Smit ‘Ta’ Sakulvanaporn Ta has been the recipient of many music awards. He studied at Harrow International School, and performed on classical guitar in the 2005 Y’s Men International 21st Asia Area Convention in Seoul and at the 2003 charity concert “Youth Music for Community and Social Development”. Part of the proceeds from sales of his album will be donated to the Rotary Club.
Taned Boonprasrn, winner of the Department of Export Promotion’s Thailand Fashion Designers Award 1998 and an assistant to Theatre’s designer Sirichai Dahaarnong, has opened his own boutique, Taned’s Olanor, in Siam designs. Centre, with party dresses in silk, chiffon and satin.
Contest with crunch Friendship Company, makers of Hanami snacks, offers a chance for 10 winners to visit Japan for the cherry blossom Dan-Beam festival in Tokyo’s Ueno Park and other attractions with pop stars Four-Mod and Dan-Beam. To enter the contest, send the snack pack with your name and address before Sunday. Visit www.TrendySnack.com. – Daily Xpress
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OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN THAILAND are estimated to come from Burma
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WHEN CO-WORKERS BID ADIEU Much-loved colleagues leaving? It could be time to start searching the job ads By Hazel Davis THE GUARDIAN LONDON
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ork eh? It’s not so bad: there are a few people you can have a laugh with, Friday-night drinks get a decent showing, and the lottery syndicate is still limping along. Your job’s not even too bad – more or less what you wanted, albeit with the odd bit of
XTRA WHY THE SUDDEN EXITS? >> Could be a leadership problem >> A similar business nearby offers workers a better deal TO PLUG THE LEAK >> Find out the nature of
the problem and address it immediately >> Is staff motivation a problem? Set up exit interviews to find out
drudgery thrown in for good measure. So you’ve no reason to be checking the job ads – until your boss suddenly announces that she is retraining as a teacher, the guy you share cigarette breaks with serves notice that he’s off to save the rainforest, and the person who joined the same day as you is poached by the opposition. Doesn’t that change things a bit? Sometimes one key team member leaving can trigger a whole domino chain of staffing upheavals. “Employers are always surprised that, when they introduce redundancies, the talent they wanted to keep leaves as well,” says careers coach and author of “How to Get a Job You'll Love” John Lees. “People may be perfectly content in their job but as soon as they see other people leaving they start to wonder what else is out there.”
Samantha Sykes worked in a university marketing office for four years, “all the while not really feeling like I was really using my skills”. When her line manager announced she was leaving to retrain, it gave Sykes the nudge she needed to visit a careers adviser. “The funny thing is,” she says, “we all seemed to jog along quite happily. But shortly after I left, one
of the other marketing executives decided to go back to university as well.” Sykes believes that had her line manager not left, she would still be working there. Similarly Piers Zangana decided to leave his job with a mental - health hospital after his immediate boss left to pursue other interests, despite there being “nothing that was particularly wrong with the
job, apart from having no real room for me to develop”. He believes that, while it is difficult to prevent the emotional reaction triggered by somebody’s resignation “there is a lot to be said for communication after a person has left and discussing that impact on the rest of the team. If people are clear about their futures and development, they should remain loyal.”
Calling-plan smorgasbord By Windy
at a rate of Bt0.15 per minute.
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Your passion to speak to your partner or friends may know no bounds, but just make sure you're not spending too much on your cellphone bill.
id your last mobile-phone bill dial up a nasty surprise? If the figure at the bottom was fatter than you expected, it might be time to think again about your service provider and what promotions it offers. Here are a few suggestions for what might work for you, whether you’re a lover, a workaholic or a text addict on a budget.
Couples Cheap ways to chat for hours with lovers and loved ones:
AIS Love pack For a price of Bt150 per month you get 1,000 minutes
DTAC Good Long Call Pay Bt99 per month, and your call rate is set at Bt3 for the first minute but only 50 satang per minute after that. Same price for all networks.
Hutch's Simderella You have to buy a new sim (Bt299) for this one. You can make free calls through all networks from noon to midnight. For calls outside this time, the rate is Bt1 per minute.
minutes cost Bt1.50 each. There’s also a service charge of Bt99. Good for six months.
AND FOR WORKAHOLICS WHO DO A LOT OF TALKING… If you don’t mind changing your number and using a prepaid system, try DTAC Sim Suriyan. The call rate is 50 satang per minute which covers all networks from 6am to 6pm. Packages are limited, so get moving if you want one!
Hutch Long Call Workaholics DTAC Good is lives up to its name for people who make constant calls but don’t chat for long periods. The first minute costs 50 satang; further
The call rate is 99 satang per hour from midnight to 3.59pm. From 4 to 11.59pm, the first minute costs Bt3 and the next minute is 99 satang. The rate applies to all networks.
GSM Rang 99 For a monthly fee of Bt99, you get an hourly rate of Bt7.5. Available until the end of this month.
Prepaid Recommended for people on a budget who like using prepaid cards.
True Move Sim In return for Bt49 your call rate drops to 50 satang per minute. It’s good between 5am and 5pm and 11pm and 5am.
DTAC Simple Another Bt49 package, but with this one your rate is Bt2 per minute round the clock. Good for a year.
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RELATIONSHIP
MILLION MARRIAGES ARE HELD IN THE US annually - more than 6,000 per day
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omantics have a hard time facing up to the fact that affairs occur, and not all that infrequently. It often emerges that the reason for the infidelity lies somewhere in the past. One of the partners had long since begun to distance himself or herself from the other. But it doesn’t have to go that far. Little signs in everyday life can indicate that one partner is starting to pull away from the other. “When one partner busies himself or herself alone all the time and avoids encounters with the other partner, that can mean that he or she internally is dismissing the relationship,” says psychologist Michael Mary of Schadeland in Germany’s northeastern state of Mecklenburg Vorpommern. “People search for perfection in their relationships,” says Eva Maria Zurhorst, a couple’s counsellor in Wuppertal. When
one partner has the feeling something is missing, they try to fill the vacuum – and sometimes they look outside the relationship for what’s missing. Even when everything appears to be going well, men and women still cannot be sure. That is the experience of Erika Berger of Cologne, who works at a sex talk service. There are banal reasons people break out of their relationships sexually, she says. “There are people who have never had a great sexual experience. In their case, curiosity and the fear of missing something are very big things,” Berger says. Sensitive people can tell when their partner has been active elsewhere, says Berger, adding that women have a sixth sense in this regard. “When men all of a sudden are much more attentive or bring flowers or presents for no reason, we prick up our ears,” Berger says. If these sudden
Dealing with grumpy husbands
I got married last summer (to a perfectly great guy). The other night my husband was grumpy because he was in bed and I wasn’t. My mother told me that husbands are always grumpy. A few guys at work confirmed that when I told them. They laughed and said everyone knows that. So my questions are: why are husbands grumpy? and why didn’t I know this before I got married? – Danna Joe: Well, if he was in bed and you weren’t, I can think of at least one reason he might be grumpy. But as a rule, I don’t
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) You will connect with someone who intrigues you. A new partnership is in the stars and should move along quickly. Your actions will win points and impress the one you love. GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Don’t be fooled by someone who is stringing you along or giving you the run around. You have to say no to anyone who won’t share equally. It’s better to be alone than used by someone. CANCER (June 21 - July 22) You will meet someone through a work related event who has something to offer that will complement your every need. Romantic action will lead to an intimate and lasting relationship.
When your man all of a sudden brings a gift or flowers and becomes more attentive, it could be yet another sign of an affair. gifts are combined with late nights in the office and outof town appointments, for many women the situation is clear. “Men often notice a bit late when their partner is getting her kicks somewhere else,” Berger says. “Women who have affairs are more sneaky and plan events precisely in advance.”
the wise guys Dear Wise Guys:
March 24 to 29, 2008
ARIES (March 21 - April 19) You may be looking for love, but you are likely to find just the opposite if you are too vocal about your beliefs. A secret affair will cost you, so don’t even consider going that route.
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Trust and compliments in short supply By the Washington Post
think marriage leads to immediate grumpiness in husbands. That usually only arrives after a few years. At this stage, husbands defend themselves against accusations that they are getting more grumpy with age by explaining it away as charming crankiness. Clearly your husband thinks he can skip these formative years, but you need to disabuse him of this notion. Tell him to stop whining.
LEO (July 23 - August 22) As long as you don’t let love cost you financially, you will do just fine. However, as soon as you try to buy love, expect to face heartache, not to mention an empty bank account. VIRGO (August 23 - September 22) You’ll attract lots of attention. Emotions will be up and down, and sudden changes regarding your feelings will lead you in a direction that you least expect. A relationship is in the stars. LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) You aren’t likely to be thrilled with whoever you meet once the novelty wears off. Chances are good that whoever you deal with will exaggerate about his or her worth and future intentions. SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Don’t let work stop you from enjoying an intimate encounter. An unusual partner will help spark your imagination, leading you to do an even better job once you’ve had some fun. Enjoy. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21) You aren’t likely to get your way. If someone is being too pushy or acting strange, back away. Don’t make a commitment to anyone just to avoid an argument. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19) Your involvement in something you believe in will lead to someone from your past with whom you’ve longed to get in touch. Don’t wait for him or her to come to you: make your move. AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18) Don’t give anyone reason to believe you are his or hers alone. Someone is likely to get the wrong impression if you show interest, making it difficult to find Mr or Ms Right. PISCES (February 19 - March 20) Get away and visit exotic destinations and you will soon find someone who rocks your world. Love, passion and a serious relationship are all in the stars, so prepare to have an intimate time.
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NEW GADGETS
Monday, March 24, 2008
DAILY XPRESS
TO DO buy it! There are things we can’t do without, and some of them are here.So go ahead and take your pick!
WHAT A WATCH! Element Skateboards have teamed up with the people at “untitled” for a watch with computer-compatible features that include a 1GB memory stick. The No 8 “untitled” logo appears at the bottom – turn your wrist, and you’ve got yourself infinity. You’ll have to race to make space for one in your life, though, as only 24 watches have been produced. Visit www.UntitledDocuments.com.
MORE CUTTING EDGE THAN A SWISS ARMY KNIFE Seven, a multifunction tool that combines a clock with an MP3 player and measures ambient temperature and humidity, is the first winner of the Design Contest Volvo for Life Awards. Check out its versatility at www.Tuvie.com.
SHARP DETAILS Features of the funky Olympus Mju 1200 camera include a 7x optical zoom, 10.1 megapixels and underwatershooting capabilities. There’s also a whopping 7 cm HyperCrystal LCD screen. The workings come wrapped in a stylish body, available in starry silver or midnight black. For more details, visit www.LetsGoDigital.org.
GET PLUGGED IN Hotel rooms and airport terminals never seem to have enough power outlets to charge all the devices today’s traveller brings along. Now you can multiply your outlets – and prevent a digital blowout –with the Belkin Mini Surge Protector. This new design features three AC outlets, as well as two powered USB outlets designed for MP3 players and mobile phones. The protector comes with a miniUSB cable, which is compatible with many brands of cellphone. You can buy one at www.Catalog.Belkin.com.
CRYSTALCLEAR SOUNDS Music fanatics who want to add some bling to their players can try the Swarovski Crystal earphones. Take your ears to www.GeekSugar.com.
THE MOUSE THAT ROARED The new Asus MS71 looks more like a large USB drive, but it’s much more. The unit opens up into two parts: a USB drive which doubles as a mouse transmitter, and a wireless laser mouse with a scroll wheel. The receiver (mouse) has a magnetic locking mechanism, which attaches to the transmitter for charging. For further information, scoot over to www.Gadgetell.com. A WEBCAM THAT MEANS BUSINESS The cute GCube webcam clips on to any laptop screen or LCD. It’s portable, small and elegant – ideal if video conferencing forms a part of your work routine. The pixellated resolution is 640 by 480 and there’s an autoexposure control with white balance. It will also rotate up to 180 degrees. Available at www.NewLaunches.com.
ONE ANGRY ROBOT Inventor Che Edoga has created the Gepetto Robot, which features a built in video camera and screen and (DUCK!) fires paintballs via remote control. Gepetto carries a laptop on his back and using his independent wheels mechanism, can tackle uneven terrain. But when it comes to attacking your enemies, its better on flat surfaces and carpets. For more, visit www.NewLaunches.com.
Monday, March 24, 2008
SOCIETY 23
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24 EVENTS
Monday, March 24, 2008
DAILY XPRESS
WHAT’S ON/WHAT’S UP see it! Malang Rock Day Moonstar 1 Leading rock bands show off the power of their sound at the monthly MRD concert. On March 29 from 2pm, enjoy performances from Hangman, Nologo, Zeal, Playground, Supersub and Mayaking. Tickets at Bt500 are available from Thaiticketmajor. Call (02) 669 9000.
Greyhound & Issue Sale
Mickey & Minnie’s Ama zing Journey Impact Arena, Muang Th ong Thani
Symbol, Stream, Stone and Surrender
Amarin Plaza Hunt down some bargains in a tribal-themed setting, where top Thai fashion houses Greyhound, Playhound, Hound & Friends, Grey and Issue are letting loose sleek fashions at pared-down prices until March 26. Tea and snacks will be handed round to refresh you. Call (02) 256 9111.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse lead Disney friends from the “The Lion King”, “The Mermaid”, “Lilo and Stitch Little ”, “101 Dalmatians” and “Pe ter Pan” in an ice-dancing adventure. Tickets range from Bt200 to Bt1,500 and are available from Thaiticketmajor. Until Ma rch 30. Call (02) 262 34 56 or visit www.DisneyLive.com.
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Living Gallery, Siam Paragon Sermkhun Kunawong, CEO of CM Organiser, takes time out from the day job to pursue his love of art in this exhibition of his photographs and mixedmedia works exploring the human condition. Today.
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Delicious fun for families Pathummat, The Siam City Hotel Along with the popular Sunday buffet, there’s a special corner for the stuff kids love to eat, plus entertainment, games, paintings and cartoons. Children also have the candy-floss maker, the balloon man and and a free flow of milkshakes and ice cream to keep them occupied. The price is Bt610 (Bt305 for kids eight to 12, free for children under seven). Call (02) 247 0123.
Spend Bt5,000 on items in the Perfume & Cosmetics department, and get a free overnight bag to take them away in. Until March 31, 8am to 9pm. Call (02) 677 8899.
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WHAT’S ON/WHAT’S UP Burma 2007 – Uprising, Crackdown, and now
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tal Intercontinen mpete for d visual arts co an y ar lin The cu of artist ks n with the wor diners’ attentio e creth g in ny accompa n. Martin P Collins an Am c Lu an chef Je ts ations of guest es la carte menu, gu Alongside the a n io at st course degu can enjoy a five0. 50 menu for Bt2, 0360. . Call (02) 656 ay rd tu Until Sa
Foreign Correspondents ’ Club of Thailand in the Penth ouse, Maneeya Centre This exhibition features ph otographs taken by Burmese citizenjournalists of 2007’s Augus t and September demonstratio ns calling for freedom and dem ocracy. They are interspersed wit ha photographic record of Bu rma’s everyday life as well as its beautiful scenery. Japanese and English translations are pro vided for the captions. Monday to Friday, 10am to 11pm. Until March 31. Call (02) 652 0580-1.
SP Somtow on what haunts Thais
Happy hour has been extended
Trader Vic’s, Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa Every day from 6 to 8pm guests are entitled to a buy one-get-one-free deal on selected drinks (and they come with snacks). Ladies , don’t miss Ladies Night Ou t every Wednesday when all ladies get two free drinks at the bar from 8 to 11pm. Call (02) 476 0022.
do it!
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand – Penthouse, Maneeya Centre
The erudite Somtow, artistic director of the Bangkok Opera, is also the only Asian with a book on the Horror Writer Association’s All-time Top 40 List. His horror and fantasy stories often tap into Thai preoccupations with the supernatural. Given two days before the official launch of his fiftieth book – the retrospective “Opus 50” – his talk on “The Supernatural in Life and Art” should fascinate anyone with an interest in Thai culture, history and current affairs. Tomorrow at 8pm. The cover charge for non-members is Bt300. Call (02) 652 0580-1.
Wedding-dress competition Young designers are invited to send their wedding-dress designs to vie for the Thailand Wedding Designer Award. The concept should be “glittering glam”. Entrants must send their sketch designs and a description of material to be used on an A3 mood board. The deadline is March 31. Applications can be downloaded from www.ThaiWeddingFair.com. Call (02) 655 3131.
Uplifting charity
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on Novotel Bangkok xt you can tuck in ne d an th on m is Th -sum set lunch in to a sumptuous dim of Lok Wah Hin the Chinese setting 0. Soup of the day, restaurant for Bt45 and dessert are fried noodles or rice, a 25-per-cent disall included. There’s items too. count on a la carte pt Sundays and Until April 30 exce public holidays. 88. Call (02) 209 88
Channel 3’s “Women to Women” programme and the Kamlungjai Project invite you to show your humanity by donating bras and underwear to female inmates in Thailand’s state correctional facilities. The Bra Charity’s donation boxes are ready at every lingerie salon in the Mall, the Emporium and Siam Paragon as well as at Channel 3’s Maleenond Building, until March 31. For every item of lingerie purchased at the Mall, the Mall Group will donate Bt1 to the charity. Call (02) 310 1904-5.
26 THE SCREEN
Monday, March 24, 2008
DAILY XPRESS
TO SEE on tv
My Blueberry Nights Director Wong Kar-wai makes his English-language debut with a story of a young drifter named Elizabeth (Nora Jones) and the people she meets on a cross-country journey. Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman also star.
Persepolis
The Great Escape An all-star cast (James Garner, Donald Pleasance, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson) is in a classic about prisoners of war in Germany trying to make a break.
In this contr oversial black -and-white ture, based a on her illust rated novel, nimated feaSatrapi reca artist Marjan lls her difficu e lt ch Iran during th e Islamic revo ildhood growing up in English an lu ti o n. In French d Thai w subtitles a ith t House. ★ ★★★★
MGM (TrueVisions), 8pm
Army of Darkness A discount-store employee (Bruce Campbell) is transported to ancient England, where, with his Oldsmobile sedan and a chainsaw, he unites peasantry and nobility in a fight against zombies. Star Movies (TrueVisions) 11.01pm
don’t miss this! Pid Term Yai Huajai Wawun (Hormones)
Black Widow Murders In this drama based on a true story, murderess Blanche Taylor Moore (Elizabeth Montgomery) poisons her many husbands with arsenic and gets away with their wealth. Cinemax (TrueVisions), 8pm
Panorama Special The “Wild Thailand” documentary team heads to Phu Kheow in Chaiyaphum to observe Barbe’s Leaf Monkey. ModernNine, 10pm
Channel links www.nationchannel.com Channel 3 – www.thaitv3.com Channel 5 – www.tv5.co.th Channel 7 – www.ch7.com ModernNine – www.mcot.net Channel 11 – tv11.prd.go.th Thai PBS – www.thaipbs.or.th True – www.truevisionstv.com
At Esplanade, Major Ratchayothin, Paragon, SF World, Scala. ★★★
Some surprises are in store in “Hormones”, not the least of which is the presence of former Japanese porn star Sora Aoi. This romantic comedy produced by GMM Tai Hub is a cut above the usually forgettable romantic trifles offered by Thai studios. Directed by Songyos Sugmakanan, “Hormones” is sometimes sexy and funny, innocently cute or heartbreakingly sad, but always lovely to look at. Thought-provoking and nostalgic, it’s a look at four love stories that unfold over a school summer break. With English subtitles at some cinemas. ★★★★ –
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Shutter In this remake of the hit 2004 Thai film, an American photographer Ben (Joshua Jackson) and his wife Jane (Rachael Taylor) start noticing strange white blurs in their photographs after they are involved in a car wreck that kills a young woman.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
With English subtitles at some cinemas. ★★
A lonely boy (Freddie Highmore) leads his twin brother and older sister on an adventure after he finds a magical field guide to fairies, sprites and monsters. ★★★
The Kite Runner
Rambo 4
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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 missionaries. ★★★
Nine children are lost in a storm, and then proceed to upstage the pirate captain (Saranyu Wongkrajang) who rescues them, as they proceed to battle a rival crew for hidden treasure.
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
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le ething sing nA fortysom fer) attracts the atte if fe P l u e ll a e (P h (Mic r man uch younge daughter tion of a m ge a n e te her first Rudd), while n) is experiencing her a n o R se (Saoir F. crush. At S
(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 Shutter, a remake of
a hit 2004 Thai film, stars Joshua Jackson as a photographer haunted by a vengeful ghost.
Step Up 2: The Streets A rebellious street dancer (Briana Evigan) struggles to fit in at an elite arts school, where she meets Chase (Robert Hoffman), the hottest dancer on campus. ★★
about a deadly mist that engulfs a small town. As mysterious creatures come out of the fog, residents trapped in a shop find themselves at odds. ★★★★
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 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 enter Choom’s home is a medical student, who only sits and watches. With English subtitles
soul is communicating with him. With English subtitles at some
A weary sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) pieces together the case of a deadly drug deal while another man (Josh Brolin) has fled with a satchel of money and a psychopathic hitman (Javier Bardem) in pursuit. At Siam, Major Ratchayothin, 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 his own sanity. His ego gushes out of control until he’s left a sputtering madman, hollering “I drink your milkshake!” At the
The Ghost and Master Bo (Phee Taa Waan Kab Ajarn Taa Bo)
Jumper
Soul’s Code A detective (ML Nattakorn “Pleum” Devakula) investigates the murder of a woman found dead and naked with some ancient writing engraved on her body. An autopsy reveals her identity leading the detective to believe that the dead woman’s
r Cineplex , Paragon.
No Country for Old Men
Lido. ★★★★★
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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 sub-
In the Val ley of Elah To
A young man (Hayden Christensen) has the amazingly cool ability to jump anywhere in the world at any time, just by thinking of where he wants to go. Directed by Doug Liman (Mr and Mrs Smith), it’s all fun and sexy until you start wondering: Who is this guy, and how can he do this? ★★★
Always: Sunset on Third Street This bittersweet nostalgic melodrama set in 1958 Tokyo focuses on families in a working-class neighbourhood within sight of the under-construction Tokyo Tower. In Japanese with English and Thai subtitles at House on RCA. ★★★★
Cinema information Unless otherwise noted, films are playing at most multiplex cinema chains. For showtimes, call the cinemas or check their websites. Seat prices in Bangkok cinemas range from Bt80 to Bt500.
on dvd REGION 3
The King’s anthem is played before the main programme and it is obligatory to stand as a sign of respect.
Apex Lido: (02) 252 6498 Siam: (02) 251 3508 Scala: (02) 251 2861 www.apexsiam-square.com
Century – The Movie Plaza (02) 247 9940 www.centurythemovieplaza.com
EGV, Major Cineplex, Esplanade, Paragon Bangkok: (02) 515 5555 www.egv.com www.majorcineplex.com
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.
The Golden Compass A fantasy adventure, based on Philip Pullman's trilogy “His Dark Materials”, is about a gifted girl (Dakota Blue Richards) who takes part in a war against the all-controlling Magisterium. Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig star, with Ian McKellan providing the voice of an armoured polar bear. The Thai-released DVD comes in two versions, both of which are lamentable for lack of special features. The only difference is in the quality, with the picture on the cheaper DVD5 (Bt170 to Bt200) being less clear than on the DVD9 (Bt220 to Bt320). – Daily Xpress
By Brian Basset
Red and Rover By Paul Gilligan
Pooch Cafe By Scott Stantis
The Buckets
Adam
By Bryan Basset
By Bill Watterson
Calvin and Hobbes
By John McPherson
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LEISURE
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Games&YourStars SUDOKU
The last word in
ASTROLOGY
By Eugenia Last
Today's Birthday: If you take on too much too fast, the problems that arise will discourage you from moving forward. Another stab at a goal you have unsuccessfully attempted in the past will take on a new life. A relationship you may have some problems with can be resolved if you are compassionate and remain calm.
Saturday’s Puzzle Answer
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
Concentrate on sending out positive vibes, no matter what's going on around you. Anger will not solve problems but thinking matters through and coming up with a viable solution will. Don't overextend yourself. Taurus (April 20-May 20)
You can make things happen if you take the initiative. With a little charm, you will get others to do things for you, making it easy to pull things together. A strong connection with someone will help you close a deal. Gemini (May 21-June 21)
There will be too many choices, variables or people involved to get things perfect. Take a wait-and-see approach. An older relative or child is likely to be a burden. Fix the problem and move on. Cancer (June 22-July 22)
You will be able to wheel-and-deal with the best of them today, so don't hesitate to make your point. Love is looking very positive and travel plans can include both work and pleasure.
DIFFICULTY RATING ★★★★★
Leo (July 23-August 22)
Don't be fooled into thinking something is easy because someone else makes it look that way. Go through all the motions if you want to get things right. Do your research or you will fall short of your goals. Virgo (August 23-Sept 22)
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY
You can't go wrong if you follow the plan you put together. An opportunity will be made available. Love is on the rise and a partnership will take on a whole new meaning for you. Don't feel you have to make changes at home just yet. Libra (Sept 23-Oct 22)
Work should be your prime concern. Whether looking to change positions, advance or start something new, now is the perfect time to give it your best shot. An unusual opportunity will bring you rewards beyond your wildest dreams. Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21)
There are deals to be finalized, settlements that can bring you gains, and investments in your surroundings that will be beneficial. Don't let things ride when there is so much to do that can put you in a great position. Love is on the rise. Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21)
Someone you rely on will let you down if you don't follow his or her advice. You can expect to face problems with anyone who is sitting in a key position. A friendship will be on shaky ground - make amends. Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19)
Alyson Hannigan Singer Nick Lowe is 59. Bassist Dougie Thomson of Supertramp is 57. Comedian Louie Anderson is 55. Actor Robert Carradine is 54. Actress Donna Pescow is 54. Actress Kelly LeBrock is 48. TV personality Star Jones is 46. Actress Annabella Sciorra is 44. Singer-violinist Sharon Corr of The Corrs is 38. Actress Lara Flynn Boyle is 38. Rapper Maceo of De La Soul is 38. Actress Alyson Hannigan is 34. Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes is 18.
Do things differently and you will surprise everyone with your adaptability and uniqueness. A change in the way you earn your living will turn into a greater opportunity than you first imagined. A partnership can be taken to several different levels. Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18)
Don't give away what you've worked so hard to keep. You can't let your ego get in the way of a decision that could potentially leave you in a handicapped position. Don't let others cost you financially, emotionally or legally. Pisces (Feb 19-March 20)
Take whatever you are doing to the next level with confidence. You can make positive changes to your surroundings. Whether you are in a relationship or not, a favourable romantic turn is about to come your way.
30 LANGUAGE LAB
Monday, March 24, 2008
Vocabulary
Questions
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it has been lacking in the IWC in recent years.” Hogarth, an American, helped persuade Japan last year to suspend its plans to kill humpback whales for the first time in four decades. Japan says whaling is part of its culture and kills up to 1,000 whales a year, exploiting a loophole in a 1986 global moratorium that allows “lethal research” on the giant mammals, although the meat ends up in supermarkets. Australia has stepped up its opposition to whaling under new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and has sent a ship to monitor the Japanese mission, but Canberra condemned the activists’ attack and appealed for restraint from both sides. In central London meanwhile, police were called in by Ja-
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Anti-whaling protesters demonstrated in London Thursday as the industry’s global body opened talks aimed at breaking a bitter deadlock between pro- and anti-whaling groups. One man was arrested after he strapped himself to the front of Japan’s embassy, while protesters also gathered outside the hotel where the International Whaling Commission (IWC) started three days of informal talks. “Stop the slaughter” and “Save the whales,” read handmade posters held up by protesters outside the hotel near London Heathrow airport, where the talks are to continue until Saturday. The IWC meeting comes
as Japanese whalers are locked in a struggle with conservation activists who threw acid at crew members of a ship participating in Japan’s annual whale hunt in the Southern Ocean. Japan was enraged by Monday’s attack and said it would raise the incident at the meeting. Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said it was “not permissible to use violence to try to force through one’s opinion”. Japan’s deputy whaling commissioner Joji Morishita added: “Even if people disagree with each other, they can still come together and talk calmly and reasonably about the issues that concern them.” “It happens in other international organisations, but
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Protests as whaling body holds London talks
pan’s mission after the man apparently scaled the front of the embassy building before attaching himself to a balcony. Martin Wyness, an activist for US-based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd International, climbed up the building to take the Japanese flag down to half mast. He also unfurled a banner stating: “Japan Stop Your Illegal Whaling.” “I’ve lowered the Japanese flag to half mast in tribute to the whales they have killed,” said the 50-year-old, who staged a similar stunt at the embassy in January. “Norway and Iceland admit they kill whales for their meat, but Japan still pretend they do it for research. We want the IWC to encourage Japan to start behaving like a responsible nation.” A police spokeswoman said Wyeness was arrested for trespassing.
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Syngenta Seeds Limited 3rd Floor, Juthamard Building, 89/170 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Laksi, Bangkok 10210 Tel. 02-551-0300 ext. 101 E-mail: atsadang.anantavarasilp@syngenta.com
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Sales Representative - Plastics You are responsible for the sale of equipment for the Plastics Converting Industry in Thailand. • Bachelor’s Degree in any field • Previous experience in selling equipment for extrusion, injection, coating or lamination equipment required • Good communication and presentation skills in Thai and English • Motivated, team-player and keen to succeed
Service Engineer - Packaging You are responsible for the installation and service of ROVEMA and other packaging equipment. Furthermore, your responsibility includes the sale of service contracts and spare parts for above machines. • Certificate, Diploma in Mechanic or Mechatronic • Experience in field service required • Experience in food & packaging industry advantageous • Good communication skills in English • Independent, reliable and keen to succeed
Electronic or Mechatronic Engineer Being part of our service team, you will be installing, servicing and trouble-shouting quality equipment for printing. • Certificate, Diploma in Electronic or Mechatronic • Experience and willingness to work in Mechanics (all-rounder) • Experience in field service preferred • Independent, reliable and keen to succeed All positions are open to Thai nationals, female or male, between the age of 23 and 40 years. We offer an attractive remuneration package to the successful candidates. Please send your application stating your qualification and experience along with a recent photograph and expected salary to: Personnel & Administration Manager
MAN Ferrostaal (Thailand) Co., Ltd. 1550 Thanapoom Tower, 32nd Floor, New Petchburi Road, Makasan, Rajathevi, Bangkok 10400 Phone: 0-2652-8740 Fax: 0-2652-8750 E-mail: navarat@manferrostaal.co.th
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URGENTLY REQUIRED ABSOLUTEYOGA is Thailand's premier and largest yoga center. We are Thailand's first hot yoga studio. As we are expanding our business, we are seeking highly efficient individuals with strong service mind to join our team, to be the part of our success. Attractive salary and commission will be provided to the right candidate.
1. Branch Manager (Sales) ➣ Required at least 2-5 years sales experience in fitness, hotel or spa business and call sales experience is an advantage. ➣ Good personality, good command of spoken English and computer skills. ➣ Able to work within a competitive environment and achieve sales target successfully. ➣ Experience in sales planning, customer service and team management.
2. Sales Executive ➣ Min. 1 year sales experience in fitness, hotel or spa business is an advantage. ➣ Excellent interpersonal, communication & presentation skills. ➣ Positive attitude with high service mind & dedicate to work. Interested candidates should submit resume and current photograph to:
Absolute Yoga Co., Ltd.Human Resource Manager 496-502, 4th fl., Amarin Plaza Bldg., Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel. 02-252-4400 E-mail: hr@absoluteyogabangkok.com
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1. Sales Manager 2. Engineering Manager Please send your resume with a recent photo or apply in person at: Personnel Department
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Monday, March 24, 2008
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French league giants’ loss to minnows adds to recent exits in cup competitions and piles the pressure on coach Eric Gerets.
briefly Trescothick retires from England duty English batsman Marcus Trescothick retired from international cricket on Saturday. His decision followed a recent withdrawal from the county’s pre-season tour of the United Arab Emirates after a recurrence of the stress-related illness. “I have tried on numerous occasions to make it back to the international stage and it has proved more difficult than I expected,” Trescothick, a veteran of 76 Tests and 123 ODIs, said. – AFP
Narisa to boycott Olympic relay Narisa Chakrabongse, one of Thailand’s six Olympic torch bearers, has withdrawn in protest over China’s crackdown on protesters in Tibet. She said in an open letter that her decision is a “strong message to China that the world community could not accept its actions.’’ “The slaying of the Tibetans ... is an outright violation of human rights,’’ Narisa wrote. “It happened two weeks before the Olympic torch leaves Athens and five months before the Games. This reflects China’s negligence of world sentiment.’’ – AP
Cancellara wins Milan-San Remo Fabian Cancellara won the Milan-San Remo one-day classic on Saturday after breaking away late from a group of riders. The Swiss cyclist made his move 2km from the end of the 298km race and finished four seconds ahead of six other riders. Cancellara, of Team CSC, completed the race in 7 hours, 14 minutes, 35 seconds. Filippo Pozzato of Italy won the sprint for second and was followed by Philippe Gilbert of Belgium. – AP
Sidebottom’s best revives England An inspired spell of precision bowling by Ryan Sidebottom,
who took seven wickets, pulled England off the ropes and put them in charge of the third cricket Test against New Zealand as 15 wickets fell yesterday. After a day of fluctuating fortunes, England reached stumps on the second day of the series decider at 91 for two, holding an overall lead of 176. – AFP
Katsidis falls just short in title bid Cuba’s Joel Casamayor stopped unbeaten Australian Michael Katsidis 30 seconds into the 10th round in Cabazon, California to win an interim world lightweight championship title. Southpaw Casamayor knocked down the Aussie twice in the first round and flattened him again early in the 10th round. He owns the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organisation interim titles. –AFP
Newcastle’s Mark Viduka, centre, celebrates with Obafemi Martins after scoring the first goal against Fulham.
Faulty Fulham give Keegan his first win in return as Newcastle manager
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S’pore hold Aussies in WC warm-up Singapore held Australia to a 0-0 draw in a football friendly ahead of World Cup qualifiers next week. Australia play China on Wednesday while Singapore take on Lebanon in a qualifier on the same day. – AP
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ewcastle won for the first time since Kevin Keegan returned as manager, defeating visiting Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday through goals by Mark Viduka and Michael Owen. Newcastle ended a winless streak dating to January 16, the day the Magpies announced Keegan would begin his second stint as manager. Newcastle then lost six games and tied
three and were eliminated from the FA Cup. Keegan first managed Newcastle from 1992-97. Newcastle went ahead in the sixth minute on Viduka’s goal. Owen forced Fulham goalkeeper Kasey Keller into making several saves before scoring with an 83rd-minute header. “Whilst it doesn’t mean we are not still in some danger, it just takes the pressure off everyone at the club,’’ Keegan said. “The players’ attitude has been questioned, my ability as a manager has been questioned, but that’s what you leave yourself open for if you don’t get results.’’
It was the 32nd consecutive away league game that Fulham have failed to win and they stay in 19th place. “We have got to keep believing that our football can get us out of this situation, and we have got to hope that the things that didn’t go right for us today we can put right,’’ Fulham manager Roy Hodgson said. At the other end of the table Everton were left two points behind city rivals Liverpool, having played one more game, in the race for the fourth Champions League place after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham. Aigeybeni Yakubu opened the scoring in the eighth minute at Goodison Park before Hammers striker Dean Ashton equalised later.
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Roger Federer
Fabio Capello
PACIFIC LIFE OPEN SEMI-FINALIST
ENGLAND SOCCER MANAGER
“Could have served better, sure. Could have returned better. But the guy [Mardy Fish] was on top of his game. He took his chances – was over in a heartbeat.” >Page 46
“I don’t call players up to do them a favour. I call up players who I believe are important to the team.” >Page 47
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Kevin Keegan Bolton remained in the relegation zone after a goalless draw at home to Manchester City while Blackburn Rovers beat Wigan 3-1 in a match where both sides finished down to 10 men. The match was
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a shocker with City contributing to the misery at a time when they have targeted a top10 finish. Sunderland moved further away from the drop zone with a 1-0 win away to Euro hopefuls Aston Villa, their first league win on their travels this season, thanks to Michael Chopra’s 83rd-minute goal, while Middlesbrough beat bottom-ofthe-table Derby County by the same scoreline. Reading moved five points clear of danger and nudged Birmingham nearer the bottom three with a 2-1 win at the Madejski Stadium. Before last night’s matches, Manchester United led the table with 70 points, followed by Arsenal with 67.
uventus blew the Serie A title race wide open with a shock 2-0 victory at leaders Inter Milan on Saturday night. The third-placed team produced a remarkable performance to allow AS Roma, who beat Empoli 2-1 at home earlier in the day, to close to within just four points of the champions. Argentina-born Italy midfielder Mauro Camoranesi opened the scoring four minutes after the break from a suspiciously offside-looking position. And just past the hour mark French forward David Trezeguet doubled the visitors’ advantage to give Juve a lead they never looked like relinquishing. Portugal midfielder Maniche gave Inter late hope with a consolation goal seven minutes from time and he also hit the post in the dying moments but it was not enough. Juve captain Alessandro Del Piero claimed there was still work to be done by his team. “We can’t dwell on this,
we have to keep giving everything in every match,” he said. “We can’t dwell on what might have been. The right thing to do is keep giving everything.” Roma overcame the loss of Simone Perrotta to a red card early in the second half to keep their title chase alive. They were locked at 1-1 when Perrotta was dismissed but a goal from veteran defender Cristian Panucci sealed the three points. AC Milan kept up their chase for fourth place and Champions League soccer next season as they won 1-0 at Torino with a goal from Brazilian teenager Pato.
Sevilla’s Diego Capel scored their only goal in the lost match against Atletico de Madrid.
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Juventus’ Mauro German Camoranesi, right, celebrates his goal.
tletico Madrid have never qualified for the Champions League but that wait may soon come to an end after they defeated Sevilla 2-1 on Saturday to move five points clear of their rivals. Goals from Argentinian internationals Kun Aguero and Maxi Rodriguez saw Atletico overcome 10-man Sevilla, who had Enzo Maresca sent off in the second half, and they sit fourth with a fivepoint cushion over Sevilla. It was the first time Atletico had won at Sevilla’s Sanchez Pizjuan stadium since the 1992-93 season and the historic victory puts them in pole position for a Champions League berth. For Sevilla, the team that have collected the most points in 2008, it represents a major setback but they still have nine games left to fight for a second successive season in the Champions League. Earlier Real Mallorca took a giant step towards staying in the Spanish first division with a 1-0 win over relegation rivals Deportivo La Coruna.
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holes to be played and hopefully I can get it going and get hot,” Woods said. Lightning remained until it was too dark to resume play so players were to return to the Doral course on Sunday, each to complete seven holes or less, before the final round begins. Ogilvy was on 14-under par with seven holes remaining, one stroke ahead of compatriot Adam Scott. Woods shared third with Fiji’s Vijay Singh and South Africa’s Tim Clark. “It’s where you want to be.
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t was a very special Easter Sunday celebration for the Formula One-mad motor racing Finnish nation. The sight of two Finns finishing on the podium in first and third places represented their bestever Formula One result. Defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen kicked off the defence when, a week after a dreadful day at Melbourne, he won the Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari.
FOR SURE IT’S A GOOD DAY.BUT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO BE FIRST AND SECOND. Kimi Raikkonen
I’m happy with where I’m at,” Ogilvy said. “If I can keep playing the way I’m playing and putt well, you never know.” Singh was eight-under par for the round with two holes to play while Clark and Storm were seven-under on the round with three holes remaining for each. Woods, a 13-time major winner chasing Jack Nicklaus’ record 18 titles, is in his last tuneup for next month’s Masters.
But the Italian team’s hopes of a dream one-two finish just a week after their embarrassment in Australia where both cars failed to complete the race were wrecked by Brazilian Felipe Massa spinning off while running second. The Latin American’s error gave Pole Robert Kubica in his BMW a perfect opportunity to grab his career-best finish in second ahead of steadily-improving Finn Heikki Kovalainen for McLaren Mercedes. McLaren team-mate Briton Lewis Hamilton, who won in Australia, bat-
tled through a topsy-turvy race and various problems with pitstops and tactics, to finish fifth behind Italian Jarno Trulli in a Toyota. His efforts kept him on top of the drivers’ championship after two rounds. Both McLaren men were forced to start five places back on the grid from their original qualifying places after being charged with blocking other cars inadvertently at the end of Saturday’s qualifying session. Raikkonen’s win was the 16th of his career and proved he is carrying no “negative baggage” after his dismal outing at
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Albert Park where he spun twice, but still managed to collect a point for being classified eighth. It was also Raikkonen’s seventh win for Ferrari and his second win in Malaysia. His win increased his total points to 11.
Kimi Raikkonen celebrates with the trophy at the end of the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix.
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iger Woods lurked three strokes behind leader Geoff Ogilvy of Australia after each had played 11 holes when the World Golf Championships CA Championship third round was halted on Saturday. Woods took a bogey at the second and a birdie at the seventh, both par-4 holes, and added nine pars before play was suspended by the storm with only 18 of 79 players able to finish their third rounds. “I’m still right there, a lot of
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aiwan’s Lin Wen-tang captured his third Asian Tour title after a dazzling eight-under-par 64 in the final round to beat teenage rival Noh Seungyul by five strokes in the US$300,000 Asian Tour International yesterday. Lin had an eagle and six birdies when rain stopped play at the Pattana Golf and Sports Club for more than two hours. But the Taiwanese returned to save par in the last three holes for a total 23-under 265. “The last three holes were important to me. If I could maintain the form, I knew I could win,’’ said Lin, who previously bagged wins in the 2006 Taiwan Open and 2007 Brunei Open. The latest victory earned him $47,550. “I called my wife the night before and told her I was going to win. I proved that I was not overconfident,’’ said the 32-year-old, who dedicated this win to new Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou. Noh Seung-yul, after three rounds in the lead, carded his lowest score of the week – a 71 – for a total 18-under 270. “It was a good experience. I prefer golf to school,’’ said the 16-year-old, who ended two strokes ahead of the joint thirdplace finishers Taichiro Kiyota of Japan, Marcous Both of Australia, Ben Leong of
L I N W E N -TA N G >> He is from a golfing family, with his father and uncle both being professionals and two brothers on the Asian Tour. >> He has won two titles – Taiwan Open in 2006 and Brunei Open last year. >> The 33-year-old turned professional in 1996.
Malaysia, American Han Lee and Mardan Mamat of Singapore. Sattaya Supupramai and littleknown Wisuth Artjanawat of Thailand shared the eighth position, with 15 under-par 273, along with Australians Adam Blyth, Jason King and David Bransdon. “Actually I was hoping to win but I don’t have much experience. Hopefully I will do better in future,’’ said Sattaya after a 71, despite birdies in the opening two holes. Wisuth hit his second straight 69 to enjoy his best finish on the Asian Tour. “I didn’t expect to do so well. This will boost my confidence in the next events,’’ the 26-year-old Thai said. Among the other Thais, Chawalit Plaphol finished joint 13th, Thaworn Wiratchant was 16th, Prayad Marksaeng 19th and Thongchai Jaidee 23rd.
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I CALLED MY WIFE THE NIGHT BEFORE AND TOLD HER I WAS GOING TO WIN Lin Wen-tang
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Fish fries Federer to reach final A F P , Indian Wells, California
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orld No 1 Roger Federer said his surprising loss to unseeded American Mardy Fish in the Pacific Life Open was just one that got away. Fish, a former top-20 player now ranked 98th in the world, blew past Federer 6-3 6-2 to
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reach the final, leaving the mighty Swiss still in search of his first title of 2008. “Could have served better, sure. Could have returned better, sure,” Federer said. “But the guy was on top of his game. He took his chances – was over in a heartbeat.” Fish said Federer remained the man to beat. “In the locker room we kind of think it’s a joke – ‘Oh my gosh, Roger hasn’t won a tournament yet this year,’” Fish said. Fish said he chatted with Federer about that Australian Open loss to eventual champion Novak Djokovic as they waited to play on Saturday. In the other tie, Rafael Nadal just ran out of steam. The second-ranked Spaniard fell 6-3 6-2 to Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. The third-seeded Serbian turned the tables on Nadal, who had beaten him here in last year’s final clash.
RESULTS basketball NBA Atlanta 98-90 Orlando Charlotte 94-82 Miami Philadelphia 91-87 New Jersey Memphis 117-111 Sacramento New Orleans 113-106 Boston Minnesota 114-93 New York Indiana 108-101 Chicago Milwaukee 108-98 Cleveland Utah 115-101 Seattle Phoenix 122-113 Houston Portland 83-72 LA Clippers
cricket Napier Test England 1st innings 253 (S Broad 42; T Southee 5-55, J Patel 2-37, C Martin 2-74) New Zealand 1st innings 168 (S Fleming 59, J How 44; Sidebottom 7-47, Broad 3-54) England 2nd innings: 91 for 2 (A Strauss 40 not out, A Cook 40; Patel 1-14, Martin 1-23) Providence Test Sri Lanka 1st innings: 269 for 4 (M Warnapura 120, M Vandort 52, K Sangakkara 50) West Indies: Taylor 3-59
cycling Milan-San Remo
1 Fabian Cancellara (SUI/CSC) 7hr 14min 35sec 2 Filippo Pozzato (ITA/LIQ) at 04secs 3 Philippe Gilbert (BEL/FDJ) st 4 Davide Rebellin (ITA/GST) st 5 Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA/LAM) st
golf WGC-CA Championship Third round: 209 - Nick O’Hern 67-75-67 210 - Gregory Havret 68-74-68, Robert Allenby 69-75-66 211 - Camilo Villegas 71-72-68, Daniel Chopra 72-70-69 212 - Stuart Appleby 73-71-68 213 - Aaron Baddeley 69-74-70, Justin Leonard 69-74-70, Graeme McDowell 72-71-70 214 - Nick Dougherty 70-73-71, Trevor Immelman 70-74-70, Arron Oberholser 72-70-72 Asia Tour International Final round: 265 - Lin Wen-tang (TPE) 6568-68-64 270 - Noh Seung-yul (KOR) 6467-68-71 272 - Taichiro Kiyota (JPN) 71-6968-64, Marcus Both (AUS) 7066-70-66, Ben Leong (MAS) 6772-66-67, Han Lee (USA) 67-6969-67, Mardan Mamat (SIN) 6767-70-68 273 - Adam Blyth (AUS) 71-6670-66, Wisut Artjanawat (THA) 67-68-69-69, Jason King (AUS) 70-64-70-69, Sattaya
Mardy Fish, who has lost to Federer five times, says he ‘doesn’t feel too badly’ for the Swiss.
47.50 Supupramai (THA) 64-67-71-71, David Bransdon (AUS) 68-6967-69 274 - Simon Griffiths (ENG) 6569-71-69, Chawalit Plaphol (THA) 70-66-69-69, Yoshinobu Tsukada (JPN) 71-68-65-70 Selected: 275 - Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) 71-66-68-70 276 - Prayad Marksaeng (THA) 70-71-68-67 Puerto Rico Open Third round: 203 - Bo Van Pelt 64-68-71 204 - Briny Baird 67-68-69, Greg Kraft 69-66-69 205 - Brenden Pappas (RSA) 6769-69, Jerry Kelly 67-66-72 206 - Tommy Armour 72-67-67, Marco Dawson 68-69-69 207 - Ted Purdy 66-68-73, Ryan Blaum 69-66-72 208 - Chris Riley 70-69-69, Kyle Thompson 66-72-70, Nicholas Thompson 67-71-70, Tim Wilkinson (NZL) 71-67-70 Madeira Open Third round: 201 - Hennie Otto (RSA) 67-67-67 206 - Alastair Forsyth 70-70-66 207 - Gary Clark 72-71-64 208 - Michael Lorenzo-Vera (FRA) 68-71-69, Fredrik Widmark (SWE) 68-70-70 209 - Gary Orr 72-70-67, Sven Struver (GER) 66-72-71, Adilson Da Silva (BRA) 71-68-70, John Bickerton 69-72-68 211 - Alvaro Velasco (ESP) 73-7068, Andrew Oldcorn 71-71-69, Miles Tunnicliff 71-69-71
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American pulls off whale of an upset over world No 1 Swiss in straight sets to book date with Djokovic
Swimmer Bernard powers on Alain Bernard smashed the 100-metre freestyle record for the second time in as many days, at the European championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands. 212 - Martin Wiegele (AUT) 73-7168, Mattias Eliasson (SWE) 7072- 70
ice hockey NHL Edmonton 7-5 Colorado Nashville 2-1 Chicago SO Los Angeles 4-2 Dallas Montreal 3-2 Boston SO Toronto 5-4 Ottawa Detroit 4-1 Columbus Florida 4-2 Tampa Bay Pittsburgh 7-1 New Jersey Anaheim 2-1Phoenix Calgary 5-4 Minnesota
motorsport F1 Malaysian GP 1 Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) 310.408 km en 1:31:18.555 (average speed - 203.971 km/hr) 2 Robert Kubica (POL/BMW Sauber) at 19.570 3 Heikki Kovalainen (FIN/McLaren) at 38.450 4 Jarno Trulli (ITA/Toyota) at 45.832 5 Lewis Hamilton (GBR/McLaren) at 46.548 6 Nick Heidfeld (GER/BMW Sauber) at 49.833 7 Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull) at 1:08.130 8 Fernando Alonso (ESP/Renault) at 1:10.041 9 David Coulthard (GBR/Red
Bull) at 1:16.220 10 Jenson Button (GBR/Honda) at 1:26.214 11 Nelson Piquet Jr (BRA/Renault) at 1:32.202 12 Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA/Force India) at 1 lap 13 Rubens Barrichello (BRA/Honda) at 1 lap 14 Nico Rosberg (GER/Williams) at 1 lap 15. Anthony Davidson (GBR/Super Aguri) at 1 lap 16 Takuma Sato (JPN/Super Aguri) at 2 lap 17 Kazuki Nakajima (JPN/Williams) at 2 laps
soccer English Premier League Aston Villa 0-1 Sunderland Blackburn 3-1 Wigan Bolton 0-0 Manchester City Middlesbrough 1-0 Derby Newcastle 2-0 Fulham Reading 2-1 Birmingham Everton 1-1 West Ham The Championship Preston 2-1 Burnley Barnsley 0-1 Sheffield United Cardiff 2-1 Bristol City Leicester 0-2 Hull Norwich 5-1 Colchester Plymouth 1-1 Watford Scunthorpe 1-2 Ipswich S Wednesday 2-2 Crystal Palace Southampton 0-0 Coventry Stoke 1-1 Blackpool Wolves 3-3 Queens Park Rangers
Scottish Premier League Dundee United 2-0 Motherwell Aberdeen 1-1 St. Mirren Hearts 0-0 Falkirk Kilmarnock 4-1 Inverness Rangers 2-1 Hibernian Spanish La Liga Mallorca 1-0 D La Coruna Sevilla 1-2 Atletico Madrid Italian Serie A Atalanta 0-0 Catania Fiorentina 1-0 Lazio Palermo 2-3 Genoa Reggina 1-1 Napoli AS Roma 2-1 Empoli Sampdoria 1-1 Cagliari Siena 2-0 Parma Torino 0-1 AC Milan Udinese 2-0 Livorno Inter Milan 1-2 Juventus German Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 Hamburger SV VfB Stuttgart 4-1 Hansa Rostock Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Karlsruher FC Nuremberg 1-1 VfL Bochum x Bayern Munich 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen MSV Duisburg 1-1 Hannover 96
tennis ATP/WTA Pacific Life Open Men’s semi-finals: Novak Djokovic (SRB x3) b Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) 6-3, 6-2 Mardy Fish (USA) b Roger Federer (SUI x1) 6-3, 6-2
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BECKS AND CALL Beckham on track for his 100th cap as Capello drops six players from the England squad A P , London
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avid Beckham remains on course to play his 100th game for England in this week’s friendly against France after he was retained in coach Fabio Capello’s final squad on Saturday. Capello left off six players for Wednesday’s match at the Stade de France from the provisional 30-man squad he announced on Thursday. Forwards Gabriel Agbonlahor, Jermain Defoe and Ashley Young, midfielders Shaun Wright-Phillips and Jermaine Jenas, and defender David Wheater were the players to miss out.
I ALWAYS SAID THAT WHEN BECKHAM WAS FIT HE COULD BE IN THE SQUAD Fabio Capello Jenas and Wright-Phillips both scored in Capello’s first match in charge, a 2-1 friendly win over Switzerland on February 6. Goalkeeper Scott Carson and defender Matthew Upson were ruled out of the squad due to injury. Former England international Paul Robinson was called up to replace Carson, but Upson, who missed West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Everton on Saturday with a calf injury, was not replaced. Carson’s injury was not dis-
closed. He played all of Villa’s 1-0 loss to Sunderland on Saturday. England’s third goalkeeper, Chris Kirkland, could also be in doubt after he fell awkwardly in Wigan’s 3-1 defeat to Blackburn. “The rules are that he will join up and they [England medical staff] will assess him and see how he is in the morning,’’ Wigan manager Steve Bruce said. “I have to say he is moving very gingerly with his back, but he will join up. I’m sure the doctors and officials at England will examine him and see what they do with him.’’ The England squad was to meet late last night after Manchester United hosted Liverpool and Chelsea played Arsenal in the Premier League. Capello’s assistants were watching both games.
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