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ELUSIVEPEACE GOOD MORNING BANGKOK!
Prom tees up eight kids By Prom Meesawat Golf pro and four-time Putra Cup winner
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he day I have waited so long for has finally come. After years playing golf, I’ve finally bagged a beautiful wife and warm home life. Eight has always been my lucky number so I gave my wife [Supichaya Panyathep] 88-baht-weight gold bars, a 1.18-karat diamond ring and Bt888,888 in cash as a wedding present. Eight children is not out of the question, but we’re just hoping for two at the moment.
Children are bearing the brunt of the violence in the deep South: five schools have been shut following the killing of a teacher as fears grow that more will be targeted... >PAGE 2
What’s on Check out the Energetic Siam Fashion Show featuring hot young socialites; catch Palmy, Tata Young, Pod Modern Dog and other singers in concert on Saturday; try not to miss the Thai Miniature World show
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THE CITY
13.1 million THE NUMBER OF credit cards in use in Thailand
Film-maker NONZEE
Horny at the beach
nabbed
Hua Hin sends out the invites to a jazz party for its 100th birthday
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To celebrate its 100th birthday, Hua Hin is throwing a greenthemed musical party. The Hua Hin Jazz Festival from June 12-14 will feature three bands from Europe, four from Asia and 15 home-grown acts, all tuning into the theme of “green jazz”.
district court yesterday sentenced filmmaker Nonzee Nimibutr to seven days detention for his latest drunk-driving offence. The judge also suspended his driving licence for six months. After Nonzee’s car sideswiped a taxi on Phaholyothin Road on the night of April 11, police measured his blood-alcohol level at 300 milligrams per millilitre (the legal limit is 50 milligrams).
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International musicians jam at a small jazz concert during a press conference at CentralWorld Shopping Mall yesterday to publicise the Hua Hin Jazz Festival. The event will be held from June 12 to 14.
Repeat drunk driving “I had to drive home after a party to celebrate Kan Kluay II taking Bt80 million at the box office,” said Nonzee, who voiced the character of the Hongsa king in the animated movie. “I am so sorry,” he added. The affair is especially embarrassing to Nonzee as he once presented a “No Drunk Driving” campaign. He was previously caught drunk driving in 2003. “As a repeat offender, he does not qualify for a suspended sentence,” the court said. However, his sentence was commuted from 14 days detention after Nonzee provided useful testimonies. He plans to appeal against the verdict and has been released on Bt30,000 bail. DAILY
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WAR on education Five schools in Yala are closed after killing sparks fear that teachers are being targeted
MILITANTS HAVE CONTINUED WITH THEIR TACTIC OF AMBUSHING TEACHERS’ SECURITY DETAILS.
D A I L Y X P R E S S , Yala
5 years 111 teachers killed
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Target killings of schoolteachers, as well as arson attacks against schools, have declined dramatically over the past year but militants have continued with their tactic of ambushing teachers’ security details. Schools are often targeted by Muslim militants in the deep South because insurgents see the country’s education system as an effort by Bangkok to impose values and a national identity that are foreign to the ethnic Malay population. The killing came on the day
ive schools in Yala’s Bannang Sata district have been ordered to close indefinitely after a local teacher was gunned down in cold blood on Monday on his way to school for the first day of term. The bullet-riddled victim was identified as Nathaphol Che-nae, 39, a Muslim from Tambon Thalingchan who taught art at a local school. Police blamed Malay Muslim insurgents for Nathaphol’s murder. The incident raised fears of more such attacks on schoolteachers.
that Lt-General Pichet Wisaijorn, commander of the Fourth Army Area, was chairing an interfaith meeting between religious leaders from the Islamic, Christian and Buddhist communities. The event was aimed at bringing peace to the restive region, where more than 3,500 people have been killed since January 2004. Of those victims, 111 were schoolteachers. Mistrust between the Malayspeaking region and the Thai state is at an all-time high, as each side accuses the other of instigating the violence.
Bt20 million has been spent on headline acts like Shakatak from the UK, Noon from Japan, the Bass Munkeys from the Philippines and Koh Mr Saxman. Compositions by His Majesty the King will be included in all their set lists. “Hua Hin has become Thailand’s jazz town since His Majesty – the Kingdom’s biggest jazz man – took up residence at his Far Away from Worry Palace in 2001,” said Prachuap Khiri Khan governor Panchai Bawonrattanapran at a press conference yesterday.
Green beats As part of this year’s environmental theme, artists and festival-goers will be encouraged to plant more than 5,000 shrubs and flowers. “About 1,000 will planted along the three-kilometre road leading to Her Majesty the Queen’s Rudiwanalai Palace in the Hin Lek Fai sub-district,” said Pisit Soontrerat, the city’s vice governor. “We will be asking everyone to clean up the beach in the morning after each night’s entertainment,” Pisit added. Prachuap Khiri Khan tourist office expects about 150,000 will attend the festival. Phatarawadee Phataranawik D A I LY X P R E S S
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THE WORLD
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WOODY ALLEN AGREES TO A
$5-million
settlement in his lawsuit accusing American Apparel of using an image parodying him as a rabbi without his permission.
briefly ‘My daddy ate my eyes’
AFP
A four-year-old California boy may be permanently blinded after police say his father bit out one of his eyes and mutilated the other. Bakersfield police say 34year-old Angel Vidal Mendoza appeared to be under the influence of the drug PCP when he attacked the boy. Afterwards police say Mendoza rolled his wheelchair outside and began hacking at his own legs with an ax. Four-year-old Angelo Mendoza Jr told police, “My daddy ate my eyes.”
Accolade
for Charles
Teacher faces jail for having sex with pupil 280 times A Hong Kong primary school teacher was yesterday facing a jail term after being convicted of having sex with a girl pupil 280 times starting when she was 12 years old. At a court hearing on Monday Chu Chi-wah, 39, was found guilty of 11 counts of having sex with a minor over a two-year period from 2004-06. He will be sentenced on June 8. The girl, now aged 17, told police she had sex with Chu 10 times a month on average and slept with him around 280 times over the course of their relationship. Chu, who taught the girl physical education and maths at primary school, began giving the girl private tutorials when she graduated to high school. She would have sex with Chu after private tutorials and was even allowed by her mother to stay at his home overnight. Chu, who denied all the charges, was acquitted on one count of allegedly inducing the girl to have an abortion. – D P A
Britain’s Prince Charles kisses the hand of his mother Queen Elizabeth II after he was presented with a Royal Horticultural Society’s Victoria Medal of Honour at the Chelsea Flower Show in London yesterday. Only 63 horticulturists can hold the medal at any time – a tribute to the 63 years of Queen Victoria’s reign.
Act fast to save planet: Clinton You do not have the luxury of just debating what we are going to do, he tells summit of world cities A F P , Seoul
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ormer US president Bill Clinton yesterday urged leaders of the world’s cities, which produce over twothirds of greenhouse gas emissions, to act swiftly to save the planet for their grandchildren. Executives from the 40 largest cities plus 17 affiliate municipalities attended the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit, which opened in Seoul. The former US leader, whose Clinton Climate Initiative develops programmes to
help cities cut the emissions blamed for global warming, called for commitments and concrete action at the meeting which ends tomorrow.
Food shortages, drought “You do not have the luxury of just debating what we are going to do and how much money we are going to spend on it,” Clinton said in a keynote speech. He warned that if the world fails to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, it would pay a high price
in food shortages, drought and public health dangers. “It is absolutely certain [that] if we let the worst happen, then the consequences will be so severe that we won’t be able to save the planet for our grandchildren unless we are willing to undertake enormously expensive projects which can now be avoided,” he said. Half the world’s population lived in cities last year and that figure is expected to grow to 70 per cent by 2050, said Clinton, citing UN statistics. Cities occupy just 2 per cent of the world’s land mass yet are responsible for more than two-thirds of global energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
The Donald sues There is one way to get Donald Trump down: call him a millionaire. Trump, the real estate baron and TV star who says he’s a billionaire, is suing the author of a book in which three unnamed sources said Trump’s net worth is merely between US$150 million (Bt5.16 billion) and $250 million. The Donald claims it was malicious, and it hurt his business. For years, articles have questioned Trump’s true net worth. But when Timothy L O’Brien’s “TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald” came out in 2005, Trump decided to act. – AP
Burka squads Police officers across the Bangladeshi capital are donning wigs and wearing women’s clothing to catch criminals targeting females. The specially formed teams across Dhaka, nicknamed “burka squads” after the Muslim female garment, are helping to catch muggers, bag snatchers and pickpockets, which are on the increase in the city. In the past four days alone, 60 wanted muggers have been arrested. – AFP
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Starved-child images ‘akin to Nazi victims’
Japanese astronaut tests ‘flying carpet’ in space Experiment is part of 16 offbeat tasks selected from ideas sent to the space agency by hundreds of citizens
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Japanese astronaut tested a “flying carpet” in outer space, folded laundry and used eyedrops as part of a series of zero-gravity challenges submitted by the public. Standing on a white sheet, Koichi Wakata was gliding smoothly through a cabin of the International Space Station, as if snowboarding, in a video clip posted online by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa).
Using adhesive tape “I flew on this magic carpet by using adhesive tape so that the soles of my feet stayed on it,” the 45-year-old revealed, speaking into a microphone
during what appeared at times like a variety show. The experiment was part of 16 offbeat tasks selected from ideas sent to the space agency by hundreds of Japanese citizens, from nursery school pupils to a 90-year-old man.
Eyedrops in zero gravity Tackling another challenge, Wakata showed how to use eyedrops in zero gravity, squeezing out a tiny ball of liquid and letting it perch on the tip of the container before carefully bringing it to his eye. Wakata also handled the awkward task of folding laundry in zero gravity, struggling with a shirt and then, for added difficulty, the float-
AFP
A F P , Tokyo
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata demonstrates the ‘flying carpet’, how to fold laundry in space and how to use eyedrops in zero gravity as he tackled a series of offbeat challenges in the International Space Station. ing arms and legs of a blue space overall. He performed the tasks in the Japanese laboratory Kibo (Hope) of the ISS on May 15, having also performed challenges in
April, including push-ups. >> ON THE WEB Video footage:
http://iss.jaxa.jp/library/video/om oshiro_090515.php.
Jurors at the murder trial of two Australians accused of starving their daughter to death were warned they would see images as horrific as those of Holocaust victims. The seven-year-old’s father told police his partner could not resuscitate her wasted body because there was “black vomit and bull ants coming from her mouth”, national newswire AAP reported. The severely malnourished child weighed just nine kilograms when she was found in the bedroom of her Hawks Nest home, in the Hunter Valley north of Sydney in 2007, prosecutor Peter Barnett told the jury. “The skin was distorted due to muscle wasting and [there was] no fat under the skin,” Barnett said. “If images [from] the Holocaust of Nazi Germany concentration camps disturbed you”, Barnett warned jurors, “you might find some of the evidence disturbing.” The girl’s father, 47, and mother, aged 35, pleaded not guilty to her murder. – A F P
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THE FUN
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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DAN BROWN, AUTHOR, ON HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH “ANGELS AND DEMONS”.
“I’m not the kind of guy who is going to tell Ron Howard how to make a movie. I have enormous faith in his team at Imagine. These are bright, engaged people who understand storytelling as well as any moviemakers out there.”
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ILLUMINATING SIGNS
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Tom Hanks chats about his portrayal of Dan Brown’s Harvard symbologist D A I LY X P R E S S
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ctor Tom Hanks is back in cinemas reprising his role as Robert Langdon in the screen adaptation of Dan Brown’s novel “Angels and Demons”. In an interview released by Sony Pictures, Hanks shares his thoughts about his role and his time in Rome.
What’s the hardest thing about playing Langdon?
Tom Hanks again plays Robert Langdon in ‘Angels and Demons’, a prequel to ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
Figuring out how his mind works; how he leaps from one conclusion to next so deftly. He’s a symbologist with an encyclopaedic knowledge of codes, riddles, symbols, games, puzzles and history. He is perhaps the only man in the world with such expertise. You’ve played Langdon before [in “The Da Vinci Code”]. Is it easier or harder to play a character for the second time?
Nothing is easy – be it the first time or the 21st. Each moment is brand new. Each idea has to be connected to a reality. A familiarity may help but Langdon begins “Angels and Demons” at square one. Is the film faithful to the book?
The book was written when there were rudimentary computers, fewer media outlets and no Internet. Dan wrote that the selection of a new pope was a non-story, covered by skeleton crews from a few TV networks. Now, the choice of the new pope is a mass-media event. What appealed to you about the story?
AP
The purity of the argument – the Big Bang vs Genesis – neither of which impacts our daily existence but speak to our spiritual selves. Faith vs science re-
FAITH VS SCIENCE REQUIRES WORK AND PASSION ON BOTH SIDES. Tom Hanks
quires work and passion on both sides. Did you do any research on the Illuminati?
I did research on the era of the Illuminati, re-reading William Manchester’s “A World Lit Only by Fire” and other material. It took the steam out of the conspiracy aspects of “Angels and Demons” but added to the creepiness of the murders. Did you have much contact with Brown during filming?
Dan was in Rome for the beginning of filming of “Angels and Demons” and visited the set throughout the shoot. Did you get the chance to explore Rome?
I was able to experience the city. We lived there for a month, working almost every day in postcard settings surrounded by layers of history. Walking for an espresso and watching a Euro Cup match in small cafe were times to treasure. We were smack in the middle of ancient Rome, the Holy Roman Empire and World War II.
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“STAR TREK” has beamed aboard the International Space Station. Among the viewers was Nasa astronaut Michael Barratt, 50, who said the 1960s “Star Trek” TV series and its “idea of people from all nations coming together to explore space” inspired him and his co-workers.
HOURS is the Guinness record set on Monday by Canadian pianist Gonzales for the longestever solo concert.
Breaking up
soopsip
is hard to do The Sincharoen Brothers return to the stage on May 30, performing two shows at 4 and 7 at Siam Square’s Scala theatre. The brothers have said that if their show isn’t well attended they’ll break up. But there should be a decent crowd because “Sincharoen Wong Taek” promises to be a colourful affair, with a fantastic lighting and sound system and snappy dialogue from comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich, who will also sing. Other guests include Jib Vasu, Billy Ogan and Patcharasri “Kalamare” Benjamas. Tickets are Bt1,000 to Bt1,800 at Thaiticketmajor. Call (02) 262 3456.
Voices from China
M E M O R I A L C O N C E RT
D&M MUSIC STUDIO presents “Eternal Melody”, a vocal recital by Chinese tenor Wang Shunfa and his friends at the Thailand Cultural Centre on Saturday at 7.30pm. He and tenor Huang He and sopranos Wang Jing, Long Xiaojuan, Chen Xiaxia and Yang Jiyuan will be accompanied by violinist Xie Chenggang and pianist Arithat Udomtasanee and will perform works from Wang various operas plus songs by Bach, Beethoven, Donizetti, Handel, Meyerbeer, Mozart and Verdi. Tickets are Bt500 and Bt300 at Robinson Piano on the fifth floor of Siam Discovery Centre. Call (02) 658 10801 or (081) 682
Luk thung queen
8000.
Trail doesn’t lead to Bangkok THE CONCERT by American alternative rockers … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, scheduled for tomorrow night at Toys on Royal City Avenue, has been cancelled. Organisers Mind the Gap cite personal reasons within the band and extend apologies to fans of the Texas rockers. Tickets are fully refundable. Call (089) 488 2889
Trail of Dead’s Bangkok show is cancelled.
Bird’s all a-flutter What’s happening lately
with Thongchai “Bird” McIntyre? Dude’s ridiculously busy. Bird has lost three kilograms Bird in recent weeks dancing up a storm in preparation for his next big concert in August, and people are approaching him with other offers too. “I’d love to star in a TV series or a movie or a stage play,” he says, “but I have so many projects lined up that I won’t be able to accept anything else. “At the moment I’m booked up for the rest of the year. As to the details, I can’t elaborate right now.”
‘Star’ treatment
Country-folk singers join in remembrance of Pumpuang Duangchan By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul D A I LY X P R E S S
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ight country-folk singers will pay tribute to the late queen of luk thung, Pumpuang “Pueng” Duangchan, on June 7 in “Duangchan … Klang Duangjai” (“The Centre of Our Heart”). The concert marks the 17th anniversary of the singer’s death from systemic lupus erythematosus at the age of 31. Last week, Sunaree Ratchasima, Kathaleeya Marasri, Fon Tanasunthorn, Mangpor Cholthicha, Lew Ajareeya, Earn the Star, Tai Orathai and Takataen Chollada made religious offerings at Wat Tap Kradan and sang her songs in front of her statue in Pumpuang’s hometown of Suphan Buri. “I enjoy singing Pumpuang’s numbers, which have become timeless hits,” says Fon.
Sixteen-year-old Singharat
Singers recently made offerings at Pumpuang’s statue.
XTRA H E A R T F E LT T R I B U T E >> “Duangchan … Klang Duangjai” takes place at 2pm on June 7 at the Thailand Cultural Centre. >> Tickets start at Bt500 at Thaiticketmajor. The Bt2,500 seats come with a free VCD.
“I’m very proud to be performing covers of her hits at the upcoming concert,” adds Takataen. “I used to perform her songs at music contests.”
“Singto” Janpakdee, the latest winner on television’s “The Star”, is being further rewarded by getting into a prestigious school. The show’s producer, Takolkiat “Boy” Virawan, flexed some muscle to get him into Satit Prasarnmitr, a dream school for many wealthy kids. That’s going to look terrific on Singto’s CV and, as a plus, the school is within walking distance of GMM Grammy, so Singto can get back and forth between his regular classes and show-biz training without the need for ... what – a chauffeur-driven limousine?
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sound bytes
DAILY XPRESS Scott Crawford defied publishing
trends in March when he converted ‘Blurt’ from an online entity to a print magazine.
By Mr Badboy
Nat King Cole: Re: Generations Various Artists (Capitol)
A Twist in My Story
‘Blurt’
WASHINGTON POST
This 13-track compilation is a collection of hip-hop remixes of Nat King Cole songs, all of them given the distorted guitar treatment. Gnarls Barkley’s Cee-Lo Green gives darker tones to “Lush Life” with synthesised strings, horns and wah-wah guitar while “Straighten Up and Fly Right” gets a drum loop courtesy of Black Eyed Peas producer will.i.am. The Roots add modern piano to “Walkin’ My Baby Back Home”, TV on the Radio give scratchy electronic to “Nature Boy” and Brazilian Girls deliver a hip-hop tango vibe to “El Choclo”. It may not appeal to everyone, but the album is, at the very least, an interesting listen.
bucks the trend Print magazines (like ‘Ace’) are dying left and right, so why is this guy starting a new one?
Secondhand Serenade (Glass Note)
By J Freedom du Lac
Secondhand Serenade’s second album, created by acoustic rocker John Vesely, consists of a 16-track CD and a six-track DVD. It also includes as “Your Call”, “Maybe” and “Vulnerable” from the debut “Awake”, all reproduced with a full band and with “Maybe” sounding better than in its original version. The CD includes five bonus tracks, among them “Fall for You” and an acoustic version of “Like a Knife”. The DVD features the makings of the videos of “Fall for You” and “Your Call”.
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THE WASHINGTON POST
mid a major magazine-industry contraction due to declining print readership and a precipitous drop in advertising revenues, Scott Crawford turned his nascent online music magazine, Blurt, into a print publication. Did the American miss the memo announcing that the print medium is in critical condition? “I don’t think that ever landed in my box,” he laughs. “Who told you that?” The “great magazine dieoff” already claimed Crawford’s previous music magazine, Harp. He still managed to get a new national
glossy about indie rock, alternative country and other strands of semi-popular music onto newsstands. After nine months of an exclusively digital existence at Blurt-online.com, the magazine made its print debut with 30,000 copies in late March. Advertisers, mostly from the music biz, filled 40 of the issue’s 108 pages, and Sonic Youth are already booked for the next cover of the quarterly. Two days after Blurt reached the racks, Alpha Media Group said it was publishing the final print edition of the pop-oriented magazine Blender. The following week, the plug was pulled on men's magazine King.
“The week before I launched Harp, 9/11 happened and the economy was a complete mess,” Crawford declares. “It was a scary time, but we had a great run for seven years. “We’ll see how each issue goes with Blurt, but people have been saying print’s dead since 2001. We’re certainly seeing more and more evidence of it now, but I’m fairly confident. “We’re doing the magazine virtually, with people throughout the country. The only overhead is our respective homes and apartments.” The venture isn’t profitable yet, he adds, “but 2009 is looking very, very healthy.”
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Mango goes Mexican, marvellous By Kate Shatzkin T H E B A LT I M O R E S U N
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y kids love mangoes and I fancied making a dish that matched them with meat as a main dish. So I picked up the ripest mango I could find and made these chicken-mango quesadillas from the new book “Petit Appetit: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry”. I liked this recipe because it shows you that you can bake quesadillas, which is so much easier if you’re feeding a crowd. I’d never thought to do that. The other good part of these is that you can leave stuff out of some quesadillas while including it in others. I knew my daughter probably wouldn't eat the mango, especially if it was mixed in with the cheese, so I left it out of hers and served it on the side.
My son was initially very intrigued by this mango dish, but after trying a slice, he said he would prefer to have his mango straight, without any “other stuff.” If you’re making this your main dish you may want to double the recipe, which is easily done.
CHICKEN AND MANGO QUESADILLAS 4 (20cm) whole wheat tortillas Vegetable oil for brushing (about 4 teaspoons) 1.5 cups grated cheddar cheese 1.5cup
cooked chicken, shredded
1 mango, peeled, pitted and sliced 1.25 cup chopped fresh coriander, optional
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush the tortillas with some of the oil. Place tortillas, oil side down, on a baking sheet. Sprinkle each with half of the cheese, half of the chicken, half of the mango, and half of the cilantro. Top each with one tortilla, pressing to adhere; brush top with oil. Bake quesadillas for about 10 minutes, until filling is heated through and edges begin to crisp. Using a large metal spatula, carefully turn each over and bake for an additional five minutes, until bottom is crisp. Transfer quesadillas to plates. Cut into wedges with a pizza cutter. Let cheese cool sufficiently to prevent burning little tongues
Makes two quesadillas. Serves 2 to 4. Per serving (based on 4): 552 calories, 24 grams protein, 32 grams fat, 11 grams saturated fat, 41 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams fibre, 69 milligrams cholesterol, 693 milligrams sodium.
Adapted from “Petit Appetit: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry”, by Lisa Barnes Available at Amazon.com for $13 (Bt450).
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WHAT’S UP
In the deep Underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta and marine biologist Pierre Descamp showcase 88 images of the deep in “Planet: Voyage to the Heart of the Marine Realm”, at Zen’s outdoor area and amphitheatre from June 5 to August 12 at CentralWorld. Descamp is the author of “Planet Ocean”, an encyclopaedic overview of the amazing range of habitats and ecologies found in Earth's oceans. Call (02) 100 9962-3.
On a small scale Jungceylon mall on Phuket’s Patong beach presents a small but fascinating world from Friday to May 31 in “Thai Miniature World”. The intricate panoramas offer insight into traditional ways of life, Phuket’s history, historical attractions and the environment. There’ll also be demonstrations by skilled artisans. Call (076) 600 100 or visit www.Jungceylon.com.
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TO SEE
>> Krasue Fad Pop – Thai horror’s answer to “Alien vs Predator” – the ghosts Krasue and Pop face off in this comedy starring Intira Jaroenpura and Prangwalai Thepsathorn.
Angels an
d Demons In this prequ el to “The D a Vinci Code” novel, Harva , based on D rd an Brown’s teams up w symbologist Robert Lan ith a physicis gdon (Tom Hanks) t (Ayelet Zu symbols beh rer) to trace ind a myste the ancient rious string the Vatican. of killings th Ewan McGre at is rocking gor also sta rs.
Let the Right One In A 12-year-old boy develops a friendship with a vampire in a small Swedish town. With English and Thai subtitles at House. ★★★★
Star Trek The classic sci-fi TV series is reimagined by “Lost” director JJ Abrams, focusing on the early careers of James T Kirk (Chris Pine), Mr Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the rest of crew of the starship Enterprise. ★★★★
Big Stan Rob Schneider plays a nerdy con man about to go to prison.
Scared of being raped while in jail, he hires a martial arts guru (David Carradine) to teach him some moves. At Paragon Cineplex.
The Horsemen Dennis Quaid stars as a detective on the trail of grisly serial killings that are apparently rooted in biblical prophecy. Zhang Ziyi also stars.
Mor 3 Pee 4 Rao Rak Nai
in cinemas tomorrow
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Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? “Super Size Me” documentarian Morgan Spurlock treks to the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan in search of the elusive al-Qaeda leader. At House.
X Men Origins: Wolverine The steel-clawed Marvel Comics superhero’s epic life story is revealed. Hugh Jackman stars. ★★★
Chatting on the Internet, a Bangkok boy strikes up a romance a Phuket girl. With
Saranair Haao Peng
English subtitles at some cinemas.
Pranks are pulled on celebrities including Mum Jokmok, Ad
Carabao, Kotee Aramboy and Korean girl group Baby Vox Rev. With English subtitles at some cinemas.
K-20: Legend of the Mask An acrobatic crimefighter (Takeshi Kaneshiro) hunts a masked Robin Hood-like figure. In Japanese with English and Thai subtitles at the Lido.
Mei Lanfang Chen Kaige directs the story of China’s greatest opera performer (Leon Lai). Zhang Ziyi also stars.
>> Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
– Ben Stiller returns as the embattled museum night watchman, meeting up with such historical figures as Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) and Al Capone (Jon Bernthal). >> Rule Number One – A pair of cops (Shawn Yue and Ekin Chen) are assigned to a unit that handles supernatural calls. >> Righteous Kill – Fourteen years after they first shared the screen in “Heat”, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are back together, this time playing veteran cops on a murder case.
on tv
In Mandarin with English and Thai subtitles at House. ★★★★
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Century – The Movie Plaza (02) 247 9940
Atonement
House
A precocious teenage writer irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister’s lover of a crime he did not commit. Natalie Portman stars.
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Major Cineplex/EGV Bangkok: (02) 515 5555 Pattaya: (038) 052 227
HBO (TrueVisions), 10pm
Major Hollywood Bangkok: (02) 718 7999
Channel links Paragon Cineplex Bangkok: (02) 129 4635 IMAX: (02) 129 4631
SF Cinemas Bangkok: (02) 268 8888
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Tough foreign backpackers become entangled in a kidnapping plot involving a Thai heiress. Daniel O’Neill stars. Thai dubbed.
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Close to Home By John McPherson
LEISURE
Pooch Cafe
The Buckets
Adam
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By Paul Gilligan
By Scott Stantis
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By Bill Watterson
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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The last word in
ASTROLOGY
Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer
By Eugenia Last
Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
Today’s Birthday: Not everything will be disclosed and the guessing game will keep you on your toes. Stick to what you know works and avoid all temptation. It’s your life and you must take charge of what you do, say and allow. Show your strength. ARIES *** March 21-April 19 Don’t let your emotions lead you down the wrong path. You must keep your feet planted firmly on the ground if you want to make the most of the situation you face. TAURUS *** April 20-May 20 You’ll be surprised to learn that things aren’t as they appear. A secret that has been kept from you will be divulged unintentionally. Do what you can with the information but don’t get anyone in trouble.
DIFFICULTY RATING ★★★
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Follow through with your plans instead of waiting for someone else to do the work. You will get far more satisfaction and credit in the end. An unusual prospect will be made available. CANCER ** June 21-July 22 You’ll have trouble negotiating a deal. Don’t spend on someone or something that isn’t likely to bring you a return. Stick to basics and you will avoid getting swept up into someone else’s fever. LEO ***** July 23-Aug. 22 Don’t sit idle when there is so much you can do. Plan your next trip or get involved in a new hobby. Take control, make things happen and, before you know it, you’ll be back on the road to victory. VIRGO *** Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Unwise purchases will leave you short at month’s end. Avoid impulsive actions that will cost you. Trying to buy love will not bring you the satisfaction you are looking for. Don’t listen to a friend.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY
LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Get involved in a partnership or teamwork that allows you to meet new people and experience new activities. If you take advantage of others’ enthusiasm, you may get left behind. SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Make it clear to anyone dragging you down or complaining that you have no time to waste on trivial matters. Take control. It’s your responsible attitude that will bring you assistance. SAGITTARIUS ***** Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Put some time and effort into your surroundings. If you can make your place more entertaining or comfortable, you will want to spend more time there. A love relationship will take a positive turn.
Petr Cech Singer Joe Cocker is 65. Singer-actress Cher is 63. Musician Warren Cann of Ultravox is 57. Actor Dean Butler is 53. Actor Bronson Pinchot is 50. Singer Susan Cowsill of The Cowsills is 50. Actor Tony Goldwyn is 49. Actress Mindy Cohn is 43. Guitarist Tom Gorman of Belly is 43. Rapper Busta Rhymes is 37. Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is 27.
CAPRICORN ** Dec. 22-Jan. 19 You have to watch what you say. It will be easy to offend someone and even easier to cause a ruckus. Getting out with someone you trust will teach you how to handle others. AQUARIUS **** Jan. 20-Feb. 18 If you play your cards right, you can move into a new line of work or a study programme that will lead to a brighter future. An old love will want to come back into your life. Take it very slowly. PISCES *** Feb. 19-March 20 Someone around you has a hidden agenda. Before you offer your time or services, make sure you take care of your own personal business. Don’t be afraid to change your mind.
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Established since 1961, is currently one of the leading importers, distributors and marketers of healthcare and related products in Thailand. Based in Bangkok, Pacific Healthcare has over 300 full-time employees and an annual turnover of approximately USD35 million. The company is solid and reliable, with a well-established reputation and a quality of service that is second to none. To cope with our rapid expansion and diversification, we need talented candidates who are creative, energetic, and hardworking to join out team in the following positions:-
Medical Representative (Bangkok and Up-country) Key Responsibilities Responsible for opening the new product entry, regular visit customers in responsible area, maintain and demonstrate scientific knowledge potential or existing customers. Handle sales target and promote the company’s sales growth. Qualifications:• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or related field • At least 3 years experience in sales: hospital, clinic, modern trade or any other related business • Positive attitude, energetic and able to work independently • Results oriented and keen to learn a new things • Good personality, communication and negotiation skills • Fair command of written and spoken English • Computer literacy • Have own transportation and driving license
Product Manager: Pharma Key Responsibilities:Responsible for products, which requires more tactful marketing skills. Develop marketing plans and programs for the specific products, review, evaluate and adjust plans to cater for changes marketing strategy. Continuously assess and develop new channels to broaden the company’s market share and profit in the specific products. Product training and coaching Med. Rep. to deliver correct messages. Collaborate with SM to drive business and broaden client base. Qualifications:• Male or Female, age 25-35 years old (Only Thai Nationality) • Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Nurse would be preferable • Minimum 3 years experience in marketing of Pharmaceutical Products • Positive attitude, energetic, team player, service minded • Able to work independently with result-oriented • Strong leadership with interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills • Good command of English • Computer literacy • Have own transportation and driver license
We know opportunity is out there, PHC is looking for a great confident candidate who has a passion to join a winning team. We offer a competitive remuneration package for the right candidate. If you believe you are qualified for the above positions, please send a detailed resume in English stating the position you are interested in and your current and expected salary, together with your transcript and a recent photograph to
Pacific Healthcare (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Human Resources Department 1011 Supalai Grand Tower, Room No. 01, 29th Fl., Rama 3 Rd., Chongnonsee, Yannawa, Bangkok 10120 E-mail: recruit@phc.co.th Website: www.phc.co.th Only successful applications will be contacted! We accept resume in MS Word only.
Sumitomo Corporation Thailand Ltd. and Sumi-Thai International Ltd., the affiliated companies of Sumitomo Corporation, a Japanese leading international trading and investment company with 179 offices worldwide. We and our affiliated group companies are expanding our business and require more highly qualified and dynamic manpower for the position of:
Project Manager Scope of Work: To support the implementation of the North Bangkok Power Plant Project, as the Project Coordinator of the Consortium member (Completion is scheduled on March 2010). Qualifications: ● Male, age 30-45 years old. ● Master's/Bachelor's Degree in Engineering ● Excellent in English both speaking and writing. ● 5-15 years in engineering & construction of the power plant.* Please apply in person or send resume in English by email with expected salary and recent photo to
Sumitomo Corporation Thailand Limited 20th & 21st Floor, M. Thai Tower, All Seasons Place, 87 Wireless Rd., Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Ms. Pornpimol Tanpanichakul, Human Resources Development Department E-mail: tanpanichakul.pornpimol@sumitomocorp.co.jp Tel. (02) 654-0002-29 ext. 403
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3-1 The Suwon Samsung Bluewings moved into the last 16 of the Asian Champions League with a big win over Singapore Armed Forces yesterday.
briefly I would have won title: Klinsmann
Italian Supercup to take place in China
Golfer Katayama looks to martial arts
Next season’s Italian Supercup between champions Inter Milan and Cup winners Lazio will take place on August 8 in China, news agency Ansa reported yesterday. The match will round off a week-long football festival in which a tournament will also be contested between three English sides – Tottenham, West Ham and Hull City – and China’s Guoan. – AFP
Shingo Katayama, who finished fourth at this year’s Masters, is turning to traditional Japanese martial arts to improve his golf swing. “I won’t be getting much bigger physically, so I’ve been studying Japanese martial arts to see how they can help me improve,” Katayama said. “I’ve been looking at things like Aikido and even Noh Theatre to see how I can incorporate them into my golf swing.” Katayama also offered Katayama up an explanation for his trademark cowboy hat. “I always thought my face looked oversized so I decided to wear a hat that makes my face look smaller,” Katayama said. – AFP
Cipriani out of England rugby team Danny Cipriani, the fly-half once regarded as Jonny Wilkinson’s natural heir, has been left out of England’s squad for the upcoming home-and-away Tests against Argentina.But 2003 World Cup-winning hooker Steve Thompson has been recalled to a squad that features six uncapped players, including Leicester number ten Sam Vesty, whose form has contributed to Cipriani being included in the second string Saxons squad that will defend the Churchill Cup in Denver, Colorado. The other new faces in the senior squad are Newcastle prop David Wilson and his club team-mate Tom May, a versatile back, Harlequins pair Chris Robshaw and Jordan Turner-Hall, and Gloucester prop Nick Wood. – AFP
AP
Klinsmann
Juergen Klinsmann has broken his silence three weeks after getting fired by Bayern Munich to assert that he would have taken the club to the Bundesliga championship. “I was made responsible for many things I could do nothing about,” Klinsmann said. “The most painful in the whole thing was the feeling that I could have done the job. I could have taken the team to the championship,” Klinsmann said.– AP
The Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul where the Uefa Cup final will be played tonight.
MAESTROS VS MUSCLE Shakhtar take on Bremen in Uefa Cup final tonight AP, Istanbul
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hakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu is predicting a clash of styles when his team takes on Werder Bremen in tonight’s Uefa Cup final. The 63-year-old Romanian coach is preparing his players team for the match in Istanbul – the last ever Uefa Cup final before its rebranding as the Europa League – by making sure they are ready to cope with an athletic, speedy side that’s already knocked out former continental champions AC
Milan and Hamburg. Lucescu said yesterday he expected Bremen to try to physically dominate a young Shakhtar side aiming to become the first from Ukraine to hoist the trophy. “Bremen is the attacking team with very good physique and a lot of really good athletes on their team,” Lucescu said. “And as for Shakhtar Donetsk, the style is based on the good technique of the players and, naturally owing to our specific qualities, they will try to exercise control over the progress of the game.” Whether Lucescu can do so will go some way to demon-
strating how successfully he has managed to emulate the template of youth, skill and tactical flexibility he established in spells with Dinamo Bucharest, Galatasaray and Besiktas. There are just three players over 30 years of age in Shakhtar’s 25-man squad, which features a quintet of skilful Brazilians, of whom midfielders Fernandinho, Ilsinho and likely substitute Willian average just 22 years of age. But if Bremen are looking for omens of theirs own, they may want to consider that Lucescu won just one of his five games at the venue during his four years in Istanbul.
Cannavaro is re-Juvenated Juventus announced yesterday the re-signing of Italy World Cup win-
Kolkata win on last ball in IPL Brad Hodge hit an unbeaten 71 and Brendon McCullum topscored with 81 to lead the Kolkata Knight Riders to a thrilling, last ball victory over the Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match.
Fabio Cannavaro will play for the Old Lady again.
ning captain Fabio Cannavaro from Real Madrid. Cannavaro’s contract with the Spaniards runs out at the end of June and he has signed a one-year deal with the “Old Lady” of Turin. Speaking from the city, where he came to sign his contract, he said: “I’m delighted to have returned to Turin and to have the opportunity to wear the black and white [Juve] jersey again. “I’m sorry that in some fans anger prevails over the appreciation for the glorious seasons we lived through together. “I’m convinced that I can win over even the biggest sceptics through hard work, professionalism and the passion with which I will tackle this new adventure.”– A F P
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DAILY XPRESS
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FOOTBALL
England face a goalkeeper problem
FAILURE REWARDED Flop art fuels compensation culture at Newcastle AFP, Paris
n football’s parallel universe, it pays to fail. Manchester United celebrated an 11th English Premier League title at the weekend – as well as eyeing a potential third European crown under Sir Alex Ferguson – which was achieved on a 2008 wage bill of £121 million. By comparison, Chelsea, out of the title race in England and Europe, have spent £148 million. Up in England’s under-performing Northeast, Newcastle United welcome 50,000 fans to a home game who deliver a million pounds in gate receipts. The club also receives tens of millions more in TV income and have also enjoyed a couple of lucrative, if brief forays into the Champions League. Billionaire sports retailer Mike Ashley, who bought the club in 2007, paid off only part of a debt mountain estimated at around £150 million including outstanding transfer payments. But the club which lifted the last of its four league titles in 1927, and has won nothing for 40 years, has one of the biggest wage bills in the country. Veteran striker Michael Owen earns a reported £4 million a season and even derided “bad boy” Joey Barton makes around three million. Add 10 managerial changes since Kevin Keegan first resigned in 1997 – and the compensation bill for his myriad – and tro-
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Striker Michael Owen earns £3 million a year at Newcastle United. phyless – successors has rocketed. Even in the two years since Ashley took charge, compensation pay-outs have topped £15 million – including a reported 1.5 million for unlamented executive director of football Dennis Wise, whose original appointment came following a similar pay-out to his former side Leeds. “There are no plans to appoint a replacement in this role,” Newcastle announced, prompting the London Times to note wryly: “That was a couple of million quid [pounds] in salary well spent then.” Add to that more than 20 million on signing disparate and largely second-rate players and it is hard to identify the club’s business plan – par-
ticularly considering Newcastle sold two of their best players, Shay Given and James Milner, on the way to potential relegation which would cost them an estimated £50 million. On the plus side, another million for coach Alan Shearer’s touchline services for eight games will prove money well spent if the ultimate gamble pays off with survival by the skin of Geordie teeth on Sunday. If diehard Newcastle fans have been crying in their beer all season failure doesn’t have to leave a bitter taste. Ask Sven-Goran Eriksson, sacked as Mexico coach after poor World Cup qualifying form. The suave Swede’s reward?
A third massive pay-off in three years, coming after his jettisoning as England coach after the 2006 World Cup fiasco in Germany which netted him a reported £3 million – (he was originally in line for six) – and then another reported million following his one-year tenure with Manchester City. Beyond football, England may ponder the value of a truncated early summer cricket Test series against a West Indies side whose board demanded a reported US$1.4 million rather than the usual 250,000. Given the West Indies’ abject showing Lords and Chester Le Street, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) might feel the money could have been better spent.
England manager Fabio Capello will have to rely on third-choice goalkeeper Robert Green for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Kazakshstan and Andorra after David James opted for shoulder surgery. Manchester United’s Ben Foster, who had moved past Green in Capello’s pecking order, is also unavailable for the trip to Kazakhstan and the Wembley meeting with Andorra after having an operation to correct a ligament problem in his thumb. James has had a problem with his left shoulder for some time but delayed a decision on surgery until his club, Portsmouth, had secured their survival in the Premier League. He missed Monday night’s 3-1 defeat of Sunderland and decided to have the operation on Wednesday rather than wait until after the England matches, on June 6 and 10, and risk not being fit for the start of next season. The 38-year-old is taking a calculated gamble over his England place by handing Green or someone else the chance to come in and catch Capello’s eye only a year before the World Cup finals in South Africa. James said he had been carrying the injury for 18 months. “I have to look at the bigger picture. I want to be fit for the start of next season and I trust England to do well without me.”– A F P
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Sunderland’s Kenwyne Jones after the 3-1 loss to Portsmouth.
underland’s struggle to avoid relegation will go down to the wire after lax defending contributed to a 3-1 loss at Portsmouth’s Fratton Park on Monday. The Black Cats’ needed all three points from this visit to the south coast but their Premier League fate will now be determined by Chelsea’s visit next Sunday. Sunderland were left just
two points clear of the drop zone. with a win against Chelsea seeing them safe while anything else and their future will be decided by results elsewhere. Ricky Sbragia’s strugglers remain a point better off than Hull, who host Manchester United, and two ahead of local rivals Newcastle. Portsmouth had already ensured their topflight status last weekend.
Both sides hit the post in a goalless and largely lifeless first half. Then after almost 12 and a half hours without either side scoring a goal, first Sunderland and then Portsmouth put an end to that miserable statistic as a dreary encounter suddenly caught fire. Sbragia, reflecting on the second goal, told Setanta Sports: “We knew in the second half they’d push on to us
and close us down. but we got off to a good start. Kenwyne scored and from then on we should have been a bit more confident and bossed the game. “We kept the lead for two minutes, and that’s not acceptable. The second goal was a bad mistake by Anton Ferdinand. He switched off. I would imagine he should have just put his foot through it and helped it on.”
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ANFIELD A stand at Rajamangala National Stadium will be designated ‘The Kop’ for the Liverpool team’s visit in July
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COMES TO THAILAND Worawi Makudi, president of the Football Association of Thailand, receives a Liverpool No 22 jersey from Ian Ayre, the club’s commercial director, during a press conference yesterday.
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f the rousing atmosphere at Anfield, English Premier League club Liverpool’s stadium, makes you emotional, how about experiencing it first-hand when Rafael Benitez’s star-studded side makes a long-awaited return to Thailand for an exhibition match in July? The Reds’ visit to the Kingdom back in 2001 was a celebration tour following a remarkable campaign which saw them clinch three trophies, the FA Cup, League Cup and Uefa Cup, under the guidance of Gerard Houllier.
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The French manager also led the Reds’ next visit to Thailand, in 2003. Although the Merseyside club won’t be bringing any titles to the country this time, the upcoming trip scheduled for July 20-23 should be just as special as previous tours, given the organisers’ plan to create the Anfield atmosphere at the Rajamangala National stadium, the venue for Liverpool’s friendly against the national side coached by former Sunderland manager Peter Reid. The East zone of the stadium, which is opposite the covered section, will be desig-
JAMIE CARRAGHER IS EXCITED AND STRAIGHTAWAY WANTED TO KNOW WHERE WE’LL BE GOING. Ian Ayre, LFC commercial director
nated “The Kop” stand to give fans who can’t afford the trip to England an opportunity to experience one of the best atmospheres in world football. From standing on the terraces with friends, to singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, “the Kop” will be a unique experience for any football fan. Anyone who decides to purchase a ticket for “the Kop” (priced at Bt1,350) will receive an exclusive limited-edition Kop scarf. Ian Ayre, the club’s commercial director, said the Liverpool players were all excited by the prospect of returning to the country.
“I just want to tell you that every player is looking forward to the trip because they know we have many fans in Thailand. I recently had a chat with [Jamie] Carragher about the tour. He’s excited, and straightaway wanted to know where we’ll be going and what we’ll be doing.” Tickets costing from Bt600 to Bt3,000 will be limited to four per person and will go on sale from this Friday at Adidas stores and outlets in Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya. Liverpool will arrive in Thailand on July 20. After the game on July 22 at 8pm, the team will jet off to Singapore.
Thai youngsters hopeful of heaving gold By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
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osts Thailand have set their sights on at least a gold medal from the girls’ events at the EGAT Youth World Weightlifting Championships, which gets underway at the province’s 700th Anniversary Stadium today. The Kingdom is fielding a total of eight boys and seven girls in the inaugural tournament, the winners of which will gain berths in the 2010 Youth Olympics Games in Singapore. National coach Sackhai Titajaree is hopeful that that one of his girls can capture a gold medal but refused to reveal the name of the potential medallist for the fear of put-
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Pittsburgh came out with plenty of spark then held on behind Marc-Andre Fleury’s 23 saves as the Penguins beat Carolina 3-2 in the opening game of the NHL semi-finals series yesterday. Miroslav Satan, with his first of the playoffs, and Evgeni Malkin scored first period goals for the Penguins who are trying to win backto-back conference championships for the first time since 1991-92. “I think we did a good job tonight. We got the first goal,” said Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby. Philippe Boucher came off the bench to add a thirdperiod goal in the win.
Thailand’s Pongsathorn Dangsanan lifts during a training session yesterday. ting too much pressure on his wards. “These youngsters are competing for the first time
in an international event. They do well in a small training room but in a big gymnasium things are a lot differ-
ent,” Sackhai explained. “Judging by the records of other teams, I believe we stand a good chance of winning a gold,” he added. Three events, the boys’ 50kg, 56kg and girls’ 44 kg, will be held today. The coach is keeping his fingers crossed for a possible bronze medal on the opening day. “We cannot expect anything above a bronze. China, North Korea, Turkey and Bulgaria are very tough. North Korea in particular has improved to another level,” the coach said. The championships were declared open yesterday by Privy Councillor Palakorn Suwanarat. Competition starts 3pm every day and is broadcast live on Channel 11.
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FIGOFAREWELL Portuguese veteran Luis Figo appears set on retiring after winning a fourth Serie A title and is likely to join Jose Mourinho’s staff at Inter Milan.
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Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger may be ready to leave the London club for Real Madrid after being “exasperated” at criticism from shareholders and fans, British newspapers report. “It’s more of a possibility now than it’s ever been,” one of Wenger’s aides told the paper. The Frenchman was left “hurt and betrayed” by Arsenal shareholders criticism over his transfer policy and strategy and “is really unhappy with the comments he has had to listen to recently,” the Sun said. Wenger, the most successful manager in Arsenal history, doesn’t feel “fully appreciated” by the club and believes he didn’t have the financial backing he needed, the paper added. Arsenal Chairman Peter Hill-Wood described as “disgraceful” some of the questions addressed by the shareholders during a meeting held last week, the Daily Mirror reported. Meanwhile Real Madrid presidential candidate Florentino Perez is trying to take advantage of this internal turmoil by making an “all-out assault” to sign Wenger from the Emirates, the paper added. Perez is ready to offer Wenger a “free hand” over the transfer market and the club’s technical decisions, the Mirror said. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Adebayor admitted he may quit Arsenal after the supporters turned on him, the Sun reported. “It was not nice playing at home getting booed by my own fans. I didn’t know what to do any more,” the Togo striker was quoted as saying. Adebayor felt he didn’t deserve criticism for being linked to other clubs. “If Porto, for example, wants Adebayor, it is not Adebayor’s fault. Why boo me?” he told the paper. Inter Milan and AC Milan are battling it out over the £24-million signing of the Arsenal forward, the Daily Mail said.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is exasperated by criticism from shareholders.
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Clash of styles in Uefa Cup final
Sunderland edged towards the precipice of relegation from the English Premier League after they were beaten 3-1 at Portsmouth. Ricky Sbragia’s side remain just two points ahead of the bottom three and with one game remaining – at home to Chelsea – wins for Hull and Newcastle could send them down to the Championship. >PAGE 25
Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu is predicting a clash of styles when his team takes on Werder Bremen in tonight’s Uefa Cup final. The 63-year-old Romanian is preparing his players for the match in Istanbul by making sure they are ready to cope with the athletic, speedy side that scalped AC Milan and Hamburg. >PAGE 24