The New Paper, 28 March 2015

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  • news
    • LEE KUAN YEW 1923 – 2015
      • 902 2 / 3 Cancer patient determined to say goodbye to her ‘hero’ Under the blazing afternoon sun, cancer patient Susan Mak felt faint as she made her way to Parliament House from her office at Bukit Merah yesterday. The 75-year-old wanted to pay her last
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      • 397 2 / 3 The queue for the public to pay their last respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew in Parliament House was suspended temporarily yesterday. In a statement issued just after 11pm yesterday, the State Funeral Organising Committee said this was done for safety reasons because
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      • 714 4 / 5 Elderly S’poreans at community tribute centre in Tampines pay respects, reminisce For years, he has been buying and collecting old photographs of Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Yesterday afternoon, Mr Kho Seow Chew, 78, took part of his entire collection, worth $40,000, to the community tribute
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      • 384 4 / 5 While most adults spent a few moments penning their condolences, this 10-year-old spent almost 10 minutes pouring her heart out. Melody Tia, a Primary 4 pupil at Frontier Primary School, filled an entire page of the condolence book at the Jurong tribute site with
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      • 339 4 / 5 More than 70 elderly folk were expecting to queue at the Padang, but were instead taken to Tanjong Pagar Community Club to pay their respects. Madam Lim Peck Geok, 74, showed up Buona Vista Residents Committee Centre (RC) at 1pm yesterday, expecting to
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      • 846 6 / 7 1949-1965 In today’s illustrated series of Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s life, we look at his time as a young politician and as an older and much respected statesman I always respected him as a leader. He had very good knowledge of current affairs, not only locally but
        TNP INFOGRAPHICS TEAM: KELVIN CHAN & SIMON ANG, TEXT: JUDITH TAN SOURCES: LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, NUS, PETIR, THE STRAITS TIMES  -  846 words
      • Article, Illustration
        716 8 / 9  -  For decade Mr Lee Kuan Yew was an import nt player i Asia’s economic emergence, who forged an enduring partnership with the US and contributed to the reformation and opening of China’s economy. The authority of his views comes from the success of Singapore’s socio-economic transformation and from
        TNP ILLUSTRATION: KELVIN CHAN SOURCES: THE STRAITS TIMES, TIMES, GIANTS OF ASIA: CONVERSATIONS WITH LEE KUAN YEW BY TOM PLATE, BBC; PHOTO: ST FILE; PHOTOS: ST FILE, LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE, COURTESY OF MR LEE KUAN YEW; PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE  -  716 words
      • LKY & I
        • 602 10 / 11 Two photographs, both etched in history, capture different sides to Mr Lee. We speak to the men who shot those pictures It was a sight that contradicted then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s image as a strong and determined leader. His eyes brimmed with tears,
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        • 404 10 / 11 When Mr Tara Sosrowardoyo got the call to do a portrait photo shoot with then Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, he could not believe his ears. The professional photographer remembers trepidation kicking in after taking the call from his friend, Ms Lee Chor Lin,
          PHOTOS: COURTESY OF SHAISTA SOSROWARDOYO, MCI  -  404 words
        • 560 10 / 11 American author shared a camaraderie with Mr Lee, his ‘foreign policy tutor’ He was a delightfully blunt man who was original in thought and always had a patriot’s sentimentality for his Singapore. This was how American author Tom Plate saw the late
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      • 683 28 ST The State Funeral service will be preceded by a procession from Parliament House to the University Cultural Centre (UCC) at the National University of Singapore. The procession will start at 12.30pm and will cover a distance of 15.4km and pass significant landmarks. These
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      • 264 28 ST The move to allow people to display the national flag outside their homes did not get the green light. Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, has turned down the suggestion from a group of young grassroots volunteers from East
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    • 143 12 AFP Joshua Wong, the teenage face of Hong Kong’s mass pro-democracy movement, has been named one of the world’s 10 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine. “His non-violent protest message and energetic idealism galvanised crowds that, over months, numbered in the hundreds of
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    • 309 12 A man who used a heated metal fork to wound his three children on their hand or forearm was yesterday jailed for child abuse. The 42-year-old, who cannot be named because of a gag order, did this to “punish” them for having played with
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    • 244 12 AFP Thailand’s leader is considering lifting martial law, but only after passing a new order to replace it, he said yesterday. Speaking to reporters during a trip to the beachside resort of Hua Hin, prime minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha (right) said he had
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    • 124 12 Gardens by the Bay has dedicated a tree to Mr Lee Kuan Yew. As a tribute to Singapore’s first prime minister, 91, who died on Monday, some 100 staff members of the Gardens by the Bay held the tree planting ceremony yesterday morning. The
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    • 71 12 Police are looking for this man to assist with investigations into a case of loan shark harassment. He is slim and was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and light brown shorts. The incident at Block 449, Bukit Panjang Ring Road was reported on Feb
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    • 416 13  -  He was given 3-day MC after fight with 3 colleagues at work Report by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg A 22-year-old man was found dead at home on Wednesday, two days after he was allegedly involved in a brawl with his colleagues. Mr Muhammad Fazli Osni was
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    • FASH BASH
      • 594 14 / 15  -  My favourite A-list targets were back on the red carpet and changing up their styles to mixed results, says JEANMARIE TAN JEANMARIE TAN AMANDA SEYFRIED Premiere of While We’re Young in New York City Dress: Valentino Shoes: Givenchy Seyfried is really selling the heck out of this
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    • 782 16  -  Director Ekachai Uekrongtham (right) is back with a Hollywood-Thai production starring Dolph Lundgren and Tony Jaa Report by ANDREA SEET andreas@sph.com.sg Ekachai Uekrongtham has Dolph Lundgren’s daughter to thank for his biggest film project to date. After a six-year hiatus, the Thai director, whose last movie was the
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    • 65 17 60,000The number of leaflets the US military dropped on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) de facto capital in Raqa, Syria. An F-15E fighter jet last week unloaded a canister containing the graphic leaflets warning of the consequences of joining ISIS, the latest in an
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    • 350 17 Thai fans of The Fast And The Furious reacted with anger yesterday after a court banned the latest instalment of the blockbuster franchise following a contract dispute with a local actor. Fast And Furious 7 had been due to open in cinemas
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    • 182 18 Airlines adopt two-in-cockpit policy Airlines rushed to change their rules, to make a second crew member required in the cockpit at all times. The move comes after a Germanwings plane was deliberately crashed by the copilot, Reuters reported. The US already requires two crew members to be in the cabin
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    • 662 18 Man who allegedly crashed plane suffered from depression The Germanwings co-pilot, who “deliberately” crashed a plane into the French Alps, exhibited the behaviour of a mass “spreekiller”, according to a leading psychologist. Professor Craig Jackson from Birmingham City University, in the UK, pointed to
      PHOTOS: AFP, REUTERS  -  662 words
    • 610 20  -  Local DJ and singer Daphne Khoo keeps ovary despite being advised to remove it Reports by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg Women all over the world applauded Hollywood star Angelina Jolie earlier this week for taking charge of her health and revealing in a New
      PHOTOS: COURTESY OF DAPHNE KHOO, REUTERS  -  610 words
    • 388 20 Doctors The New Paper spoke to were divided on Angelina Jolie’s preventive surgery of removing her ovaries and fallopian tubes. The Cancer Centre’s medical director and consultant medical oncologist Dr Wong Seng Weng supported her decision. “She knew she was at high risk (for
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    • 138 21 A Japanese civil servant who made up deaths and even claimed he was going to the same person’s funeral twice has been sacked. Mr Shigenori Natori was fired from his job managing public parks in Sendai, in north-eastern Japan, after taking 16 days of compassionate
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    • 312 21 Village in Indian state bans couples smooching A village in Goa, the Indian state famous for its beaches, has imposed a ban on couples kissing in public, claiming the sight of such “obscene” behaviour is unwanted by local residents. The village parliament of
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    • 84 1 there will be no Singapore and overSeaS-SimulcaSt horSe raceS till tomorrow aS a mark of reSpect for the late mr lee kuan Yew PHOTO: AFP FREE TO THRILL willian and oscar shine as unshackled brazil razzle and dazzle again, says neil humphreys ›S2 SATURDAY MARCH 28 2015 16-page pullout NO
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  • sports
    • INT’L FRIENDLY
      • 752 2 / 3  -  Granted freedom to roam by Dunga, Oscar and Willian don’t need to sing the Blues NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg FRANCE1 (Raphael Varane 21) BRAZIL 3 (Oscar 40, Neymar 57, Luiz Gustavo 69) Clark Kent turned into Superman against France. Twice. Oscar and Willian unpacked their capes,
        PHOTOS: AFP, REUTERS  -  752 words
      • 21 2 / 3 43 The tally of international goals for Brazil striker Neymar after his 57th-minute effort against France yesterday morning.
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      • 557 2 / 3 Wire Services The revival continues. Brazil beat France 3-1 in an international friendly in Paris yesterday morning (Singapore time) to make it seven consecutive friendly wins since Dunga was appointed as coach for a second time last year. The Selecao recovered from falling behind
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      • 363 6 / 7 Okazaki and Honda deliver first victory for new coach Halilhodzic AFP JAPAN 2 (Shinji Okazaki 78, Keisuke Honda 83) TUNISIA 0 Shinji Okazaki and Keisuke Honda came off the bench to score quickfire goals as Japan beat Tunisia 2-0 yesterday to give new coach Vahid
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    • 191 6 / 7 PA Sport Stoke manager Mark Hughes has agreed a new contract with the Potters until 2018, the club have confirmed. Hughes entered talks with the club over a new deal in January, with his existing contract due to run out in 2016. The Welshman
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    • 296 6 / 7 Reuters World Cup quarter-finalists Colombia cruised to a 6-0 rout of Bahrain, while Chile lost 2-0 to Iran in contrasting Copa America warm-ups for the two South American teams yesterday morning (Singapore time). Colombia captain Radamel Falcao laid on an opening 14th-minute goal for strike
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    • EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS
      • 872 4 / 5 Conte rebuilding the Azzurri around a nucleus of Juve stars Wire Services World Cup flops Italy look to continue their strong start to Euro 2016 qualifying, when they face Bulgaria away in a Group H clash tomorrow morning (Singapore time) that could revive memories of coach
        Wire Services; PHOTOS: ACTION IMAGES, REUTERS, AFP  -  872 words
      • 522 4 / 5 Man United midfielder ready to step up in absence of van Persie and Robben Wire Services Manchester United midfielder Daley Blind insists he is happy to take on more responsibility ahead of tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) crucial Euro 2016 qualifier, with Holland missing some big
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      • 368 4 / 5 Reuters Portugal have one of the world’s top players in Cristiano Ronaldo but Serbia are good enough to contain him in their Euro 2016 qualifier in Lisbon on Monday morning (Singapore time), the Balkan nation’s captain Branislav Ivanovic said. Portugal are second in
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    • EPL
      • 167 6 / 7 PA Sport Daniel Sturridge could be out of action for a month after Roy Hodgson revealed that the Liverpool striker had suffered a “slight muscle tear”. Sturridge, who pulled out of the England squad ahead of this morning’s (Singapore time) Euro 2016 qualifier
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      • 122 6 / 7 PA Sport Premier League clubs have pledged to share at least £1 billion ($2b) of TV money outside of the top flight from next year. The sum 20 per cent of their income from the astonishing £5.1b domestics rights package announced last month
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      • 570 6 / 7 Veteran says Blues boss is reason behind him signing a one-year contract extension PA Sport John Terry has heaped praise on Jose Mourinho for reviving his Chelsea career as the captain eyes more trophies and more time at Stamford Bridge. On Thursday, Terry signed a one-year
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    • HOCKEY
      • 659 8  -  National hockey team’s two camps come together to face Australia Country on Monday Report and photo by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg The Republic’s hockey men have spent the last 16 days in two camps, separated by an entire continent. But yesterday, as he welcomed the
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    • racing
      • GROUP 1 DUBAI WORLD CUP
        • 609 9 Top-draw sprinter EMPEROR MAX took another step closer to his comeback race when he came out for an easy barrier trial on Thursday morning. The rags-to-riches horse, who came to Singapore with no flash record when prepared by Peter Moody in Melbourne, has not
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        • 465 9 Wire Services CALIFORNIA CHROME’S trainers say the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes champion has been working well since his 25-hour flight to the Middle East, where he will compete in the world’s richest race the Dubai World Cup tomorrow morning (Singapore time).
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    • 116 10 / 11 AFP Charley Hoffman fired five birdies in a five-under 67 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to lead by one shot after the windswept first round of the US PGA Tour Texas Open. He hit eight of 14 fairways in regulation and needed just
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    • Article, Illustration
      359 10 / 11  -  Next month’s Cycle Asia Singapore called off due to lack of title sponsor Report by HAIQAL SARI haiqals@sph.com.sg Two months after its launch, the seventh instalment of premier cycling event Cycle Asia Singapore has been called off. Scheduled for April 10-12, the mass-participa-tion event will be held in April
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    • SWIMMING
      • 366 10 / 11  -  Singaporean part of Texas quartet that set fastest time in 400-yard medley relay Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Asian Games gold medallist Joseph Schooling has made history on the first day of the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Swimming Diving Championships in Iowa yesterday morning
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      • 449 10 / 11 AFP Disgraced South Korean swim star Park Tae Hwan made an emotional public apology over his failed doping test yesterday, fighting back tears and begging to be forgiven. “I sincerely apologise... It’s all my fault,” Park (far right) said in his first press
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    • FORMULA ONE
      • 145 12 / 13 AFP Bernie Ecclestone yesterday issued an ominous warning to the Italian Grand Prix’s organisers, saying he was prepared to let the historic race follow Germany in dropping off the Formula One calendar. The F1 supremo told reporters “What goes, goes,” when asked whether the historic
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      • 490 12 / 13 Formula One supremo Ecclestone hails Hamilton and snipes at Vettel AFP Bernie Ecclestone called Lewis Hamilton Formula One’s best ever world champion yesterday, as he took a swipe at former title-holder Sebastian Vettel. The F1 supremo said Hamilton was “100 per cent” star material, with regular
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      • 315 12 / 13 AFP Engine-maker Renault said it was considering quitting Formula One yesterday, after its previously successful partnership with Red Bull descending into mudslinging. Managing Director Cyril Abiteboul said it was weighing up several options, including buying a team and walking away a move which could have severe repercussions.
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    • 143 12 / 13 Reuters Second seed Maria Sharapova suffered a shock 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 defeat by compatriot and wildcard Daria Gavrilova in the second round of the Miami Open yesterday morning (Singapore time). Sharapova (right) trailed 3-0 in the second set but battled back to 4-3 down before
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    • 683 12 / 13 Trevor Chappell’s bowling controversy in 1981 caused huge row between rivals Australia and New Zealand CRICKET AFP Whatever happens in tomorrow’s World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, it will have to go some way to matching
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    • 147 14 / 15 Reuters Indonesia will send a reduced team of 500 to the South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Singapore in June, with cycling among the sports suffering a cut. They had planned to send 556 athletes to the biennial event, but Youth and Sports Minister
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 707 14 / 15  -  FAS chief Zainudin confident Lions will bounce back from loss to Thailand as football family pays respect to Mr Lee Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Singapore football paid its respects to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew yesterday morning at the Toa Payoh Central Community
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      • Article, Illustration
        693 16  -  Wasteful laos should have punished woeful Singapore Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP J QUALIFIER LAOS U-22 0 SINGaPoRE U-22 0 They knew what they had to do. Beat hosts Laos in the AFC Under-23 Championship Group J opening qualifier yesterday and the Singapore Un-der-22
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    • 138 14 / 15 AFP South Korea’s Lee Mi Rim shot seven birdies without a bogey in a seven-under 65 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to take a one-shot lead in the LPGA Kia Classic in Carlsbad, California. Lee, who missed the course record at Aviara
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    • 352 14 / 15  -  MMA Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg The homegrown mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship will return on May 22 with a fight night at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The only confirmed bout so far is the Lightweight World Championship title fight between defending champion
      PHOTOS: ONE FC  -  352 words
    • ON TV
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      • 54 14 / 15 NBA Today: ATLANTA HAWKS v MIAMI HEAT StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 7.30am MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES v GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 8am Tomorrow: CHARLOTTE HORNETS v ATLANTA HAWKS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 7am PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS v DENVER NUGGETS StarHub TV Ch
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