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Where He took His first steps Proud Thais in Boston honour HIS MAJESTY THE KING’S first home GOOD MORNING BANGKOK!
Feeling blue? Go for a jog... By Wararit Mangkalanont 104.5 Fat Radio DJ, founder of www.coolswop.com
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wake up every morning either feeling fresh and ready to tackle the day ahead, or depressed and lacking the motivation to do anything. So whenever I wake up feeling depressed, I always start my day by jogging. The idea is to sweat – the more the better, because it gives me a boost and works as the perfect recharger to get me ready for a long, tiring day. If this sounds like too much hard work for you sleepy-heads, just try it. I bet you’ll come back and thank me.
What’s on Check out the Japanese Gundam Expo; don’t miss the ‘Wonders of Plant Varieties’ Festival or Mansuksa the Musical; take part in the Asia Fitness Convention; experience Scottish cuisine, and more...
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Yellow bunting signals the start of the Chinese vegetarian festival. Food vendors in Bangkok’s Chinatown report that customers are spending less this year after the downturn in the economy.
Waterlogged residents on Bangkok Noi Canal bank to get flood barrier By Jeerawan Prasomsup
The Bangkok M e t r o p o l i t a n Administration (BMA) is planning to demolish homes along the Bangkok Noi Canal that suffer from repeated flooding every rainy season. City clerk Pongsak Semsan yesterday visited the Santiconsongkhro Community beneath Arunamarin Bridge, where about 35 homes situated a kilometre beyond the flood barrier were inundated after a tidal surge saw the river rise 1.75 metres yesterday morning. Another surge is forecast for today.
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Simple house in Massachusetts is placed the king came to be born here. on the map as HM the King’s first home His father’s journey
Demolition plans Pongsak has assigned the BMA drainage office and the Bangkok Noi district office to negotiate with residents to make way for the barrier’s construction. He said that residents with homes located within 360 metres of the bridge had agreed to move out, and plans for the Bt60-million barrier were under way. The city had already invited contractors to bid on the project, while all residents should have been rehoused within two weeks, he said. The flood barrier is due for completion before next year’s rainy season. DAILY
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rookline – it’s the place that harboured HM the King’s humble beginnings. The building at 63 Longwood Avenue, where Thailand’s beloved monarch took his first steps, his father cooked meals and family members converged on the rooftop to play, doesn’t look like anything special. Pedestrians pass its modest two-storey brick façade every day but few know its history. Cholthanee Koerojna of Burlington is attempting to change that. Yesterday, the Boston Globe reported on her latest efforts to honour what she calls the Brookline Palace. “Standing in front of the place, sometimes I get goosebumps,’’ she said. “I think back
to 1928 and imagine seeing the children playing out front… I get a warm feeling just looking at the building.’’
Thai ceremony On Sunday, she presided over a ceremony to dedicate a plaque commemorating the King’s time here, from 1926 to 1928. Buddhist monks chanted and anointed the plaque with holy water before traditional Thai dancers performed on the sidewalk in front of the building. “I help people to learn about [the Royal Family], and I feel so proud,’’ she told the Globe. Most Thais are aware that the King was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, making him a rare foreign-born monarch. But fewer know the details of how
Prince Mahidol came to Boston in 1916 to study public health at Harvard and MIT. That was how he met his wife, a Thai nursing student at Simmons College – and a commoner. He returned to Harvard to study medicine in 1926, this time bringing his family. In Boston, he wanted to be known not by royal title but simply as Mr Songkla. Arriving in the city ahead of his family, he stayed in basic lodgings at the YMCA, Cholthanee told the Globe. “He wanted to live simply.’’ she said. “He considered himself down-to-earth.’’ Prince Mahidol first tried to rent a house in Brookline, but was refused a lease because the landlord didn’t want tenants with children, Koerojna said. So the family ended up living on
I THINK BACK TO 1928 AND IMAGINE SEEING THE CHILDREN PLAYING OUT FRONT… I GET A WARM FEELING JUST LOOKING AT THE BUILDING.’’ the second floor of the apartment building on Longwood Avenue – the Brookline Palace. In 1927, their third child was born at Mount Auburn Hospital, a boy they named Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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The framework used to launch the balloon stands in the backyard of the home of Richard and Mayumi Heene in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Body found in fridge The owner of a recycling centre in Taiwan made a gruesome discovery on Sunday when he found a decomposing body inside a used refrigerator. Hsu Chiu-feng, from the northern port city of Keelung, told police he bought the fridge from four young men. He noticed a dark liquid trickling from the old and rusty fridge, which was also giving out a foul smell, leading him to the grisly find. Hsu led police to the four young men, who said they had no idea how the body had ended up in the fridge. – AFP
Richard Heene in the media spotlight AP
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A father’s bid for TV fame Richard Heene provided an early glimpse of the chaos he was about to spark this week when, in a March episode of the reality TV show “Wife Swap”, he described his encounter with aliens, his plans to build a flying saucer and his UFOhunting expeditions with his children. After Heene realised that the lucrative reality TV business provided a golden opportunity to promote his endeavours, he and his family made it onto two episodes of “Wife Swap”, with another appearance being planned. All the while, Heene began assembling the infamous helium balloon in his backyard, piecing it together with foil, rope and duct tape. It all played out on Thursday in spectacular fashion on televisions around the world as a stunned Heene appeared shocked that his child has just vanished in the balloon. AP
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he story that a little boy had floated away in a giant helium balloon was a hoax concocted to land a reality television show, authorities said, and the boy’s parents will likely face felony charges. The stunt two weeks in the planning was a marketing ploy by Richard and Mayumi Heene, who met in acting school in Hollywood and have appeared on the ABC reality show “Wife Swap”, Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said on Sunday.
Proposed reality show Alderden also said investigators want to talk to Robert Thomas, a Denver man who claimed Heene had told him he was planning a stunt to promote a proposed reality show. Thomas sold his story to the
website Gawker.com, which billed it with the headline: “Exclusive: I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax.” Thursday’s incident temporarily shut down Denver International Airport and caused the National Guard to scramble two helicopters in an attempt to rescue the boy, who was believed to be inside the home-made balloon that hurtled more than 80 kilometres across two counties. The drama played out on live television to millions of viewers worldwide. When the balloon landed without the boy in it, officials thought he had fallen out and began grim search for his body. The sheriff said he expected to recommend charges that carry a sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
Richard Heene told reporters he was “seeking counsel”. “This thing has become so convoluted,” Heene said as tears welled in his eyes. Heene, 48, a storm chaser and inventor, has described himself as an amateur scientist, but Alderden said Heene has only a high school education. He most recently earned a living as a tiler, the sheriff said.
‘Nutty, but no professor’ “He may be nutty, but he’s not a professor,” Alderden said. Police were first alerted to a possible hoax on Thursday night during an interview on CNN, when Falcon turned to his dad and said what sounded like “you had said we did this for a show” when asked why he didn’t come out of his hiding place.
The head of Phnom Penh’s anti-drugs police team has been charged with illegal possession of drugs and taking bribes from drug dealers. Lieutenant-Colonel Touch Muysor was suspended earlier this month after police found thousands of amphetamine tablets in his office. Lt-Col Touch is the second officer in Cambodia’s drugs force to be arrested this month. On October 2, Lieutenant Bun Pov was arrested just one week into the job after police raided his home and found 18 kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine. – DPA
Aid workers’ordeal An Irish aid worker kidnapped by rebels in Sudan told on Monday, a day after her release, how she and a Ugandan colleague suffered mock executions during more than 100 days held in primitive conditions. Sharon Commins, 33, said she and Hilda Kawuki, 42, thought they were going to die several times during the ordeal. –AFP
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No room for Zen in Vietnam
Diplomats’letters reveal scathing view of Thailand
Eviction of monk’s followers shows religious repression: rights watchdog
Nigerians are maddening, Nicaraguans often dishonest, Canadians deeply unimpressive and Thais commonly lewd, British diplomats claim in notes sent to Britain’s Foreign Office over the last five decades. The letters, disclosed to the BBC under Freedom of Information laws, include a parting shot from Anthony Rumbold, Britain’s ambassador to Thailand from 1965 to 1967, who mocked his hosts for an apparent lack of culture. “They have no literature, no painting and only a very odd kind of music; their sculpture, ceramics and dancing are borrowed from others, and their architecture is monotonous and interior decoration hideous,” Rumbold wrote. “Nobody can deny that gambling and golf are the chief pleasures of the rich, and that licentiousness is the main pleasure of them all,” he said.
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he forced expulsion of more than 300 followers of one of the world’s most influential Buddhists highlights Vietnam’s suppression of religious freedom, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. “The government views many religious groups, particularly popular ones that it fears it can’t control, as a challenge to the Communist Party’s authority,” said Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director of the USbased watchdog. It said that late last month more than 100 “thugs and undercover police” armed with sticks and hammers broke down doors at the Bat Nha monastery and forcefully evicted 150 monks who follow Thich Nhat Hanh. Follower Nguyen Phuoc Loc told media yester-
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Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh, centre front, shown in this May 20, 2007 file photo during his visit to Thailand. day there had been no further incidents “especially since a visit by a mission from the US embassy”. Nhat Hanh is a French-based Zen monk and peace activist. A day after the monks were evicted, according to a Human Rights Watch statement, more than 200 nuns were forced out
of Bat Nha and joined the monks in a temporary refuge at a nearby pagoda. The communist government says followers of the Frenchbased monk organised religious courses without permission and failed to register their temporary residence at the Bat Nha monastery.
But Human Rights Watch said the ousting of Nhat Hanh’s followers was “clearly linked to his call for religious reforms”. Vietnam says it always respects the right to democratic liberties and freedom of belief and religion. In the mid-1960s the thenSouth Vietnamese regime forced Nhat Hanh into exile but he returned to visit his unified homeland in 2005 and 2007. A foreign diplomat told media that Vietnam’s human rights situation was improving prior to 2007, “before they got what they wanted” – WTO membership and the hosting in 2006 of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit. Since then, the overall rights situation has worsened, said the diplomat. Loc, the follower at the scene, said about 250 of Nhat Hanh’s adherents remain at their temporary refuge in Phuoc Loc pagoda, while more than 70 others are elsewhere in the region or training in Thailand.
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RONAN KEATING, ON HIS BOYZONE BANDMATE STEPHEN GATELY, WHO DIED ON OCTOBER 10 AT AGE 33 WHILE ON HOLIDAY IN MAJORCA, SPAIN.
“We’ve lost our brother and I’ve lost my wingman. He will live on in the songs and whenever us four are together his spirit is alive. But it will never be the same without him.”
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TOKYO PLAYS IT COOL COURTESY OF PIONEER
Tokyo, a member of the Pioneer Lady DJs, has worked behind the decks for rapper Da Jim.
A former model for men’s magazines is making it big as a DJ on the party scene By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul D A I LY X P R E S S
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odel turned disc jockey Hathaiwan “Tokyo” Pratoombhong has earned a rep as a masher par excellence after appearing in the music video of popular rapper Da Jim’s new song “Dance” and showing off her skills with the elite group of turntablists known as the Pioneer Pro Lady DJs. “It’s the first time I’ve played a DJ role in a music video, though I have worked with other Grammy artists in the past,” says Tokyo after a show with the rapper at Song Saleung pub on Thonglor Soi 21. Tokyo, 26, was born and raised in Chon Buri. She says she’s been interested in music since childhood, though as a teen, her attention turned to extreme sports. “Ten years ago I was crazy about rollerblading and skateboarding, unlike most girls who wanted to do swimming or ballet,” she says. “At 15, I was the youngest and only female member of a rollerblade group. They mostly listened to hiphop and underground music and I learned most of my techniques from 411’s skateboard
video. But I stopped skating when I was 17.”
Cover girl After leaving school, she worked on the periphery of the music industry and soon found herself in demand as a model for local and international men’s magazines, among them FHM, Zoo and Maxim. A few years ago, she signed up for a DJ mixing course organised by Pioneer and was then invited to join the Pioneer Pro Lady DJs. “It’s really great that today everyone recognises and respects the Lady DJs,” says Tokyo, who spins electro, techno, trance and tech house. She performs at pubs along the Sukhumvit strip and has played at such events as the Bangkok Motor Show and the Pattaya International Music Festival, as well as at overseas gigs like the Super Import Night in Singapore. She’s working on developing a new set of drums ’n’ bass with London style. “Of course, people are going to remember me for my modelling career. There’s nothing I can do about that. But now I want them to see my new look as a Lady DJ.”
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THE WINNING BID for “a large quantity” of Elvis Presley’s locks from a 1957 army haircut at an auction on Sunday in Chicago.
ROBBIE WILLIAMS failed to make No 1 on the British chart with his comeback single, “Bodies”, which sold less than half the copies of “Bad Boys”, the latest hit from former “X Factor” winner Alexandra Burke.
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Somchai Kaewtong of Kai celebrated 40 years in clothing design on Saturday with an extravagant show of autumnwinter togs as part of Elle Fashion Week. On hand were his long-time models, from left, Sinjai Plengpanich, sevenmonths-pregnant Cindy Bishop, Christina Aguilar, Mai Charoenpura and Ann Thongprasom. His other models included Duangta Tungkamanee, Nualprang Treechid, Ornanapa Krissadee, Rungnapa Kitiwat, Kara Polasit, Jitiima Wattanasen and Yellie Macintosh.
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ans of the iconic Mobile Suit have plenty to celebrate until next Tuesday, as Dex Company brings the Gundam showcase to Bangkok to celebrate the robot’s 30th anniversary with a host of activities. The Bt10-million event features the fibreglass model that was on show in Tokyo, albeit without arms or legs, in an exhibition at Paragon Cineplex. “The budget is still quite high but definitely worth the money because we have a lot of Gundam fans here and the show will let the Japanese parent company know how popular Gundam is in Thailand,” says Vichien Vangveravongsa, general manager of Dream Express, which owns the Gundam copyright here. There’s a Gundam history showcase and a display of posters, T-shirts and models. Tomorrow, plamo (plastic modelling) guru Mark Bakuc holds a workshop while on Thursday, Play Station 3 gamers can join the “Gundam Musou 2” competition.
XTRA P U T O N YO U R O W N S U I T >> Costume enthusiasts can join the Cosplay OK contest on Sunday. >> There’s a karaoke competition too. >> Call (02) 374 5518 extension 148.
On Friday, fans can meet the Fan Pan Thae Gundam, who’ll be giving an in-depth talk about the robot. The highlight of the event takes place on Saturday, when Okawara Kunio, one of three creators of the Gundam franchise along with the story creator Tomino Yoshiyuki and the character’s designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, stop off at the event. Okawara is an influential mechanical designer for the Japanese animation industry and the “Mobile Suit Gundam” series. He will give interviews and talk about his work. To win a chance to get his autograph, spend Bt3,000 at the Dex booth and you’ll get a coupon in exchange. The 30 winners will be announced on Friday at 6.
Write your own country song Wuttithorn
“Woody” Milintajinda says luk thung singer Dao Mayuree is the only person who’s ever actually asked to Dao appear on his popular Modernine TV talk show “Woody Kerd Ma Kui”. The admission feeds the gossip about Dao’s ongoing catfight with another famous crooner of upcountry tunes, her former best friend Apaporn “Hai” Nakhonsawan. Hearing that they were warring, Woody wanted to have Hai on Sunday night’s show along with Dao so they could get to the bottom of the battle, and Hai was willing. But Dao insisted on a solo performance. Dao declined to spill every bean, but made it exceedingly clear that she and Hai are no longer pals.
Feeling older? Nation Channel
newscaster Jomquan Laopet was an emcee for the company’s recent Than Khun Pan Dine Jomquan awards, given for outstanding contributions to society. Dancer Manop Meejamras demonstrated a few steps and Jomquan, who’s in her early 30s, marvelled to the audience, “I wish I could do that!” She praised the “younger” man’s flexibility and flowing movement. “How old are you, dear?” a fellow journalist piped up. “Manop is 40!”
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Welcome to Now Rookie designers help Elle get its togs in a twirl
South Korean skincare line Laneige launches its new “Makeup Mist”, a hydro mist that resolves skin dryness by supplying sufficient moisture before and after makeup use. It contains preserved Himalayan glacial water that penetrates deeply into skin providing constant moistness and freshness. The water pump action is enhanced by the use of Mineral Nano Water, a fusion of five fruit extracts (tomato, kiwi, grape, banana and lemon) that allows moisture to be immediately absorbed by dry and rough skin. Himalayan glacial water speeds up skin metabolism by purifying impurities and softening rough skin damaged by UV rays, pollution and stress. The Make Up Mist costs Bt700.
Cosmic Shu Japanese fashion designer Tsumori Chisato celebrates the art of beauty for Shu Uemura’s autumn/winter “Cosmic Fantasy”, evoking a nostalgic and romantic world inspired by the immense skies of Australia and the glittering view of Tokyo Tower as seen from her windows.
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Moisture from the mountains
Innocence
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he new kids on the Elle Fashion Week block showed dab tailoring in their gear for autumn and winter over the weekend, but they haven’t quite scaled the excitement meter yet. The government’s Department of Export Promotion added to the Fashion Week array with “Designer’s Room: Now”, giving rookie designers a chance to shine. Eight young pretenders from six brands stepped up to the plate for Sunday’s show – Piyada and Chalermkiat Khatikasemlert with Wonder Anatomie, Tanyapat Srivisarkron for Paul B, Siriorn Teankaprasith’s Painkiller, Sipphanan Shopthang with Ziff, Purinutt Wongsathapornsakun’s Innocence, and Naronrid Panyamang and
Wonder Anatomie
Manop Chaiyuen for Under Dog Fight Back. Distinctive in its patches and scrollwork, Wonder Anatomie showed attractive chiffon evening gowns with eye-catching black accessories in the same pattern. Black, grey and blue were the main tones. Ziff went for ruffled ballerina tutus rounded at the hips,
plain chiffon and satin. Openings in the back had an impressively sexy impact when the model swung round. There were also long, loose suits. The growing importance of menswear on the catwalk was reflected by three of the new brands, with Paul B cutting its trousers tight and then angular above the ankles. Watch Dog Fight and pleated Back had its pooch in a Paul B dresses in black and white pattern layers with on shirts, trousers, suits puffs on the sleeves and legs. and shorts, with a tuxedo cumThere was a tailored-with-amerbund adding to the elegant twist look in the embroidery, allure. which twinkled with red sePainkiller coloured the catquins at the waist. walk with original shades of The all-black outfits from blue, green and black in a Innocence boasted bows and cotton suit, pants jumped at pleats to lend femininity to the ankle and oversized bags.
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do it! Any Glen will do Experience Scottish cuisine as presented by executive chef Alan Gibb and head pastry chef Neil Mugg of the Gleneagles Hotel. They’ll be at the Sukhothai Hotel Bangkok from October 28 to 31 to present a five-course meal featuring scallops, cured Scottish salmon, wood pigeon, venison and butterscotch brulee. The price starts at Bt4,800. Call (02) 344
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Hear the surprisingly rich and diverse sound of the Suwanaphum Woodwind Quintet at the Siam Society on Sukhumvit Soi 21 on October 28 at 7. Led by Phattrawut Phanphuttaphong, the quintet comprises flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn. Admission is free. Call (02) 661 6470-7.
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Ballads and blues Veteran duo Sumeth and the Pang return to the Thailand Cultural Centre’s Small Hall on Sunday at 5 for “Love Songs of the Bad Guys”, the latest in the Judprakai concert series. Accompanying them will be Nu Wuttichai on piano, Dome Hayodome on bass and tenor saxophonist Piti Keyurapan. Tickets cost Bt500 to Bt1,000 at www.ThaiTicketMajor.com. Call (02) 262 3456.
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Cultural fusion The TV variety show “Kun Phra Chuay” (“Oh My God!”) returns to the King Power Complex’s Aksra Theatre next month for another three rounds of culture-blending fun. Show times on November 7 are 2 and 7.30 while on November 8 the curtain rises at 2. Tickets are Bt1,000 to Bt3,000 at www.ThaiTicketMajor.com.
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r-old woma n (Cris Horw sterhood fin ang) on the ally verge of spin neer (Theera sees her chance at love dej Wongpu with a railw apan) on Ba ay engiRated G. ngkok’s Sky train.
New York, I Love You Ten tales of romance in the Big Apple unfold in this short-film anthology by such directors as Fatih Akin, Mira Nair and Brett Ratner, with such stars as Orlando Bloom, James Caan and Natalie Portman. At the Scala, SFW CentralWorld and SFX Emporium. Rated 15+.
career together. At SF Cinemas. Rated 20+.
Sam Phan Boke Gangsters are after lost royal treasures. A Thai fighter (Pairote “Mike B” Boongerd) must stop them. Stars Russell Wong. Rated 13+.
The Ugly Truth
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Nicolas Cage plays a drugaddicted detective trying to solve the killing of a Senegalese family while keeping his own life and
Katherine Heigl is is mismatched with Gerard Butler in this battleof-the-sexes romantic comedy. Rated 18+.
Broken Embraces The latest collaboration between director Pedro
K-20 In an alternate-reality 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened and the aristocracy has grown stronger while increasing numbers of poor citizens die in the gutters, masked villain K-20 steals from the rich, gives to himself and frames a circus acrobat for his crimes. Takeshi Kaneshiro stars as the man who’s out to clear his name. The soundtrack is in Japanese and Thai with only Thai subtitles. It’s priced at Bt260. – DAILY XPRESS
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Almodovar and Penelope Cruz is a complex neo-noir drama marked by a four-way romance. In Spanish with English and Thai subtitles at the Lido. Rated 18+.
Fame A remake of Alan Parker’s gritty 1980 classic, this musical drama tracks students as they pursue their dreams at a New York performing-arts school.
G-Force Guinea-pig operatives are dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire (Bill Nighy) from taking over the world. In 3D in some cinemas. Rated G.
Hor Taew Taek Hak Krajerng A college dormitory run by crossdressing gays is haunted. Their solution is to hire their own ghost to fight back. Rated 15+.
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Cherry Blossoms A Bavarian widower fulfills his dead wife’s wishes and goes to Japan. There, he forms a bond with a young woman street performer. At House.
Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino rewrites the history of World War II. At the Lido and House. Rated 18+.
Bernard and Doris >> CINEMA NUMBERS
Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes star in this semi-fictionalised account about tobacco heiress Doris Duke.
Apex: Lido, (02) 252 6498, Siam, (02) 251 3508, Scala, (02) 251 2861 Century: (02) 247 9940 House: (02) 641 5177-8 Imax: (02) 129 4631 Major Cineplex/EGV/ Esplanade: Bangkok, (02) 515 5555 Major Hollywood: (02) 718 7999 Paragon Cineplex: (02) 129 4635 SF Cinemas: Bangkok, (02) 268 8888 UMG: RCA, (02) 641 5913-14
As of August 2009, Thailand has these motion-picture ratings: G – General audiences. P – Promote as educational. 13+, 15+ and 18+ – Suggested minimum ages for viewers. 20+ – Restricted to viewers aged 20 and older; ID check mandatory.
> > C H A N N E L L I N KS
>> CRITICAL CONSENSUS
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
= Must see! = Solidly entertaining = It’s okay = Barely watchable = Don’t bother No star rating means no reviews were available.
HBO (TrueVisions), 8pm
> > F I L M R AT I N GS
Law Abiding Citizen After his loved ones are brutally murdered, Gerard Butler orchestrates an elaborate revenge plot in an attempt to fix the flawed justice system that failed his family. Jamie Foxx plays the prosecutor who has to stop him. F Gary Gray directs. Rated 18+.
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Close to Home By John McPherson
LEISURE
Pooch Cafe
The Buckets
Adam
Calvin and Hobbes
By Brian Basset
By Paul Gilligan
By Scott Stantis
By Bryan Basset
By Bill Watterson
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Comics&Games
Red and Rover
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
LEISURE
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Games&YourStars SUDOKU
The last word in
ASTROLOGY
By Eugenia Last
Today’s Birthday: Your sophisticated intelligence will lead you down the right path and, although others may think you are giving in, you will, in fact, be getting your way. A change of location or surroundings will do you good. Getting involved with someone secretively will help you accomplish what you set out to do. Once you have everything in place, you can make your plans known.
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 Observe what’s really going on around you. You may be the one who has the change of heart regarding a friendship or partnership. Someone is looking out for your interests. TAURUS *** April 20-May 20 You can’t stop when you are so close to reaching your goal. Work for a cause you believe in to expand your connections. You’ll make a better impression if you can stay within a budget. GEMINI *** May 21-June 20 Don’t count on someone else to do what you are supposed to do yourself. An unexpected change will lead to uncertainty about your position in a group you belong to. Love and romance are on the rise.
DIFFICULTY RATING ★★
CANCER *** June 21-July 22 Don’t look too far ahead when it’s what you do now that counts. Someone may try to alter your opinion or direction to suit his or her own needs. Don’t give in to something you don’t really want to do. LEO ** July 23-Aug. 22 Take on a challenge that will enable you to show off what you have to offer. A change at home may not be what you expect but it will allow you to see what needs to be done. Don’t overreact.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY
VIRGO **** Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Take an out-of-the-ordinary approach and you will draw attention and suggestions that will help your cause. A work relationship with someone innovative will develop if you are more open. LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22 You may meet with opposition at home but, when it comes to your friends and the organisations you belong to, you will be looked up to. Learn how to better deal with personal matters. SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Step up and make a decision. Waffling will make you look bad. You have to make choices if you want to achieve your goals. Action is required in order to win the confidence of others. SAGITTARIUS *** Nov. 22-Dec. 21 You’ll be the driving force and the one who brings everyone and everything together. Your dedication and determination will be magnified. Competitive challenges will motivate you.
Viggo Mortensen
Actor William Christopher is 77. Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 72. Musician Tom Petty is 59. Actor Viggo Mortensen is 51. Drummer Jim Sonefeld of Hootie and the Blowfish is 45. Bassist Doug Eldridge of Oleander is 42. Rapper Snoop Dogg is 38. Actor John Krasinski is 30. Actress Jennifer Nicole Freeman is 24.
CAPRICORN **** Dec. 22-Jan. 19 You can make a workable arrangement if you communicate with people who have something to bring to the table. Recognise that you cannot do everything on your own. AQUARIUS ** Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Follow your own path. You have some good ideas that can be turned into a profitable venture. An unexpected turn of events may stop you in your tracks but it will turn out to be beneficial. PISCES ***** Feb. 19-March 20 Take a much-needed break. Taking time out will allow you to put things in perspective and to realise what will work best for you. Socialising with people who inspire you will lead to innovative ideas.
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To Keep Highest Customers' Satisfaction with Best Quality and Services Malaplast has been awarded the ISO 901 version 2000 and ISO 14001 version 2004 certification of excellence in management and is equipped with state of the art technology, thus providing excellent job opportunities for Thai workers. Today Malaplast is ready to compete and supply high quality and innovative plastic products worldwide. Account Manager (Sales)
Engineer / Senior Engineer
Manage sales of key accounts, achieve internal and external customer satisfaction goals, manage new projects, and plan & achieve business growth for key accounts.
Supervise a test and make a production process procedure for a new product including improving the production process effectively ● Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering / Plastic Technology Engineering / Chemical Engineering or related field ● At least 2-5 years experience in manufacturing process improvement , production line and new product, preferably in plastic industry (Injection / Blow / Compression / Molding)
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Age over 32 years, Bachelor's Degree in Industrial, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering 6-7 years experience in sales and marketing of industry product, preferably in plastic industry (injection / blow / compression / mould) and able to work in multicultural environment Language skills in Japanese is preferable Strong leadership skills, and good team player Own car with driver's license
Sales Executive Oversee sales to achieve the customer's requirement and company target ● ● ● ● ● ●
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial / Mechanical / Engineering / Marketing / Admin. or related field At least 3 years experience in sales and marketing of industrial product, preferably in plastic industry Able to work in multicultural environment Good command of spoken and written English and Japanese language skill is preferable Own car with driving license Computer Skill
Accountant Responsible for booking an accounting transaction against the accounting standard and tax ● Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with 4 years curriculum ● At least 2-5 years experience in accounting ● Experience in ERP application (SAP, Axapta, ect.)is an advantage ● Working on Monday - Friday
Production Planning Officer Organise the production schedule and delivery plan as per customer's requirement ● Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering / Plastic Technology Engineering or related field ● At least 3 years experience in Production Control, Production Planning in the manufacturing, preferably in plastic industry (Injection / Blow / Molding)
Purchasing Officer
Sales Engineer Oversee sales & production to achieve the customer's requirement ● ● ● ●
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering / Plastic Technology Engineering / Chemical Engineering or related field At least 2 years experience in sales and production Good command of spoken and written English and Japanese language skill is preferable Own car with driving license
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Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Science or related field At least 3 years similar experience in the position in the manufacturing industry
Sales Coordinator ● ● ●
Bachelor's degree in related field At least 1-2 yeats experience in sales Good command of spiken, witten Englesh and have import - export document experience an devantage
ALL POSITIONS WORK ON MONDAY TO FRIDAY Please submit an application in English together with detailed resume; expected salary, references of past employers and recent photo to: Human Resources Division
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
THE SPORT FOOTBALL
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Barrichello shows his kind side Brazilian Rubens Barrichello yesterday laid on his private jet to fly newly-crowned drivers world champion Jenson Button, his team-mate at Brawn GP, home to London. Barrichello’s bid to beat Button to the world title ended when he suffered a puncture and finished eighth in Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. But he put aside any ill feeling by flying to the rescue for the 29-year-old Englishman to make sure he could stay on and celebrate after finishing fifth to take the crown. Button was booked originally on the British Airways flight out of Sao Paulo on Sunday night because he has a public relations duty scheduled at the Bluewater Shopping Centre in England today. But Barrichello made sure Button would not miss out on the Brawn team’s celebrations in his native city with his offer at a time when praise was pouring in for both Button and the Brawn team’s achievements. – AFP
1-0 PSG suffered another setback to their French first division title hopes when they slumped to a defeat at Toulouse.
Ronaldinho lifts Milan AFP, Rome
France to face Ireland in play-offs
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France will face Ireland in a two-leg play-off for a spot at next year’s World Cup in South Africa, while Portugal were drawn yesterday to play Bosnia-Herzegovina. Also, Russia will face Slovenia and Greece will play Ukraine. The draw featured the eight best runners-up from European qualifying. France got perhaps the toughest test of the four seeded teams. The French will travel to Dublin for the first leg and host the Irish for the crucial return. The matches will be played November 14 and 18. The draw for the finals will be made on December 4 in Cape Town. Next year’s 32-nation tournament is scheduled for June 11-July 11. – AP
DAILY XPRESS
Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard stretches during a training session at Melwood Training Ground.
REDS DESPERATE Liverpool look for Champions League boost A F P , Paris
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iverpool, their English Premier League hopes punctured by their bizarre ‘beachball’ loss at Sunderland, must establish their European credentials Tuesday with a Champions League win over Lyon. After opening their Group E campaign with an uninspiring win over Hungary’s Debrecen prior to a demoralising loss at Fiorentina, Liverpool are aware dropped points against the French could see their Champions League hopes beached as well as their domestic dreams. Seven points behind Manchester United on the domestic front after shipping four defeats in nine games, the Merseysiders are inconsistency personified, although veteran Jamie Carragher insists the team can iron out their flaws. “We have the quality and the belief we will get back to winning ways soon, hopefully start-
ing on Tuesday against Lyon,” Carragher insisted after the Sunderland loss courtesy of keeper Pepe Reina being bamboozled by Darren Bent’s strike deflecting off a stray beachball thrown from the crowd. Key to Liverpool’s powers of recovery will likely be the fitness of Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres, who both missed the debacle at the Stadium of Light with groin injuries. Without either star, Rafael Benitez’s men are less effective but without both of their talismen much of the heart is stripped out of the team. Benitez as good as admits as much. “I can only pray that Gerrard and Torres will be fit, they are very important to us. I hope they will be available for Tuesday. “Steven is the captain, a leader and a player with quality who can always score goals. Clearly we will have to change something if he is still not fit, but that is the situation and we will have to adapt.” Lyon head into their Anfield cauldron with problems of their own. They head for
Anfield with central defenders Mathieu Bodmer, Jean-Alain Boumsong and Cleber Anderson all carrying injuries. An Anfield stalemate, coupled with a Fiorentina win at Debrecen, would severely compromise Liverpool’s hopes – though they have extricated themselves from tighter situations under Benitez, and not just the “miracle of Istanbul” in 2005. Arsenal are ready to keep the English flag flying high with a win at Dutch outfit Alkmaar having overcome early nerves to win at Standard Liege and then see off Olympiakos, who face off in Greece. Group F heavyweights Barcelona, the holders, and Inter Milan, are both at home having already ended all-square against each other in Italy – to Russian debutants Kazan and Dynamo Kyiv respectively. In Group G, Rangers have ground to make up as they host Romanian makeweights Unirea Urziceni having already lost at home to Spain’s Sevilla, who will have a foot in the next phase if they make it three wins out of three at Stuttgart.
onaldinho inspired 10man AC Milan to only their third win of the season with a come-from-behind 2-1 success against AS Roma at the San Siro on Sunday. While the first half in Milan belonged to Roma’s French winger Jeremy Menez, it was Ronaldinho who starred after the break, scoring one and creating the other – and quite possibly saving countryman Leonardo’s job as coach – before captain Massimo Ambrosini was sent off late on. “The most important thing was the incredible spirit we should,” said Leonardo. “The three points are all well and good but the main thing is the desire we’ve shown in all our performances.” The result moved Milan up to eighth in the Serie A table with Roma dropping to 11th. Roma coach Claudio Ranieri was unhappy about the penalty but blamed his players for the defeat. “Everything was shameful. We should have finished the match in the first half,” he said. “I wish it really was a penalty because there were one or two for us in the first half. I don’t think the Ambrosini’s sending off was right either.” Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid had their brittle confidence shattered ahead of tomorrow’s testing Champions League trip to Chelsea losing 3-0 at Osasuna on Sunday. Osasuna scored three times inside the opening half hour as Atletico’s suspect defence collapsed with Walter Pandiani (4min, 25min) scoring twice to take his season’s tally to five before Carlos Aranda notched a third on 29 minutes. Promoted Xerez ended a 62year wait as they finally won their first game in the Spanish top-flight defeating Villarreal 2-1 to move off the bottom of the table at their opponents’ expense.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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FOOTBALL
Sutil blasts ‘stupid’Trulli
BUTTON ON TOP OF WORLD Best race, says Briton as Webber takes Brazilian GP AP, Sao Paulo
enson Button clinched his first Formula One drivers’ title with a fifth-place finish at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday and his Brawn GP team made history by becoming the first to take the constructors’ crown in their debut season. “This race was the best race I’ve driven in my life,” Button said. “I knew I had to make it happen.” He was ecstatic at the finish, singing Queen’s “We Are The Champions” over the team radio as he crossed the line. Red Bull’s Mark Webber claimed only his second Grand Prix win ahead of Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber and defending champion Lewis Hamilton of McLaren. Home-crowd favourite Rubens Barrichello – Button’s Brawn GP team-mate and his closest rival at the start of the race – began from pole but finished only eighth after a puncture, while Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel couldn’t place higher than fourth after starting well down the grid. Fifth-place was good enough to give Button an insurmountable 15-point lead over Vettel in the drivers’ standings ahead of the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi on November 1. Button’s triumph gives Britain back-to-back F1 titles for the first time since Graham Hill won in 1968 and Jackie Stewart in 1969. Hamilton won last year, also clinching at the Brazilian GP. “I am the world champion. I’m going to keep saying it all night,” the 29-year-old Button
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Jenson Button celebrates with his Brawn team members in Sao Paulo. said. “I’m going to enjoy this moment like you wouldn’t believe. I’m sitting here as the world champion and that’s something you cannot take away.” In his 10th year in Formula One, Button had a historic start to the season by winning six of the first seven races, then was consistent enough the rest of the year to arrive in Brazil with a comfortable lead. It was a fairy tale finish for the Brawn GP team, who came to Interlagos with a commanding lead in the constructors’ standings, needing only half a point to clinch the title. “It hasn’t sunk in yet, it hasn’t sunk in yet,” team principal Ross Brawn said. “It’ll take awhile.”
I AM THE WORLD CHAMPION.I’M GOING TO KEEP SAYING IT ALL NIGHT. Jensen Button The team was created only a few weeks before the start of the season using the infrastructure of the former Honda team after the Japanese carmaker decided to withdraw from the
sport because of the global recession – a decision it may now be regretting. Button started only 14th after a poor qualifying performance in heavy rain on Saturday, but he drove aggressively from the start to quickly move up the grid. Barrichello, starting from pole, led for the first part of the race but dropped out of contention after the first round of pit stops. Webber took the lead after the first round of stops and dominated from there on. “Fantastic day for the team to win again,” Webber said. The victory secured second place for Red Bull in the constructors’ championship.
Force India driver Adrian Sutil blasted Toyota’s Jarno Trulli as “stupid” after the two men were involved in a dramatic first lap collison at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Sutil had started in third place on the grid at Interlagos, but his race was quickly over after Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen went past him before the Finn clipped the Red Bull of race winner Mark Webber. “The start was fine, I lost one position as Kimi overtook me on the outside. It was fine for the next corner but then Kimi hit Webber and lost his front wing,” explained Sutil. “I was following him through the corner but then suddenly I got hit in the rear and lost control of the car. Trulli was there on the outside trying to go round. “It was a really stupid manoeuvre as there was no space and I couldn’t see him at all. At that point it wasn’t worth it and it ended my race far too early on as I went over into the gravel. “Jarno was furious and said it was my mistake but I just told him what had happened to me. But it’s over and now he’s just got to deal with it.” Not surprisingly, Trulli saw the incident differently and sprinted angrily to confront Sutil at the side of the track. “I am extremely frustrated by what happened because I had a very good chance to challenge for the podium,” said the Toyota driver. “Sutil was very slow through turn four. He was on the inside so I took the outside line but he kept pushing me wider and wider. In the end I was on the grass and had no control of the car.” AFP
Barrichello praises his team-mate Button AFP, Sao Paulo
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Jenson Button, left, embraces team-mate Rubens Barrichello.
eaten challenger Rubens Barrichello swallowed his own disappointment on Sunday to salute his Brawn GP teammate Jenson Button on winning the world title. The 37-year-old Brazilian, who was upset at failing to win from pole position, admitted that he had not been able to capitalise on his opportunity thanks to traffic problems and then a puncture.
But he said Button was a worthy champion and he was delighted to see him take the title. Barrichello, very used to finishing as a runner-up after his many years as team-mate to Germany’s seven-times champion Michael Schumacher at Ferrari, finished eighth. He said that it had been a triumphant year for him because twelve months ago many pundits had written him off and
predicted his career was over. He said: “I’ve said before that people put flowers on my coffin at the beginning of the year, and I was back, driving a fantastic car and I was so, so up for it. “I’ve got to really thank God for the situation I’ve had for the year. It was a great car to drive all year. I’m pleased for Jenson as a friend and as a great champion, and if I didn’t win, he should have won it, so well
done to him. Jenson won it, and he deserved to do it, but he won it on the first six races, and I think the second half of the championship was mine. “It was a true fight and I fought really hard, but in a time of the championship when we didn’t have the performance of that grade anymore. So it was a big fight and I kept going, kept myself alive, and I’m really pleased.”
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BASEBALL – NLCS
PHILLIES ON FIRE Lee stifles Dodgers as Philadelphia seize lead AFP, Philadelphia
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itcher Cliff Lee dominated the Dodgers and got plenty of support from the Phillies bats yesterday in an 11-0 victory in baseball’s National League Championship Series. The lopsided triumph gave the reigning World Series champion Phillies a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series that will send the winners to the Fall Classic. Lee struck out 10 and allowed just three hits with no walks in eight innings. “Cliff Lee, what can I say about him? He was absolutely outstanding,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said of the Cy Young Award winner acquired from Cleveland in July. Left-hander Lee has been outstanding in three starts this post-season, allowing only two earned runs in 24 1/3 innings for an 0.74 ERA. He has also struck out 20 and walked only three. Ryan Howard recorded a triple and Jason Werth homered as the Phillies took a 6-0 lead after two innings. Howard has driven in a run in all seven of
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee follows through on a pitch. Philadelphia’s playoff games this season – a record for a single postseason. On Sunday Howard had three RBIs, including his two-run triple in the first in-
ning. Werth followed that with a two-run homer, and that was more than Lee needed. Lee surrendered two singles to Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez and one to Ronnie Belliard. Lee also hit a single in the eighth and scored on Shane Victorino’s three-run homer in the eighth. Chad Durbin relieved to begin the ninth and pitched a hitless inning. The Phillies wasted no time in pouncing on Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda. Every starter except Raul Ibanez had a hit and all nine starters scored a run. Kuroda, making his first start in 20 days, got just four outs. He was pulled after allowing six runs and six hits. “I think I made it hard on myself because I couldn’t throw the first-pitch strikes,” Japan’s Kuroda said. “It just became harder and harder later on in the count. That’s it.” Dodgers manager Joe Torre went with Kuroda over Chad Billingsley even though Kuroda was unavailable for the first-round series against St Louis because of a herniated disk in his cervical spine. Kuroda refused to blame his performance on any problem with his neck. “I’m not going to make that the excuse, and I don’t think it was the reason,” he said.
DAILY XPRESS
Laird wins play-off Scotland’s Martin Laird won the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating George McNeill with a birdie on the third hole of a play-off. Laird closed with a 3under 68 to match McNeill (67) and Chad Campbell (69) at 19under 265. Campbell was eliminated on the second extra hole. Lee Westwood ended a two-year victory drought with a two-shot win at the Portugal Masters on Sunday. The Englishman’s six-under 66 gave him a score of 265 – 23 under – to finish ahead of Francesco Molinari at the Oceanico Victoria. Meanwhile, John Cook won his third career Champions Tour title and first of the season, closing with a 4-under 68 to hold off Jay Haas and Bob Tway by two strokes in the Administaff Small Business Classic. – AP
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BIG DISAPPOINTMENT Patiwat loses, Chonnapas takes bronze DAILY XPRESS
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wo-time Universiade gold medallist Patiwat Thongsalap drew a blank even as his compatriots captured four medals in the WTF World Taekwondo Championships. Lightweight Patiwat, who was hampered by an injury to his ring finger, failed to get past the quarter-finals, falling to American Mark Lopez, a silver medallist at the Beijing Games, 5-3. Patiwat, who received a first-round bye, outpointed Afghan Sayed Karimi 12-7 and Belarusian Vitali Kolas 7-6 in the second and third rounds respectively. The Thai maintained his impressive form, beating Greek Anostis Nikolaidis 7-5 in the last 16 round. Chonnapas Premwaew
lightened up the mood in the Thai camp with a bronze on the final day. Lightweight Chonnapas, a bronze medallist at the 2005 world meet in Madrid, lost in sudden death after a 1-1 tie at the end of the three-round contest against China’s Zhang Hua, a champion at Martial Arts Games in Bangkok this year. En route to the semi-finals, Chonnapas crushed Turkey’s Sibel Sagir 9-2 and Australian Carmen Marton, bronze medallist at the 2005 world meet in Madrid, 7-3 in the sec?ond and third rounds respectively. The Thai fighter stunned Canadian Karine Sergerie, de?fending world champion and silver medallist at last year’s Beijing Olympics, 6-4 before going down in the se?mi-finals. After five days, Thailand’s eight-member squad clinched four medals, including a silver
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Thailand’s Chonnapas Premwaew, far right, with her compatriot medal winners in Copenhagen. from Sarita Phongsri in the women’s bantamweight (U-53) class. “We had a chance of win?ning gold this time. However, the presence of world-class ri?vals from Iran, South Korea, USA, China and Afghanistan made it tough for us. We won four medals here,
the same as in the world meet in China two years ago. We left Beijing with three silver and a bronze. We can take comfort from the fact that Thailand was the on?ly Southeast Asian country to return with medals,” said Korean head coach Choi Young-suk.
rew Brees and the Saints spoiled Eli Manning’s homecoming and the New York Giants’ unbeaten record, remaining unbeaten themselves with a dominant 48-27 National Football League victory yesterday. Manning grew up in New Orleans but was playing for the first time in the Superdome. Minnesota’s Brett Favre threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns in a 33-31 victory over Baltimore that saw the Vikings improve to 6-0. New England’s Tom Brady lead the Patriots to a 59-0 drubbing of winless Tennessee. Brady threw six touchdown passes – five of them in the second quarter for an NFL record for one period. The six scoring tosses matched Brady’s own franchise record, and the 59point margin of victory equalled the biggest since the NFL merged with the American Football League in 1970.