The New Paper, 15 March 2015

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  • 24 1 ethe new paper sunday MARCH 15 2015 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MCI (P) 138/12/2014 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838
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    • 68 1 MARCH 15 2015 WHAT SOME S'POREANS DO WHEN TRAVELLING OVERSEAS ARSENAL CLOSE IN ON CITY Gunners beat West Ham 3-0 to cement third spot »sports pullout S4 THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AFFAIR TWO WOMEN EXPLAIN WHY THEY BECAME MISTRESSES »page 4 Ugly on tour 9 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter .com/thenewpaper
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  • upfront quick bites
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      195 2 Chai Hung Yin journalist The fragrant nutty smell is a winner for this bowl of beehoon in spicy and tangy soup. Mee Siam ($2.50), Chumpo2 Indonesian Padang, Rivervale Plaza, #01-39 Lina Lewis sub-editor Huge prawns and springy squid rings, and the noodles had a spicy, rich flavour.
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    • Article, Illustration
      273 2  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg They are awful, aren’t they? I’m talking about tourists behaving badly. You would have read the headlines about troublemakers from China and the US recently delaying flights, their poor toilet habits or the defacing of ancient structures. But we’re not immune. You can read
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    • 160 2 Avenue, #02-K1/K2/K3 what’s inside on paper online tnp.sg Ed Sheeren’s tips on love Hot crooner says don’t go for big boobs or bums »people 14 Hed Chef Try out Hedy Khoo’s recipe for sweet and savoury wings »eats 23 Battle of England hotshots Rooney holds edge over Kane as top-four
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  • people
    • 253 3 With the arrests, Johor police also solve seven robbery and extortion cases At first glance, they looked like customs officers. They even had "work passes" and "vests". But the three men's luck ran out when police conducted crime prevention patrols in Taman Johor Jaya,
      PHOTOS: CHINA PRESS  -  253 words
    • 334 3 The father-son duo charged with the murder of a robber in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan may soon get a reprieve. Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail said the two should not have been charged with the capital offence. “I agree that it
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    • 1072 4 / 5  -  When a two-year affair between China-born Madam Ye Caiyan and a twice-married man ended, he sued to recover $500,000 worth of gifts and money he had lavished on her. He lost the case. In a recent interview, she said that she thought he would
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    • 508 4 / 5 She was convinced she had what it takes to become a star. So when she was introduced to a TV producer who promised her a “sterling career” in showbiz here, she had no qualms about going to bed with him. But
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    • 330 11  -  Cans of air are being hawked online and yes, there are takers Reports by HEATHER HUMPHRIES heatherh@sph.com.sg Cans OT all’ are onllne and yes, Reports by HE; heatherl" ay US$9.99 (S$13.90) for a can of air that is purportedly collected from countries such as Singapore,
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    • 109 11 If you can’t beat them, join in. Get your Ziploc bag of air from the TNP newsroom! Infused with the craziness of people trying to meet deadlines, a tang of the excitement of chasing a newsbreak and a whiff of columnist S M Ong’s aura as
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    • 391 11  -  Comment by HEATHER HUMPHRIES heatherh@sph.com.sg I think I should become a purveyor of fine air. It seems to be a lucrative business. I could retire at 19 and tour the world, sniffing out all the different countries. In all seriousness, it does sound like a rather
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    • 481 13  -  JUST FOR YOU GODWIN NG J oin us and go wild at Singapore’s biggest indoor party on Saturday, April 4. Head to Kallang Wave Mall next to Stadium MRT station and join more than 5,000 partygoers at the mega dance party. A host of
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    • 609 14  -  Ahead of his sold-out show here, UK singer Ed Sheeran gets travel advice from pals Taylor Swift Harry Styles Report by JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg Having famous friends really does help. Just ask Ed Sheeran. Ahead of his Asian tour, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter turned to some
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    • 351 15 LIVE ON TV A kidnapping suspect led police on a chase through South Los Angeles, in California, US, even as TV news helicopters hovering above beamed the drama live. The suspect, who was not named, managed to evade the police for 30 minutes. He even
      PHOTO: SCREEN GRAB FROM CBS  -  351 words
    • 349 15 Accident victim in India left unattended for 30mins A 28-year-old woman lay dying on a busy street in the Indian city of Kolkata on Friday morning, but nobody stopped to help. Ms Afsa Khatoon, a mother of four, was run over by a speeding
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    • 354 18 China woman so angry, he hits boyfriend Getting birthday presents for girlfriends can be a tricky task. Some men think hard before coming up with what they feel is the right gift for their lovers. Sometimes, it sometimes sweeps the woman of your
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    • 42 3 m&f-m TAI ANN PA I NOSE PILLS TAI ANN PAI PI CHENG WAN 111 Nos i m Useful for Running nose, nose itch and frequent sneezing, blocked nose. Available at all Chinese medicine halls. Sole Agent It Foong Trading Co (since 1971)
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  • confessions of a tour leader
    • 845 8 / 9  -  CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg zsgl EXPERIENC and speciali eople think his job is all about free vacations. But as a tour leader accompanying Singaporean tour groups on their vacations abroad, Mr Vincent Ng, 50, has played roles from babysitter to bodyguard. He may not
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    • 634 8 / 9  -  Many are using the school holiday period to take vacations overseas. TNPS talks to those in the service sector to find out if S'poreans are behaving badly report by CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg Chinese tourists, who have been making headlines for poor behaviour abroad, are
      TNP ILLUSTRATIONS: LEE HUP KHENG  -  634 words

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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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  • stylemaker
    • 494 16 / 17  -  KOVIT ANG tnp@sph.com.sg A recent poll of Singapore- ans found that 56 per cent said they went to shops most often for their shopping for non-food items. Only 30 per cent indicated they bought online using desktops or laptops most frequently, and 14 per cent on mobile
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  • humour act blur
    • 780 19  - The link between SMRT Absolutely Fabulous An unfortunate case of bad timing S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg O n Feb 19, SMRT received the award for Delivering Value Through Risk Management at the Institute of Risk Management’s Global Risk Awards ceremony in London. And you thought the Oscars were glamorous. What?
      PHOTO: SMRT  -  780 words
  • Page 19 Miscellaneous

  • afford-aspire anti-ageing moisturisers
    • 340 20  -  I cringe as beauty experts tell me that turning 25 means I need to consider a new world of moisturisers the anti-ageing ones CATHERINE ROBERT crobert@sph.com.sg HIMALAYA HERBALS ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM $14.95 Himalaya is one brand that got me through my teenage acne phase, and I have
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    • 184 20 Putting online advice to the test DAILY ANTI-AGEING SELF MASSAGE FOR FACE Username: Shiseido Keywords: Anti-ageing, face, massage In this video, the model shows us a very simple five-minute massage that is said to help counter the ageing process. Everyone could do with this soothing rub that
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  • live right ask the expert
    • 471 21  -  JUDITH TAN j ud itht@sph .com.sg How would you explain what you do to a 10-year-old? I am someone who fixes injured brains; much like someone who fixes broken computers. Describe the naked brain to the 10-year-old. The brain floats in water contained within a box
      PHOTOS: ST FILE, V.J. WEDEEN AND L.L. WALD, MARTINOS IMAGING CENTRE AND HARVARD UNIVERSITY, AND THE NIH HUMAN CONNECT  -  471 words

  • eats makansutra
    • 506 22  -  KF SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg M ee kuah is a Southeast Asian Indian-Muslim noodle dish that came out of a desperate need to create dishes that the masses would have liked back in the day. It’s a bowl (or plate, at times) of noodles sitting in
      PHOTOS: KF SEETOH  -  506 words
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 115 22 Join us for a session of interactive and engaging SCRAPBOOKING FUNS Event: Scrapbooking Class The Kidz Academy Location; Suntec Convention Hall 403 405 Date: 5 7 June 2015 (Friday to Sunday) Time: Session 1-11:00am to 1:00pm Session 2 -3:00pm to 5:00pm Price: $30/pax (^Schools) $50/pax Public) Early bird discount! Each
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  • eats hed chef
    • 333 23  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg T his is one dish that will make you the darling of the family. If you are not planning a family vacation with your children during the school holidays and need to keep them occupied, why not spend bonding time in the kitchen? Promise
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  • Post CNY special
    • 406 24 Get a diving certificate at South-east Asia’s first commercial diver training centre in S’pore As the Chinese New Year (CNY) festive season draws to a close, it’s time to settle back into the grind of daily life. The start of a new year
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  • 393 26  -  New design concept combines housing for seniors and vertical urban farming. PartTime BySamantha BySamantha Boh samboh@sph.com.sg An ARCHITECTURE firm has come up with an unusual solution to two problems that are growing increasingly urgent in Singapore: its ageing population and food security. Spark, which
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 64 26 Expanding Japanese udon noodle chain is hiring in Orchard Vivocity! Part Timer: $8-10/hr Outlet Supervisor: $2700+/mth Asst. Manager: $2300+/mth Asst. Chef: $2300+/mth Shop Crew: $1800+/mth Harmony Workplace, Various Allowances Training, Flexible Shift. Total Working Hours per week 44 Hours (5.5 days) Entitle extra allowance based on performance attendance Location: Wisma
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    • 43 26 Join Fun and Friendly Japanese F&B “KATANASHI” in Boat Quay/ Telok Ayer! m Kitchen Service Staff $1800/mth and above Transport fee paid ($100) Pay raise based on performance Part-timers welcomed Location: Near Raffles Place, Telok Ayer &Tanjong Pagar MRT 9030 2410 SINGAPOREAN ONLY
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    • 25 26 Body Therapist/ Beautician/ Consultant required AMK Hub. Min 5 yrs experienced. Pleasant looking. Good pay, high comm. Sporean only. Part-Time Avail Please call *****870/ *****458
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    • 105 26 Akari and TOMO are the dining Japanese restaurant Supervisor/Sushi Chef/Chef $1900-$2800 (Based on experience) 8 hrs/day, 6 or 5days/week (Depending on Restaurant situation) Rotational rest 1 day/week Rotating shifts, include weekends/PH Service Staff/Kitchen Staff $1700-$2000 (Based on experience) 8 hrs/day, 6 or 5 days/week working shift Rotating shifts, include weekends/PH
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 267 27 Full Time 2 Shifts 8:30am 5:30pm 2pm 10pm Part Time 6pm 10pm Fun and Happy environment! Call Now for interview: 9824 6488 One Stop Car Accessories Requires Full-time Part-time 1. Cashier cum Sales 2. Mechanic 3. Sales Assistant 4. Tyre Sales Assistant 5. Audio Sales Assistant Cum Installer (Ubi) Work
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    • 36 27 Be our next Cedele Star! New outlet opening soon! SUNTEC CITY Assistant Manager (send resume to hr@bakdepot.com) Service Leader Barista/Café Associate Full Time Part Time Applicable for Singaporean only Please contact us at: *****733 *****734 *****588
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    • 204 27 Plaza Singapura Dhoby Ghaut Ginza-Calla, Japanese Hair removal salon Salon Manager $3800-$5000++ Manage the outlet and hit the target Able to liaise with HQ, staffs, and customers Senior Therapist Consultant $2500-$3500 Additional commission on treatment Higher commission on sales Experience as a consultant or a therapist will be required. Junior
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  • 449 28  -  Survey: Retirement, 'rainy day' needs top 2 saving priorities Career Choice By Kara Quek FINANCIAL insecurity among Singaporeans has nearly doubled in the last six months, according to the Investor Attitudes Report released by Friends Provident International (FPI) yesterday. In an April survey, 36 per
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 100 28 WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT (5 working days) Responsibilities: Plan organize all direct indirect materials, equipment services necessary for the effective running of local operations Responsible for any Inbound and outbound shipments Ensure effective reporting of materials Inventory status Perform loading/ unloading/ stuffing/ unstuffing of goods Operate forklift Requirements: Must possess at least
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    • 185 28 Precision Engineering Company requires Quality Control Inspector Perform inspections of purchased parts, subassemblies or finished company products according to well defined criteria using standard physical, mechanical or electrical measurements. Conduct and document process and system audits using written procedures as audit standards. Precision Engineering Technician/ Machinist Handle/ operate the CNC
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    • 37 28 Sales Executive Needed Salary Earn up to $10K per month Bilingual, Fluent in English AND Mandarin Motivated, Self Driven Minimum 'O' levels Location: Serangoon Singaporeans Only Interested, pls call 9833 6989 or send your resume to apptapexcreations@gmail.com
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    • 121 28 PRODUCTION OPERATORS required in Tuas To perform assigned Mfg. Operations according to procedures or instructions To maintain and up-keep assigned work stations and areas To perform other tasks or chores assigned by superiors To ensure that products are manufactured according to specifications and standards To ensure packing are according to
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  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 136 29 Technical Graphic Editing Software Personnel Familiar with Windows OS has IT knowledge or background Have experience on graphic editing software (update or adjust simple geometric graph with graphic software to eg. Square, Line Based on the hard copies) ITE or above (with related education background preferred) Fresh graduates welcome Interested
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    • 135 29 An expanding construction transporter company requires: EXPERIENCED TIPPER LORRY DRIVER Class 4/ 5 driving license Able write, read simple English Start work immediately Interested please call: 9822-7185 or email: hr@slhmc.com. sg Primary Industries Pte Ltd have the following vacancies: 1) Maintenance Technician 2) Boiler (s) Operate and to maintain steam
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    • 101 29 Accounts Clerk PlantSupervisor required required Pls Call Suria 9109 6965 Chandran 9450 2167 QUALITY INSPECTOR(QA) Ê Must possess non-destructive liquid Penetration certification level II (Compulsory). Ê Handle calibration equipment. Ê Knowledge to interprete drawing. Ê Min 3-4yrs experience. Ê Prefer S’porean. No S pass/ Work permit. Call Mon-Fri 8am-5pm È
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    • 73 29 1. Experienced KTV Manager 2. Experienced Bar Tender (KTV Disco) 3. Experienced Security Guard (Disco) Needed Near Farrer Park Mrt 9697-9787 Japanese Company Requires 1) Security Officer Basic $1100 2) Senior Security Officer Basic $1300 3) Security Supervisor Basic $1500 4) Senior Security Supervisor Basic $1700 5) Chief Security Officer
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  • Page 30 Advertisements
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    • 92 30 Vohringer (S) Pte Ltd is dealing with laminate wood floor, vinyl click floor and outdoor decking. We are expanding and looking for dynamic candidates to join us: Senior Technical Sales Executive/ Manager Outdoor: 2 positions Certificate, A level or Diploma To market products to contractors, interior designers and end users
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    • 76 30 Require 1) Class 3 Driver (Driving passenger bus) Rretirees are welcome. 2) Class 3/Class 5 Lorry Crane Driver Singaporeans only For both positions Prefer staying Jurong West area. Interested Pls call on Monday 9am-6pm 6883 2216 STUDIO ASST (SLIMMING) Ê Customer Service Oriented, Ê Good communication skills, Ê 6 days
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    • 95 30 CA Transportation Warehousing Pte Ltd Established Transportation and Warehouse Company requires 1. Experienced Traffic Controller Salary Negotiable 2. Assistant Traffic Controller No experience needed Salary $1400-$1600 3. Class 4 Container Drivers Salary $3000 and above Interested please walk in interview Interested please walk in interview or call *****028 3 Soon
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 110 32 Certis CISCO Sponsors 6 Officers to Catch Arsenal vs West Ham Um mi Certis CISCO rewarded 6 Auxiliary Police Officers for being star performers and for referring their friends to join the company. Along with their partners, Certis CISCO sponsored their trip to the UK to catch Arsenal vs West
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 42 1 malaYsian super league lionsXii 1 terengganu 1 TALE OF TWO HALVES lionsXii wake up to claim point after poor first half ›s2 SUNDAY MARCH 15 2015 24-page pullout tnp pHOtO: ariffin jamar new name, new logo, new home for singapore athletics ›s22
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  • sports
    • 130 2 / 3  -  DAVID LEE Defending Great Eastern-Yeo’s S.League champions Warriors FC were yesterday hammered 6-0 by Albirex Niigata, who picked up their first points of the season in spectacular fashion. The White Swans were four goals to the good by half-time. After Rion Taki opened the scoring
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    • M’SIAN SUPER LEAGUE
      • 852 2 / 3  -  Fandi rues bad start as LionsXII battle back to claim point Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg LIONSXII 1 (Faris Ramli 55) TERENGGANU1 (Vincent Bikana 9) It was a case of “what ifs” for the LionsXII last night, as Fandi Ahmad’s men fought back to salvage a
        TNP PHOTOS: ARIFFIN JAMAR  -  852 words
      • Article, Illustration
        167 2 / 3 TNP MAN OF THE MATCH IZWAN MAHBUD On a wet and slippery pitch, the goalkeeper shone with good handling and even better reflexes. Pulled off a number of topclass saves to foil Terengganu, whose players certainly had their shooting boots on last night. LIONSXII TERENGGANU 1 Offsides 3
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    • 99 4  -  DAVID LEE Singapore’s top female paddler Feng Tianwei showed nerves of steel to qualify for the Asian Cup final in Jaipur, India. The world No. 4 (right) came back from 2-3 down to beat Japan’s Ai Fukuhara 4-3 (10-12,11-6,11-4,11-13, 8-11,11-6,11-7) in
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    • EPL
      • 878 4  -  Wenger’s men have form and fortitude going for them NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg ARSENAL 3 (Olivier Giroud 45+2, Aaron Ramsey 81, Mathieu Flamini 84) WEST HAM 0 The jittery men of Manchester City must be looking over their shoulders. The Gunners are coming. Form and fortitude are
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      • 900 6 / 7  -  Rooney holds the edge over Kane in a battle of England hotshots GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg One is England’s all-time thirdhighest scorer. The other’s an up-and-coming force that cannot be ignored. Manchester United host Tottenham Hotspur tonight in another episode of the frantic Premiership battle for fourth place.
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      • 812 6 / 7 United boss insists his team have progressed and will qualify for Champions League PA Sport Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United can still climb above Manchester City and finish second in the Premier League. Van Gaal (right) won a trophy in his first
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      • 856 9 Mourinho confident of bouncing back from Champs League debacle PA Sport Jose Mourinho has vowed Chelsea will respond from their Champions League exit against Southampton tonight. The Blues, eliminated in the last 16 on away goals by Paris St Germain in midweek, return to Stamford
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    • 144 5 CRYSTAL PALACE 3 (Zaha 21, McArthur 40, Ward 42) QPR1 (Phillips 83) QUEENS PARK RANGERS’ future in the English Premier League is looking more precarious than ever after fellow London side Crystal Palace ran amok against them in the first half of their clash
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    • 644 5 Benteke and Agbonlahor at double to sink Sunderland SUNDERLAND 0 ASTON VILLA 4 (Benteke 16, 44, Agbonlahor 18, 37) Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor combined to leave Gus Poyet’s job hanging by a thread as Aston Villa tore Sunderland apart. Villa, who had scored only
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    • 766 8  -  De Gea’s girlfriend is unfair on Manchester... and fridges WACKO NEILO HUMOUR NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg David de Gea’s girlfriend believes that the city of Manchester is “uglier than the back of a fridge”. Clearly, she has never seen the back of my fridge.
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    • racing
      • SINGAPORE BEST BET (RACE 4 NO. 3)
        • 120 10 / 11  -  Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg MIGHTY MAN obviously has potential, judging from his two runs so far. The Michael Freedmantrained three-year-old (left) won well in his debut on Jan 11. Although his winning time of 1min 13.84sec for the Polytrack 1,200m was nothing
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        • 494 10 / 11 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Brian Miller Mr X 6 5 3 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 Lim’s Mirage Go Lance Swift 1 Just The Tip Swift 3 Just The Tip 1
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      • 1724 10 / 11 GOING FORECAST: GOOD C5 1.40 —1200m (SC) Stakes: RM20,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) RACE 1 1 *****5 Kim Salute 59 (34) CC Wong* c3 6 (6ag M Sukri-Kimmui’s) 2 042-44 Black Coffee 58 (32) Jose De Souza 1
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      • 634 10 / 11 RACE1 BIG BANG KING: Jumped awkwardly; slow to begin. SPARKLING STAR: Slow to begin; inconvenienced when crowded. MIDNIGHT: Bumped outwards. DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Bumped; inconvenienced; raced wide; carried wider. EL VERDUGO: Hung outwards; appeared to be reluctant to stride out and lost ground; hung outwards.
        PHOTOS: GAVIN FOO, TNP FILE  -  634 words
      • 1629 12 / 13 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,600M) 1 Just The TipHHH Has been thereabouts in recent outings. Should be in the finish. 2 Piasau GardenHH Having a rare turf run but mile may suit. 3 SwiftHHH Faded last start but
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      • 1626 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 KS-D D2 1.20 —1600m (SC) (Turf) Stakes: $38,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****-Just The Tip 58 (51) TK Barnabas* c4 7 (6nzg J O’Hara-Christopher G) 2 12--0-Piasau Garden 58 (51)
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      • HONG KONG RACES
        • 1483 14 / 15  -  COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,400M) OPTIMIZATION STAR (3) has quickened brilliantly after settling near the rear twice from gate 14 for two wins from his past three course-and-distance (C&D) starts. He’s since strode out
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        • 1510 14 / 15 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1400m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$575,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 FORTUNE TERRITORY W Y SO J MOREIRA 133 2 2 BEST JADE TRIUMPH A LEE B PREBBLE 131 12 3 OPTIMIZATION STAR D
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        • 304 14 / 15 Just five days after steering a double for trainer Leslie Khoo with Just Duit and World War, Mauritian jockey Nooresh Juglall again booted home two winners on Friday night, this time for trainer Patrick Shaw. Incidentally, the double SUPER JOE (right,
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      • 425 16 Reuters There was no fairytale third Cheltenham Gold Cup triumph or even a final Festival winner for the champion jockey in England on Friday but that did not stop nearly 70,000 racegoers hailing Tony McCoy one last time. Just as in the
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      • 464 16 RACE 1 (FLEMINGTON) lst 4 Wawail ($36-$17) 2nd 2 Sabatini ($6) 3rd 14 Vezalay ($13) 4th 13 Bayoonah Forecast $13 Place Forecast (2-4) $7, (4-14) $22, (2-14) $14 Tierce $647 Trio $65 Quartet No winner ($152 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro $133 Scratching: 8 Matilija
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      • 757 16 RACE 1 (TRENTHAM) lst 3 Savaria ($19-$8) 2nd 2 Platinum Witness ($10) 3rd 6 Charmont ($12) 4th 10 Exquisite Jewel Forecast $24 Place Forecast (2-3) $11, (3-6) $18, (2-6) $16 Tierce $451 Trio $62 Quartet No winner ($168 jackpot carried forward to next race)
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    • 181 17 AFP Tiger Woods, who has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational eight times, announced on Friday that he won’t take part in next week’s US PGA Tour event. The 14-time Major champion, chasing Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 Major titles, has plummeted to 79th in the
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    • 678 17  -  Fandi’s sons Irfan and Ikhsan turn mentor to young kids at CIMB Junior Soccer Fiesta FOOTBALL Report by HAIQAL SARI haiqals@sph.com.sg They stood on ITE College Central’s synthetic turf, watching on as ball after ball rolled past them. On one occasion, Irfan Fandi took control of
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    • 156 18 AFP Serena Williams won her first match at Indian Wells since 2001 yesterday morning (Singapore time), beating Monica Niculescu in straight sets to end her 14-year self-imposed exile from the California desert event. World No. 1 Williams earned the 7-5, 7-5 victory
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    • 638 18 LA LIGA Wire Services VALENCIA 2 (Dani Parejo 61-pen, Paco Alcacer 72) DEPORTIVO 0 Valencia climbed above champions Atletico Madrid into provisional third place in La Liga when a Dani Parejo penalty and a Paco Alcacer strike earned a 2-0 win at home to Deportivo
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    • 143 19 AFP OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 113 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 99 Another NBA game, another tripledouble for Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook. He posted his eighth triple-double of the season with 29 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds yesterday morning (Singapore time) to lead the Thunder
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    • CRICKET
      • 541 19 AFP India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was delighted to see his team cope with the pressure of chasing down Zimbabwe’s 287 yesterday, insisting the extensive workout will help them in the World Cup knockout rounds. Zimbabwe stretched the defending champions after skipper Brendan Taylor smashed a
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      • 292 19 Reuters Australia captain Michael Clarke is pleased with whatever batting opportunity he and his teammates had against Scotland yesterday in Hobart and said every member of the squad was “switched on” for the knockout stage of the World Cup. Middle-order batsman Clarke and James Faulkner have only
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    • SWIMMING
      • 147 20  -  HAIQAL SARI In just two days, young swimmer Zachary Ian Tan has broken a total of seven meet records in his age group at the Singapura Finance 46th Singapore Swimming National Age Group Championships (SNAG) at the OCBC Aquatic Centre yesterday. In doing that, the 12-year-old,
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      • 767 20  -  ‘Swim With Us’ campaign and three big meets to provide major boost to a sport Singapore excels in Report by GABRIEL TAN npsports@sph.com.sg l The writer is a freelancer. With the 28th South-east Asia (SEA) Games, the Fina World Junior Swimming Championship and the
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    • 141 21  -  HAIQAL SARI When Singapore’s Kirstie Gannaway beat Malaysian Adek Omar on her ONE Championship debut last November, it was as impressive as debut fights go. At Asia’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation’s first show of 2015 at the Age of Champions event
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    • 571 21  -  National coach Gul is banking on the strength of the men’s doubles for SEA Games in June SQUASH Report by REDZWAN KAMARUDIN npsports@sph.com.sg l The writer is a freelancer. Capitalise on the men’s doubles and work hard on the singles. That appears to be the game
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    • 322 21 Reuters Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacqiuao have agreed to take part in a US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) Olympic-style testing programme ahead of their May 2 mega-bout in Las Vegas. Drug testing had long been a major stumbling block in bringing together the biggest drawcards
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    • ATHLETICS
      • 154 22 / 23  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ Tickets for the South-east Asia (SEA) Games opening ceremony on June 5 are almost all snapped up. On the sidelines of the unveiling ceremony of Singapore Athletics’ new identity and logo yesterday, Singapore SEA Games Organising Committee (Singsoc) exco chairman Lim
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      • 559 22 / 23  -  Track and field gets new home, fresh identity Reports by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg New name, new logo, new home. Singapore Athletics president Tang Weng Fei is hopeful that the national track and field body’s new identity and Home of Athletics (HOA) at the Kallang Practice
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      • 351 22 / 23 She wasn’t even supposed to compete in the event. But a late opening at the Sydney Track Classic meet yesterday allowed national hurdler Dipna Lim-Prasad to break her own national record in the wom- en’s 400m hurdles. Despite the lack of preparation, the 23-year-old
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      • 304 22 / 23 Tragedy struck the local silat community yesterday, after national silat exponent Muhammad Nurshahrin Shahruddin died at his home at Pasir Ris. According to the Singapore Silat Federation (Persisi), the 22-year-old died in his sleep. Shahrin (right), as he was popularly known, was serving
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    • 99 22 / 23 Singapore’s Lam Chih Bing shot the lowest round of the day, a fourunder 67, to finish joint-fourth in the RM200,000 ($80,000) PGM Terengganu Championship yesterday. Lam finished on seven-under 277, four shots behind winner Panuwat Muenlek, of Thailand, who secured his maiden Asian Development Tour
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    • ON TV
      • 197 22 / 23 LALIGA Today: ALMERIA v VILLARREAL Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 6.55pm Tomorrow: REAL MADRID v LEVANTE Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 3.55am ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Today: CHELSEA v SOUTHAMPTON Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium),
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      • 27 22 / 23 NBA Today: WASHINGTON WIZARDS v SACREMENTO KINGS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 7am MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES v MILWAUKEE BUCKS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 8am
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      • 15 22 / 23 ICC WORLD CUP Today: IRELAND V PAKISTAN StarHub TV Ch 236 (STAR Cricket), 11.15am
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      • 32 22 / 23 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX Today: RACE PREVIEW Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 11.55am MAIN RACE Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 12.30pm
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    • FORMULA 1
      • 130 24 l 1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:26.327 l 2. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1:26.921 l 3. Felipe Massa (Williams) 1:27.718 l 4. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:27.757 l 5. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:27.790 l 6. Valtteri Bottas (Williams) 1:28.087 l 7. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) 1:28.329 l 8. Carlos Sainz Jr
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      • 767 24 Mercedes secure 1-2 in qualifying but Ferrari are showing encouraging signs Wire Services Early season dominance was expected for Mercedes after their seamless winter testing but Formula 1 fans had hoped at least to see the chasing pack close the gap on the champions. Those hopes were
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