The New Paper, 30 May 2015

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  • 24 1 the new paper SATURDAY MAY 30 2015 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 137/12/2014 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/tnp To subscribe: 6388 3838
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    • 40 1 First, he made Viet tourist weep. Now... Jover leaves hawker mother in tears She raises $40,000 to bail him out ›10 PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO Adventure campfire horror: 14 S’pore students suffer burns in Pahang jungle ›2 TNP PHOTO: PHYLLICIA WANG
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    • 787 2 / 3  -  S’pore students hurt by flash fire in M’sia Reports by TRYNE ONG sqong@sph.com.sg The Singapore students went for an outdoor camp in Malaysia which was supposed to include some fun at a campfire. But they got a first-hand lesson on dealing with fire instead when
      TNP PHOTOS: PHYLLICIA WANG; TNP INFOGRAPHICS: TEOH YI CHIE  -  787 words
    • 147 2 / 3 Some of the boys’ parents were dismayed that the school did not tell them about the flash fire when it happened. Kobbikaanth Krisnan’s father said he was not given a proper explanation from the school. “I was very disappointed with the school’s response that night
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    • 222 2 / 3 There should have been at least a bucket of water or a fire extinguisher, and a first-aid kit at the campfire site, said outdoor experts. One of them, Mr Leong KP, a camp programme manager who is in his 50s and is based in Singapore,
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      • 273 4  -  Report by GODWIN NG ngodwin@sph.com.sg He had just knocked off from a tiring shift as a school bus driver. But when Mr Chuwa Yu To, 69, flipped open yesterday’s copy of The New Paper over lunch, he felt a surge of excitement. He had won
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    • 40 8 4% The maximum monthly interest that can be charged by licensed moneylenders, under the recommendations of an advisory committee that the Government has accepted. The late-payment interest has also been capped at 4 per cent a month.
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    • 133 8 The National Wages Council has recommended a pay increase of at least $60 for those earning a basic salary up to $1,100 a month. The recommendation, in its annual wage guidelines, works out to an increase of about 5.45 per cent.
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    • 125 8 The fees for the Traffic Police’s theory and practical tests, in place since 1997, are going up. The fee for the Basic Driving Theory Test, Final Driving Theory Test and Motorcycle Riding Theory Test will go up from $6 to $6.50 on Monday. For
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    • 339 8 A 19-year-old student detained last month for planning to join terror group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) intended to kill President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien loong if he could not leave Singapore. Mr Lee revealed
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    • 234 8 The Ministry of National Development (MND) is appealing against a High Court judgment dismissing its application to appoint independent accountants to the Workers’ Party-run Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council. An MND spokesman yesterday referred to the serious findings about the town council by the court
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    • 680 10 / 11  -  Jover Chew’s hawker mother raises $40,000 bail Reports by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg He became a villain when a video, of a Vietnamese tourist who was in tears and went down on his knees at his shop, went viral. Yesterday, Jover Chew
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    • 244 10 / 11 Four of Jover Chew Chiew Loon’s employees were charged in court yesterday for cheating offences in Sim Lim Square between January and October last year. According to the charges tendered, 25 victims were enticed to buy mobile devices at a certain price. But
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    • 528 10 / 11  -  Report by GODWIN NG ngodwin@sph.com.sg Back in its heyday a decade ago, computer software retailer Software Discount Store would see waves of people streaming in and out of its shop at Sim Lim Square. Today, shoppers are so few and far between that shopkeeper
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    • 412 12  -  Singapore Airlines gives Community Chest beneficiaries the experience of flying Report and photos by GAO WENXIN wxgao@sph.com.sg In her 82 years, she has flown only once with her husband more than a decade ago. Madam Esther Wee, now a widow, was on a holiday
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    • 155 13 AFP China has executed a former teacher for raping 26 children at his school, state media reported. Li Jishun was convicted of having “raped or sexually abused” 26 girls aged from 4 to 11, the official Xinhua news agency said. The abuse
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    • 311 13 Rohingya migrants seen begging for food, looking for jobs Mr Hassan Ismail was not surprised when the authorities found abandoned jungle camps near his village in Perlis, Malaysia, last week where 139 suspected human trafficking victims could be buried. For the past three years,
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    • FASH BASH
      • 642 14 / 15  -  JEANMARIE TAN The Cannes Film Festival ame to a close earlier this week and with that, we bid adieu to the best fashion of 2015 and reluctantly settle back into reality, says JEANMARIE TAN Only wear solids? Don’t wear bright colours? That’s not real. Somebody made up
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    • 525 16  -  Distributor upbeat about bringing in two new American brands despite soft bike market Report and pictures by ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg At a time of record-topping motorbike Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums, you’d expect motorcycle distributors to tighten their purse strings. Multi-brand motorbike distributor Mah Pte Ltd
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    • 132 18 A National University of Singapore (NUS) assistant law professor was convicted yesterday of assaulting a cabby while drunk. Sundram Peter Soosay, 43, had boarded Mr Sun Chun Hua’s taxi in the wee hours of Christmas Day in 2013 and then alighted without paying. After
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    • 567 18  -  Cleaner lures maid to multi-storey carpark and tries to rape her Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg He approached the maid and lied that there was a fight involving a another maid nearby. Fearing that one of her friends was involved, she followed
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    • 147 19 Diverted due to bad weather, a Delta Air Lines pilot and airport crew placated their grumpy passengers by ordering pizzas for them. The 2pm flight from Philadelphia to Atlanta was diverted to Knoxville, Tennessee, because of storms in Atlanta, CNN reported. The storm forced
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    • 346 19 Trainee pilot manages to climb out to safety before it catches fire A female trainee pilot who was about to take off on a solo 30-minute flight had to clamber out from the helicopter when it flipped on its side in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, yesterday.
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    • 754 20 / 21  -  Teacher becomes overnight sensation after virtual duet with Jessie J Reports by JOCELYN LEE jocelee@sph.com.sg Primary school teacher Fairus Adam was shocked when he was eliminated during the first round of auditions for Singapore Idol 3 in 2009. He had cracked the top 75
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    • 130 20 / 21 The Sing! Karaoke app was launched by US start-up Smule in 2012. Users can choose from more than 1,300 songs in the karaoke app, sing into the mic on their mobile phones and upload the song to share with other users. They can also perform
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    • 127 22 Malaysia barred a veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker from entering the country yesterday, branding him a “troublemaker”. This comes days after student leader Joshua Wong was denied entry over fears he would threaten ties with China. Mr Leung Kwok-hung, known as “Long Hair”, of the
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    • 454 22 Heatwave in India has killed almost 2,000 people in just over a week Indian authorities have cancelled doctors’ leave and advised people not to head outside in the middle of the day as the heatwave in India killed more than 1,700 in over a
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    • 265 22 Reuters A wealthy New York socialite was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday after being convicted of killing her autistic son at a luxury Manhattan hotel room in 2010. Gigi Jordan, 54, was convicted of firstdegree manslaughter in November after
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    • 178 8 TODAY’S NUMBERS WEEK 1, SATURDAY MAY 30, 2015 89 30 BONUS FACTS 75 27 43 1 MAY 30, 2015 1. What is the duration of the 28th SEA Games in Singapore? Answer: June 5 to 16 2. How many sports will be featured at the 28th SEA Games? Answer: 36
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 296 23 watch ’em THE SHENG SIONG SHOW Channel 8, 9pm The Sheng Siong Show is back with popular children’s singing competition, games and performances from local and foreign artists. This week’s programme will feature the main cast of the musical Singing In The Rain. channel 5 channel 8 pm 12.30 Films
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    314 24  -  Take a vision break and keep your eyes healthy. By Cheryl Chia chiasrc@sph.com.sg W ith the screen dominated culture of today, taking care of your eye sight and maintaining healthy ocular health has become more important than ever. Do not take your vision and eyes for granted,
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    • 60 1 SILVER TEARS: Quah Ting Wen (right) cries after finishing second in the women’s 200m butterfly in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, two years ago. TNP FILE PHOTO SATURDAY MAY 30 2015 OUT TO MAKE AMENDS 24-page pullout Swimmer Quah ting Wen determined to bury painful memories of 2013 Sea games taN eNg BoCK:
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  • sports
    • SPORT IS COMING HOME (JUNE 5-16) DAYS TO GO 6
    • racing
      • 552 10 / 11 GROUP 2 STEWARDS’ CUP Trainer John O’Hara is under no illusions his smart galloper GOLDEN BRILLIANT faces a mammoth task in tomorrow’s $300,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup over 1,400m), and it’s not just because of War Affair. The Singapore Horse of the Year and
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      • 1032 10 / 11 30-5-2015 Saturday Next Macau Meeting Friday 5th June 2015 MACAU 2:00 PM Macau (Turf) 1 HK$170,000 The Southend (Class 5/6) No Form Name 1 *****2 2 *****4 3 *****0 4 *****7 5 *****0 6 *****5 7 *****4 8 *****7 9 *****6 10 *****9 11 *****3 12
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      • 135 10 / 11 KUALA LUMPUR IPOH TRACKWORK NST’S GUIDE TO YESTERDAY’S KUALA LUMPUR TRACKWORK BY TODAY’S RUNNERS (GOING GOOD): Race 2: Slow work: Costamialot, looking fit. Race 4: Slow work: More Power, looking forward. Race 9: Surprise Strike (Low), looking well. YESTERDAY’S IPOH WORKOUTS BY TOMORROW’S RUNNERS (GOING GOOD): Race 1: Slow work:
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      • 1919 10 / 11 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 1.15 —1300m (SC) Stakes: RM20,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****4 Brash Son 59 (43) A Nawawi* c3 7 (5ag F Maynard-DOC) 2 0--307 Glory Star 59 (43) WT Chung* c3 3
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      • 431 12 / 13  -  Reports by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg From Polytrack to turf. That did not prove to be any problem at all for DASH OF CLASS, who followed up with another strong victory in Race 6 at Kranji last night. His second-up win was over
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      • 1705 12 / 13 Race 1 C5 D1 1000m 3 MR PATRON 57 c 56 (24-10) R Shafiq* (8) 2 2 1 (477) 10 D’DON 55 (15-5.10) I Saifudin (10) 1 1 2 (483) 1.25 1 FLAMING FIREHEART 57 c 55 (47-15) TH Koh (4) 4 3 3
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      • 242 12 / 13 SINGAPORE RACES Jockey Michael Rodd was in irresistible form at Kranji last night, scoring on all four rides. The Melbourne Cup-winning Australian (right) booted home two winners each for trainers Laurie Laxon and Cliff Brown. He started the ball rolling in Race 2 on the Laxon-trained
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      • 593 12 / 13 RACE 1 (SUNSHINE COAST) 1st 3 La Spiaggia ($29-$6) 2nd 11 See Cruise ($31) 3rd 1 No Thankyou Ali ($7) 4th 14 Ardrova Forecast $159 Place Forecast (3-11) $43, (1-3) $6, (1-11) $25 Tierce No winner ($2990 jackpot carried forward to next race) Trio $142 Quartet No
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      • 2225 14 / 15 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 ELLERSLIE (1,600M) 4 VICTORIA HEIGHTS: Tidy resuming run. Won well at Avondale. Can repeat here. 3 SMEDLEY: Close-up when resuming for fourth. Fifth here last weekend. 1 WAJIMA: Back to winning form
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      • 1276 14 / 15 12:17 Race 1 (ELLERSLIE)—1600M 1 WAJIMA B R JONES (13) 59 2 TAVIS STAR UNFIXED (5) 57 3 SMEDLEY L MAGORRIAN (4) 57 4 VICTORIA HEIGHTS A B COLLETT (6) 56.5 5 IN A TRANCE UNFIXED (11) 56 6 ROCKET QUEEN
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    • Article, Illustration
      640 16 *Go in Fr nch Frenchwoman Cornet feels the magic of centre court as she sweeps into last 16 TENNIS Wire Services The pressure on Frenchwomen at Roland Garros is so high that a third-round win can be celebrated like a final victory, as Alize Cornet demonstrated wildly yesterday.
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    • 134 16 Young Formula 1 dreamers will soon get to master the fundamentals of racing with specialised theory and practical workshops at the Singapore GP Karting Training Programme from June 18 to 20. Two hundred lucky rookies will be picked by ballot to participate and the top
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    • 631 18  -  Armed with a three-shot lead, Singapore’s No. 1 golfer is confident of a fifth Tour win GOLF Report by GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg He has been there before. And his game plan for today’s final round is to play his usual game on a course that suits
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    • 247 18  -  BENJAMIN LIM The inaugural BeritaHarian. sg National Futsal Championship will kick off at 8.30am today at the Home United Youth Football Academy (left). A total of 265 futsal teams have signed up for the two-day tournament. Twelve teams will qualify for the finals
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    • 392 19 NBA AFP Tom Thibodeau was fired as coach of the Chicago Bulls yesterday morning (Singapore time), unable to bring play-off success despite five winning campaigns with the NBA club. Thibodeau (above) went *****9 in his tenure as coach, guiding the Bulls to Central division crowns in 2010-11
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    • FA CUP
      • 519 20 / 21 Arsenal can become most successful team in FA Cup AFP. Arsene Wenger would love to silence his critics by making history when holders Arsenal take on Aston Villa in the FA Cup final tomorrow morning (Singapore time). Wenger heads to Wembley on the cusp of
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      • 535 20 / 21 PA Sport The way Aston Villa overcame the odds to beat Liverpool in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley is the template for success in tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) final against Arsenal, said manager Tim Sherwood. Villa beat the Merseysiders 2-1 with one of their
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      • 42 20 / 21 19 This will be Arsenal’s 19th FA Cup final, a record for any team. They share the record of 11 with Manchester United for most final wins. Villa have played in the FA Cup final 10 times, winning seven.
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      • 669 20 / 21  -  WACKO NEILO NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg 1The FA Cup is the English game’s traditional showpiece. How will you send out your side to play at Wembley? Wenger: With the world watching, I think it’s important to adhere to the aesthetic principles to play in an attacking fashion
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 888 22 / 23  -  blatter’s refusal to resign shows Fifa at its rotten worst NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg From corrupt kings to mafia bosses, omnipotent leaders always know when they’re beaten in the end. Ego usually succumbs to the reality of defeat. But Sepp Blatter is no ordinary leader. When
        PHOTOS: AFP  -  888 words
      • 121 22 / 23 AFP Sepp Blatter won the Fifa presidency for a fifth time this morning (Singapore time) after his challenger Prince Ali Al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. The veteran Swiss powerbroker fell seven votes short of the required 140 majority in
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      • 434 22 / 23 Iniesta says Messi-Suarez-Neymar trident the best he’s played with AFP Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has hailed the club’s attacking trident of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar as the best strike force he has ever played with. Iniesta has won 22 trophies in a stellar career
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      • 168 24 AFP The Fifa congress resumed yesterday after the all-clear was given, following a bomb alert at the venue where world football’s governing body was to vote on whether to retain Sepp Blatter as president. Zurich police spokesman Brigitte Vogt confirmed a bomb alert had been
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      • 552 24 Blatter blames corruption scandal on the countries’ successful World Cup bids PA Sport Sepp Blatter claimed that Fifa’s crisis would not have happened if countries other than Russia and Qatar had won the vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. In what
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    • ON TV
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      • 23 22 / 23 FRENCH OPEN Today: DAY 7 StarHub TV Ch 201 (Supersports 1), 5pm Tomorrow: DAY 8 StarHub TV Ch 201 (Supersports 1), 5pm
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      • 47 22 / 23 DUBAI DUTY FREE IRISH OPEN Today: DAY 2 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 8.30pm SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC Tomorrow: DAY 2 StarHub TV Ch 208 Singtel TV CH 114 (FOX Sports), 3am AT&T BYRON NELSON C’SHIP Tomorrow: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 1am
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      • 15 22 / 23 BWF WORLD SUPERSERIES AUSTRALIAN OPEN Today: SEMI-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 11am
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