The New Paper, 19 August 2015

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    24 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19 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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      333 1 BANGKOK BLAST EXCLUSIVE: UNBELIEVABLE, says S’porean survivor, of her horror trauma Blinding light, fright, Dead bodies left right›2 DESPICABLE Heinous act, says Shanmugam, as S’poreans mourn death of young wife ›3 then... UNFORGIVABLE Four in M’sian family of seven die in explosion ›4 *****1 11 *****1 Abusive boss admits slapping,
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      9 1 0 No-go for SG50-linked music video Lingo Lingo Why?›23
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    • BANGKOK BLAST
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        Lock icon Unbelievable
        811 2 / 3  -  S’porean at blast site recalls sweeping bits of someone else’s flesh from her sister’s face Report by KOK YUFENG yufengk@sph.com.sg A thunderous sound. A searing bright light. And then, dead bodies to her right and left. This was how Madam Betty Ong described the traumatic moments during the bombing
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        Lock icon He rushed to bomb site to offer help
        217 2 / 3 He thought he heard thunder. Bangkok-based Singaporean Robin Loh was at a hotel about 700m from the blast site when there was an explosion on Monday evening. The 34-year-old realised only later that a bomb had exploded. While others rushed home, evacuating
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        Lock icon THAI POLICE ON HUNT FOR SUSPECT
        169 2 / 3 Thai authorities said yesterday they were looking for a man (right) shown on security footage strolling into the packed Erawan shrine in a yellow T-shirt and wearing a backpack. Police released images showing the man, who appeared young and slightly built, AFP reported. He
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        Lock icon Despicable
        336 2 / 3  -  S’porean woman dead, husband hurt Reports by HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg She was crossing the busy streets of central Bangkok and heading towards the popular Erawan shrine when the blast went off. Singaporean Melisa Liew, 34, was killed in the explosion that rocked the Thai capital on Monday. The
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        Lock icon Embassy, MFA to help S’poreans
        316 2 / 3 Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam has described the bomb attack in Bangkok as “heinous”, adding that he was “deeply shocked”. A Singaporean woman was among the 20 killed in the blast. Seven other Singaporeans were injured, Mr Shanmugam told Parliament yesterday. He said: “Members will
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        Lock icon Unforgivable
        519 4 / 5 Woman from Penang loses four family members, with one more feared dead It was not unusual for the family of seven from Penang, Malaysia, to travel together. But it was going to be the last time they did so. They lost four of their family members in the blasts
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        Lock icon Bangkok rattled by another blast
        356 4 / 5 Improvised bomb thrown at Sathorn Pier Bangkok was rattled again yesterday when a small explosive device blew up at a ferry pier often used by tourists. No one was hurt. The device appears to have been thrown towards Sathorn Pier from the King Taksin Bridge,
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      Lock icon Police nab two for trying to rob taxi driver
      152 6 Police arrested two men, aged 21 and 23, for attempting to rob a taxi driver at chuan Hoe Avenue on Monday The men had boarded the victim’s taxi at Mandai Road at about 1.45pm and asked him to go to Loyang.
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      Lock icon Three M’sians caught smuggling
      135 6 Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers thwarted three different attempts of illegal smuggling of contraband cigarettes and chewing tobacco at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Monday. ICA officers first found 1,080 sachets of chewing tobacco hidden in the luggage box of a 43-year-old Malaysian’s motorcycle at 8.25am.
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      Lock icon Official under probe for Tianjin blast
      66 6 Reuters China is investigating the head of its work safety regulator, the ruling Communist Party’s antigraft watchdog said yesterday, after an explosion last week killed more than 100 people in the port city of Tianjin. Mr Yang Dongliang, head of the State Administration of
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      Lock icon Pay rise of up to 9 per cent
      292 6 Same wage structure for non-grad, grad teachers From October, non-graduate classroom teachers will progress and be paid along the same salary structure as their peers with graduate qualifications, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said yesterday. From the same month, up to 30,000
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      Lock icon Marking noteworthy achievements
      195 6 A set of six currency notes with designs depicting Singapore’s significant milestones and achievements was launched yesterday by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The set, issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to mark Singapore’s 50th birthday, comprises one $50 note and five $10 polymer notes.
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      Lock icon SIA aborts flight after bird strike
      120 6 A Singapore-bound Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from Istanbul encountered a bird strike after take-off on Monday and had to turn back to the Turkish capital. A bird strike is a collision between a bird and an aircraft. “The aircraft made an air-turn-back to Istanbul
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      Lock icon Airlines waive change fees after blast
      201 6 Some airlines have offered to waive change fees for travellers booked to fly to Bangkok who have altered their travel plans after Monday’s deadly bomb blast, reported The Straits Times Online. A Singapore Airlines (SIA) spokesman said yesterday that the airline has received “a
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    • PARLIAMENT
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        Lock icon Hri Kumar withdraws motion on governance
        108 7 MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC Hri Kumar Nair (right) yesterday withdrew a motion to speak about governance and accountability. According to yesterday’s order paper, a document showing the issues that would be discussed in Parliament for the day, Mr Hri Kumar had filed to
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        Lock icon Rentals kept low
        389 7  -  NMP Kuik Shiao-Yin asks how NEA helps hawkers deal with rising costs Report by ELIZABETH LAW and HARIZ BAHARUDIN tnp@sph.com.sg Mr Lim Cheng Poh, 50, pays $850 a month for his hawker stall in Commonwealth Crescent Market selling popiah, kueh pie tee and popiah skins. He is
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        Lock icon Lim: Lapses came out of ‘good intentions’
        365 7 NCMP Lina Chiam raises questions on Auditor-General’s report on PA’s financial statements People’s Association’s deputy chairman Lim Swee Say reassured the House that financial statements and accounting system of the People’s Association (PA) and its Grassroots Organisations (GROs) are in order. Speaking in
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        Lock icon Poor upkeep led to rail wearing out faster: Lui
        154 7 The rail system could have lasted longer if it was better maintained, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew, in possibly his last appearance in Parliament. Responding to a question from Non-Constituency MP Gerald Giam, Mr Lui said that the cost of
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      Lock icon From botak boy into a man
      778 8  -  Outgoing Chief of Defence Force Lt-Gen Ng talks about his 29-year career and his entry into politics Reports by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg There was a massive downpour on the day of Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s state funeral. But soldiers, drenched head to toe, remained
      PHOTOS: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  778 words
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      Lock icon OUTGOING CHIEF PLAYED MULTIPLE ROLES
      143 8 Lieutenant-General Ng Chee Meng, 47, was appointed the Chief of Defence Force on March 27, 2013. He held various key command and staff appointments in 29 years of service, including the Chief of Air Force. He was also the military Private Secretary to the Defence
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      Lock icon He slaps, punches him for software mistakes
      582 9  -  Boss pleads guilty after video of him abusing intern goes viral in 2013 Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg A boss subjected his employee to months of torment for mistakes he made at work. Lee Yew Nam, manager of IT company Encore E-Services, slapped,
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      Lock icon BY THE NUMBERS
      60 10 158,456 The number of refugees and migrants, mostly from Syria, who have crossed the Aegean sea from Turkey to the Greek islands so far this year, the United Nations (UN) said yesterday. The spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr William Spindler, said 50,242 arrived
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      Lock icon Najib ‘took people out’
      481 10 Minister claims M’sian PM acted after alleged charge sheet against him surfaced A minister in Mr Najib Razak’s Cabinet has just “incriminated” the prime minister for obstruction of justice. Urban well-being, housing and local government minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan claimed in an interview with The Star
      PHOTOS: THE STAR  -  481 words
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      Lock icon More young girls at risk of Myanmar sex trade
      591 10 Teenager Wut Yee (not her real name) was devastated when her mother, a sex worker, told her that she had just agreed to sell Wut Yee’s virginity to a businessman for US$3,000 (S$4,200). Wut Yee, then 14, had already been forced
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      Lock icon Money found at plane crash site
      130 11 Money some of it burnt was found yesterday morning among the wreckage of a plane that crashed in eastern Indonesia on Sunday. The twin-turboprop plane was carrying 54 people 49 passengers and five crew and officials said all the bodies had been found. But
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      Lock icon Fake ‘nip slip’ photo no joke
      509 13  -  Victim of cruel prank, Rebecca Lim, slams those with “nothing better to do” Report by JOCELYN LEE jocelee@sph.com.sg Popular local actress Rebecca Lim seemingly gave us more than an eyeful last week after she became a victim of a vile Photoshop prank that showed
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      8 14 dilberT SCOTT ADAMS PearlS beFore SWine STEPHAN PASTIS
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      376 14 LOCAL WEATHER FAIR AND WARM High 34° Low 26° Watch ’em THE SUCCESSOR Channel 8, 8pm The Successor is a variety programme dedicated to the unsung heroes behind favourite local food. It aims to showcase the hard work that goes into creating local delights. channel u channel 5 pm 12.30
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      85 15 AUG 19 2015 Hitman?Unl kely act on s ar Ruper Friend aims for the big t me w th new made-in-Singapore assignment H man: Agen 47 ovies FANTASY GIRL Model-turned-actress Kiko Mizuhara takes the lead in Attack On Titan 18 us c FREE SPIRIT Joss Stone ‘watered’ her soul and
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  • M MOVIES MUSIC MAKAN
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        Lock icon GOMEZ JOINS STEFANI ON THE VOICE
        93 16 Selena Gomez will join the ninth season of reality TV singing series The Voice, serving as coach Gwen Stefani’s adviser. The 23-year-old US sing-er-actress is looking forward to the role as she has great respect for the 45-year-old No Doubt rocker. “I always feel
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        Lock icon HIRSCH JAILED 15 DAYS FOR CHOKING FILM EXEC
        104 16 US actor Emile Hirsch has pleaded guilty to assaulting a female film executive at Utah’s Sundance Film Festival in January. The defendant, Paramount Studios executive Daniele Bernfeld, said he had thrown her to the ground and choked her until she blacked out.
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        Lock icon MALIK AND HARRIS IN TWITTER SPAT
        129 16 DJ Calvin Harris exchanged heated words with ex-One Direction member Zayn Malik after Malik appeared to diss Harris’ girlfriend, pop star Taylor Swift. Malik, 22, retweeted a post comparing Swift’s comments on wanting to be paid for music streaming, with a quote from singer
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        Lock icon EVANS TO STAR IN DRAMA ‘GIFTED’
        76 16 Chris Evans of Captain America fame will star in Gifted, an upcoming drama directed by Marc Webb, who helmed both The Amazing Spider-Man films. The movie, which centres on a man who sues for custody of his brilliant niece, will start shooting this fall.
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        Lock icon More videos
        64 16 Hitting the buffet line Onscreen mum-and-daughter pair Mastura Ahmad and Syirah Jusni eat up a storm. Going global Singapore makes its mark on Hollywood with Hitman: Agent 47. Freeing her soul Joss Stone mixes reggae and world music for comeback single The Answer To catch these videos and
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        Lock icon NEW SCOOBY-DOO ANIMATED FILM TO HIT CINEMAS IN 2018
        85 16 Everyone’s favourite dog detective Scooby-Doo will return to the big screen in a new animated feature film. Space Jam director Tony Cervone helms this latest version based on the beloved Hanna-Barbera Productions cartoon franchise. Producers include Charles Roven and Richard Suckle,
        PHOTOS: GWEN STEFANIINSTAGRAM, CALVIN HARRIS INSTAGRAM, CARTOON NETWORK, AFP, HFPAM  -  85 words
    • Movies
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        Lock icon Fast five WITH SHANNYN SOSSAMON
        489 17  -  Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg Promising start Of Hawaiian, French, Dutch, Irish, Filipino, and German descent, Sossamon relocated from Las Vegas to Los Angeles after graduating from high school and took up gigs as a DJ. It was at a Hollywood party where she met
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        Lock icon BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
        242 18 / 19 Attack on Titan Part 1 is bigger and better than the usual monster or fantasy flick, promised the film’s Japanese lead actor Haruma Miura. “The most attractive and appealing factor of this movie is the use of the most advanced special visual effects,” said the 25-year-old to
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        Lock icon ACTING IS HER NEW LOVE
        599 18 / 19  -  Model Kiko Mizuhara keeps mum about relationship with G-Dragon, but raves about experience of filming new sci-fi flick Attack on Titan Reports by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg Mention the name Kiko Mizuhara and K-pop boy band BigBang’s rapping phenom G-Dragon instantly comes to mind. The
        PHOTOS: YOUTUBE/MBCENTERTAINMENT, INSTAGRAM/l_AM_KIKO. AFP  -  599 words
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        137 20 / 21 We should have no trouble spotting some of the landmarks and quintessentially Singaporean things in Hitman: Agent 47. But for those who find some locations a bit foreign, head over to www.tnp.sg/m and check out our graphic on what popped up where in the movie. You can
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        Lock icon ON TARGET
        892 20 / 21  -  Rupert Friend aims for the big league with new assignment Hitman: Agent 47, about half of which was shot in Singapore Unlikely action man Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg joannes@sph.com.sg There is much at stake for Hitman: Agent 47. This reboot of the 2007 Timothy Olyphant action flick
        PHOTOS: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, REUTERS  -  892 words
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        Lock icon S’porean chose locations
        596 20 / 21  -  Joanne Soh In December last year, Singapore played host to Hitman: Agent 47, which was shot at 10 locations all over the island. Gardens By The Bay, Robinson Road, Changi Airport and Marina Bay Financial Centre were some venues that feature prominently in the Hollywood actioner, courtesy
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        Lock icon Inside Out
        527 22  -  MOVIE DATE JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg LISA TWANG lisat@sph.com.sg MARS When people talk about “movie magic”, this is what they mean. In fact, I would say Inside Out goes beyond magic. For me, there was a weirdly psychic connection. One of the first dreams I ever remember having was
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        82 22 IF A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS, THEN WHAT DO SOME MOVIE POSTERS TELL US? SICARIO What It Looks Like: In a world where marginalised groups are increasingly standing up for their rights, jaundice sufferers finally make their voices heard. Emily Blunt stars as Amy Jaune, who refuses
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      • Movie picks
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          Lock icon ATTACK ON TITAN PART 1 (NC16 & M18)
          117 22  - ATTACK ON TITAN PART 1 (NC16 M18) Tan Kee Yun Attack on Titan Part 1 is the raddest movie to hit our big screens this year. It is set in a post-apoca-lyptic future where humans live behind huge walls to protect themselves from carnivorous giants known as Titans. Three youngsters,
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          Lock icon PARIS HOLIDAY (PG)
          106 22  -  Jocelyn Lee Lam Chun Kit (Louis Koo) jets off to Paris, France, for work and to seek solace after his girlfriend rejects his marriage proposal. He shares a flat with heartbroken artist Ding (Amber Kuo) and tries to help her get over her break-up, falling for her
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          Lock icon WILD CITY (NCI6)
          116 22  -  Tan Kee Yun Hong Kong director Ringo Lam has helmed a string of hit films, including Prison On Fire (1987) and Maximum Risk (1996). But he has lost his magic touch. His new action flick Wild City is stylish and exciting but is let down by an
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    • Music
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        Lock icon SINGING OUT LOUD IN SINGLISH
        81 23 Excerpts from the lyrics of the song Lingo Lingo: “Steady Pom Pi Pi to that Eh Wah Eh Wah Eh Wah” “Can you hear our echo, Louder than the Lambo, Represent who we are, close to my heart” “I love my Singlish, just like my
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        Lock icon Singlish MV draws FLAK
        713 23  -  Director to d to take down music video for the song Lingo Lingo Reports by JOCELYN LEE jocelee@sph.com.sg A music video has received flak online for being out of touch with regular Singaporeans, by portraying Singlish in the context of supercars and a private jet. It
        PHOTOS: JTEAM PRODUCTION  -  713 words
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        Lock icon HOT TRACKS
        243 24 / 25  -  Tan Kee Yun LANA DEL REY HIGH BY THE BEACH Ever since she emerged as an Internet enigma in 2012, the honey-voiced US singer has been called many things. Fake. Manufactured. Corporate invention. I don’t care about her lack of authenticity, as long as she continues to deliver
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        Lock icon FINDING HER ‘WATER’
        752 24 / 25  -  Joss Stone releases new album after three-year break that was spent doing things that were good for her soul Report by JADE TEO jadeteo@sph.com.sg Having tackled R&B, funk and rock for more than a decade, English soul singer Joss Stone is switching genres again. She has turned
        PHOTOS: UNIVERSAL MUSIC SINGAPORE  -  752 words
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        Lock icon This Week In... 2006
        384 24 / 25  -  Jade Teo The Song Before He Cheats The Artist Carrie Underwood The Lyrics “I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights/ I slashed a hole in all four tires/ Maybe next time he’ll think before he cheats” The Results Before He Cheats was a huge crossover
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        Lock icon POLL POSITION
        389 26  -  Girl group T-ara beat One Direction in Billboard fan poll K-POP CORNER TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg There is always something appealing about rooting for the underdog. And girl group T-ara, perhaps one of the biggest underdogs of K-pop, had the last laugh last week when their massive fan
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        Lock icon Must-see MVs
        251 26 Tan Kee Yun KYLIE MINOGUE ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING AND ANYTHING AT ALL While her recent videos Into The Blue and Sexercize were full-on sexed-up affairs, the Aussie pop goddess’ new offering is a refreshing combo of camp and goofy wackiness. Absolutely Anything And Anything At All, recorded for the
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    • Makan
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        Lock icon MUM’S THE BEST
        435 27  -  Malaysian chef Sherson Lian says mothers are the best cooks Report by JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg Mum’s cooking will always reign supreme. That’s what Sherson Lian, 30, proud- ly told M over the phone from Kuala Lumpur. The famed Malaysian chef couldn’t be happier to share his mum’s
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        Lock icon ONE FM FOOD FIGHT
        359 28 What makes ONE FM DJs go mmm? They slug it out with their favourite culinary discoveries of the week The Flying Dutchman ONE FM’s #1 Breakfast Show The signature Chabuten Tonkotsu Ramen is to die for and at $12.90, it’s wellpriced. Also for the next three
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        Lock icon GREAT FOR A DATE
        308 29  -  WEETS EATS YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg Having been in the local culinary scene since Oct 2012, the Pelican Seafood Bar Grill has just undergone a transformation. The Raw Bar with a gorgeous selection of roe and caviar as its highlight has been added, and the menu
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        188 29 FREE TOTE BAG You can get a free F&N Magnolia SG50 bag this weekend at NTUC Fairprice hougang point and Ang Mo Kio hub from 11am, when you buy two packs of 1-litre F&N Magnolia milk there. On Aug 29 and 30, the road show moves to Cold
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        Lock icon COMFORT FOOD
        683 30  -  Celebrity Chow with TV stars Mastura Ahmad and Syirah Jusni Report by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg Over the last two months, local Suria actress Syirah Jusni’s weight plummeted. Overcome with grief after her actor-boyfriend of two years Ashmi Roslan, 34, died of a heart attack in June, she
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      86 29 GiVEAWAY Win A mEAl FOr FOur photo: YoRK hotEL the popular penang hawkers’ Fare buffet at York hotel’s White Rose Cafe returns on sept 4, with a spread of favourite street food such as prawn mee, penang laksa and oyster omelette. You could win a meal for four if you
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      57 1 GOOD START: Christian Benteke (right) has joined the illustrious company of Luis Suarez and Kevin Keegan by scoring on his Anfield debut. PHOTO: REUTERS that is what separates benteke from liverpool flops balotelli and Carroll ›S2 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19 2015 Striker’S iNStiNct 24-page pullout MSl: Faritz abdul HaMeed’S return to
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      154 2 / 3 Reuters Kevin de Bruyne’s agent was furious yesterday after the Wolfsburg forward was told, as part of a practical joke, to commit his future to the German Cup winners. The Belgian, linked with a move to Manchester City, was at a German sports awards
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      93 2 / 3 PA Sport West Brom have rejected an offer from Tottenham for striker Saido Berahino. The 22-year-old has been linked with a move to White Hart Lane for much of the summer, but West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace says the club have no interest in selling.
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        867 2 / 3  -  Controversial goal aside, Benteke restores to Reds what was lacking in Carroll and Balotelli instinct RICHARD BUXTON npsports@sph.com.sg LIVERPOOL 1 (Christian Benteke 26) BouRnEMoutH 0 Paying the asking price has become more prerequisite than a last resort for Liverpool in recent times. They have been counting the
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        435 2 / 3 PA Sport Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe had no doubt two refereeing errors had cost his side the chance of victory at Liverpool yesterday morning (Singapore time). The promoted Cherries went down 1-0 at Anfield after a controversial Christian Benteke strike and having a goal harshly
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        359 2 / 3 PA Sport Former England and Manchester United defender Gary Neville is among those to have criticised the latest offside rule adaptation. “They c**k about with the offside rule every year and they don’t make it any better,” Neville said on Sky Sports after Christian Benteke’s
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        889 4 / 5  -  Blues boss needs to fix what may not be broken, but is undoubtedly brittle NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Jose Mourinho has 13 days to save his season. Before the transfer window closes, the Chelsea manager needs three signatures. Mourinho could use the company and three most
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        412 4 / 5 Everton determined to hold on to defender despite $66m offer PA Sport Everton remain determined to hang on to John Stones amid reports of a fresh £30-million ($66m) bid being made for the defender by Chelsea, Press Association Sport understands. The Toffees have already
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      161 4 / 5 AFP Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic has joined Real Madrid from Inter Milan on a six-year deal, the Spanish giants confirmed yesterday. According to reports in the Spanish media the 10-time European champions will pay up to 35 million euros ($54.7m) for the 21-year-old. He will
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      175 4 / 5 Reuters Gael Monfils was accused of “tanking” during his first-round defeat at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati yesterday morning (Singapore time) when the 14thseeded Frenchman lost to Poland’s Jerry Janowicz 6-4, 7-5 in 75 minutes. Monfils served so quickly in the second set that
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        167 6 PA Sport Florian Thauvin was expected to undergo a medical on Tyneside yesterday as he closes in on a big-money move to Newcastle. Press Association Sport understands the 22-year-old Marseille winger is due to head for the north-east with the two clubs in advanced
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        340 6 Reuters Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is impatient for the transfer window to close at the end of the month to end the uncertainty over the future of Spain forward Pedro Rodriguez. Pedro revealed last month the Spanish and European champions had received offers for
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        224 6 AFP Fifa president Sepp Blatter has slammed comments by presidential candidate Chung Mong Joon, who called football’s world body “a corrupt organisation”. Blatter said he was disturbed by the South Korean industrialist’s outspoken comments at a press conference in Paris on Monday, when he
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      146 8 Reuters A new Hawk-Eye system will be used in the upcoming rugby World Cup to aid referee’s decision making following a series of successful trials, the sport’s governing body said on Monday. The technology will be implemented alongside the existing Television Match Official
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      525 8 Valencia coach Nuno focused on making main draw than Otamendi’s imminent exit CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Wire Services Valencia coach Nuno Espirito Santo insists his side cannot be distracted by the imminent departure of Nicolas Otamendi as they prepare for the first leg of their Champions League playoff
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      276 8  -  Report by GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg Familiarity of the layout helped in-form Gregory Foo stay on course for another championship. Foo, a national squad member representing Tanah Merah Country Club, made easy work on the club’s Tampines course to enter the quarter-finals of the Singapore National Amateur
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          902 10 / 11 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 SEYMOUR (1,209M) 6 GOLD KRONER (1:0-0-0): Spelled after debut where he led early and held on fairly for 5th (58.0) 1,206m Sale 2yo Mdn Good(3) trk March 11. Better for that outing. Doesn’t need to find
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          1082 10 / 11 p i_ A Yri) Do not bet illegally. Always play with care. 12:07 Race 1 SEYMOUR—1209M 1 KHAL DROGO B MELHAM (9) 58.5 2 STONE DWELLER MS J BERIMAN (7) 58.5 3 NADEEM’S MELODY DALE SMITH (13) 56.5 4 BEST BOLD L CURRIE (8) 56
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        282 10 / 11 WORKOUTS BY HORSES ENTERED FOR SUNDAY CLASS 4 1,600M: Winning Star 34.7. Know Each Other HH (N Juglall) canter/37.1. CLASS 4 1,200M: Makawao HHH (TH Koh) 33.6. Chopin’s Nocturne HH (M Nunes) 39.1. Rock Esprit (B Vorster) canter/37.1. Enlighten Knight 38.2. Tenma (T See) 42.7. Bankers Call
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        843 10 / 11  -  KRANJI BARRIER TRIALS Report by BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg Six wins in the bag, he just keeps on getting better. Yes, SUPER WINNER’S far from the done deal and, like we have seen before, when stepping onto the track be it for a race or
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        2218 12 / 13 19-8-2015 Wednesday Next Europe Meeting Friday 21st August 2015 EUROPE 6:00 PM Clairefontaine 1 CLASS €25,000 D’AUBERVILLE STAKES 1400m No Form Name 1 3 2 7 3 ***** 4 5 5 3 6 9 7 6 8 5296 9 Mont Ormel Royal De Dole Eternal Army
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        613 12 / 13 KRANJI TRACKWORK After running and winning a really good trial on Aug 11, OLYMPIC ANTHEM has continued to improve and looks a winning proposition in Friday’s 1,100m sprint. Taken out for a spot of work at Kranji yesterday morning, the five-year-old reeled off the 600m
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        479 12 / 13 SOUTH AFRICA RACES KENILWORTH PREVIEWS RACE 1 (1,200M) There are some well-bred first timers to take note of in this opening event. (8) DANCE AT DAWN was an expensive purchase and (9) ICY FIRE also went under the hammer for a tidy sum. Both
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        646 12 / 13 7:25 Race 1 Maiden Plate (F M) 1200M 1 SO SUSPECT H Hoven(-4) (1) 60 2 PAPARAZZI STAR M Winnaar (5) 60 3 SLIP THE CLUTCH B Morgenrood (12) 60 4 TRIPPA G Wright (7) 60 5 PRINCESS JANE L Africa (8) 58 6
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        1637 14 / 15 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 GAWLER (1,209M) 2 ECLAIR ATTACK (1:0-1-0): Sent for a let-up after having good support for debut where he raced handy most of the trip and battled on well for long neck 2nd (55.5) Counter Pulse
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        1397 14 / 15 p A Yft Do not bet illegally. responsibly! Always play with care. 12:15 Race 1 GAWLER—1209M 1 DELARUE J HOLDER (6) 57 .5 2 ECLAIR ATTACK D TOURNEUR (13) 57.5 3 GRAN SABANA ZAC SPAIN (2) 57.5 4 MAXALICIOUS J POTTER (12) 57 .5 5
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        565 14 / 15 WORKOUTS BY HORSES ENTERED FOR KL ON SATURDAY Combined 1 2 1,100m: Dark Matter (Ruzaini) 37.1. Rebel Fury 39.7. Tough Ruler (Aify) 36.1, keeping form. Peaceful Warrior 38.2, looking fit. Terada (Hanif) 38.1. Polygraph 41. Colin The Firth canter/36.1. Sand Lane (Ganeesh) 37.7. Class 3 1,400m: Q
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        622 16 / 17  -  Hosts will count on dynamic wingback to help sink the champions Reports by GABRIEL TAN npsports@sph.com.sg At 32, Sairol Sahari is no stranger to the highs and lows of professional football. He was part of the Brunei DPMM side that won three Singapore League Cups
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        664 16 / 17 Champions have been poor of late, but their coach confident of hurting Brunei rivals If they are to win silverware in 2015, Warriors FC are going to have to bag the big one again and defend their Great EasternYeo’s S.League crown. Having failed to challenge
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        Lock icon TIGERS ON THE DEFENSIVE
        724 18  -  Coach Razip feels a tight backline will turn things around Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg When they opened the 2015 Great Eastern-Yeo’s S.League season with three straight defeats, it looked like Harimau Muda would carry on from where they left off last season, as the league’s
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        710 19  -  Despite losing their last five games, Geylang coach Steinebrunner says his team have not been outplayed Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg It is well known that Geylang International have a storied history that stretches back to their amateur days, decades ago. In the professional era,
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        1061 20  -  DPMM will be fired up to win their two games in hand DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg HARIMAU MUDA v HOUGANG UNITED (Tonight, 8pm, Hang Jebat Stadium) After securing five wins out of seven games, the wheels are just starting to come off for Harimau Muda, who have
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      623 21 Whether it’s Coe or Bubka, the new IAAF chief will have a monumental task ahead ATHLETICS Reuters Sergey Bubka and Sebastian Coe were pressing the flesh among delegates yesterday in a final push for votes ahead of today’s election for the next president of the governing body
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      Lock icon F1 tender fails to attract viable new teams
      171 21 Reuters The US-based Haas team will be Formula 1’s sole newcomers next season, after an attempt by the sport’s governing body to attract fresh entrants failed to come up with any viable candidates. An International Automobile Federation (FIA) spokesman said on Monday
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      146 22 / 23  -  ALI KASIM Two-time Grand Slam doubles champions Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova have qualified for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. They are the second pair to qualify for the year-end event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium from Oct 23
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      164 22 / 23 AFP Shaquille O’Neal weighed into basketball’s great debate when he backed a young Michael Jordan to beat LeBron James one-on-one but added that both were outshone by the legendary Julius Erving. O’Neal, in Hong Kong to promote an energy drink yesterday, faced both Jordan and
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        772 22 / 23  -  Fandi will rely on Faritz and his wide players to expose home side’s fullbacks DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM KUCHING After almost a year out through a succession of knee, hip and toe injuries, LionsXII right back Faritz Abdul Hameed almost became the forgotten man of Singapore football.
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