The New Paper, 19 August 2014

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  • 15 1 the new paper TUESDAY AUGUST 19 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI(P)088/01/2014
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    • 107 1 2014 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES CITY HARVEST CHURCH LEADERS TRIAL Co-accused tells Kong Hee: Pastor, you are a liar He lso cl ims Sun Ho’s music success was a farce ›2 TNP PHOTO: MOHD ISHAK 0 tuesday
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  • news
    • CITY HARVEST CHURCH LEADERS TRIAL
      • 1382 2 / 3  -  Former investment manager continues to cross swords with CHC founder ex-mentor Reports by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg You lied. You used me. You shortchanged the faith of church members. Chew Eng Han’s explosive accusations were made bluntly and pointedly at the pastor he followed for
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    • 188 4 Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan’s son, actor Jaycee Chan, and Taiwan star Kai Ko have been arrested for drug use in china. Beijing police said that Chan, 32, and Ko, 23, had tested positive for marijuana and confessed to taking
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    • 137 4 Transport giant ComfortDelGro is testing a new camera system that can alert cabbies to risks on the road. Known as Mobileye, the camera, mounted on the taxi’s windscreen, works on algorithms that “read” different traffic signs. It then determines the risks and provides real-time audio-visual
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    • 82 4 Exports from Singapore continued their slide in July for the third straight month, trade agency IE Singapore said yesterday. Non-oil domestic exports slid 3.3 per cent over the previous year, after falling 4.6 per cent in June and 6.6 per cent in
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    • 297 4 Remaking the Jurong Lake District More details have emerged of the remaking of the Jurong Lake District, and two ministers have called for ideas from members of the public. Parts of it will be ready as early as 2017, when the Jurong Lake Destination
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    • 118 4 With its lush gardens and magical floral displays, the Singapore Garden Festival 2014 became a backdrop for a pre-wedding photoshoot for Mr Andrew Chia and his fiancée Stephanie Seah, both 27. The couple work in the banking and finance industry. For Mr Chia, having the gardens
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    • 176 4 The National Environment Agency’s (NEA) updated myENV mobile app will help people find recycling locations, explore new hawker centres and volunteer for campaigns. These are some of the new features added to its recently updated mobile app, the agency said yesterday. Other new
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    • 167 4 Thirteen people lost at sea for two days when their boat sank in Indonesia were rescued yesterday after a horrific ordeal that forced other survivors to swim to a volcanic island and drink urine. Two Spanish men were still missing after the boat, which
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    • 742 5  -  Memorial mass for S’porean killed falling off a train in Thailand to be held today, which is also his birthday Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg He would have turned 30 years old today. Instead of sharing his birthday joy, his family and friends will be mourning his
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    • 1097 6 / 7  -  Special ceremonies held for babies who died before their first birthday Reports by MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg She was in the shower when her mobile phone rang. When she went to the phone and saw the number flashing on the screen, she knew her worst fear had
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    • 239 6 / 7 A popular practice in Taiwan, the ritual of praying for infant spirits started gaining ground in Singapore in recent years. Zue Zuen Ge was the first temple in Singapore to offer the ceremony in 2005. Now, there are rituals on a smaller
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    • 437 8 / 9  -  Mums and tots join in Shape Run’s Me and Mini Me 1.8km Fun Run Report and pictures by JEREMY LONG jlong@sph.com.sg Her seven-year-old son’s not only got her back, he was on her back from the halfway mark to the finish. Mrs Erma Naya Kader, 42, who
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    • 444 8 / 9  -  Five-man team seeks female superhero runner Report by DARISHINI THIYAGARAJAN darit@sph.com.sg Look! It’s Iron Man... No, it’s Superman... Nah, it’s just five Singaporean runners dressed as superheroes. They are a team who has been running marathons as Super-Man, Batman, Iron Man, Spiderman and Captain America for about
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    • 739 10  -  Blood cockle imports drop by half in past 2 years, pollution and weather to blame Report by: juditht@sph.com.sg JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg For the past 30 years, hawker Tan Ah Bu, 70, has been frying his signature char kway teow, sprinkled with a handful of see-hum (blood cockles).
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    • 136 11 An operation distributing fake premixed instant coffee has been crippled in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry said nearly 40,000 sachets bearing imitations of the popular Tongkat Ali with Ginseng by CNI Global (Malaysia) were seized from several premises there on
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    • 449 11 Nudists say they experienced sleepless nights from the stress, avoided everyone The organiser of the Penang Nude Sports Games 2014 that raised a media maelstrom, claimed the participants were living in fear after a five-minute video of the activity surfaced online. Malaysian Albert Yam Kam Hoong,
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    • Article, Illustration
      380 13  -  The New Paper New Face 2014 girls pick shoes from New Look to walk them through their competition journey Report by STEPHANIE GASCON sgascon@sph.com.sg The New Paper New Face’s Top 20 went shoe-shopping at New Look at 313@Somerset. But they weren’t choosing just any pair the Top 20
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    • 407 14 / 15 American art will appear on 50,000 displays in world’s largest art show Reuters It has been billed the world’s largest art show for good reason. Art Everywhere US, which was launched this week and runs through Aug 31, features reproductions of 58 classic and contemporary
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    • 803 16 / 17 Mr Michael Brown, the black teen killed by a police officer in the Missouri city of Ferguson, was shot at least six times, according to a private autopsy report,
      PHOTOS: AFP  -  803 words
    • 129 18 Gun-wielding robbers have attacked the motorcade of a Saudi prince in Paris, making off with 250,000 euros (S$416,000) in cash and reportedly stealing “sensitive” documents, French police said yesterday. The theft happened late on Sunday as the motorcade was making its way from the
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    • 858 18  -  IT manager loses over $1k to scammer ‘selling’ mobile phones Report by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg He is a senior IT project manager in a major bank and if he wanted to, the self-proclaimed “techie” would know how to hide his identity online. Despite his
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    • 912 19  -  Hubby is home alone with 3 sons, while wife goes on spa holiday in new TV series Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg A frazzled dad, a tired mum and active, growing children. All this, while mum and dad juggle the demands of
      PHOTOS: GAVIN FOO, LIFETIME  -  912 words
    • THE BIG PICTURE
      • 721 20  -  Report by JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.s9 National Day song Home, sung by Kit Chan, was the inspiration for Madam Evelyn Soh’s winning Big Picture last week. She was talking to her husband about it after lunch on Singapore’s 49th birthday when she stepped into her Geylang
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    • 267 23 Cleaners Cleaners CLEANING SUPERVISORS/ CLEANERS PSA Corporation Ltd is looking for cleaning supervisors and cleaners. Working hours 5.5-day week Requirements Must have experience in cleaning jobs Hardworking Physically fit Able to speak simple English Salary Can earn up to 1,700 pm (Supervisor) or 1,500 pm (Cleaner) inclusive of variable payments
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    • 134 24 Engineering Firm requires: GENERALWORKER WALK-IN INTERVIEW Time 8.30am to 5.30pm (Mon-Fri), 8.30am to 12.30pm (Sat) 16F Enterprise Road Enterprise 10 Singapore *****5 From Boon Lay Bus Interchange, take Bus No. 252, alight on the 2nd bus stop after the bus turns into Enterprise Road. Tel: 6561 6656or6563 2265 (Press Ext
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    • 42 24 For herbivores, carnivores, and everything else in-between. 1. ASST. MANAGERS 2. SUPERVISORS 3. TEAM LEADERS 4. TEAM MEMBERS 5. SALAD MAKERS 6. DISHWASHER 5 days week (Off Sat and Sun) Training provided Part time available (up to $9.50/hour) Email resume to: hr@thesaladshop.com.sg
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    • 250 25 Hotel/ Hotel/ Hotel/ 1 Restaurant/ Lounge I Restaurant/ Lounge I Restaurant/ Lounge Fragrance Hotel PARC H O T E L" We are hiring! Admin Assistants (Front Office) Administration duties Clerical support Customer Service Officers Attend to guests during check-in and check-out Handle guest feedback and requests Bell-Hop Assist guests with
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    • 269 25 Warehouse cum Floor Assistant Basic warehouse operations knowledge Responsible, physically fit independent Cashier cum Floor Assistant Willing to learn Can liaise with English Mandarin speaking customers Senior citizens welcome (can carry heavy goods) 6 day week (off on weekday rotate) Walk in from Tues-Thurs 3pm-6pm at: TOYOGO No 23, Toa
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    • 200 25 We are hiring: 1. Sales Assistant (Full-Time Part-Time) 2. Supervisor 3. Retail Executive 4. Assistant Store Manager To apply for position 1, please walk-in for an interview on19 21 Aug 2014 between2 pm to 6 pmat the following Watsons outlets: Rivervale Mall Jurong Point ION Ang Mo Kio Hub Bedok
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    • 31 1 TUESDAY AUGUST 19 2014 CLASS OF CHAMPIONS hallengers should be afraid because Man City have title-winning look ›S2 20-page pullout WeNgeR DeSpeRate to WIN CHaMpIoNS league QualIFIeR ›S12 PHOTO: acTiOn images
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  • 20 PAGE PULLOUT sports
    • EPL
      • Article, Illustration
        878 2 / 3  -  Too easy for City, too boring for fans NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg NEWCASTLE 0 MAN CITY 2 (David Silva 38, Sergio Aguero 90+2) There was something distinctly depressing about Manchester City’s stroll to victory yesterday morning (Singapore time). Without playing particularly well against Newcastle, the three points were
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      • 177 2 / 3 Reuters Rafa Nadal has pulled out of his US Open title defence because of a wrist problem, the world No. 2 said yesterday. The 28-year-old Spaniard sustained the injury in practice last month and has been training with a cast on
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      • 429 2 / 3 Wire Services The spectre of a disastrous season following a title-winning campaign continues to hang over Manchester City, despite their comfortable opening 2-0 win at Newcastle United on Sunday. Three years ago, City claimed their first topflight title in 44 years under Italian Roberto Mancini
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      • 810 4 / 5  -  Liverpool need a speedy striker and a composed custodian if they are to repeat last season’s title challenge SAW TEK MENG tekmeng@sph.com. sg Liverpool’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Southampton is just the start of a long, hard slog, but it has thrown up some
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      • 464 4 / 5 As English Premier League fans filed into their familiar stadium seats or turned on the television to watch the start of the 2014-15 season, they will have noticed several new faces warming up among the established stars. The player movement during the summer transfer
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      • 684 6 Vice-captain Fletcher says United will make Liverpool star eat his words, after van Gaal’s squad come in for harsh criticism PA Sport Darren Fletcher thinks Steve McManaman, who branded the current Manchester United side the worst he has seen in 20 years, will be eating a
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 655 8 AFP SPANISH SUPER CUP, FIRST LEG REAL MADRID v ATLETICO MADRID La Liga champions Atletico Madrid have an early-season chance to avenge their defeat by Real Madrid in May’s Champions League final in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday morning (Singapore time). Despite
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    • racing
      • 1117 9 SUNDAY OP 1200m Jockey Club Of Turkey Trophy 3486-3 Mr Big 57 (103) (6ag M Freedman-O T) *****-Goal Keeper 54.5 (103) (6ag T Kieser-CK Sam) 463-58 Davide 54.5 (92) (7argg P Shaw-A L A Crabbia) *****6 Huka Falls 52.5 (101) (5nzg L Laxon-Silver
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      • 1561 9 SUNDAY C3 1200m Getha Cup *****-Carbon Copy 58 (74) (6nzg S Cook-Virago) -***** Won’t Stop E4 57 .5 (73) (7ag WC Lim-Mdm PY Leong) *****7 Engine 57 (72) (7ag F Maynard-Aussie) ---50-Landing North E1 57 (72) (9ag R Lines-C T) *****0 America Seal 56.5 (71)
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      • 679 10 / 11 His Sunday double takes his season’s tally to 51 winners Eight-time Singapore champion trainer Laurie Laxon reached a milestone on Sunday when he was the first of the 26 Kranji trainers to hit the half-century mark, after ALFONSO won the $100,000 Open Benchmark 83 race
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      • 592 10 / 11 RACE1 BRILLIANT POWER: Jumped awkwardly; crowded. KING OF KOON: Jumped awkwardly. INCREDIBLE HULK: Slow into stride. BAY OF ISLAND: Unable to secure a clear run between the 500m mark and the 200m mark. RACE 2 FOREVER BEST: Restless in the barrier, taken out, examined by
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      • 89 10 / 11 Leading jockey Manoel Nunes has been suspended for three Singapore race days over his handling of SPLICE in Race 3 on Sunday. Nunes pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding in that near the 300m mark, he allowed his mount to shift inwards, while riding
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      • 960 10 / 11 FRIDAY C3 (LC) 1800m *****-Fujin Bright 58 (74) (5jpng H Takaoka-Brighton) 744-24 Goodpack 58 (74) (6ag Leslie Khoo-Empress Wu) 468 Valbuena 57.5 (73) (5nzg L Laxon-Silver Fern Racing) -***** War Time 56 (70) (6ag Leslie Khoo-Empress Wu) *****1 New York City 54 (66)
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    • CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
      • 589 12 / 13 PA Sport Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal are “desperate” to qualify for the lucrative group stages of the Champions League and challenged his side to beat Besiktas “no matter what it costs”. The Gunners fly to Istanbul following a dramat- ic stoppage-time 2-1 win over
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      • 514 12 / 13 Wire Services Napoli coach Rafael Benitez is wary of Athletic Bilbao when they meet in the first leg of the Champions League play-off tomorrow. Failure to progress will heap the pressure on Benitez, who only had what can be described as a satisfactory
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    • TENNIS
      • 548 14 / 15 Federer wins 80th career title, among favourites for final Grand Slam of the season AFP He considered not playing in the Cincinnati Masters, following his recent finals loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Toronto. Instead of saving himself for the US Open, world No. 3 Roger Federer
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      • 574 14 / 15 World No. 1 wins career-first Cincinnati title ahead of US Open title defence AFP She had 61 career WTA singles titles, including 17 Gland Slams and an Olympic gold medal. But world No. 1 Serena Williams achieved a career first yesterday morning (Singapore time) when
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    • GOLF
      • 117 16 / 17 AFP Scotland’s Marc Warren won his third European Tour title yesterday morning (Singapore time) when he clinched the Denmark Open in Aalborg by two shots from Welsh veteran Bradley Dredge. Warren hit five birdies in a final round of 68 for a nine-under 275 total. He
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      • 275 16 / 17  -  Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg The Singapore netball team will count on experience next month when they defend their Asian title. Yesterday, Netball Singapore unveiled the 12 players selected for the Mission Foods Asian Netball Championship, to be held at the OCBC Arena at the
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      • 470 16 / 17 South Korean retains LPGA Championship crown in sudden-death play-off AFP Park Inbee downed Brittany Lincicome with a par at the first play-off hole yesterday morning (Singapore time) to win a secondstraight LPGA Championship title. The South Korean star also claimed the fifth Major title of her
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      • 123 16 / 17 Reuters Colombian Camilo Villegas ended a four-year US PGA Tour title drought with a one-stroke win at the Wyndham Championship yesterday morning (Singapore time). Villegas (right) carded a flawless seven-under 63 to take the lead into the clubhouse, and watched the rest of the
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      • 468 16 / 17  -  Reports by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg The Asean Senior Amateur Championship recorded a maximum number of players this year. A record 256 golfers teed off in the three-day tournament at the Singapore Island Country Club’s New and Island courses yesterday morning. Amateur golfers from six countries
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      • 376 16 / 17 Consortium aims to rectify National Stadium pitch issue in time for Brazil-Japan game The majority of the 27,388 fans who watched the Singapore Selection take on Italian giants Juventus at the National Stadium last Saturday were in awe of the new facility. The only
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    • MALAYSIA CUP
      • 610 18 / 19  -  LionsXII coach says tonight’s clash a must-win; claims players are playing for their future Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg No Khairul Amri, and maybe no Baihakki Khaizan. Tonight, the LionsXII will take on defending champions Pahang in their second Malaysia Cup game at Jalan Besar knowing that
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      • 321 18 / 19  -  DAVID LEE After his teammates were done with training training yesterday, LionsXII striker Sufian Anuar continued to practise his finishing with coach Fandi Ahmad, who threw the ball at him in various trajectories and at different speeds. With top striker Khairul Amri ruled out with a
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      • 137 18 / 19 The Singapore Under-21 side suffered a humiliating end to the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy tournament in Brunei yesterday, when they were thrashed 6-0 by Indonesia’s Under-19s. The Cubs, led by Richard Bok, the former coach of S.League giants Warriors FC, finished the annual invitational tournament with five
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      • ON TV
        • 227 18 / 19 EPL Saturday: ASTON VILLA v NEWCASTLE SingTel mio TV Ch 102; StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 7.45pm CRYSTAL PALACE v WEST HAM SingTel mio TV Ch 103; StarHub TV Ch 228 (mio Stadium), 9.53pm SOUTHAMPTON v WEST BROM SingTel mio TV Ch 104; StarHub TV Ch 229 (mio
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        • 39 18 / 19 WTA CONNECTICUT OPEN Friday: QUARTER-FINAL 1 2 StarHub TV Ch 203/205 (SuperSports 3/SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 1am 7am Saturday: SEMI-FINAL 1 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 1am SEMI-FINAL 2 StarHub TV Ch 203/205 (SuperSports 3/SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 7am
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        • 13 18 / 19 THE BARCLAYS Friday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (Golf Channel), 2am
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        • 16 18 / 19 INVESTEC RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday: ALL BLACKS v WALLABIES StarHub TV Ch 217 (Setanta Sports), 3.25pm
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    • 670 20 System and culture will see New Zealand continue remarkable dominance of rugby Reuters New Zealand may have missed out on setting a new record for consecutive Test victories but their domination of the game is unlikely to stop soon, an academic study claims. The study, by former
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    • 179 7 UNBELIEVABLE LAST MINUTE EQUALIZER BY GEISON MOURA BRUNEI DPMM 2 HOUGANG UNITED FC 2 4, 0 MATCH HOUGANG UNITED FC vs BRUNEI DPMM FC DATE 3 AUG 54’ 75’ 86’ 90’ GOAL! for Hougang United FC Diego Gama breaks down the left flank and sends a beautiful cross for Nurhilmi
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  • Page 14 / 15 Miscellaneous
    • 85 14 / 15 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg I w fpii'iincl L vew re (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) LW Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip A Always play with care. [responsibly] Do not bet illegally. Singapore
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    • 27 16 / 17 l Tickets for the seven-day tournament are on sale from Netball Singapore with special offers for concessions and school parties available. For more information, go to www.netballsingapore.org.
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