The New Paper, 14 August 2012
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Title Section12 2012-08-14 1 the new paper TUESDAY AUG 14 2012 70 CENTS MICA (P) 090/01/201212 words
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Advertisement134 2012-08-14 1 twitter.com/thenewpaper facebook.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838 Netizens slam expat for saying local taxi drivers are the worst in the world is HE S’PORE’S MOST HATED CAB PASSENGER? Page 2 DRUNK UNDERGRAD TELLS RACIST JOKES IN VIDEO Police, university investigating Page 4 Get cash of up to 4X your monthly income,134 words
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News
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Article, Illustration1902 2012-08-14 2 / 3 ESTHER NG, KOH HUI THENG - He says S’pore taxi drivers are the worst in the world REPORT: ESTHER NG, KOH HUI THENG tnp@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE cabbies are the worst in the world. They don’t know the way to destinations, they disappear when it rains, and they are picky when it1,902 words
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Article, Illustration648 2012-08-14 4 DAVID SUN - Video of SIM undergrad telling racist jokes at NUS creates uproar online REPORTS: DAVID SUN davidsun@sph.com.sg THEY were drinking, spewing vulgarities and egging each other on. The group of undergrads had gathered at Kent Ridge Hall in the National University of Singapore (NUS) to648 words
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229 2012-08-14 4 A MANAGING director at the private banking arm of HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) has claimed that he was defamed by a Yahoo user who impersonated him and made offensive remarks about Singaporeans, reported Bloomberg yesterday. Mr Sandeep Sharma had asked Singapore’s High229 words
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Article, Illustration614 2012-08-14 5 EUNICE TOH, RENNIE WHANG - Seven vehicles involved in two accidents at same place on Sunday REPORT: EUNICE TOH, RENNIE WHANG tnp@sph.com.sg TWO accidents at the same traffic intersection. Just 15 minutes apart. This happened on Sunday night at the junction in front of Northpoint Shopping Centre. And what chaos. A BMWPICTURE: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS; TNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR - 614 words
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Article, Illustration506 2012-08-14 6 NG EE CHING - REPORT: NG EE CHING neeching@sph.com.sg WHEN Madam Kelly Zotos woke up yesterday morning to send her children to school, she was greeted by the sight of clouds of smoke coming from a neighbouring house. What shockedPICTURE: STOMP - 506 words
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Article, Illustration442 2012-08-14 6 YUEN SIN - REPORT: YUEN SIN yuensin@sph.com.sg PART-TIME waiter Mohamad Rozaimi thought his ordeal was over when he managed to put out a fire at his third-storey lift landing with a pail of water. But then he heard cries about yet another fire just one levelPICTURE: STOMP - 442 words
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433 2012-08-14 7 JUDITH TAN - All-out search rescue for missing NSF REPORT: JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg THEY operate in a buddy system staying within each other’s eye-line while travelling in a convoy. But five minutes after setting off at 7.55am, his buddy in the front assault boat turned around only to find that Lance-Corporal (Lance Cpl)433 words
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Article, Illustration1166 2012-08-14 7 FOO JIE YING - Man accused of rape insists he was at home or talking to neighbour REPORT: FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg HE WAS adamant in making his point that he was either at home, or talking to his neighbour when the crime allegedly happened. Sometimes, he would point his1,166 words
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Parliament
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Article, Illustration697 2012-08-14 8 / 9 BENSON ANG - Law Minister and Ms Sylvia Lim spar over Woffles Wu case REPORTS: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg IT WAS a battle of the lawyers in ParliamentPICTURES: STRAITS TIMES - 697 words
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Article, Illustration377 2012-08-14 8 / 9 CASE THE ABOUT PLASTIC surgeon Woffles Wu, 52, had asked his former employee, Mr Kuan Yit Wah, 82, to take the blame for two speeding offences in 2005 and 2006. Dr Wu was fined $1,000 on June 12 this year for abetting377 words
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Article297 2012-08-14 8 / 9 Examples ofprevious non-custodial cases given in Parliament 1. HoKarFook Desmond (2005) On Feb 11,2004, he was caught for speeding at 112kmh on a 50kmh per road. He also drove without supervision while holding only a provisional driving licence, and used a vehicle without insurance coverage. In297 words
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Article524 2012-08-14 8 / 9 Linette Heng, Eugene Wee - Linette Heng, Eugene Wee DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that although the government procurement process is in “good working order”, some improvements will be made. One change is for single bids. If a single bid is received, the officers responsible have524 words
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Local News watch
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Article, Illustration106 2012-08-14 10 / 11 LOCAL employers will have to pay for the upkeep of foreign workers who are waiting for their complaints to be resolved, under a new bill introduced in Parliament yesterday. It is one of several public sugges- tions that have been incorporated in106 words
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Article, Illustration114 2012-08-14 10 / 11 BUS and train services will extend their operating hours this Saturday, the eve of Hari Raya Puasa. SBS Transit said the last train on the North East Line towards HarbourFront will leave Punggol Station at 12.02am, and the last train114 words
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Article, Illustration108 2012-08-14 10 / 11 Amanda Phua - Amanda Phua A THIRD man who pleaded guilty to having paid sex with an underage prostitute was j ailed yesterday. ChiangMengChuan, 32, a production manager, was jailed for three months. A similar charge was taken into consideration. He is one of108 words
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52 2012-08-14 10 / 11 WELCOME, WALLABIES: Night Safari's new Wallaby Trail will be opened to the public this Friday, Aug 17. The wallabies belonging to the Bennett and Parma species were brought in from New Zealand and Holland in January. The trail also features brush-tailed possums, tawny frogmouths and a white-lipped python. PICTURE: WILDLIFEPICTURE: WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE - 52 words
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Article, Illustration450 2012-08-14 10 / 11 Linette Heng - Sham marriages on the rise Linette Heng SHAM marriages are on the rise. There were 12 cases in the first half of this year, compared to just four of five annually over the past five years. These figures were released by Mr450 words
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200 2012-08-14 10 / 11 AGROUND-UP approach is needed to strengthen social cohesion and help new citizens integrate with Singapore society, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Grace Fu yesterday. She said the community, including the People's Association (PA) and other organisations, can come in to help. “Student200 words
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Article, Illustration111 2012-08-14 10 / 11 NOT all mosques maybe able to perform the annual sacrifice ritual, or korban, this year, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim told Parliament yesterday. He said that 16 mosques here have been audited so far to meet new rules111 words
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Article, Illustration87 2012-08-14 10 / 11 THE Health Promotion Board (HPB) will mark the 10th Anniversary of its breast cancer screening programme, BreastScreen Singapore, on Sept 29. And to commemorate the occasion, it aims to break the Singapore Book of Records for the largest hu- man formation87 words
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The Big Picture
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Article, Illustration810 2012-08-14 12 / 13 JUSTIN ZHUANG - Strong collection of entries as Big Picture contest wraps up its first year REPORT: JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.sg FROM personal family portraits to photos of national events, the Big Picture contest received more than 4,500 entries that together showcase everyday life in Singapore. Starting from810 words
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Article291 2012-08-14 12 / 13 FOR the first 30 weeks of The Big Picture, Mr Ong Yi Chao submitted photo after photo, but never won. Undeterred, the 26-year-old freelance graphic designer studied the winning submissions and finally captured the top spot during the 31 st week of the contest.291 words
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Article, Illustration638 2012-08-14 14 RENNIE WHANG - REPORT: RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg IN SEPTEMBER last year, he was convicted of murdering a man. His appeal against the conviction, which carries the mandatory death penalty, was dismissed yesterday. But can recent proposed changes to the death penalty see a change in Fabian Adiu638 words
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Article, Illustration1004 2012-08-14 16 HEDY KHOO - Veteran of many past Walks happy with this year’s heritage route REPORT: HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg HE HAS attended almost every Big Walk since the first in 1991. But this year’s Big Walk will be extra-special for him. On Sept 2, technical officer DanielPICTURE: COURTESY OF DANIEL TAN - 1,004 words
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Article, Illustration339 2012-08-14 17 THIS will be one Hari Raya he won’t forget in a hurry. For 14-year-old Mohd Badri Safie, a day of festivities turned horribly wrong, when a firecracker he was trying to light exploded prematurely. Badri, who is from Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia, lost two fingers onPICTURE: NSTP - 339 words
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261 2012-08-14 17 THEY told her they were religious officers and claimed that they were taking her to a police station. Instead, they took her to an empty house and raped her. One student was allegedly raped by several men impersonating religious officers in Kota Baru,261 words
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Global News watch
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Article, Illustration104 2012-08-14 18 / 19 AFP SOUTH Korean President Lee My-ung-Bak said yesterday that his unprecedented visit to islands claimed by Japan was intended to press Tokyo to settle grievances left over from its colonial rule. The visit last week to the Seoul-controlled islands in the SeaAFP - 104 words
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Article, Illustration110 2012-08-14 18 / 19 AFP INTERNET giant Google said yesterday that it plans to lay off about 4,000 employees at Motorola, a mobile phone maker that it purchased in May. A Google spokesman said that the company expects this move to “to create new opportunitiesAFP - 110 words
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Article, Illustration131 2012-08-14 18 / 19 AP US LAWS that strictly restrict the sale in schools of junk food and sweetened drinks may help slow down childhood obesity. This is according to a study that seems to offer the first evidence that such efforts couldAP - 131 words
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73 2012-08-14 18 / 19 NEAR MISS: A T-shaped pillar weighing 40 tonnes fell onto the middle of the Jalan Tun Razak flyover in Kuala Lumpur at 3.30am yesterday morning. It was being transported by a tow truck for a MRT track. No one was hurt. The impact could possibly affect the structure of thePICTURE: SIN CHEW DAILY - 73 words
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Article, Illustration268 2012-08-14 18 / 19 Asian strength in face of Europe debt crisis INDONESIA’S economy is expected to grow at over 6 per cent again in 2012, a rare case of Asian strength in the face of Europe’s debt crisis. In 2011, the economy grew by 6.5PICTURE: AFP - 268 words
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287 2012-08-14 18 / 19 AFP AUSTRALIA will move to send asy-lum-seekers to the Pacific states of Nauru and Papua New Guinea (PNG) to deter boat people from risking their lives at sea, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Monday. The decision came after an expert panel headed by formerAFP - 287 words
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Article, Illustration105 2012-08-14 18 / 19 AFP NEPAL yesterday urged foreign travellers to take precautions against cholera after 13 people died in an outbreak in the country’s remote west. Visitors were urged by Mr GD Thakur, director of the Himalayan na- tion’s epidemiology and disease control department, to drinkAFP - 105 words
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Article, Illustration113 2012-08-14 18 / 19 AFP A FIRE that engulfed an art museum construction site killed four workers and sent a huge pall of smoke over the South Korean capital Seoul yesterday, firefighters said. Almost 170 firefighters battled the blaze, which broke out in the basement of theAFP - 113 words
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Article, Illustration105 2012-08-14 18 / 19 AFP HONG Kong police said yesterday they had arrested nearly 90 people, including four Americans, in the second operation targeting triad organised crime gangs this month. Officers raided scores of locations, including an illegal casino, during the two-day operation which resulted inAFP - 105 words
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Article, Illustration469 2012-08-14 20 US mum sues company after her breastfeeding video is linked to porn AP IT WAS supposed to an educational breast-feed-ing instructional video. And she agreed to appear in the video to help other nursing mothers. Unfortunately, the video was later linked to variousAP; PICTURE: AP - 469 words
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Article, Illustration374 2012-08-14 20 HIS method of stealing toys was simple and effective. He would take a retail item, empty its box, and put a more expensive item or items inside. He would then take it to the cash register and be374 words
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Article, Illustration479 2012-08-14 21 Most victims killed shortly after quake, disease looms: Officials AFP WHAT: Two large earthquakes in north-west Iran WHEN: Aug 11 WHY: Iran sits astride several major fault lines and is prone to frequent earthquakes. WHERE: Quakes with magnitudes of 6.4 and 6.3 flattened villages and injuredAFP; PICTURES: AP, REUTERS - 479 words
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364 2012-08-14 21 HE ALLEGEDLY strangled his wife, put her body in the front seat of his car and drove more than 100km to dump the body. And to be doubly-sure that she was dead, the businessman and his lover allegedly poured petrol364 words
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Page 10 / 11 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous5 2012-08-14 10 / 11 CALVIN AND HOBBES BILL WATTERSON5 words
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Miscellaneous18 2012-08-14 10 / 11 Day 25 Muslim break fast time 7.16 pm SINGAPORE WEATHER I Thunderstorms I High 32˚ I Low 25˚18 words
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Page 18 / 19 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous30 2012-08-14 18 / 19 REGIONAL WEATHER I KL: Thunderstorms High 33˚, Low 23˚ I Jakarta: Thunderstorms High 34˚, Low 24˚ I Bangkok: Showers High 34˚, Low 25˚ I Manila: Thunderstorms High 30˚, Low 25˚30 words
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Article, Illustration678 2012-08-14 32 Soo wins challenge in South Korea, Moreira scores in Sweden STC SINGAPORE’S Soo Khoon Beng took top honours in the Korean Racing Association International Jockey Invitational in Seoul on Sunday after sharing top billing on the first day of competition. After riding a winner on Saturday aboard 25-1STC; TNP PICTURES: ARIFFIN JAMAR, MELISSA CHUE - 678 words
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640 2012-08-14 32 RACE 1 GOLDEN JAMBHALA: Slow to begin; apprentice P Deellorto dropped his whip approaching the 300m. EQUIENCE: Began awkwardly. MY FIELD: Slow to begin; bumped shortly after; inclined to lay inwards. RECIPROCATE: Raced wide without cover throughout. HAPPYMORE: Raced wide from640 words
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Article, Illustration107 2012-08-14 33 AP BAYERN Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the German Supercup yesterday morning (Singapore time). The win in the curtain raiser to the German football season halts a wretched run of five consecutive defeats to the league and cup champions, Dortmund.AP - 107 words
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Article, Illustration120 2012-08-14 33 Wire Services BLACKBURN Rovers global adviser Shebby Singh issued a public apology yesterday to manager Steve Kean and winger Morten Gamst Pedersen. At an open meeting organised by the Blackburn Rovers Action Group a day earlier, the ex-Malaysian interna- tional called 30-year-oldWire Services - 120 words
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Article, Illustration116 2012-08-14 33 Reuters CHELSEA captain John Terry will be free to play in their opening Champions League match this season after his three-match European ban was modified on appeal by Uefa. “Chelsea’s John Terry has had his three-match suspension reduced on appeal,” Uefa said,Reuters - 116 words
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Article, Illustration425 2012-08-14 33 TENNIS AP TOP-SEEDED Novak Djokovic won his second straight Rogers Cup title and third overall, beating Richard Gasquet 6-3,6-2 in Canada yesterday (Singapore time). The Serbian star, also the tournament winner in 2007, won an event for the first time since the ATP Masters stop inAP; PICTURE: AFP - 425 words
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Article, Illustration919 2012-08-14 34 / 35 He wins US PGA C’ship by massive eight shots AP RORY McIlroy dressed the part as golf’s next star and played like it, too. Saving his bright red shirt for Sunday in the US PGA Championship, McIlroy (below) never gave anyone much of a chance.AP; PICTURE: AFP - 919 words
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Article, Illustration699 2012-08-14 34 / 35 AP IT WAS another weekend wipeout for Tiger Woods at a Major. Woods shot an even-par 72 yesterday morning (Singapore time) after finishing a third-round 74 earlier in the day and ended up 11 strokes behind winner Rory McIlroy at the US PGA Championship. It was aAP; PICTURE: AP - 699 words
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373 2012-08-14 34 / 35 GODFREY ROBERT - GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg LAGUNA National Golf and Country Club will break ground with the building of a world-class hotel. And after securing a long-term lease extension until 2040, the east coast golf club announced yesterday that it will launch new memberships. In a373 words
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Article106 2012-08-14 34 / 35 AP A BIRDIE binge drove Ryu So Yeon to victory in the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic at Highland Meadows in Ohio on Sunday. Ryu reeled off six straight birdies in the middle of her round on her way to a nine-under 62 and a seven-stroke victory.AP - 106 words
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Article, Illustration684 2012-08-14 36 / 37 DAVID LEE - After a two-year nightmare, forward believes he can still be a potent attacking force DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg HE HAS been in the international wilderness for two years now, after a harrowing time with injuries. Now, he’s been given another chance to get back on trackTNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR - 684 words
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Article, Illustration458 2012-08-14 36 / 37 ALI KASIM - Singaporean, 22, signs one-year deal with top-division Hungarian side ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg AHMAD Hakimputra has just become a member of very small club in Singapore football. The 22-year-old is the fourth Singapo- rean to sign a professional contract with a European club, after Fandi Ahmad, VPICTURE: COURTESY OF KAPOSVARI AND GISS - 458 words
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Article, Illustration723 2012-08-14 36 / 37 DILENJIT SINGH - DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg THEIR goal is to take the traditional martial art of silat out of what they deem to be its current “dormant state”. And the way silat club Macan Association plans to rejuvenate their sport is by leveraging on one of theTNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR - 723 words
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Article, Illustration998 2012-08-14 38 / 39 NEIL HUMPHREYS - With tongue in cheek, NEIL HUMPHREYS tries to find fault with the nearly spotless Games NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg MY EAST London hometown of Dagenham tried its best to scupper the Olympics in the final hours. Dagenham hosted a towering inferno that London’s finest firefighters struggled toPICTURE: AFP - 998 words
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Article, Illustration732 2012-08-14 38 / 39 London 2012, which closed yesterday, is marred by a gold-winning shot-putter’s positive dope test. But it was still... Wire Services THE London Olympics lost its first medallist to a doping scandal yesterday as Belarus shot-putter Nadezhda Ostapchuk was stripped of her gold medal a dayWire Services; PICTURES: AFP, REUTERS - 732 words
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142 2012-08-14 38 / 39 AP AUSTRALIAN foreign minister John Carr says the Sydney Olympics in 2000 remain the best Games ever, rejecting claims that London has now usurped that mantle. International Olympic Committee head Jacques Rogge, in closing the London Games on Sunday, did notAP - 142 words
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Article, Illustration805 2012-08-14 40 / 41 LIM SAY HENG - OUR MAN IN LONDON The hosts turned out in droves and cheered for everyone, as sports nations do LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg COMMENT THE crowd at The Mall cheered appreciately when Lesotho’s Tsepo Ramonene crossed the finishing line in the men’s marathonPICTURE: AFP; PICTURE: AP - 805 words
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Article, Illustration353 2012-08-14 40 / 41 Gold, silver, bronze it’s all in the family HER husband had won Olympic bronze and silver medals. Yesterday morning (Singapore time), Lithuania’s Laura Asadauskaite completed the set when she took home the gold in women’s modern pentathlon the London Games’ last gold on offer. “This is the first Olympic goldPICTURE: REUTERS - 353 words
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Article, Illustration433 2012-08-14 40 / 41 AP OLYMPIC sprint star Usain Bolt told Australian media on Sunday that he’s mulling over an offer from former Test leg-spinner Shane Warne to play Twenty20 cricket in Australia next season. Warne’s Melbourne Stars franchise confirmed they have opened negotiations with Bolt through his management companyAP; PICTURE: AFP - 433 words
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118 2012-08-14 40 / 41 AFP SPRINT king Usain Bolt dominated Twitter during the Olympics, the social networking site has revealed, with his gold in the 200 metres inspiring a staggering 80,000 tweets per minute. He followed it up with more than 74,000 messages posted every minuteAFP - 118 words
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131 2012-08-14 40 / 41 AP THE Olympics brought less tourist money to recession-hit Britain than expected, a trade group said yesterday. A survey of more than 250 tour operators, hoteliers and visitor attractions found that tourist traffic fell all over Britain, not just London, said UKinbound, aAP - 131 words
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Article138 2012-08-14 40 / 41 G S B T 1 US 46 29 29 104 2 China 38 27 23 88 3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65 4 Russia 24 26 32 82 4 South Korea 13 8 7 28 6 Germany 11 19 14 44 7 France 11 11 12138 words
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Article, Illustration770 2012-08-14 42 Wire Services MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini has backed Carlos Tevez to play a starring role for the Premier League champions after his stunning strike inspired a 3-2 win over Chelsea in the Community Shield. Tevez was in vibrant form at Villa Park onWire Services; PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 770 words
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341 2012-08-14 42 Wire Services MANCHESTER City may have staged a come-from-behind victory in Sunday’s Community Shield, but defender Kolo Toure wasn’t a happy man at fulltime. The Daily Mirror reported that the Ivory Coast star reportedly threw his winners’ medal into the crowd at Villa ParkWire Services - 341 words
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Article, Illustration374 2012-08-14 43 Wire Services THE WORLD’S fastest sprinter is a Manchester United fan. And not only does Usain Bolt want to play for United, he is also pre- pared to give their players some tips on sprinting, reported soccernet. com. Said Bolt (left),Wire Services; PICTURES: AFP, ACTION IMAGES - 374 words
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232 2012-08-14 43 PA Sport DESPITE easily crushing Cologne 4-0 even before his arrival onto the pitch, which was was greeted by a smattering of boos, Arsene Wenger has insisted he wants to keep his “best player” Robin van Persie. While WengerPA Sport - 232 words
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Article, Illustration570 2012-08-14 43 Wire Services OUT-OF-FAVOUR striker Andy Carroll capped a comfortable 3-1 victory for liverpool over Bayer Leverkusen in their final pre-season friendly before they kick off their English Premier League (EPL) campaign. It took just three minutes for the home side to break the deadlock atWire Services - 570 words
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Article, Illustration1323 2012-08-14 44 / 45 GARY LIM - GARY LIM speaks to the chairmen of four local EPL supporters’ clubs and gets their views on the new season GARY LIM Only the title will do for bridesmaids United I NAME Ken Lai, 38 years old (Chairman of Official Manchester United Supporters’ Club inTNP PICTURES: GAVIN FOO - 1,323 words
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Article, Illustration609 2012-08-14 46 / 47 IAIN MACINTOSH - TNP’SPREDICTION: Tottenham for 5th BigFour? What big four? It’s the new Big Five. The New Paper kicks off the EPL countdown with a profile on Tottenham Hotspur, who now find themselves trading blows at the top IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg THE MANAGERPICTURES: ACTION IMAGES - 609 words
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Article, Illustration742 2012-08-14 46 / 47 GARY LIM - Over the years, early optimism has fizzled out spectacularly GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg BEING a Liverpool fan these days is no laughing matter. Only the fittest need apply. Over the last couple of years, Reds’ fans have regularly suffered from heart palpitations, and nausea. Occasionally, theyPICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 742 words
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Article, Illustration153 2012-08-14 46 / 47 LIVE TELECASTS INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Thursday: I ITALY v ENGLAND StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 2.55am I ECUADOR v CHILE StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 7.55am ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Saturday: I WEST BROM v LIVERPOOL SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 10pm Sunday: I NEWCASTLE v TOTTENHAM153 words
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Article29 2012-08-14 46 / 47 ATP 1000 WESTERN SOUTHERN OPEN Today: I ROUND 1 (SESSION 2) ROUND 2 (SESSION 1) StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 7am 11 pm29 words
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Advertisement79 2012-08-14 1 Music to the max August 14 2012 http://www.loudr.sg L U D Wang Lee Hom takes aim at Mandopop with his self-coined ‘chinked out’ genre P4 P5 Stumbling bloc Indie rock outfi t Bloc Party tell us why they needed to take their two-year break Soldiering on Pop punk band Yellowcard's79 words
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Article, Illustration122 2012-08-14 2 CHNG CHOON HIONG - IN YOUR FACE CHNG CHOON HIONG chngch@sph.com.sg BEING a bad girl doesn’t pay. Barbadian pop star Rihanna found that out the hard way last week when she was dropped for her wild behaviour by skincare brand Nivea, which sponsored her Loud world tour last year and made her122 words
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Article, Illustration120 2012-08-14 2 THE best of British pop took the stage early yesterday morning (Singapore time) for a memorable Olympics closing ceremony. They included Gary Barlow, who was performing just a week after he and wife Dawn lost their baby daughter Poppy, who was delivered stillborn. Popstars took to Twitter to120 words
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Article, Illustration133 2012-08-14 2 THEY dominate charts and award shows, and now they’re top of Forbes magazine’s World’s Highest-Paid Celebrity Couple’s list. US R&B singer Beyonce Knowles, 30, and rapper Jay-Z, 42, jointly took in a whopping US$78 million ($97 million) in the past year, despite Beyonce133 words
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Article, Illustration127 2012-08-14 2 SEEMS like he’s let fame go to his head. Justin Bieber, 18, attempted to pass on some advice to Prince William, 30, on his receding hairline in a recent interview with British magazine RollerCoaster. The singer said: “I mean, there are things to prevent that nowadays,127 words
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Article, Illustration100 2012-08-14 2 AMERICAN-born Taiwanese singer Wilber Pan’s upcoming studio album, The Story Of Billy, is making news for its dark electropop track 24Billy. 24Billy is partly inspired by The Minds of Billy Milligan, a biographical novel about the life of serial criminal Billy Milligan, who was diagnosed100 words
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Article, Illustration810 2012-08-14 4 JULIANA JUNE RASUL - Bloc Party’s Matt Tong talks about the UK indie rock band’s dramatic two-year hiatus REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg BABIES, breakdowns, tantrums and hospitalisation. Sounds like it’s been a dramatic two-year hiatus for UK indie rockers Bloc Party if one were to believe frontman Kele Okereke.PICTURE: WARNER MUSIC - 810 words
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Article, Illustration598 2012-08-14 5 TAN KEE YUN - Violinist Sean Mackin of US pop punk band Yellowcard takes cancer head-on REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg WHEN Sean Mackin was diagnosed unexpectedly with thyroid cancer in December last year, the news came as a devastating blow. The 33-year-old violinist of US pop punk band Yellowcard598 words
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Article, Illustration152 2012-08-14 6 / 7 What music gets you going? LOUD hits the street to ask people what’s on their music players right now SHEENA AKBAL, 28 Freelance events executive Skinny Love Birdy Losing Your Memory Ryan Star Rabbit Hole TheTemper Trap YU Mad By Birdman Feat Nicki Minaj Lil Wayne Still152 words
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Article, Illustration1205 2012-08-14 6 / 7 TAN KEE YUN - Netizens might not think highly of Wang Lee Horn's self-coined 'chinked out' genre, but make no mistake, the Mandopop star is taking it all across Asia REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg HINKEDout. A historically derogatory racial slur for Chinese immigrants in America has become cool once againPICTURE: SONY MUSIC - 1,205 words
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Article, Illustration607 2012-08-14 8 US BAND Metallica aren’t exactly the most innocent guys in rock. But they may have gone overboard with the bad-boy shenanigans. Recently, they shocked fans in New Mexico and potentially endangered a few lives when they recreated their burn-down-the-stage performance from theirTNP PICTURE: MOHD ISHAK; PICTURE: REUTERS - 607 words
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Article, Illustration277 2012-08-14 8 Tan Kee Yun - Tan Kee Yun IF YOU’VE been wondering whether motherhood has softened US singer Pink and transformed her into a shadow of her former feisty self, watch her new music video. In Blow Me (One Last Kiss), the first single taken off her upcoming album The277 words
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Article, Illustration557 2012-08-14 9 KWOK KAR PENG - REPORT: KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg TAIWANESE indie singer Peggy Hsu has made a name for herself in recent years as a woman-child with a penchant for fairy tales and Alice In Wonderland-esque kookiness. In fact, when you visit her official website, you are asked if you believe557 words
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Article, Illustration709 2012-08-14 10 JULIANA JUNE RASUL - Local singer-songwriter Siti Zahidah shows off dreamy pop on debut EP REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg IT WAS just three years ago that Siti Zahidah Fadil decided she was going to be a singer-songwriter. In that time, she’s landed some pretty sweet gigs, opening for acts like USTNP PICTURE: NURJANNAH ZULKIFLI - 709 words
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Article177 2012-08-14 10 OpenStage Featuring! Millet Music Brought to you by local music school Millet Music’s performers, this one-hour gig will be a showcase of unbridled creativity as familar tunes are re-arranged and spiced up. WHEN: Tonight, 9pm WHERE: CrazyWorld Cafe, 24 Temple Street TICKETS: $10 (inclusive of177 words
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Article, Illustration360 2012-08-14 11 Jeanmarie Tan - Jeanmarie Tan WHEN a song like Call Me Maybe spends a gazillion weeks on the international charts and is “covered” by everyone from Justin Bieber to Barack Obama, it’s hard to ignore the cute young thing behind it. Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen,PICTURES: AP, REUTERS - 360 words
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Article, Illustration133 2012-08-14 11 Tan Kee Yun - Tan Kee Yun Critic’s Pick! IT’S BEEN seven years since Wisconsin-based alternative rockers Garbage’s last album, Bleed Like Me. But the quartet fronted by the enigmatic, orange-haired Shirley Manson proves that taking a hiatus does not equate to them losing their magic touch. If133 words
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Article, Illustration143 2012-08-14 11 Juliana June Rasul - Juliana June Rasul Critic’s Pick! HYPE can kill major label debuts, but US R&B singer Frank Ocean proves on Channel Orange why he’s the most buzzed-about artiste currently (his recent coming out notwithstanding). Continuing where he left off with the Nostalgia, Ultra mixtape, Ocean wraps up143 words
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Article, Illustration144 2012-08-14 11 Tan Kee Yun - Tan Kee Yun IS MC Hotdog’s radio-friendly sound a sign of mellowing with age, ora blatant sellout to commercialism? No matter how you view it, the Taiwanese rapper has long ditched his controversial, provocative hip-hop material. Instead, he has been routinely churning out catchy choruses and144 words
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Article, Illustration154 2012-08-14 11 Juliana June Rasul - Juliana June Rasul Critic’s pick! IT’S NICE that Nas is back to remind us that once upon a time, hip-hop wasn’t all dance music or autotune. The US rapper brings a nice chunk of the 90s back into rap with Life Is Good, his 10th solo154 words
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Article, Illustration609 2012-08-14 12 TAN KEE YUN - Join the LOUD cover contest REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg MANY people shy away from admitting they’re bathroom singers, as if it’s a shameful thing. But not Joel Tan. The 18-year-old Hwa Chong Junior College student who submitted four soulful, stripped-down covers of songs by British singer-songwriters609 words
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Advertisement53 2012-08-14 2 Siti Zahidah’s First Love Local singer-songwriter visited LOUD recently and played her song First Love for us! Check out the video online. The British invasion begins Check out two awesome covers one of Ed Sheeran’s Drunk and another of Lucy Rose’s Middle of the Bed by our LOUD Cover Contest53 words
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Advertisement218 2012-08-14 10 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max LOUD GIVEAWAYS The Workout Mix London 2012 WIN The Workout Mix London 2012 compilation album. We have two copies to give away courtesy of Universal Music. It features tracks by Rihanna, The Wanted, Lady Gaga, Madonna and more that were handpicked by Olympians and Paralympians.218 words
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