The New Paper, 30 July 2014

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    16 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY JULY 30 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70CENTS MCI (P) 088/01/2014
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      100 1 2014 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES MYANMAR MAID JAILED 3 MONTHS She pushes woman, 93, whacks daughter, 66, with a bamboo pole ›6 ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic parodies his way to top of the charts ›22 WEDNESDAY JULY 30
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      Lock icon You have to be a ‘genius’ to join this dating site
      736 2 / 3  -  Dating site for Mensa members smart or snooty? Report by CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg Is smart the new sexy or is it elitism at its finest? In other words, do smart people want to only date other smart people? In
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      Lock icon Intelligence comes with benefits, say supporters of website
      345 2 / 3 In the US, supporters of Mensa Match have made no bones about their opinion that love is more attractive when it comes in an intelligent package. Match.com’s chief scientific adviser, Dr Helen Fisher, said in a press release: “Why do we want
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      Lock icon You can try for Mensa only twice
      252 2 / 3 How does one become a Mensa member here? Every two months, Mensa Singapore holds its admission test for $60. A person can try out for Mensa only twice and should a second attempt be needed, it has to be done a year after
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      60 4 $33b Thailand’s junta has approved a plan to invest in urgent infrastructure projects, including 867 billion baht (S$33 billion) for eight dual-track rail lines, Mr Soithip Traisutthi, the transport ministry’s permanent secretary, told reporters yesterday. Investments have stalled since Thailand was hit by political unrest last year.
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      Lock icon Private home resale prices down
      117 4 Resale prices of private homes reverted to their declining trend last month, falling 1 per cent from May, according to the latest Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) released yesterday. For the month of June, prices of resale private homes fell harder in the central areas
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      Lock icon ERP charges up on AYE, down on ECP
      120 4 Motorists using the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) will incur higher costs from Aug 4 as new electronic-road pricing (ERP) gantries are switched on. Three additional ERP gantries will start charging citybound cars $2 after Jurong Town Hall, on Clementi Avenue 6 and
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      Lock icon More break-ups, fewer marriages
      187 4 State of unions in 2013 Fewer people have been getting married and more have been breaking up. The number of divorces and annulments went up last year, a report released by the Department of Statistics yesterday shows. At the same time, fewer couples tied the knot.
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      36 4 Cracks were spotted on one of the ceiling glass panels at the Kallang Wave Mall yesterday. The spot was near the mall’s climbing wall. It is unclear what caused the damage. PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES
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      Lock icon $1.3b for Flipkart to fight Amazon
      144 4 India’s top e-commerce company Flipkart said yesterday it had raised 60 billion rupees (S$1.3 billion) in funds as it battles US giant Amazon for supremacy in the hypercompetitive local market. Flipkart, set up in 2007 by two former Amazon employees, said Singapore sovereign wealth
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      Lock icon M’sia air ‘unhealthy’ due to haze
      139 4 Air quality around Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur and on Borneo island was “unhealthy” yesterday, with one town reaching “very unhealthy” levels as haze, mostly from forest fires in Indonesia, obscured skies. Kuala Lumpur residents wore face masks as protection from the choking smog, while
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      Lock icon China’s exsecurity chief under probe
      167 4 AFP China’s former security chief Zhou Yongkang is under investigation, authorities said yesterday, in a move targeting one of the ruling Communist Party’s most powerful men. Zhou, who retired from China’s all-pow-erful Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) in 2012, is being probed for “serious disciplinary violation”,
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      Lock icon Maid hits employer with pole
      618 6  -  She’s jailed after quarrel over dirty dishes Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg It began as a tiff over dirty dishes. But it escalated into an attack that landed a maid’s elderly employers, Madam Seah Cheng Poh, 93, and her daughter, Madam Grace Toh Ah Bay,
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      615 8 / 9  -  Family escapes unscathed after fallen tree lands on car Report by DARISHINI THIYAGARAJAN darit@sph.com.sg The call was over a fallen tree following rain and strong winds. When the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers got to Jalan Kuras, off Upper Thomson Road, at about 12.40pm yesterday, they saw
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      Lock icon Money was for ‘needy boy’ — who did not exist
      505 10  - Money was for ‘needy boy’ who did not exist Former teacher jailed, fined for cheating student of $4,000 Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg Taking advantage of his student’s generosity and trust, he cheated the then Secondary Four boy of $4,000. Low Yiming, 31, who used to teach in a school
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      Lock icon New Puss In Boots ride for USS
      153 10 Universal Studios Singapore will be launching a new suspended roller-coaster ride by the end of the year. According to a joint release with Resorts World Singapore, the new outdoor ride, titled “Puss In Boots’ Giant Journey”, will strap guests in for a “wild
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      Lock icon Joy amid death
      547 11 Newborn pulled from dead mum’s womb When doctors gently pulled the newborn from her mother’s womb in an emergency caesarean section, the woman had already been dead for an hour. Ms Shayma al-Sheikh Qanan, 23, was eight months pregnant when an Israeli tank shell hit her home
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      Lock icon Cop puts pregnant US woman in chokehold
      225 11 A seven-months pregnant woman complained on Monday that she was put in a chokehold by a New York police officer after barbecuing outside her home. This fuelled a controversy that has raged in the city following a man’s death linked to the technique.
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      Lock icon Put it on ‘friend mode’ for discounts
      284 12 / 13  -  Report by MELODY NG melodyng@sph.com.sg Put your phones away throughout the whole meal to enjoy the company of your loved ones. This idea was the brainchild of a team of young people determined to curb phone usage during meals. Put It On Friend
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      Lock icon Will you unplug?
      636 12 / 13  -  The Manhattan Fish Market’s campaign was so well-received, they ran out of boxes Reports YUE YONG SHENG yueys@sph.com.sg Among the condiments on the table at The Manhattan Fish Market’s United Square outlet stands a cute-looking cardboard box that reads Unplug Box. If diners were to put their
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      Lock icon Encourage social contact and etiquette
      422 12 / 13 Excessive use of smartphones does not indicate an “addiction” or “obsession”, said some counsellors and psychiatrists. Ms Jayanthi Manohar, a counsellor at the National Addictions Management Service, said: “An addiction is present when compulsive use is involved and where that leads to significant impairment in
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      Lock icon Everyone is doing it
      412 12 / 13  -  Repofl by DARISHINI THIYAGARAJAN darit@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Melody Ng and Yue Yong Sheng Does cellphone usage during meals vary according to the type of restaurant or the age group of the diners? The New Paper’s team surveyed eight eateries over three days, observing the phone
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      Lock icon For this view of NDP fireworks, some pay... $2,000
      662 14  -  Report by BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Diners are spending plenty of cash for spots at restaurants overlooking this year’s National Day Parade (NDP), including its fireworks. It is the final parade which will be held at The Float at Marina Bay.
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      Lock icon Joint pain? Exercise!
      731 15  -  Age and pain not reasons for the elderly to stay sedentary Report by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg The most common reason the elderly with knee arthritis give for not exercising is the pain they feel in their joints. But that should not be a barrier to exercising,
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      Lock icon The right running angle
      474 16 Blunder by Chinese officials results in rectangular running track Chinese officials painted a rectangular running track at a stadium as they rushed preparations for a visit by their superiors, state media reported yesterday. Pictures posted online showed that while the running surface in the Heilongjiang stadium
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      Lock icon 3D printer helps US boy get new arm for $400
      399 16 The doctors said it would cost the family of a six-year-old boy US$40,000 ($50,000) to make him a limb. But graduate students from the University of central Florida have used a 3D printer to make a limb for the kid
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        169 17 Look forward to a revamp of Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao from tomorrow. Focusing on three Cs care, connect and communicate the new layout and content aims to better engage readers. There are two new columns In the Spotlight and Life in Progress on alternate
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        205 17 on tnP FACebooK On man who reported his father to the police for ill-treating the family’s dogs Jordan Ro Kudos to the man. He did the right thing. Covering for the dad’s crime is like abetting the crime. Dog abusers ought to be taught a lesson to prevent
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          239 17 ILLEGAL PARKING IN YISHUN FROM READER AW CHER WEE I am writing to highlight the issue of illegal parking on Yishun Avenue 11, at the U-turn bay in front of Kim San Leng coffee shop. This has been a problem since around the start of
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      38 10 i/v/V $5 MILLION National Day Draw Draw on Fri, 1 Aug 2014 at 9.30pm For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg p a Y(i) A l wc| ys Play with care. responsibly] Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G SINGAPORE
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      9 12 / 13 New operator has big plans for Bottle Tree Park
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      80 19 JULY 30 2014 Everybody loves W ird Grandmaster of song parod es ‘We d Al’ Yankovic finally hits Number1 w th what could be his last-ever album ovies akan ovies 22 TALK LIKE THE ANIMALS Rocket Raccoon and cinema’s other chatty critters WHAT THE UTT? Former VJ loves to eat,
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        Lock icon COLDPLAY IN HEARTWARMING GESTURE
        77 20 The members of Coldplay have donated £10,000 ($21,000) to a fund-raising appeal organised by a terminally ill fan, Billboard reported. Briton Jody Duff, 37, a long-time Coldplay fan who is battling motor neurone disease, started a campaign called Just Giving to raise money to help others
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        Lock icon DYLAN PENN APPROVES OF DAD DATING THERON
        65 20 Good news for Charlize Theron. Dylan Penn has given her thumbs-up about her father Sean and Theron pairing up, and is all ready for new siblings too, the Vogue model told Us Weekly. “They’re a great couple. They’re both very happy,” said the
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        Lock icon FIRST LOOK AT KATNISS AS REBEL LEADER
        91 20 “Are you here to fight with us?” The time has come for Katniss Everdeen to lead the revolution! The first trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I (opening here Nov 20) has arrived and it looks fantastic. Jennifer Lawrence looks more troubled
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        Lock icon ALBA STAYS FIT DESPITE CAVING IN TO NACHOS
        76 20 The super-trim Jessica Alba confessed to E! News that she indulges in nachos and tequila and occasionally desserts at the recent Com-ic-Con. But before you start hating her, the mother-of-two added that she kept herself toned through dancing for her role in
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        Lock icon DUFF IS BACK CHASING THE SUN
        98 20 Hilary Duff has made a return to music with new song Chasing The Sun. Co-written by Colbie Caillat, the comeback single “is just a peek into my new album,” the 26-year-old told E! News. “I took a break from music for quite a while,
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    • Music
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        Lock icon THE GALAXY’S SOUNDTRACK
        683 21  -  Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 just might be the coolest soundtrack you’ll hear all year! Report by Jason Johnson jjohnson@sph.com.sg Music plays a huge part in science fiction movies. Take, for instance, John Williams’ genius Star Wars scores. How about the inspired kitsch of
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        246 22 / 23  -  Tan Kee Yun UNCLE KRACKER ENDLESSLY After a brief and frankly unsuccessful foray into mainstream country music, Kid Rock’s best bud, Uncle Kracker, is back in his comfort zone delivering a potent combination of Southern rock, folk and pop. Endlessly, his cover of Green River Ordinance’s ballad, could
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        Lock icon WEIRD AL TAKES OVER
        779 22 / 23  -  After three decades, Billboard No. 1 with possibly his final album maestro scores the parody his first Report by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@ sph.com.sg Who would have thought Weird Al Yankovic would be one of the hottest names in pop music? The veteran US parodist’s latest
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        Lock icon This week in... 2007
        322 22 / 23  -  Tan Kee Yun THE SONG Falling Leaves Returning to Roots THE ARTIST Wang Leehom THE LYRICS It’s fate’s arrangements/ Abiding the logic of nature/ No one can solve the riddle THE RESULTS A moving ballad with a heartbreaking refrain, Falling Leaves Returning to Roots was the
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        Lock icon Magic? NO!
        425 24  -  Our resident Kiss92 DJ/journo is not impressed by Canadian band Magic! KISS TELL JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg At this moment I’m listening to Outlandos d’Amour, the first album by The Police from way back in 1978. It’s a killer. Lead singer Sting was an angry young man back then,
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        Lock icon MUST-SEE MVs
        300 24  -  Jason Johnson AS LONG AS I GOT YOU LILY ALLEN Hey guys, here’s a fun fact: Lily Allen is the sister of Game Of Thrones star Alfie Allen, who plays that poor loser Theon. Cool, huh! Anyway, this is a cute vid. Allen filmed it at the Glastonbury
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        Lock icon Fast Five WITH IRINA SHAYK
        551 25  -  Report by JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg 1 2 3 4 5 BaCK in tHE Ussr Shayk was born in Russia in 1986, back when there was a Soviet Union. Her dad was a coal miner and her mum a music teacher. She studied music for many
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        Lock icon Beasts of fury
        619 26 / 27  -  Expect the fur to fly in Marvel’s latest offe ing, GUARDIANS and certainly the feistiest is a talking raccoon. He’s just the latest in a long line of big-screen talking critters. Infographic journalists BILLY KER and KELVIN CHAN line them up OF THE GALAXY. One of the
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        Lock icon I had more fun than stress
        454 26 / 27  -  Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg James Gunn is probably having sleepless nights. His film, Guardians Of The Galaxy, is set to open tomorrow. Will the sci-fi adventure about a group of misfits spawn a spanking new franchise for Marvel? “Am I worried? Of course
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        Lock icon SERIOUS ACTOR
        626 28  -  Former pro-wrestler Dave Bautista doesn’t want to be type-cast as an action man Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg Getting up close with former wrestler Dave Bautista was terrifying. Standing at almost two metres tall and probably twice my width, the 45-year-old looked every bit as menacing as his
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        Lock icon BING IT ON
        435 29  -  BING IT ON Fan Bingbing and Li Bingbing have conquered Asia and are now locked on Hollywood. Who’s the binging-iest Bingbing? JASON JOHNSON Report by JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg WUXIA FANTASY POWERS FAN Fan plays the title character in The White Haired Witch And The Lunar Kingdom, a
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        Lock icon Guardians Of The Galaxy
        585 30  -  MOVIE DATE JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg MARS Outer space is such a wonderful playground, and it’s nice to see a movie that really knows how to have fun there. I don’t think I’ve seen such a gleeful space adventure since the original Star Wars.
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        Lock icon Poster poser
        76 30 IF A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS, THEN WHAT DO SOME MOVIE POSTERS TELL US? HORNS What It Looks Like: Harry Potter has seen better days. He’s turned into a goat, basically, and now he frolics around the forest eating grass and headbutting things. One day he headbutts
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      • Movie picks
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          Lock icon THE WHITE HAIRED WITCH OF LUNAR KINGDOM (PG13)
          126 30  -  Tan Kee Yun Fan Bingbing and Huang Xiaoming could be the two most gorgeous celebrities in China’s film industry, but attractiveness does not necessarily translate to quality work. They headline this epicscale martial arts caper, a visual treat set around Wudang Sect
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          Lock icon HERCULES (PG13)
          127 30  -  Jason Johnson If you can’t get a character’s hair right, I don’t trust you as a filmmaker. Hercules’ hair is terrible. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of the most stunning specimens of manhood in Hollywood. And yet here, with that shaggy mop and disgusting beard, he looks
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          Lock icon OBSESSED (R21)
          113 30  -  Jocelyn Lee This movie sees heartthrob Song Seung Heon in his most daring role. He plays a Korean soldier who falls for and starts an affair with the wife of his subordinate. He is best known for playing a romantic lover in his previous dramas, so it’s refreshing
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        Lock icon INDIAN SENSATION
        478 31  -  US-based Indian cooking show host Aarti Sequeira tells M about her take on Indian cuisine and upcoming projects Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg Indian cuisine can conjure thoughts of interminable timeconsuming preparation. Aarti Sequeira is trying to debunk the myth by showing viewers how easy it is to
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        Lock icon The BWB food fight challenge
        112 32 WHAT Burger VS Wings Bar (BWB) Food Fight WHEN Aug 9, 2pm (First challenge) WHERE Burger VS Wings Bar, #11-03/04 Orchard Central, 181 Orchard Road WHAT TO EXPECT First 30 challengers to register before Aug 5 will receive BWB vouchers. You can also register on
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        Lock icon CHOMP TO GLORY
        544 32  -  Our intrepid writer was oh-so-confident about tackling new speed eating challenge... Report and pictures by COLIN THAM colintzx@sph.com.sg It sounded so simple. Eat a burger and five hot wings as fast as I can. Well, I thought it was easy before trying the Burger VS Wings Bar
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        Lock icon CHEAP, GOOD PIZZAS
        404 33  -  WEETS EATS YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg Whenever I am asked to recommend a pizza, I name the pistachio pesto pizza at Extra Virgin Pizza. The creator of this delicious pizza —US chef Matthew White has moved on and opened his own pizzeria, Alt.Pizza. Chef White wants you
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        46 33 SIX-AND-SEVEN.COM PICKS: Crab cakes at Dancing Crabs (Turf City) “Beautiful battered and deep-fried to a golden crisp, the juicy crab cakes are best enjoyed with Dancing Crab’s light, house-made butter sauce and a sliver of lemon to accentuate that crab sweetness.” JASPER ASTON LIM
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        207 33 SABOTEN’S BACK IN TOWN Remember the popular tonkatsu restaurant Saboten at the now defunct Parco Marina Bay? It is now at 313@ Somerset (#B2-02). With its return, there are new items on the menu (for a limited period). Why not try Iberico loin katsu or fried jumbo prawn
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        Lock icon Utt-erly envious
        649 34  -  Celebrity Chow with Thai-American host Utt Report by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg To the men reading this, get ready to be jealous of Utt. We are not referring to the Thai-American host-actor’s looks or suave demeanour. The real reason, as M found out over lunch with the former
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      103 20 GIVEAWAY WIN GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY MOVIE PREMIUMS We have five Guardians Of The Galaxy movie hampers to give away, courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures and Hasbro. Each set includes a Hasbro Rocket Role Play Mask (with features movement), a key chain, a T-shirt and a USB flash drive. TO
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      61 20 ore videos Gentle Giant Dave Bautista talks Drax at the Guardians Of The Galaxy LA red carpet premiere Weight gain? Never! Former MTV VJ Utt stays perennially slim, thanks to his great genes More weirdness Watch “Weird Al” Yankovic’s hilarious music videos To catch these videos and more, subscribe to
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      119 31 I 9 AUGUST 2014 ORCHARD CENTRAL, LEVEL 1 ATRIUM 3PM SPM FREE' DINING VOUCHERS first 30 challengers KNOCKOUT OTHER CHALLENGERS by conquering our burgers and wings in the fastest time! FREE GIFTS* for the first 100 spectators plus games and lucky draw! SPECIAL APPEARANCES Kevin Chiak, Mr Singapore 2010 Singapore
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      28 1 A SWIM OF REDEMPTION WEDNESDAY JULY 30 2014 Schooling on course for Rio 2016 ›S2 24-page pullout PHOTO: AFP NeIl HuMpHReYS: SMall CluBS SuFFeR IN tHe epl ›S20
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    • C’WEALTH GAMES
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        1034 2 / 3  -  Singapore swim star labels the Glasgow Games the most exacting of his career as he continues his road to Rio 2016 Report by ALI ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg Joseph Schooling sounded tired and spent. He had just completed his gruelling programme at the Commonwealth Games in
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        768 4 / 5  -  Colin Schooling hopes son’s success will spur young Singaporeans on, as Joseph presses on towards Olympic fulfilment Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg It was not elation, or a sense of vindication after all the sacrifices made, that overcame Colin Schooling as he watched his son
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        841 4 / 5  -  Swim star’s achievement boosts his Olympic mission, and Singapore’s sports plan LEONARD THOMAS leonardt@sph.com.sg COMMENT If we are Singaporean, we should walk with our heads held a little higher today because he hit the Longines pad and triggered a time of 51.69sec on the scoreboard. If
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        522 6 / 7  -  Singapore’s badminton players raring to go after team meeting Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg It’s been a topsy-turvy three days for Singapore’s badminton players at the Commonwealth Games. On Sunday, they lost a heartbreaking semi-final to Malaysia in the mixed team’s event in Glasgow, Scotland. After winning the
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        Lock icon Jasmine Ser wins S’pore’s 4th gold
        102 6 / 7 1.30AM LATEST Wire Services Singapore’s shooting star Jasmine Ser ensured she will return home with a gold medal after she won the 50m 3 positions women’s final at the Commonwealth Games this morning (Singapore time). In her final event of the Games, the 23-year-old
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        390 6 / 7 Nigerian, 16, suspended after testing positive for banned substances AFP The Commonwealth Games saw the first case of an athlete failing a doping test yesterday. Nigerian weightlifter Chika Amalaha was provisionally suspended after testing positive in a doping test taken after she won
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        288 6 / 7 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS (Selected) SHOOTING l Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final (Morning latest): Jasmine Ser (Gold with 449.1 points), Li Yafei (5th with 411.3 points) BADMINTON l Men’s singles: Huang Chao bt Dominic Jaffray (Falkland Islands) 21-4, 21-5, Derek Wong bt Mark Constable (Jersey) 21-7, 21-12. Both
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        584 8 / 9 Bailey-Cole retains Jamaican glory with 100m gold in 10sec flat Wire Services Usain Bolt might have been missing from the starting blocks of the Commonwealth Games again, but the Caribbean island still retained the men’s 100m gold at the quadrennial Games. The track’s superstar was quick
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        96 8 / 9 AFP Britain’s Prince Harry has followed his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II into the photobomb craze by giving the thumbsup in an image of New Zealand rugby sevens coach Gordon Tietjens (far left) at the Commonwealth Games. Just days after the queen was snapped beaming in
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        482 8 / 9 Women’s 100m champion eyes gold in 200m and relay to complete treble AFP Were it not for the track and field schedule, Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare could almost be expected to be going for four medals at the Commonwealth Games. The 25-year-old blazed home in
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        612 10 Malaysia beat England to claim third straight badminton gold AFP Malaysia secured a third successive Commonwealth Games badminton gold medal in the mixed team event with a 3-1 win over England in Glasgow yesterday morning (Singapore time). They trailed after the first rubber with Chris Adcock
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      • SNIPPETS
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          99 10 AFP Olympic champion David Rudisha cruised into the semi-finals of the men’s 800m yesterday. The world record holder set the fastest qualifying time in the heats with 1min 46.89sec and was happy with his outing. Said the 25-year-old Kenyan: “I’m very happy to be
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          95 10 AFP The men’s 110m hurdles was blown wide open when England’s defending champion Andy Turner pulled up and Jamaica’s Olympic bronze medallist Hansle Parchment did not start in yesterday’s heats. Turner clipped the first two hurdles and pulled up before stumbling into the third
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          77 10 AFP South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh held on in the final stages of a thrilling race to retain his 50m breaststroke Commonwealth title yesterday morning (Singapore time). The Olympic champion set a new Games record of 26.76sec to gain revenge on England’s
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      • KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK
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          391 11 Q NINE MYSTIC stepped up preparations for a hat-trick in the Class 4 event over 1,200m at the Selangor Turf Club’s one-day meeting on Sunday with a dashing trial on a hazy morning in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Taken out by jockey Harmeet Singh Gill
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          1170 11 SUNDAY C4 1200m 0-38-7 Bukit Mas 58 (61) (9ag WC Lim-Bukit Mas) 2912--Higgs Boson 58 (61) (7ag F Maynard-Hippocrates) 1---1- Q Nine Mystic 58 (61) (4ag BT Lim-Q Nine) -8-779 Ocean Present 57 .5 (60) (8ag SB Tan-Unlimited) 979 Kim Warrior 55.5 (56) (7ag PS
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          115 12 / 13 TRIAL 1 (OFFICIAL) 1 Tomorrow’s Gold 2 Excuse Me 3 Lim’s Battle (J Powell) 4 Incandescent (D Beasley) 5 One United (D Flores) 6 Perfect Prize (KB Soo) Margins and time: 5, 1½, nk, nk 17½ (1min 03.83sec) TRIAL 2 (PRACTICE) 1 Knight’s Charisma (T See) 2
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          Lock icon NOT THE PERFECT RACE BUT HE COULD CHARGE HOME
          889 12 / 13 HE was gunning for a hat-trick but fell short when he could only manage a fourth placing behind Cash Advance in an 1,100m spirnt on July 18. If you were one of those who came away poorer that day and many
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      • SOUTH AFRICA RACES
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          Lock icon MELSON’s due for win
          601 12 / 13 SCOTTSVILLE PREVIEWS RACE 1 (1,200M) (4) GENERALISSIMO had decent horses all around him when looking the one to beat before running a promising second on debut. He can go close even if not that well drawn today. (1) aL WaHED has what looks the worst of
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          754 12 / 13 6:25 Race 1 Maiden Juvenile Plate 1200M 1 AL WAHED S Veale (15) 58 2 BIG AMBITIONS M Odendaal (4) 58 3 DARK SKY A Forbes (1) 58 4 GENERALISSIMO S Cormack (11) 58 5 HASSEN’S BID C Taylor (6) 58 6 ITSLEKKER BRU
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        1650 14 / 15 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 EAGLE FARM (1,600M) (1) LIVE AND LURID (Runs:7 Wins:2(2G) Places:3): Won with 57.5kg beating Bold Flight in 1,600m Suncst Cls 1 July 20. 1st settling, 1st at 800m, 1st at 400m, Overraced middle stages. (9) MAN
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        1246 14 / 15 12:18 Race 1 EAglE FARm —1600m 1 LIVE AND LURID JAMES ORMAN (9) 59 2 ST ANDREWS M MC GUREN (8) 58.5 3 EPIC CHOICE G COLLESS (3) 57.5 4 HARPSUND S GALLOWAY (6) 57 5 ALIMONY J BYRNE (5) 56.5 6 BAITED BREATH
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        827 14 / 15 Wednesday Next Europe Meeting Wednesday 6th Aug 2014 EUROPE 8:55 PM Goodwood 1 CLASS 2 £40,000 GOODWOOD STAKES 4200m No Form NameT’ 1 2 3 Stakes(£) Age Wgt Draw 1 *****7 2 *****0 3 *****4 4 *****6 5 *****1 6 *****2 7 *****1 8 *****3
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        83 16 Today l Tanjong Pagar v Home United (Queenstown Stadium, 7.30pm) Tomorrow l Geylang v Balestier Khalsa (Jalan Besar Stadium*, 7.30pm) *Venue changed from Bedok Stadium l Woodlands Wellington v Tampines (Woodlands Stadium, 7.30pm) Friday l Warriors v Albirex Niigata (Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm) Sunday l Young Lions v
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        649 16  -  Tanjong Pagar coach Vallee says his team will build on their League Cup run Report by GABRIEL TAN npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. In the end, it wasn’t meant to be for Tanjong Pagar United. Their brilliant run in the StarHub League Cup ended with a
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        669 17  -  German’s hunger for goals and Singaporean food has seen him settle in quickly Report by GABRIEL TAN npsports@sph.com.sg The writer is a freelancer. When Thorsten Schneider singles out chicken feet as one of his favourite dishes, one can tell that he’s fast adapting to life in
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    • S.LEAGUE BETTING
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        Lock icon JAGUARS ON THE PROWL
        887 18 TANJONG PAGAR UNITED v HOME UNITED (Tonight, 7.30pm, Queenstown Stadium) The League Cup break is a galvanising period for some clubs but gutting times for others. The Jaguars would have been buoyed by their cup escapades after finishing runners-up to Brunei DPMM, claiming top-half scalps such
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    • EPL
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        Lock icon FAREWELL, FAMOUS FIVE
        229 20 / 21 LUKE SHAW (MANCHESTER UNITED, £31.5M) With Patrice Evra gone, Shaw can expect to play a pivotal role in Louis van Gaal’s 3-5-2 formation. But the United manager’s concerns over the youngster’s fitness suggest that he did not fully anticipate Evra’s sudden exit and is now searching for
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        938 20 / 21  -  Mass exodus of players proves that the smaller clubs cannot compete with the big fish in the Premier League NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Southampton have set the benchmark for every side outside the top six before a competitive ball has been kicked. Their seasons are
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        Lock icon I'M THE BOSS ... and I know best, says van Gaal
        755 22 / 23  - I'M THE BOSS and I know best, says van Gaal IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg If anyone doubted the veracity of the Louis van Gaal legend, they will doubt no longer. In the short time that the Dutchman (far right) has been in charge of Manchester United, he has opened fire on
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        141 22 / 23 PA Sport Rio Ferdinand admits he was ready to turn to a television career and retire from football before Harry Redknapp offered to bring him to QPR this summer. Ferdinand, who turns 36 in November, was allowed to leave Manchester United at the end
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        Lock icon VAN GAAL: NO RIFT WITH MOURINHO
        454 22 / 23 PA Sport Louis van Gaal will not get drawn into any mind-games with Jose Mourinho this season and he says he still regards the Chelsea manager as his “friend”. Mourinho controversially claimed earlier this week that United were paying over the odds for Luke
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    • ON TV
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        58 22 / 23 24-HOUR COVERAGE SingTel mio TV Ch 134-139 Today: GYMNASTICS Artistic men’s individual all-around final MediaCorp okto, 9pm Today:wrEstLing Men’s and women’s bronze gold medal MediaCorp okto, 11.30pm Tomorrow: Diving athLEtiCs MediaCorp okto, 1.30am *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.mio.singtel.com/ miotv www.starhub.com/tv *Programme
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        544 24 A ter his 13-shot British Senior Open win, big names are calling for his Ryder Cup inclusion Reuters He is 56 years old. He is a veteran on the European and American circuits. And he has shown that he has the temperament for the big game. Little
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