The New Paper, 22 January 2014

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    15 1 the new paper wednesday january 22 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI(P)088/01/2014
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      48 1 S’pore wealth manager says sorry for Facebook comment after getting his Porsche back SCrEEnGraB FrOM yOuTuBE stench of public transport off me’›2 ‘i’ve washed the 8 '*****1 *****1 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter .com/tnp To subscribe: 6388 3838 CHINESE NEW YEAR BLOW FOR FAMILY $5,000 goes up in flames ›5
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      29 1 0 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22 2014 rm’sia fa Cup: lionsxii 3 drb-hiCom 0 safuwan injury mars easy win ›s18 how matthew mcConaughey went from shirtless slacker to award winner ›20
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      Lock icon Sorry, I had poor judgment
      685 2 / 3  -  After he sparks online frenzy for labelling public transport commuters as ‘poor people’, Briton backtracks on Facebook comments Reports by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Additional reporting by Matthaeus Choo The picture on a Facebook account shows a young boy waving while sitting in
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      Lock icon WHO ARE THE CASEYS?
      90 2 / 3 A check online showed that Mr Anton Casey was once a senior portfolio manager at HSBC. The New Paper understands he is now a senior wealth manager with another company, according to Zoominfo. His wife since 2008, Ms Bernice Wong (right), was the winner of the
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      Lock icon MR CASEY SAYS SORRY
      192 2 / 3 I would like to extend a sincere apology to the people of Singapore. In the past 24 hours, due to a security breach of my personal Facebook page and the misuse of an old video by unknown sources, my family, especially my Singaporean son, have suffered
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      Lock icon BY THE NUMBERS
      65 4 $860m This is the amount Singapore could contribute to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, an increase from its previous subscription amount of$49.3 million (US$38.6 million). Of this new amount, $48.6 million will be paid from the Government Budget set last year. The remainder will not
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      Lock icon H7N9 outbreak here unlikely: MOH
      101 4 The H7N9 strain of bird flu poses low risk to public health here, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement yesterday. MOH said the risk of an outbreak here “will continue to be low as long as the virus characteristics do not change”,
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      Lock icon Subordinate Courts are now State Courts
      134 4 The Subordinate Courts will be renamed State Courts and the office of Chief District Judge elevated to one held by a judge or judicial commissioner of the Supreme Court. The minimum statutory requirement for a legally qualified person to be a magistrate will also
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      Lock icon Bangkok under emergency rule
      306 4 Decree may be used to ban protest marches Thailand yesterday declared a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas to tackle mass street protests aimed at overthrowing the government. The move follows weeks of rallies that have paralysed parts of the capital and sparked
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      Lock icon Men to be charged for fighting
      138 4 The two men who fought with each other on an MRT train have been arrested. Their fight, which was caught in a video that went viral online, took place on a train travelling between Khatib and Yio Chu Kang stations. In the video, the
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      Lock icon Woman charged with ill-treating boy
      101 4 A former childcare teacher was charged in a district court yesterday with ill- treating a two-year- old boy. Siti Hadijah Mohamed Sin, 51, (left) who was with the My First Skool branch in Toa Payoh, al- legedly grabbed him by his upper arms and heaved
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      Lock icon Economic restructuring 'too fast'
      184 4 Economic restructuring too fast' About two-thirds of Singapore companies find the pace of economic restructuring “too fast”, a survey by audit firm KPMG has revealed. Of the 159 companies surveyed, 65.8 per cent said policy-driven structural changes to Singapore’s economy were too fast for them to handle. Only 12.9 per
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      Lock icon New bus services for four locations
      122 5 The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded three private bus operators contracts worth a total of $5 million to operate four Peak Period Short Services (PPSS) for two years. In a statement yesterday, LTA said the four PPSS will overlay existing feeder bus services
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      Lock icon $5,000 set aside for CNY lost in fire
      435 5  -  Couple’s money was to be used for hongbao and festive shopping Report by WONG CONG XU congxuw@sph.com.sg The money that an elderly couple had set aside for Chinese New Year went up in flames when a fire broke out in their living
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      228 5 on tnP facebook On the driver who sideswiped a car and almost flipped it on CTE Joseph Tan I wonder what are the authorities going to do? Harsh punishment is a must now, don’t wait, drivers are getting out of hand. Gen Nullaga Wah, is this a movie?!
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      Lock icon This case should have been prevented and dealt with more urgently and decisively as it could have resulted in more serious consequences than what occurred. I have directed the Commissioners to report to me the corrective actions they are taking, and recommend appropriate action to be taken against officers who have not discharged their duties properly. — Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who said he has expressed his “deep dissatisfaction” to the Commissioner of ICA and the Commissioner of Police over the breach at Woodlands Checkpoint and the subsequent response actions
      91 6 This case should have been prevented and dealt with more urgently and decisively as it could have resulted in more serious consequences than what occurred. I have directed the Commissioners to report to me the corrective actions they are taking, and recommend appropriate action to be taken against officers who
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      Lock icon She sneaks past Woodlands Checkpoint
      515 6  -  She evades immigration clearance, then enters the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters without authorisation. The 27-year-old Malaysian driver, who was arrested, is later revealed to have a history of mental illness. SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB (ashaffiq@sph.com.sg) relates what happened SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB (ashaffiq@sph.com.sg) 1 FRIDAY, JAN 17 The
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      Lock icon Truth about constipation in Singapore
      137 7 Singapore has a high number of chronic constipation sufferers with as many as one in four people having the condition, especially young women and the elderly. A 2012 survey in Singapore also found an increased prevalence of bladder problems and sexual dysfunction among men over
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      Lock icon Feeling stuck?
      456 7  -  Survey shows one in four people here has chronic constipation Reports by JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg Remisier Tay Peng Tong suffered bloating and had trouble passing motion for over two years. “Whenever I was bloated or felt uncomfortable, I would take a lot of ginger or drinks with ginger
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      Lock icon Seeking high-rise refuge
      568 8 / 9 Flood-hit Jakarta residents turn to hotels and flats Thousands of people may have been displaced by the floods in Greater Jakarta, but those who can afford it have taken refuge in hotels and apartments. Local chain Tauzia Hotel Management, which operates Harris Hotel in Kelapa Gading, North
      PHOTOS: FACEBOOK/HARRIS KELAPA GADING, AFP  -  568 words
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      Lock icon Driverless lorry hits woman
      586 10  -  Two doctors rush to help victim who was bleeding Report by TAN TAM MEI tantam@sph.com.sg He was waiting for his turn to see the doctor when he saw a lorry reversing along the road outside the clinic he was in. The sight appeared normal, until he
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      Lock icon Why we left after 20 years
      584 11  -  It was a day of surprises as Mr Sim Guan Seng, the lead auditor who signed off on City Harvest Church’s accounts, dropped one bombshell after another. KOH HUITHENG (kohht@sph.com.sg) reports AUDITOR EXPLAINS: KOH HUI THENG (kohht@sph.com.sg) SURPRISE 1: External auditor Baker Tilly called
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      Lock icon BY THE NUMBERS
      64 12 $352.8m The top bid in an eight-way contest for a hotel site in Katong that contains the former Joo Chiat police station. The offer, which works out to $1,326 per sq ft per plot ratio, was lodged by a tie-up between Master Contract Services and Keong Hong
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      Lock icon She kept dark secret for 12 years
      558 12  -  Girl, 8, raped by 17-year-old cousin Report by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg She was only eight when her cousin, then 17, took her to a staircase landing and raped her. And she continued living in the same house with her cousin for the
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      Lock icon Extremist jailed for foiled attack
      131 13 An Indonesian court yesterday jailed for 7½ years the mastermind of a Muslim extremist plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy, but the militant pledged to “continue fighting the enemies of Islam”. Sigit Indrajid, 23, earlier confessed to leading a group which planned to attack the
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      Lock icon S Koreans cancel credit cards after data theft
      385 13 Tens of thousands of South Koreans flooded banks and call centres yesterday to cancel credit cards following the unprecedented theft of the personal data of at least 20 million people. Since Monday, more than 1.15 million victims of the country’s largest-ever leak
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      Lock icon Woman, baby burned by boyfriend in KL
      163 13 A 29-year-old woman was severely burned after a vengeful boyfriend allegedly locked her in a burning flat unit in Kuala Lumpur. A neighbour reportedly saw the man enter the flat unit early yesterday morning while his girlfriend, identified as Ms Sarliza Saidin, was
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    • PARLIAMENT
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        Lock icon Regulate concert organisers?
        441 14  -  No, says Minister, focus is on self regulation and consumer awareness Reports by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg In a rare occurrence, there was talk of K-pop concerts in Parliament yesterday. MP for Mountbatten Lim Biow Chuan had asked a question about the need to regulate concert and event
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        Lock icon MP BREAKS INTO SONG FOR INMATES
        251 14 Apart from the mention of pop concerts, there was also singing in Parliament yesterday, courtesy of MP Christopher de Souza. He was speaking in support of the Prison Amendment Bill when he referred to the song, Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak
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      18 15 120 units of blood were collected from 170 donors at the Red Apple Day yesterday
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      Lock icon Seeing red for a good cause
      296 15  -  Report by BENJAMIN LIM benlim@sph.com.sg When security officer Lim Poh Huat saw the Red Apple Day advertisement in a copy of The New Paper last week, he knew that he could not miss the event. The 49-year-old showed up yesterday at the Singapore Press
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      Lock icon Customs can reveal confidential information
      148 16 Singapore Customs will now be able to disclose previously confidential information declared by traders to the agency, to other public agencies. Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang said in Parliament yesterday that such disclosure is now possible due to amendments to the Regulation
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      Lock icon 1-year jail for bondage sex with underage girl
      743 16  -  Reports by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg He had bondage sex with a then-15-year-old girl on two occasions after they first met via dating website OkCupid. Former advertising director Kwek Chuan Shan, 35, who had explicitly stated on his profile that he was into
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  • M MOVIES MUSIC MAKAN
    • In a Minute
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        Lock icon GOMEZ, BIEBER FIGHT AGAIN
        84 18 More drama from on-again-off-again couple Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. According to RadarOnline, Bieber, 19, allegedly attacked Gomez, 21, with a series of angry text messages. Gomez had called him “a drug addict” and said he needed “help”. After an attempt to coax her apparently with
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        Lock icon EMMA THOMPSON PHOTOBOMBS NYONG’O
        66 18 Jennifer Lawrence isn’t the only one prone to sneaking up behind celebs on the red carpet. Emma Thompson had an epic photobomb moment with the gorgeous 12 Years A Slave actress Lupita Nyong’o at the recent Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. The British thespian, 54, might
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        Lock icon CUMBERBATCH ON NEW MOBILE APP
        83 18 Benedict Cumberbatch is yours to keep literally. Fans of the British actor can now have Cumberbatch’s alter-ego Sherlock Holmes for company with the new mobile app Sherlock: The Network. Released on Monday to coincide with the release of Season 3 of the hit BBC drama
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        Lock icon KASABIAN SLAM MILEY CYRUS
        74 18 Clearly, English rock band Kasabian are not Miley Cyrus’ biggest fans. To guitarist Sergio Pizzorno, the 21-year-old pop star is “a nightmare of the 21st century”. In an interview with UK music publication NME, the 33-year-old said: “She’s just an accumulation of Internet porn, hiphop and
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        Lock icon LANCE BASS RELEASES SINGLE
        122 18 After over a decade, Lance Bass is back with a new single called Walking On Air. The 34-year-old ex-’N Sync member collaborated with Australian singer-producer Anise K, US singer Bella Blue and rapper Snoop Dogg on the single, which was released on iTunes yesterday. “For the
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    • Movies
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        Lock icon Fast five WITH Yvonne Strahovski
        363 19  -  strahovski Down Under is making her leap to the big screen blonde from this pretty Report by JOANNE SOH Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg 1 2 Weird science She was picked to play Terra Wade, a talented scientist in I, Frankenstein, which opens here tomorrow.
        PHOTOS: AFP, CATHAY-KERIS FILMS, DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC. AND JERRY BRUCKHEIMER. INC, GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES, MVP ENTERTAINMENT. SONY PICTURES CLASSICS  -  363 words
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        Lock icon Matthew’s Bros
        64 20 / 21 McConaughey is best known as a lady killer, but he also has a way with dudes. Here are his best on-screen bros. Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club Channing Tatum in Magic Mike Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf Of Wall Street Zac Efron in The Paperboy Matthew Fox
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        Lock icon COMEBACK DUDE
        778 20 / 21  -  How Matthew McConaughey rose from shirtless slacker to celebrated star in five easy steps Reports by JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg Five years ago, the thought of Matthew McConaughey winning an Academy Award would have been laughable. Not any longer. McConaughey is the favourite to win the Best Actor Oscar
        PHOTOS: AFP, CATHAY-KERIS FILMS, BVI, ANNE MARIE FOX, WARNER BROS  -  778 words
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        Lock icon The M Match-up
        426 20 / 21 Jared Leto, 42, received an Oscar nomination playing McConaughey’s transvestite business partner in Dallas Buyers Club, but he’s also found great success with his band Thirty Seconds To Mars. Is he better as a movie star or a rock star or both or neither? WHO’S GOT SKILLZ?
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        Lock icon August: Osage County
        506 22  -  MARS VENUS MOVIE DATE JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg This flick is about as turgid as it gets. Streep, widely considered the best actress of her generation, gives the sort of over-the-top performance that only a truly great or truly terrible thespian can manage. Much of
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        Lock icon Poster poser
        90 22 IF A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS, THEN WHAT DO SOME MOVIE POSTERS TELL US? 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE What It Looks Like: It is rabbit-hunting season! While some lesser men use guns to bring down their bushy-tailed prey, our hero prefers to engage his quarry on
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      • Movie picks
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          Lock icon JUSTIN BIEBER’S BELIEVE (PG)
          120 22  -  Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman You would expect to see Bieber’s non-stop atrocious behaviour during his Believe world tour. After all, it was a major component of the tour, where he gained massive attention and notoriety. You would think that a documentary that highlights his journey during
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          Lock icon DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (R21)
          147 22  -  Jason Johnson I am not usually a big fan of issue movies. I go to films for entertainment, not to learn lessons. The thing about Dallas Buyers Club is that it is an issue movie which is fun. An alarmingly thin Matthew McConaughey stars as rodeo
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          Lock icon HOW I LIVE NOW (M18)
          154 22  -  JJ Saoirse Ronan has a fairy-tale princess quality that has been used effectively in a number of films such as Hanna. In How I Live Now she exudes this vibe again. She plays Daisy, an American girl who is staying with her cousins in England
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    • Music
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        Lock icon Making way to LANEWAY
        613 23  -  Hot acts Haim and Daughter to perform at indie music festival here Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg The annual St Jerome’s Laneway Festival has built itself a reputation as the biggest gathering here of both rising and established global indie acts. Back for the
        PHOTOS: LANEWAY FESTIVAL SINGAPORE / CHUGG ENTERTAINMENT  -  613 words
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        Lock icon NEW RELEASES
        186 24 / 25  -  Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman LILY ALLEN AIR BALLOON She mentioned in a radio interview that the track is about “escapism and daydreaming in a lot of ways”. In this catchy song, Allen sings about drifting away when bored, “up in (her) air balloon”. No one knows this better
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        Lock icon ALL HAIL THE TOURING KINGS!
        911 24 / 25  - ALL HAIL THE TOURING KINGS Meet the talented foursome who take their music to all corners of the globe Report by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg They might not be the most dashing physically, but these vocalists sure know how to work their charm and command a crowd. M takes a
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        Lock icon This week in... 1985
        281 24 / 25 THE SONG: Like A Virgin THE ARTIST: Madonna THE LYRICS: Like a virgin/Touched for the very first time/Like a virgin/When your heart beats/Next to mine THE RESULTS: Like A Virgin is her first No.1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it remained for
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        Lock icon Band slam 2014
        406 26  -  KISS TELL our resident DJ/journo recommends some kickbutt groups on the rise JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg It seems that all we ever hear about these days are the divas. The Beyonces and the Gagas and the Perrys. The Kanyes and the Jay-Zs. And, of course, the Biebers. But,
        PHOTOS: FACEBOOK/ HALF MOON RUN, FACEBOOK/ LITTLE GREEN CARS, FACEBOOK/ ROYAL BLOOD  -  406 words
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        Lock icon Must-see MVs
        211 26  -  Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman COLBIE CAILLAT HOLD ON Caillat enters a cosmic space in this video, moving before a giant galactic backdrop, backed by dancers. She then heads for the water before launching into a new set of moves. This is new her videos are usually more laid-back.
        PHOTO: YOUTUBE/COLBIECAILLATVEVO; PHOTO: YOUTUBE/PIXIELOTTVEVO; PHOTO: YOUTUBE/FOSTERTHEPEOPLEVEVO  -  211 words
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        Lock icon From boys to men
        387 27  -  K-POP CORNER TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg Some of my favourite K-pop pretty boys enjoyed a recent growth spurt both physically and musically. I’m talking about boy bands B1A4 and Vixx, whose latest albums display newfound maturity, creativity and a never-before-seen desire to innovate. It’s definitely a
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    • Makan
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        Lock icon DINE LIKE STARS
        468 28  -  Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg Need to impress your inlaws, relatives or friends this festive season? Take inspiration from last Saturday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards where celeb chef Wolfgang Puck dished out five-star cuisine. Hollywood A-listers like Jennifer Lawrence, Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett were treated to
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        Lock icon Hip hip hurray!
        402 29  -  If you skip this cafe because it’s the latest hipster joint, you’ll regret it WEETS EATS YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg The Provision Shop is annoyingly hip. The name alone screams hipster and its location at Everton Park, under a block of HDB flats, makes it a trendy
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        52 29 METROPOLITANT PICKS: Dwaeji Gohchujang BBQ at Borgna “Spicy pork slices that have been grilled, then stir-fried with spring onions and served on a hot plate. The dish is one of my favourites. Pick a piece of meat and smother it with gratuitous amount of rice, uhmmm, absolutely delicious.”
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        176 29 FOR CHEESE LOVERS The new Cheesy Golden Crust pizza from Pizza Hut is one for cheese lovers. There’s melted cheese inside the crust and Parmesan cheese on the outside. The topping is marinated chicken chunks, spinach, pineapples, cherry tomatoes, sliced mushrooms and feta cheese. Order this for delivery
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        Lock icon CHINESE NEW YEAR treats
        190 30 / 31  -  Who says you need to h ve your CNY reunion meal at a restauran We have options for dine-ins and buffets Report by YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg You can’t really go wrong with pen chai, or fortune pot. One of the best comes from Hua Ting
        PHOTOS: ORCHARD HOTEL, PEONY JADE, PUTIEN, CARLTON CITY HOTEL, CARLTON HOTEL, CRYSTAL JADE, XIN CUISINE, DIN TAI FUNG, THYE MOH CHAN  -  190 words
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        Lock icon FESTIVE BUFFETS
        218 30 / 31 If you really just prefer to hold your reunion dinner outside of home, there is also the option of a buffet restaurant. You’ll pay about the same price as a sit down Chinese dinner but there will be more variety and more freedom. Best part? No clean up!
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        479 7 Pellegrini believes injury-prone Montenegrin will come good eventually PA Sport Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini remains convinced injury-jinxed striker Stevan Jovetic can make a huge impression this season. Jovetic, a £22 million ($46m) signing from Fiorentina last summer, has almost become City’s forgotten man
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        133 7 AFP Former England midfielder Paul Ince was sacked as manager of Championship side Blackpool yesterday. Ince was fired by the north-west side after a run of nine defeats in 10 games meant Blackpool had won just one point since last November. Also on their way
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        140 6 PA Sport Everton manager Roberto Martinez has revealed that a deal has been agreed to sign Monaco striker Lacina Traore on loan subject to a work permit being granted. The Ivory Coast international joined the French league side earlier this month,
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          612 10 / 11 KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK Johnny’s Cafe stepped up preparations for his third success in the Premium Race for three and four-year-olds over 1,200m at Saturday’s one-day Selangor Turf Club’s Novelty Race Meeting with a smart workout at Sungei Besi yesterday. Taken out by a
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          1071 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST:GOOD racE 1 cLaSS 5 turf—1000m TIME 7:15 Stakes: HK$550,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 CHINA GOOD S WOODS H W LAI 133 7 2 HAPPY GOAL L HO N CALLAN 132 11 3 HIGHLAND DRAGON S WOODS G
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          530 12 / 13 RACE 1 (1,200M) (1) DINESEN was disappointing last start but is worth another try. She is drawn up the right side and, if running smoothly, must be a big runner. (2) LUPIN finished ahead of DINESEN last time out and should again be right there.
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          596 12 / 13 6:25 race 1 Maiden Plate (f M) 1200M 1 DINESEN K Neisius (11) 60 2 LUPIN S Cormack (10) 60 3 MAGICAL ROMA D Lee (5) 60 4 LOVE TO TANGO C Plooy (4) 60 5 DE SOL A SOL A Domeyer (8) 60
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        513 14  -  Barca open to selling partial naming rights for stadium to finance refurbishment LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM BARCELONA It is one of the most hallowed football grounds in the world and home to one of the best football teams for more than 50 years.
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        157 15 Reuters ATLANTA HAWKS 121 MIAMI HEAT 114 Paul Millsap scored 26 points and helped the Atlanta Hawks end a ninegame losing streak to the Miami Heat yesterday morning (Singapore time). The Hawks (21-19) trailed 104-107 midway through the fourth quarter but went on a
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        408 15  -  Report by Redzwan Kamarudin redzwank@sph.com.sg Sailing fans in Singapore will be in for a treat next month, as Emirates Team New Zealand have been confirmed as the 10th entry in this year’s Extreme Sailing Series. Led by America’s Cup skipper Dean Barker, the Kiwi team
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        129 16 Reuters Singapore, Bangkok, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur and a city in the Middle East will be home to the first five teams of the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) later this year, its organisers announced yesterday. The players’ draft for the Nov
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        484 16 Swiss knocks out Djokovic to end the Serb’s 25-match winning run in Melbourne AFP Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka stunned three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open yesterday in a huge shock which threw the men’s competition into a flux. The eighth seed triumphed after a pulsating fiveset quarter-final
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        76 16 Men’s singles quarter-finals l Tomas Berdych (7) bt David Ferrer (3) 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 l Stanislas Wawrinka (8) bt Novak Djokovic (2) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7 Women’s singles quarter-finals l Li Na (4) bt Flavia Pennetta (28) 6-2, 6-2 l Eugenie Bouchard (30) bt Ana Ivanovic
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        551 20 19-year-old becomes first Canadian to make the last four of a Grand Slam since 1984 Reuters When Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard won the junior Wimbledon title in 2012, it did not take long for her to be tipped as the next big thing in women’s tennis. The 19-year-old began
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        553 17  -  Warriors coach implements high-intensity training system that mimics game situations Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg Patchy form near the end of the 2013 season saw eight-time S-League champions Warriors FC stumble across the finish line in seventh place. Their record of two wins, two draws and two losses
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        645 18 / 19  -  Defender’s knee injury takes gloss off Fandi’s first competitive win Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg FIRST ROUND LIONSXII3 (Sufian Anuar 28, Gabriel Quak 53, Faris Ramli 90+3) dRB-HICOM 0 His team had just recorded their first competitive win under his charge, scoring three goals in a
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        178 18 / 19  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) announced yesterday that the returfing of the Jalan Besar Stadium’s artificial pitch had been completed ahead of time. The venue will now host Saturday’s Malaysian Super League match against Selangor, which was tentatively pencilled
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        420 18 / 19  -  Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg The LionsXII had a very ardent observer in the stands at the Bishan Stadium last night. Casually dressed in a red polo T-shirt and bermudas, Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) coach Cesar Ferrando Jimenez (right) paid close attention
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          57 18 / 19 LEAGUE CUP Tomorrow: MAN UNITED v SUNDERLAND SingTel mio TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 3.40am MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE Saturday: LIONSXII v SELANGOR StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports Arena); Ch 255 (Sports HD), 7.30pm *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.mio.singtel.com/ miotv www.starhub.com/tv *Programme times
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          194 18 / 19 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Today: DAY 10 (MORNING SESSION) StarHub TV Ch 209 (STAR Sports), Ch 208 (FOX Sports) Ch 210 (FOX Sports Plus HD); SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), Ch 114 (FOX Sports) Ch 117 (FOX Sports Plus HD), 8am DAY 10 (NIGHT SESSION) StarHub TV Ch 208
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          41 18 / 19 NBA Today: MIAMI HEAT v BOSTON CELTICS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am Tomorrow: SAN ANTONIO SPURS v OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9am Friday: MIAMI HEAT v LA LAKERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9am
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          34 18 / 19 QATAR MASTERS Today: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel); Ch 255 (Sports HD), 6pm FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Friday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 4am
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          23 18 / 19 INDIA GRAND PRIX GOLD Saturday: SEMI-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 4.30pm Sunday: FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 4.30pm
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