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Recipe for a beautiful city By Pauline (Teng) Lamsam TV presenter
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ur country is one of the world’s favourite tourist destinations and is celebrated abroad as “the Land of Smiles”. But in Bangkok we seem to have forgotten how to smile. Two simple things would make this city much more beautiful: more smiles on faces and less rubbish on the streets. So, everybody, let’s make an effort!
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Bangkok dethroned India’s Udaipur has been named the WORLD’S BEST CITY this year, with the City of Angels dropping to third place and Chiang Mai coming fifth >PAGE 2
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THE AVERAGE NUMBER of lecturers in state-run higher-education institutes in 2007; there were 7,700 lecturers in private ones.
Count those medals Maths whiz kids from Thailand shine at an international competition By Supinda Na Mahachai D A I LY X P R E S S
Young Thai maths geniuses won 49 medals and ranked second only to China in an international maths competition in South Africa that ended yesterday. The Thai whiz kids travelled to Durban to compete against teams of lower secondary students from 19 countries including Australia, China, the Netherlands and South Korea in the 10th World Youth Mathematics Inter City Competition (WYMIC 2009). Thailand sent 17 of its best maths prodigies who set to work solving problems on July 2.
Adding up to gold A week and a half later, the Kingdom had bagged 14 gold medals, 19 silvers and 16 bronzes, said Basic Education Commission secretary-general Kasama Voravan na Ayudhya yesterday. Jirawat Ananrojwong and Veerachai Neeranartwong from Srinakharinwirot University’s Demonstration School Pathumwan both won gold in the individual category, while the Thai A team and D team won eight golds apiece. An international team with one Thai representative pocketed four gold medals. “Thai students’ maths skills impressed foreign media,” said Kasama, adding that the medal haul was bigger than past years. The students touched down in Bangkok with their medals yesterday afternoon. DAILY
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Students pose for the cameras before their flight to South Africa to join the 10th World Youth Mathematics Inter-City Competition.
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Known as the City of Lakes, Udaipur is located in the state of Rajasthan in northwestern India. It was once the capital of the kingdom of Mewar, ruled over for centuries by kings of the Rajput dynasties. They left behind grand palaces which, along with the beauty of Udaipur’s many lakes, have made the historic city the world’s favourite this year. “For a number of top-ranked cities – Udaipur, Cape Town, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang – value
daipur in India has been named the World’s Best City, taking over from last year’s winner Bangkok, in Travel + Leisure magazine’s fourteenth annual World’s Best Awards. Results from the mag’s poll of readers show that Bangkok has slipped to third behind Udaipur and Cape Town in the Top 10 Cities Worldwide category, but that Chiang Mai is a newcomer, in at No 5. Cities are judged for their sights, culture/arts, restaurants/food, people, shopping and value.
The world’s DREAM DESTINATION moves on from Bangkok to an Indian city famous for its lakes and palaces ratings were sky-high,” says Nancy Novogrod, editor-inchief of Travel + Leisure. “And while many far-flung metropolises made a strong showing, old favourites like T+L’s hometown, New York City, as well as Florence, Rome and San Francisco remain in the top 10 overall.
Holidays on a budget “This year’s results reflect our readers’ travel interests in this challenging economic reality – value, intimacy, service and discovery are top priorities. As for that old-fashioned sounding word, luxury, it’s all
about enclaves that shelter ‘stealth wealth’, from Amankora Paro in Bhutan to San Ysidro Ranch in California, where ‘casual’ and ‘laid-back’ are the names of the game.” The 2009 results will be announced in Travel + Leisure’s August issue, which comes out on July 24. The winners will be honoured at an awards ceremony on July 21 at the Cooper Square Hotel in New York. Readers were polled in the February and March issues as well as online at online at www.TravelAndLeisure.com/ worldsbest now.
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THE WORLD Red panda
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A Swiss archaeological mission has found pre-historic flints and skeletons dating back
200,000 years in Syria’s Palmyra desert
Info highway Crackdown on ‘kings of genies’
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A four-week-old red panda at Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park near Kirkcudbright in Scotland. The panda is native to the forests of the Himalayas and is among the latest new births at the park. Other arrivals include baby owls, wallabies, Asian small-clawed otters and tree porcupines.
Brick-throwing road vigilante an Internet hit A retired teacher has become an unlikely Internet hit in China for throwing bricks at cars whose drivers ignore red lights at a dangerous crossing. The furious 74-year-old last week took up position on an intersection in Lanzhou, the capital of northwest Gansu province, and damaged more than 30 cars before he was stopped by police. “I just wanted to catch people’s attention and tell the drivers to think of pedestrians,” he said. The unnamed man’s attacks drew wide support in Chinese cyberspace, with nearly 80 per cent of 400,000 respondents to an online poll backing him. The ex-teacher became a campaigner for road safety after a pedestrian was killed near where he lived. He successfully lobbied for traffic lights at the intersection, but drivers continued to ignore them. So he started lobbing bricks at transgressors, and was even joined by two other elderly men. – A F P
Jackson, healthy or not? Depends on who’s talking A P , Los Angeles
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n his final days, Michael Jackson was robust and active. Or dangerously thin and frail. Begging for access to powerful prescription drugs. Or showing no signs of ever having used them. It depends on who’s talking. A dizzying collection of puzzle pieces about Jackson’s health and habits has come to light since his death on June 25. With as much as a month before a toxicology report determines the cause, more are sure to emerge. Here are some of what’s known so far:
‘Healthy, vibrant’ >> During his final rehearsal at the Staples Centre, Jackson was captured on video doing
his signature moonwalk and dance spins. Randy Phillips, CEO of concert promoter AEG Live, told CNN he was a “healthy, vibrant human being”.
series of London concerts, said he never saw Jackson take drugs or act aloof, and the singer wasn’t frail when he last saw him at the end of May.
‘Abusing drugs’ ‘Losing weight’
>> Two of Jackson’s former
>> Phillips later told AEG con-
confidants, medium Uri Geller and ex-bodyguard Matt Fiddes, said they tried in vain to keep the pop superstar from abusing prescription drugs. >> Cherilyn Lee, a registered nurse, said she repeatedly rejected Jackson’s demands for the powerful sedative Diprivan. But a frantic phone call she received from Jackson four days before his death made her fear that he somehow obtained Diprivan or another drug to induce sleep.
cert organisers that he feared that Jackson was losing weight and showing signs of wear and tear. >> Dr Arnold Klein, Jackson’s dermatologist, who said he last saw Jackson less than a week before he died, told CNN’s Larry King that the singer was in “very good physical condition”, in “a very good mood” and “was very happy”. >> “The Incredible Hulk” star Lou Ferrigno, who was helping Jackson prepare for a planned
Police in northern Bangladesh say they have arrested dozens of swindlers who conned people out of money by calling them on cellphones and pretending to be genies with supernatural powers. “It has become an epidemic here,” said Farhad bin Imrul Kayes, police chief of Gobindaganj district. “In the last three months alone we have arrested 24 of these so-called ‘kings of genies’, some of whom have even become rich in just a year,” he said. The scammers would gather personal information about their victims beforehand, Kayes added. Claiming to be genies who had descended from the sky, they would tell people to send money to a specific location, threatening a family with tragedy if they disobeyed. “They would describe themselves as kings of genies who recite Koranic verses,” sub-inspector Abdun Nur said. – AFP
Shoe fetish A man who assaulted women and then ran off with their shoes has been arrested in Germany. Police said a tip-off led them to the 27-year-old, who was detained in his car near Bonn. The man is suspected of having robbed a total of nine women of their high heels in a series of attacks in Bonn and the nearby cities of Cologne and Leverkusen. In most of the cases, the man sneaked up on his victims from behind, pushed them to the ground and made off with their shoes. – DPA
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ANTONIO BANDERAS, SPEAKING AT THE KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ON INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING BEING HIT HARD BY THE ECONOMY. “The crisis has taken us by surprise and it is stabbing us in the back. It is very difficult to get a penny from a bank now, we are in a difficult situation.”
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The big surprise of ‘Half-Blood Prince’ is how much the stars have matured By Jake Coyle A P , New York
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hen the Harry Potter film series is completed, its three young stars – Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint – will have inhabited JK Rowling’s universe for half their lives. Radcliffe, who is now 19, was 11 when he was cast as the boy wizard for the series’ 2001 debut. Watson, now 19, was 10 when she auditioned for the whip-smart Hermione Granger. Grint, the eldest of the trio, is 20. The series’ sixth instalment, “Harry Potter and the HalfBlood Prince”, has earned positive early reviews. Both Variety and the Associated Press suggest it’s the best yet. Radcliffe, Watson and Grint – with the end of the series and a sense of graduation looming – have emerged from treacherous child-actor stardom as remarkably grounded people and increasingly talented actors. Off-screen, Radcliffe relishes frantic chatter about indie music, the behind-the-scenes aspects of filmmaking and his burgeoning love of acting.
Away with Harry
XTRA CASTING A SPELL >> “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” opens in cinemas on Thursday. >> The IMAX version of the film is in 3-D for the last 20 minutes.
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>> The Krungsri IMAX at Siam Paragon will have it. See www.IMAXThai.com.
Daniel Radcliffe was 10 years old, inset, when he starred in 2001’s ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’. Now 19, he attended last Thursday’s New York premiere of ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’ with costars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.
While he winces at his acting in the first two movies, the moment he realised he loved acting came while making the fourth, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”. “Something happened at the age of 14,” he says. “I started taking it more seriously, which meant I started having more fun.” He has begun moving away from Harry Potter, including a hilarious cameo in Ricky Gervais’ TV series “Extras” and a well-reviewed performance in a revival of Peter Shaffer’s play “Equus”.
SOMETHING HAPPENED AT THE AGE OF 14.I STARTED TAKING IT MORE SERIOUSLY,WHICH MEANT I STARTED HAVING MORE FUN. Daniel Radcliffe, on his approach to acting Watson did a voiceover for 2008’s “The Tale of Despereaux” and appeared in the 2007 BBC film “Ballet Shoes”, but she’s spent most of her spare time studying – something very Hermione-like. This autumn she’ll attend Brown University in the US. “The three of us have been working solidly since we were 10 years old,” she says. “I just need a little bit of normality for a while.” She plans to study literature and art, but she has also shown interest in fashion, and she’s signed with a modelling agency. The bemused Grint remains clearly grounded, even if he’s just bought a hovercraft. That playfulness is perhaps an essential quality to him. “I don’t think I ever really made the connection of acting being a career,” he says. “It was just something that was fun to do. Over the years you start to take it more seriously with different directors coming in.”
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MOBY was among the headline acts at the fourday Exit festival in Novi Sad, Serbia. The Balkans’ biggest music fest drew tens of thousands of fans and featured some 500 performers on 25 stages.
HAS BEEN EARNED by “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” in Thailand, surpassing the previous recordholder “Titanic”, which made Bt213.6 million.
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Brazilian artists Gabriel Primo, left, and Tiago Primo sit in their art installation on the side of a building in Rio de Janeiro. The brother artists are literally living on the edge, sleeping, working and eating in the hammock, bed, chair and other furniture they’ve hung on the wall 10 metres above the street. If nature calls, they scramble over to the veranda of the neighbouring art gallery, where a bathroom awaits. The brothers have been hanging out wall-side since the end of May and their installation will be up until August 20.
A task for a tusker Perhaps inspired by Bangkok’s wandering elephants, MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra calls himself its “wandering governor”, because he’s keeping his campaign promise to get out and listen to the people. He’s not keen on official overseas trips anyway, so he sticks close to home. Is he worried about his job “disappearing” while he’s away? No, says the boss – he’s more worried about Bangkok disappearing, in a flood or something.
Setting an example
FA S H I O N
AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILMS, impressive photography, delicate knitting works and Google Earth software created by talented disabled Thais are among the highlights of the “Role Model” exhibition tomorrow at Impact Arena’s Halls 9 to 11 in Muang Thong Thani. Social Development and Human Security Minister Issara Somchai will preside over the opening at 9.30am. There will be a discussion, “Disabled People’s Rights in the Decentralisation Era” at 11. The afternoon sessions include Chinese opera from Thammasat University and a human puppet performance by Hua Chiew University. Kru Nok Eieng closes out the event with a talk show that starts at 3.30pm. Call
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Doing as the Romans do FIND OUT HOW students in the Cultural Management programme at Chulalongkorn University’s Graduate School have been “Inspired by Rome” in a seminar on Saturday at Chamchuri Square. Starting at 1.30, the students will discuss their recent visit to the Italian capital and how cultural sites are interpreted, kept authentic and made accessible. Speakers include Montira Horayangura Unakul from Unesco Bangkok and Ronarit Dhanakoses from the Museum Siam. Admission is free and there are prizes to be won. They include an Acer Aspire One laptop, travel books and an Italian-dinner gift voucher worth Bt2,000. Call (081) 611 6088.
Karl Lagerfeld pays homage to Chanel No 5 and adds a few twists to Coco’s classics with his fall-winter 2010 haute-couture line A F P , Paris
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iant replicas of the distinctive Chanel No 5 perfume bottles towered over the runway at Karl Lagerfeld’s haute-couture show for next winter in the Grand Palais last Tuesday night. In the global recession, it was a timely reminder of the reliable revenue for fashion houses from scent, which Coco Chanel was one of the first to understand. Meanwhile on the catwalk, Lagerfeld gave a new twist to another of the Chanel classics, the tweed daysuit. He inserted an extra panel into the back of skirts, often dipping well below the rest of the hemline. Coats got similar treatment, with long flapping panels, some trimmed with fur, and tulle spewing out in between. Some silhouettes with pointed fronts looked like men’s tailcoats. Asymmetrically cut cocktail outfits in midnight-blue satin
Eat at Arun’s when you’re in Chicago.
World’s most famous Arun
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Karl Lagerfeld presents his new collection for Chanel. and black had curvy swallow tails, lined in contrasting scarlet or fuschia. Flapping trains on evening frocks were worked in liquid shiny sequins. A little black dress had shoulders encrusted with metal studs and pearls like epaulettes and military frogging. Hair was big and bouffant, unless enclosed under the occasional curious cloche in sheer net studded with silver and pearls. Default accessories were black lacy hose and matching gauntlets and laced up shiny patent ankle boots.
Arun’s a common name, but there’s only one in the book “1,000 Places to See before You Die”: Arun’s Thai Restaurant in Chicago. Arun Samphanwiwat has run the place for two decades and won many awards. Diners have included Barack Obama, Harrison Ford and Nicolas Cage, and Arun is also on the list of America’s 50 most successful Asians. On a recent return visit to Thailand he told Hello! magazine that a Canadian TV station is doing a 30-minute documentary about him. It might need more than 30 minutes: He’s lived in Japan as well as the States, has a PhD and had an odd relationship with a millionaire couple in Hollywood.
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Daks has been in charge of outfitting the British royal family since 1954.
Daks don’t dance With Queen Elizabeth among its customers, the veddy, veddy British label refuses to compromise on tradition By David Walter SPECIAL TO DAILY XPRESS
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lassic British style descended like a London fog on Siam Paragon last Wednesday as clothing label Daks celebrated 115 years in business with an anniversary fashion show. “Why have we lasted 115 years? Because of the quality, the image of the brand,” explained Daks (Thailand) vice president Prapan Juengpattapong. The label began in 1804 when Simeon Simpson opened a tailoring shop in London and his smartly cut trousers quickly became popular. When the c o m p a n y moved into ready-to-wear a p p a r e l , Simpson took the first and last letters of the phrase “daddy
slacks” to create the brand name that endures today. Wednesday’s presentation at Paragon showcased a traditional look that wouldn’t have Model Rujira Chuaykua shows her best British stiff upper lip.
seemed wholly out of place in Simpson’s day. A coed cohort of models including Rujira Chueykuer showed a collection
Menswear fit for a foxhunt.
heavy on leather accessories, with shirts bearing Daks’ camel-and-black check pattern. For men there were handsome wool scarves, full-cut trousers and classic wool suits. For women there were stylish trench coats, cropped blazers and wide-brimmed hats. Unlike similarly positioned labels like Burberry, Daks has resisted the urge to update its look. “Some brands try to make things younger,” Prapan said, “but for us, if we wanted to make younger clothes, we’d launch another brand, because our customers still love the image.” This steadfast adherence to tradition has guaranteed an establishment following that includes Queen Elizabeth II, for whom Daks has made clothes since 1962. “A typical male customer is age 40 and up and a very established man,” Prapan said. “He works in a company at a high level, and always likes to dress well.” The label has been particularly successful in Asia since 1991, when the Sankyo Seiko group purchased the brand from the Simpson family. At Paragon, the Daks display also featured a number of limited-edition items, including Egyptian-cotton polo shirts featuring an anniversary check, a alligator-skin belt for men and an alligator-skin purse for women. Prapan said he expected the Daks style – always timeless, never trendy – to endure for decades to come. “Classic is not old or young. Classic is classic!” Daks’ signature check graces a range of accessories.
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Ironing out wrinkles without Botox How can I get rid of or minimise fine lines around the eyes? Is there an alternative to Botox available?
Yes, there is always something new in the fast-moving world of cosmetic procedures. If you are just starting to notice fine lines around your eyes, the Fraxel refining treatment is probably your best option. This treatment uses the science of fractional photothermolysis, which treats your skin with thousands of tiny microscopic laser beams, leaving the surrounding area untouched for faster healing. You can get back to your normal activities immediately. Fraxel refining should give you long-term improvement due to new collagen formation in the skin around the eyes. This results from laser pulses that penetrate deep into the skin and stimulate collagen production which restores elasticity. You should see an immediate difference, with more improvement over time – a fading of the lines and even a slight tightening of the skin below the eyes.
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IT & GAMES
Touch me, I’m a Jet Samsung’s newest smart phone has plenty of fun options By Smiley Byte D A I LY X P R E S S
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he latest touch-screen phone to emerge from the Samsung stable, the Jet S8003 is compact, good-looking and user-friendly, with great multimedia performance and a large and bright screen. It’s powered by an 800MHz processor and comes with TouchWiz 2.0, which is an improved version of the touch screen user interface. The fast processor allows the phone to run up to seven different programmes simultaneously and display the home screen and menu screen in a snap. Its 3.1-inch AMOLED screen is impressively bright and crisp with 800x480-pixel resolution and viewable even under the direct sunlight. It also displays video clips beautifully. Thanks to its fast processor, the Jet plays DivX, Xvid, MEG4 and H.264 video files smoothly. The Jet also comes with a five-megapixel camera. In our test, shutter lag was a mere 0.2 seconds and the shots were clean for a mobile phone. The new interface allows the Jet to have three customisable home screens. You can drag and drop applications or widgets on the three home screens and you can swipe the screen to change to the next one. Fun parts of TouchWiz 2.0 are Media Gate 3D user interface and Motion Gate. Media Gate 3D can be accessed with a button on the right side of the phone and displays a cube that you spin to access one of six multimedia applications, such as the music player and
video player. Select an application and the 3D interface will display subsequent layers of screens. The Motion Gate is the motion-recognition engine that lets you control applications like the music player by shaking or tapping the phone. Smart Unlock is another nice feature of the new interface. It allows you to unlock the phone by writing a predetermined letter onscreen. The 3.5mm audio jack sits along the top of the Jet and it also supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. Although 3G connection is not yet available, TrueMove customers will enjoy browsing webpages and downloading multimedia files with Jet using Wi-Fi connection from any of the True Wi-Fi hotspots in the city. It’s reasonably priced too, retailing for just Bt16,500.
KEY SPECS: Band: GSM&EDGE 850/900/1800/1900; HSDPA 900/2100 MHz Operation System: SAMSUNG Proprietary OS Display: 3.1-inch AMOLED WVGA (480 x 800) Battery: 1080mAh Camera: 5MP resolution Connectivity: Bluetooth v.2.1 EDR, USB 2.0, WIFI, TV-Output Memory: 2.0GB internal memory expandable with microSD up to 16GB Dimension (HxWxD): 108.8 x 53.5 x 11.9mm Weight: 110g
‘Gateway’ to great performance By Smiley Byte D A I LY X P R E S S
KEY SPECS: Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB Memory: 4096 MB DDR-3 1066 MHz Display: 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 Ultrabright LED-backlit TFT LCD Graphic processor: NVIDIA GeForce G105M with 512 DDR2 VRAM memory, sharing up 1,791 MB from RAM Hard disk: 500 GB Optical drive: DVD Super Multi drive Network: Intel Wireless 5100, 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN
A stylish notebook computer, the Gateway ID5804 is ideal for playing 3D computer games and for enjoying high-definition movies. It’s powered by a powerful Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor running at 2.53 GHz and has four gigabytes of working memory as well as a huge 500 GBhard disk. Its display and 3D graphics horsepower comes from NVIDIA GeForce G105M. The graphic adapter comes with 512MB of dedicated video memory, which is expanded by sharing up to 1,791MB from the main system memory. The bright 15.6 –inch LCD screen with 1366 x 768 resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio is great for watching highdefinition video. If you want to play high-definition videos stored on your hard disk on a large LCD screen, simply connect the notebook to your
LCD TV using the provided HDMI port. The ID5804 runs on Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit. In our test, the notebook performed well when we played videos, put it through its paces on general applications and played games with 3Dgraphics. Vista’s internal performance rating also gave the ID5804 good scores. It processor performance got score of 5.4 on the scale of 1 to 5.9 and its memory performance got top marks, reaching 5.9. Its desktop performance for Windows Aero or transitional effects of Vista was 4.6 while its 3D business and gaming graphics performance was 4.9. Its hard disk’s data transfer rate got a score of 5.5. It’s not all that cheap though. You’ll find it at Gateway distributors for Bt49,900, VAT included.
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The Landmark Hotel’s Atrium keeps getting bigger, which is great news for fans of the delicious lunch and dinner buffets. Due to popular demand, the Japanese and seafood selections have been expanded so there’s an even greater section of sushi, sashimi, saba, salads and desserts. From Sunday to Thursday, dinner is priced at Bt1,300 net and on Friday and Saturday, it costs Bt1,500. Go in a group of four and you pay for two.
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Crab at Cascade The spider crab comes to the Amari Atrium’s Cascade restaurant this month in an elegant dinner buffet and a la carte menu designed by Chef Peter. Enjoy the crustacean cold in salad with garlic mayonnaise, in a zesty or spicy curry sauce or grilled with garlic and pepper. Call (02) 718 2000 extension 3739.
Arty Indonesia Until August 8, La Lanta
Fine Art plays host to five Indonesian artists. “Poetical Junctures” features paintings portraying their take on the social, political and cultural changes in their country and highlights the role of memory and its connection to history. The gallery is on Sukhumvit Soi 31. Call (02) 204 0583.
Oh Donna! Filipino singer Wee Gee, who’s best known for his hits like “Donna Donna” three decades ago, will be on stage with the Jeremiah Singers at the Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre on Sunday at 2pm. Tickets cost Bt500 to Bt1,000 at Thaiticketmajor. Call (02) 225 8778.
Eighth heaven Venus Butterfly, Wiriyapa “Nui” Jansuwong, Crescendo, Friday and the Groove Riders perform at Zen Even Gallery on the eighth floor of Zen department store on July 26 at 3 to raise funds for the Children’s Cancer Fund under the patronage of HRH Princess Somsavali. Tickets are Bt600 at Thaiticketmajor.
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Flash and float Where you born in July or August? Then celebrate your birthday with a dining discount at the Shangri-La Hotel. “Flash it and flaunt it” is the motto for the hotel’s promotion, and the higher your number of years, the broader your smile will be. You’ll enjoy a dining discount equivalent to your age when you celebrate a birthday bash on the Horizon Cruise. Call (02) 234 9952.
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The Secret of
Ghost Whisperer Season 3
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oonacre A 13-year-old girl discovers ishing an an that she is th cient curse fr om a magic e only hope for banal kingdom. Nang Mai (Nymph)
L’instinct de mort
Director Pen-ek Ratanaruang follows a husband and wife and their troubled marriage into a foreboding jungle. With English subtitles at some cinemas.
Vincent Cassel stars in this epic biographical drama about French gangster Jacques Mesrine, before he became “public enemy No 1”. In French
“Cannes Version” at SFW CentralWorld and Paragon Cineplex, “Director’s Cut” elsewhere. ★★★★
with English and Thai subtitles at the Lido. ★★★
Wongkamlao
The brash hero from a long-running Belgian comic comes to the big screen. Tomer Sisley stars.
Petchtai “Mum Jokmok” Wongkamlao directs and stars as the head of a comically dysfunctional wealthy family in this parody of soap operas and high society. Apaporn Nakonsawan also stars. With English subtitles in some cinemas. ★★★★
Largo Winch
With English and Thai subtitles at SFW CentralWorld. ★★★
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs The prehistoric mammals
y set in 1920s romantic comed is th s e ways ar st er ff young man in th a Michelle Pfei es at uc ed ho san w At Apex. Paris as a courte Bates also star. y th Ka d an nd Frie of love. Rupert ★★★
address family issues as they contend with giant reptiles. In 3-D in some cinemas. ★★★
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) again finds himself at the centre of a war between giant alien robots. Megan Fox also stars. Also at IMAX. ★★
Fireflies in the Garden A fatal car accident stirs painful childhood memories for the son of a domineering father. At SFW CentralWorld. ★★
Gomorra In this gritty drama, five intertwining stories examine lives touched by organised crime in Naples. In Italian with English
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on tv
and Thai subtitles at House.
Departures
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An unemployed musician finds a new calling in a taboo profession as an “encoffineer”. In
Let the Right One In
Japanese with English and Thai subtitles at Apex and House. ★★★★
Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) continues her investigations into her family secrets while helping ghosts to cross over to the other side. Extras include making-of, interactive haunted house, Melinda’s evolution and an animated short. Audio languages are English and Spanish with subtitles adding Thai, Bahasa, Chinese, Malaysian, Spanish, Portuguese and Korean. It’s priced at Bt1,070. –
A bullied boy befriends a girl vampire. In Swedish with English and Thai subtitles at House. ★★★★
Into the Wild
Century – The Movie Plaza
Sean Penn directs this true story of a young man who walks away from his family and gives away all his money and possessions to live in the wilderness. Emile Hirsch stars.
(02) 247 9940
HBO (TrueVisions), 8pm
Apex Lido: (02) 252 6498 Siam: (02) 251 3508 Scala: (02) 251 2861
House
Channel links
(02) 641 5177-8
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
Major Cineplex/EGV Bangkok: (02) 515 5555
Major Hollywood Bangkok: (02) 718 7999
Paragon Cineplex Bangkok: (02) 129 4635 IMAX: (02) 129 4631
Critical consensus
SF Cinemas Bangkok: (02) 268 8888
B13-U
UMG
Urban acrobats Leito (David Belle) and Damien (Cyril Raffaelli) uncover a conspiracy by corrupt officials that will destroy the Banlieue 13 ghetto and everyone in it. In French with English and Thai subtitles
RCA: (02) 641 5913-14
at Paragon only, elsewhere Thai dubbed. ★★★
★★★★★ = Must see! ★★★★ = Solidly entertaining ★★★ = It’s okay ★★ = Barely watchable ★ = Don’t bother No star rating means no reviews were available from staff or agencies.
Adam By Bryan Basset
The Buckets By Scott Stantis
Pooch Cafe By Paul Gilligan
Red and Rover
By Brian Basset
By Bill Watterson
Calvin and Hobbes
By John McPherson
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12 LEISURE Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
DAILY XPRESS
LEISURE
Games&YourStars SUDOKU
The last word in
ASTROLOGY
By Eugenia Last
Today’s Birthday: Love may cost you this year if you are too easygoing or generous. Walk away from any situation that doesn’t benefit you. It’s OK to be tough with the ones you love and to show who’s boss. Take action and follow through with your plans.
Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
ARIES *** March 21-April 19 You’ll have trouble controlling your emotions. Before you blurt out something you cannot retract, think of the positive things you can say to make whatever situation you face better. TAURUS *** April 20-May 20 Take the time to listen to complaints and figure out a way to compensate anyone who appears to be getting ripped off. Taking care of stressful situations will provide an opportunity you don’t expect. GEMINI **** May 21-June 20 Your ability to talk convincingly will prove that you are the right person to negotiate for a group. You may win over the majority but there will always be someone who doesn’t buy into your charm.
DIFFICULTY RATING ★★
CANCER ** June 21-July 22 Take heed of the person questioning your ability or an idea you are trying to push. There may be a flaw that, if fixed in time, can spare you grief. There is a lesson to be learned. LEO ***** July 23-Aug. 22 The time to captivate people with your charm and know-how is now. Reach all the people you need on your side. The backing you get from groups or people who are far away will be most gratifying.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY
VIRGO *** Aug. 23-Sept. 22 This is a great time to consider making a move or to alter the conditions under which you are now living. A joint effort will prove to be more valuable than you anticipated. Love is on the rise. LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22 You’ll have a few choices to make. Don’t neglect what has to be done. Clear your responsibilities before you engage in entertainment. Trips will be enticing and can pay off. SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Don’t take on more than you can humanly do. To make promises that you cannot fulfil will hurt your reputation. It’s better to undersell your abilities and surprise people if you want to get ahead. SAGITTARIUS ***** Nov. 22-Dec. 21 You may think you have everything in order and everyone eating out of your hand but think again. There are things going on behind your back that can influence you financially. Protect your assets.
Taboo
Actor Dale Robertson is 86. Actor Harry Dean Stanton is 83. Actress-singer Polly Bergen is 79. Actor Vincent Pastore is 63. Actress Jane Lynch is 49. Actor Jackie Earle Haley is 48. Actor Matthew Fox is 43. Keyboardist Ellen Reid of Crash Test Dummies is 43. Actress Missy Gold is 39. Singer Tameka Cottle of Xscape is 34. Musician Taboo of Black Eyed Peas is 34.
CAPRICORN ** Dec. 22-Jan. 19 You have to watch out for mistakes that others make. Don’t get caught in the middle of someone’s argument or you could be blamed for what’s happening. Joint efforts will not work well. AQUARIUS **** Jan. 20-Feb. 18 You can make vocation changes or work at building a small, home-based business. Now is a great time to find love or to nurture the relationship that already exists. Change your appearance. PISCES *** Feb. 19-March 20 Use your creative talents to come up with something that can be lucrative, entertaining and will utilise your skills to the fullest. Rid yourself of people who are negative.
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PECI-THAI Co., Ltd. is a member of Singaporean PEC Group, a specialist engineering group, servicing the oil & gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and oil & chemical terminal industries. PECI-THAI's core business includes erection & installation of mechanical, electrical and instrumentation, project & site management and maintenance & turnaround services. In line with our expansion/growth, we are seeking qualified and experienced personnel in the following positions:
1) Mechanical Operation Manager • Minimum 10-15 years construction management experience in mechanical field for power plant, oil & gas construction. • Any nationality with fluency in English. • Strong commercial & business orientation; good knowledge of technical field. • Good track record in many projects worth over THB 100 million, over seas experience will be an advantage. • Minimum Bachelor's degree in Engineering and able to work in Rayong and Chonburi areas.
2) Project Managers and/or Site Managers (for M, E and I) • Minimum 5-10 years construction management experience in mechanical, electrical and/or instrumentation installation fields for power plant, oil & gas, process plant constructions. • Strong leadership and systematic working with various levels. • Thai nationality with good command of English. • Minimum Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
3) Project Engineers (for M, E and I) • Minimum 3-5 years experience as a project engineer for mechanical and/or E & I works. • Bachelor's degree in Engineering. • Good technical knowledge and skills in the construction fields.
4) Superintendents and Supervisors (for M, E and I) • Minimum 3-5 years experience in construction fields in M, E and/or I. • Able to work in various site locations. • Good knowledge and hands on personality.
5) Planner and Cost Controller Engineers (for M, E and I) • • • •
Minimum 3 years experience in M, E and I. Thai nationality with Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Able to use Microsoft Project and AutoCAD. Good communication skill in English both speaking and writing.
Interested person please e-mail your CV, day time contact number and expected salary to our Human Resources Division at rungsanr@peci-thai.com or somjait@peci-thai.com or mail your credentials to PECI-THAI Co., Ltd. 1/9 Jaroenpattana Rd., Huay Pong, Muang, Rayong 21150.
The Chatree Gold mine is Thailand’s only gold mine, located in the Phichit area, approximately four hours drive from Bangkok and has now been in full production for 7 years. A vacancy now exists for:
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT Requirements • Accounting Degree • 7 years experience with post graduate experience in accounting • Good English skills • High level of proficiency in Excel • Good interpersonal skills Job Description • Month end processing including stock valuation, deferred waste, etc. • Collate and distribute the monthly reports • Reconciliations of delegated ledger accounts • Manage the monthly cost meetings, follow up on issues and advise outcomes • Systems maintenance including report writing in Pronto, Qlikview • Work with Account Supt. to improve accounting skills of existing staff • Ensure that company policies & procedures are adhered to • Assist with the preparation and development of budgets and forecasts • Other tasks as required by either the Accounting Superintendent or the Commercial Manager Interested candidates are invited to write in with full resume, stating present and expected salaries, and enclosing a recent photograph to the address below: Contact: Khun Arporn Malayaporn, Human Resources Superintendent
Akara Mining Ltd. 99 Moo 9 Tambol Khaojetluk, Amphur Thapklo, Phichit 66230 Tel. 056-614500 ext. 1012 Fax 056-614190 E-mail: arporn@akaramining.com
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5-4 John Lackey pitched seven solid innings as the Los Angeles Angels completed a sweep of the New York Yankees with a fine victory in the American League.
briefly Chelsea put freeze on Terry’s move
John Terry
Franchitti wins in Toronto Dario Franchitti won the Honda Indy on the street course in Toronto on Sunday, easily holding off Penske drivers Ryan Briscoe and Will Power on a late restart for his third win of the season. It was the first race in Toronto for the IndyCar Series. Starting from the pole, Franchitti was both lucky and good in winning his third race of the season and regaining the series points lead over Target Chip Ganassi team-mate Scott Dixon. – AP
End of road for F1 driver Bourdais? Sebastien Bourdais’ stint with Toro Rosso is over, according to team-mate Jaime Alguersuari. Bourdais’ future with the team was under scrutiny at the German Grand Prix, where the Frenchman retired due to a car problem. “He’s a very good driver,” said Alguersuari, a 19-yearold Spanish reserve driver. “But it looks like this year he hasn’t given it his all like he’s supposed to give.” – AFP
Lucio can go, say Bayern Brazil captain Lucio will be allowed to leave Bayern Munich if he wants, Kicker sports magazine quoted club general man-
ager Uli Hoeness as saying. “What happens next is up to him. If he comes to us and says he wants to go here or there we will consider the matter,” Hoeness said. – DPA
Real Madrid cut Alonso offer Real Madrid lowered their offer for Xabi Alonso by £3 million after Liverpool rejected a £25 million bid last week, the Daily Mirror reported. The cheeky new move comes amid reports the Spanish midfielder wants to leave the Reds. Real Madrid agreed Xabi Alonso a record £80 million fee to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United last month and also added Kaka, Karim Benzema and Raul Albiol. – Bloomberg
D AV I S C U P TENNIS Spanish player Juan Carlos Ferrero, shirtless, is mobbed by his team-mates after the match.
GERMANY GORED Marbella matador Ferrero rescues Spain; Croatia win A F P , Paris
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uan Carlos Ferrero was master of the Marbella bullring on Sunday when he steered defending champions Spain into the Davis Cup semi-finals while Croatia knocked out 32time winners USA. Former world No 1 Ferrero, playing his first Davis Cup tie since 2005, replaced out-ofform Tommy Robredo for the decisive last rubber of the
quarter-final against Germany and he responded in style. The 29-year-old beat Andreas Beck 6-4 6-4 6-4 to give Spain, without injured world No 2 Rafael Nadal, a 3-2 win in the tie which was played on a specially-built clay court at Marbella’s Puerto Banus bullring. “I was lucky to be able to play this match. These are always difficult. I was a bit more nervous than usual but I was able to play solidly and without making mistakes which I think was key,” said Ferrero. Earlier, Philipp Kohlschrei-
ber defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-2 1-6 2-6 8-6 to level the match at 2-2. Spain will play their semi-final at home where they will tackle Israel who made sure of their first appearance in the last four by seeing off Russia. Croatia saw off the USA in Porec, taking a 3-1 lead in their quarter-final when Marin Cilic defeated James Blake 6-3 6-3 46 6-2. The Czech Republic eliminated 2008 runners-up Argentina 3-2 with Radek Stepanek beating Juan Monaco 7-6 6-3 6-2 in the decisive rubber.
Nadal, Safin to play in Thailand
Tevez heads to Manchester City Carlos Tevez will undergo a medical test today before completing a £25 million move to Manchester City. The striker’s family is settled in northwest England, putting him off a transfer to London’s Chelsea.
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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich told team captain John Terry he won’t be allowed to leave after he asked to hold talks with Manchester City, the Independent reported. Abramovich also told Terry in a “frosty” meeting at the weekend that Chelsea won’t match City’s £280,000 a week offer. Chelsea plan to give Terry, who earns £135,000-a- week, a raise and a longer contract in an effort to placate him. – Bloomberg
Marat Safin has been popular with fans at the Thailand Open.
Thai fans will get to see Russian giant Marat Safin, perhaps for the last time, at the PTT Thailand Open, which will be held at the Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, from September 26 to October 4. The former world No 1, who is on a farewell tour, hopes to win one more ATP tournament before ending his brilliant career at the end of the year. Safin, the winner of the US Open and Australian Open, has always been one of the darlings of the Thai crowd due to his charismatic personality and aggressive game. His best showings in Thailand were two semi-finals appearances – in 2004 when he lost to Andy Roddick and 2006’s defeat to the eventual champion James Blake. But the tournament’s main attraction will be Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who will make his first appearance in the Kingdom. Frenchman JoWilfried Tsonga is also set to return to defend his title. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will be invited to preside over the opening ceremony on October 1. Tickets for the PTT Thailand Open start at Bt300 and are available at all Thaiticketmajor outlets from Saturday.
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THE GREAT ESCAPE Ponting left fuming at ‘time-wasting’ as England save Test AFP, Cardiff
ustralia captain Ricky Ponting slammed England for a lack of sportsmanship after a controversial conclusion to a dramatic drawn first Test here at Sophia Gardens. Ashes-holders Australia were poised to go 1-0 up in the fiveTest series before England’s last-wicket duo James Anderson (21 not out) and Monty Panesar (seven not out) held out for the final 40 minutes to salvage an unlikely draw. But twice during the 10th wicket pair’s 69-ball stand, England 12th man Bilal Shafayat ran onto the field to offer Anderson batting gloves while physio Steve McCaig was eventually ordered off by the umpires after making it to the middle on the second occasion. Ponting made his feelings plain to reporters after stumps. “I don’t think it was required. He [Anderson] changed [gloves] the over before,” Ponting said. “I don’t think they’d be too sweaty in one over. “I’m not sure what the physio was doing, I didn’t see anyone call for the physio, as far as I’m concerned, it was pretty ordinary really. “But they can play whatever way they want to play. We came to play by the rules and the spirit of the game, it’s up to them to do what they want to do.” “I was unhappy with it,” Ponting, man-of-the-match for his 150 in Australia’s only innings of 674 for six declared, said. “I don’t want to make that
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England batsman James Anderson celebrates while last-man Monty Panesar looks on. big a deal of it. It’s not the reason we didn’t win.” There had been two flashpoints earlier in the day which suggested tempers were fraying. Before play got underway, England batsman Kevin Pietersen and Australia quick Mitchell Johnson clashed while both teams were warming up on the outfield and during the match itself Stuart Broad and Victoria pace bowler Peter Siddle appeared to be involved in a shoulder-barging incident. But Ponting played down the impact of both dust-ups, saying of the former: “It was a case of a few guys on the ground taking each others’ space.” And, as for the second, which
I’M NOT SURE WHAT THE PHYSIO WAS DOING.I DIDN’T SEE ANYONE CALL FOR THE PHYSIO. Ricky Ponting was dealt with by umpire Billy Doctrove, Ponting said: “He handled it and got on top of it
pretty quickly. “It was probably accidental. Move on. It was a great game of cricket and we should be remembering that.” Anderson said the draw was a morale-booster. “It is huge for us,” said Anderson, who batted for 72 minutes. “To go to Lord’s in a couple of days now still level in the series is a massive boost us.” Panesar praised “cricket buddy” Collingwood for helping him with his batting. “He’s been throwing me balls and working really hard with me on my batting and it has paid off today.” Ponting also defended his decision to bowl part-time spinner Marcus North in the closing stages.
Tamim Iqbal cracked a maiden Test hundred to lead Bangladesh to 321 for five in their second innings against West Indies in the opening Test on Sunday. Tamim, who made 128, took advantage of a depleted West Indies attack, operating on an unresponsive pitch in sweltering temperatures, to smash 17 fours from 243 balls in close to five and a half hours of batting to give Bangladesh the platform for a lead of 252 at the stumps on the fourth day. Another middle-order collapse however, undermined Bangladesh’s progress in the final session before Shakib Al Hasan (26 not out) and Mushfiqur Rahim (28 not out) batted through the last 90 minutes to share an unbroken stand of 54 for the sixth wicket to get them back on track. Tamim held centre stage and arrived at his milestone from 206 balls, when he guided a delivery from offspinner Ryan Austin into square cover, and scrambled a single as a bout of cramp surged through his right-leg. Fortune had favoured Tamim twice in his innings though. He was 30 when Floyd Reifer dropped him at first slip off Darren Sammy, and he was 76, when Omar Phillips muffed a straightforward chance at mid-wicket off Austin. The left-handed opener, however, kept his nerve, and anchored two vital stands. He shared an opening stand of 82 with Imrul Kayes, who scored 24, and then added 146 for the second wicket with Junaid Siddique.
Enigmatic Pakistan bounce back in Test A F P , Colombo
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Fawad Alam square-drives during his innings of 102.
ebutant Fawad Alam scored an unbeaten century as Pakistan produced a remarkable turnaround to claw their way back in the second Test against Sri Lanka yesterday. The tourists, who were bowled out for 90 in their first innings, hit back to dismiss Sri Lanka for 240 and then cruised to 178-1 in their second knock by stumps on the second day.
Left-handed Alam led the way with a determined 102 not out to give Pakistan a lead of 28 runs with nine wickets in hand on a dry pitch that appeared to have eased out under the hot sun. The fearless 23-year-old from Karachi moved to 98 by lofting left-arm spinner Rangana Herath for a six over mid-wicket and then flicked the next ball for two runs to reach the coveted century.
Alam put on 85 for the first wicket with Khurram Manzoor, who made 38 before he was caught behind by wicket-keeper Tillakaratne Dilshan off Herath. Skipper Younus Khan, who was dismissed for zero in the first innings, was unbeaten on 35 at stumps after adding 93 for the unbroken second wicket with Alam. Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara rotated his seam
and spin attack in short bursts to gain quick breakthroughs, but Pakistan’s batsmen were not found wanting a second time. Pakistan’s fightback was launched by seamer Umar Gul and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who took four wickets each to keep Sri Lanka’s first innings in check. The hosts lost their last seven wickets for 63 runs after starting the day at a comfortable 164-3.
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MEMORABLE MOMENT Ji’s dramatic putt gives her US Women’s Open win AP, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
outh Korea’s Ji Eun-hee made the US Women’s Open memorable for more than a lingering LPGA Tour hierarchy dispute. Former champion Cristie Kerr failed to hold the lead, and Ji punctuated a frantic final round by rolling in a lengthy birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win the Women’s Open by one stroke on Sunday. “I didn’t even dream about winning this tournament, but, well, I did it, and I think this is going to be one of the most memorable moments in my life,” Ji said. Ji seized the moment, capping an even-par 71 with a near 20footer for birdie to claim the title. Her putt spoiled a strong tworound rally by Candie Kung. Kung moved from 37th to a tie for fifth in the third round and
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Ji Eun-hee is sprayed with champagne by caddie Paul Park after her win. she was tied with Ji at 1-over before the winning putt. Ji recovered from two bogeys in her first four holes and a double-bogey at the 10th, making three birdies over the final six holes to finish even with a 284 at Saucon Valley Country Club. Ji claimed the biggest prize in golf in just her second try, after
finishing tied for 42nd last year.
Stricker wins John Deere Steve Stricker followed one of his best performances with 36 solid holes to win the John Deere Classic by three strokes on Sunday. Stricker, who tied the course record Saturday, fired a 7-under
64 in the fourth round after starting the day with a thirdround 68 to finish at 264 for the tournament. That was good enough to give him his second PGA Tour win this year and sixth in all, not to mention a heavy dose of momentum heading into the British Open to go with the $774,000 winner’s cheque. He also moved to second behind Tiger Woods in the FedEx Cup standings. Local favourite Zach Johnson (64, 66), Brandt Snedeker (68, 65) and Brett Quigley (62, 67) all tied for second at 17 under. Meanwhile, Bernhard Langer chipped in for eagle on the 18th hole on Sunday to win the 3M Championship, his second straight win on the Champions Tour. His 7-under 65 gave him a 16under 200 for the tournament, one shot better than Andy Bean. Standing about 10 feet off the back fringe, Langer softly chipped the ball on the edge of the green and watched it roll about 10 feet into the hole.
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Two in a row for Kaymer A P , Luss, Scotland
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artin Kaymer won for the second week in a row, closing with a 2under 69 in the rain and sunshine at Loch Lomond on Sunday for a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open. Kaymer moves up to No 11 in the world ranking, and his confidence is even higher heading to the British Open. The 24-year-old German became the first player since Ian Woosnam in 1990 to win the two European Tour events before the British Open, which starts Thursday at Turnberry. “Everyone asks me about the third win in a row,” Kaymer said with a smile, aware of the expectations. “We are playing a major next week. And the field is going to be the best we have all year long. “After last week and this week, I feel really good,” he said. “My game is solid, so hopefully, I can keep it up.”
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WHITE IS MIGHTY English veteran conquers Hawkins in a pressure-cooker SangSom final DAILY XPRESS
olden oldie Jimmy White scooped a million-baht jackpot in the plush surroundings of the Montien Riverside Hotel yesterday morning. The 47-year-old former UK champion and six-times runner-up in the world championship defeated Barry Hawkins 8-6 to win the SangSom 6-red World Grand Prix after a three and half hour marathon. White, who entered the tournament courtesy of a wild card, was never among the favourites and started the title showdown on Sunday night as underdog. In the first round, he scraped through to the knockout stages by finishing fourth in Group E with three wins and two losses. He gathered steam as the tournament progressed and
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Jimmy White receives the trophy from Dr Sasithara Pichaichannarong, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. recorded impressive victories over former world professional champion Shaun Murphy in the last-32 round and then went on to add the scalps of defending champion Ricky Walden and world No 16 Mark King, the top performer in the first round. In the semi-finals, White accounted for another former
world professional champion, Mark Williams, to the delight of his large army of Thai fans. In the final, played in front of packed house and broadcast live on television, Hawkins got off to a flyer, taking a 2-0 lead. But once White found his form, the momentum swung one way then the other as the two final-
ists went for broke. The exchanges produced some high-quality safety play and break-building. Though neither player made a maximum 75, White hit the highest break of 61 to go 5-4 up in the match. Try as he might, Hawkins failed to get in front again. “I had a great chance to win the second frame but fluffed it,” said White. “However, it wasn’t the end of the world and I’m delighted to have won here. I now believe that six-reds tournaments like this are here to stay and will become a permanent feature in snooker playing countries.” The Sangsom tournament was declared a great success after attracting massive crowds from day one on July 7. Leading sports broadcasters such as ESPN, Sky Sports and Eurosport will be broadcasting a 14-hour package of tournament highlights to billions of viewers in more than 110 countries.
Ronaldo is no poseur A F P , Madrid
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eal Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini says winger Cristiano Ronaldo does not have a star mentality. “He’s as I expected him to be. He is the first to arrive at a training session, he has fully integrated into the squad, he doesn’t act as a star,” he said. “He is a very talented but normal player who is devoted to Real Madrid. His image is very different to how he is as a player.” Pellegrini said he hopes the squad will be completed by the end of the month. “The sooner the better. July 27 would be good because that’s when all our internationals return,” he said. The Chilean coach said recruiting Spanish international Xabi Alonso from Liverpool would not be easy. He also denied press reports that Real want to unload its entire contingent of six Dutch players.