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Football fans who have missedout on the matches so far maybe able to see the rest of theworld’s oldest tournament.

Even a farmer’s soncan get a doctorate

By Somjitr JongjorhorBeijing Olympic gold medallist

I’m just a farmer’sson, but will be

conferred the honorary doctorate of Philosophydegree from RamkhamhaengUniversity. I’m very proud for thisgreat chance. To get a degree fromthe varsity is not that easy. Youhave to be patient, well-qualifiedand highly responsible.

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Sanom Bunjanthuek,Mayuree AkkharabalD A I L Y X P R E S S

Nam Nao National Park inPhetchabun province has

been deteriorating due totourist overcrowding in the cur-rent high season.

Garbage is littered in mostpark areas due to the lack of suf-ficient disposal efficiency tocope with the excessive num-bers of around up to 70,000 vis-

itors over the past weekend, upfrom a regular limit of 5,000 vis-itors each day. Wild animalstend to dig up buried garbage toeat leftover food, promptingconcerns about hazard to theirhealth.

Park director Kamthorn Seri-wallop admitted that garbagehad been buried in violation ofhealth regulations instead of be-ing incinerated due to the lackof budget to build incinerators.

Tourists are being asked topay for whatever containersthey have left in the park in aneffort to reduce garbage fromoutside. Their deposit money isdeducted if they leave the parkwith fewer items than they take

in. He admitted that elephantsdug up buried garbage to eatleftover foods but he said thepractice was seen in a brief

period and should be over bynow.

However, an animal expertsaid eating plastic mixed withleftover food would have littleeffect on elephants, but con-suming plastic could be fatal todeers and other antelopes.

There are up to 100 wild ele-phants in the Nam Nao NationalPark, which covers 600,000 rai.It is located next to the KhaoKheo wildlife sanctuary and theTard Mork national park inneighbouring Chaiyaphum.

Phu Kradueng National Park

in Leoi province is also count-ing the number of items carriedby tourists when they go in.Very few tourists have their de-posit money deducted, said vol-unteer ranger PhatthareephornKamolrat.

She said tourists would begiven certificates for each kiloof garbage they carry back ontheir return trip. Both projectshave helped reduce the garbagevolume left over in PhuKradueng National Park. A dai-ly garbage volume of up to3,000 tonnes is disposed of ef-fectively, with most of them in-cinerated and collected daily,and weekly, by volunteer parkrangers like her.

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PARKS REEL UNDER GARBAGELack of incineratorsand poor disposalmethods endanger animals

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An elephant has died of unknown causes near a plantation not far from Nam Nao National Park in Phetchabun province. Found in lastSeptember, the body of the male pachyderm, thought to be about 10 years old, bore no wounds and showed no other signs which could haveled to its death. Veterinarians are wondering whether eating plastic bags may have led to its death.

The percentage of HIV/AID patients inThailand who are government officers ortotals at 10,278 people

Nod for amuseum inSuphan BuriDAILY XPRESS

The Fine Arts Department ispreparing to take some parts ofsurrounding structures of theplace where the funeral rites ofHer Royal Highness PrincessGalyani Vadhana wereperformed, to build a museumat Nong Ratchawatarchaeological site in SuphanBuri.

Department deputydirector-general KhemachatThepachai said thedepartment had earlier sent aletter to the Office of HisMajesty's Principal PrivateSecretary to ask for permissionto do so, and the office laterallowed the department totake those parts. They includedthe steel structure ofSongtham Pavilion and bricksto build the site museum thatcovers seven-rai area at NongRatchawat archaeological sitewhere antiques and skeletonsaged 4,000 years old havebeen found.

“The steel structure is beingremoved and is about to befinished. We have alreadyinformed Nong RatchawatTambon AdministrativeOrganisation that we are goingto move the structure to thearchaeological site thismonth,” said Khemachat.

Architects from the Officeof Archaeology will beresponsible for designing thesite museum that will cover theexcavation site on a seven-raiarea.

Wisit Wattanacheewa-nopakorn, the administra-tion’s chief said there were onlycanvas tents used to protectthe site from rain and sunlight.He would inform the province’sgovernor about the givenstructure and other parts tohelp build the museum.

Plastic bagscontaining garbageand leftover foods inNam Nao NationalPark in Phetchabunprovince are dug up and eaten by elephants and animals.

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Wannapa PhetdeeD A I L Y X P R E S S

Amid high expenditure andlower income in these

tough economic times, work-ing-age people are trying hardto find suitable jobs.

“I’ve tried to find a job inBangkok for six or sevenmonths after I moved fromNarathiwat province to livewith my husband here inBangkok,” said Nittaya Da-o, a32-year-old housewife.

Nittaya was among over3,000 of people heading to theLabour Ministry, where a jobfair was held on January 24, tolook for a job.

She has submitted her appli-cation to several companies,but none of them has contact-ed her so far.

“I’m very serious [aboutfinding a job] now because on-ly my husband earns and itpays for our family expendi-ture. It’s quite hard for him.The money situation is sotight. I want to help ease myhusband’s burden, but it is sohard to find a job,” she said de-spairingly.

Nittaya said she wanted theministry to invite more em-ployers to join the fair.

P a t s a p o n gChawengkulpiwat, 28, who hasan independent career, alsopounded the streets at the jobfair after his current e-com-merce business of selling sec-ond-hand cars ate into his cap-ital due to the economic down-turn.

He had ap-plied for jobs infour companieson the Internetbefore he wentto the job fairto knock thedoors of twoother compa-nies.

Besides find-ing a new job,Patsapong hasmany plans toearn money.

“I’m not sureif I will get ajob. If I can’t

makemy career with any com-pany, I plan to join a garagemechanic or air-conditionertechnician training school as Iwill probably open a used-car

shop or become an air-condi-tioner technician,” he said.

He added that if he can sellhis used car, which is the maincause of capital loss, he willuse the amount of money to in-vest in opening a mini-mart ora shop.

Somporn Chaiyapan, 31, aphotocopy shop employee wasalso among people trying tofind a stable job with goodbenefits to take care of herchild.

“I’ve sent my application toseven or eight companies andam still waiting to hear fromthem. As my child grows up,I’ll need more money. I have toseek a better job,” Sompornsaid.

She went to the fair not onlyto apply for a trainee manager

but also to getinformationabout fran-chises.

KunwadeeTodam, a 22-year-old sen-ior studentand also atrainee who isabout to gether bachelor’sdegree, saidshe had de-cided to applyfor a job be-fore her grad-uation as thecurrent high unemploymentmakes her worried.

“I have to tap as many op-portunities as I can to get a job.I update myself on new vacan-

cies on the Internet every day.However, I’m worried aboutmy lack of experience,”Kunwadee said.

She said private enterprisesshould meet university stu-dents to offer them a chance towork and recommend univer-sities whose qualificationsthey need.

The ministry will hold thejob fair every Saturday untilMarch 28. It kicked off onJanuary 17.

Staff at the fair warned par-ticipants to beware of othercompanies infiltrating the fairthough the ministry had notinvited them.

They said they did not wantparticipants to apply with suchcompanies, as they are afraidthat participants may be de-ceived.

They urged people to regis-ter only with the staff at thefair directly.

More than 7,500 peoplejoined the fair held for twoweeks, 2,984 of them have reg-istered with the ministry to ap-ply for jobs, whereas 384 wereexpected to get a job right af-ter they were interviewed thesame day.

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Sick of worrying about thefuture? Then spare a

thought for Jim Rawles.Rawles, 48, is one of a grow-

ing number of “survivalists” –Americans hunkering down forwhat they predict will be anightmare of economic failure,mass terrorism, pandemics andsocial chaos.

“The movement’s definitelygrowing,” Rawles, manager ofthe site survivalblog.com, saidby telephone from what he de-scribed as a survival-readyranch “somewhere west of theRocky Mountains”.

Survivalists have a long his-tory in the United States. But

what used to be the preserve ofanti-establishment loners,cultists and gun nuts has gonemainstream.

Government agencies are en-couraging citizens to prepareevacuation plans and food sup-plies in case of myriad disasters.

Firearms, gold pieces, andlong-storage food are reported-ly flying off the shelves, and theInternet is flooded with siteslike survivalblog.com, wherethe like-minded exchange tipson everything from marksman-ship to cheese making.

“We’re seeing three times thenumber of readers we had justnine months ago,” Rawles said.

“The cross section of the

readership is changing too.Before, most of my readershipwas conservative Christians.We’re seeing a lot more left ofcentre.”

Experts say sparks for thisphenomenon include the 9/11attacks of 2001, government in-competence during HurricaneKatrina in 2005, and now reces-sion – people are more afraidand less trusting in government.

The more radical survivalistsare getting ready for what theycall EOTWAA, the End-Of-The-World -Armageddon-Apocalypse, or the niftierSHTF, as in Shit Hits The Fan.

Some literally expect theworld to end. They have a date:December 21, 2012, which isbased on the expiry of an an-cient Mayan calendar and pre-dictions of rare astronomical

activity. Others are readyingfor economic and social break-down, the kind of anarchic ex-istence depicted in the “MadMax” films, or, more recently,in Cormac McCarthy’s poetic,terrifying novel “The Road.”

A survivalist who agreed toanswer e-mailed questions, butgave only his first name – Jon –said he has a farm and is mov-ing into “a bigger, stronger, cas-tle-type structure... in the im-mediate near future”.

The survivalist, who said heis currently with the US mili-tary in Iraq, is stocking “arms,ammo, food, livestock, equip-ment, etc. “SHTF could be anatural disaster, a terrorist at-tack, something which againwould cause panic and rioting,lawlessness, and thus, put myfamily at risk.”

4 GLOBETROT Monday, February 2, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

1,637MDepth of world’sdeepest freshwater lake,Baikal, in southern SiberiaTHE WORLD

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PROPHETS OF DOOMThought things were bad? Well, USsurvivalists believe it’ll be much worse

China faultspollution for risingbirth defectsEvery 30 seconds a baby isborn with physical defects inChina, partly due to the coun-try’s deteriorating environ-ment, media said, citing afamily planning official.

The figure, reported by theChina Daily in its weekend edi-tion, adds up to almost 1.1 mil-lion in a year, or about sevenper cent of all births in theworld’s most populous nation.

“The number of newbornswith birth defects is con-stantly increasing in bothurban and rural areas,” saidJiang Fan, vice-minister ofthe National Population andFamily Planning Commission.

Hu Yali, a professor, saidresearch suggested 10 percent of birth defects werecaused by environmentalpollution. AFP

Alaska Volcano Observatoryshows the Redoubt Volcano onFriday, near Anchorage, Alaska.Scientists with the observatoryflew close to Drift Glacier and sawvigorous steaming emitted from afootball-size area on the northside of the mountain. BySaturday, they had confirmed thearea was a fumarole, an openingin the earth that emits gases andsteam, and that it had doubledovernight.

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‘Slumdog Millionaire” con-tinued its rags-to-riches

march through Hollywood’sawards season as its film-mak-er, Danny Boyle, won the tophonour on Saturday from theDirectors Guild of America.

The win puts Boyle on the in-side track for the same prize atthe Academy Awards onFebruary 22, since the guild re-cipient almost always goes onto win the directing Oscar.

While “Slumdog Millionaire”started as an underdog thatnearly went straight to DVD, ithas emerged as a potentialOscar favourite.

Audiences have embracedBoyle’s tale of a poor boy risingto fame and fortune from thestreets of Mumbai, and the filmtriumphed at the GoldenGlobes and Producers Guild ofAmerica Awards, while takingthe prize for best ensemble cast

from the Screen Actors Guild. Ari Folman’s “Waltz With

Bashir” won the documentaryaward. The film, nominated forbest foreign-language film at

the Academy Awards, is an ani-mated study of a soldier strug-gling to recall suppressedmemories of his involvement inthe war with Lebanon.

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Japanesewhalers‘on the run’

Danny Boyle poses with the award for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ at theDirectors Guild of America Awards on Saturday.

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Japan’s whaling fleet is oncemore on the run in Antarcticwaters after being trackeddown by ship-borne envi-ronmental activists, the SeaShepherd ConservationSociety said yesterday.

The group’s ship the“Steve Irwin” found thewhalers after searchingthrough fog and roughweather for nearly a weekafter a break to refuel in thesouthern Australian port ofHobart, captain Paul Watsonsaid. “We are seven milesfrom the fleet and approach-ing. We see the NisshinMaru and two harpoon ves-sels the Yushin Maru 1 andthe Yushin Maru 2,” Watsonsaid on the group’s website.

“The Steve Irwin is now inclose pursuit of the Japanesewhaling fleet.” This is thefifth year Sea Shepherd ac-tivists have trailed thewhalers and attempted toimpede their hunt.

1.8m yearsold toolsfound in MalaysiaMalaysian archaeologists haveannounced the discovery ofstone tools they believe aremore than 1.8 million years oldand the earliest evidence ofhuman ancestors in SoutheastAsia.

The stone hand-axes werediscovered last year in the his-torical site of Lenggong innorthern Perak state, embed-ded in a type of rock formedby meteorites which was sentto a Japanese lab to be dated.

“We received news fromJapan two weeks ago whichsaid it is 1.83 million years old,so this find shows the exis-tence of human beings there1.83 million years ago,” archae-ology team leader MokhtarSaidin said.

“This is the earliest evidenceof Paleolithic culture in theSoutheast Asian region,” saidMokhtar from Malaysia’sUniversity of Science, who saidhe believed the hand-axeswere used by homo erectus.AFP

By Lisnaree VichitsorasatraD A I L Y X P R E S S

Couples who make sure theirclothes complement each

other will not be found bicker-ing on Valentine’s Day, top Thaidesigners promise DailyXpress.

Disaya Sorakraikitikul, she ofthe label Disaya, says you andyour sweetie ought to synchro-nise patterns and colours – nottoo much of any one colour,though.

Brown goes great with or-ange and cream tones, shepoints out, but if one of you isinsisting on red for Valentine’sDay it could be trouble: It’s usu-ally “too strong”.

Disaya likes to match her ac-cessories to those of her hus-band Danai, like the sameleather-strap key ring or thesame chain necklace. It makescouples look cute without go-ing overboard.

Saruda Nimpipakpong ofKunitar says men have it easiestwhen it comes to couple coor-dination.

Black and white“They can stick with a white

shirt and a black blazer,” shesays, and that will go with anyof her dresses, no matter whatcolour she picks.

To boost the intimacy quo-tient, though, she suggests thebloke wearing a pink bow tieand his lady a pink dress.

Saksit Pisalsupongs of TubeGallery likes playing with pat-terns.

“The guy could wear astriped red-and-white shirt andthe girl could wear a skirt withthe same pattern,” he says, orperhaps a red necktie to gowith the lady’s red hat.

Should lovers be doing thisevery day of the year? Nope,says Saksit. “Your style is a re-flection of who you are, so ifyou’re together you must likeeach other’s taste already.”

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M AT I N G R I T U A L S>> Don’t go overboard withone colour. Guys should covertheir red shirt with a black orbrown jacket if their girl is in a reddress.

>> Contrasting isn’t cute: Pinkand blue may match, but you’lllook like candies.

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CUPID ONA DATEShort of doing something daft liketying a ribbon around you and yoursweetheart, there are great ways tomatch up for Valentine’s

JET LI, ON HIS ONE FOUNDATION ATTHE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM INDAVOS, SWITZERLAND.

“I am not here to ask you for yourmoney. I am here for your hearts.Even if the economy is down, youstill have one yuan a month.”

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Angelina Jolie goes forlighter grey, Brad Pitt alittle darker.

Fluke and Pang, above, coordi-nate in red. Better is a peachgown worn by Eva LongoriaParker, below left, comple-mented by her husband Tony’spastel tie.

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Lip-smacking Sri LankaPUBILIS, the celebrity headchef from Colombo’s MountLavinia Hotel, is coming toBangkok to give gourmandsa taste of what Sri Lankancuisine has to offer.

He’ll be at the Dusit Thanifrom Wednesday toSaturday, cooking up a feastfor “The Taste of Sri Lanka”

food festival at the Pavilion Restaurant. The lunch buffet is Bt860per person and dinner is Bt1,090.

Ekachai in love in SingaporeDIRECTOR EkachaiUekrongtham claimed No 1 spotat the Singapore box office dur-ing last week’s three-dayChinese New Year holiday withhis romantic comedy “TheWedding Game”.

Co-written by Ekachai,whose credits include “BeautifulBoxer”, “Pleasure Factory” and“The Coffin”, the Mandarin film,his first comedy, outgrossed theHollywood fantasy “Inkheart”and the Hong Kong comedy“All’s Well Ends Well 2009”.

“The Wedding Game” starsSingaporean real-life celebrity

couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee, who will also be gettingmarried off screen later this year.

Singapore’s Channel NewsAsia describes the movie as “funny butwith heart”. adding that it “it isn’t all about the laughs, beneath it alllays a heart-warming story”.

A failure atmultitaskingDon’t be sur-prised if youcan’t find theNattarika shopat the Crystalmall anymore, orany sign of itsowner, Nattarika“Namphueng”Thamapreedanan.

And no, it’s not anothercasualty of the dud economy.On the contrary, it signals aboom in the life of its owner.

Too busy with her actingcareer, Nattarika recently soldher share to her partner andbest friend, and the store’snow called Gypsy.

She’s completedly aban-doned her retail dreams.Though she planned to open afurniture store in a new mallopposite the current one, sheis now looking for a buyer forthat space as well.

Really milking itScarlettJohansson hasjoined the list ofpeople stretch-ing back intoprehistory whowonder whymen have nip-ples.

“What is their function?”asks the star of “He’s Just Notthat Into You”. “I thought wedecided that men are just big,hairy apes!”

He’s clever tooOur own hairless ape, AbhisitVejjajiva, is going to share hissmarts next Sunday. He’llspeak at a British Council sem-inar on “Education for FutureGlobal Citizens and Leaders”.

Catch the articulate primeminister at 1.30pm.

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Historical images andmemorabilia from the past 75years of British Airways wererecently displayed at theBritish Ambassador’s resi-dence in Bangkok. Among thephotos was this one fromDecember 18, 1933, of BA’sfirst flight to Thailand. TheArmstrong Whitworth AW 15Atlanta, operated by ImperialAirways, flew from LondonCroydon, with 18 stopovers. Itlanded in Bangkok after eightdays before concluding itsjourney in Singapore. Alsofeatured were a collection ofvintage crew uniforms fromthe British Airways Museum inLondon, brought to Bangkokfor the first time.

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Long Table, BedSupperclub and Q Bar are

the favourite places to eat forthe readers of BK magazine,according to its seventh annu-al readers’ choice awards.

And Abhisit Vejjajiva’s theirmost popular politician of2008.

New winners in the pollthis year include Kinokuniyaas favourite bookstore,CentralWorld as top mall and70s Bar as the best gay hang-out.

Long Table on SukhumvitSoi 16 was voted best newrestaurant – but also mostoverrated restaurant.

BK, a free weekly, asked itsreaders – whom it calls thecity’s most active, affluentand well-educated young pro-fessionals – who they like,love and hate and where theyshop and eat.

The survey consisted of 90questions on restaurants,

bars, spas, resorts, electronicgoods, politics, festivals,neighbourhoods and publicservices.

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MILLION was paid for acollection of originalillustrations of Winnie-the-Pooh by EH Shepardat an auction in London.

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T H U M B S - U P>> Sunday brunch: FourSeasons

>> Outdoor dining: Vertigo

>> Italian food: Zanotti

>> Buffet: Oishi Grand

>> Drinking: Q Bar

>> Chilling: Nest

>> Live music: Saxophone

>> Happy hour: Coyote onConvent

>> Spa: Health Land

>> Resort: Let’s Sea

£1.26Dreadfulflight

‘BK’ shares the capital’s favourite tastesin the magazine’s seventh annualreaders’ choice awards

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AT HOME

By SiriniaD A I L Y X P R E S S

If you’re bored with massdesigned MDF (medium-

density fibreboard) furniture,why not opt for vibrant,colourful steel?

Created by Woraseth

Jensiriwanich in 2000, Volksoffers steel cabinets, lockersand bookshelves along withplastic stools and ceramiclamps in bright red, yellow,blue and white. You can buythem as a set or mix andmatch the colours and func-

Woraseth Jensiriwanichsits among his steel designsin the corner of his SoiPradipat 13 showroom thathe’s turned into a living area.

This colourful set offers plentyof ideas for adding life to yourown cosy corner.

A selection of the steel furniture in everything from rich redsto warm oranges, plus classic black and white.

tions as the fancy grabs you.Woraseth’s customers vary

from design-oriented newly-weds willing to pay for qualityand uniqueness to 50-some-things who miss the pop art oftheir youth. If the colourfulcollections are just too bright,you can opt for cooler toneslike classic black and white,sexy red and white, or attrac-tive yellow and white, depend-ing on the room and the style.

The functional furniture ap-peals to Woraseth, who’s a fanof all things from the 1960sand 1970s. He collects vinylrecords and wanted some-where practical to store them,so designed a steel cabinetwith glass doors. That samecabinet has since been turnedinto storage for a customer’scollection of Blythe dolls, an-other client’s cameras and afriend’s figurines.

Earlier pieces of furniturewere made low to fit easily in-to the low-ceiling houses ofJapanese customers. For Thaiclients, cabinets are slim, talland easy to lift, making clean-ing a breeze.

And while steel may seem a

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His own steel furniture is al-most 10 years old and still asgood as new. His only warningis to avoid scratches, as rust ap-pears as a result of oxidation. Anew coat of paint won’t cure iteither, though lacquer or asticker may help prevent possi-ble oxidation.

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Meet theturtlesFrom Wednesday, youngsters canlearn all about the turtle’s lifecycle with a new educationalshowcase being organised by theJW Marriott Phuket Resort andSpa and the Mai Khao MarineTurtle Foundation.

“Turtle Corner” offers 30 min-utes of activities to teach kidsabout the lives of these creaturesand the role they can play in help-ing them not to become extinct.

Visit www.JWMarriottPhuket.com/MaiKhaoTurtleFoundation.

A little lovesongPopular ’80s band Pink Pantherreturns to the stage on February14 for “Pink Panther... Pleng RakKham Wela” at the ThailandCultural Centre. Led by singerWichai Punyayan, the band will bejoined by Setha Sirchaya, CharasFuanga-rom and SuchartChawangkoon in a nostalgic setthat includes rearrangements ofold hits, as well as a feast of lovesongs. The show starts at 3.Tickets are Bt500 to Bt2,000(including a CD) are atThaiticketmajor.

Sculptedfrom silkPolish sculptor Xawery Wolski hasrecent works on view in “Into anEmpty Sky” at the Jim ThompsonArt Centre until April 5. As well aspieces created in Mexico and NewYork, Wolski will debut new sculp-tures made in Thailand using JimThompson silk.

The centre is on Soi Kasemsan2, opposite the National Stadiumon Rama I Road. It’s open dailyfrom 9 to 5. Call (02) 216 7368 orvisit www.JimThompsonHouse.com.

Chinese styleThe Chinese New Year celebrationscontinue through next Monday atCentralWorld with shows fromseven Chinese regions. A 200-strong cast performs music,masked shows, martial arts, andacrobatics. Admission is free. Call(02) 255 9500 or visitwww.CentralSWorld.co.th.

see it!

Romantic retreatEntice your loved one with a special three-course meal by the beach at Hua HinMarriott Resort and Spa. For Bt1,700++ you’ll

get roasted capsicum soup, Canadian lobsterthermidor, creme brulee for dessert andchampagne, plus a complimentary rose bou-quet. Dinner is served on a private beach in aromantic setting, perfect for popping thequestion. Reservations are a must. Call(032) 511 881 or e-mailconcierge_hmrs@minornet.com.

Big screen shuffleUntil February 10, catch a movie at Major Cineplex, EGV, Paragon Cineplex or Esplanade and you could win prizes. Buy

two tickets and you’ll receive a coupon for the lucky draw. Among the goodies to be won are Honeymoon Seats, dis-

counts on admission to karaoke and bowling, iPod Shuffles, California Wow membership and a Ford Escape. Find out

more by visiting www.MajorCineplex.com.

Strawberry fairAll this month, the PathumwanPrincess Hotel’s Studio Bar offers aselection of strawberry cocktails. Thearomatic fruit is blended with sweetliqueurs and spirits, making the drinksrefreshing yet strong. Virgin cocktailsare also available for non-alcoholdrinkers. The bar is open daily from11am to 1am. Call (02) 216 3700extension 20133 or visitwww.PPrincess.com.

Loving spoonfulsOn February 14, Bangkok Marriott Resort and Spa celebratesValentine’s Day with a set menu priced at Bt4,999++ per couple atTrader’s Vic as well as a delicious dinner at the newly opened Italianrestaurant Brio for Bt3,999++ per couple. For those who’d prefer tofete their feelings on the river, Manohra Cruises offers a Thai setmenu for Bt5,999++ per couple to be enjoyed as the converted ricebarge sails sedately along the Chao Phya. Call (02) 476 0022.

This phone singsThe Samsung M3510 is a phone for music

lovers. It’s equipped with motion sensor thathelps in controlling the music playing. It uses a

Digital Natural Soundengine – DNSetechnology – to providemore natural soundquality.The M3510 is equippedwith a two-megapixelcamera and 30megabytes internalmemory, which can beexpanded with a micro-SD card. It’s109x46x9.9mm andweighs 68 grams.Expect to pay aroundBt6,250.

Sony keeps on walkin’The Sony Walkman never died – it just laughs at

cassettes these days. Here’s the NWZ-X1000, withan MP3 player, a cord-free,wearable design, and a three-

inch Organic LightEmitting Diodetouch-screen. Itloves Wi-Fi andYouTube and hasits own Webbrowser.Decidebetween 16GBor 32GBof storage,and thenstand by forthe price,because it’snot in theshops yet.

ARIES March 21-April 19You will be fickle as well as attract flirts but the fun youhave in the process will be worth it. Your confidence willgrow and you will begin to attract a higher calibre of partnerwho will enhance your life and complement your lifestyle.

TAURUS April 20-May 20You are far better off enjoying the moment and finding outwhat makes you tick than wasting time trying to pleasesomeone who isn’t going to budge or make your life anyeasier. Sometimes it's best to move on in order to move up.

GEMINI May 21-June 20You’ll be emotionally high, looking for love and open to sug-gestions. Take the lead and instigate any meeting that youwant to have with someone you are attracted to. You havenothing to lose and a lifetime of happiness to gain.

CANCER June 21-July 22You’ll be your own worst enemy when it comes to love. Ifyou let jealousy or possessiveness rule your world, you willpush away the very person you are trying to get closer to.You have to be mysterious and aloof to turn the tables.

LEO July 23-Aug 22You can do no wrong when it comes to love unless, ofcourse, you take advantage of your good fortune and youdate too many of your suitors all at once. You must pick andchoose if you want to find true love, not spread yourselfaround.

VIRGO Aug 23-Sept 22Talk, interact and have fun but don’t put too much empha-sis on being with one person or getting too serious. Time ison your side and you need to test the waters and find outwhat’s available before you settle for someone short of per-fect.

LIBRA Sept 23-Oct 22Love can be taken to new levels if you are open about yourfeelings and your intentions. An opportunity to share specialmoments with someone who complements you will lead toa commitment that will bring great joy and happiness.

SCORPIO Oct 23-Nov 21 You must be honest about what you need and want in a rela-tionship before you give your heart to someone. Ulteriormotives may be involved and deception is apparent, especiallyif you are indulgent, are trying to fill a void or are lonely.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22-Dec 21Personal life goals will come into play with the reminder ofsomeone you once cared for. It's up to you to make the firstmove. Waiting for him or her to come to you will be a wasteof time. If an apology is required, make one.

CAPRICORN Dec 22-Jan 19Don’t let passion and chemistry fool you into thinkingyou've found your perfect match. You have to be more intune with your goals in order to choose the person best suit-ed to share your life with. Consider the pros and cons.

AQUARIUS Jan 20-Feb 18Open your eyes and invite someone into your life and yourhome who makes you happy. It's a matter of letting yourtrue feelings be known and the rest will be history. Love is inthe stars and the right person is sitting on your doorstep.

PISCES Feb 19-March 20Don’t try so hard. You are who you are and trying to be whatsomeone else wants you to be should tell you that you aretrying to be with the wrong person. Don’t get involved outof fear of loneliness. Love is just around the corner.

love scopeBY EUGENIA LAST February 2 to 7, 2009

TO DO

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of themare here.

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pick!

buy it!

10 NEW GADGETS Monday, February 2, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

Tiny, perfect memory keeperYou don’t have to worry about memory with the Sony DSC-T700

Cyber-shot digital camera. It comes with four gigabytes of internalmemory, which lets you capture up to 950 high-resolution pictures.At 95x58.4x16.4mm and 135 grams, it fits into your shirt pocket. Thecamera has 10.1-megapixel resolution and 3.5-inch touch screen LCD.The suggested retail price is Bt13,990, and that includes a leathercase and 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Media.

Word up forthe whirlybird

Japanese firm Taiyowill have a voice-controlled helicopteron sale in late Marchfor about Bt2,000. Itresponds to fivecommands in eitherJapanese or Englishfrom the user, whowears a headset: “startengine”, “up”, “hold”,“down” and “stop”.The battery-chargedtoy, which also comeswith a conventionalremote control, is 18centimetres long andcan fly as far as 10metres from the opera-tor. – AFP

The Baader MeinhofComplexRadicals fight a violent waragainst American imperialism in1970s West Germany. InGerman with English and Thaisubtitles at House.

Before ValentineFour couples try and sort outtheir feelings in the weeks lead-ing up to Valentine's Day. WithEnglish subtitles at some cine-mas.

Wild OceanThis 3-D documentary capturesbreaching whales, frenzied

sharks, herding dolphins anddiving gannets in an epic under-water struggle for survival. AtKrungsri IMAX.

High School Musical3: Senior YearBasketball team captain Troy(Zac Efron) and brainy beautyGabriella (Vanessa AnneHudgens) face the prospect ofbeing separated as they headoff to college.

Defiance Three Polish-Jewish brothers(Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber andJamie Bell) join the resistanceagainst the Nazis.

Happy-Go-LuckyPoppy, a 30-year-old Londoner(Golden Globe-winner SallyHawkins), has an irrepressiblybright outlook on life. At theSiam and House.

Yes ManJim Carrey stars as a negativeguy whose boring life is turnedaround after he meets a self-help guru.

Kitaro 2The half-human, half-demonKitaro investigates the disap-pearances of villagers. InJapanese with English andThai subtitles at the Lido.

Tokyo SonataA family falls into further dys-funtion after the father loses hisjob and attempts to keep it asecret from his wife. With Thaiand English subtitles atHouse.

Snakes and Earrings A young woman embarks on aself-destructive path of tattoosand body modification. InJapanese with English andThai subtitles at House.

Hode Nha Hiaw An ex-con gangster has revengeon his mind. With English sub-titles at some cinemas.

TO SEEMonday, February 2, 2009 DAILY XPRESS THE SCREEN 11

on tv

A-tit Ching DuangLost daughter Rangrong turnsto the rich family to claim herproperty and avenge her deadmother. Stars PiyadaArkaraseranee NatThephatsadin and SinjaiPlengpanich.Channel 5, 8.30pm

Channel linkswww.NationChannel.comChannel 3 – www.ThaiTV3.comChannel 5 – www.TV5.co.thChannel 7 – www.CH7.comModernine – www.MCOT.netNBT – TV11.prd.go.thThai PBS – www.ThaiPBS.or.thTrue – www.TrueVisionsTV.com

Red Cliff 2 In the second instalment of John Woo’s epic based on“Three Kingdoms”, armies led by strategists Zhou Yu (TonyLeung Chiu Wai) and Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) arevastly outnumbered by the forces of warlord Cao Cao(Zhang Fengyi). In Mandarin with English and Thai subti-tles at some cinemas.

TarchonA recently released convict (Preeti “Bank” Barameeanan) finds that his twin brother has been badlyinjured in an violent underground basketball game, so he joins the Fireball team to unearth the truth.Boxer 9 Million Sam also stars. With English subtitles in some cinemas.

InkheartMo Folchart (Brendan Fraser) and his 12-year-old daughter

(Eliza Bennett) bring characters from books to life when

they read out loud. But each time a storybook figure arrives,

someone from the real world disappears into the pages of

fantasy.

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Century – The Movie Plaza(02) 247 9940

House(02) 641 5913-4

Major Cineplex/EGVBangkok: (02) 515 5555

Major HollywoodBangkok: (02) 718 7999

Paragon CineplexBangkok: (02) 129 4635IMAX: (02) 129 4631

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Step BrothersFollowing the success of“Talladega Nights”, Will Ferrelland John C Reilly team upagain as two slackers who endup living in the same house asstep-brothers after their par-ents remarry. Critic StephenHunter says that despite itsflimsy plot and a reliance onproducer Judd Aptow’s come-dy trademarks – an overuse ofprofanity – the movie “worksin spades”. Extras includeextended and alternatescenes, a music video and agag reel. – WASHINGTON

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Games&YourStars

ASTROLOGYSUDOKU

DIFFICULTY RATING

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By Eugenia Last

Today’s Birthday: Don’t take life so seriously and things willflow better for you this year. There will be support and helpfrom those who care about you and want to see you do well.Relax and refuse to get wrapped up in the melodrama. Bideyour time, listen to good advice and work on the relationshipsthat are worth keeping.

ARIES *** March 21-April 19You will be taken advantage of if you do too muchfor others. Listen but do not meddle. Your best ef-forts will come from working for your own benefit,taking care of unfinished projects.

TAURUS *** April 20-May 20Don’t give your true feelings away with your reac-tions. You can expect someone to try to take cred-it for something you did. Don’t get angry but doset the record straight.

GEMINI *** May 21-June 20Someone will go behind your back if he or shethinks it will give them an edge. There is money tobe made but learning a new skill may be required.Someone you least expect will help you.

CANCER **** June 21-July 22Use your ingenuity and you will come up withsome good ideas for budgeting or bringing in moremoney. Making alterations or sizing down can helpease financial stress.

LEO ** July 23-Aug. 22Don’t be fooled by what someone is telling you,especially if it has to do with finances or legal is-sues. You have to question everything and every-one if you intend to get what you want.

VIRGO ***** Aug. 23-Sept. 22You need a vacation. The experience will lead youin a whole new direction - one of exhilaration andprosperity for your future. Love is in the stars andcommitment is within your reach.

LIBRA *** Sept. 23-Oct. 22It’s experience coupled with your ability to so-cialise that will get you where you want to go.Networking will pay off but don’t let it cost youtoo much. An idea you have will be well received.

SCORPIO *** Oct. 23-Nov. 21You’ll be tempted by someone who isn’t tellingyou the whole truth. Back up and rethink your pri-orities. You cannot give money to someone elsewhen you have your own projects to pay for.

SAGITTARIUS *** Nov. 22-Dec. 21Additional responsibilities will be a lot to handlebut are essential to your own wellbeing and fu-ture. Someone questioning your loyalty may beguilty of exactly what he or she is accusing you ofdoing.

CAPRICORN ***** Dec. 22-Jan. 19Consider what you can do to increase the value ofyour home or lower your overhead. There is mon-ey to be made if you are calculating and quick tomake a move. Deal with emotional issues.

AQUARIUS ** Jan. 20-Feb. 18Don’t jump to conclusions or make a hasty deci-sion. Be sure before you make a move that will al-ter your lifestyle or confine you in any way. Rely onpast experience to make the right decisions.

PISCES **** Feb. 19-March 20You may be swindled if you let your emotions getinvolved in a moneymaking decision. Research ajob or company change that will affect your posi-tion. Uncertainty will cause grief.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

Actress Elaine Stritch is 84.Actor Robert Mandan is 77.Comedian Tom Smothers is 72.Singer Graham Nash is 67.Actor Bo Hopkins is 67.Actress Farrah Fawcett is 62.Model Christie Brinkley is 55.Actor Michael Talbott is 54.Bassist Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots is 43.Actress Jennifer Westfeldt is 39.Drummer Ben Mize of Counting Crows is 38.Actress Marissa Jaret Winokur is 36.Singer Shakira is 32.

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Management Trainee 20 PositionsResponsibilities:Management Trainees as a fast-track career development forhigh-achieving graduates. Our Programme is designed to showyou how the insurance business works. We provide you with achance to gain the technical skills and experience you need todevelop a fast-track insurance career leading to senior manage-ment. You will be involved in various projects and assignmentswhich will provide you with real work experience in key businessareas such as Actuarial, Product Development, Operation &Services, Sales & Client Services and Underwriting, amongothers. Each project or assignment is determined first andforemost by the demands of the business, but we will also takeyour development needs into account. After finishing theprogram, you will have an opportunity to select and request for aplacement in a position that best suits your competency skills andinterests.Qualifications:

Male or Female, not over 30 years old Master's Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting,

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Good analytical ability and problem solving skills, creative thinking skill

Excellent interpersonal skill, and a team player Proficiency in spoken and written English (an additional

Japaneselanguage will be a definite advantage)

Good computer and presentation skills

Risk Management Officer 1 PositionResponsibilities:Responsible to evaluate, coordinate the monitoring of andproviding advice and recommendations to Risk ManagementCommittee (RMC). Develop Quantitative credit risk models study.Develop, and implement risk management tools. Research andapply risk methodologies and approaches. Identify appropriateinternal and external data sources, and gather information tosupport risk analysis.Qualifications:

Preferably with Master's degree in Finance, Economics or related fields

At least 5 years experience in risk management, operationsaudit, internal audit, internal control, or compliance in afinancial institution

Good knowledge of economics, finance and risk management, especially credit and treasury

Technical skills in financial operation and other business functions

Planning and organizing skills, analytical skills Presentation skills, and interpersonal skills

Marketing Communication 4 Positions(Manager / Executive) Responsibilities:

Assist in developing marketing communication and promotion strategy for use in above the line and below the line communications in accordance with business policy and marketing plan

Coordinate and work with advertising agency or outsource for managing corporate advertising campaign and implementation

Coordinate with marketing line manager to support communication materials for marketing activities and campaigns

Manage of marketing communication budget Represent company in building up the corporate image Manage and control marketing communication program to a

lign with each customer segmentation as planned, and in line with overall brand positioning of organization

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or higher in Marketing, Business

Administration or Communications is preferred At least 2 years experience in marketing communication

within professional services environment or insurance business

Strong leadership and consensus building skills, marketing management and strategic planning experience, a proven track record in development and administering a marketing communication program

Must be a self-starter, highly organized and able to work well with others at all levels in the organization

Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and facilitation skills

Good command of spoken and written English Able to travel upcountry periodically

Executive Assistant 1 PositionResponsibilities:

Day-to-day office management practice to support President i.e. scheduling appointments, receiving messages, greeting visitors, liaison with drivers, etc.

Documents preparation to assist President in preparing presentations & reports

Administrative support for President e.g. travel arrangement, hotel reservation, expense re-imbursement, etc.

Meeting & conference arrangements and other necessary preparations

Collaboration with internal & external contacts Management of document filing system Meeting & hospitality coordination for overseas visitors

Qualifications: Female, age not over 30 years old Master's degree in Business Administration or other related

fields Proficiency in spoken and written English (an additional

Japanese language will be a definite advantage) Proficient computer literacy in Ms Office applications Good personality , interpersonal skills, co-ordination skills

and excellent presentation skills High degree of self-confidence & maturity - ability to deal

with Management Ability to relate well with people on all levels High level of organizational skills & attention to details Flexibility to cope with a wide range of duties & ability to

work under pressure within a limited time frame Total confidentiality on all matters dealt with President Experience in the life insurance business will be an

advantage

Assistant Manager - President Office 1 PositionQualifications:

Female, age not over 35 years old Bachelor's degree in any field of studies Proficient computer literacy in Ms Office applications Good personality, interpersonal skills, coordination skills

and excellent presentation skills Ability to relate well with people on all levels Ability to manage of document & filing system High level of organizational skills & attention to details Flexibility to cope with a wide range of duties & ability to

work under pressure within a limited time frame

Experience in the life insurance business will be an advantage

IT Audit Specialist 1 PositionResponsibilities:Working within the Co-operative Accounting Services auditfunction you will provide specialist IS audit services to a widevariety of business areas. As an expert in IS/IT risk managementand control you will advise the business on good practicetechniques and ensure excellent quality of work across thedepartment. In addition to possessing extensive experiencewithin IS/IT audit and IS strategy and security you will hold arecognized industry qualification. Benefits are excellent as arethe opportunities for further training and personal development.The successful candidate will be required to carry out a variety ofaudit assignments, including setting up audit programs, makingrisk assessment, finding vulnerability, coordinating and followingup according to audit plans, recommending areas for improve-mentQualifications:

Male or Female, age not over 30 years old, GPA. at least 2.75

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Applied Statistics and Computer Engineering or related fields

A minimum 3 years' experience in IT Audit, IT general control, system design & development or Network security

Excellent in English communication skills (both spoken and written English)

Proficient computer literacy involving MS Office applications, system design and Network

Abilities of internal audit approach initiation and risk assessment of internal control will be a plus

Good interpersonal skills, communication skills, consulting skill, conceptual and analytical skills

Worksite Agent 26 PositionsQualifications:

Female, age not over 25 years Bachelor's degree in any field of studies Possess pleasant personality Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills can

work under pressure Must be self driven to meet and exceed sales target Highly competent in Sales, active, honest and looking for

development opportunities Good talent and service mind Able to work out of working hours

HR Officer 1 PositionQualifications:

Male or Female, age 20-30 years, GPA. at least 2.75 Bachelor's or higher in Human Resource Management,

Political Science, Business Administration, Industrial & Organization Psychology, or other related fields

Proficient computer literacy in MS Office applications Good personality , interpersonal skills , innovative thinking,

co-ordination skills and excellent presentation skills

Actuarial Officer 2 PositionsResponsibilities:Prepare actuarial related reports and documents. Identify andgather relevant information for product analysis, includingcompany financial statements in support of pricing, reinsuranceadministration, experience study and complying.Qualifications:

Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science or related fields

Age over 25 years old Good command of English and computer Skill-MS Office is

preferable Good human relation, communication, quick ability to learn,

cautious and work follow up

Credit Officer 2 PositionsResponsibilities:Perform credit control work to be accurate and meet the compa-ny objectives, company structure, government and statutory. Qualifications:

Age not over 30 years old Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Financial, Marketing,

Business Administration, Economics or related fields At least 1-2 years' experience, preferably in insurance

industry (but not mandatory) Knowledge and experience in credit and financial analysis

will be an advantage Good command of English and computer skill-MS Office is

preferable Good personality, honest and diligence

Underwriter 5 PositionsResponsibilities:Perform for making sure that the company accepts only lifeinsurance applicants whose actual mortality rates do not exceedthe mortality rates assumed when the premium rates for aparticular product were calculated. Prepare regular underwritingreports, and other jobs as assigned in order to achieve companygoals.Qualifications:

Age not over 30 years old Bachelor's degree in Insurance, Business Administration,

Economics or related fields Good command of English and computer skill-MS Office is

preferable Good personality, honesty and diligence Good communication, quick ability to learn, cautious and

work follow up

Representative of Group Life Insurance3 Positions

Responsibilities:Perform and support in sales & marketing activities in responsiblearea or channel in order to achieve the quota in categories ofproduct. Create confidence by after sale service.Qualifications:

Age not over 30 years old Bachelor's degree in any fields of studies Highly competent in Sales, active, honest and looking for

development opportunities Good interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate with

various organization partners Able to work upcountry (permanent or temporary) Good talent, service minded Able to work out of working hours

Bancassurance Officer 1 PositionMajor Areas of Responsibilities:

Responsible for Bancassurance such as developing and securing quality new business partners

Market to and maintain relationship with intermediaries and independent agents by advising them on ways in which to build their consumer life insurance markets

Qualifications: Male, age 25-35 years Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing

or related fields A minimum 2 years' experience in bancassurance Highly competent in Sales, active, honest and looking for

development opportunities Good interpersonal skills, communication skills, consulting

skill, passion to learn & share

IT Project Manager 1 PositionMajor Areas of Responsibilities:Responsible for lead and to be part of the team member in ITProject Team to initiate and review business units to identifyimprovement opportunities & support the implementation ofbusiness improvement recommendations in order to enhancework efficiency for customers, agencies, and back office staffthroughout the organization.Qualifications:-

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or other related fields together with some IT Management

At least 3-5 years of work experience in project management experience

Excellent communication & interpersonal skills Excellent analytical skills with problem solving, decision

making, planning and management skills Excellent knowledge in formulating corrective action plans Project planning & management expertise Excellent command of English Good PC literacy (including MS Project)

Network and System 1 PositionAdministratorMajor Areas of Responsibilities:

Lead and manage all IT infrastructure of system, security and network team

Develop and implement an IT operating procedure, relevantoperational flow and documents for the operations and maintenance of a 24x7 Data Center

Set up and supervise the management of high availability IP-networking LAN, WAN and server systems such as MS-Windows Server, AD, Exchange, AS/400 and/or UNIX

Implement server/network monitoring system in the Network Operation Center

Responsible for implementing security solutions and enforcing data center network security policies

Perform design for collection of server and networking performance data such as system availability, system logs for the server and network capacity planning

Establish system management criteria and policies Plan and manage the disaster recovery plan for the entire

server and network systems Required standby after office hours and public holiday

Qualifications:- At least 5-years hands-on experience in data center man

agement Degree in Computer, Electrical, Electronics or

Telecommunication Engineering, or Network-related fields Experience implementation and operations of WAN routing

protocols Working knowledge in installing and maintaining hardware,

software and network such as structured cabling, IP layer 3-switch, router, firewall, etc. and experience in UNIX services or MS-Windows Server, DNS, FTP, DHCP, Web Service, SMTP, POP, etc.

Understand the principles of VPN, Remote computer on-line, LAN/WAN, TCP/IP,ISDN and any related functions

In-depth experience in large-scale system and network security

Skill in implementation and operation of backup/restore solutions, AS400, Unix-based systems, system load balancing, and internet content management, Strong customer service orientation

Programmer 5 PositionsMajor Areas of Responsibilities:Provide system support including application assistance, problemsolving and training. Help to create and consistently promoteprogramming standards and development procedures. Train endusers or technical support staff to use programs. Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related fields.

At least 1 year of work experience in programming Excellent communication & interpersonal skills Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making

skills

Hire Purchase Marketing officer 2 PositionsProvide recommendations and services to customers in the areaof new and used cars hire purchase. Build up and maintain thegood relationship with dealers.Qualifications:

Male, age not over 30 years old,Bachelor's degree in any field of studies

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Sales Manager, Senior Sales Executive 1, 4 Positions

Assist in developing marketing strategy for use in above the lineand below the line in accordance with business policy and mar-keting plan. Survey and sell real estate. Prepare and assist indeveloping sales tools and reports, and other jobs as assigned inorder to achieve company goals.Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in any fields of studies,Highly competent in Sales, active, honest and looking for development opportunities

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AFP, Melbourne

Rafael Nadal reduced RogerFederer to tears as he won a

classic Australian Open final tosecure his first hard-courtGrand Slam title and stop theSwiss equalling the all-timeMajors record yesterday.

Nadal, the world number one,miraculously recovered fromFriday’s five-hour semi-final totake the gripping five-setter 7-53-6 7-6 (7/3) 3-6 6-2 in four hoursand 23 minutes.

Federer was left speechlessby the defeat and he brokedown sobbing as he tried to ad-dress the crowd. “God, it’skilling me,” said the Swiss, whowas consoled by Australiangreat Rod Laver, Federer’s hero.

“Sorry for today,” Nadal toldFederer. “I know how you’refeeling right now. It’s reallytough.

“But remember you are agreat champion, you are one ofthe best in history and you’regoing to improve the 14 ofSampras.”

Federer remains on 13 GrandSlams, one behind PeteSampras, and with an enduringmental block against Nadal whohas now beaten him in their lastthree Grand Slam finals.

Nadal moves to six GrandSlams, increasing his lead at thetop of the rankings and earninga shot at sweeping the season’smajors. It was an incredible ef-fort from the left-hander, 22,who played nearly 10 hours oftennis in three days to becomethe tournament’s first Spanishwinner.

Federer had looked back tohis best in the quarters or semisbut he sprayed errors in a nerv-ous start and double-faulted onbreak point before handing overthe first set.

The Swiss continued to lookuncomfortable in the secondand he skied a forehand to go abreak down, but then brokeback and converted the fifthbreak point in a marathoneighth game.

Nadal saved six break pointsin the third with some nervelesstennis and he played the perfecttie-break, intercepting a back-hand pass with a superb volleyto set up three set points.

A switch in tactics broughtimmediate dividends as Federer

swept through the fourth setbut he tightened up in a tensedecider and went a break downin the fourth game.Federer

saved two championship pointsat 5-2 and there was dramawhen a fan called “out” during arally, causing the Swiss to stopplaying and set up a third.

His complaints to the chairumpire were to no avail andFederer then drove a forehandlong on the final point asNadal collapsed to the floor indelight.

The two were meeting for thefirst time since last year’s epicWimbledon final, when Nadalended Federer’s five-year holdon the trophy before deposinghim as world number one.

They have now contestedseven Grand Slam finals withNadal holding a 5-2 edge in themeetings and 13-6 overall.

24 THE SPORT Monday, February 2, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

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IT’S KILLING HIMNadal floorstearful Federer toclinch Aust Open

REMEMBER YOU AREA GREAT CHAMPION,YOU ARE ONE OF THEBEST IN HISTORY.Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal, right, consoles vanquished Roger Federer after the men’s singles final in Melbourne yesterday.,,

McIlroy wobbles but wins ClassicAFP, Dubai

Teenage Irish prodigy RoryMcIlroy won the Dubai

Desert Classic yesterday lead-ing the tournament from wireto wire to lift his first title as aprofessional.

It was a breakthrough tri-umph for the 19-year-oldUlsterman, but it was one he sonearly let slip away after seem-ing to be home and dry sixstrokes clear with six to play.

In the end he needed to sink atough four-footer on the 18th toclinch the win and hold off alate charge from England’sJustin Rose.

McIlroy closed with a two-under par 70 for a total of 19-un-der-par 269 one stroke clear ofthe 2007 European Tour Orderof Merit winner who had a 67for second place.

The 2007 champion hereHenrik Stenson of Sweden was

third two strokes back fromMcIlroy after a closing 67 with athree-way tie for fourth be-tween Robert Karlsson ofSweden (65), Martin Kaymer ofGermany (67) and Paul Caseyof England (68).

It was McIlroy’s first win in46 attempts since turning pro in2007 and he became theyoungest winner on theEuropean Tour since SergioGarcia at the 1999 German

Masters. The win in the Gulf re-gion’s premier tournament un-derlines his status as one of themost exciting prospects inworld golf and sets him up for afirst tilt at the Masters in April.

Leading by two strokes afterhe completed his delayed thirdround in 67 earlier in the day,McIlroy opened his final roundin sensational style with threestraight birdies to get to 20-un-der.

AP

EPA

Rory Mcilroy after makinghis putt yesterday.

Indian pair gives tennisa boost

Mahesh Bhupathi andSania Mirza say their his-toric Australian Openmixed doubles success yes-terday will give the sport ahuge boost back home incricket-obsessed India.

Bhupathi and Mirzabecame the first Indianpair to win a Grand Slammixed doubles title whenthey crushed Andy Ram ofIsrael and FrenchwomanNathalie Dechy 6-3 6-1.

It rounded off a suc-cessful tournament forIndia after 16-year-old YukiBhambri won the boys’junior championship onSaturday, while Bhupathialso made the final of themen’s doubles alongsideMark Knowles of theBahamas.

“You know, it’s great, Idon’t remember the lasttime when we had somany – I mean, he[Bhupathi] played thefinals, we won today, Yukiwon. It’s been a great twoweeks,” Mirza said.“Let’shope a lot more peopleplay, and tennis grows. It’sbeen growing – it mighttake it to another level.”

Bhupathi said the factthat Mirza, India’s mostpopular sportswoman, hadwon added to the impact.

India’s Sania Mirza, left,and Mahesh Bhupathihold the trophy.

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AFP, Manchester, England

Manchester United manag-er Sir Alex Ferguson said

he expected there to be trickymoments between now and theend of the season after seeinghis side extend their PremierLeague lead.

United’s 1-0 win over Evertonat Old Trafford on Saturday leftthen five points clear at the topof the table with 15 leaguegames remaining and ideallyplaced to claim a third succes-sive Premier League title.

But Ferguson refused to getcarried away after CristianoRonaldo’s first-half penaltyearned his side a seventhstraight league win.

“The important thing is wekeep the form going,” saidFerguson. “We have a difficultgame away to West Ham nextweek. All teams drop points inthe run-in. We just hope wedon’t drop as many as the rest,”the Scot added. “It’s an advan-tage [being top]. It’s not a greatadvantage because there arestill 15 games left. But it’s alwaysbetter to be top of the leaguethan anywhere else.”

Having started January thirdin the table, United ended themonth with a significant advan-tage over closest challengersLiverpool and Chelsea and agame in hand. Michael Carrick,sent tumbling by Mikel Artetain the 44th minute for the spot-kick which allowed Ronaldo tonotch his 13th goal of the sea-son, said: “Who know how de-cisive our five-point advantagecan be?

“We’ve done our bit thisweekend,” added Carrick.We’re happy with 1-0, we’ve gotanother clean sheet and we hadchances to score a few more.”

And the England midfielderwas adamant that United hadyet to hit top form.

“We can be satisfied with thethree points, but there’s stillmore to come from us.”

United’s latest victory sawtheir Dutch goalkeeper Edwinvan der Sar set an all-timeEnglish record for the mostnumber of minutes withoutconceding a league goal.

His latest top-flight, shut-outmeant van der Sar had not con-ceded a goal in 18 hours and 42minutes of action in the top tier.

Frenchman Samir Nasri wasthe last player to beat the 38-year-old in the Premier Leagueduring Arsenal’s 2-1 home winover United on November 8.

Since then van der Sar hasgone 12 league games withoutletting in a goal, an achieve-ment not lost on his manager.

“The composure he brings,the experience he brings. ..Edwin has been outstandingfor us,” said Ferguson.

“I couldn’t believe it when Iread that the last goal we con-ceded in the league was atArsenal back in November. It’sincredible. Edwin brings a calmand an assurance to the playersin front of him. You really haveto pay credit to Edwin,”he said.

FOOTBALL

READYFOR THETWISTSFergie says difficultgames ahead asvan der Sar setsEnglish record

Redknapp hits back at Rafa over KeaneCagliari dent Juve hopesSerie A’s in-form team

Cagliari stunned Juventus 3-2 at Turin’s Stadio Olimpicoto put a huge dent in theItalian giants’ title hopes onSaturday.

Goals from Momo Sissokoand Pavel Nedved gave Juvethe lead at half-time follow-ing Davide Biondini’s opener,but Brazilian Jeda andAlessandro Matri struck afterthe break to record a famousvictory for the Sardinians.

It means second-placedJuventus, who lost their sec-ond game in a row, could fallto nine points behind leadersInter Milan if the championswin at home to Torino.

Juve coach ClaudioRanieri was magnanimous indefeat but admitted he did-n’t know what was wrongwith his team. – A F P

AFP, Bolton, England

Harry Redknapp defendedhimself against accusa-

tions made by Liverpool bossRafael Benitez as the war ofwords regarding the future ofRobbie Keane intensified.

Liverpool are ready to makean official complaint to thePremier League with theirclaim that the Tottenham man-ager airing his admiration forthe Republic of Ireland strikerin public amounted to an ille-gal approach.

Redknapp is adamant he hasdone nothing wrong, and wassimply answering press confer-ence questions posed to himabout Keane, who has strug-gled to make an impact follow-ing his £20 million pre-seasonmove from White Hart Lane toAnfield.

After watching Tottenham’srelegation fears increase fol-lowing their dramatic 3-2 de-feat away to Bolton, Redknappinsisted: “It was never a goerand I don’t know what it was

all about really. We didn’t makea bid for him as far as I know.The chairman asks me who Ilike, I tell him and sometimeshe makes inquiries for players,”said Redknapp.

“The comments I made,there was certainly nothingwrong with any of them,” theformer Portsmouth bossadded.

“I don’t know why the man-ager of Liverpool gets so upsetabout everything, it’s strange.

“Have you seen what I said?Have you heard what I said?What did I say? Some young la-dy said to me ‘do you wish youstill had Robbie Keane?’

“I said Robbie Keane is a ter-rific player but he belongs toLiverpool so it’s not a possibili-ty. I didn’t say I’m trying to getRobbie Keane.”

Redknapp played down fearsthat £15.7 million forwardJermain Defoe will be out forthe rest of the season with aninjury after the England inter-national missed the match.

Bolton Wanderers’ Sebastien Puygrenier, third right, scores theopening goal against Tottenham. Bolton won the match 3-2.

EDWIN BRINGS ACALM AND AN ASSURANCE TO THEPLAYERS IN FRONT OFHIM. YOU REALLYHAVE TO PAY CREDITTO HIM.Alex Ferguson

AP

AP

Manchester United’s Michael Carrick, centre, is fouled by Everton’s Tony Hibbert leading to a penalty.,,

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AFP, Madrid

Real Madrid’s captain marvelRaul joined Alfredo di

Stefano as the club’s all-timeleading scorer with 307 goals onSaturday as he helped his teamcut Barcelona’s lead to ninepoints.

Raul, 31, scored his historicgoal in the 48th minute of the 2-0 win at Numancia following inafter Gonzalo Higuain’s shothad been parried.

Dutch winger Arjen Robbenscored a great individual goalon 56 minutes to clinch Real’ssixth successive league win.

Barcelona were at RacingSantander yesterday aiming tostretch their 19-game unbeatenleague run.

Raul has spent 14 years in theReal first team and after becom-ing the youngest player to reach500 league games for the club inJanuary, the number seven

reached another personal land-mark on Saturday.

He also has every club medalto his name with threeChampions League crowns(1998, 2000 and 2002) and sixSpanish championships (1995,1997, 2001, 2003, 2007 and2008).

Raul is also the leading scorer

in the history of the ChampionsLeague with 66 goals.

Numancia had already beatenBarcelona at home this seasonand were looking for a famousdouble over the two biggestteams in Spain.

Real had conceded just oncein their last five league matchesbut Numancia went close twice

with Javier del Pino headingagainst the post before GorkaBrit shot wide from an acute an-gle. Real soaked up the pressureand were transformed in thesecond half as Raul grabbed hishistory-making goal.

Robben then twisted theNumancia defence inside outbefore applying a class finishand thereafter there was onlygoing to be one winner evenwhen Real midfielder FernandoGago was sent off for a secondcaution late on.

Athletic Bilbao followed uptheir midweek Kings Cup hero-ics with an inspirational 3-2comeback win over high-flyingMalaga on Saturday.

Bilbao reached the semi-fi-nals of the cup on Wednesdaywith a 2-1 victory over SportingGijon and rounded off a memo-rable week by ending Malaga’ssix-match unbeaten run in theleague.

“This team has an inner beliefthat they can come back whenthey are behind,” said coachJoaquin Caparros.

FOOTBALL

RAUL RULES BOOKSReal captain equalsDi Stefano’s scoringrecord in league

Real Madrid’s Raul Gonzalez, centre, Gonzalo Higuain, right, andWesley Sneijder celebrate Raul’s goal against Numancia.

AFP

Thai cantersto victoryDAILY XPRESS

Thammanoon Srirojsealed a wire-to-wire

win at the Bt2 million SinghaMasters at the SantiburiCountry Club in Chiang Raiyesterday.

The former championfired a 68 yesterday for anamazing 23-under par 265 towin by nine strokes and takehome the prize money ofBt300,000. However hefailed to surpass his ownrecord of 29-under when hefirst won here in 2001.

Pornsakon Thipsanit hadto settle for second with 14-under par 274. He hit thelowest score of 66 in theround and went homeBt181,00 richer.

Japan’s Mukai Motoharu,who entered the tournamenton invitation, fired a two-over par 72 to sign off with a275 and take the third place.A stroke further were UdornDuangdecha and SomkiatSrisa-nga who were tiedfourth. Thaworn Wiratchantshared the sixth spot with atotal of 277.

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Kitinan SanguansakDAILY XPRESS

When soccer fans lost allhopes of watching the FA

Cup, the world’s oldest knock-out competition, on television,the news that a cable operatoris ready to chip in came as awhiff of fresh air.

For many years people havebeen fortunate to follow thefortunes of their favourite clubeither on cable or free televi-sion channels.

This year was an exception:there was no telecast of anymatch much to the chagrin ofThais and also the expat com-munity in the country.

There is a huge public outcryover the issue. The online com-munity has been very vocal,voicing their indignation onseveral websites, including thepopular pantip.com.

Some suspect that the rela-

tionship between Truevisionsand ESPN Star Sports, whichwas believed to be strained eversince the cable television oper-ator won the broadcastingrights of English PremierLeague matches, is the rootcause of the problem. Not sur-prisingly, many held negativefeelings towards Truevisions.

In fact, what happened wassimply a case of a failed busi-

ness. In 2007, a relatively un-known Adamas earned therights from the FootballAssociation to broadcast theCup in the Kingdom for fouryears starting this season.

The multi-million deal alsoincluded the CommunityShield game and Englandteam’s friendlies at home aswell as its home fixtures in the2010 World Cup and 2012

European Championship quali-fiers.

With English football in highdemand in this soccer-madcountry, the company firmlybelieved it would be a prof-itable investment. However,things did not go as it had ex-pected. The firm struggled tofind a client.

It was understood thatTruevisions found it uncom-fortable to make a deal withAdamas as the cable broadcast-er deemed it as an unnecessaryexpense considering that theynormally televise the Cupgames via ESPN and StarSports for which they pay hugeamount of money each year.

Channel 7, dubbed as the Cupstation, was also reluctant tomeet the price Adamas hadasked as they were not surewhether they could get enoughcommercials to break even dur-ing this gloomy economictimes.

With the competition alreadyhalfway, the prospect of watch-ing the Cup matches looked in-

creasingly grim.However, therewere fresh hopes following re-ports that the contract betweenFA and Adamas was cancelledand FA were ready to negotiatewith both cable and terrestrialbroadcasters.

Nattawut Pratuangsilpa,Truevisions’ supervisor of mar-keting, said the company isready to negotiate. “Of course,we’re keen to secure the con-tract as we want to bring topsporting events to the livingrooms of the fans. However, theprice should be reasonable giv-en that the competition is al-ready in the middle stages.

“I don’t think we could watchthe fifth round matches, sched-uled for February 14 and 15, asthere are no games involvingbig teams. However, it is likelythat we will cover the eventfrom the next round wherethere will be some intriguingmatch-ups,” said Nattawut.

Daily Xpress tried to contactAdamas for clarification but thecompany was not ready to talkon the subject.

FOOTBALL

THERE’S GLIMMER OF HOPETruevisions ready to negotiatewith English FA

The FA Cup is the world’s oldest competition.

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FOOTBALL

Ronaldo firesReds to victoryCristiano Ronaldo’s 14th goal of the seasongave Manchester United a 1-0 victory overEverton and a five-point lead atop thePremier League. Edwin van der Sar set a newEnglish league goalkeeping record of 1,122minutes without conceding a goal, surpass-ing the previous record of 1,103 minutes set byReading’s Steve Death.

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NEMESISNADAL

SERENA IS THE LEADERSerena Williams took her earnings to US$23million, deposing Annika Sorenstam as theall-time prize money leader among women.THE SPORT

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McIlroy is Desert MasterNorthern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy won theDubai Desert Classic yesterday, but it took abrave four-footer at the last to win it after hehad led by six strokes with six to play. Heclosed with a two-under par 70 for a total of19-under-par 269 one stroke clear ofEngland’s Justin Rose, who closed with a 67for second place. >PAGE 24

28 BANGKOK Monday, February 2, 2009 DAILY XPRESS

Rafael Nadal held off RogerFederer in another momen-tum-swinging five-set finalto win the Australian Openyesterday, keeping the GrandSlam singles record safe fornow.

After coming through thelongest match in the tourna-ment’s history to reach thechampionship match, top-ranked Nadal needed 4hours, 23 minutes to win it 7-5 3-6 7-6 (3) 3-6 6-2.

The 27-year-old Swisscouldn’t hold back tears atthe presentation. “Maybe I’lltry later. God, it’s killing me,”Federer said, sobbing. Hereturned to congratulateNadal within minutes, saying:“You deserved it. You playeda fantastic final.”

Nadal put his arm aroundFederer and said,“Roger, sorryfor today. I really know howyou feel right now,” Nadalsaid. “Remember, you’re agreat champion, you’re oneof the best in history.” – AP

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