The New Paper, 26 December 2009

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    20 1 the new paper 26 Dec 09 st a A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS CENTS MICA (P) 099/11/2009
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      Lock icon Knocked down, but Pope gets up to lead mass
      494 3 THEsolemnityofmassconductedbyPopeBene-dict was marred by drama on Christmas Eve when a woman jumped over a barricade at the startofthemassinVaticanCity. She lunged at the Pope, who was knocked to the floor in the confusion but then resumed the service apparentlyunharmed(above),accordingtoReuters. VaticanspokesmanFatherFedericoLombardisaid thewoman,whomhedescribedas“unstable,”lunged towards
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      Lock icon Taxi crashes into passers-by
      703 4  -  ‘Miracle’thatonly3werehurtinTiongBahruPlazaaccident REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg SHE heard a bang and ran out of the shop where she works. A shocking sight greeted manicurist Anissa Wang. A cab had ploughed into a 7-Eleven store at Tiong Bahru Plaza, and a man was pinned between it and
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      Lock icon Bukit Panjang hit-and-run victim dies
      272 4 CHRISTMAS will forever hold tragic memories for Madam Yenni Young. Because it was the day her husband of one month was taken off life support. Mr Tong Kok Wai, 30, a Malaysian, suffered severe brain damage after being knocked down in a double hit-and-run accident
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      Lock icon Drama on the SLE
      505 6  -  20-year-old man nabbed after leading police on high-speed chase was driving without licence REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg IT WAS a scene right out of a Hollywood action movie. The car weaved in and out of traffic with the cops in hot pursuit. From time to
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      207 8  -  Crowds come out to party as Orchard Road closes to traffic KUA CHEE SIONG cskua@sph.com.sg CHRISTMAS was in the air, and indeed, in Orchard Road yesterday. Not even an afternoon shower could deter the 60,000 pedestrians who thronged the shopping belt to sing, dance and gawk at performers.
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      Lock icon He beats sleep disorder & wakes up his potential
      1102 10 / 11  - He beats sleep disorder wakes up his potential Student gets double promotion in school comes out tops in 3 subjects REPORTS:TAYSHI’AN TAY SHI’AN shian@sph.com.sg FOR more than four years, Miki Chong, 15, suffered a sleep disorder that made him miss about three-quarters of his classes. But thanks to his perseverance
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      Lock icon Ris Low is S’porean Of The Year
      454 20  -  STREETTALK COMMENT:SM SM ONG smong@sph.com.sg SMOng writes the weekly Act Blur column in The New Paper On Sunday. WHEN it was recently reported that CNN had named Ris Low as one of Asia’s 25 “most influential” people in 2009, a few Singaporeans I
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    • A gift with ‘personality’
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        222 22/23  -  Six lucky people got to choose and meet a celebrity featured in The New Paper Mystery Gift Contest. They were asked to e-mail in 50 words or less why they deserve a gift from their chosen personality. The celebs picked their favourite entry
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        Lock icon Adding gloss to festive season
        174 22/23 MICHELLE CHONG, actress-host HERGIFT: Clinique’sMost-WantedLimited Edition make-up set and High Shine To-Go lip gloss set WHY THIS GIFT: The colours are quite festive and this brand of cosmetics is hypoallergenic, suitable even for those with sensitive skin. Even if I had picked a guy, he
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        Lock icon Shades worn by Rod and Armstrong
        154 22/23 ROD MONTEIRO, Radio 91.3 deejay HIS GIFT: Oakleys Jawbone sunglasses with extra set of interchangeable lenses WHYTHISGIFT: It’s veryfunctional, offeringprotection while riding and running. It has special bridges for Asian noses.LanceArmstrong usesit and Ihave apair too.If it’s good for me, I know it will
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        Lock icon Gifts give double delight
        209 22/23 NANZ CHONG-KOMO, founder of Nanz Inc.com HER GIFT: Muji photo album, large set of colour pens, two matching journals and her book, One Business 99 Lessons, as a bonus. WHY THESE GIFTS: The album is for monthly photos of the winner and her fiance, the journals
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        Lock icon Something for the family
        170 22/23  -  Tan Kee Yun LIONEL LEWIS, national goalkeeper HIS GIFT: Pictionary Man board game, along with a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates. WHY THIS GIFT: A board game suits the festive mood best. The whole family can play together during the holiday season.That’s whatmy family does every
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        Lock icon It has sound and personality
        148 22/23 NATHAN HARTONO, jazz singer HIS GIFT: Designer headphones WHYTHISGIFT:It’s practical and itplays apartin helping people to appreciate music. A good set of headphones will last seven to eight years. THE WINNER: Miss Marian Benny, 56, photographer HER ENTRY: All my life, I have been a
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      870 24  -  Clampdown by Vietnam authorities hits once roaring trade ofS’porematchmakers,theynowoperatebelowtheradar REPORT: CRYSTAL CHAN crystalc@sph.com.sg ONCE, Vietnamese girls lined up in their village to meet groups of Singaporean bride hunters, led there by matchmakers. The women were dressed to charm. The men would gaze at them,
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      Lock icon STILL STANDING TALL
      1108 26/27  -  Things may not be looking up for Dubai at the moment, but the man who took the city state to the top with the vision of making it the S’pore oftheMiddle Eastwill not rest trying to get the financial hub out of trouble CLEMENT MESENAS clemgab@gmail.com VeteranjournalistClementMesenas,whoworkedfor20yearsintheGulfinKuwaitTimesandDubai’sGulfNewsandcoveredthreewarsin
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      Lock icon Gifts bring Christmas cheer to evacuees
      468 28 Mayon volcano eruption in the Philippines SOME 47,000 Filipinos who fled their homes in anticipation of the eruption of the Mayon volcano shared rations of noodles, fried fish and fruit to celebrate Christmas in evacuation centres. Children opened donated presents and clowns entertained the
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      Lock icon It’s from‘ Barry in DC’
      452 30 Obama’ssurprisecalltoradioshow OUTGOING Virginia Governor Tim Kaine got a surprise onhis radioshow– aphone call from President Barack Obama. Mr Kaine was taking calls during his final appearance on dayonhis“AsktheGovernor”programme when a producer announced that there was a call from “BarryinDC”,reportedTheAssociated Press. The White House said the
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      Lock icon Online black market for breast milk grows Down Under
      444 31 A BLACK market for breast milk is growing in Australia as families desperate for it resort to advertising their need for the human milk online. The milk does not come cheap, costing some A$1,000 ($1,200) per litre, said the Courier Mail.
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      Lock icon M’sia mum arrested for 9-year-old’s murder
      314 32 THE mother of a girl whose half-naked body was found in a pond on Tuesday in Selangor, is one of two arrested by police. The single parent was detained shortly after lodging a report alleging that her daughter, who would have turned 9 next
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      Lock icon REUNITED with US dad (below) after 5 years
      387 32 AN AMERICAN father and his 9-year-old son arrived on US soil on Thursday evening after a bitter five-year custody battle that ended in time for the pair to spend Christmas together. Mr David Goldman and his son Sean arrived in Florida aboard
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        1077 12 / 13  -  Thanksto Singaporeans’ generous donations, feisty little cancer patient Charmaine Lim is getting treatment in NY hospital responding well to it REPORT:SHREEANN SHREE ANN MATHAVAN shreeann@sph.com.sg INTHEpastfivemonths,herscantywispsof hair have been replaced with a full-headedpixiecrop. Those previously sparse eyebrows have grown
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        Lock icon THANKFUL from the bottom of DONOR’S HEART
        929 14  -  He pays it forward by donating heart valves from his old heart REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg WHILE many others are giving and receiving presents this time of year, Mr Rahman Abdullah may have recently received the most importantgiftofall–thechancetolive. And it came from a
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    • p News Her Final Gift
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        897 16  -  Social workers help fulfil cancer woman’slastwish REPORTS: VEENA BHARWANI veenab@sph.com.sg IT was her final gift to her husband and 7-year-old son. On her death bed and battling cancer, she wanted her husband and son to have something special to remember her by.
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    • News The Gift Of Kindness
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        793 18/19  -  Man tries to get passers-by to buy gifts for school children. Guess how many were convinced? REPORT: GERMAINE LIM gerlim@sph.com.sg IT’S the season when we shower our loved ones with gifts and also pamper ourselves a little. Why not give a bit to someone needy
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        212 18/19 AFTER the NKF and Ren Ci cases, can the public be blamed for being wary and sceptical? The Salvation Army’s director of public relations, Mr Gregory Lee, said the scandals may have affected the fund-raising abilities of less-er-known charities. “The public need to know who they’re giving
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        Lock icon Piloting the spirit of giving
        153 18/19 THENew Paper’sexperiment totest people’s generosity didn’tleadto anystationeryfor kids. But thanks to the generosity of Pilot Pen Singapore, 100 kids under the care of the Singapore Children’sSociety(SCS)will get stationerypacks for the new school year. Pilot Pen general manager Benjamin Teh told The NewPaper that thecompany supports“the
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      5 20 Introducing the Boomz Award/PAGE 38
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      46 33 FROM READER LEOWJING JING SEAT OR STUNT: Our reader spotted these five structures near Blk 70, Toa Payoh Lorong4, andisn’tsure ifthey are meantto be platforms for bicycles and skateboards, or seats for the public. E-mail your pictures with your name and contact number to tnpclick@sph.com.sg
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      Lock icon Able-bodied rush to beat parents to lifts
      156 33 PARENTS PUSHING STROLLERS ONTO MRT ESCALATORS FROM READER AMANDA LIM IREFER to reader Wilfred Tan’s article, “Parents pushing strollers onto MRT escalators endanger kids commuters”(TheNewPaper,19Dec). It is wrong for him to ask the authoritiesto“implement afineor bantoprotect not only other commuters but children who
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      Lock icon MRT lift users need to show consideration to parents
      159 33 FROM READER SYED MUHAMMAD HAFIZ I am a father of two myself and for sure, I am deeply concerned for the safety of my kids on strollers. Yes, MRT stations and shopping centres do provide lifts for parents pushing strollers. But
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      63 33 On making cycling safe: “InAustralia, you’ll beA$50 ($60) poorer if you are caught with no helmet while cycling, even if it is for a few blocks. Repeat offenders get to stay ina cramped cellfora night.” kewldude “It’stimetheauthoritiesmake a changeto our road system. In other countries, should a
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      164 33 CASSIE FONG CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER STARHUB WEREFER toreader ZainalAbidin’s letter,“Officerseemed unwell, disinterested”(TheNew Paper, 21 Dec), and appreciate that he took the time to share his experience at our retail partner’sshopwith us. We have since contacted Mr Zainal, apologised for the inconvenience he experienced and
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      59 33 YOUR VIEWS E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to The New Paper, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Level 6, Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 Forverification,we needthe writer’sfull name andcontact number (preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted us the right to
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      Lock icon BABE OF THE YEAR CHRISTY YOW
      710 34 / 35  -  THE RESULTS You cast your votes for the good, the bad, and the just plain unlucky. Here are the winners of thisyear’s FlameAwards REPORT: KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg HERE’Sashocker.The winner of this year’s The New Paper Flame Awards Babe Of The Year has never
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      Lock icon DUDE OF THE YEAR: ADRIAN PANG SI BEH SUAY AWARD: MR MERLION
      497 34 / 35  -  REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg SO WHAT do you do when you win at the Flame Awards? Simple– mock-humpanotherwinner. When our Dude Of The Year champ Adrian Pang met Si Beh Suay Award title-holder Mr Merlion at the Merlion
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      Lock icon TURN-OFF of the Year
      493 36 / 37  -  SFACTOR‘BABES’ REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg TRY as we did, Gurmit Singh lost out on the Turn-Off (dis) honour again this year. Oh,buthow wewishedhe’d won. Not only has the poor guy been nominated in this category three times now, there’s this little business of the S
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      57 36 / 37 Congratulations to our readers who voted for their favourites in this year’sFlameAwardsand won themselves amazing prizes. The lucky seven are: ANGBOON POH (XXXX219B) RoyalPlazaonScotts hotelstay AMALUS BARAKNA IBNU ABU BAKAR (XXXX019G)– Laserfacialtreatment DEREK GERARD ZUZARTE (XXXX490F) NespressoLeCube machine SHUIZIYING, EILEEN(XXXX543G) Sephorahamper SHAHRIMANBIN
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      Lock icon FTA AWARD JOANNE PEH
      461 36 / 37  -  Appreciation) (ForeignTalent Kwok Kar Peng IF THE Flame Awards should ever decide to gothe boringroute, we’ddefinitely bestow this couple the Most Sporting Award. Because while fellow nominee Jamie Yeo thought this category bordered on racism (lighten up, babe!), actress Joanne Peh and her US actor-beau Bobby
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      Lock icon FEATURE OF THE YEAR ZOE TAY
      305 36 / 37  -  REPORT: KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg YOU’VE ridiculed and slammed her left, right and centre. But admit it, you truly and honestly lurrrrve Zoe Tay. After all, there’s only a fine line between love and hate. It would explain the unblinking fixation on her wrinkles,
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      Lock icon SHOCKER OF THE YEAR: FIONA XIE
      273 36 / 37  -  Kwok Kar Peng SHE’Sreallygone. To a far-off place where she can wear a bikini and not be reminded of her ‘boing-boing’escapadeon ashopping strip. Butwe’llalways rememberthat scene from the 2004 Channel 8 drama The Champion. To a place where she can club and smooch fellow
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      Lock icon Introducing the Boomz Award
      597 38  -  Ris Low, who inspired this new Flame Awards category, tells us what nominees should be like REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg COMEon,don’tbluff.Yousawthiscoming,didn’tyou?How could The New Paper hold its Flame Awards this year without a single mention of the enigmathatisRisLow? Afterall,she’sthegalwhosingle-handedlycreateda popularnationalcatchphrase. And if that wasn’t boomz
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        926 74 LIVERPOOL v WOLVES (Tomorrow, Ch27,1.25am) AFP HE’S HARDLY at his best, and the man himself knows it. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was in the form of his life this time last season with 11 goals to his name as Rafael Benitez’s side went into the
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        Lock icon Who will replace Mascherano?
        132 74 PA Sport JAVIER Mascherano starts a four-match suspension when Liverpool host Wolves at Anfield tomorrow morning (Singapore time) although the midfielder would have been out anyway for three weeks as he recovers from a knee problem. Manager Rafael Benitez is consider- ing bringing in Alberto Aquilani
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        Lock icon Mancini: No player revolt at Man City
        294 75 MANCHESTER CITYv STOKE (Tonight, Ch27,10.55pm) PA Sport NEWMANCHESTERCity manager Roberto Mancini has dismissed claims of a dressing room revolt in the wake of Mark Hughes’departure. When Hughes was sacked last Saturday after the 4-3 victory over Sunderland, there were reports that a number
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        Lock icon Ferguson blasts Hughes’ sacking
        174 75 PA Sport SIR ALEX Ferguson has branded Manchester City’s dismissal of Mark Hughes as “unacceptable”. City have come under fire this week for the way they have gone about installing Roberto ManciniasHughes’ successor. Blues’chiefexecutiveGarryCookhasattempted to defend his position, although Ferguson feels that Cook is trying to
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        Lock icon Potential banana skin for Chelsea
        390 76/77  -  BIRMINGHAM v CHELSEA (Tonight, Ch27,8.40pm) GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg IF CHELSEA think they are going to have an easy time against Birmingham, then they could be in for a rude shock. Indeed, Birmingham are going through a purple patch not seen for years during their history
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        Lock icon Are Chelsea missing Essien?
        234 76/77  -  GARYLIM ISITacoincidence thatChelsea’poor runcoincided with the absence of Michael Essien? Perhaps not. Michael Essien (above) is one of the best defensive midfielders in the business, and Chelsea seem to be struggling without his power in the centre of the park. Essien picked up an injury in
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        326 76/77  -  GARYLIM CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti insisted that he will not be rushed into panic buys during nextmonth’s transfer window. Instead, he is happy to place hisfaithin the team’syoungsters. With Nicolas Anelka currently injured, and Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou set to link up with
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        238 79 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Today: BIRMINGHAM v CHELSEA StarHub TV Ch 27,8.40pm FULHAMv TOTTENHAM StarHub TV Ch 22,9pm WEST HAM v PORTSMOUTH StarHub TV Ch 118, FC 1,9pm BURNLEY v BOLTON StarHub TV Ch 119, FC2,10pm SUNDERLAND v EVERTON StarHub TV Ch 21,11pm WIGANv BLACKBURN StarHub TV Ch 120, FC
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        225 79 LOCAL EVENTS ATHLETICS What: MR25 Ultra-Marathon When: Tomorrow Where: MacRitchie Reservoir REGISTRATION is open online till Saturday at www.mr25.org.sg. Payment and bib collection can be made on race day itself. FOOTBALL What: Singapore Selection v Oman Selection When: Monday, 7.30pm Where: Bishan Stadium What: Singapore v Oman
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      46 76/77 managed keep four-point atthetop of thetable. History is not on Birmingham’s side, however. WithBirminghaminthemood,Chelsea have to dig deep into their reserves toconjure upawin. Orelse... went down from a Matthew Upson tackle, although replays showed that Upson might have to get more games and helpthe team.” GARYLIM
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      182 76/77 men expert THE X u INNER TALKIh CIRCLE TACT! The Villains has a good record against the Top Four this season. Can they claim another high profile scalp right after ChristmasP Men Expert Inner Circle ambassadors and football fans, Sebastian Teo and Benjamin Lau, give us the inside scoop. Sebastian
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      25 78 EXCLUSIVEINTERVIEWWITHLIONELMESSI BOXINGDAYSPECIALS IHAVEAWEAKNESS FOR...MANNY FOR...MANNY MATCH-FIXINGTheenemyoffootballHowAsiansareheavilyinvolvedandhowtheydoitLIONELMESSI MATCH-FIXINGTheenemyoffootballHowAsiansareheavilyinvolvedandhowtheydoitLIONELMESSI PACQUIAOWhyhepraysfor PACQUIAOWhyhepraysforhisopponents EXCLUSIVEINTERVIEW BANANA SKIN: Chelsea will not have it easy against Birmingham, says GARY LIM. PAGE 76
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