The New Paper, 27 March 2015

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  • 24 1 the new paper FRIDAY MARCH 27 2015 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 137/12/2014 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838
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    • 79 1 ZAYN MALIK LEAVES ONE DIRECTION S’pore fan: I cried on and off all night long ›12 0 FAREWELL, MR LEE KUAN YEW grieve, give As we we also Acts of kindn ss abound as people and companies give food, Black Ribbon car decals, flowers... ›2 MPS PAY TRIBUTE Dr Ng
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  • news
    • LEE KUAN YEW 1923 – 2015
      • 951 2 / 3  -  From free burgers to car decals, this sombre period has brought out the best in S’poreans THE NEW PAPER TEAM: Choo Chwee Hua, Gavin Foo, Foo Jie Ying, Maureen Koh, David Lee, Lim Say Heng, Latashni Gobi Nathan, Muhammad Sazali Abdul Aziz, David Sun, Judith Tan, Phyllicia
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      • 402 2 / 3 Despite the sweltering heat from an unforgiving sun, the queues at the Padang yesterday moved smoothly, with few hiccups a woman fainted and was carried away by emergency services. Singaporeans from all walks of life made up the line, wanting to pay their respects to the
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      • 1154 4 / 5 In a special Parliamentary sitting yesterday, 11 Members of Parliament paid tribute to founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday. They also shared personal anecdotes on how Mr Lee made an impact on their lives. Here are some of their stories
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      • 1418 6 / 7 The Parliament buildings, both old and new, was a silent witness to founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s rapier wit and laser-sharp analyses made in the long years he served. Here are some significant moments 1961 A motion, and moment, of confidence Following by-elections in Hong
        TNP ILLUSTRATION: CELESTINO GULAPA; PHOTOS: ST FILE  -  1,418 words
      • 735 8 / 9 Growing up 1923 1942 Starting today, the TNP infographics team captures highlights of the Lee Kuan Yew st ry l Born on Sept 16, 1923, at 92, Kampong Java Road l Named Harry Lee Kuan Yew Kuan Yew is an auspicious name meaning “light and brightness” in Chinese. He was
        TNP INFOGRAPHICS TEAM: KELVIN CHAN & SIMON ANG, TEXT: JUDITH TAN; SOURCE: THE SINGAPORE STORY: MEMOIRS OF LEE KUAN YEW  -  735 words
      • LKY & I
        • 516 10 Former track star and top rugby coach Bava surprised, inspired by 1965 letter from the late Mr Lee Four months after this tiny island became an independent nation, Mr Natahar Bava, just out of his teens, represented Singapore at the 4th South-east
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        • 255 10 While Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s efforts to turn Singapore from a backwater into a first-world nation are widely known, veteran sports administrators also credit him for recognising the importance of sports. Former Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) secretary general S. S. Dhillon said:
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    • 96 11 All Singapore Pools branches, authorised retail outlets and Livewire venues will be closed on Sunday as a mark of respect for Singapore’s first prime minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Mr Lee died on Monday at the age of 91. His funeral service will be held
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    • 152 11 Singaporean motorists and pedestrians can now apply for the Malaysia Automated Clearance System (Macs) pass at a new counter on the third floor of Orchard Parade Hotel. The pass, with a radio frequency identification chip, allows Singaporeans to enjoy fast-track entry through
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    • 141 11 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is now recognised as the world’s fastest rising young university by Times Higher Education. The university’s rapid rise is also fuelled by its high quality research, which is ranked 8th in Asia Pacific by Nature Index. To determine the World’s
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    • 280 11 A new type of government bond will debut here as part of a move to make low-cost investment options more widely available to retail investors. The Singapore Savings Bonds (SSBs) will be launched by the Government, Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport
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    • 255 11  -  Chin Yong Chang When he heard his colleague scream, Mr Andy Lim turned around and saw pieces of glass raining down from the fourth storey and hitting Mr Chris Ang. The glass pieces came from a panel on a fourth-storey railing at
      PHOTOS: BENJAMIN SEETOR, COURTESY OF ANDY LIM  -  255 words
    • 236 11 The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has started training its first military volunteers to get them fit for duty by September. Sixty-eight people were enlisted on Tuesday, the first among 150 to be recruited into the SAF Volunteer Corps (SAFVC) this year. They comprise women, first-generation permanent
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    • 317 12 / 13 CNN had these tips for parents with kids dealing with post-Zayn Malik grief: 1 Be there, armed with boxes of tissues Don’t dismiss their anguish, or try to console and give advice. Ms Dannielle Miller, an author and educator who works with teenage girls, said: “The
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    • 809 12 / 13  -  Fans distraught after One Direction member Zayn Malik announces shocking departure Reports by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg The hashtag #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik held the top spot both globally and locally on Twitter yesterday, thanks to the collective heartbreak and hysteria of millions of Zayn Malik fans. Early yesterday
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    • 257 12 / 13 Other popular pop quintets who became quartets WESTLIFE: (From left) Kian Egan, Bryan McFadden, Shane Filan, Nicky Bryne and Mark Feehily. WESTLIFE Who are they? Irish boy band comprising Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden. Year formed: 1998 Member who
      PHOTOS: EMI MUSIC, EMI, UNIVERSAL MUSIC  -  257 words
    • 313 12 / 13  -  Report by CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg A man died after being pinned underneath gunny sacks of sugar in a warehouse at Senoko yesterday. The industrial accident happened at about 5pm inside a 3,716 sq m warehouse at Senoko South Road belonging to ER
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    • 399 14 / 15 Annual phenomenon which briefly exposes pathway between two islands in South Korean peninsula attracts locals and tourists It looks like the sea is parting into two sections. A pathway emerges out of the depths of the water, connecting two islands in the southernmost tip of
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    • 753 16  -  Forklift driver guilty of causing evidence of a crime to disappear Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg He agreed to help his friend move a suitcase, assuming that it contained personal belongings, supposedly to the latter’s new home. But forklift driver Gursharan Singh, 27,
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    • 144 18 Facebook is turning its Messenger application into a platform for e-commerce, videos and more in a bid to shake up online communication. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Messenger Platform, describing it as a way for software developers to boost appeal to the more than 600
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    • 287 18 He pulls pin from live grenade and drops it by his feet, but is saved He is a military recruit getting the hang of explosives. Mr Xiao Zhang, training with Guangzhou’s Militarized Police Unit in China’s Guangdong province, was being taught how to use a
      PHOTOS: CCTV  -  287 words
    • 288 18 A secret private airport illegally built by a wealthy businessman in China was exposed after he crashed his helicopter, killing a passenger, state-run media said yesterday. Private aircraft ownership by China’s wealthy elite has grown in recent years, but the military controls airspace and is reluctant
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    • 573 19  -  More people with disabilities registering for driving courses Reports by KEVIN GOH kevingoh@sph.com.sg Polio survivor Dexter Goh lost the use of his legs to the disease and has a weakened right hand because of it. But that has not stopped the 57-year-old
      TNP PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR; TNP INFOGRAPHICS: LEE HUP KHENG  -  573 words
    • 100 19 Wheelchair-friendly vehicles modified by Aim Heng Car Service, a company which also modifies ambulances, are also on display at the exhibition, which began yesterday. Modified vehicles designed to transport up to four wheelchairs are commissioned by organisations such as St Luke’s ElderCare and Caring Fleet. HWA owns about
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    • 118 20 China faces a million deaths a year from antibiotic-resistant superbugs and a loss of US$20 trillion (S$27 trillion) by 2050, an economist and former top Goldman Sachs executive said. Beijing should “take ownership” of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) when it hosts the G20 summit next year,
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    • 357 20 AFP The young co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps after locking his captain out of the cockpit, French officials said yesterday. He is not believed to be part of a terrorist plot, though. The 28-year-old co-pilot “deliberately”
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    • 168 21 The man who caused the death of ex-hotelier Sonnie Lien in a 2013 road accident was given the maximum $1,000 fine yesterday for driving without due care and attention. Michael Teo Wee Hian, the general manager of a multinational corporation, was also banned
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    • 498 21  -  He is jailed 9 months after pleading guilty to 2 charges of molest Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg As a taxi driver, he was supposed to send his passengers to their destination safely. Instead, Ang Wei Leong, 37, molested four unsuspecting women between October 2013 and
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    • 305 21 A man who stood up for his boss was slashed in broad daylight at the carpark of Serangoon Plaza in Little India. Mr Pannirchelvam Ramachan- dra, 47, was walking with his elderly boss, Mr N.K. Lal, when Nagasaravanan Uttamasegeran Pillai (left), 39, attacked them
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    • 68 1 there will be no Singapore and overSeaS-SimulcaSt horSe raceS till Sunday aS a mark of reSpect for the late mr lee kuan yew PHOTO: AFP international friendly thailand 2 Singapore 0 ‘GOOD MOVE’ FRIDAY MARCH 27 2015 Stange defends Stange defends decision to partner Safuwan with hariss in midfield ›S2
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  • sports
    • INT’L FRIENDLY
      • 708 2 / 3  -  Lions c ach Stange defend decision to field Safuwan in midfield and has no complaints over loss Reports by GABRIEL TAN npsports@sph.com.sg THAILAND 2 (Suttinun Phuk-hom 88, Pokkhao Anan 90+2) SINGAPORE 0 It was arranged to commemorate 50 years of relations between the two nations, and last
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      • 123 2 / 3 More than 200 members of the Singapore football family will be paying their respects to the late founding Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew at the Toa Payoh Central Community Club one of the designated tribute centres at 10am today. Football Association
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      • 402 2 / 3 The LionsXII have had a mixed start to the 2015 Malaysia Super League campaign, although centre back Afiq Yunos has turned in some encouraging displays. With Safuwan Baharudin on loan at A-League outfit Melbourne City, Madhu Mohana and Afiq have done well enough
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    • EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS
      • 168 4 / 5 PA Sport England boss Roy Hodgson had no fresh injury concerns as his squad took part in a training session at Tottenham’s training ground yesterday morning. Spurs left back Danny Rose became the latest withdrawal from the squad when he pulled out due to
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      • 749 4 / 5  -  With injuries to key midfielders, the Everton man deserves a chance to prove his worth GARY LIM garylim@sph.com. sg The expected international debut of England’s latest hotshot Harry Kane dominates the headlines. The 21-year-old is Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier’s pick for the Premiership
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      • 511 4 / 5 PA Sport 1KANE OR WELBECK? Eagle-eyed photographers spotted a scrap of paper in Roy Hodgson’s hand during training on Tuesday which suggested the England manager would start with Harry Kane up front alongside Wayne Rooney against Lithuania. Kane has scored nearly five times more
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      • 168 4 / 5 AFP Germany midfielder Sami Khedira said on Wednesday that he will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires at the end of the season. “There is nothing more to say than what I told the sports magazine (Kicker), when there’s anything more, I’ll say it,” the
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      • 148 6 PA Sport England goalkeeper Fraser Forster has been ruled out for the rest of the season following surgery on a knee injury, Southampton announced on Wednesday. The 27-year-old was taken off on a stretcher during last Saturday’s Premier League game against Burnley at St
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      • 719 6 Hart says he’s a muchimproved player this season as he approaches 50 caps for England PA Sport Joe Hart is set to enter an illustrious club of English halfcenturions. If the 27-year-old plays against Lithuania tomorrow morning (Singapore time) and Italy over the next week, he
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      • 179 7 PA Sport Arsenal forward Theo Walcott has denied reports of a disagreement with manager Arsene Wenger and that an impasse has been reached over a new contract. The 26-year-old England international is out of contract at the end of the 2015-16 season and speculation has
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      • 708 7 In-form Juventus striker set to lead the line for Spain against Ukraine Wire Services Without the injured Diego Costa and with Paco Alcacer less than 100 per cent fit, Juventus striker Alvaro Morata is set to make his first competitive start for Spain against Ukraine in
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    • FRIENDLIES
      • 163 8 PA Sport German playmaker Mesut Oezil will ignore the critics as the Arsenal midfielder remains convinced he has the ability to win the Ballon d’Or one day. The Gunners’ club-record £42.5-million ($86.5m) signing has produced some consistent displays since returning from an injury lay-off earlier this
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      • Article, Illustration
        573 8 Draw with Germany shows how far Australia have come, says forward Troisi Wire Services GERMANY 2 (Marco Reus 17, Lukas Podolski 81) AUSTRALIA 2 (James Troisi 40, Mile Jedinak 50) Australia’s forward James Troisi said their 2-2 draw with World Cup holders Germany yesterday morning (Singapore time) showed just
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    • 161 9 Reuters DENMARK 3 USA 2 Nicklas Bendtner’s club career may consist of more lows than highs, but in the red shirt of Denmark, he can seemingly do no wrong. Despite suffering a lack of playing time with Wolfsburg and his previous team Arsenal, the 27-year-old
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    • 383 9 GROUP H BULGARIA v ITALY (Sunday, 3.45am) Wire Services Fears that Argentina captain Lionel Messi had sustained a foot injury during Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid in last Sunday’s El Clasico were allayed by his club on Monday. Barcelona said Messi was fit
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    • 407 9 AFP A debate over the eligibility of players born to Italians living outside the country has been reignited, after criticism of coach Antonio Conte’s decision to draft South American-born players into the national side. Palermo’s Argentine-born midfielder Franco Vazquez and Brazilian-born Sampdoria striker Eder
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    • 447 10 Woods’ chances of taking part in US Masters have improved from unlikely to possible GOLF Reuters As speculation mounts over whether an out-of-sorts Tiger Woods will be able to compete at next month’s US Masters, his good friend Notah Begay III rates his chances of taking part
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    • 148 10 AFP SAN ANTONIO SPURS 130 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 91 NBA champions San Antonio brought Oklahoma City’s four-game NBA winning streak to an emphatic end yesterday morning (Singapore time) with a 130-91 rout of the Thunder. Tony Parker scored 21 points, handed out six assists and
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    • Article, Illustration
      205 10  -  HAIQAL SARI The OUE Singapore Open will be held at the Indoor Stadium from April 7 to 12, and local badminton enthusiasts will be happy to know that excitement will continue after that. Following last year’s success, the Red Bull Smash Zone competition will return for the
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    • racing
      • 136 11 Jockey David Flores (right) has been disqualified for one year over his handling of KISS ME in Race 1 on Feb 22. At an inquiry on Wednesday, the 47-year-old Mexican-born, US-based rider was found guilty of failing to take all reasonable and permissible measures to obtain
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      • 432 11 GROUP 1 DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN Though the weight loss and travel fatigue experienced by EL PADRINO after his seven-hour flight was not the kind of news trainer Alwin Tan wanted to hear, he flew to Dubai on Wednesday night with much more reassuring reports
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      • 241 11 TRIAL 1 (TEST) 1 Clip The Ticket 2 Jubilation (M Kellady) 3 Lim’s Elusive (KB Soo) 4 Lucky Coin (E Aslam) Margins and time: 3, nk, hd (1min 01.58sec) TRIAL 2 (TEST) 1 Allez (M Rodd) 2 Battle King (I Saifudin) 3 Dash Of Class
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    • FORMULA ONE
      • 480 12 Hamilton dismisses Horner’s call for mercedes to be reined in AFP. Lewis Hamilton scoffed at Red Bull yesterday, describing the rivals as “funny” after the onetime dominant outfit called for measures to rein in runaway Mercedes. The world champion (right) shot down comments from Red
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      • 371 12 AFP Fernando Alonso blamed a mysterious steering lock-up for his crash in testing, but insisted yesterday he had “zero worries” about his return to the track for this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. The two-time Formula 1 world champion revealed details about the Feb 22
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    • TENNIS
      • 177 13 Reuters Two-time Miami Open winner Victoria Azarenka defeated Spain’s Silvia SolerEspinosa 6-1, 6-3 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to set up a secondround meeting with Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic. Former world No. 1 Azarenka made her name with victory in Miami in 2009 and followed that up
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      • 381 13 AFP World No. 1 Serena Williams is prepared to fight through pain to get onto the court today and begin defending her title at the ATP and WTA Miami Open. The 19-time Grand Slam singles champion, forced out before her Indian Wells semi-final last
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      • 396 13 Reuters Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki says she felt like someone close to her had died after the split from golfer Rory McIlroy last year. The Dane was quoted by Britain’s Independent newspaper as saying her world was turned upside down
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    • 168 14 / 15  -  NICOLE CHIA Javier Tan (right) and Muhammad Jaris Goh (far right) delivered a silver medal in the boys’ doubles event for Singapore at the 18th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships in Macau yesterday. The duo, both 19, knocked down 2,763 pinfalls to finish behind
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    • CRICKET
      • 542 14 / 15 Aussies set up trans-Tasman World Cup final and skipper Clarke says they have yet to peak AFP Skipper Michael Clarke thinks Australia have not yet peaked at the World Cup, sending a warning to neighbours New Zealand ahead of the Cricket World Cup final. The
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      • 420 14 / 15 Reuters India’s reign as cricket’s world champions is over. Four years after they won the World Cup at home, they bowed out in the semi-finals, beaten by Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. India came into the World Cup with low expectations after
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    • ON TV
      • 64 14 / 15 A-LEAGUE Today: MELBOURNE VICTORY v CENTRAL COAST MARINERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 4.40pm Tomorrow: MELBOURNE CITY v BRISBANE ROAR StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 4.25pm PERTH GLORY v WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 6.25pm *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the
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      • 28 14 / 15 NBA Today: INDIANA PACERS v MILWAUKEE BUCKS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 8am Tomorrow: ATLANTA HAWKS v MIAMI HEAT StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 7.30am
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      • 13 14 / 15 MIAMI OPEN Today: DAY 2 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 11pm
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      • 52 14 / 15 TROPHEE HASSAN II Today: DAY 2, SESSION 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 7pm DAY 2, SESSION 2 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 10.30pm VALERO TEXAS OPEN Tomorrow: DAY 2 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 3am KIA CLASSIC Today: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX
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      • 14 14 / 15 YONEX SUNRISE INDIA OPEN Today: QUARTER-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 4.30pm
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      • 80 14 / 15 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX Today: PRACTICE SESSION 1 Singtel TV Ch 116 StarHub TV Ch 210 (FOX Sports 3), 9.55am PRACTICE SESSION 2 Singtel TV Ch 116 StarHub TV Ch 210 (FOX Sports 3), 1.55pm Tomorrow: PRACTICE SESSION 3 Singtel TV Ch 116 StarHub TV Ch 210 (FOX
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    • 556 16  -  With powerhouses China in the group, Singapore coach targets second spot FOOTBALL report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg It is fairly uncommon for an opening group match to be labelled an all-or-nothing decider, but tonight’s AFC Under-23 Championship qualifier between the Laos Under-22s and Singapore Under-22s is
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 123 10 Live Telecast of Malaysia Race Qualifying available at Livewire (Singapore Pools), Livevuire (RWS) Livewire (MBS). Insights by Former F1 Driver Alex Yoong available at Singapore Pools website. Fri, 27/03/15 A League Melbourne Viet Central Coast 4.40pm Sat, 28/03/15 LW For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg I w IWtewRei
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