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IT WASN’T ME Thaksin echoes his lawyer Pichit, who two weeks ago said ‘it wasn’t me’ when referring to the alleged court bribery attempt. But with Pichit now in jail, Thaksin has come out to state categorically that he has nothing to do with the scandal.

Thaksin in this file photo taken in Hong Kong last year.

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Thai art for iGoogle

By Lisnaree Vichitsorasatra D A I LY X P R E S S

Google is a personalised homepage that customises people’s favourite links, photos, as well as adding gadgets like videos on YouTube. The homepage itself was considered bland, so now it’s using work from artists in 17 countries to create themes for the page. Thailand is one of those. Artists include watercolour painter and designer ML Chiratorn Chirapravati; author and screenwriter Prabda Yoon; traditional artist Chakrabhand Posayakrit; film director MC Chatrichalerm Yukol, or Than Mui; Chalermchai Kositpipat known for his intricate murals; Chai Ratchawat, editorial cartoonist; and musician Tor Saksit. Musicians Boyd Kosiya-bong and Pod Moderndog together create a BoydPod theme. >> ON THE WEB

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A Special Branch policeman stands guard outside the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok. Protests are expected over the Preah Vihear temple dispute.

TEMPLE DISPUTE

READY TO FLY Air Force keeps C-130 on standby for the evacuation of Thais in Cambodia D A I LY X P R E S S

oyal Thai Air Force planes are on standby to evacuate Thais living in Cambodia “in the event of an emergency”, Supreme Commander General Boonsrang Niumpradit said yesterday. He was responding to Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej’s statement in Parliament during the no-confidence debate yesterday regarding the dispute

over the Preah Vihear temple. The Supreme Commander said the Air Force has kept C-130 transport planes on standby.

Contingency plans “We are ready and have all contingency plans in place because we are afraid there might be events occurring as a result of misunderstanding. So we must get ourselves ready to keep Thai people out of harm’s way,"

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he said. Boonsrang had warned earlier that errors in legal technicalities could result in “the country being put at a disadvantage”.

Errors “We have to be careful about these errors. Mistakes are not acceptable,” he added. Meanwhile, an Abac poll released yesterday showed that nearly two thirds of 1,260 people in Bangkok and adjacent areas surveyed on June 25-26 wanted the government to put the Preah Vihear matter on hold.

Heart to heart for doctors By Pongphon Sarnsamak D A I LY X P R E S S

ight hundred medical professionals are in Bangkok until today trying to find ways to treat heart diseases without surgery. The fourth Asian Interventional Cardio-vascular Therapeutics conference has attracted practitioners from all over the world. It is being hosted by the Coronary Intervention Society of Thailand and the Heart Association of Thailand. Chairperson Dr Damras Tresukosol says participants share experience and knowledge of treatment for coronary heart disease. They get updates of basic and advanced knowledge in cardiovascular intervention, including the five live transmissions from top institutes in China, Japan, India and Singapore, and lectures and case-study presentations in cardiovascular intervention technology.

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TO GIVE MONEY TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE [COURT] OFFICER DOESN’T BENEFIT THAKSIN.THE OFFICER IS NOT A JUDGE WHO CAN DELIVER A VERDICT IN THAKSIN’S CASE.

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Thaksin’s spokesman Pongthep Thepkanchana

THAKSIN SAYS HE’S

READY TO TESTIFY Opposition contends there’s no way ex-PM can distance himself from the Bt2-million court bribery case; police will find out where the cash came from D A I LY X P R E S S

usted PM Thaksin Shinawatra insists he’s innocent and has nothing to do with the Bt2-million bribery scandal that’s seen three of his lawyers put behind bars for six months for contempt of court. Personal spokesman Pongthep Thepkanchana says Thaksin regrets the incident, and will testify if required. “There’s no benefit for Thaksin in doing this. To give money to an administrative officer doesn’t benefit Thaksin. The officer is not a judge who can deliver a verdict in Thaksin’s case,” Pongthep says.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court jailed Pichit Chuenban, Suphasri Srisawat and Thana Tansiri for six months for contempt of court. The three defendants are members of Thaksin and wife Pojaman’s defence team. The couple will commence fighting corruption charges stemming from a controversial Ratchadaphisek land deal on Tuesday. The three lawyers were found by the court to have given an official Bt2 million stashed in a snack bag. The money was said to have been handed over while a lawyer was arranging the Shinawatras’

THE THREE JAILED LAWYERS ARE MEMBERS OF THAKSIN AND WIFE POJAMAN’S DEFENCE TEAM.ON TUESDAY, THE COUPLE WILL COMMENCE FIGHTING GRAFT CHARGES OVER A LAND DEAL.

next court appearances following an overseas trip. Supreme Court spokesman Saravuth Benjakul says the court has now made an official complaint of bribery against the three lawyers. “Police will have to find out where the money came from,” he says.

Pichit: If I did it I wouldn’t complain Pichit and Suphasri were taken immediately to prison on Wednesday. Thana, who is married to a cousin of Pojaman, was not in court because he was ill. He’s now under police watch at Bumrungrad Hospital, where he admitted himself. He is banned from leaving the country. Pichit, a lawyer for 30 years, told relatives and friends who visited him yesterday morning

he is depressed and cannot sleep. A relative told reporters Pichit is wearing a prison uniform – light blue shirt and blue pants – and appears sad. His visitors were in tears, too. “He says: ‘It is not fair to me. If I really did it, I would not complain’,” the relative reports. Suphasri, who has been jailed in the Central Prison for Women, is reportedly sick from stress. She is being attended by a prison psychiatrist. Democrat Party spokesman Ong-art Klampaiboon wants the government to ensure there’s no attempt to interfere in the bribery investigation and prosecution. “Thaksin can’t deny involvement because the three work directly for him,” Ong-art says.

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Lions Clubs raise Bt6.7 bn for eyes

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A dog jumps through flaming hoops during the Thailand Dog Show at Muang Thong Thani. The event runs until Sunday.

By Anthony Audi

ore than US$200 million (Bt6.7 billion) to fight preventable blindness has been raised by the Lions Clubs International Foundation. The money will fund its campaign Sight First II. The foundation has been fighting blindness since 1917. It has 1.3 million members at 45,000 clubs across 202 countries. The Lions are the largest service-club organisation in the world with a membership of 1.3 million in 45,000 clubs spread across 202 nations. Three quarters of the money will be spent in developing countries like Thailand. Sight First provides free cataract surgery and vision tests. In India, Thailand and China it has performed more than 6.5 million operations. The Financial Times rated the foundation as the world’s leading non-governmental organisation.

Meeting in city More than 15,000 Lions Club members and families have gathered in Bangkok for its 91st international convention ending today at Impact Convention Centre. Of the funds raised, at least $100 million will be spent to contain the leading causes of preventable blindness, including cataract, while $50 million is to combat emerging threats, like diabetic retinopathy. The remaining $50 million will fund research and rehabilitation initiatives. The first Sight First campaign was started in 1989. That provided free cataract surgeries and vision screenings. To date the foundation has spent more than $600 million treating blindness. Thanks to Sight First, the number of blind people in the world has fallen from 40 million in 1989 to 37 million today.

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TUITION FEES >> 18.66% pay less than Bt1,000 a month in tuition fees >> 39.6% pay Bt1,001Bt3,000 >> 20.7% pay Bt3,001Bt5,000

Poll findings show that parents are still unhappy with the school system D A I LY X P R E S S

espite education reforms introduced in 1999, a survey finds more than one third of parents are unhappy with teaching. The Family Network Foundation questioned more than 500 parents. It found almost 21 per cent are as dissatisfied as ever with the education system, and 17.1 per cent are even more unhappy than before. “While most families in our survey don’t earn a lot of money, they have struggled to pay for their children’s tutorial classes,” foundation senior offi-

cial Thanakorn Komkrit says. Of those surveyed, almost 18 per cent have a monthly household income of more than Bt50,000. Almost three-quarters of the respondents sent their children to tutorials.

Extra classes “After talking to many parents, I find that they are less happy with the education system. The reforms haven’t solved education problems. Parents have to send their children to tutorials because they are worried they may not be getting a good enough educa-

tion,” says Amnuayporn Rienthonglert, a parents’ representative. Thai Homeschool Association president Yuthachai Chalermchai says the government’s requirement that all teachers be licensed has preoccupied them with building their own credentials. “They are prone to order more homework and assignments because students’ work counts when they apply for licences,” Yuthachai says. He says he decided to take his two children out of schools soon after the education reforms were introduced. “I taught them at home and they got certificates from the Non-Formal Educational

>> 71.8% of parents sent children to tutorial classes

Office,” Yuthchai says. “Now, both are studying in China”. Dhurakij Pundit University vice president Paitoon Sinlarat estimates the tutorial business is worth Bt20 billion a year. It’s booming because most believe a university education is the only way to success. “Actually, people with a vocational education can be successful and happy, too. We should develop a system where children can pursue subjects that interest them,” Paitoon says.

Minister accused of cheating in exam D A I LY X P R E S S

former deputy rector of Ramkhamhaeng University sought legal action against Transport Minister Santi Prompat for falsifying and forging official documents while a student there. A lawyer representing Wiwatchai Kullamart told police yesterday that Santi had someone else sit an examina-

tion for him at the Faculty of Education in 1992. The man identified himself as Santi and presented a student’s identity card and driving licence bearing Santi’s name. Wiwatchai said that as chief of the examination, he found out about the incident and had the case investigated by the faculty. The investigation panel concluded that Santi had hired

someone else to take the exam for him and had falsified official documents. It ruled that Santi be dismissed from the university.

Back in varsity However, Santi re-applied for admission to the university even though he was aware he was prohibited from doing so, Wiwatchai said. With the help

from the rector at that time, he was accepted as a student of the university. Democrat MP’s Winai Sompong raised the issue during the no-confidence debate in Parliament yesterday. However Santi denied the accusation, saying he had never held a driving licence in his life and had never had such a problem with the university.

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Wichit pleads not guilty

Officers pile up more than 2,900 kilograms of methamphetamine tablets, or ya ba, to be burned yesterday at an industrial site in Ayutthaya province to mark the UN’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. A total of 4,400kg of various kinds of drugs altogether worth Bt10.4 billion were torched in the 36th such drug bonfire organised by anti-narcotics officials.

Burning drugs

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ormer Labour Department boss and Cabinet minister Wichit Saengthong has pleaded not guilty to several labour-law offences, including participating in job-seeking scams that conned 200 workers out of more than Bt3 million. He was apprehended yesterday at a parking Wichit area in the Criminal Court compound and produced before a court. There were three warrants for his arrest.

Alleged scams The scams allegedly took place in 2003. The charges state he cheated Bt17,000 from each of 200 workers seeking overseas employment. Wichit, 77, claims he acted as an adviser to recruitment companies only and knows nothing of their scams. Wichit served as the head of the Interior Ministry’s Labour Department between 1977 and 1983. He served as a minister in a Prem Tinsulanonda government, too.

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BANG PLAD DISTRICT

LAND FRAUD ALLEGED Elderly woman loses land after giving power of attorney to helpful friend D A I LY X P R E S S

78-year-old woman yesterday told Daily Xpress an acquaintance cheated her out of property worth Bt40 million Bang Plad district. Yenjit Sermjaidee says she owns 13 four-storey commercial buildings on two rai in Soi Charan Sanitwong 95/1 and lived off the rents. A year ago she befriended 55-year-old Phan Niyom, who

rented a house in the neighbourhood.

gesting Yenjit give her power of attorney. Yenjit says she signed other documents over to Phan, including the land-title deed, after Phan said she would need to present these to the court.

Difficult tenant Yenjit says in May a tenant refused to pay rent. She locked the building while the tenant was inside. She says the tenant had earlier claimed to be in another province. The tenant made a police complaint of illegal detention. Phan offered to help by sug-

Neighbours Late last month she was surprised when neighbours asked her why she had sold land given to her by her grandparents. She later learned it had been transferred to Phan’s name. The land has been divided into six plots and one has been

sold, Yenjit says. She says she earlier rejected an offer of Bt40 million for the land from Tesco Lotus. A lawyer for Yenjit says police have been informed of the alleged fraud. They will take their grievance to the Land Office, too, seeking a lien on the property pending a police investigation. Bang Plad police officer Major Somchai Sornpol says they’ll ask Phan to answer the charge and investigate if others are involved in the alleged deceit.

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56 The number of years Queen Elizabeth II has been on throne. She is the world’s secondlongest reigning monarch

Ageless

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Nelson Mandela meets Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace. During the meeting Mandela said, “You look younger every time I see you,” much to the Queen’s apparent delight. He is in Britain ahead of his 90th birthday celebration..

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Mugabe will no longer be a knight A P , London

Mistresses give evidence against corrupt government employees, reports say A G E N C I E S , Beijing

hinese authorities are using information obtained from mistresses of government officials to crack down on corruption in southern China, state media reported yesterday. Corrupt officials and mistresses make for strange bedfellows it seems. About 80 per cent of government officials convicted of corruption in Dongguan, Guangdong province, had mistresses who passed on incriminating information to police in

anti-graft cases, the China Daily reported. Under Chinese law, government officials found to have mistresses are automatically dismissed from their posts.

Moles inside Communist Party leaders have repeatedly said corruption threatens the country’s social and political stability. Last week, the government announced a five-year plan to combat graft.

In the past few years, the country has been witness to several highly publicised corruption cases involving officials who resorted to stealing in part to provide for their mistresses. Corruption within the party has not fallen despite several high-level arrests, including the party boss in Shanghai, Chen Liangyu, who was sentenced to 18 years in prison in April. He was the highest-level party official to be ousted in a decade. Most recently, 43 officials involved in the misuse of Sichuan earthquake relief supplies were punished, 12 of whom were removed from office.

ueen Elizabeth II stripped Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe of his ceremonial knighthood revoking the honour amid new attempts to rebuke him and express revulsion over human rights abuses in his country. The highly unusual move

THIS IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL STEPS TO BE TAKEN AGAINST ROBERT MUGABE

was the most eye-catching of several steps, which included decisions to press for new European Union sanctions against Mugabe’s regime, to ban Zimbabwe’s cricket team from a tour of Britain, and a government warning that Britons should avoid all travel to the country engulfed in violence. Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to name members of Mugabe’s regime who are behind the intimidation of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change and single them out for sanctions. But he promised new help for Zimbabwe if democracy returns.

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JACKIE CHAN invited the people of East Timor to send him their scripts for action comedy films as he wrapped up a UN goodwill visit yesterday to promote peace in the young nation

BRITNEY SPEARS has been been granted overnight visits with her baby sons, following the latest hearing in her custody case with ex-husband Kevin Federline

New rules for the virtual domain T

he Internet’s key oversight agency is considering the first sweeping changes in the network’s addressing system since its creation 25 years ago. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, closing weeklong meetings in Paris, was scheduled yesterday to consider proposals for streamlining new domain name suffixes. The new guidelines could lead to thousands, of Internet addresses to join “.com”. This includes “.lat” for Latin America and a Bulgarian moniker in the Cyrillic script. New names, however, would not start appearing for at least several months, and ICANN would not be deciding on specific ones quite yet.

XTRA NET IDEAS >> Adult websites are planning to take the domain name .xxx. >> Individuals will be able to register a domain based on their name. >> Companies can bid for domain names based on their brands.

Adding new suffixes can make it easier for websites to promote easy-to-remember-names. One proposal under consideration by ICANN would permit addresses entirely in non-English characters for the first time. Specific countries would be put on a “fast track” to receive the equivalent of their two-letter country code, such as Bulgaria’s “.bg”.

Fire on the

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Opposition would ruin nation: Lee Kuan Yew An aircraft fights a fire on Mount Hymettus on the outskirts of Athens. Twenty fire engines, 86 firefighters, nine water bombers and three helicopters were mobilised to fight the blaze.

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CHILD RAPE

Obama opposes the court ruling The presidential hopeful takes a stance at odds with some of his fellow Democrats who oppose execution A P , Washington

emocrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama criticised the United States Supreme Court’s decision declaring the execution of child rapists unconstitutional, a stance at odds with some Democrats’ opposition to the death penalty but one that could push back against any perception that he would be soft on crime.

Delicate issue “I think the rape of a small child is a heinous crime and if a state makes a decision that under narrow, limited, well-defined circumstances the death penalty is at least potentially applicable, that does not violate our Constitution,” he said. Since wrapping up the nomination, Obama has tried to avoid being typecast by Republicans as a liberal who is not in tune with everyday Americans. His comments hours after the top US court’s decision could appeal to centrists and independents who are also being courted by his White House rival,

Republican John McCain. The Supreme Court’s decision struck down a Louisiana law that allows capital punishment for people convicted of raping children under 12, saying it violates the US Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The death penalty is a delicate issue for Democratic politicians. Polls show most Americans favour it and Republicans have successfully used the issue to portray Democrats as being weak on crime.

OBAMA SAYS RAPE OF A CHILD IS A HEINOUS CRIME AND IN THAT CASE DEATH PENALTY DOES NOT VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION

The Singapore opposition would ruin the wealthy city-state’s achievements in five years if they ever gained power, the country’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew said. Lee, 84, warned Singapore voters against putting the opposition at the helm of government “in a moment of fickleness or just sheer madness” when they get “bored” at some point in the future. – AFP

Pilots of Indian carrier sleep mid-air An Air India flight headed for Mumbai overshot its destination and was halfway to Goa before its dozing pilots were woken out of a deep slumber by air traffic control, Times of India reported yesterday. The high altitude nap took place about two weeks ago. About 100 passengers were on board the flight. – AFP

Pitt, Jolie donate a million for children Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated US$1 million (Bt33.6 million) to support the education of 8,000 children in Iraq and the United States affected by war, a charity said. The couple made the donation to the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict via their charity, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. – AFP

Clashes erupt during Pakistan by-polls Rival groups clashed with guns and sticks during by-elections in

Pakistan yesterday, a day after a court postponed voting in a constituency where ex-premier Nawaz Sharif hoped to stand. Security was tight across the country during polling for five parliamentary constituencies and 23 provincial assembly seats left empty following general elections in February.– AFP

Hundreds arrested for child prostitution United States police arrested 389 people on child sex trafficking charges in a major sweep across several states, The New York Times reported yesterday. The five-day operation spanned 16 cities and involved hundreds of local, state and federal agencies dealing with missing children, many of them runaways, and identifying networks behind child trafficking for the sex trade, the report said. Twenty-one sexually exploited children were rescued from the street, it said. – AFP

Croc approaches pub, gets invited Drinkers at an Outback watering hole found a crocodile at the door and brought it inside for their session. The saltwater croc in question was just 60 centimetres long and was more a curiosity than a threat to drinkers at the tavern, though the species can grow to more than 5 metres. – AP

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SARKO’S GIFTING GAFFE What should have been a harmless PR exercise turns into a big blunder S E R V I C E , Paris

onscious of the need to whip up some enthusiasm for France’s imminent accession to the European Union presidency, Nicolas Sarkozy has not neglected those closest to home. All 577 MPs at the national assembly have received a gift from the Elysee Palace to mark the occasion. But what should have been a harmless PR exercise has turned into a blunder, alienating the assembly’s 107 women and mystifying many others. Inside the little black case left in each MP’s letterbox was some very tasteful stationery – pencil, notepad, a towel rail, and ... a pale grey tie. “Yet more proof of the male chauvinism reigning among the political class!” said one young female Socialist in Le Parisien. Others decided to make the most of the offering. Yves

THE GIFT PACKETS SENT FROM ELYSEE PALACE TO ALL MPS, INCLUDING FEMALE MEMBERS,HAD A TIE Cochet, a former Green minister, was spotted trying to tie the knot around a female colleague’s neck. Nadine Morano, one of Sarkozy’s most ardent supporters and a junior minister, stretched spin to the limit by declaring: “even for a woman, wearing a tie can be nice”. One of her colleagues was less diplomatic, describing the stunt as “completely crap”. Inscribed on the back of the black case were the words la

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fraternite europeenne, quoting Hugo. “Is that Victor Hugo, or Hugo Boss?” asked one leftwing MP mischievously, ignoring the fact that the president of the re-

A RC H I T E C T U R A L WO N D E R

The floors of a new skyscraper to come up in Dubai will rotate at the will of its owners D P A , New York

An artist’s impression of the rotating skyscraper in Dubai.

are to be prefabricated in a factory and mounted on a cement structure already in place. That saves labour and money, Fisher said. The whirling building aims to be not only energy self-sufficient, with wind turbines be-

left and right. MPs are hoping that when the Eiffel Tower is lit up in Europe’s blue-gold colours on July 1, more thought will be put into the event.

Jellyfish may rule the waters

A building that whirls at will

n Italian-based architect, David Fisher, has introduced a design that would allow every floor of a towering skyscraper of apartments to rotate at the will of its occupants or building operator, offering scenes of sunrise and sunset all from one location. The first “rotating tower” is to be finished by 2010 in booming Dubai, the second shortly after in Moscow, said Fisher at his presentation. Prices start at US$30,000 (Bt1 million) per square metre. The apartments of the tower

public has not been seen in designer sunglasses for months. The gaffe may at least have played a small part in temporarily uniting the political

tween the floors and solar collectors exposed on each storey, but also to produce an excess of power for the neighbourhood. Fisher said the Penthouse owner can even put his car in an elevator and park it in front of his “house”.

Well, in terms of a straight head count against humans, they already do. There are about six and a half billion of us on this planet, whereas a fluther measuring just 25 square kilometres to a depth of 10 metres that wiped out a Northern Ireland salmon farm last year was said by marine scientists to have contained “billions” of mauve stinger jellyfish. This is the eighth summer in a row that the Mediterranean coastline has been plagued by them. Traditionally, jellyfish plagues have only been a concern once every decade or so. Many are now blaming their increasing frequency on climate change. They are also not the only species likely to thrive as our climate changes. Coccolithophores – a single-celled algae – are said to be booming as carbon dioxide levels increase and ocean temperatures rise. These single- celled algae and phytoplankton sit at the bottom of the marine food chain and have, as a result, helped other species to multiply. An expedition of marine ecologists to Antarctica last year reported that higher-than-average concentrations of phytoplankton and krill had encouraged more shrimp and fish, which, in turn, had encouraged minke whales and seabirds. Back on shore, rats, slugs and snails, foxes, mosquitoes, wasps, cockroaches, rabbits and pigeons are already enjoying our warming climate. Some counties in England complain that there has been a rise in rat population in the last 12 months. Here is some good news, though: nature spotters have been reporting a rise in sightings of rare “foreign” species such as the long-tailed blue butterfly and Cetti’s warbler in the United Kingdom. Alas, neither feed on jellyfish. – Guardian News Service

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BEST BED

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Sukhumvit Small but nearly perfect, CitiChic Hotel offers a stylish stay in one of Bangkok’s liveliest locations By Manta Klangboonkrong D A I LY X P R E S S

mong the swanky, highend hotels in lower Sukhumvit rises one with an elegant character all its own. The colourful facade of the five-storey CitiChic Hotel on Soi 13 is the wrapping for modern and well-located lodgings at a reasonable price. Located within walking distance of the Skytrain, shopping centres and nightlife, the recently opened CitiChic has 37 guestrooms. The deluxe rooms at Bt2,700 come fully equipped with 37” TV screens with satellite, double beds, free Wi-Fi access, amenities and tea/coffee-making facilities. Hand over an extra Bt800 and you get upgraded to a deluxe room with a terrace overlooking Bangkok’s skyscrapers. Prices include breakfast. Facilities at the CitiChic include a rooftop swimming pool, fitness centre, cafe and Thai and international restaurant. If you prefer to keep your laptop at home, you’re welcome to browse the Web for free at the Internet corner. The hotel also offers a

XTRA CHIC IN THE CITY >> CitiChic Hotel is at 34 Sukhumvit Soi 13 (BTS: Nana). >> Call (02) 342 3888 or visit www.CitiChicHotel.com.

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Two famous characters from Thai literature leap off the pages in Suphan Buri, a province with more to offer than you may think

limousine service to and from Suvarnabhumi Airport, as well as a tour and excursion service.

By Pornwara Khongraktee S P E C I A L T O D A I LY X P R E S S

PICTURES COURTESY OF CITICHIC HOTEL

The bright, contemporary styling of the Citichic Hotel lobby.

ou might be surprised to hear that the characters Khun Chang and Khun Pan from Thai literature can be traced to two modest Buddhist temples in Suphan Buri province. Wat Palalaiworawihan tells the stories of Chang and Pan in its elaborate murals.

Pan the sorcerer Many locals believe that Pan was a monk at this temple before moving on to study magic at nearby Wat Kae. There, legend has it he learned how to

transform tamarind leaves into wasps and open locked doors without a key – a handy trick that won him many lovers.

Chang the lover His rival in romance was Chang. They both loved the beautiful Pimpilalai. Visitors to Wat Kae usually take the side of Chang, the more faithful of Pimpilalai’s suitors. This tale was among many told to 26 journalists last Saturday during a trip to Suphan Buri arranged by Bangchak Petroleum Co. Wat Palalaiworawihan offers

visitors lots of opportunities to improve their luck. Here, the devout put coins in monks’ bowls, stick gold leaf onto Buddha statues and seem to raise a heavy metal elephant with one finger. “Many people come here just to ask for their wishes to come true,” complained the abbot. “Few learn about morality.” In the temple, more than 50 people were bowing before a massive golden Buddha image that almost reached the ceiling. The abbot explained how the body of the Buddha image teaches morality. “Every knot of his hair refers to problems in hu-

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SEXAND SOCCER

CRYSTAL SKULLS, in the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution, probably did not come from ancient Mexico as was previously thought. New research suggests they are fakes.

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Where they left their mark The little-known saga of the Japanese in old Siam is told on the site of their old settlement in Ayutthaya By Pattarawadee Saengmanee

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XTRA ANCIENT STORIES >> Wat Kae, in Suphan Buri town on the west bank of the Tachin River, is open daily, 7 to 5. >> Call (035) 522 725 or (035) 545 687. >> Wat Palalaiworawihan, on Malaiman Road, a short drive west out of town, is open daily from 7am to 5pm. Call (035) 523 331 or (035) 522 309

man life. These problems must be solved with wisdom.” Paintings of Chang and Pan which line a hallway in the monastery show everyday scenes during the Ayutthaya period including Thai-style houses by the river, chicken coops and children in traditional costume. About 20 minutes away by car, at Wat Khae in the district of Ruangyai, is Pan’s old home.

Inside the traditional teak house is built on stilts, people played Thai music and sold local specialities like honey, salted eggs and toddy-palm seeds in syrup. Lunch at the nearby Kruang Supan floating restaurant came as a feast of local flavours: creamy simmered crabs, deepfried greens and spicy fish salad, spiced up and fiery. Not far away is the Samchuk market, another taste of local life. Over a century old, it offers intriguing antiques including bronze bedpans heated by charcoal, pillows stuffed with tea leaves for deeper sleep and coconut fronds fashioned into grasshopper sculptures. “Changes to the market can only be made with the whole village’s cooperation,” said Kritaya Sermsuk, a trader. Everyone, she added, knows that they have an important role in preserving the market’s age-old ways.”

o celebrate the 120th anniversary of ThaiJapanese diplomatic relations, the Thai- Japanese Association teamed up with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce Bangkok to refurbish the Japanese Village in Ayutthaya. Opened in 1997, the village’s tree-shaded five-rai plot was home to the Japanese settlement in the Ayutthaya period. Spanning the centuries is a historical studies centre, which houses an exhibition on the Kingdom of Ayutthaya and the ancient relations between Siam and Japan. It sits next to a shady Japanese-style garden and pavilion. Visitors to the exhibition wander through nine sections kicked off by a short video covering the history of the Ayutthaya era. Old maps from the Netherlands and France then give you an idea of the geography of the old capital. Another highlight is the reproductions of ancient paintings from Japan’s Matsura Historical Museum which depict foreign ships and weapons in Ayutthaya’s harbour. Nearby is a miniature Siamese junk displaying luxury goods traded in the Ayutthaya period – sappan-

A WINDOW ON THE GOLDEN AGE >> The Japanese Village is located 1.5 kilometres south of Wat Phananchoeng in Ayutthaya’s Koh Rian district and open daily from 8.30 to 4. Admission is Bt20.

A green getaway

>> Call (02) 253 4902 or go to www.Thai-Japanasso.or.th.

The Uthai River Lake Resort, located on Koh Tepo in Uthai Thani province, is a quiet green haven that combines tradition with modernity. Until March next year the resort is offering rooms from Bt1,500 to Bt1,200 a night. These prices include breakfast and activities, but reservations need to be made a week in advance. For details, pay a visit to

wood, deer leather, ivory, clay pottery, Japanese fans and swords. Then there’s the Foreign Settlements section, which tells of the lifestyles, careers and religious practices of Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Dutch and French settlers. Young visitors get the story of the Japanese folklore, religions and careers of the old settlement from a cute cartoon, while bookworms can spend all day in the library. If your feet get weary, you can take a break at the beautifully designed Japanese garden and pavilion. Everything here – from the stones to the wooden structure – was imported from Japan. And don’t forget to check out the reasonably-priced souvenirs and handicrafts.

www.UthaiRiverLake.com.

Sweet sleepover with friends

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Jars from the Ayutthaya period on display at the Japanese Village.

Get closer to nature in Nakhon Nayok province, a mere hour away from Bangkok, and enjoy a cheap sleepover at the Home and Hill Resort. You can also have fun kayaking, trekking or cycling. Rates at the resort range from Bt1,600 to Bt5,600 a night. For more information, visit www.HomeAndHillResort. com.

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HOSTS have been named for the 2008 Miss Universe pageant on July 13 in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Talk-show icon Jerry Springer and former Spice Girl Melanie Brown will co-host the ceremony.

C LU B M U S I C

HEARD IT ON THE UB Freshen up your ears with hot (and downloadable) tunes from Underground Bangkok online radio By Manta Klangboonkrong D A I LY X P R E S S

et’s face it: Club music in Bangkok is approaching a dead end. Club tunes are dominated by repetitive playlists of commercial and mundane hiphop and unimaginative house mixes. The good news is that a bunch of Bangkok-based DJs and producers have teamed up

to offer something new. Underground Bangkok Radio – UB Radio for short – is a 24hour online station broadcasting mainly underground music. Conceived a few months ago by 15 DJs, the station airs everything from house, trance, hip-hop and turntable to funk, breakbeat, dub and reggae. It features Harlem C, Jedie, Knatz, Oum, Mody, Nakadia,

Simon Mackay, Amnesty, Tul and Magic Muffin, a squad that’s gradually expanding. You can also download their mixes for free from the site, and UB Radio gives listeners updates on club events as well as underground arts and cultural shows. Well before a bigname DJ comes to town, you’ll get to hear sample tracks.

Live and downloads Selected events are broadcast live internationally and made available for download the next day. Pre-sale tickets at discount

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CONCEIVED A FEW MONTHS AGO BY 15 DJS,THE STATION AIRS EVERYTHING FROM HOUSE,TRANCE,HIP-HOP AND TURNTABLE TO FUNK,BREAKBEAT, DUB AND REGGAE.

prices are also online. So far the venues collaborating are Q Bar, Twisted Republic, Glow, 808, Ibiza and Club Culture. “We’ve been approached by DJs from Malaysia and Singapore,” says DJ Manow, one of the station’s cofounders. “Record labels like Hed Kandi have promised to send us their new mixes every week to broadcast,” he says. UB Radio’s base is Sripoom Espresso Bar on Jakrapong Road. Its website is www.MySpace.com/sripoom_ espbar. Every Tuesday from 7

XTRA GET PLUGGED IN >> www.UBRadio.net requires a minimum 512kbps connection speed in order to receive the broadcast stream. >> Compatible players are Winamp, Windows Media Player, iTunes and Real Player.

to 9pm the station has a live drum-and-bass DJ set broadcast, while hip-hop set is on Sunday from 9 to midnight.

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MILLION has been donated by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to support the education of 8,000 children in Iraq and the United States affected by war.

Sci-fi

Fired up on Hendrix

onstage The Naked Masks theatre company’s “Samakarn Yen” – adapted from Tom Godwin’s sci-fi novella “The Cold Equations” – is onstage at the Pridi Banomyong Institute on Soi Thonglor tonight through Sunday and again next weekend. Tickets are Bt200 and Bt150 for students. Call (081) 291 0096 or visit www.NakedMasks.com or www.Hongsayong.com.

Guitar legend Lam Morrison

performs the music of Jimi Hendrix at Rock Club Pattaya – formerly the Lam Morison House of Rock – tomorrow starting at 10pm. Some might say every night is Hendrix night at Lam’s club – he regularly covers smouldering classics like “Hey Joe”, “Little Wing” and “All Along the Watchtower”. But this time he’s breaking out “Fire”, “Crosstown Traffic”, “The Wind Cries Mary”, “Purple Haze”, “Voodoo Chile”, “Foxy Lady” and much more. The club is in South Pattaya just off Walking Street on funky Soi Marine. Find it online at www.RockClub Pattaya.com.

C O N C E RT

‘Wind and Brass’ blows into town

Ready to be slammed? Raucous rockers Bodyslam prepare to hit fans with their award-winning new sound with a July 5 show By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul D A I LY X P R E S S

he boys from Bodyslam are getting psyched for their “Every Bodyslam” concert at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani on July 5. On the play list will be songs from their latest album, the critically acclaimed “Save My Life”. The rock quartet – frontman Athiwara “Toon” Khongmalai, guitarist Thanachai “Yod” Tantrakul, bassist Thanadol “Pid” Changsawek and drummer Suchuch “Chad” Chaneed

– has won a whole heap of trophies for this latest record at the Season, Seed, and Fat award nights. “All of this goes beyond our expectations,” said Toon at a recent press conference. “Honestly, we’ve given all we have for each of our albums – we don’t know why this one has been so well received.”

Damaged vocal cords The singer’s swollen vocal cords are currently being nursed back to health at King

Rama VI Hospital. “I’m about 85-per-cent better. Luckily, I don’t need an operation,” he says. This forthcoming concert, whose title is borrowed from Bodyslam’s gig at Fat Radio’s Lek Chin Sod, will showcase about 30 songs, taken from their self-titled debut in 2002, “Drive” in 2003, “Believe” in 2005 and 2007’s “Save My Life”. “After a six-year journey, we’re only just entering the Thai music circle,” said Toon. “I’d like to say ‘Thanks’ to our fans. Without them, we wouldn’t be here today.”

D&M Music Studio presents

WE’VE GIVEN ALL WE HAVE ON EACH OF OUR ALBUMS – WE DON’T KNOW WHY THIS ONE HAS BEEN SO WELL RECEIVED. Toon, Bodyslam’s lead singer

the “Wind and Brass” concert series next week at the Musicland Piano International Centre on the fifth floor of Amarin Plaza. Tuesday brings the SiangNanachart Flute Ensemble, featuring Hiroshi Matsushima, Suratachai Chenyavanij, Jakkrit Maliwan, Chatchapon Jiamjanyong and Pallop Keawpradup. On Wednesday it’s the Maldives Saxophone Quartet, with Supat Hanpatanachai on soprano sax, Promwut Sudtakoo on alto, Wisuwat Pruksavanich on tenor and Anond Fuangfoo on baritone. The Ambassador Brass Quintet wraps things up on Thursday – professors from Indiana State University in the US doing American jazz. The shows start at 7, and tickets ranging in price from Bt200 to Bt400 are available at the Robinson Piano Showroom on the fifth floor of Siam Discovery Centre. Call (02) 658 1080-1 or (081) 682 8000.

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XTRA HITTING HARD >> “Every Bodyslam” will be staged at 8pm on July 5 at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani.

Bodyslam, from left, singer Athiwara ‘Toon’ Khongmalai, guitarist Thanachai ‘Yod’ Tantrakul, bassist Thanadol ‘Pid’ Changsawek and drummer Suchuch ‘Chad’ Chaneed.

>>Tickets run from Bt500 to Bt1,500 at Thaiticketmajor.

The Maldives Saxophone Quartet plays on Wednesday.

ENTERTAINMENT

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PREVIEW Sisters May and Min have very different ideas of what it means to be in love in ‘Love Invisible’.

Romantic Thai theatre comes of age in ‘Love Invisible’

COURTESY OF CRESCENT MOON

Love is blind Pawit Mahasarinand SPECIAL TO DAILY XPRESS

t doesn’t matter if your heart’s desire can see your love – what’s more important is that you are in love. Love can be nothing and everything. That’s because falling in love doesn’t happen to everyone; being in love doesn’t mean it will be reciprocated; and the feeling of love may be unfulfilling, leading you to chase after it constantly. One thing’s for certain, though: we all need love. “Love Invisible”, a new Thai play about lonely

hearts, may not be what we expect from such a well-established professional company as Crescent Moon Theatre (Prachan Siew Karn Lakorn). The company scored a big hit with audiences and critics alike with 2007’s “Bitter Love” (“Salang”). “This play is probably a little softer than ‘Salang’, says director Kavinthorn Saengsakorn, a long-time member of the troupe. “Basically, it has four characters connected through different aspects of love.” Kavinthorn co-wrote “Love Invisible” with Sineenadh Keitprapai, artistic director of Crescent Moon, who penned and staged “Salang”.

True stories “About 50 per cent of what’s happening on stage here is based on true stories. I have

many younger friends who’ve been depressed about their failed romances – some even contemplating suicide. I’ve also noticed the recent cases of lovesick students who’ve decided to end their misery simply by jumping off buildings. I’d like to tell them to really open their eyes and look around. They may feel they have no one to turn to, but in fact there’s plenty of help.” “Although the overall style is realistic, we’re also experimenting with the use of multimedia, to enhance certain emotional moments.”

Four lovers The cast comprises one newcomer and three veterans. Piangpaitoon Satravaha is Min, a sensitive woman who’s running after love; TV actor Jirayudh Chaichieng-aim takes on the role of Mac, a promising young star who refuses to reveal his love; Pavinee Samakkabutr, who thrilled au-

diences in “The Mind Game” last month, portrays May, Min’s elder sister for whom to love is to give; and Kriengkrai Fookasem, the most outstanding thespian in “Breaking the Surface”, plays May’s friend Ton, a cheery guy who’s hiding his true love.

XTRA >> “Love Invisible” is onstage at the Crescent Moon Space, at the Pridi Banomyong Institute on Soi Thonglor, tonight until Sunday, and July 4 to 6. Showtime is 7.30pm, with 2.30pm matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are Bt250, and Bt200 for students. Reservations are highly recommended as there are only 30 seats available per performance. Call (081) 259 6906 or visit www.CrescentMoonTheatre.com.

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NIGHT ON THE TOWN

clubscene Pendulum DJ Set

Chilling in grandma’s chair

A WHOLE WORLD AWAY FROM THE NIGHTCLUBS AND BARS BLARING OUT THE LATEST CLUB HITS,IS A SMALL HANGOUT THAT’S PERFECT FOR CHILLING.

A shop specialising in retro Scandinavian furniture is a great place to kick back with a drink at night

Only small beers (Bt100) and standard cocktails (Bt140 to Bt200) are served. Upon arrival, you’ll get a free-flow popcorn bucket – no other food is available. Smokers can sit outside or in the lounge area on the second floor. Coffee and soft drinks are served in the afternoon.

By Manta Klangboonkrong D A I LY X P R E S S

rendy Soi Thonglor is famous for more than Japanese restaurants and outdoor cafes, with a bustling night scene that attracts hipsters and smart young professionals. Yet hidden away in a peaceful sub-soi, a whole world away from the nightclubs and bars blaring out the latest club hits, is a small hangout that’s perfect for chilling. With a soundtrack of soft jazzy tunes and the occasional pop and rock track, Shades of Retro in Soi Tararom 2

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Tonight, Club Culture Sri Ayutthaya Road (BTS: Phya Thai) (02) 642 5499 www.Club-Culture-Bkk.com Dress code; ID

Aussie DJ Paul “Elhornet” Harding and MC Jakes teamed up back in 2002 to create topnotch drum & bass group Pendulum. Tonight, they’re out to conquer Bangkok with a dance-floor driven set that starts at 10.30pm. Tickets are Bt700 with one drink. Pre-sale tickets at Bt500 are available at www. UBRadio.net, Cafe Democ, Sripoom Espresso Bar and the venue.

Dudesweet is Dead Tonight, 808, RCA RCA, Zone C (02) 203 1043 www.808Bangkok.com

Since 2002, Dudesweet has organised hundreds of chic parties in cool venues all over Bangkok. Now it’s time for them to say goodbye with one last party. Entry is Bt300 with one drink.

Johnny Fiasco Sunday, 808, RCA

XTRA COOL SHADE >> Shades of Retro is at Soi Tararom 2, Thonglor (next to Playground) >> Open daily from 2pm to midnight >> Call (081) 824 8011.

offers a very different vibe from the other venues on Thonglor. For six years now, Shades of Retro has been selling imported retro-style furniture and knickknacks from Scandinavia as well as Bang & Olufsen stereo systems. That’s probably why it sees itself more as a furniture shop

that serves drinks than as just another bar. One corner has been converted into a mingling area where patrons can relax and admire the collectibles. The bar itself is in the middle of the showroom and guests can lounge on the sofas and chairs put out for sale. That’s why smoking is strictly prohibited.

Get there early for an exclusive four-hour set of Chicago acid house from DJ Johnny Fiasco, star of the early underground clubs and producer of several Billboard hits. A ticket with a drink is Bt400 before 11pm and Bt500 after.

GO SHOPPING

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Quest for the Q Kows Qccasions on Thonglor can furnish your place with great silk and imported goodies By Pattarawadee Saengmanee SPECIAL TO D A I LY X P R E S S

ith a name to make a linguist wince, Kows Qccasions is a new addition to lively Soi Thonglor, offering a complete range of beautifully hued houseware, including wooden furniture imported from around Asia.

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Soft, cotton-based items with floral

The store, opposite Tops Market Place, blossomed from Kowsupamongkol Export’s memorable show at the 2000 Bangkok International Gift and Houseware Fair. Browsers were really taken with the eyecatching synthetic-silk home products and accessories on view. “Our company’s been known for good-quality rattan furniture and imported wooden furniture for more than 30 years,” says owner Siwaporn Kowsupamongkol. “When the economic crisis hit Asia, we decided to expand our product line into soft synthetic-silk decor items to draw in more customers.” Kows Qccasions billows with the latest designs in pillows, cushions, place mats, notebooks, glasses, shopping bags and storage boxes, all in simple, smart looks and pastel shades.

and polka-dot patterns include a place mat for Bt150, pillow for Bt360, mug for Bt115 and notebook for Bt150.

The goods are made of synthetic silk, cotton and traditional Thai sarongs embellished with floral and other motifs. The retro rattan and contemporary Asian wooden furnishings – from armchairs to birdcages and carpets – come from China and India. Kowsupamongkol Export also has a separate furniture store, called Macassa, on Sukhumvit 16.

Beautiful synthetic-silk

shopping bags with a chinois design, in black and bright blue for Bt290.

XTRA QCCUPIED WITH STYLE >> Kows Qccasions is at 105 Soi Thonglor and open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.30 to 7 and Sunday from noon. >> Call (02) 712 7008.

Your children will love this green rattan

armchair with floral-print cushions for Bt2,700, and the rocking chair for Bt1,400.

Get organised with these white wooden drawers from China, worth Bt23,000.

Rattan stools with colourful comfy cushions for Bt780

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2008

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Who’s the most homoerotic footballer of them all?

By Paisarn Likhitpreechakul S P E C I A L T O D A I LY X P R E S S

hen it comes to spectator sports, there are few more homoerotic than football. Where else do you get to see dozens of sweaty studs running around in sexy shorts and going in for hard tackles? (Damn FIFA for banning them from taking their shirts off after scoring goals!) Football is a multibillion-dollar business, and expanding. The English Premier League is working hard to get further into Asia’s pants, and is even proposing matches on the continent. Even better, the “beautiful game” is so keen to woo new audiences that it’s more than happy to wield its most potent weapon: testosterone.

No other sport compares in terms of players who love to shed their clothes and flash their crotches in our direction – as well as towards the ladies. David Beckham practically owned the word “metrosexuality” until Cristiano Ronaldo caught up from behind. The French rugby team may be more generous with their nude calendar, “Dieux du Stade”, but Dolce & Gabana’s free ad featuring Fabio Cannavaro and other hot Italian footballers in their undies got us hot below the belt. So it’s no surprise that women and gays are new converts to Euro 2008.

A poll was dutifully done among the ladies, who picked Cristiano Ronaldo as top of the tasty morsels on display. According to our TG columnist Nada, Thai katoeys also have a very diverse range of favourites. In the end, most drool was spilled over the German team’s Lucas Podolski with his boyish

good looks and perfect body. Among gay men, I’m sure the nominees will be even more all-over-theplace. But as someone who likes his eye candies dark and sophisticated, I’d like to play up front with Thierry Henri, who put the word “beautiful” before “game”. Some old-fashioned folks may think sex appeal isn’t what football is about. But social problems stemming from football gambling show that straight guys are actually the ones who need help. At least our obsession is much healthier and, unlike gambling, it always comes with a happy ending. Check out your football gods in homoerotic poses at www. WhoAteAllThePies.TV/gaydar.

soho list We are here, we are queer Just a reminder: this weekend marks the 39th anniversary of the Stonewall riot that sparked LGBT rights movements around the world. A flurry of Pride events will take place in cities across the world. Joining in the action are New York City, Berlin (www.CSD-Berlin.de/ index.php?m=1&), Chicago (www.ChicagoPrideCalendar. org), Toronto (www.Pride Toronto.com) , Seattle (www. SeattlePride.org), St Paul/ Minneapolis (www.TCPride.org) and Mexico City (www.LGB .com.mx). San Francisco sees a parade with Cyndi Lauper as celebrity grand marshal (www.SFPride.org) and London (www.PrideLondon.org) and Madrid (http://orgullo.cogam .es/en/secciones/orgullo-lgtb) are gearing up with activities that culminate on July 5 and 6.

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TO SEE

‘KUNG FU PANDA’ was the No 2 movie in the US last weekend for the second consecutive week.

on tv

The Holiday A Los Angeles urbanite (Cameron Diaz) and a woman from from the English countryside (Kate Winslet) meet online and decide to swap homes in order to start fresh after troubled romances.

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Rak/Sam/Sao Arak Amornsuksiri, Pataraya Krueasuwansiri and Ratchawin Wongwiriya star in this weepy drama about a love triangle that develops between three college students, one of whom is suffering from terminal cancer. Directed by Yuthlert Sippapak. With English subtitles at some cinemas.

The White Planet A group

of Fren this documen ch filmmakers explore th e Arctic in tary that dep bears, arctic icts the lives fox and cari o f polar bou. Two ye ing, the film ars in the m paints a bro akad fresco of rich in action the north th and emotio at’s n . In En titles at House.

glish with Thai sub-

HBO (TrueVisions), 8pm

The Hoax

Wanted

Richard Gere portrays Clifford Irving, the writer who nearly pulled off one of the most audacious media scams in history when his “autobiography” of Howard Hughes was published.

Meek office drone Wes (James McAvoy) is recruited by the dangerously sexy gunwoman Fox (Angelina Jolie) to join the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins. ★★★

Star Movies (TrueVisions), 10.20pm

Our Southern Home

Cyborg Jean-Claude van Damme stars in this campy sci-fi flick about a martial artist hunting a killer in a plague-infested urban dump. Cinemax (TrueVisions), 8pm

Chocolat Juliette Binoche plays a newin-town single mother who gradually wins over the locals with the sweets in her chocolate shop. Co-stars Johnny Depp and Judi Dench. True Movie Hits (TrueVisions), 7pm

Channel links www.NationChannel.com Channel 3 – www.ThaiTV3.com Channel 5 – www.TV5.co.th Channel 7 – www.CH7.com Modernine – www.MCOT.net NBT – TV11.prd.go.th Thai PBS – www.ThaiPBS.or.th True – www.TrueVisionsTV.com

Turning their cameras on southern Thailand, filmmakers Nisa Kongsri and Areeya Chumsai focus on four people – a fisherman, a policeman, a student and a managing director for Haad Thip Co, distributor of Coca-Cola in the South. While their attempt to cast the restive region in a positive light is laudable, the documentary comes across as an exercise in corporate public relations. In Thai with English subtitles at the Lido. ★★

Two Faces of My Girlfriend Gu-chang (Bong Tae-Gyu) has never had a girlfriend until he meets A-ni (Jeong Ryeo-Won), who is sweet one second and a rough-talking fiend the next. In Korean with English and Thai subtitles at Century.

Haakao Tomboy Baimon (Wattaporn Iamsinthorn) and Boong (Pongpisut Pew-orn) are best friends who suddenly find themselves facing new challenges. Phetchtai Wongkamlao co-stars. With English subtitles at some cinemas.

Get Smart Steve Carell steps into the tele-

Kazakhstani movie to be nominated for an Oscar. In

phonic shoes of American television’s bumbling detective in this big-screen adaptation of the 1960s comedy series. Anne Hathaway, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Alan Arkin co-star.

Mongolian with English and Thai subtitles at the Lido.

★★

Kurosagi

Mongol

Tomohisa “Yama P” Yamashita plays the title role in this story of a Robin Hood hero who swindles conmen and returns the money to the victims. In Japanese with

Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano portrays Genghis Khan in this sweeping biographical epic by Russian director Sergei Bodrov that was the first ‘Wanted’ stars James McAvoy.

★★★

English and Thai subtitles at some cinemas.

Kung Fu Panda A clumsy panda (voice of Jack Black) is deemed to be the “chosen one” to fight off a fearsome enemy. ★★★

The Happening Mark Wahlberg stars in M Night Shyamalan’s thriller as a science teacher determined to get his family away from a mysterious threat to humanity. ★★★

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‘THE INCREDIBLE HULK’ was the No 3 movie in the US last week. It had opened at No 1 the week before.

on dvd REGION 1

dible Hulk r, The Incre ps into the role of Bruce Bearntone

e in ord rton ste Edward No o has become a fugitiv that comes h w him a scientist east inside the giant b y a b t a p e ke ★★ e’s angry. ★ out when h

Sabaidee Luang Prabang A photographer (Ananda Everingham) falls in love during a visit to Laos. In Lao with English and Thai subtitles. ★★★

Death Sentence After seeing his teenage son gunned down by a street hoodlum, a mild-mannered insurance executive (Kevin Bacon) turns into a crazed vigilante. ★

Summer Palace A country girl discovers an intense world of sexual freedom and forbidden pleasure. Directed by Lou Ye. In Chinese with English and Thai subtitles at House. ★★★

Mr Brooks Kevin Costner portrays the titular character, a seemingly mild-mannered man leading a double life. Beneath a veneer of blandness lurks a vicious alter-ego played by William Hurt, who urges Brooks to kill, kill, kill. Hot in pursuit is a detective played by Demi Moore. At Paragon. ★★

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The adventuring archaeologist (Harrison Ford) races against Russians to track down a mysterious talisman. ★★★

The four Pevensie children return to Narnia to help the exiled Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) regain the throne. ★★★

Somtum

Ballad of Narayama Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura directs this story set in a mountain village in which the old, no matter how healthy, are taken to a mountaintop to die when they turn 70. It won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983. – Washington Post

Apex

An immense, kind-hearted man (Nathan Jones) explodes into a red-hot rage when street urchins feed him spicy papaya salad.

Lido: (02) 252 6498 Siam: (02) 251 3508 Scala: (02) 251 2861 www.ApexSiam-Square.com

With English subtitles at some cinemas. ★★★

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

Sex and the City

Major Cineplex/EGV

Sarah Jessica Parker and her gal pals return for more frank, oestrogen-fuelled conversations about fashion, romance and friendship. ★★★

Bangkok: (02) 515 5555 Chiang Mai: (053) 283 939 www.MajorCineplex.com

House

Offside

(02) 641 5913-4 www.HouseRama.com

Young Iranian women disguise themselves in order to watch a World Cup match. In Persian

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

with English and Thai subtitles at House. ★★★★

Paragon Cineplex (02) 129 4635 www.ParagonCineplex.com

The Other Boleyn Girl

SF Cinemas

Sisters Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson) compete for the love of King Henry VIII (Eric Bana). ★★★

Juno A hyper-quirky teen (Ellen Page) becomes pregnant by her boyfriend (Michael Cera) and plans to give the baby up for adoption. At House. ★★★★

Bangkok: (02) 268 8888 Phuket: (076) 209 000 www.SFCinemaCity.com

My Sassy Girl This

Hollywoo tells the sto d remake of the Korea n romantic ry co who is woo of Charlie (Jesse Brad ford), a swe medy ed, groome d, and ultim et guy complicate ately dump d, elusive a ed by the nd abusive Cuthbert). Jordan (Elis ha

Vista Chiang Mai: (053) 894 415 www.ChiangMaiVista.com

Critical consensus ★★★★★ = Must see! ★★★★ = Solidly entertaining ★★★ = It’s okay ★★ = Barely watchable ★ = Don’t bother

Adam By Bryan Basset

The Buckets By Scott Stantis

Pooch Cafe By Paul Gilligan

Red and Rover

By Brian Basset

By Bill Watterson

Calvin and Hobbes

By John McPherson

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Friday, June 27, 2008

LEISURE

DAILY XPRESS

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ASTROLOGY

By Eugenia Last

Today's Birthday: If you believe in something, follow through and you will make a difference in the end. Become well-versed in all you need to follow your goals to the end. Be ready to go it alone if you must. The strength and courage you show will be how others judge you this year, so don't let them down.

Yesterday’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.

Personal problems will be magnified to outrageous proportions if you don't massage the situation with family and friends immediately. Don't back down or give in to someone who is being a bully. Show everyone you expect compromise. Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Hidden matters will be revealed. Love is in the stars and a serious commitment can be made. Older and younger people in your life will give you the lowdown, so don't disregard the input given even if it hurts or makes you angry. Gemini (May 21-June 21)

The things you enjoy doing most will bring you the highest rewards. Getting together with like-minded people will allow you to put your skills to work. Someone you meet at a fundraiser will interest you. Cancer (June 22-July 22)

DIFFICULTY RATING ★★★★★

Don't be fooled into thinking someone can do something better than you. You can win any challenge or competition you face if you proceed with confidence. A partnership will help you raise your financial position. Leo (July 23-August 22)

Stop avoiding people and situations that need to be addressed. Standing up and taking care of business will show your strength, courage and ability to be a leader. Clear these matters up quickly even if it means taking a loss.

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Virgo (August 23-Sept 22)

Stick to what and whom you know for best results. As soon as you hire or work with someone different, you will have to retrain to meet your specifications. There is money to be made if things are done right. Libra (Sept 23-Oct 22)

Meeting someone halfway will ensure you don't lose out altogether. It may cost you financially if you don't take a closer look and admit you may have made a mistake. Overreacting will cause emotional problems. Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21)

Make time for fun, love, travel, adventure and anything else that will stimulate you mentally and physically. Sometimes taking a break from what you've been labouring on a long time helps put things in perspective. Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21)

Travel, if necessary, to convince someone to help you with something important to you. Strive for perfection, not change, and you will advance faster. It's better to work with what you've already got than to start from scratch. Tobey Maguire Singer Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys is 66. Actress Julia Duffy is 57. Actress Isabelle Adjani is 53. Writer-director JJ Abrams ("Lost") is 42. Actor Yancey Arias ("Kingpin") is 37. Actor Tobey Maguire is 33. Singer Leigh Nash (Sixpence None The Richer) is 32. Actor Drake Bell is 22. Actor Ed Westwick is 21. Actress Madylin Sweeten ("Everybody Loves Raymond") is 17.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19)

Don't make promises you cannot keep. You may feel sorry for someone but you don't have to take over his or her responsibilities. Put your time and effort into your love life for a change. Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18)

Someone will question you if you use emotional blackmail to get your way. In the end, honesty will be your only route to victory. Someone you've known for a long time will be willing to help you out. Pisces (Feb 19-March 20)

Stick around home and help whoever is having a rough time. Your contributions will put you in a league of your own and prove how dedicated you are to those you love. Plan something romantic for late in the day.

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Friday, June 27, 2008

TIME OUT

STEPPING WEST Budding Thai dancers learn a few moves from a visiting Russian ballet company By Watchara Saengsrisin D A I LY X P R E S S

oving on the tips of your toes, standing with feet splayed outwards at right-angles, or spinning your body like a top. For the untrained it would look clownish, clumsy and awkward. But for young Thai ballet dancers at a special workshop run by Russia’s Kremlin Ballet Company, it looked natural, elegant and graceful. The young dancers were learning some techniques from the Russian style of ballet as part of celebrations for International Russian Culture Day 2008 in Thailand. Nikolay Fedopov, head teacher of the Kremlin Ballet,

said he was very pleased with the skills and performance of Thai students. “This country has many kids born for ballet,” he said. “I hope our two countries will one day join together to open a Russian Ballet school here.” Ballet is a form of dance with its origins in the Italian Renaissance in the late 15th century. It was further developed in France, then in Russia and Denmark in the 18th century. It was from Russia that it eventually returned to Western Europe before it spread around the world. Fahsai Thaweesak, 17, a dancer from Mater Dei School, said that joining the

workshop had given her a better understanding of Russian-style ballet. “The movement of the body in Russian ballet is a little bit stronger than that in the English style of dancing I have learned. The teacher asked us to bend our knees and lower our bodies more when dancing.” The Russian ballet workshop was held at the Patravadi Theatre and attracted 32 participants from ballet schools in Bangkok.

XTRA RUSSIAN PIROUETTES >> The Kremlin Ballet Theatre was founded in 1990 by a famous Russian choreographer and National Artist, Andrey Petrov. The theatre is situated in the State Kremlin Palace, inside the Kremlin in Moscow.

DAILY XPRESS/THANIS SUDTO

Representatives from 27 secondary schools in six states of Australia will gather in Bangkok tomorrow to talk to Thai students and their parents at a secondary-school exhibition organised by Australian Education Assessment Services and Complete Education and Touring Australia. All types of schools – day, boarding, girls only, boys only, boys and girls, private, international and government – will be represented. Scholarships, free applications and special fee reductions of 1,800 Australian dollars (Bt57,600) will be available from different booths. A seminar entitled “Preparing your Child to Study Overseas: What to Expect” will be held at the same time by Australian Education International. Entry is free and visitors will receive an information book titled “The Australian Secondary School Guide”. The events will be held at the Dusit Thani Hotel tomorrow from 2 to 6pm.

DAILY XPRESS

Young artistic visions on show Don’t miss the 12th Thesis Art Exhibition, featuring the work of fine-arts students at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Lat Krabang. Seniors will display their paintings, sculptures and printing arts. The exhibition runs from 6pm today to July 1 at the Balcony Zone on the third floor of CentralWorld.

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Kiwis snatch a dramatic last-ball win by one wicket in the fourth cricket ODI at The Oval to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

briefly Donadoni loses Italian job,Lippi likely to fill in

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The Italian football federation removed Roberto Donadoni as national team coach. The decision came four days after Italy were knocked out of the European Championship quarter-finals by Spain on penalty kicks. Donadoni had guided Italy to 13 wins, five draws and five losses. He is expected to be replaced by his predecessor, Marcello Lippi, who led Italy to World Cup glory in 2006. - AP

Disgraced Gatlin launches appeal Sprinter Justin Gatlin filed another appeal following the decision a day earlier to uphold a ban preventing him from competing in the US Olympic track and field trials. Gatlin’s lawyer Joseph Zarzaur said he filed a “motion for injunction”, providing the courts with additional documents supporting the argument that Gatlin should be allowed to try to qualify for the Beijing Games while his four-year ban from competition is under appeal. “It is another effort to persuade the courts to allow Justin to participate in the upcoming Olympic trials pending resolution of his appeal,” he said. “This is not an issue of eligibility but an issue of discrimination.” – AFP

Barca show interest in signing Arshavin FC Barcelona have confirmed their interest in signing Andrei Arshavin. Barca vice-president Ferran Soriano said that the Catalan club has been following the Russia playmaker’s progress for several months now. “We are interested in Arshavin,” Barcelona newspaper Mundo Deportivo quoted Soriano as saying. “We were

under the impression that he played in midfield. But now we have seen that in big games that he plays on the flank,” Soriano said. – AP

Slow over-rate puts Collingwood in soup England one-day captain Paul Collingwood has received a fourmatch ban following his side’s failure to bowl its overs in the required time during Wednesday’s one-wicket loss to New Zealand in the fourth oneday international at The Oval, the International Cricket Council announced yesterday. The ban, the minimum punishment alongside a two-Test suspension, for the level-three offence with which Collingwood was charged under the ICC code of conduct, was imposed by match referee Javagal Srinath, who met with the Durham allrounder. – AFP

Olsson on the comeback trail Sweden’s Olympic triple jump champion Christian Olsson, who has been out injured for almost a year, will take part in next week’s IAAF meeting in Madrid, the IAAF said on its website. All eyes will now be on the 28-year-old defending Olympic champion as he competes against a talented field, which includes Portuguese world champion Nelson Evora. – AFP

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FRANCE/BARCELONA STRIKER

FRENCH CYCLING LEGEND

[On if he could figure in America’s Major League Soccer] “Why not? I love America. I love it here. Hopefully, one day. But at the moment, I’m still over there.”

[After qualifying for Olympics at 49] “My target was to represent France at the Games. Now, I am aiming at a podium placing.”

Russian 13th seed Zvonareva falls prey to super form of Tamarine

7-6 4-6 6-3 A F P , London

amarine Tanasugarn produced her best Grand Slam performance for three years as she stunned Vera Zvonareva, the Russian 13th seed, in the second round at Wimbledon yesterday. Tamarine, ranked 60th in the world, had not reached the last 32 at a Grand Slam since Wimbledon in 2006, but she was able to end that barren run with a 7-6 (12/10) 4-6 6-3 victory. The 31-year-old has enjoyed more success at Wimbledon than any other Grand Slam, reaching the fourth round six times, and could make another appearance in the second week if she can get past New Zealand’s Marina Erakovic or Julia Goerges of Germany. Tamarine, who won the WTA Tour grasscourt event in the Netherlands last week after coming through qualifying, took control with a break in the first game and

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another soon after for a 4-1 lead. She should have been able to close the set out from there but was broken twice to send it to a tie-break. Both players had set points in the breaker but Tamarine, chasing down every ball with relish, did just enough to win it. Tamarine kept the pressure on and broke in Zvonareva’s first service game of the second set. But Zvonareva broke twice and, after treatment following an awkward fall, she was able to take the set. Tamarine did not let that unsettle her and stormed through the final set in impressive style after a decisive early break.

THIS IS TAMMY’S BEST GRAND SLAM SHOW SINCE 2006 In another match, India’s Sania Mirza crashed out as her gutsy fightback against Spain’s Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ended in a heartbreaking 0-6 6-4 7-9 defeat. Martinez Sanchez will face defending champion Venus Williams, who defeated Anne Keothavong of Britain 7-5 6-2.

Injured Davenport limps out A F P , London

ormer Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport was forced to withdraw yesterday because of a knee injury but then prepared for an Olympics and US Open swansong. Davenport, the American 25th seed and the champion here in 1999, was due to face Argentina’s Gisela Dulko but had needed treatment on the knee in her opening win over Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic on Tuesday. Although an immediate MRI scan showed no damage, doctors ordered a complete rest. Despite the disappointing end to her 13th Wimbledon, the 32-year-old was confident of playing at the Beijing Olympics and at the US Open although she admitted that this had probably been her final All England Club visit. “There’s two events that I’ve been wanting to play since I’ve been back,” said Davenport who took a break from the tour to have her first child last year. “The Olympics were number one. That’s on the forefront of my mind. To play in New York another time. After that, I have no plans.” But a return to Wimbledon, where she was also runner-up in 2000 and 2005, looks unlikely.

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Ugur Boral nets to put sizzling Turkey on top.

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Bastian Schweinsteiger resumes normal service.

Germany steal patent for last-minute heroics to halt Terim’s lucky streak A P , Basel, Switzerland

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Miroslav Klose heads home the advantage.

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Semih Senturk injects fresh belief into Turkey.

Philipp Lahm has the last laugh after mazy run.

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urkey will always be remembered as the greatest escape artists of this Euro. The Germans, though, staged the latest escape. In the most unpredictable of finales marked by three goals in the last dozen minutes, it was Germany who scored with a sweeping 90th-minute move by Philipp Lahm which ended when he sent the ball high up in the net for a 3-2 win. Now, the Germans will play in Sunday’s final in Vienna, boosted by an emotional win showing it can even prevail when star captain Michael Ballack is ineffective. “We showed our winners’ mentality. After 2-2 we knew that they can score late and it speaks for our will and character,” Germany coach Joachim Loew said. Turkey’s fate could have been considered cruel, if only they had not inflicted the same on Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Croatia with three stirring late comebacks to reach the semi-finals. They even dominated Germany for most of the match with a duct-tape team

ravaged by injury and suspension before succumbing in the final moments. “It showed the world what a good team we are. We are leaving as the most colourful team,” Turkey coach Fatih Terim said. Going into the final, Germany have more the colour of their famed white shirts. Overall they looked bleak, failed to impose play against the heaviest of underdogs and looked dishevelled early on. Yet, as so often, when the final whistle went, their arms went up in celebration.

“We scored three goals and that was decisive,” Loew said. Two came in the final minutes. Miroslav Klose seemed to have closed out the match for Germany in the 79th. Lahm sent a long cross into the penalty area, where Klose cut in front of Mehmet Topal and a hopelessly out-of-position Rustu Recber to head into the empty net. It was not counting on the comeback kids of the tournament. Semih Senturk kept Turkey in the game with an 86th-minute equaliser. He beat Jens Lehmann at the near post after surging in to de-

flect a low cross from Sabri Sarioglu, who had fooled Lahm with a classy move. With the Turkish fans celebrating wildly, Lahm immediately sought and found redemption to decide a classic game. He cut in from the left, set up a one-two with Thomas Hitzlsperger, collected the ball and shot it past Recber.

IT WAS A GREAT FIGHT,A LOT OF DRAMA,GOALS, EVERYTHING... Joachim Loew

OFFSIDE Several guards then surrounded him and carried him off the field. China’s communist leadership has faced a public relations disaster since protests of its rule of the Himalayan region turned violent on March 14 in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, sparking waves of unrest in surrounding provinces.

Pro-Tibet protester runs onto field during semis Jimmy Jump, a pro-Tibet protester, ran onto the field late in Germany’s win over Turkey. He was wearing a T-shirt with the words “Tibet is not China”, and he ran on the field at St Jakob-Park moments after Turkey had scored an 86th-minute equaliser. He made it across most of the field before a security guard tackled him inside the opposite area.

Jimmy Jump is tackled on the pitch.

TV broadcast cut three times due to storm The broadcast transmission of the first Euro

2008 semi-final between Germany and Turkey was cut three times on Wednesday following a violent storm in Vienna. The cuts occurred in the second half of the game, which was being played in Basel, the first one lasting between four and seven minutes, several broadcasters said. The causes for the cuts, which apparently originated at the International Broadcast Centre in Vienna, were still unknown, a spokesman for the organising committee said.

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Lahm cancels out mistake game, I think during the tournament I think I had other games where I played better,” he said. “Playing a semi-final is always something special. It was always going to be a fight. We didn’t play as well as we wanted to but we are through,” he said as the Germans moved into their sixth final. “We are absolutely thrilled. The World Cup in 2006 we went out in the semifinals, so this is great,” said the classy defender. “We are ready for any opponent and it’s our goal to win the trophy.” Captain Michael Ballack echoed the emotions. “Of course, we are very pleased to be in the final,’’ Ballack said. “But the win today took a lot out of us. The first half was not very good and the second was not better.”

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Kazim Kazim slumps to the ground in dejection.

And celebrations began for over 20,000 German fans at St Jakob-Park. “It was my most important goal,” said Lahm, especially since it came immediately after his error. “In the moments leading up to 2-2, I certainly

Germans rejoice after booking a spot in the final.

looked bad. It happens to me too,’’ Lahm said. And after so many thrilling finishes at the championships. this one topped it all. “Totally crazy feeling,” Loew said. “It was unbelievable. It was a crazy, incredible drama with all these goals in the final minutes. “It was very tough to come back after 2-2. They always score in the last minute,” Loew said. In the first half, Ugur Boral gave Turkey the lead in the 22nd, but Bastian Schweinsteiger equalised in the 26th. Turkey dominated long spells of the match despite four suspensions and five injuries, proving their run of extraordinary comeback victories was no fluke. “I said I would have 11 players on the field and I did,” Terim said. With a fully fit team, Germany struggled throughout as Ballack could not inspire the forward line. “We had no clear line in our game,” Loew admitted later.

Two broadcasters – Swiss television and Qatar-based 24-hour news channel Al Jazeera – did not suffer any transmission cuts, however.

Poles expect a host of troubles in 2012 More than three-quarters of Poles think their country will be incapable of hosting Euro 2012 because of slack preparations for the football showcase, according to a survey. The study by the CBOS polling institute

efender Philipp Lahm said he was a relieved and happy man after he made up for an earlier mistake at the back by netting the late winner that sent Germany through to final. “It was the most important match, a semi-final in a championships, it was a huge moment,” said Lahm of his last-gasp winner. “The ball sat up nicely and I hit it well, you just burst with emotions, you can see all the squad, the staff hugging each other and it epitomises the team spirit. Words can’t describe it.” But he had earlier felt sick at his mistake that let Semih Senturk net the equaliser at 2-2. “I realised I was partly at fault for the equaliser, I had my lows in the

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Philipp Lahm scores the in from left in winner against Turkey a trademark

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move after Turkey’s shock equaliser.

> 2 He plays a one-two passing combination with Thomas Hitzlsperger.

> 3 He bears down on goalie Rustu Recber and lifts his shot into the roof.

EURO 08 ONEFORRECORD Germany made the European Championship final for the sixth time. They have won the title three times: 1972, 1980 and 1996.

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found that 77 per cent of respondents doubt that all the pieces will fall into place in time for the next European Championship, which Poland is meant to co-host with neighbouring Ukraine. Seventy-three per cent said that the deadlines were too tight, and 59 per cent that Poland lacks the funds necessary to get ready. In April last year, Uefa raised eyebrows in the football world by picking Poland and Ukraine over Italy and joint bidders Hungary and Croatia to host the 2012 edition.

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After watching tired legs, Platini mulls August Euros Uefa president Michel Platini has revealed that he was mulling the possibility of holding future Euros in August, according to French daily Le Monde. “I have already enunciated the possibility of holding the Euro a bit later on in the year, in August, after the players have been on holiday,” said Platini, who won the title with France in 1984. “But the clubs should also agree,” he said. – Agencies

“Totally crazy feeling. It was unbelievable. It was a crazy, incredible drama with all these goals in the final minutes ... They always score in the last minute.”

Joachim Loew Germany coach “Our aim was to play well and prevent them from playing well, and we did this. It’s not easy to stop Germany ... I’m proud of my players and their desire. We are leaving as the most colourful team here.”

Fatih Terim Turkey coach

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ASIAN GRAND PRIX

Thai athletes fail to shine in second leg By Preechachan Wiriyanupappong D A I LY X P R E S S

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Collingwood in line of fire A P , London

he British media has been scathing of England captain Paul Collingwood’s position in the run out scandal against New Zealand, with the Daily Mail summing it up in a headline reading: “Quite frankly, this just isn’t cricket.” Collingwood refused to withdraw an appeal for run out after New Zealand batsman Grant Elliott was felled in a collision with England bowler Ryan Sidebottom in The Oval ODI and was caught out of his ground at the nonstriker’s end by Kevin Pietersen. Technically, Elliott was out

because he was attempting a single and did not make his ground. However, with the batsman receiving treatment on the ground, umpire Mark

Benson checked with Collingwood to determine if the England captain wanted to go ahead with the appeal. He nodded, and Benson had no choice but to rule Elliott out. The New Zealanders won game four by one wicket to take a 2-1 lead in the fivematch series and Collingwood apologised to the Black Caps. Former England captains Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain said Collingwood would regret his decision. “England lost the match, but, more importantly, a good deal of self-respect in that moment,” he wrote in a column for The Times.

ome athletes had a bad day at the office in the second leg of the Asian Grand Prix (AGP) in Nakhon Ratchasima, with even the women’s short relay team failing to live up to their promise. After claiming a lone gold, in the women’s 4x100m relay, in the first leg, local athletes failed to hit top form at the HM the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium. In the women’s 4x100m relay, the quartet of Sangwan Jaksunil, Orranut Klomdee, Juthamas Thaworn-charoen and Nongnuch Sanrat were pushed all the way by China. They were relegated to second place, crossing the finish line in 43.38sec. The Chinese sprinters stormed to glory in 43.26sec. It was a similar script in the men’s 4x100m relay when China stunned the Asian Games gold winners in

38.81sec. Thailand’s Apinan Sukapai, Siriroj Darasuriyong, Sompote Suwannarangsi and Sittichai Suwonpratheep picked up silver with the time of 38.94. Uzbekistan’s Guzel Khubbieva repeated her firstleg feat in the women’s 100m when she claimed the race in 11.46. Thai Nongnuch Sanrat finished a disappointing fourth in 11.67. China’s Yin Nongnuch Jing claimed the men’s 110m hurdles gold in 13.72, while hometown runner Supan Wongsripuek picked up silver in 13.89. Sri Lankan Prasanna Amarasekarn clinched the men’s 400m gold in 46.51. Local hope Chakthip Phocha-roen had to be contend with bronze after clocking 46.65. The Indian team retained their crown.

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BOONSAK SURVIVES SCARE Thai star books quarter-final spot after taming Indian rival in hard-fought duel By Kitinan Sanguansak D A I LY X P R E S S

ocal ace Boonsak Ponsana led a strong home charge with a hard-fought victory in the SCG Thailand Open Badminton Championship at the Nimibutr Indoor Stadium yesterday. The world No 14 was made to toil against unheralded Indian rival Anup Sridhar before securing his passage into the quarter-finals with a 21-11 28-26 victory. It looked as if Boonsak

THE WORLD NO 14 WAS MADE TO TOIL AGAINST THE UNHERALDED RIVAL

would have a cakewalk after he raced to claim the first game within minutes. In the second, Boonsak was leading 19-16 before Sridhar clawed back and even threatened to force a third game. However, Boonsak managed to hold on before packing off his gritty opponent, with the score reading 28-26. Boonsak, who finished runner-up in the tournament last year, will face Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in an allThai match today. However, Boonsak’s sister, Salakjit, failed to emulate his feat in her women’s singles as she crashed to a 16-21 15-21 loss to third-seed Chen Wang of Hong Kong. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk was the only local survivor in the section after she valiantly fought back to clinch an impressive 19-21 21-13 21-16 victo-

Boonsak

ry over Anu Nieminen of Finland. The world No 71 will clash with Singapore’s Aiying Xing, who pulled off an upset win

over fourth seed Mi Zhou of Hong Kong. In mixed doubles, Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thoungthongkam eased past

Taiwanese pair Yu Hsin Hsieh and Yu Chin Chien 21-12 21-18 to set up a quarter-final date with David Lindley and Suzanne Rayappan of England.

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SINGHA THAILAND CHAMPIONSHIP

FOUR TO THE FOREFRONT Veteran Prayad cards 67 to share lead with three others after first day’s play By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam D A I L Y X P R E S S , Chiang Rai

Prayad

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cricket The Oval ODI The Oval ODI England 245 in 49.4 overs (O Shah 63, R Bopara 58; T Southee 3 for 47) lost to New Zealand 246 for 9 in 50 overs (S Styris 69) by one wicket

Asia Cup Karachi India 374 for 4 in 50 overs (M Dhoni 109, S Raina 101, V Sehwag 78) b Hong Kong 118 in 36.5 overs (Irfan Ahmed 25; P Chawla 4 for 23) by 256 runs Lahore Sri Lanka 357 for 9 in 50 overs (K Sangakkara 101, C Kapugedera 74, S Jayasuriya 72; A Razzak 3 for 55) b Bangladesh 226 for 7 in 50 overs (R Hasan 35; M Muralitharan 2 for 37) by 131 runs

golf Thailand PGA Championship First round 67 - Prayad Marksaeng (THA), Terry Pilkadaris (AUS), Lien Lusen (TPE), Unho Park (AUS) 68 - Arjun Singh (IND), Wisut Artjanawat (THA), David Gleeson (AUS), Chinnarat Phadungsil (THA), Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND), Thammanoon Srirot (THA), Chang Tse-peng

ocal hope Prayad Marksaeng carded an impressive five-under par 67 to share the top spot with Australians Unho Park and Terry Pilkadaris and Taiwanese Lien Lu-sen on the opening day of the US$300,000 Singha Thailand PGA Championship at the Santiburi Country Club yesterday. Fresh from claiming the Mizuno Open title on Sunday, his second victory on the Japan Tour after the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup last month, Prayad continued his brilliant form coming into the 7,212yard course where he fired six birdies against a bogey. “I lost my momentum as a leaf fell on the ball while I was teeing off. I thought it was a butterfly,” said the weary veteran who arrived at the northern city only on Monday night. “I played so bad in the pro am on Tuesday and practised only nine holes yesterday. I’m tired but managed to hit birdies because I’m quite fa-

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miliar with this course,” said Prayad who has won three events at the Santiburi Club, including this year’s Singha Masters. Park birdied the final hole to gain a place on top of the leaderboard and this tournament could be a turnaround for the 34-year-old, who has missed the cut six times this season. “Missing six cuts gets you down but that’s why you’ve got to go out there to practice. I bleached my hair several months ago to try to change my luck but it didn’t work either. I worked hard on my game over the past few weeks, trying to go back to my left to right shots and it seems to be working,” said the fashionable Australian.

It’s raining birdies Pilkadaris sank six birdies and dropped a shot to finish as a co-leader along with Lien who sank eight birdies. The Taiwanese hoped to restore his pride here after squandering a three-stroke

I’M TIRED BUT MANAGED TO HIT BIRDIES BECAUSE I’M FAMILIAR WITH THIS COURSE Prayad Marksaeng lead in the final round in Samui earlier this month. “My mental strength wasn’t good enough and I didn’t show the confidence to win there. Hopefully I will get another chance this week,” Lien said. The local trio of Wisut Artjanawat, Chinnarat Phadungsil and Thammanoon Srirot are a stroke behind after a 68 to share the joint fifth spot along with Arjun Singh and Gaganjeet Bhuilar of India, David Gleenson of Australia, Filipino Juvic Pagunsan, American Han Lee and Chang Tse-pen of Taiwan.

Chamberlain powers Yankees Joba Chamberlain was dominant in his first major league win as a starter as the NY Yankees routed the Pittsburgh Pirates.

(TPE), Juvic Pagunsan (PHI), Han Lee (USA) 69 - Mo Joong-Kyung (KOR), Ben Leong (MAS), Todd Vernon (USA), Mahal Pearce (NZL), Kao Bo-song (TPE), Lam Chih Bing (SIN), Chawalit Plaphol (THA) 70 - Kim Young-Jin (KOR), Neven Basic (AUS), Choengchai Panpumpo (THA), Varut Chomchalam (THA), Prom Meesawat (THA), Thaworn Wiratchant (THA), Lu Wei-chih (TPE), Yeh Chang-ting (TPE)

hockey Champions Trophy Spain 2-1 Argentina

tennis Wimbledon Men’s singles second round Roger Federer (SUI x1) b Robin Soderling (SWE) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) Andreas Seppi (ITA x29) b

Florent Serra (FRA) 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x13) b Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 7-5 Mischa Zverev (GER) b Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP x21) 6-4, 64, 2-1 - retired Lleyton Hewitt (AUS x20) b Albert Montanes (ESP) 7-6 (7/4), 6-0, 6-2 Feliciano Lopez (ESP x31) b Roko Karanusic (CRO) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 Simone Bolelli (ITA) b Fernando Gonzalez (CHI x15) 7-6 (10/8), 76 (9/7), 3-6, 7-6 (7/4) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP x10) b Thomas Johansson (SWE) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 David Ferrer (ESP x5) b Igor Andreev (RUS) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Mario Ancic (CRO) b Philipp Petzschner (GER) 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (1/7), 4-6, 6-3 Tomas Berdych (CZE x11) b Victor Hanescu (ROM) 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 6-2 Fernando Verdasco (ESP x22) b Olivier Rochus (BEL) 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-1

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Marc Gicquel (FRA) b Ilia Bozoljac (SRB) 4-6, 5-7, 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (7/0), 6-3 Women’s second round Zheng Jie (CHN) b Elena Baltacha (GBR) 6-2, 7-5 Nicole Vaidisova (CZE x18) b Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6-2, 06, 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS x4) b Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 6-2, 6-3 Ana Ivanovic (SRB x1) b Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/3), 10-8 Serena Williams (USA x6) b Urszula Radwanska (POL) 6-4, 6-4 Agnes Szavay (HUN x15) b Monica Niculescu (ROM) 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 Marion Bartoli (FRA x11) b Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) 6-2, 7-5 Bethanie Mattek (USA) b Vera Dushevina (RUS) 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) b Li Na (CHN) 6-2, 6-4 Amelie Mauresmo (FRA x29) b Virginia Ruano (ESP) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1

Volleyball World Grand Prix Italy vs Japan 4pm/ Truesport 4 China vs Cuba 1pm/ Truesport 3 Thailand vs USA 1am/ Truesport 3

Tennis Wimbledon

5.30pm/ Star Sports

Golf PGA Buick Open

2am/ Truesport 4 LPGA US Open

2am/ ESPN

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1960 ROME OLYMPICS

An anthem composed by Spyros Samaras (music) and Kostis Palamas (lyrics) was first played at the first Games. Thereafter, a variety of musical offerings provided the background to the opening ceremonies until 1960, since which time the Samaras/Palamas composition has become the official Olympic Anthem.

GREAT OLYMPIC MOMENTS IN TIME ...

Yao’s Games memorabilia to go on sale

supported by Omega 75 years as Olympic Timekeeper

It may be a little long for

most people, but the bed which Chinese basketball star Yao Ming will use at the Olympics is going on sale. China Daily newspaper said that Yao’s 7 foot, 6 inch bed from the Olympic Village will be just one of the items in an auction of Olympic memorabilia. About 200 items of furniture such as tables and closets have been listed and the auction will include sports equipment, electrical fittings, and even pieces of land. “This is not the first time Olympic organisers are auctioning memorabilia,’’ Xiong Yan, president of the China Beijing Equity Exchange, who are authorised to sell the items, was quoted as saying. “But this will be the biggest.’’ – AP

Boxing scandals and video surveillance

oxing has been an Olympic sport since 1904, but the history of Olympic boxing is riddled with scandals. Problems with the judges were first reported in 1932. Rather than sitting on a chair outside the ring, the referee operated inside the ring for the first time in Los Angeles. Three rounds of three minutes each were contested. In 1928, Amsterdam, controversial decisions led to brawls among spectators watching the fights. One such brawl came after a disputed decision went against American flyweight Hyman Miller in the first-round. The US boxing team considered withdrawing from the Games but was talked out of it by Douglas MacArthur, who was – at that time – president of the US Olympic Committee. In 1948, 66 of the 85 referees were suspended. In London, some boxers who felt discriminated against demonstrated by sitting on the judges’ table and preventing the continuation of the competition.

An Omega wristwatch, worth Bt86,000, is one of the grand prizes on offer for readers who take part in the quiz contest. Weekly winners will get an Olympic pen. So don’t miss any issue of the Daily Xpress!

The lightweight final in Athens: Cuban Mario Kindelan, right, beats Britain’s Amir Khan by 30-22 to become champion for the second time. Ten-ounce gloves and protective headgear are now compulsory for the boxers.

US look to assemble greatest squad A F P , Eugene, Oregon

etting a sensational target for Beijing, US women’s Olympic athletics coach Jeanette Bolden predicted that the American track and field squad will be the greatest yet. Ahead of Friday’s opening events at the US team selection meet here, Bolden boldly said this year’s men and women have the talent to

surpass the 25 medals won by US athletes at the 2004 Athens Olympics. “The Americans, who won 26 medals at last year’s world championships in Osaka, have a hungry group of veteran competitors being pushed by rising young challengers,” Bolden said. Reigning 100- and 200m world champion Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix, who won

Gay

the 200 world title and helped two women’s relay crowns, will lead more than 1,000 athletes seeking a place on the US team. Jeremy Wariner, the reigning world and Olympic 400 champion, and Sanya Richards are 400 favourites while reigning world champion Brad Walker and Jenn Stuczynski are the people to beat in the pole vault.

Friday, June 27, 2008

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THURAMFOR PSG Veteran French defender Lilian Thuram is set to join Paris St Germain on an initial one-year contract, according to L’Equipe sports daily.

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Germans Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski and Michael Ballack, from left, celebrate after their semi-final match. EPA

Bastian Schweinsteiger says an iron will and traditional German determination put his side in Sunday’s final as their late goal sealed a 3-2 win over Turkey. >PAGE 34-35

SINGHA THAILAND C’SHIP

WIMBLEDON

In-form Prayad in four-way tie

Tammy keeps on winning

Thai star Prayad Marksaeng launched his bid for a third victory in a month with a sparkling five-under-par 67 for the joint first round lead at the Thailand PGA Championship yesterday. >PAGE 38

Tamarine Tanasugarn produced her best Grand Slam performance for three years as she stunned Vera Zvonareva, the Russian 13th seed, in the second round at Wimbledon yesterday. >PAGE 32