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>>See what went down at FMH’s Girls Next Door competition >> Get Sound Bytes, plus check out former Grand Ex singer Dhanupol ‘Jae’ who returns to the stage for what promises to be a sell-out show
Have your fill of Japanese pop with the Kamikaze Live Concert, or get an earful of soulful rhythms by bossa nova performer Lisa Ono, go Indie shopping and more...
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20 litres THE QUANTITY OF fizzy drink guzzled each year by the average Thai
Biting back
Summer heat in retreat
Cutting out the colour
against rabies
HM the King’s coronation anniversary is no time for politics: PM
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he mercury is unlikely to soar any higher this year, given that coming rain should cool temperatures. “We may have already seen this year’s hottest day,” Weather Forecast Bureau director Somchai Baimuang said yesterday. In late March, average temperatures reached as high as 40.2 degrees Celsius in some areas of the country. But forecasters predicted April 27 – when the sun’s arc is at its highest – would be the year’s hottest day. “We have now found that a high-pressure ridge will likely hover over the country between April 24 and 26, dousing many areas with rain and preventing a spike in temperatures.”
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Veterinarians administer anti-rabies vaccines to dogs. In 2006, rabies killed eight people in Songkhla alone.
Sex comedy banned Thailand’s film censors block ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’ D A I LY X P R E S S
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he National Film Board is standing by its decision to ban “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” in Thailand, citing that its explicit sexual content goes against moral principles here. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) initially gave “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” an NC-17 rating (banning viewers under 17) for “some graphic sexuality”. However, director Kevin Smith appealed and the film finally got an R with no cuts. The R, or “Restricted” rating, requires viewers under 17 years old to be accompanied by an adult.
Set in the United States, the comedy tells the story of friends embarking on a project to make a porn movie.
‘May encourage copycats’ “The screening of this film may encourage copycats here,” Culture Ministry permanent secretary Vira Rojpojchanarat said yesterday. The film’s distributor, M Pictures, argued that “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” was a satirical take on contemporary US society and was suitable for viewers aged over 18. After the National Film Board decided to ban the film during its meeting on Monday, M Pictures appealed and a panel was set up to review the board’s ruling. After viewing the film, the panel upheld the decision to ban “Zack and Miri” from Thai screens.
he government will hold activities on May 5 to mark the 60th anniversary of His Majesty the King’s coronation. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will chair the organising committee. “We expect more than 200,000 members of the public and government officials to join the events,” Deputy Government Spokesman Supachai Jaisamut said yesterday.
Unity and security “The monarchy is the unifying institution and is a key to national security,” Supachai said. A source said Abhisit advised his Cabinet members to wear colours that would not add heat to the country’s simmering political conflict. Yellow, the colour traditionally used to show loyalty to His Majesty, has become associated with the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) in recent years. PAD supporters have previously rallied against Thaksin Shinawatra and his allies, while the redshirts of the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship were vocal in their support for the former prime minister when they rioted earlier this month.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
THE WORLD One for
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An employee of Japan’s Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewellery shows a pure gold-made ‘kabuto’ or samurai helmet replica, priced at US$30,000 (Bt1 million) in Tokyo. It will be displayed on May 5, Children’s Day, to celebrate the Boys Festival in Japan.
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500 MILLION
automobiles on Earth burn an average of 7.5 litres each of fuel a day.
briefly Man robs store with daughter A man pleaded not guilty to robbing a convenience store with his 9-year-old daughter. Surveillance video of the March 31 holdup near Ellensburg, Washington state, showed a girl in a pink coat watching as a robber pulled a gun and took about US$200 (Bt7,000) from the clerk. Robert Daniel Webb of Everett was arrested and is being held on $500,000 bail. The 42-year-old Webb entered not-guilty pleas on Monday to robbery and reckless endangerment. On the video, the robber tries to explain himself: “I’m out of work. My daughter’s got to survive.” – AP
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Mum ‘lost grip on kids after car hit water’ A woman whose car plunged off a dead-end road into a lake in rainy, dark weather reportedly told the sheriff she tried to rescue her three young sons from the vehicle but lost her grip on them in the water. The sheriff said the boys had drowned and that investigators were checking her story. The boys – aged 2, 7 and 8 – were recovered from Lake Brewer after the car went into the water in a rural area in central Arkansas, and they were pronounced dead at a hospital. “It’s a terrible loss. This is a terrible thing,” Larry Hopkins, who identified himself as the boys’ grandfather, said through tears at the house. Conway County Sheriff Mike Smith said no charges had been filed. “We’re going to run back through what she said,” Smith added. He declined to say if deputies conducted a field-sobriety test on the mother or drew any of her blood. – A P
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oogle has unveiled software tools that let people search the Internet using pictures or chronologically organise results of queries for news. Fledgling versions of Similar Images and News Timeline made their way out of Google Labs, a place where engineers get to spend time tinkering with promising innovations. A Similar Images feature added to Google’s Image Search tool lets people scour the Internet for related photographs with a single computer
mouse click. Examples provided by Google include refining a search for “jaguar” to provide only images of the jungle cat or the luxury automobile. “So if you see an image you like, but you’re stumped on how to describe it, just click the ‘Similar Images’ link to see more like it,” reads an online posting by ‘Googlers’. Google News Timeline amasses stories from newspapers, magazines, blogs and other sources and presents search results in chronological graphs that can be zoomed in on or navigated by dates.
IF YOU SEE AN IMAGE YOU LIKE,BUT YOU’RE STUMPED ON HOW TO DESCRIBE IT,JUST CLICK THE ‘SIMILAR IMAGES’LINK TO SEE MORE LIKE IT.
Nasa is planning to celebrate Earth Day today by broadcasting high-definition images of the planet taken from the International Space Station. The US space agency said it will broadcast its high definition feed on Nasa TV and on its website. The ISS and its permanent crew of three astronauts orbit Earth every 90 minutes some 354 kilometres above the planet. They can see 16 sunrises and sunsets each day.
Yes to Charles New Zealanders narrowly favour Britain’s Prince Charles taking over as head of state from his mother rather than becoming a republic, a poll showed yesterday. The poll showed 43 per cent wanted New Zealand to become a republic after Queen Elizabeth II dies. This compared with 45 per cent of the 1,018 respondents who favoured Prince Charles becoming New Zealand’s king after the death of his mother, who turned 83 yesterday. – AFP
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new study has found that almost one in ten kids who play video games showed classic signs of addiction to the pastime, lying about their habit, failing in efforts to cut back and even stealing to buy new games. The study by Dr Douglas Gentile, a psychology professor at Iowa State University, was published in the journal Psychological Science and used data from a Harris Poll of nearly 1,200 children aged 8 to 18 across the US. The survey found that 88 per cent of US kids played video games at least occasionally, and on average children played about 13 hours of video games a week. Those showing signs of addiction could log double the hours. “That’s over three million kids who are taking damage to multiple areas of their lives and probably need some type of help,” Gentile said in a statement. The addicted gamers are far more likely to be boys. They report having trouble paying at-
tention in school, receive poorer grades and have more health problems. Pathological gamers usually had a video-
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urvivors of the Columbine High School massacre led solemn remembrances here on Monday on the tenth anniversary of the tragedy that left 13 people dead and 23 others injured. Under brilliant blue skies, around 1,200 people gathered in this Denver suburb to reflect on the horrific events of April 20, 1999, when teenagers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a bloody rampage through their high school. Thirteen white doves – one for each of the victims – were released following a sombre outdoor ceremony at a
park just a short distance from the scene of one of the most traumatic school shootings in US history. Columbine’s principal Frank DeAngelis, who has vowed to remain in the job until every student who was in kindergarten in 1999 has graduated, said students during the attack had been robbed of their childhood. Val Schnurr, who was shot in the attack, said while the events of 1999 remained vivid, she refused consider herself a victim. “As a survivor, there are days it feels like it happened yesterday,” Schnurr told the crowd. “I was blessed with a second chance at life. We are not victims we are survivors.”
Japanese curry killer loses appeal A Japanese woman who killed four people and poisoned 63 with arsenic-laced curry lost her appeal against a death sentence yesterday, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said. The country’s top court rejected an appeal by Masumi Hayashi, a 47-year-old mother of four, against the sentence that was handed down by a district court in 2002 and upheld by a higher court in 2005.
The bizarre case gripped Japan and led to a rash of copycat poisonings. Hayashi was convicted for mixing arsenic into curry served at a community festival in 1998, killing two children and two adults in Wakayama prefecture, 450 kilometres southwest of Tokyo. In the original trial, prosecutors were unable to present hard evidence linking her to the deaths and relied on circumstantial evidence. – A F P
game console in their rooms and were more than twice as likely to have been diagnosed with an attention-deficit disorder.
Hawking very ill Stephen Hawking, the British mathematician and physicist famed for his work on black holes, was rushed to a hospital and was seriously ill. Hawking has been fighting a chest infection for several weeks and was being treated on Monday at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, the university said. “Professor Hawking is very ill,” said Gregory Hayman, the university’s head of communications. “He is undergoing tests.” Later in the afternoon, Hayman said Hawking was “now comfortable but will be kept in hospital overnight”. Hawking, 67, gained renown for his work on black holes, and has remained active despite being diagnosed at 21 with ALS, (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), an incurable degenerative disorder also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He has been almost entirely paralysed, and communicates through an electronic voice synthesizer activated by his fingers. – A P
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HUAMEI, A CHINESE JOURNALISTS’ WEBSITE, CRITICISING JACKIE CHAN FOR SAYING CHINESE PEOPLE “NEED TO BE CONTROLLED”. “[His] statement is based on the discriminatory view that Chinese people cannot manage themselves and is built on the idea that Chinese are like a herd of sheep that lack self-discipline and self-restraint.”
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The Enjoy the Palace and Music Under the Moonlight festival combines live music with a chance to appreciate such attractions as Ban Puen Palace and see classic automobiles on parade.
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CHILLING IN CHA-AM A new music festival offers a chance to enjoy rare cultural treats By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul D A I LY X P R E S S
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ed up with the heat and the tension of the big city? Then escape to nearby Phetchaburi province on Saturday when the seaside resort of Cha-am is hosting the “Chom Wang Fang Phleng Banleng Tai Saengchan” music festival. The festival is the first in a series of efforts by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to promote the
country’s attractions by blending popular songs with an appreciation of historic sites. “Most people tend to travel straight to Hua Hin without stopping in Phetchaburi, even though we have many historic spots of cultural worth,” says its governor, Chai Panichpornpan. “This project will help to introduce our province to the world.” As well as the concert, festival-goers will enjoy exhibi-
tions, a parade of classic cars and Thai food cooked and presented in palace style.
Three historic palaces The exhibitions take in three historic palaces: Phra Nakhon Khiri, also known as Khao Wang, Phra Ram Rachaniwet or Ban Puen Palace, and Maruk Khatayawan. Khao Wang was King Rama IV’s holiday residence and was built in 1859 in neo-classical style on the top of Samana Mountain. The Europeanstyle Ban Puen Palace, King Rama V’s rainy-season palace, was built in 1916, while Maruk
Khatayawan is a beautiful teak seaside palace built by King Rama VI. “Phetchaburi has many historic places and temples dating back to the Thawarawadi era as well as Kaeng Krachan National Park,” says the governor. The concert will feature Groove Riders singer Burin Boonwisut, Saksit “Tor” Vejsupaporn, Ben Chalathit, Koh Mr Saxman, Bee Peerapat, Flure singer Suwira “Q” Boonrod, Jennifer Kim, Pawarisa “Waen” Penchart, Nui Wiriyapa and Charin Nanthanakorn.
PA L AT I A L S E T T I N G >> Chom Wang Fang Phleng Banleng Tai Saengchan (Enjoy the Palace and Music Under the Moonlight) festival runs from 2pm to midnight on Saturday at various venues around Cha-am district. >> The concert starts at 6pm on Cha-am beach. >> Tickets cost Bt1,200 and Bt2,500 at Thaiticketmajor. >> Part of the proceeds will be used to renovate the historic palaces.
All will sing popular songs rearranged as pop-jazz covers, along with their hits.
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PAW HEE-CHING won the best actress trophy at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the gritty urban drama “The Way We Were”, which also won best director for Ann Hui. “Ip Man” was named best film.
ARRESTS for drugand alcohol- offences were made during last weekend’s Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival in California.
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Bassist Stu Hamm, who’s kept pace with such lightning-fingered rock guitarists as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson, will lead a workshop at 7 tomorrow night at Overtone on RCA as part of his Asian Clinic Tour 2009. Tickets cost Bt200, available at Music Collection stores. Fans spending more than Bt500 at the shop get a free ticket. Call (02) 876 4634 or (02) 477 8601.
Air guitar and ice cream
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AIR MUSICIANS are invited to stretch their imagination and take part in 104.5 Fat Radio’s “Nestle Extreme Air Band Contest”. To get an idea of what you need to do to win, visit www.FatDegree.com and see the clips of an air-music show by DJs Chris, Ping Ping and Knot. To enter, you must be between 15 and 30 years old and able to perform a song that’s been spun by the radio station. Record yourself on video and send the clip on a CD to the radio station at Zone C, RCA. And make sure that a Nestle Extreme ice-cream wrapper appears in your clip. The first prize is Bt30,000 plus free ice cream for one year. The first four runners-up and the winner of the popular vote each receive Bt3,000. Call (02) 641 5394.
Voices united
A time for healing ARTISTS CHAISIRI JIWARANGSAN and Prapat Jiwarangsan reflect on the healing process in an exhibition that opens on Saturday at Space of Liberty on Ramkhamhaeng Soi 39. Chaisiri uses dialectics to find the meaning of remembrance in various points of view, while Prapat gets to the meaning of selftherapy by walking through the memory of “Artists” in the past. The opening reception takes place Friday evening at 7. The gallery, which can also be accessed from Pracha-Uthit Road, is open daily from 11 to 6.30. Call (089) 770 5022 or visit www.SoLBkk.com.
“Tor” Vejsupaporn is a great role model for youngsters with his honours bachelor degree from Assumption University and a hot career in music. At 25, he’s earning a bundle. But Tor isn’t the shoppingspree type: He’s careful about his spending. He just bought a car for his brother, for example. Wait, that’s “careful”? “Well, he expected a fancy car,” says Tor, “but I just bought him a Toyota because I think he should go for a small sedan so that he doesn’t spend too much money on petrol.”
Superstar acts team up for a show organised by MTV Thailand that promises surprises By Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul D A I LY X P R E S S
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ans who’ve already bought their tickets for next month’s “Duets Concert” are in for some surprises, say the organisers. Created by MTV Thailand and sponsored by Thai Samsung Electronics, the show will see superstar Tata Young teaming up with Burin Boonwisut, frontman of the Groove Riders, Nicole Theriault cosying up with Nuvo’s Saharat “Kong” Sangkhapricha, Palmy singing with Tanachai “Pod” Ujjin of Moderndog, Boy Trai joining pop band ETC and Ben Chalathit and Bee Peerapat combining their soulful voices. Between them, the stars will sing more than 30 numbers. “It will be a show with a difference,” says Smitthi Bhiraleus, managing director of production company Very
But Tor, can’t you at least clean that spot off your shirt?
Grazie, Ekachai! Congratulations to movie
TWO BY TWO >> The Duets Concert that takes place on May 23 at Bitec in Bang Na. Doors open at 7pm. >> Tickets cost Bt800 to Bt2,500 at Thaiticketmajor. >> Call (02) 681 4757 extension 450, visit www.MTVThailand.com or watch TrueVisions Channel 33.
Incorporation. “In addition to five duets, we have a surprise duet for our fans.”
director Ekachai Uekrongtham, who is to be decorated by the Italian government. The Singapore-based director of “Beautiful Boxer” and “The Coffin” will receive the Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella Solidarieta’ Italiana on May 6 at Rome’s Ekkachai embassy in Bangkok. The honour is thanks for helping Italy’s cinema industry as an active participant in film festivals there.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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In the frame The vocalist with a top ’70s band takes the stage next month for what promises to be a sell-out show
Various Artists (Channel V)
Music cable TV Channel [V] and Warner Music Thailand produced this compilation album that will appeal to those who are crazy about all things Korean. The CD features songs from a range of popular Korean TV series, among them “Never Say Goodbye” from “My Girl”, “The Melody” from “Coffee Prince” and “I Believe” from “My Sassy Girl”. It selling for Bt299 at all branches of B2S, Gramophone at Siam Paragon, DJ Siam in Siam Square and for Bt250 at [V] Spot Studio on the sixth floor of Siam Discovery.
Sorry, Sorry Super Junior’s latest album mixes dance, fusion pop, ballads and R&B and fits right in with the 13-member outfit’s new “trendy men” makeover. “Sorry, Sorry”, which follows on a few side projects, among them Junior M and Super Junior Happy, is also the title of the first single, and offers some cool urban minimal funky dance. The album sounds more international than Korean and matches an upgraded dancing style designed by choreographer Nick Bass, the man behind Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. The Korean boy band worked on the album with renowned songwriters Kenzie, Yoo Young Jin and Fany from Fly to the Skypin on “Let’s Not”, and with U Know and Micky from Dong Bang Shin Gi on “Heartquake”. Fans can choose between two versions, with different covers, booklet and five posters.
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ormer Grand Ex’ singer Dhanupol “Jae” Kaewkarn will be back on stage at Siam Paragon’s Royal Paragon Hall on May 2 at 7 for his “Frames of Melody” concert as he celebrates his 50th birthday. “Jae has several numbers in his repertoire with a variety of feelings,” says Phubodee Chaiyaplee, general manager of WP Creation Group, the concert organisers. The anniversary show is expected to trace his steps from his years fronting for string combo Grand Ex’ through his
solo career and will include such hits as “Saen Rak”, “Oy Oy”, “Nid Nueng Por”, “Thi Sud Khong Huajai”, “Hong See Khao”, “Khon Tham Ram Pan”, “Chuea Chan”, “Phieng Sobta”, “Dhevada Dern Din” and “Huajai Mee Peek”. “All these songs are timeless,” says Phubodee, adding that his personal favourites are “Saen Rak” and “Thi Sud Khong Huajai”. “Jae has a magnetic personality as well as superstar quality, so we know he’ll be pulling in the crowds for this concert.”
“I’ve been on a musical journey for such a long time. I was just 22 when I started singing with Grand Ex’ so there are more than 50 numbers that fans can sing along with” says Dhanupol. “The two-hour concert will bring back many happy memories.” Dhanupol will be joined by all the original members of Grand Ex’, Setha Sirachaya, frontman of the Impossibles, and new singers Trai “Boy” Bhumirat and Kanyarat “Lula” Tiyapornchai. “I want to give a concert that’s rich in impressions,” he says.
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CITYSCENEINPICTURES Posing pretty The temperature inside Narcissus
The musical show
on Sukhumvit 23 was hot and rising last week as guests gathered for the announcements of the winners of the FHM Girls Next Door 2009. The event opened with a musical performed by GND winners in previous years and a fashion show with threads modelled by this year’s 10 finalists. Actor Weeraphap Suparppaibul did a fine job interviewing the lovely ladies, who were sexily attired in white tank tops and matching shorts. GND No 5, Pattera “Jeans” Sorlalum, won this year’s prize for Miss Photogenic by Big Camera, taking home Bt50,000, a trophy and an Olympus camera Mju 1050W. And the FHM title of GND 2009 was awarded to GND No 7, Apichaya “Phrae” Mangmeepon, who received Bt200,000, a trophy and a fashion shoot with FHM magazine.
Patteera and Apichaya
Niwan Jaituenya,
left, marketing manager of Big Camera, presents the prize for Miss Photogenic to Patteera “Jeans” Sorlalum
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Waksorn Lohthong, second left, manager of Winner Phrae
Actor and MC Weeraphap with the Girls Next Door
Inspire Entertainment, presents the prize to the winner, Phrae Apichaya, second right.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
WHAT’S UP
see it! Night music New Orleans singer LaVerne Butler is at the Millennium Hilton Bangkok’s Three Sixty Jazz Lounge until July 21, performing bluesy bebop in the style of Sarah Vaughn. Settle down for an evening of indulgence with Butler’s cool vocals Tuesday through Sunday. Call (02) 442 2000.
Indie shoppers Every Friday from 4, teens
converge on CentralWorld’s seventh-floor “Indie Shop”, where more than 100 vendors participate in “Centerpoint is Coming to Town”. Shoppers can also help underprivileged children at Baan Homhug in Yasothon province, by contributing clothes, toys and money through the Suthasinee Foundation. Visit www.Centerpoint108.com or call (02) 252 1754-6.
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>> What Just Happened? – Robert DeNiro stars in this
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Hollywood tale, based on a book by producer Art Linson, about a has-been producer who’s struggling to complete a movie deal. Bruce Willis and Sean Penn are among the stars making cameos. At Apex. >> The Haunting in Connecticut – A family
A Frozen Flower Palace intrigue involves a gay Korean king, his military commander and a queen who needs to bear an heir to the throne. In Korean with English and Thai subtitles at House, Paragon and SFW CentralWorld.
Antique Set in a bakery, this Korean romance is based on a Japanese comic and TV series. At SF cinemas.
Buppha Rahtree 3.1 The vengeful female ghost Buppha (Cherman Boonyasak) still haunts her apartment.
She’s visited by a cartoonist (Mario Maurer) who’s fallen in love with her. With English subtitles at some cinemas. ★★★
Last Chance Harvey In London for his daughter’s wedding, a down-on-his-luck jingle writer (Dustin Hoffman) finds his spirits lifted by a new woman in his life (Emma Thompson). At Paragon Cineplex and Apex.
Race to Witch Mountain Two teens with supernatural powers take a Las Vegas cab
driver (Dwayne Johnson) for the ride of his life. Also stars AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig. ★★
Fast & Furious
Monsters vs Aliens
An FBI agent (Paul Walker) and a fugitive street racer (Vin Diesel) team up to bring down a heroin kingpin. ★★★
Classic sci-fi movie monsters battle an alien invasion in this Dreamworks animated feature.
Taew Te Teen Raberd
In 3-D at some cinemas, including IMAX. ★★★
Shinjuku Incident Jackie Chan is a Chinese migrant worker who gets mixed up with the yakuza in Tokyo. Daniel Wu and Fan Bingbing also stars. In Cantonese with English and Thai subtitles at House; elsewhere dubbed in Thai.
moves into an old house with a supernatural history and experiences terrifying phenomena. Based on actual events.
on tv
Seven gay players turn out for a former girls’ school’s first boys football team. With English subtitles at some cinemas. ★★
Knowing Nicolas Cage discovers that an encrypted message from a time capsule accurately predicts major disasters. ★★★
The X-Files In their 1998 big-scene outing, FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully (David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson) probe a conspiracy to cover up an ancient alien invasion.
Apex Lido: (02) 252 6498 Siam: (02) 251 3508 Scala: (02) 251 2861
Century – The Movie Plaza
Star Movies (TrueVisions), 8pm
(02) 247 9940
House (02) 641 5913-4
Channel links www.NationChannel.com Channel 3 – www.ThaiTV3.com Channel 5 – www.TV5.co.th Channel 7 – www.CH7.com Modernine – www.MCOT.net NBT – TV11.prd.go.th 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
SF Cinemas Bangkok: (02) 268 8888 Pattaya: (038) 361 500
Vista Chiang Mai: (053) 894 415
Critical consensus
Crank: High Voltage After surviving a fall from a helicopter, a tough hitman (Jason Statham) wakes up to find his heart has been replaced by a battery-powered ticker. To keep going, he must keep shocking himself with regular jolts of electricity. Also stars Efren Ramirez. ★★★
★★★★★ = Must see! ★★★★ = Solidly entertaining ★★★ = It’s okay ★★ = Barely watchable ★ = Don’t bother
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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
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Comics&Games
Red and Rover
DAILY XPRESS
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
LEISURE
DAILY XPRESS
Games&YourStars SUDOKU
The last word in
ASTROLOGY
Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer
By Eugenia Last
Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
Today’s Birthday: You don’t have to back down or take no for an answer this year. You can write your own ticket by being responsible. Stand up and be counted and push to achieve your goals. An unusual turn of events will evolve and you’ll be the one in charge. ARIES *** March 21-April 19 Communication is a must if you want to stay in control. Someone may try to upset your position or influence the outcome of something you are working toward. TAURUS **** April 20-May 20 Go right to the top if you want to get something resolved. You will fall privy to secret information that will give you the edge. Use your experience and you’ll come across as confident and capable.
DIFFICULTY RATING ★★★
GEMINI ** May 21-June 20 Stick to whatever will benefit you professionally, personally and financially. You will face jealous and possessive acts if you lead someone on or you make a promise and don’t keep it. CANCER ***** June 21-July 22 You should receive an honour or raise or something that will improve your status. Someone may not like all the attention you are getting. Honesty will help you resolve any incident that crops up. LEO ***** July 23-Aug. 22 Don’t get derailed by criticism you don’t deserve. Greater involvement in challenging activities will raise your confidence and prove what you are capable of. Put your cash in a safe place. VIRGO *** Aug. 23-Sept. 22 You are ready to revamp your old ways, habits and lifestyle. Change will bring more excitement to your life. There is money to be made if you pick up information or take a course.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY
LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Say what you mean and mean what you say. You’ll be under the spotlight and your conduct will make a difference to the outcome of anything you are currently working towards. SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Present and promote effectively. Love will come easy and someone you care for will be accommodating in every way imaginable. Show everyone what you have to offer. SAGITTARIUS ***** Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Don’t stretch the truth if you don’t want to be embarrassed. Your reputation may be compromised if you haven’t been completely honest about what you are offering others.
Jack Nicholson Actress Estelle Harris is 77. Singer Glen Campbell is 73. Actor Jack Nicholson is 72. Singer Peter Frampton is 59. Actor Joseph Bottoms is 55. Actor Ryan Stiles is 50. Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan is 43. Actress Sheryl Lee is 42. Actor Eric Mabius is 38. Bassist Shavo Odadjian of System Of A Down is 35.
CAPRICORN **** Dec. 22-Jan. 19 You will win if you challenge someone. Taking an unusual path will help you learn something about who you are and what you are capable of doing. You can learn from past experiences, as well. AQUARIUS *** Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Not everyone will think the same way you do. Expect opposition and prepare to compromise if you want to resolve issues and get things done. It’s never too late to start something new. PISCES *** Feb. 19-March 20 Don’t make a noise unless you are prepared to back up your accusations with lots of proof. Someone will push back if you decide you want to take over or have things your way.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
THE SPORT Blatter’s driving licence suspended
Sepp Blatter
Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s driving licence was suspended for a month after an accident last October while he was overtaking in his sportscar, the Swiss news agency ATS reported. The 73-year-old head of world football’s governing body collided with another vehicle heading in the opposite direction. Blatter was not hurt in the accident in the Bernese Oberland, but the driver of the oncoming car was slightly injured.– AFP
Santa Cruz set to leave Blackburn Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz has told Blackburn Rovers that he will leave the club at the end of the season. The 27-yearold, who is recovering after knee surgery last week, made the revelation on a Paraguayan radio station. “I have already told them [Blackburn] and they know that before the transfer window closes I would like to continue my career at a bigger, more ambitious team,” he told Radio Nanduti. “Even though I haven’t heard anything, I haven’t changed my mind.” – AFP
Iran in disarray as coach resigns Iran’s newly-appointed coach Mohammad Mayelikohan resigned yesterday after only two weeks in a fresh blow to the national team as they struggle to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals. ISNA news agency reported that Mayelikohan sent a resignation letter to the Iranian Football Federation after quarrelling with a Tehran club coach. – DPA
Hayden and Murali sparkle for Chennai Cricket “golden oldies” Matthew
Hayden and Muttiah Muralitharan powered Chennai Super Kings to a 92-run win over Bangalore Royal Challengers on Monday in the Indian Premier League. Autralian Hayden struck a sizzling 65 at Saint George’s Park before being run out by Rahul Dravid. The departure of Hayden just one ball after fellow Matthew Hayden opener Parthiv Patel was out for 30 did slow a Chennai charge that saw them dash to 106-0 after 10 overs, but they finished on 179-5 to set Royals a challenging target. Enter Sri Lanka wizard Muralitharan to cause havoc and snap up three wickets, including the prized one of former England captain Kevin Pietersen for a duck, and all the damage was inflicted at the expense of just 11 runs.
British Open gets 247 yards longer Organisers of the British Open at Turnberry have lengthened the course by 247 yards since it was last played there 15 years ago. The new layout features six new tee. – AP
4-0 Alex Ovechkin went a 3rd game without a goal, but earned two assists for the Washington Capitals, who overran the New York Rangers in the NHL.
CONQUERING THE DEMONS Seles chronicles weight struggles in new book AP, New York
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onica Seles has written the kind of book she thinks she’d needed to read in her darkest days, a lesson in conquering the demons of food without that dreaded word diet. Seles figures she bought every self-help book on the market. She felt sure that if she just found the right diet, if she just hired the right trainer, she’d lose weight and reclaim her tennis career. Instead Seles would gain it back as quickly as she dropped it, sneaking off on late-night supermarket runs and bingeing on junk food in secret. Seeking refuge from the pain and confusion of dual tragedies, she put on more than 16 kilograms. “When I started on this journey, I had all the diet books, I knew what to do, I worked with the famous trainers,” Seles said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday. “But yet I couldn’t get it.” Now the 35-year-old Seles has written a book of her own: “Getting a Grip on My Body, My Mind, My Self” will be released today. It’s technically a memoir, chronicling her rise from a tennis-loving kid in the former Yugoslavia to the No 1 player in the world. Seles tried so many diets. “I could recite them for you sitting here,” she said. “But until I realised that I held that power – not my trainer, not my coach, not my family, but me – that’s when I think I started to shift in the way I thought.” In April 1993, Seles was 19 years old and had already won nine Grand Slam titles. Her whole world made sense: hard
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Monica Seles is certain that carrying around extra weight led to the string of injuries that blighted her tennis career. work transformed into victory on the tennis court, the support of her family at home. That life shattered in a second during a match in Hamburg, Germany, when Seles was stabbed by a spectator. Weeks later, her father was diagnosed with cancer. He died in 1998 after a long battle with the disease. Seles returned to tennis and won one more Grand Slam, the 1996 Australian Open. But her mind and body weren’t the same. It took her more than nine years, her weight and emotions constantly yo-yoing, before she fully grasped the connection between the two. “I hired some fantastic trainers, some fantastic nutritionists,” Seles said. “But unfortunately no one paid attention to where these emotions were coming from.” She weighed more than 77 kilograms at the peak. Seles’ fitness level was a frequent topic of conversation at her tournament news conferences during those years. Still, the depth of
her struggles wasn’t something Seles was going to talk about publicly. “I felt weird that I couldn’t control a simple thing like eating,” she said. “I was so in control when you’d watch me on the tennis court, but yet what I put in my mouth I had zero control [over]. I was kind of embarrassed by it, because everybody viewed me as a super strong mentally athlete.” Her 30th birthday approaching, unable to work out because of her foot, Seles panicked that she would gain even more weight. Instead, without any trainers or nutritionists to tell her what to do, she started to relax about food. No more calorie-counting. No more bingeing out of guilt after eating something deemed off-limits. After all those years of wanting more than anything to lose the extra weight, Seles accomplished it only after she stopped really trying. She’s learned to savour food and listen to her appetite, to eat because she’s hungry – not just because something is in front of her.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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‘Mind games are like ads’: Wenger
‘SHOW SOME BALLS’ Fayed calls for Premier League wage cap to level the playing field AFP, London
lamboyant Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed has urged other clubs in the English Premier League to show the “balls” needed to join his call for a wage cap and so create a more even distribution of wealth in the top flight. Fulham are currently eighth in the table under the guidance of Roy Hodgson, their manager, and in line for a place in next season’s Europa League. That is no mean achievement for a team without any bigname players and a home ground of Craven Cottage in west London whose capacity is restricted to 25,000. Some reports have suggested that Egyptian-born businessman Fayed, who also owns London’s Harrods department store, may be thinking of ending his involvement with Fulham. However, he told the club’s official website: “I own the best club in the world, with the best team and the best fans. “I want to reassure people of this, because sometimes there are naughty rumours that I may sell the club.” Fayed, whose son Dodi also died in the Paris car crash which killed Britain’s princess Diana in 1997, added: “I am not going to give up on other things in the game either. Take my crusade against sky-high players’ wages. “Our expenses bill rose by 17 per cent last year. How can it be
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Fulham’s chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed says small clubs are losing out to greedy league administrators. right for top players to be earning 15-20 million pounds a year? It’s crazy. These wages need to be capped. “But I worry that it won’t happen because the Premier League and the FA [Football Association] are run by donkeys who don’t understand business, who are dazzled by money. “If the world wants to keep players in pocket for tens of thousands of pounds every week, then let the Premier League and the FA negotiate with Sky and other broadcasters for a share of the billions that they make in profit from our product, from my product. “Because, at present, they don’t. All around the world, football fans are paying to
HOW CAN IT BE RIGHT FOR TOP PLAYERS TO BE EARNING 15-20 MILLION POUNDS A YEAR? IT’S CRAZY! Mohammed Al-Fayed
watch top matches on TV. “And yet do most clubs see any of that money? No. We are hopelessly dependent on our end-of-season league placing to determine our share of the cash.It makes a difference of feast or famine every season. “I want to help other clubs,” Al Fayed insisted. “I speak my mind and other chairmen should too. They need to wake up from their coma and join me in this fight with the Premier League and the FA. “In fact, they can come and have lunch with me at Harrods, where I can serve them stags’ testicles from my Scottish estate, Balnagown. We all need big balls in this business.”
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger likened “mind games” between rival Premier League managers to advertising as he did his best to stay out of the row between Sir Alex Ferguson and Rafael Benitez. Manchester United boss Ferguson accused Liverpool counterpart Benitez of “arrogance” and showing “contempt” following the Spaniard’s reaction to seeing his side go 2-0 up against Blackburn Rovers at Anfield. Benitez has fired off several verbal volleys at Ferguson this season. Wenger, who has had his fair share of run-ins with Ferguson and former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho during his time in England, said: “You want respect in the game, and we managers are responsible for it. “I do not want to interfere in that more because I do not know what happened [between Ferguson and Benitez],” the Frenchman added. “I believe it [mind games] was always something which was overrated a bit. “But it is part of our environment and part of the media. “You never know how much impact it has because it is impossible to measure. “It is a little bit like advertising – it is needed but what impact it has on sales you never know. With mind games it’s the same.”– A F P
Ferguson backs Berbatov to come good AFP, Manchester, England
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Dimitar Berbatov after failing to score in the FA Cup shoot-out.
lex Ferguson has leapt to the defence of striker Dimitar Berbatov as Manchester United look to put their season back on track following their unexpected FA Cup exit. Berbatov has struggled to justify the £30 million transfer fee United paid Tottenham for the Bulgaria international’s services in September. He has scored just eight times
in 27 league appearances while his miss, after coming on as a substitute, in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final penalty shootout defeat by Everton proved critical as United’s quintuple dream bit the dust. Ferguson’s Premier League champions get a quick chance to return to winning ways when they entertain Portsmouth at Old Trafford on Wednesday. In the build-up to that match, the United manager has defend-
ed Berbatov from accusations he is not living up to his exorbitant transfer fee. “I don’t see any evidence of that,” said Ferguson. “He has had his injuries but I thought he did well when he came on in the semi-final. “He was disappointed to miss his penalty and he’ll get criticism for that. “When you pay £30 million for a player everyone thinks he should be able to score a penal-
ty kick. But anyone can lose on penalty kicks. “Berbatov was upset but then it was a disappointed dressing room, you’ll always get that after a semi-final [defeat]. “And it was our first semi-final we’ve lost, don’t forget that. We’ve got to move on. “We’ve done it in the past and we’ll do it again,” said the veteran United manager, who fielded a largely second-string side against Everton.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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HOT ALLEN
HAS THE Celtics forward lands the final blow – a three-pointer – in a memorable duel with Ben Gordon, shooting Boston back into the first-round play-off series
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ay Allen shot himself out of a shooting slump by hitting the Bulls right between the eyes when it mattered the most. Allen fired in the tie-breaking three-pointer with two seconds left, giving the Boston Celtics a dramatic 118-115 victory over the pesky Chicago Bulls yesterday, and squaring their Eastern Conference first-round play-off series at one-game apiece. Chicago’s Ben Gordon poured in a play-off career-high 42 points, including a jumper with 12.3 seconds remaining to knot the game at 115-apiece until Allen’s heroics stopped the Bulls in their tracks. “We left everything out on the court,” Gordon said. “We
Juventus punished Juventus will have to play a match behind closed doors as punishment for the racist chanting a section of their fans directed at Inter Milan’s Mario Balotelli. The teenage Italian under-21 international forward, whose parents are Ghanaian immigrants, was subjected to racist chanting during Saturday’s 1-1 draw between the two clubs in Juve’s Stadio Olimpico, a game in which Balotelli scored. Fans will be barred for the visit of Lecce to Turin on May 3. Juventus were quick to condemn the fans who abused Balotelli but sports judge Gianpaolo Tosel said the club should have done more to prevent the chants. AFP
would have loved to win this game and go back to Chicago up 2-0. But Ray hit a big shot and that’s how it went.” Following a timeout, Rajon Rondo took the inbound pass, and dribbled the left side while waiting for Allen to get free. Rondo hit Allen at the right of the three-point arc, and the NBA’s second best all-time three-point shooter buried the rhythm jumper – his sixth three of the game – over the outstretched arms of Joakim Noah, sending the sellout crowd at TD BankNorth Garden into a frenzy. “We all talk about it in the playground, and there’s nobody there,” said Allen, who exploded for 28 of his 30 points in the
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Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen, No 20, after hitting a 3-point shot with 2 seconds left over Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah, No 13.
YOU GET THE BALL AND YOU COUNT DOWN,FIVE,FOUR, THREE,TWO,ONE. THE BALL GOES IN THE HOLE,YOU MAKE THE CROWD SCREAM. Ray Allen
second half. “You get the ball and you count down, five, four, three, two one. The ball goes in the hole, you make the crowd scream, and put your hands in the air. For that moment, that’s what it was like for me.” Without any time-outs left, Chicago’s Tyrus Thomas threw up a desperation 50-footer, that fell well short at the buzzer. Allen ended a nightmarish shooting slump in which the All-Star guard scored just four points on 1-of-12 shooting in Saturday’s 105-103 overtime loss. His shooting woes continued in the first half with four more points before finding the bulls-eye in the final 24 minutes.
“I needed one volunteer to step up and score for us and it was Ray Allen,” Rivers said. “I’m really happy for him. What a great shot by Ray. That was terrific.” Elsewhere it was San Antonio Spurs 105, Dallas Mavericks 84. “French Flash” Tony Parker drove through the Mavericks’ porous defence for 38 points and the host Spurs spanked their Texas rivals in Game Two to even their Western Conference first-round series. “It was a must game for us and I wanted to be aggressive,” said Parker, who hit 16-of-22 field goals. “We came out with a lot of energy, and our defence was great tonight,” he said.
Thai athletics Open speared by withdrawals By Preechachan Wiriyanupappong DAILY XPRESS
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he recent protests by antigovernment activists have had an impact on the 55th Thailand Open Track and Field Championships, with China, Japan and Singapore withdrawing their athletes from the four-day meet, which kicks off this Sunday at the Thammasat Rangsit Stadium. Around 2,000 athletes from clubs around the country have confirmed their participation in the championships, which will see battles fought in the Youth, Junior and Open categories. Each year, the annual meet draws 300-plus athletes from more than 20 countries. However, the government’s decision to declare a state of
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Buoban Pamang is throwing for gold in the javelin from Sunday. emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas has scared off regional powerhouses. China and Japan, who were planning to send teams in preparation for future major competitions including the
Asian Games in Guangzhao next year, have backed out. “China, Japan and Singapore have sent letters saying they won’t participate in the meet. We are seeking reconfirmation from Indonesia, Malaysia and
Burma, who had already decided to withdraw,” said Pol MajGeneral Surapong Ariyamongkol, secretary-general of the Athletic Association of Thailand. He said 200 athletes from six countries – Brunei, Kazakhstan, Laos, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Taiwan – have so far confirmed their participation. A total of 43 gold medals are up for grabs this year, including nine on the opening day. Promising javelin thrower Buoban Pamang, gold medallist at the Asian Games in Qatar and the Bangkok Universiade, will be aiming to go one better than last year. In 2008’s Thailand Open she threw a below-par 53.26m to finish second.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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FABIORE- JUVENATED? Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro is considering a return to Juventus after three seasons in the Spanish Liga.
Phil Mickelson may have failed to win his third Masters at Augusta National last week but he did wonders for his confidence in bettering Tiger Woods and hugely boosted his image with the American public. The final round dream pairing lived up to all the hype as the two best golfers in the world brilliantly hacked away at a seven-shot deficit before falling at the last hurdle and there was no doubt it was the 38-year-old lefthander who was the inspiration. His straight-out-of-the-blocks front nine of 30 equalled the Masters record and it was on his coattails that Woods rode as he bounced himself back into contention with a superb eagle at the eighth. Mickelson by general consensus also won hands down over Woods in the popularity stakes. The majority of the cheers emanating from the thousands of fans who massed around this moving feast of golf were for the San Diego man and in defeat he was by far the more gracious. “I enjoyed the opportunity to play with Tiger, I enjoyed the chance to try to win a golf tournament, and I love the fact that I shot 30 to give myself an opportunity to win,” said Mickelson. “It was a very emotional day because it’s up and down, up and down, a lot of highs and lows. The crowd, it made the highs even higher, and the moans made the lows even lower, and it was just an emotional day.” Woods on the other hand was dismissive of what had been an electrically-charged afternoon that put the excitement back into the Masters after three relatively drab years. “I fought my swing all day and just kind of Band-Aided around and almost won the tournament with a Band-Aid swing today,” he said. “It was just terrible.” What was going on was that Mickelson won their head-to-head by a stroke 67 to 68 and in the process grabbed an early psychological ascendancy into what is building up to be an exceptional year. It was he who looked to be more in control of his swing with Woods errant off the tee, struggling grimly with his putting and generally exuding an air of frustration.
IN TIGER’S TRACKS
Phil Mickelson celebrates after a birdie putt on the fifth green during the final round of the Masters.
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FOOTBALL
NBA
‘Show some balls’, says Al-Fayed
Allen comes to Boston’s rescue
Flamboyant Fulham chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed has urged clubs – who are hopelessly dependent on the cash that comes with their end-of-season placing in the English Premier League – to show the “balls” needed to join his call for a wage cap and so create a more even distribution of wealth in the top flight. >PAGE 25
Ray Allen battled with Ben Gordon down the stretch, powering the Boston Celtics to a 118-115 win over Chicago in game two of their NBA play-off series. Allen made a tiebreaking three-pointer with two seconds left and finished with 30 points as the Celtics levelled the first round series. >PAGE 27