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YOU NAME IT Kwan Thai, Lin Ping, Thai Jin, Ying Ying. These are the four names shortlisted from 54,000. One of them will be chosen for the panda cub in a public vote from Friday >PAGE 2
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Lost in translation
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s an expat living in Thailand I often see what I call “lost in translation” notices that are great to use on my radio show. Here are a few examples. On a photo/film-processing shop window: “1 hour photos ready in 20 minutes”. In the window of a shop in Siam Square: “Open 7 days a week, except Mondays”. At the end of my soi there was a beauty salon that closed down. Maybe they should have changed the sign in the window. It listed “Nail Pain” as one of their services (what did they do, use a hammer?!). Finally, while phoning a posh hospital in Bangkok recently, I was put on hold for a doctor. The music that came floating down the line was “Stairway to Heaven”. Very reassuring!
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THE CITY
Shocking mistake
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14,536,382 TOURISTS VISITED THAILAND LAST YEAR – Immigration Bureau, Police Department
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Woman mistaken for sister attacked with electroshock gun by debt-collecting gang
New police website lists stolen vehicles
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grilled-chicken vendor says she was assaulted by debt collectors who used a Taser gun and death threats yesterday after mistaking her for her sister. The victim, Wanpen Klingsukhon, 38, told Daily Xpress that she complained to police after she almost lost consciousness when a woman and three men attacked her with the electroshock gun. But police officers refused to get involved, and told her to ask for Bt500 compensation from the gang, she said. Her elder sister had borrowed Bt3,000, Wanpen added. But the gang refused her sister’s offer to pay all the money back at once as it wanted to keep collecting the interest of Bt150 per day. Wanpen is demanding the authorities and provincial governor look into the case.
Police ‘commission’ Chaiyaphum has plenty of debt collectors, known as “safety helmet people” because they ride motorcycles and offer their clients the choice of paying interest or facing assault. Chaiyaphum police chief Maj-General Decha Chuayboonchoom yesterday said he had ordered his men to be vigilant for debt collectors demanding high rates of interest. DAILY
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Sanofi-Aventis (Thailand) has come out with a travel kit for its 350 employees to protect them from the Type-A (H1N1) influenza.
4 names: your choice What are we going to call Chiang Mai Zoo’s new panda? Buy a postcard and have your say By Janjira Pongrai, Kwandao Jitpana D A I LY X P R E S S
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atural Resource and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti yesterday announced the four suggestions for the name of Chiang Mai Zoo’s panda cub: Kwan Thai, Lin Ping, Thai Jin, and Ying Ying. Some 560,000 people submitted 54,000 suggestions to the judges of the naming competition, who narrowed them down to 300 names then 10, before the four finalists were chosen, he said.
Choose here “Kwan Thai” means the Thai
people’s sweetheart; Lin Ping means the icy forest; Thai Jin means Thai gold; and Ying Ying means complete and fertile. The people who suggested the final four names were entered into a prize draw, with four of them winning Bt100,000 each. The public will be able to vote on the names using one of the 30 million specially made postcards that will go on sale at Bt5 each from Friday to August 5. Panda veterinarian Kannikar Nimtrakul said that the panda cub was healthy, had grown to 26 centimetres in length and currently weighed 810 grams,
an increase of 180 grams in two days.
Preparing for a debut Staff yesterday began to coax it away from Lin Hui, its mother, for longer periods in preparation for the cub’s debut in front of zoo visitors. Experts from China have commented that the cub can now survive without its mother, said Kannikar, but zoo authorities are keeping them together for the well-being of Lin Hui. Kannikar said visitors would be asked to walk through trays of disinfectant to get to the panda clinic area when the cub goes on display from July 4-6. They will also be asked to avoid contact with cats or dogs before their panda visit as the cub is susceptible to disease.
he police’s Anti-Auto Theft Centre has confiscated 28 luxury cars worth more than Bt80 million from various garages and car parks in Bangkok and Ratchaburi after finding they had no valid documents of ownership. “We believe they have been either smuggled or stolen,” the centre’s director Lt-General Somyos Phumpanmuang said at a press conference yesterday. He said that 2,712 cars and 20,039 motorcycles were stolen in the region last year.
Auto theft crackdown “The Anti-Auto Theft Centre is preparing to launch a crackdown,” added Somyos, who is also an assistant national police chief. He announced that a website with up-to-date information on stolen vehicles would be up and running later this month. The address www.LostCar.go.th.
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“If you are buying a used car, you will be able to check the website to ensure it is not stolen.” The centre is also planning a new system which will enable officials to get information on stolen cars via their cellphones.
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Home décor for dolphins By Budsarakham Sinlapalavan
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“The project will benefit the environment, fishing and local tourism,” Chankij said. “The containers should help this area become a diving destination.” The children got an extra bonus in the form of the chance to win awards. Teams participated in three categories: primary school students from Khanom district, secondary school students from Khanom district, and students from across Nakhon Si Thammarat. The winners received a certificate of honour, a plaque and Bt5,000.
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hildren in Nakhon Si Thammarat gathered early this month to create colourful undersea homes for aquatic animals. They painted beautiful designs on shipping containers to be sunk off the coast of Khanom district. “The containers will become an artificial reef, serving as shelters or nursing grounds for sea creatures,” said Chankij Jearaphunt, managing director of Khanom Power Plant, a subsidiary of EGCO Group. EGCO organised the “Build Undersea Homes” project – which has placed 18 containers on the seabed this year – in conjunction with the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Nakhon Si Thammarat Office and other organisations.
An octopus’s garden “We used dolphins in our design because they are a famous symbol of the sea here,” said Grade 9-student Kantapong Srimuang. His
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Youngsters in Nakhon Si Thammarat get creative for sea creatures
Above: The team from Khanom Pitaya School whose painting on a container won the contest. Left: Decorated shipping containers will serve as an artificial reef off Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Khanom district. team from Sichol Kunatan Vittaya School beat 17 others to win first prize in the third category. “The theme of our painting is harmony between technology and nature. We hope it will encourage other children to care about the environment,” Kantapong said. “Our team spent six hours painting,” said Supanat Laosakulsuk, whose team from Wat Khao School (Wan Khru
2501) took on five other competitors to win in the second category. “Our painting has a pink dolphin and a crab-eating monkey, both symbols of Khanom.” Supanat said he was thrilled to get the prize. “But more than that, we are happy to have helped create a home for the fish,” the 12-year-old said. “Our painting highlights the best of the shore and sea in
Khanom,” explained Kornkanok Saiwong, whose Khanom Pitaya School team triumphed in the second category. “We won a prize last year, too,” he said. The “Build Undersea Homes” project began in 2007 to mark the 80th birthday of His Majesty the King. The six-year project aims to place 99 containers on Thailand’s seabed.
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World’s first face,hands transplant patient dies
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Tourists look at the Perito Moreno glacier from ‘Platform One’ in Patagonia, Argentina. Nourished by melting Andean snow, the glacier is constantly growing and is one of only a few ice fields worldwide that have withstood rising global temperatures.
Says he wishes her well, but she must ‘look after my daughter properly’ Malawian man who claims to be the father of pop star Madonna’s newly adopted daughter said he has given up his fight to block the adoption, and wished the singer well. Malawi’s Supreme Court last week granted Madonna’s adoption of Chifundo James, whose
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A tanker truck hauling 30,280 litres of ethanol crashed and exploded into an inferno that sent a river of fire into storm drains, killed the driver and blocked major highways in Long Beach, California. The heat from the blazing ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, was so intense it melted guardrails, and all that remained of the truck were its axles and small portions of the cab. The truck hit the side rail of eastbound State Route 91 at the transition to Interstate 710 and a huge fireball enveloped the I-710 overpasses. Officials worried the fire may have weakened the elevated stretch of road, the fire department said. A stream of burning alcohol flowed from the tanker into a storm drain, shooting plumes of flame six metres into the air from other storm drains. Firefighters snuffed the flames with foam.
Madonna adoption: dad gives up fight A F P , Blantyre, Malawi
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A Frenchman who underwent the world’s first face and hands transplant in April after being disfigured in an accident has died, hospital officials said yesterday. The man, in his thirties, died of cardiac arrest while undergoing a follow-up operation on June 8, according to Laurent Lantieri, the surgeon who performed the groundbreaking transplant near Paris. “He developed a facial infection a few weeks after his operation, and during an operation to try to tackle the infection he suffered cardiac arrest,” Lantieri told RTL radio. Lantieri said the patient’s death was linked to a heart problem, not to the transplant itself. “Developing an infection is a common phenomenon among transplant patients,” he said. “All the biopsies we performed showed there was absolutely no rejection.” Surgeons had replaced the patient’s entire face above the lips, including the scalp, nose, ears and forehead, in a 30-hour operation involving a medical team of more than 40. The recipient, on a donor waiting list for more than a year, had scars from burns on his face and hands so severe that it had robbed him of all social life. – A F P
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name means “Mercy”. Lawyers are now preparing travel documents so the three-year-old girl can join her new family. “Truly, I wish her well, but I only ask Madonna to look after my daughter Chifundo properly. She must grow knowing that her father still lives in Malawi,” James Kambewa said.
He said he was “definitely disappointed” with the court ruling. The court in Malawi listed Mercy’s father as “unknown” and said that she was born to a 14-year-old mother who died three days after giving birth. Kambewa, 24, said that he believed the infant had died with the mother in 2006, until he saw newspaper reports that Madonna was seeking to adopt her. “I was misinformed that my
girlfriend Mwandida and her daughter died in 2006,” Kambewa said. He added that he has never seen the child, except in newspaper photos. Madonna first met Mercy at Kondanani orphanage during her first visit to the poor southern African nation in 2006. She has already adopted another Malawian child, David Banda, and has said that she wanted him to have a sibling from his home country.
A teenager faces charges in a gruesome string of cat mutilations and killings that have horrified his neighbours and shaken animal lovers in two South Florida communities. Tyler Hayes Weinman, 18, was charged with 19 counts each of animal cruelty and improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary. In the past month, residents in the Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay neighbourhoods have reported finding the bodies of more than two dozen cats. Weinman was taken into custody and was being questioned. Four of the confirmed cat killings were reported on the street where Weinman lived. His attorney said that Weinman is innocent of the charges. – AP
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THE FUN Sek Loso’s latest album is a self-titled release. The first cut ‘Mai Yom Tad Jai’ has reached 500,000 downloads.
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CHASTITY BONO, DAUGHTER OF SINGERS SONNY AND CHER, IS UNDERGOING GENDER REASSIGNMENT, ACCORDING TO A PUBLICIST’S STATEMENT.
“Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honour his true identity. He is proud of his decision and grateful for the support and respect that has already been shown by his loved ones.”
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fter more than two years of living in England, iconic rocker Sek Loso is back with a fourth solo album and his concert this Saturday is his first arena gig as a solo artist. Like many old-school rockers, the 35-year-old Sek admits he was worried and confused about digital downloads. “I guess I’m old fashioned,” he says ruefully. “I was afraid that without the CD, my music career would come to an end. “With the download system, I didn’t know how I could collect the money from sales or how to protect my copyright. I found myself wavering as to whether to continue as a musician. In the end, I went to a temple to look for guidance. I also read several dharma books by Phra Budhadasa Bhiku. I discovered how dharma helps us to cut ourselves off from all the rock ’n’ roll pretensions. It helped me find my way.
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XTRA ALL STRUNG UP >> Sek Loso’s concert, “Jai Sang Ma”, is at 7 on Saturday at Impact Arena in Muang Thong Thani. >> Guests will include singers Marsha Wattanapanich, Noi Pru, and guitarists Laem Morrison and Kitti Guitar Gun. >> The concert marks a peacemaking effort by Sek, who had fought onstage with Noi in the “Rak Opera” concert in New York in 2006.
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>> Tickets are Bt500 to Bt2,000 at Thaiticketmajor. Call (02) 262 3456. >> On the Web: www.SekLoso.net.
Marsha Wattanapanich, left, and Noi Pru will be among the guest artists at Sek Loso’s show.
“My previous albums, 1996’s ‘Lo Society’, 1998’s ‘Entertainment’ and 2002’s ‘Pok Daeng’, each sold two million copies. I’d lose a lot of confidence if an album sold just 50,000 copies. But I’m lucky to have kept a strong fan base and still have so many loyal supporters.”
DHARMA HELPS US TO CUT OURSELVES OFF FROM ALL THE ROCK ’N’ROLL PRETENSIONS. Sek Loso Sek’s English album “For God’s Sek”, available through iTunes and the new self-titled Thai release, are both selling well. The first cut “Mai Yom Tad Jai” has already reached 500,000 downloads. Other tracks are “Lopa Tosa Moha” about religious teachings, “London”, about several destinations in England, and “Phuea Ther Khon Diew”, on which Sek talks about his favourite artists, including Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and Axel Rose. But there’s nothing like a live concert and Sek is all set to rock fans on Saturday in an Impact Arena show that marks his 12th anniversary in the business. “Actually, it’s 13 years but 13 is an unlucky number so we’re calling it 12,” he says.”
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PARIS HILTON was seen clubbing in Los Angeles last week with new Real Madrid football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Hilton recently dumped her boyfriend, actor Doug Reinhardt.
THE DECLINE in video-game sales in the US. Revenues dipped to $863.3 million, from $1.12 billion last year.
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movies “Largo Winch” will be the opening film of the French Film Festival at 6.30 on Thrusday at SFW CentralWorld. French director Jerome Salle and actor Tomer Sisley will be present for the by-invitation-only screening of the thriller, which is is adapted from the graphic novel by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme. You can see it again on Friday at 8pm and on Saturday at 6.45pm. The fest, showing 12 contemporary French films, runs until July 1. Tickets are Bt100 or Bt500 for six. Visit www.LaFete-Bangkok.com or www.SFCinemaCity.com.
A call for fresh ideas on life
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EUROPE’S LONGEST-RUNNING disability film festival “Wie wir leben!/The Way We Live!” is calling for entries. The seventh edition of this short film festival takes place from November 4 to 7 at Filmmuseum Munich. The festival is looking for films that represent people with disabilities, chronic or mental illnesses and their experiences. The films entered should be no longer than 60 minutes and produced in 2007 or later. They can be fictional, documentary, animation or experimental. The deadline is July 10. A selection of about 30 films will be screened in the international competition. There are three awards, presented by an international jury, as well as an audience award. Visit www.ABM-
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Wooden animals at ArtGorillas ARTGORILLAS GALLERY is displaying “Tuktun Teung”, the first solo exhibition by Chiang Mai-based artist Tananop Sangaroon. Tananop brings a selection of his signature wooden sculptures to Bangkok along with a new series of acrylic paintings. A graduate of Chiang Mai University’s Fine Arts Faculty, Tananop is a member of the multidiscipline design group called Happy Friday. He lives and works in both Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The show runs until July 10. The opening reception is at 7 on Friday. ArtGorillas is on the second floor of the Lido cinemas in Siam Square. Visit www.MySpace.com/ TeungHappyFriday or www.ArtGorillas.com.
“Kru Lilly” Rojanasab is “Miss Know-it-All” regarding Thai language. You can ask her anything, as long as it’s not about gadgets or technology. Kru Lilly “I travel from one to another school and teach and I hardly find time to sit in front of computer,” says Kru Lilly, who doesn’t even have a Facebook profile. “You know, it was only recently that I knew what a BlackBerry was,” she says. “But I will try to catch up so that I understand my students.”
Eager to prove it’s no longer
French producer Luc Besson to challenge Hollywood with a giant new studio complex A F P , Saint-Denis, France
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rance is challenging Hollywood as film giant Luc Besson has launched a project to build a sprawling new studio in an old power plant outside Paris by 2012. To be called La Cite du Cinema, the complex will have film sets, editing suites, postproduction facilities, offices, theatres and a film school. “The machine about to be born here will be the world’s best dream machine,” says Alain Terzian, head of the French producers’ association, speaking inside the vast early 20th century structure shut down three decades ago. Being refurbished at a cost of ¤140 million (Bt6.7 billion), the power plant built in 1929 for the Paris subway, is a rambling 62,000 square-metre complex. Besson shot scenes for “Nikita” and “Leon” among its metal
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Luc Besson plans to build his Cinema City in an old Paris power plant. girders, steel staircases and mammoth machine parts. “We now have the possibility of working with a unique tool that will enable us to compete with America,” says Besson. “When I was working on ‘The Fifth Element’, which had a ¤90-million budget, I suddenly realised I couldn’t make the film in France, the studios weren’t there. I decided that day to fight for us to have studios worthy of Hollywood.” He hopes to complete Cinema City in 2012, just ahead of the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
weak when it comes to marketing, the Democrat Party is aggressively promoting the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s school cleanup with Governor MR Sukhumbhan Paribatra’s face plastered on banners to proclaim the city’s schools are clear of swine flu. But the banners are up even before the cleaning is done. Perhaps the advertising department should slow down and let the governor finish his job before issuing the “banner certification”.
Mission accomplished by the Bangkok governor.
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A night at the Casbah Harem pants are all the rage but you need the right accessories – and the figure – to do them justice By Melissa Magsaysay LOS ANGELES TIMES
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With properties like oleic acid that moisturises and protects the skin, it’s little wonder that the oil from the tropical moringa tree was used 4,000 years ago by Greeks and Egyptians to make lotion and perfume. Now Body Shop has done its own research on this plant and is extracting the oil from its seeds and crushing the petals for its new Moringa collection. Moisturise and protect your delicate skin with the fragrant shower gel, milk body, body butter and body scrub.
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Worried about ageing? Then check out Nars Cosmetics new Lipid Enhancement EFA product. Free of dyes and synthetic fragrance, this intensely concentrated serum, containing more than 95 per cent lipid enhancing ingredients including Omega 3, ceramides, cholesterol and hyaluronic, will repair, support and protect the skin while giving supple and rejuvenating results. The fatty acid complex nourishes and repairs the skin cells deep within the lipid layer, and an optimal ratio of absorption enhances the product’s ability to improve the health of the skin and mimics the skin’s lipid content for increased hydration. It’s on sale now at NARS counters in all major department stores.
hen harem pants came down the runways at Chloe and Alexander McQueen for spring 2009, they somehow glided past the cartoony pop culture associations and helped define summer’s effortlessly slouchy look. But the style is hardly effortless to pull off. In fact, next to hot pants and high-waisted trousers, harem pants might be the most daunting item of clothing to wear. They tend to make the hips, rear and thighs look larger while making legs seem shorter. But you can make these pants look chic and flattering – it’s all a matter of balancing proportions and adding the right accessories so the statement is bold. These pants fall and drape in the right places on a model, but if you're heavy in the hips and thighs or have short legs and a long torso, you’ll want to wear really high heels to get a similar effect. Sky-high stilettos will eliminate the frump factor and add a seriously sexy line to the portion of leg not enveloped in the pants. To keep the overall silhouette clean and balanced, wear something tight and minimal on top - body skimming tanks are best for summer tucked
in or belted so that the waist shows. The most easily wearable pants I found were a black and white printed silk style from 3.1 Phillip Lim but American Apparel, Alexis Lamontagna and Ella Moss are using comfy cotton jersey for their version of the look. Their harem pants are casual and can be worn with something more sporty, such as a racer-back tank or fitted V-neck T-shirt. Great heels will dress them up and flatter the body, but if you're comfortable with the silhouette, flats or flip-flops will work too. All these pants have a huge cool factor because the look is so unexpected. And trust me -when it works, it has an attitude and slouch that simply says “sexy tomboy”. Don’t be afraid to try it.
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Riding the waves The Tough 6000 is perfect for navigating choppy waters and ski slopes
HyperCrystal III LCD screen, dual image stabilisation, 25 aterproof up to three meshooting modes and tap control. tres under water, the The tap control makes it conOlympus Mju Tough 6000 is a venient to use, especially when fun camera to use at a swimming you’re wearing gloves. The pool, a water park or during a HyperCrystal III LCD screen is monsoon downpour. really bright and that makes it You don’t have to worry about easy to frame your shots under unseasonal weather and you can direct sunlight. take it with you when you visit And with its 28mm wide lens, Father Christmas in his snowy the Tough 6000 lets you enjoy habitat as this baby will withframing scenery shots. It has 3.6x stand temperatures of up to mioptical zoom too. nus 10 Celsius. Our test found that it captured Kids can also handle the camsharp and clean photos, especialera and if they let it slip, you ly in a well-lit environment. won’t be wincing – it’s shockIf you are not sure which proof up to 1.5 metres. shooting mode to use, opt for And it has plenty of tricks up the Intelligent Auto Mode. I its sleeve including Megapixel tested it and found that this CCD imaging sensor, 2.7-inch mode correctly selected both portrait and scenery modes for me. KEY SPECS Its Smile Shot mode also worked effectively, firing Resolution: 10 Megapixels off three shots automatiLens: 5.0 - 18.2mm cally when my subjects (28 - 102mm equivalent in 35mm photography) smiled. with maximum aperture of F3.5 (W)/ F5.1 (T) Easy shooting modes inZoom: 3.6x Optical Zoom + 5x Digital Zoom clude underwater snapShutter speed: 1/2000 sec - 1/4 sec. shot, underwater wide1, (up to 4 sec. In Night Scene mode) underwater wide2, and unISO Sensitivity: Auto, High Auto, derwater macro. 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 Olympus Mju Tough Display: 2.7-inch HyperCrystalTM III LCD 6000 retails for Bt13,990 with Backlight Boost, approx. 230,000 dots and the package comes Memory: 42 MB internal memory expandable with a 1-GB xD Picture with xD-Picture Card card and an adapter to alBattery: Li-ion Rechargeable Battery (LI-50B) low you to use available Dimension: 95.3mm x 63.4mm x 22.4mm microSD cards with the Weight: 149g without battery and memory card camera. By Smiley Byte
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If you’re between 12 and 17 years old and a student, then you’re eligible to enter Panasonic’s “Kid Witness News: KWN 2009” to win the chance of becoming Thailand’s representative to the competition rounds at the Asian and global levels. For a team with five pals and present the news or a documentary lasting four to five minutes on one of these topics: “My Country”, “My Culture”, “My Sport” or “Environment”. You can find out more and download the application form at Panasonic.co.th. The deadline is June 30. Call (02) 530 9383-4.
Italian fiesta Experience a variety of Italian foods at the Gourmet Market at the Emporium and Siam Paragon. Made with imported products from Italy, the menu includes soup, salad, pizza, spaghetti, panna cotta and gelato. The tasting’s on until next Monday.
In my mind’s eye Until June 30, German artist
Stephan Wegerer is presenting the fruits of his residency at Tao Hong Tai Ceramic Factory in Ratchaburi. His new sculptures are inspired by microscopic particles that cannot be seen by the naked eye but have curious forms, peculiar textures, and seductive colours. Tao Hong Tai is on Ratchaburi’s Jedi Hug Road and open daily from 8 to 5. Call (081) 880 3600 or (032) 323 630.
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Woman in all her glory Thanet Awsinsiri presents a selection of paintings created over the past three years in “Door of a Beating Heart”, which runs until Saturday at the Bangkok University Gallery in Kluay Namthai. The three main themes of the show reflect the pursuit of ideal love, the yearning for love, and feminism. These concepts are conveyed through nude images and figures of women. Call (02) 350 3626.
Protecting the pachyderms Enfant and Cotton USA launch the “Enfant Love Elephant” collection to remind new mums that mother elephants love their little ones too. The “Love Baby, Care for the World, Love Elephant” campaign also aims to convey a message about the importance of the conserving a green environment and keeping elephants safe from harm. Part of the proceeds will be donated to a banana-planting programme to feed wild elephants.
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World Comedy Film Festival
Anuban De k Khong The oversiz
ed le remain in po ader of a kindergarten gang strugg wer les to school girl. W as he’s overcome with feelings for ith English a highsubtitles a t som e cinemas.
17 Again A down-on-his-luck middleaged man undergoes a magical transformation that gives him an awkward second chance to experience his teenage years. Zac Efron stars. ★★★
Drag Me to Hell Sam Raimi directs this thriller about a bank employee (Alison Lohman) who finds herself cursed after foreclosing on an elderly woman’s home. ★★★★
Gomorra The Grand Prize winner of last year’s Cannes Film Festival intertwines five realistic stories
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of lives touched by the organised crime family in Naples. In Italian with English and Thai subtitles at House. ★★★★
Blood: The Last Vampire Gianna Jun (“My Sassy Girl”) makes her Hollywood debut as a half-vampire girl who kills demons for a secret US government agency.
Home French photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand took to the sky for this stunning and sobering perspective of our planet. At the Lido.
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Pandemic A Japanese doctor (Satoshi Tsumabuki) comes to realise a patient’s ailment is a bit more serious than a common cold. In Japanese with English subtitles at Lido.
Terminator Salvation Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the leader of the resistance against the cyborgs. ★★★
2022 Tsunami The controversial Toranong Srichua directs this disaster drama about a big wave that slams Bangkok. ★★
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Night at the Museum 2 Security guard Ben Stiller encounters more historical figures coming to life. Also at IMAX. ★★★
Winged Creatures Survivors try to cope after a shooting in a diner. Stars Kate Beckinsale and Forest Whitaker. At the Lido.
Let the Right One In A 12-year-old boy develops a friendship with a vampire in 1980s Sweden. In Swedish
A pair of misfits bond over burgers and video games in the New Zealand romance “Eagle vs Shark”. Screening at 4.30 today at SFW CentralWorld, it’s among the highlights of the closing day of the World Comedy Film Festival. Others include Vietnam’s “Epidemic of Laughing” at 3 at CentralWorld, Jonathan Winters and Robin Williams trading laughs in “Certifiably Jonathan” at 5 at CentralWorld and Canadian humour in “Skill Like This” at 7.30 at Paragon Cineplex. The closing film is at 5.30 at CentralWorld – “Look for a Star”, a Hong Kong romance starring Andy Lau as a casino tycoon who falls in love with a show girl (Shu Qui). For the full schedule, see www.ThailandWorld ComedyFilm.com.
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with English and Thai subtitles at House. ★★★★
Apex Lido: (02) 252 6498 Siam: (02) 251 3508 Scala: (02) 251 2861
Century – The Movie Plaza (02) 247 9940
Love in the Time of Cholera
House (02) 641 5177-8
A man waits a lifetime to claim the hand of the woman he loves. Based on a novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Major Cineplex/EGV Bangkok: (02) 515 5555
Bangkok: (02) 718 7999
Star Movies (TrueVisions), 8pm
Paragon Cineplex
Channel links
Major Hollywood
Bangkok: (02) 129 4635 IMAX: (02) 129 4631
SF Cinemas Bangkok: (02) 268 8888
Up
Vista
An elderly man encounters the unexpected when he fulfils his lifetime dream of adventure by attaching helium balloons to his house and floating to South America. In digital 3-D in some cinemas. ★★★★
Chiang Mai: (053) 894 415
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 TV Thai – www.ThaiPBS.or.th True – www.TrueVisionsTV.com
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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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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LEISURE
Games&YourStars SUDOKU
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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: You have a unique sense of style that you must put to good use in order to stand above the competition. Use your intuition to guide you and your sensitivity toward others to know when to forge ahead and when to pull back. Love and romance will highlight your year. ARIES *** March 21-April 19 Your emotions will be hard to control. Don’t let anyone’s actions cause you to make a costly mistake. Taking a back seat until things settle down will be beneficial but not easy to do. Time is on your side. TAURUS **** April 20-May 20 You can make some very interesting observations that will protect your interests and help you with relationships. Use your charm to get others to see your potential. Be practical.
DIFFICULTY RATING ★★
GEMINI **** May 21-June 20 Take on a new challenge and you will prove your ability to someone who may have questioned you in the past. You can make some cash by investing in something that is slow-growing but stable. CANCER ** June 21-July 22 Someone you trust will let you down, causing emotional upset that will affect your status. Be ready to make a fast move in order to spare as much notoriety as possible. LEO ***** July 23-Aug. 22 Take a chance on someone who may eventually contribute to a project. Expect to come into cash. You may be paid for something for which you weren’t expecting any financial reward. VIRGO *** Aug. 23-Sept. 22 A short trip that will bring you knowledge, information or a better understanding of what’s being offered will pay off. A responsible attitude will prove that you are in the right.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY
LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22 You’ll be pulled in several different directions. A partnership can develop or you can come to terms with someone you disagree with. Travel plans should be made, mixing business with pleasure. SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Look for change instead of trying to hold onto something that is weighing you down. You have to let go of grudges and think positive. A new partnership can be good for you. SAGITTARIUS ***** Nov. 22-Dec. 21 You’ll be convincing but not everyone will buy into your scheme. Beware of the person able to upset your plans and turn people against you. Being viewed as a spendthrift will sabotage your efforts.
John Cho Actor Bill Cobbs is 74. Singer Eddie Levert of The O’Jays is 67. Actress Joan Van Ark is 66. Singer James Smith of The Stylistics is 59. Singer Gino Vannelli is 57. Actress Laurie Metcalf is 54. Actor James Patrick Stuart is 41. Actor John Cho is 37. Actor Eddie Cibrian is 36. Actress China Shavers is 32. Actress Missy Peregrym is 27. Actress Olivia Hack is 26.
CAPRICORN ** Dec. 22-Jan. 19 You can make some adjustments at home that will further your goals. Getting your papers in order will lead to an asset you forgot you had. Someone you used to know or do will aid you. AQUARIUS **** Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Plan to have some fun with someone you find interesting. Your ability to help others can be put to good use if you don’t let your emotions get the better of you. Stay calm. PISCES *** Feb. 19-March 20 Avoid erratic behaviour. You may want to keep your personal life a secret until you know where you stand and what’s going to unfold. Now is not the time to share your ideas.
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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.
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Khum Phaya Resort & Spa, Chiang Mai, a luxury 5-star hotel, to be managed by Japanese operator and Grand Heritage Hotel needs various positions with minimum Bachelor's Degree, a few years experience, good command of English & Japanese would be an advantage.
Director of Sales Human Resources Manager Front Office Manager Public Relations Manager Night Auditor Chief Engineer Please send your application with expected salary, resume, recent photo by postage mail or E-mail.
V Group Bldg., 50 Huay Kaew Road, T. Chang Puek, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50300 Thailand Tel. 0-53406600-6 Fax: 0-53406617 E-mail: Grandheritagehotel@hotmail.com
Big C Supercenter PCL, Thailand's leading hypermarket, is looking for highly motivated men and women to join our professional team of more than 14,000 employees working in our Headquarters Office in Bangkok and in Big C stores throughout Thailand.
Come to join the Big C Management Team in any of the following open positions:
1. Store General Manager ✔ ✔ ✔
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business Administration or related fields At least 8 years experience in retail business with 3 years as a store manager in large hypermarket store, proven track record of successes required Good command of both spoken and written English
2. Assistant General Manager/Division Manager/Department Manager 2.1 Fresh Food Division 2.2 Dry Food Division 2.3 General Merchandise Division ✔ Bachelor’s degree in any field ✔ At least 5 years experience in retail business ✔ Good knowledge of each product category 2.4 Customer Service Division/Department ✔ Bachelor’s degree in any field ✔ At least 3 years experience in retail business in the area of customer service, cashier and invoice & claim 2.5 Replenishment Division/Department ✔ Bachelor’s degree in any field ✔ At least 3 years experience in retail business in the area of inventory control and goods receiving 2.6 Maintenance Division/Department ✔ Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering ✔ At least 3 years experience in retail business in the area of all maintenance services such as water, electrical, air-conditioning and telephone systems 2.7 Plaza Division/Department ✔ Bachelor’s degree in any field ✔ At least 3 years experience in retail business in the area of rental space and tenancy services Qualifications for all positions ➢ Strong leadership with very good people skills ➢ Open minded, strong negotiation and communication skills ➢ Good interpersonal skills, flexibility and financially competent ➢ Able to relocate and work on shift schedule ➢ Good command of both spoken and written English would be an advantage ➢ Computer literacy As a member of the Big C team, you will enjoy participating in a competitive package of salary, annual bonus, incentive bonus (in some jobs), and a benefits package which will provide financial security to both you and your family - now and in the future. Interested applicants are invited to apply in person or send their application with full resume indicating qualifications and experience, transcript, current & expected salary and recent photo to:
Human Resources Division (Recruitment Dept.) Big C Supercenter Public Co., Ltd. 6th Floor, 97/11 Rajdamri Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 E-mail: recruit@bigc.co.th Website: www.bigc.co.th
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24 GAMES
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
THE SPORT
DAILY XPRESS
15-0 Derek Jeter and the Yankees hammered pitcher Johan Santana in a 15-0 thrashing of the Mets for the biggest blowout in Subway Series history.
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Deco
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti said he is close to signing Portugal internationals Deco and Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea. Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho had worked with Deco at FC Porto and Carvalho at Chelsea and now wants the pair to boost his team’s hopes of winning the Champions League. “The coach requested Carvalho and we are negotiating to buy him,” Moratti said in La Gazzetta dello Sport. – AP
Strong field for Mercedes golf More than 80 young Thai golfers will be competing for places in the Teens On The Green World Championship Final in the USA as they enter the 7th Mercedes Trophy Masters Final at the Rayong Green Valley Golf Course from tomorrow until Friday. The tournament is the final round of the Mercedes Trophy Junior Golf Championships. The youngsters, who earned their spots via six qualifying events, will be testing their skills against a strong field of more than 50 young golfers from 12 countries. The Mercedes Trophy Masters Final will be played over 54 holes, and comprises both boys and girls events divided into three age groups: 12 and under, 14 and under and 18 and under. Daily Xpress
Johnson returning to Chelsea? Chelsea are leading Liverpool and Manchester City in the chase for Portsmouth defender Glen Johnson, who may bring in about £18 million, the Sun reported. Johnson played only 35 games in four years at Chelsea before the club sold him to Pompey for £4 million in 2007. Portsmouth officials expect a transfer to be completed this week, the Sun said.
The newspaper also said that striker Peter Crouch is concerned about the ownership situation at Pompey.
Tevez out of Old Trafford Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez told Ferguson that he’s ready to move on, the Independent reports. Ferguson has called the Argentine several times from his holiday on the Cote d’Azur and Tevez has told the coach Tevez he’s intent on leaving, the newspaper said. Tevez will probably move to Manchester City, who may offer £140,000 a week, the Independent said.
Man United want Villa Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will have about £100 million to spend after selling Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid, and hopes to spend about £45 million on Valencia striker David Villa. Ferguson will try to sign Villa, who is also a Real target, as well as Wigan winger Antonio Valencia.
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Inter close in on Deco,Carvalho
Ratthapark ‘Feem’ Wilairot fell back with engine trouble in 250cc race.
HEAT ON FEEM Thai takes seventh in Spain after mechanical glitch DAILY XPRESS
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hai Honda PTT SAG rider Ratthapark “Feem” Wilairot is confident about his chances of finishing in the top five after he managed a seventh-place in the 250cc at the Catalunya Grand Prix despite encountering engine problems. The Thai’s third campaign in the world championships has been far from consistent – his third top-ten finish of the season came after a disappointing 14th place in Italy a fortnight ago. Concerns abound that the
21-year-old, currently in 12th position in the overall standings with 31 points from six races, might fail in his bid to break into the top five. However, Ratthapark remains positive about his chances and hopes to use the latest result as a springboard to relaunch his campaign, which so far has been blighted with all sorts of problems. The Thai rider started from the third row in tenth position and struggled with a lack of engine power throughout the race. Nursing his machine all the way, he managed to finish the race for some well-deserved points. Excessively high engine tem-
peratures meant he was losing acceleration at the corners, which prevented him from fighting with the front group. But despite riding alone behind the big boys up front he managed to score his second best career position after a fifth in France last month. “I didn’t start well and I lost a few places, but I didn’t lose confidence,” said Ratthapark. “I fought all the way and went forward. Then I started having engine problems because the temperature rose to 75 degrees, and I lost a bit of power. “Despite everything I finished in seventh place, and I’m happy because the team did a great job.”
Tamarine breezes into round 2 Reigning champion Tamarine Tanasugarn opened her title defence in style with a 6-1 6-3 win over Czech Barbora Strycova in the first round of the US$220,000 Ordina Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch yesterday. With tape strapping on her right arm, the Thai veteran showed no sign of pain from a muscle injury as she beat Strycova with ease for the second time after a 6-0 6-2 victory in the 2005 Australian Open. “It was the same injury I had last year. It was bothering me last week in Birmingham but I still can play. It’s okay ... I am checking it everyday,’’ said Tamarine. She next plays Czech seventh seed Iveta Benesova, a left-hander, in the second round. Benesova, who defeated Mara Tamarine Tanasugarn routed Santangelo of Italy 6-2 6-3 on Sunday, leads Tammy 2-0 in their previher Czech rival 6-1 6-3. ous match-ups.
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GAY STEALS SHOW American’s win in St Jude earns US Open berth AP, Memphis, Tennessee
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rian Gay played his way into the US Open in his last possible chance, beating David Toms and Bryce Molder by five strokes to complete a wire-towire victory at the St Jude Classic on Sunday. Gay earned his second win in his last five events and third of his career to grab the Open exemption at Bethpage Black as a multiple winner in the last calendar year. He grabbed the $1,008,000 winner’s cheque at TPC Southwind in runaway style, too. Gay led by only a stroke after each of the first three rounds, then shot a third straight 4-under 66 to pull away. He birdied three of the first six holes to take all the suspense out of the final round, and birdied the 18th to finish at 18-under 262. Phil Mickelson, in his first event since announcing wife Amy has breast cancer, and John Daly, returning from a sixmonth PGA Tour suspension, tied for 59th at 1 over. Mickelson closed with a 75, and Daly shot a 70. Toms finished with a 65, and Molder had a 70. John Senden (64), Paul Goydos (68) and Robert Allenby (69) tied for fourth at 12 under. “It was a pretty good golf tournament except for one guy stealing the show,” said Toms, the tournament winner in 2003 and 2004. It wasn’t as large a victory as April when Gay won by 10 at Hilton Head. It just felt like that
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Brian Gay of the United States after winning the St Jude Classic. Inset: Anna Nordqvist holds the LPGA Championship trophy. on a day where no one could get close enough on wet fairways that stopped balls with almost no roll. Officials had moved up the start by four hours hoping to beat incoming storms that popped up in the morning to delay the start of the final round – by four hours. It didn’t rain again. And Gay put away the win with his putter. He needed only 100 putts to become only the fourth wire-towire winner in the tournament’s 52-year history and the first since Justin Leonard in 2005.
Rookie Nordqvist champ Anna Nordqvist of Sweden
IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD GOLF TOURNAMENT EXCEPT FOR ONE GUY STEALING THE SHOW. David Toms
completed a long day and a memorable week in splendid fashion, shooting a 4-under par 68 on Sunday to become the second straight rookie to win the LPGA Championship in Havre De Grace, Maryland. Nordqvist finished at 15-under 273, four shots ahead of Lindsey Wright in the tournament’s final stand at Bulle Rock Golf Course. The LPGA Championship will get a new sponsor in 2010. After letting a fiveshot lead dwindle to one, Nordqvist sank a 12foot birdie putt on No 14 and essentially clinched her first career victory with a 35-foot putt for a birdie on No 15.
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India dumped by resurgent England India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni refused to blame a packed playing schedule for the defending champions World Twenty20 exit at the hands of England. Defeat by three runs at Lord’s on Sunday meant India, who won the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 in South Africa, no longer had any chance of reaching the semi-finals ahead of their final Super Eights match against South Africa at Trent Bridge today. Leading Indian players such as wicketkeeper/batsman Dhoni have been on a virtual nonstop carousel of cricket for the past two years, their international commitments and the Indian Premier League leaving them with little time for a break. But Dhoni said: “If a cricketer says he didn’t perform well because he was tired, it’s a bad excuse. The more cricket you play the better it is. We can’t say we didn’t do well because we are playing too much cricket, we just didn’t play well.” India held England to 153 for seven but could only manage 150 for five as they struggled against shortpitched bowling from England’s pace attack at a packed Lord’s. Big-hitting Yuvraj Singh, who famously smashed six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad at the 2007 tournament, only appeared at the fall of the fourth wicket despite the sluggish progress made by the top order.
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Bryant stars but Lakers’ supporting cast helped spell doom for the Magic As great as Kobe Bryant is, one player wasn’t going to beat the Orlando Magic. LeBron James learned that lesson. Bryant didn’t have to. He had plenty of help in the NBA finals, with four team-mates scoring in double figures in the 99-86 Game 5 victory Sunday that gave the Lakers a 15th championship. Bryant scored 30 points and was the finals MVP, but
he wouldn’t be lofting any trophies without the help he got from a solid but unspectacular group that turned out to be the perfect support for him. “I think as team-mates we understand what kind of player he is, what he brings to the table, and we try to complement each other,” Pau Gasol said. “I think what we’ve been doing well this year is understanding what our roles were, what our abil-
Kobe Bryant celebrates with the NBA and MVP trophies. ities are out there as individuals and make it work as a
who found his missing shot just in time to swing the series in Game 4, scored 13 points. Trevor Ariza, the swingman who couldn’t shoot and has turned into a reliable threat from outside, added 15. Bryant averaged more than seven assists in the series, confident when he gave the ball up his teammates would do something good with it.
team. It really worked out well. I think we all understood how to play this game together and to take us to this championship.” Kobe’s supporting cast: Gasol, the supposedly soft player who stood up to Superman, had 14 points and 15 rebounds. Lamar Odom, with the superstar skills he willingly accepted a sixth man role, had 17 points and 10 boards. Derek Fisher, the veteran
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Howard stares at bitter defeat from the bench
LAKERS TRIUMPH
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Bryant, Jackson reign once more in the NBA
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obe Bryant’s seven-year chase of a coveted NBA championship ended on Sunday when the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 99-86 to take an unassailable lead after Game 5 of the best of seven finals series. Bryant now has his fourth NBA title, and Jackson his record 10th. One year after conceding the finals to Boston, Bryant and the Lakers have redemption, and all the rewards that go with it. The star shooting guard scored 30 points and Pau Gasol added 14 and 15 rebounds as the Lakers earned their 15th title. With his fourth championship, Bryant finally stepped out of former team-mate Shaquille O’Neal’s enormous shadow and secured a strong case to be considered the league’s best player since Michael Jordan. Bryant, who averaged 32.4 points and was named finals MVP, said the can-he-win-without-Shaq talk annoyed him. “It was like Chinese water torture,” he said. “I would cringe every time. I was just like, it’s a challenge I’m just going to have to accept because there’s no way I’m going to argue it. You can say it until you’re blue in the face and rationalise it until you’re blue in the face, but it’s not going anywhere until you do something about it. “I think we as a team answered the call because they understood the challenge that I had, and we all embraced it.”
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NBA commissioner David Stern hands the Larry O’Brien trophy to Lakers man Joey Buss. O’Neal, now with the Phoenix Suns, was glad to see Bryant win another title. “Congratulations kobe, u deserve it,” O’Neal said on his Twitter page. “You played great. Enjoy it my man enjoy it.” Jackson, who won six league titles in the 1990s with Jordan in Chicago, now has won four with Los Angeles and broke a tie with legendary Boston coach Red Auerbach as the most successful coach in finals history. “I’ll smoke the cigar tonight in memory of Red,” Jackson said in reference to the late Auerbach’s traditional victory celebration. “He was a great guy.” Bryant and Jackson, whose relationship strained and
I THINK WE AS A TEAM ANSWERED THE CALL BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTOOD THE CHALLENGE THAT I HAD. Kobe Bryant
briefly snapped under the weight of success, are again at the top of their games.
Jackson, who once called Bryant “a selfish player” now sees the 30-year-old in a far different light. “He’s learned how to become a leader in a way in which people want to follow him,” Jackson said. “That’s really important for him to have learned that because he knew that he had to give to get back in return, and so he’s become a giver rather than a demanding leader. That’s been great for him and great to watch.” After the final horn, Bryant leaped into the air and was quickly engulfed by his teammates, who bounced around the floor of Amway Arena. Bryant then gave long hug and shared a few words with Jackson.
wight Howard plopped down on the bench, pulled his jersey into his mouth and stared at Kobe Bryant and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrating on his homecourt. The best season in Orlando Magic history came to a close yesterday, with a 99-86 loss to the Lakers in Game 5 of the NBA finals. As team-mates filed to the locker room slowly, Howard didn’t budge. Finally, Jameer Nelson came back to give him some company on the bench, a view that had been great for most of this season. “What I just told Jameer is look at it, just see how they’re celebrating,” Howard said. “And it should motivate us to want to get in the gym, want to get better, just to see those guys celebrating.” The Lakers ran off 16 straight points in a dominant second quarter to go ahead 5646, built a 16-point lead early in the third period and coasted to their 15th championship. The Magic never came close. The sound of happy Lakers fans scattered throughout Amway Arena kept the building from going silent. The smiles on the Magic fans were replaced with frowns, that hopeful feeling swapped for more heartache. “I went over to give him a hug,” Nelson said. “He just wanted me to stay there with him. He’s taking it hard. We all are.” Back in the locker room, long after most of the stragglers and team-mates had cleared, he sat at in his chair dejected. Nelson again came over, gave him a pat on the head and whispered a few words in his ear.
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CESC FOR BARCA? Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas says he’ll consider a move to the European champions if he gets a call from Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola.
TORRES ON FIRE
Liverpool’s Fernando Torres says he
has nothing more to prove after scoring the fastest hat-trick of his career in Spain’s 5-0 rout of New Zealand in the Confederations Cup in Rustenburg, South Africa. The star striker bagged three goals in the opening 17 minutes as Spain extended their unbeaten run to 33 games. Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas and Valencia’s David Villa also got on the scoresheet in a match that looked headed for a double digit result before New Zealand woke up. “I’ve never got a hat-trick so quickly and it was nice to achieve that with the national team,” said Torres, who has now scored 22 goals for Spain. “I owe it to my colleagues. I score but I benefit from the work done behind me. “I don’t think I have anything to prove. Let me tell you I don’t believe any players in this team have anything to prove. We are all playing at a top level.” The Group A victory, Spain’s 13th consecutive win, extended their unbeaten run as they look to overturn Brazil’s world record 35-matches without defeat between 1993 and 1996. Yet despite them being the world’s No 1 ranked team and packed with star names, the Royal Bafokeng Stadium here was half empty, something that will worry Fifa. Spain opened their account after six minutes when Fabregas slotted the ball to Torres on the edge of the box and he coolly curled his shot into the top right hand corner. It was 2-0 eight minutes later after Villa cut the ball back for Torres who side-footed it past flailing goalkeeper Glen Moss. The Liverpool striker collected his hat-trick on 17 minutes when Villarreal’s Joan Capdevila crossed from the left and he outjumped the defence to powerfully head home. AGENCIES
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Gay makes the most of chance
Bryant and Lakers NBA Champions
Brian Gay had one last chance to book a US Open berth, and he made the most of it with a wire-to-wire triumph in the USPGA Tour’s St Jude Classic. Gay’s second victory in his last five events sealed his spot in the US Open at Bethpage Black as a multiple winner in the last calendar year. The American was in complete control on Sunday. >PAGES 25
The long, gruelling journey for Los Angeles is over and the Lakers are back on top as NBA Champions. Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Lamar Odom had 17 with 10 rebounds off the bench and the visiting Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 99-86 to win the best-of-seven Finals series 4-1. “This means everything to me,” said Bryant, who also won his first Finals MVP trophy. >PAGE 27