The New Paper, 8 July 2014

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  • 15 1 the new paper TUESDAY JULY 8 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI(P)088/01/2014
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    • 67 1 2014 SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES GIRl, 3, loCkED IN SCHool buS foR tWo HouRS At bISHAN CARpARk Angry dad: Where’s the bus aunty? No parent should have to endure such agony, he says PHOTO ILLUSTRATION ›2 *****1
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    • 30 1 0 TUESDAY JULY 8 2014 World Cup latest in Noon Edition NEIl HuMpHREyS: It’s down to... David vs Goliaths German To win, Brazil must set Luiz loose PHOTO: REUTERS ›S2
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  • news
    • 1074 2 / 3  -  Toddler left behind in school bus after she couldn’t take off seat belt. Father says... Report by COLIN THAM, RONALD LOH tnp@sph.com.sg We found your daughter. Come now. The call, from a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer at 11am last Wednesday, was chilling.
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    • 188 2 / 3 According to Mr Wong Ann Lin, the Chairman of the Singapore School Transport Association, there should have been an attendant at the back of the bus to watch over the children. “School buses have regulations and standards that have to be followed,” he said. “There
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    • 61 4 $2m The maximum amount errant firms responsible for haze here can be fined under a Bill introduced in Parliament yesterday to fight transboundary haze. It also wants to target not only companies or entities that cause haze in Singapore by having fires on their land, but also
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    • 133 4 The Ministry of Education (MOE) will work with schools to tackle the issue of teachers misbehaving sexually with students. Education Minister Heng Swee Keat told parliament yesterday that MOE will “systematically go through the past cases of such incidents to identify the areas
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    • 79 4 AFP Air travellers with smartphones or other electronic devices must be able to turn them on to take them aboard under new security measures, US authorities said on Sunday. US-bound travellers from Europe and the Middle East have faced tighter airport security in recent days
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    • 335 4 Regular fare increases may be needed to ensure that the new bus contracting model remains financially sustainable, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said in Parliament yesterday. Under the current model, operating costs have exceeded fare increases from the middle of the last
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    • 159 4  -  Melody Ng A fire broke out at a restaurant at the Grassroots’ Club in Yio Chu Kang yesterday evening. The Imperial Court Shark’s Fin Restaurant is on the third storey of the club. When The New Paper visited the scene, people in the building had
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    • 160 4 Officials have concluded that the SingPass breaches discovered last month were not due to any system vulnerability. “No vulnerability was uncovered,” said Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim in Parliament yesterday. This conclusion was made after the network’s different protection and application
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    • 137 4 A 26-year-old National Institute of Education (NIE) student who was reported missing in Cambodia has been found, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday. “The missing Singaporean has been found safe. The Singapore Embassy in Phnom Penh is in contact with the local
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    • 42 5 10,233 The number of students graduating from the National University of Singapore (NUS) this year, in 24 commencement ceremonies. The first ceremony kicked off yesterday. 6,341 students will receive bachelor degrees and another 3,892 students will receive graduate degrees.
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    • 243 5 A 14-year-old student from Kota Baru, Kelantan, lost two fingers and injured his right eye after a homemade firecracker exploded in his hands last Friday. He had wanted to throw the firecracker but could not do so in time, reported the New Straits Times.
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    • 139 5 A Nepalese worker was cutting wood at a factory in Malaysia when a piece of wood about 1.5m long flew off and pierced his forehead. The accident happened at a wood factory in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan, yesterday. The 30-year-old nearly died from the injury.
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    • 262 6 A Hong Kong businessman on his way to negotiate terms for the release of his kidnapped business partner was killed in a Malaysian car crash on Saturday evening. The businessman, identified as Mr Kee Kwok Edien, 63, the owner of Wonderful Terrace Fish
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    • 343 6 The video of a California Highway Patrol police officer punching a great-grandmother repeatedly during an arrest has gone viral online, causing an outcry from community activists. The video showed the officer pummeling a woman alongside a Los Angeles freeway during an arrest that began with
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    • 693 7  -  As the two most successful sides in World Cup history meet in a titanic clash in the semi-finals tomorrow morning, Oh Ming Xuan (mxoh@sph.com.sg) gets fans to start the verbal sparring WORLD CUP 2014 (JUNE 12 JULY 13) Oh Ming Xuan (mxoh@sph.com.sg) MR
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    • PARLIAMENT
      • 832 8 / 9  -  Report by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg He went from facing rioters to being in the line of fire from the Committee of Inquiry (COI) into the Little India riot. But in Parliament yesterday, the ground commander of police forces in the riot
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      • 577 8 / 9 Lights... At Little India: l Additional lighting now being installed in 44 locations. At Geylang: l Street lighting at 36 back alleys will be enhanced. Camera... At Little India: l Before the Dec 8 riot, there were 113 police cameras in public areas and HDB blocks
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    • 598 10 / 11  -  For her PhD, she focused on first-time mums as she understood how they felt One was inspired by her previous job as a nurse to help mothers suffering from post-natal depression. Another, who was abused by her alcoholic mother and elder brothers, decided to pursue
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    • 175 10 / 11 The expanded DaySpring Residential Treatment Centre (RTC) and its new Transition Home was officially opened by President Tony Tan Keng Yam last Friday at Turf Club Road. The expanded residential treatment centre will be able to provide a live-in structured care programme for 16 abused
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    • 517 10 / 11  -  Today, she is pursuing a course in social work and credits change in her life to DaySpring Residential Treatment Centre Report by DEREK WONG wderek@sph.com.sg Mary (not her real name), 18, craved love and attention when she was a child. But she
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    • Article, Illustration
      680 12  -  British fashion expert Louise Roe gives her take on celebrity fashion Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg English fashion guru, journalist and TV host Louise Roe is not a Hollywood A-lister or Grammy-winning hitmaker, but she usually finds herself in the centre of red-carpet action at
      PHOTOS: AFP, WARNER MUSIC, REUTERS  -  680 words
    • 470 13  -  The Lomo Konstruktor DIY kit and Sony SmartWatch 2 are yours if you subscribe to The New Paper by July 27. DARISHINI THIYAGARAJAN (darit@sph.com.sg) tries them out DARISHINI THIYAGARAJAN (darit@sph.com.sg) 1 Lomo Konstruktor DIY kit With so many photo editing apps easily available these days, there
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      423 14 / 15  -  band Thunderbolt Craziness harness Tesla technology to produce lightning bolts on stage Report by YUE YONG SHENG yueys@sph.com.sg Bolts of electricity light up the performance area with every kick and header that the members of this Chinese rock band execute. The lightning bolts that the band members seem to
      PHOTOS: REUTERS  -  423 words
    • VOCAL
      • 63 17 55% Asia is now home to more than half the office buildings worldwide with a height of more than 150m. China dominates the development pipeline in the supertall building category (buildings over 300m). According to American real estate company CBRE, China accounts for 71 per cent of
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      • 203 17 oN TNP FacEBooK On wife who stands by exteacher who had sex with student Jo Anne Remember our vow of marriage: “For Better or worse, richer or poorer, in sickness in health, till death do us part.” Nabilah Senin Wah, much respect for the wife to go through
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      • YOUR SAY
        • 395 17 FROM READER CHUA KIM CHOO It was with a feeling of nostalgia that I read about the closure of the Lei Garden outlet in Orchard Road. I recalled the good old days when we enjoyed the fine food and excellent service at this restaurant. Unfortunately, it
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    • THE BIG PICTURE
      • 657 18  -  Photo of tripods used to reserve space is this week’s $500 winner Report by JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.sg Four hours before fireworks went up for last Saturday’s National Day Parade rehearsal, Mr Lim Wee Chin was ready and waiting at the Esplanade’s roof terrace. The 28-year-old and
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    • 60 1 DYING BREED: Teams are relying on playmakers, the traditional No. 10s, to score the goals instead of centre forwards like Alan Shearer (left). PHOTO: ACTION IMAGES 3reasons why there are Few 9SNO. Madhu forced to drop out of national teaM training tour ›S18 Shearer laments dearth of true centre forwards
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  • 24 PAGE PULLOUT sports
    • WORLD CUP 2014
      • 847 2 / 3  -  With Neymar out, skipper Luiz carries the hopes of a nation NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM RIO DE JANEIRO David Luiz’s father leans towards the camera and recalls one of his favourite tales about his boy. After a successful season at Benfica, the latest son
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      • 354 2 / 3 1Get really ugly Luiz Felipe Scolari is the dark pragmatist cunningly disguised in Brazilian colours. His victorious side in 2002 were more methodical than magical and he adopted similar methods against Colombia. The Brazilians will be expected to get the boot in. Brazil’s performance against
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      • 262 2 / 3 AFP Germany will have to contend with black magic as well Brazil’s Selecao in tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) World Cup semi-final as a voodoo priest plans to curse die Mannschaft. Brazil will be without injured superstar Neymar in Belo Horizonte, but black magic enthusiast Helio
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      • 89 4 Reuters Former Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano, 88, has died in a Madrid hospital two days after suffering a heart attack, the club said yesterday. Argentina-born Di Stefano (right), who helped turn Real into one of the world’s leading teams in the
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      • 407 4 After several near misses, German boss Loew wants a trophy to his name AFP Another semi-final is another battle of nerves for Joachim Loew, who risks becoming Germany’s nearly man. After eight years in charge of Die Mannschaft, Loew (left) so far has one previous World Cup
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      • 715 6 / 7 German camp voice concerns that Brazil have swopped their style of playing beautiful football for a brutish one Wire Services The current Brazil team bear little resemblance to their artistic sides of the past and Germany coach Joachim Loew hopes tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) semifinal referee
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      • 453 6 / 7 Wire Services Germany’s coaching staff fended off criticism of Mesut Oezil yesterday and said they are more than satisfied with the way he has adapted to his new role in the team. The 25-year-old (right) previously played at the heart of Germany’s highscoring 4-2-3-1 system,
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      • 696 8 / 9 Willian and Bernard say they are ready to step up AFP Willian and Bernard, the two leading contenders to replace Neymar in Brazil’s World Cup semi-final line-up against Germany insisted yesterday that the team can still win the competition without their star player. “Neymar sets the
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      • 518 8 / 9  -  BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg You might have heard this one before but for the benefit of those who have not been privy to this clever line, it goes like this. “A racehorse is an animal that can take several thousand people for a ride at the same
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      • 1085 10 / 11 Shearer beli v s that tradition l centre forwards are out of fashion at this World Cup in Brazil Wire Services This World Cup has been full of goals and exhilarating attacking play, but Alan Shearer feels that traditional centre forwards seem to be a
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      • 1023 12 / 13  -  After a blistering first round, Brazil 2014 has seen a dip in goals, thanks to a lack of emerging stars ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg The first three days of the 2014 World Cup gave us a bit of everything. A masterclass from Neymar against Croatia, the stunning
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      • 710 20 / 21 THE GENIUS THE POWER BEHIND HIM Javier Mascherano has been the pride inspiration behind Argentina’s performance Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano is proving to be more than just a solid defensive midfielder. He is turning out to be an inspiration and force behind the team as well. Here’s his take on
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      • 188 20 / 21 Angel Di Maria has been ruled out of Argentina’s semi-final against the Netherlands but fellow forward Sergio Aguero has recovered from a muscle strain and is fit to play, the team doctor said on Sunday. Aguero looked comfortable in training at the Argentine camp, but
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      • 382 20 / 21 Neil Humphreys rounds up what’s happening around the grounds, on the streets and beneath the underbelly during the World Cup. RELAK, LAH, BROTHER Traffic and Rio go together like the Brazilian national team and crying. The two cannot be separated. Journeys across the city are measured in hours,
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      • Article, Illustration
        497 22 / 23 Dutchman slams ‘diver’ accusations saying he is lucky not to be injured Wire Services Dutch attacker Arjen Robben furiously fired back at critics who have been lambasting him since he admitted that he dived during Holland’s 2-1 World Cup Round of 16 win over Mexico. Even before to
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      • 143 22 / 23 The Sports Hub will be hosting screenings of the final four World Cup games, starting with tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) semi-final between Brazil and Germany at 4am. The screenings will be shown on a large 7m x 4m TV at the OCBC
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      • 320 22 / 23 Wire Services Louis van Gaal has been hailed a genius for summoning Tim Krul off the bench as a shoot-out loomed in last Sunday’s (Singapore time) World Cup quarter-final against Costa Rica, and Krul a hero for saving two of them to secure a last-four meeting
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      • ON TV
        • 63 22 / 23 WORLD CUP SEMI-FINALS Tomorrow: BRAZIL v GERMANY SingTel mio TV Ch 141; StarHub TV Ch 223 (World Cup); MediaCorp okto, 4am Thursday: HOLLAND v ARGENTINA SingTel mio TV Ch 141; StarHub TV Ch 223 (World Cup); MediaCorp okto, 4am *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please
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        • 53 22 / 23 WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN Thursday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 208/210 (FOX Sports/ FOX Sports Plus HD) SingTel mio TV Ch 114/117 (FOX Sports/ FOX Sports HD), 8pm SCOTTISH OPEN Thursday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213/255 (Golf Channel/Sports HD), 5.30pm JOHN DEERE CLASSIC Friday: DAY 1 StarHub TV 255
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        • 15 22 / 23 US OPEN GRAND PRIX GOLD Sunday: SEMI-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 1am
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      • 651 24  -  Dutch coach’s still basking after quarter-final gambit NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM RIO DE JANEIRO Beneath the humbling statute of Christ of the Redeemer, Louis van Gaal struck his familiar messiahlike pose. With arms crossed like a stern headmaster and legs parted in a fashion usually
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      • 634 14 / 15 TWICKENHAM could not have earned a better compliment than being labelled by his trainer Stephen Gray as his second-best horse after Emperor Max. To add even more weight to the bold statement, Group 2 Stewards’ Cup winner Emperor Max was only mentioned as an afterthought by
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      • 758 14 / 15 RACE 1 AMAZON GOLD: Bumped; raced wide. MAL’S DAD: Bumped. GENE: Checked; cast off-hind plate. PACINO: Inconvenienced. WINNER’S SMILE: Inconvenienced; held up when steadied. ALASAMO: Had difficulty obtaining a clear run in the straight; steadied outwards. RACE 2 OCTIVIA: Slow to begin; bumped; held up
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      • 392 14 / 15 SATURDAY Cosmo D 1800m 9--080 Money Is King 58 (60) (5ag PK Leong-KK Yee) *****2 Claybury 57 (56) (3ag KL Chong-Squire) -6-80-Pina Colarda 55.5 (50) (8ag Peter Lee-Kannappah A/L Raju) 2421- Empress Giok 55 (48) (4amm P Pereira-Hudson) -***** Right Timing 55 (48) (4amh P Pereira-Hudson)
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      • 153 14 / 15 While it was celebration time in the Stephen Gray camp, spare a thought for trainer Cliff Brown’s These Streets. After tailing off badly for most of the race, the Elusive City four-year-old made stacks of ground late to run fourth, just a touch under
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      • 1416 14 / 15 SUNDAY ENRICH STAKES A 1400m *****1 Rush 57.5 (92) (5ag KF Wong-KY Ng) *****6 Good Sight 54.5 (84) (7ag J Brink-PB Poh) 121-41 Black And White 54.5 (80) (3ag CC Ooi-SG Ong) *****7 Tears To Diamonds 53 (77) (6ag R Lines-Tivic) *****-Birthday Gift 52 (74) (6nzg
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      • 1082 16 FRIDAY C3 1200m 41-729 Coronet Peak 57 (72) (6safg D Hill-Lady Luck No 2) *****0 Cash Dot Com 56.5 (71) (6ag Desmond Koh-Arowana) *****1 Lucky Mission 56.5 (71) (3argg M Clements-Brookby) *****1 Mycaptainoblivious 56 (70) (4nzg S Baertschiger-Club Med Lodge) *****1 Appreciation 55 (68) (4nzg
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      • 1302 16 SUNDAY SG1 (SC) 2000m Emirates Singapore Derby *****2 Stepitup 57 (102) (4ag S Yeoh-Tivic) *****4 Johnny Guitar 57 (98) (4argg P Shaw-A L A Crabbia) ---111 Spalato 57 (93) (4nzg J O’Hara-Christopher G) 4315-2 Emperor’s Banquet 57 (80) (4ag P Shaw-Tmen) *****5 Wall
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    • GOLF
      • 89 17 Singapore-based Australian Unho Park took an early two-stroke lead after firing a five-under 67 in the first round of The Laguna National-SPGA Golf Series on the Masters Course. The 40-year-old shot seven birdies with two bogeys en route to lead the field in the three-day event.
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      • 487 17 Reuters It took Angel Cabrera 159 attempts to win a regular US PGA Tour event but he broke through in style with an emphatic twostroke victory at The Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia yesterday morning (Singapore time). The long-hitting Argentinian played like the two-time Major champion that
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      • 258 17 Reuters Jenson Button did his late father proud on Sunday even if the McLaren driver seems destined not to stand on the podium at his home British Grand Prix. The most experienced driver on the Formula One starting grid has yet to
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      • 693 18 / 19 AFP Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon title tightened the iron grip of the sport’s big four, who have now claimed 40 of the last 45 Grand Slams, and delivered another crushing blow to their struggling heirs. Since Roger Federer, who saw his hopes of a record eighth title
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      • 400 18 / 19  -  Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg GEYLANG INT’L 2 (Mustaqim Manzur 71, Leo Felice 74) TAMPINES ROVERS 1 (Jozef Kaplan 9) Just three minutes. That was how long it took for Tampines Rovers to throw away their StarHub League Cup Group B tie against Geylang
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