The New Paper, 8 April 2015

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    24 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY APRIL 8 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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      35 1 Bad boy Penn is Mr Mellow with fiancee Charlize ›18 Photo: FIVE WOMEN SCALDED BY HOT SOUP IN BEACH ROAD RESTAURANT explodes›2Hotpot gas cooker suddenly Photo: LIANhE WANBAo 8 "88 7 1 8 1 *****1
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      43 1 M’SIAN FA CUP LIONSXII V JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM II Shahril out to upset his ‘good friends’ ›S2 NEIL HUMPHREYS ON MAN CITY’S FREE FALL Pellegrini’s plodders will get him the sack ›S4 AFTERMATH OF FATAL GEYLANG FIRE Landlords send foreign workers packing ›6
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      Lock icon ‘There was no time to react’
      901 2 / 3  -  Five scalded by soup after portable cooker explodes in Beach Road restaurant Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg She was about to get up to pay for her hotpot supper when the portable gas cooker exploded in front of her. It sent hot soup spewing
      PHOTOS: LIANHE WANBAO; TNP INFOGRAPHICS: BILLY KER. SOURCE: NSW FAIR TRADE  -  901 words
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      Lock icon COOKERS BANNED IN AUSTRALIA
      93 2 / 3 Portable butane cookers, also known as “lunchbox” cookers, were banned last month in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) over safety concerns. NSW Fair Trading commissioner Rod Stowe warned that such cookers have a risk of overheating and exploding. “If these products malfunction,
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      Lock icon SAFETY TIPS
      98 2 / 3  -  David Sun Singapore Civil Defence Force has issued a safety advisory on the handling of such cookers. For safe handling: l Ensure that there are no naked flames nearby when changing the gas cylinder. l Keep windows open and the kitchen well ventilated while cooking. l Never leave
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      Lock icon BY THE NUMBERS
      47 4 $20m The budget for a Singapore Tourism Board campaign to attract visitors to Singapore. It will run in the second half of this year in Indonesia, China, India, the Philippines, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, and offer visitors deals in dining, retail, accommodation and travel.
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      Lock icon Student who faked PMO image warned
      262 4 The police have issued a stern warning to a Singaporean student who posted online a fake announcement on March 18 of the death of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. In a statement issued yesterday, the police said they had completed their investigations into
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      Lock icon Filipino nurse faces 5 charges
      340 4 Anti-Singaporean comments on Facebook The Filipino nurse who allegedly made anti-Singaporean comments on Facebook was taken to court yesterday and charged with sedition and lying to the police. Ed Mundsel Bello Ello, 28, who was sacked by Tan Tock Seng Hospital in January, faces two
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      Lock icon NDP to feature tribute to Lee Kuan Yew
      208 4 There will be a tribute segment dedicated to Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew at this year’s National Day Parade, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday. Mr Lee, who died on March 23 at the age of 91, had attended
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      Lock icon MFA working on Yemen evacuations
      148 4 Singaporeans in Yemen have been urged to stay in touch with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) as evacuations from the war-torn country get more difficult. At least 53 people were killed in 24 hours of street fighting and heavy shelling between rebels and fighters
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      Lock icon ABANDONED CALF: An aquarist feeds Canola, a 33kg baby manatee at the River Safari’s Amazon Flooded Forest. Its mother, 23-year-old Eva, abandoned it after it was born last August. Eva, which measures 3.5m and weighs more than 1,100kg, is the largest of the exhibit’s 12 manatees and had successfully raised eight offspring in the past.
      59 4 ABANDONED CALF: An aquarist feeds Canola, a 33kg baby manatee at the River Safari’s Amazon Flooded Forest. Its mother, 23-year-old Eva, abandoned it after it was born last August. Eva, which measures 3.5m and weighs more than 1,100kg, is the largest of the exhibit’s 12 manatees and had successfully raised
      PHOTO: WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE  -  59 words
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      Lock icon The quick Geylang clear-out
      1164 6 / 7  -  Following last Friday’s fire at an overcrowded unit, landlords rush their tenants to pack up Report by ELIZABETH LAW, DAVID SUN, GODWIN NG LINETTE HENG tnp@sph.com.sg The Chinese workers were told on Sunday night they had only a day to move out of their accommodation. And
      TNP PHOTOS: CHOO CHWEE HUA; TNP PHOTO: JEREMY LONG  -  1,164 words
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      Lock icon Pearl after pearl from her baked oyster
      160 8 A diner in Tennessee found 51 pearls while enjoying her meal of baked oysters. Ms Toni Elliot, 53, initially thought she had hurt a tooth when having dinner at Puckett’s Boat House in Franklin, Tennessee, last Thursday. But she discovered a pearl in
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      Lock icon Mystery victim was pilot’s friend
      524 8 Woman who died in Malaysian helicopter crash had travelled with him to Langkawi Malaysian police are certain the female passenger who died in Saturday’s helicopter crash is Aidana Baizieva, a 25-year-old from Kyrgyzstan. Selangor police chief Senior Deputy Commissioner Datuk Abdul Samah Mat said that
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      Lock icon Putrajaya Corp in a fix over mobile kiosks
      294 8 Putrajaya Corporation (PPj) spent RM481,700 (S$180,000) to buy 30 mobile kiosks for use during its 2013 Ramadan festival, but reused only four the next year. The reason? None of its staff knew how to reassemble the structures. This forced the corporation to
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      Lock icon BY THE NUMBERS
      38 9 AFP $409b The amount that Germany owes Greece in war payments, including some 10 billion euros for a forced loan taken by Nazi occupation forces, a junior minister, Dimitris Mardas, tells parliament in Greece. AFP
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      Lock icon When Harry met selfie
      293 9 No selfies please, says the Prince. England’s Prince Harry has asked Australians not to take “selfies” with him during his one-month stint Down Under, saying he much prefers normal photographs. The 30-year-old British prince was warmly received by hundreds of fans in Canberra on Monday, including
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      Lock icon Out of hospital, but still in their care
      630 10 / 11  -  Medical social workers at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital help patients after they leave Report by JEAN IAU jeaniau@sph.com.sg When her patient was asked to move out of his home because his landlord did not want to be responsible for him, medical social
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      Lock icon SOCIAL WORKERS IN FOCUS
      219 10 / 11 Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) is organising a photo exhibition to showcase medical social workers from today to April 14. The exhibition features photos by a former Lianhe Zaobao and award-winning photographer, Mr Bob Lee. Mr Lee has won several awards, most notably at the ClickArt:
      PHOTOS: COURTESY OF BOB LEE  -  219 words
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      Lock icon Jail, fine for director for taking kickbacks
      141 12 A construction firm’s managing director was sentenced to three weeks’ jail and fined $169,000 on Monday for receiving kickbacks from foreign workers and assaulting a Ministry of Manpower (MOM) officer, said the ministry. He was also barred from hiring foreign workers. Singapore permanent
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      Lock icon Worker jailed for negligence
      520 12  -  Forklift driver’s negligence caused metal pipes to smash through upper deck windscreen of bus, injuring 4 passengers Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg He was sitting on the upper deck of a double-decker SBS bus when metal pipes suddenly smashed through the windscreen, hitting him in the
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      Lock icon Coroner: Choking on fishball a ‘misadventure’
      372 12  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib He was diagnosed with dementia secondary to neurosyphilis in 2006 and had a history of taking food that did not belong to him. Mr Frugtniet Marco Robert, 47, who was a resident at the Apex Harmony Lodge, which is a home for
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      Lock icon New battery charges phone in under a minute
      147 13 It may take less than a minute to charge your smartphone in the future. Scientists at Stanford University have invented an aluminium battery so powerful it could charge smartphones in under a minute, reported The Telegraph. The new rechargeable battery can go
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      Lock icon AC Milan slam ‘racist’ parents
      358 13 They were allegedly booing black players in club’s under-10 squad at football tournament AFP AC Milan have hit out after several black players in the Serie A side’s under-10 squad allegedly suffered racist abuse from parents attending an international junior football tournament over the Easter
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      Lock icon Man exposed after docs call his 17 lovers
      268 13 A Chinese motorist involved in a car crash was left with even more to worry about when 17 of his lovers turned up to visit him in hospital. The Hunan man, surnamed Yuan, had been stringing along 17 girlfriends, from whom he
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      226 5 CPF Your Assurance in Retirement With enhancements to the CPF system from 2016, you will have more support and flexibility to plan for your retirement. 4% on remaining balances 5% Next $30,000 6% First $30,000 Interest earned on Retirement Account savings How can you grow your retirement savings? Higher interest
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      44 8 i/v/V Cascade Draw $6.5 MILLION est. Draw on Thu, 9 Apr 2015 at 6.30pm For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg p |_ayA Always play with care. responsibly! Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G m THE SINGAPORE SWEEP lezmBE*! laudJUJi Wed, 6 May 2015 $2300,000
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      272 9 RATS! They’re running amok in Bedok South V r s 1 I Launch your career ahead of your peers A sMyuhoice s > Over 100 Bachelor’s degree across 7 disciplines > Direct entry* to 2nd year for diploma graduates > Easy and affordable payment scheme Various programmes available from Q
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      79 13 Sabrina Wang Dawn Yang tv Silver Ang Blogshop Clearance Sale 8 Over 60 Blogshops on Sale! 11 12 April 2015 (Sat Sun) 11am to 9pm Suntec Convention Centre (Level 3 Concourse) Singapore’s GSS comes early as we have more than 60 blogshops on sale! Products such as ladies, men, children
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      72 14 DATE: April 25, 2015 (Saturday) TIME: 10am-4pm VENUE: Orchard Parade Hotel In partnership with Marigold Yoghurt, Pure Yoga and Thomson Medical Grab your girlfriends for a day out that promises to set you on the path to beauty and wellness. Activities include beauty health talks, a cooking demonstration, yoga session
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      8 14 dilbert SCOTT ADAMS pearls before sWine STEPHAN PASTIS
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      369 14 LOCAL WEATHER THUNDERY SHOWERS High 33° Low 25° Watch ’em SPOUSE FOR HOUSE Channel 5, 10pm Just as Soo Leng and Kok Wee continue to badger John and Jessica for a grandchild, Jessica finds out that she’s pregnant. John, keen to set a good example for the baby and to
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      83 15 APRIL 8 2015 loveJust what is it about homely The Gunman star Sean Penn that attracts h t babes, the latest being Charlize Theron? Marked for 18 ovies usic akan OUT OF HER SHELL Selena Li swears by turtle soup whenever she’s in Singapore RISING SON Scott Eastwood steps out
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        Lock icon LAMAR WORKS WITH REEBOK FOR GLOBAL CAMPAIGN
        126 16 Following the release of his No. 1 third album To Pimp A Butterfly last month, US rapper Kendrick Lamar, 27, has teamed up with sportswear brand Reebok for a global campaign. In a promotional video for its Ventilator sneakers, he voices a narrative
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        Lock icon DUFF STARS IN NEW US COMEDY-DRAMA
        85 16 After more than a decade since she was last seen on Disney Channel TV series Lizzie McGuire, US actress-singer Hilary Duff has returned to the small screen. The 27-year-old mother of one stars as Kelsey, who works in a publishing firm, in a new
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        Lock icon KRAVITZ DISCUSSES ANOREXIA BATTLE
        116 16 Zoe Kravitz has opened up about her battle with eating disorders in an interview with Nylon magazine. The US actress, who lost 9kg for indie drama The Road Within, revealed that it was easy to get into the mindset of her character, a woman battling anorexia.
        PHOTOS: AFP, CHRISTIAN SAN JOSE  -  116 words
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        Lock icon PALTROW AND BEAU GO PUBLIC WITH ROMANCE
        76 16 Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk are officially a couple. They made their debut at actorfriend Robert Downey Jr’s 50th birthday bash last Saturday. According to People magazine, the 42-year-old US actress and Falchuk, 44, a producer of TV series American Horror Story and
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        86 16 Her must-eat in Singapore Hong Kong TV actress Selena Li tells us what makes turtle soup so irresistible Team Bachelorette The Gunman star Sean Penn reveals on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he’s a fan of fluffy reality TV dating series The Bachelorette Going traditional Listen to how Let
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        Lock icon Fastfive WITH JASMINE TRINCA
        439 17  - Fast five WITH JASMINE TRINCA Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg 1 2 3 4 5 Home turf We may not have heard of this brunette beauty, but the 33-year-old Italian is considered a veteran in her home country and by those who follow Italian cinema. The archaeology and art history
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        Lock icon Fine in their fifties
        36 18 / 19 Unlike Sean Penn, these middle-aged Hollywood actors are still looking good. Colin Firth, 54 Antonio Banderas, 54 Hugh Grant, 54 David Duchovny, 54 George Clooney, 53 Tom Cruise, 52 Ralph Fiennes, 52
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        Lock icon PENCHANT FOR PENN
        875 18 / 19  -  What is it about The Gunman star Sean Penn that attracts hot babes, the latest being Charlize Theron? Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg Sean Penn is not a looker. “He is as gnarled and knotted as an ancient California oak,” was a description given by Esquire UK.
        PHOTOS: SHAW ORGANISATION, AFP  -  875 words
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        Lock icon Beauties and their beasts
        334 18 / 19 Who says women are attracted only to gorgeous men? Kudos to these ladies who chose love over looks. SALMA HAYEK, 48, AND FrançoiS-Henri Pinault, 52 Married: Six years She is one of the hottest Latinas in Hollywood. He is a French billionaire and CEO of French
        PHOTOS: AFP, REUTERS  -  334 words
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        Lock icon RANKING SPARKS’ MOVIES
        116 20 / 21 Which Nicholas Sparks movie adaptations sizzled and fizzled at the worldwide box office? Here are the nine so far, ranked in order: US$119 million (S$161m) Message In A Bottle (1999) Kevin Costner and Robin Wright US$116m The Notebook (2004) Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams US$115m Dear John(2010)
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        Lock icon THE NEXT EASTWOOD
        1043 20 / 21  -  Scott is ‘1,000 per cent Clint’ he has the same physique, chiselled jaw, and even daddy’s iconic squint Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg His first Hollywood leading role in The Longest Ride sees him playing a rugged and sexy professional rodeo cowboy seeking that eight seconds of
        PHOTOS: COURTESY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX  -  1,043 words
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        Lock icon The Longest Ride
        509 22  -  MOVIE DATE JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg MARS I haven’t seen a flick with two such greatlooking leads in a while. Robertson is perhaps my favourite actress at the moment, based almost entirely on her appearance. Her face is elfin. She’s petite yet curvy. She reminds
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        84 22 IF A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS, THEN WHAT DO SOME MOVIE POSTERS TELL US? SURVIVOR What It Looks Like: Gun enthusiasts Milla Jovovich and Pierce Brosnan take aim at your heart in this charming May-December romance. Love blooms at the gun show, but their relationship is tested
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      • Movie picks
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          Lock icon THE GUNMAN (NC16)
          173 22  -  Joanne Soh Don’t mess with Sean Penn. That’s the lesson one should learn fairly quickly, par- ticularly when he’s in a foul mood. Penn plays lethal mercenary Terrier, whose last kill is starting to haunt his conscience. In a bid to find peace and perhaps re- demption,
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          Lock icon IRON LADIES ROAR! (M18)
          136 22  -  Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman The first Iron Ladies (2000) comedy was a fiery success, while the 2003 sequel had a lukewarm reception. This is the third film in the series and the formula has well and truly been worn out. Once again, we see the sassy
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          Lock icon INSANITY (NC16)
          117 22  -  Tan Kee Yun Whenever he’s cast as the lone protagonist, Huang Xiaoming puts in decent performances. Unfortunately, in this psychological thriller, the Chinese hunk shares screen time with revered thespian Lau Ching Wan and is instantly outmatched in the acting department. Where Lau’s emotions are measured and controlled,
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    • Music
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        476 23  -  You can now play tunes using local multi-ethnic sounds Report by ANDREA SEET andreas@sph.com.sg Ever wondered what Taylor Swift’s mega-hit, Shake It Off, would sound like on the erhu? It’s now possible with the first SG50 music keyboard. Two weeks ago, a group of five Republic Polytechnic students
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        Lock icon NEW RELEASES
        208 24 / 25  -  Tan Kee Yun RIHANNA B**** BETTER HAVE MY MONEY Musically, Rihanna has been all over the place. In the past three months, we’ve heard gentle, acoustic RiRi (FourFiveSeconds with Kanye West and Paul McCartney) and sunny, bright RiRi (Towards The Sun from the soundtrack of animated flick Home).
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        Lock icon CHARLI HATES SELFIES
        715 24 / 25  -  British singer Charli XCX says ‘the selfie culture sucks’ Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg In the latest music video for her song Famous, rising British singer-songwriter Charli XCX makes a scathing comic mockery of Internet culture. The clip, created as part of the 2015 YouTube
        PHOTOS: AFP  -  715 words
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        Lock icon This week in... 1991
        363 24 / 25  -  Tan Kee Yun THE SONG: Crying In The Rain THE ARTIST: A-ha THE LYRICS: “I’ll never let you see/ The way my broken heart is hurting me/ I’ve got my pride and I know how to hide/ All my sorrow and pain/ I’ll do my crying
        PHOTO: A-HA OFFICIAL FACEBOOK; PHOTO: A-HA OFFICIAL FACEBOOK  -  363 words
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        Lock icon New DIRECTION
        692 26 / 27  -  Zayn Malik’s departure from One Direction isn’t the end of the world, for the band or for Zayn himself Report by LISA TWANG tnp@sph.com.sg When Zayn Malik announced he was leaving One Direction on March 25, you would’ve thought Armageddon was upon us. Fans openly wept. The Twitterverse
        PHOTOS: AFP, REUTERS, DAN WALSH, TNP FILE  -  692 words
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        Lock icon STRIKING OUT ON THEIR OWN
        266 26 / 27 1 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE *NSYNC A natural performer, the US actor-singer Timberlake, 34, has collaborated with everyone from Jay Z to Madonna to, uh, McDonald’s (“I’m lovin’ it”, anyone?). He reportedly earned US$31.4 million (S$42.6 million) in 2014, making him last year’s third highest-paid musician. 2
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        Lock icon SIA’S TWO FACES
        480 28  -  Our resident Kiss92 DJ/ journo thinks the mysterious Aussie singer is smart to use a cute kid as her public face KISS TELL JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg In Sia’s new music video for Big Girls Cry, you don’t see her. You see Maddie Ziegler, the talented 12-year-old dancer
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        Lock icon Must-see MVs
        254 28  -  Tan Kee Yun CHAINS (THE WYNWOOD WALLS EDITION) NICK JONAS How often do singers put out two music videos for the same song? While the original MV was dark and gritty, this version of Chains sees him in full-on celebratory mode. Filmed at Miami graffiti hub Wynwood Walls,
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        424 29  -  WEETS EATS YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg As if Haji Lane needs another hipster-magnet outlet. But this one, I don’t mind. LongPlay is, fittingly, a long and narrow bar and restaurant with fancy cocktails and music played on a turntable. What’s missing is a bartender with a topknot
        TNP PHOTOS: YEOH WEE TECK  -  424 words
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        226 29 WORLD GOURMET SUMMIT IS BACK World Gourmet Summit (WGS) 2015 returns with 50 events, including culinary masterclasses, workshops and dinners. It starts with exclusive WGS menus this week at some restaurants. The Epicurean Delight series, featuring visiting masterchefs, starts next Tuesday. Big names include Spain’s Roca brothers, Christophe
        PHOTO: WORLD GOURMET SUMMIT; PHOTO: KEIKA RAUMEN; PHOTO: W SINGAPORE — SENTOSA COVE  -  226 words
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        Lock icon LOCAL FOOD SO GOOD
        989 30  -  Celebrity Chow with HK TVB actress Selena Li Report and photos by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg Should you bump into Selena Li in Singapore, spare her the touristy stuff. The 34-year-old Hong Kong TVB actress reckons her adventurous streak makes her more familiar with Singapore’s food
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      139 16 GIVEAWAY WIN A bluE ToPAz dIAmoNd PENdANT WorTh $588 We have a blue topaz diamond pendant worth $588 to give away, as part of the release of The Longest Ride, courtesy of On Cheong Jewellery and Twentieth Century Fox. Opening here tomorrow, it stars Scott Eastwood and Britt Robertson and
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      129 16 GIVEAWAY WIN CHILD 44 MOVIE TICKETS Set in 1953 Soviet Russia, this thriller stars Tom Hardy as a disgraced secret police agent who investigates a series of gruesome child murders. Opening here on April 16 and rated M18, Child 44 also stars Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman and Joel Kinnaman. We
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      109 29 GIVEAWAY Win meal for four Seasonal Tastes at The Westin Singapore offers not just a great view of Marina Bay and the sea, but also interactive kitchens spanning Western, Asian, local offerings, cold cuts and desserts. It’s the best in the CBD to take a break at when work gets
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    435 31  -  Keep your personal data safe from online attacks By Cheryl Chia chiasrc@sph.com.sg W ith every little thing being done online these days, it is important to safe-guard sensitive information. Filling out that online survey form might not be a wise choice as you do not know where
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    754 37  -  Taskforce advocates making it a corporate governance best practice developing board-ready women By MICHELLE QUAH michquah@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has decided against instituting quotas, enacting laws or offering incentives to get companies to appoint more women to their boards of directors. To increase the participation
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    636 38  -  Some bosses doing more to get staff to finish work and leave early By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg IT PAYS to leave work early at property valuation firm GSK Global. Those who finish their tasks with few errors by 7pm every day are rewarded
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      72 1 WEDNESDAY APRIL 8 2015 CALL FOR SUPPORT Chrisnanta and Neo hope backing from home fans will push them further in oue Singapore open ›S18 20-page pullout FOCUSED: Singapore’s mixed doubles pair Danny Bawa Chrisnanta (above) and Vanessa Neo (right) set up a second-round meeting with South Koreans Choi Sol Kyu
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      137 2 / 3 The Football Association of Singapore will launch its second centre for the Cubs Grassroots Football Programme on April 19 at Queensway Secondary School. This is an all-girl centre which will be opened to students from 13 neighbouring primary schools Pei Tong, New Town,
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        798 2 / 3  -  Baihakki and Shahril vow to give it their all against former teammates Reports by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg They were once heroes of the team, leading members of the swashbuckling LionsXII side that stormed to the Malaysian Super League (MSL) title in 2013. Defensive stalwart Baihakki Khaizan was
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        550 2 / 3 The LionsXII have scored eight goals and kept two clean sheets in the first two rounds, and they are bent on keeping their good run going in the first leg of the Malaysian FA Cup quarter-final against Johor Darul Ta’zim
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        1399 4 / 5  -  With Man City’s title defence in tatters, our writer examines how Manuel Pellegrini’s misfits blew their season NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg CRYSTAL PALACE 2 (Glenn Murray 34, Jason Puncheon 48) MAN CITY1 (Yaya Toure 78) 1No country for old men Gary Neville pointed that Manchester City’s average
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        48 4 / 5 Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray, who scored the opener in their 2-1 win over Man City, has bagged five goals in as many games. The 31-year-old journeyman would have joined Reading on loan in January if former manager Neil Warnock had not been sacked. 5
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        577 6 Man City boss not fearing for his job despite loss to Palace Wire Services CRYSTAL PALACE 2 (Glenn Murray 34, Jason Puncheon 48) MAN CITY1 (Yaya Toure 78) Manuel Pellegrini insists he is not concerned about speculation surrounding his future as Manchester City boss. The
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        530 7 Rodgers blames poor performances for the breakdown of 3-4-2-1 system in recent matches PA Sport Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes recent defeats are down to his players’ own failings rather than the opposition having cracked their system. The Reds’ 3-4-2-1 formation, implemented from mid-December, helped produce a
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        311 7 PA Sport Real Madrid are monitoring Raheem Sterling’s situation at Liverpool, according to Zinedine Zidane. Zidane, who is in charge of the European champions’ B team, says they are watching the England international (right) who is stalling on signing a new contract at Anfield. “We know
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      338 8  -  SEA GAMES Report by HAIQAL SARI haiqals@sph.com.sg For a large-scale event like the 28th South-east Asia (SEA) Games, which will be held here from June 5 to 16, operational requirements are crucial towards the success on the field, track, pool and boxing ring, among the other sports
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        810 9 KRANJI TRACKWORK Do keep a watchful eye on FRANCES when the mare takes on a Kranji Stakes D field over the 1,400m on Friday. She was presented in good order during a hit-out yesterday morning and, on that showing, she should be at
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          1135 10 / 11  -  Report by BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg It was WAR AFFAIR at his brilliant best at the trials yesterday morning and, although his time of 60.26sec for the 1,000m didn’t break any land speed records, it still warmed the hearts of his fans who have been
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          306 10 / 11 WORKOUTS BY HORSES ENTERED FOR SUNDAY MAKE YOUR OWN MAGIC STAKES 1,100m: Kubera Warrior HH(A Munro) 39.3. Dash Of Class (E Aslam) 37.3. Glorious Wealth 37.9. Lim’s Respond HH(KB Soo) 36.3. Monday: Bail Out HH(Aslam) 38.9. CLASS 3 1,400m: Taffetas (A Feiruz) canter/36.7.
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        739 10 / 11 RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1400m 8 ON THE WAY 125 (53-19) Z PURTON (3) 1 2 BEST JADE TRIUMPH 132 (15-7) B PREBBLE (5) 2 1 STREET CAT 133 (82-23) N CALLAN (11) 3 11 CHINA GOOD 118 (97-24) H W LAI (12) 4
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        549 12 IPOH TRACKWORK NST Four-year-old STAR QUALITY stepped up preparations for another success in Sunday’s Mata Handicap, a Class 4 event over 1,400m, at the Perak Turf Club’s one-day meeting with a smart trial in Ipoh yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the four-year-old
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        446 12 p i_ a V(i) Do not bet illegally, Always play with care. RACE 1 (ARMIDALE) 1st 3 So You Know ($17-$7) 2nd 2 Holy Cleopatra ($7) 3rd 6 Grande Zariz ($11) 4th 8 Katie Will Do Forecast $7 Place Forecast (2-3) $4, (3-6) $7, (2-6) $9 Tierce
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        160 14 / 15 Reuters If Tiger Woods can resurrect his game from the astonishing depths he has plunged in recent months, it would be his greatest achievement in a stellar career, says respected swing coach David Leadbetter. Woods, who has tumbled from top spot in the world rankings
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        833 14 / 15 Former world No. 1 shows flashes of brilliance at Augusta practice round Wire Services Tiger Woods walked up to his second shot at the short par-four third hole and routinely hit a 35-yard pitch shot to about eight feet from the cup to loud cheers at Augusta
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        136 14 / 15 Reuters Arnold Palmer will be a notable absentee from the annual Par-3 event held on the eve of the US Masters due to a shoulder injury, Augusta National Golf Club said yesterday morning (Singapore time). The four-time Masters winner, however, still intends to hit
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        394 14 / 15 Practice partner Neil says nerves not getting to world No. 1 Reuters World No. 1 Rory McIlroy may have a lot riding on this week’s US Masters but his 19-year-old practice partner at Augusta said that the Northern Irishman seemed free and easy. British amateur champion Bradley Neil
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        274 14 / 15 AFP Jason Day has chased a Green Jacket since he watched Tiger Woods win the 1997 US Masters in recordsmashing fashion, spurred on by a 2011 runner-up debut effort and third in 2013. Now the 27-year-old Australian (above) has healed a nagging thumb injury
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      127 16 Wire Services Eight-time NBA All-Star and four-time Defensive Player of the Year Dikembe Mutombo was named as one of 11 inductees to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame yesterday morning (Singapore time). Dominant centrw Mutombo played in 18 standout NBA seasons. “It’s a
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        650 16  -  SRU announces 4-year deal from 2016, along with a support tournament Reports by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg The worst kept secret in Singapore sport has finally been confirmed, after the announcement yesterday that the Republic will host a leg of the prestigious World Rugby Sevens Series for
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        268 16 In what is a first for any national sports association (NSA), the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) revealed yesterday that it has formed Rugby Singapore Pte Ltd, to run events for the next four years. The move will free the SRU to focus on promoting the sport
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      170 17 AFP. China’s greatest track and field athlete Liu Xiang announced his retirement yesterday, with the injury-plagued Athens 2004 gold medallist saying he had “no choice” but to bring down the curtain on his trail-blazing career. “From today, I will end my life as a professional athlete
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      515 17  -  She becomes a back-to-back winner as RI continue domination of A Division girls’ water polo SCHOOL SPORTS Report by HAIQAL SARI haiqals@sph.com.sg Richelle Ang was busy with cross-country running and swimming at Raffles Girls’ Secondary, representing her school in both disciplines. By the time she joined the
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    • BADMINTON
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        589 18 / 19  -  Two other local pairs advance to main draw, but Wong’s journey ends after just two matches Reports by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg His injured ankle grounded him for two months and missed out on tournaments like the All England Open last month with his mixed doubles
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        211 18 / 19 1ST RD (SINGAPOREANS FIRST) l Mixed doubles: Danny Bawa Chrisnanta/ Vanessa Neo bt Liao Min-chun/Chen Hsiao-huan (Tpe) 21-16,13-21, 21-15, Chayut Triyachart/Shinta Mulia Sari lost to Reginald Lee/Chau Hoi Wah (HK) 21-15, 21-11, Terry Hee/Tan Wei Han lost to Alan Chan/Tse Suet Ying (HK) 21-13,19-21, 21 QUALIFIERS l Men’s
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        142 18 / 19 l Men’s singles: Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif (Mas) v Simon Santoso (Ina), Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Tha) v Marc Zwiebler (Ger), Chen Long (Chn) v Lee Dong Keun (Kor), Sai Praneeth (Ind) v Jan O Jorgensen (Den) l Women’s singles: Yip Pui Yin (HK) v Zhang Beiwen (US), Ratchanok
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        485 18 / 19 After years of domination, Chinese shuttlers are losing their grip They swept 14 out of 15 titles at the World Championships between 2009 and 2011, and won all five gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games. Badminton powerhouses China also won the Thomas Cup between 2004
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        136 18 / 19 MALAYSIAN FA CUP, Q-FINALS Today: LIONSXII v JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM II StarHub Tv Ch 112/205 (SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 7.30pm FA CUP, Q-FINAL REPLAY Tomorrow: BLACKBURN ROVERS v LIVERPOOL Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 2.40am LA LIGA Tomorrow: BARCELONA v ALMERIA Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208
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        42 18 / 19 NBA Today: ATLANTA HAWKS V PHOENIX SUNS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 7.30am Tomorrow: MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES v NEW ORLEANS PELICANS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8am SAN ANTONIO SPURS v HOUSTON ROCKETS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 8.30am
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        18 18 / 19 US MASTERS Friday: DAY 1 Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 3am
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