Some Memories

At least he didn't lose flat like during Olympics - something to cheer on. Jia You, Chong Wei! KUALA LUMPUR: A resilient world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei collapsed at the crucial stage to allow archrival Lin Dan of China to take the honour as the first champion of the richest tournament in badminton history. In the US$1.2mil South Korea Open in Seoul yesterday, the three-time champion displayed a late burst of power in the rubber game to win the last six points consecutively for a 21-19, 14-21, 21-16 victory to dethrone Chong Wei as the champion. The hard work and solid netplay over one hour and 15 minutes earned Lin Dan a jackpot purse of US$90,000 (RM275,000). It was Lin Dan's first title since withdrawing from three Open tournaments over the last two months – in China, Hong Kong and Malaysia. He had cited a back injury to conceded walkovers to his opponents in the quarter-finals. There was sheer frustration for Chong Wei after coming so close to becoming the first Malaysi...

I feel so touch by her undying spirit. She has been labelled the Terminator by human traffickers. For her untiring efforts in fighting sex slavery and exploitation of women and children, Anuradha Koirala was chosen CNN Hero 2010. Sunday Star catches up with this feisty woman. WITH a twinkle in her eyes and her hands clasped, Anuradha Koirala greets everybody she meets with the customary Namaste greeting. "Call me Dijuu (elder sister in Nepalese)," says the motherly figure with a warm smile that instantly draws you to her. But if you're a human trafficker, you had better watch out because Koirala is out to get you! The founder and executive director of Maiti (Mother's Home) Nepal personally raids brothels in India to rescue trafficked Nepalese girls and brings them back home. And she even patrols the India-Nepali border to keep a lookout for vans and buses crossing the border that may be used to traffick women and children. Maiti has saved more than 12,000 girls f...

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