The New Paper, 5 December 2010

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1 32 The New Paper

  • News
    • 1043 2 / 3  -  Transgenders face bleak future as youth and looks fade REPORT:MAUREEN MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg HEHASmadethesamebirthdaywisheveryyearforthepast10years.This year, as he blew out the six big and four small candles on the black forest cake after a rousing birthdaysong,headdedanextraline. Eyes shut and hands clenched tightly together as
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    • 1036 2 / 3  -  REPORT: CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg SHE isupsetabout beingput in“prison” and being separated from her Angel. And Angel continues to pine for her former companion, Ms Salma Mohd Ali. Both Ms Salma and Angel are protesting in their own way: Ms Salma
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    • 22 2 / 3 Great when the lights are low (TNP, yesterday): The Coolpix S8100 is from Nikon, not Nokia as stated in the story.
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    • 930 4 / 5  -  Singapore representative to international transgender beautypageantsayscontestantsplayed‘dirty’ REPORT: CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg COSMETIC surgery on her nose and eyes may have boosted her confidence, but it could not stop Ms Cheryl Ng from being floored by the “dirtiness” of the Miss International Queen
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    • 942 6 / 7  - He family are fleeing S'pore for fear of another attack REPORT:SYAHIRAH SYAHIRAH ANWAR tnp@sph.com.sg TWO years ago, a knife-wielding gang left him a bloody mess. Now, one of his attackers, who was put behind bars, is said to have been released. And John (not his real name) is so terrified
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    • 229 6 / 7 THE 19 scars, mostly on his back and neck, tell a horrifyingtale– one thatJohn (left)still remembers vividly. On 17 Aug, 2008, he said he was having dinner with a friend at a coffee shop. “Iwas told bya friend ofminethat someone was looking for
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    • 651 8 / 9  -  30-year-old driver of sports car killed in accident at Petir Road REPORTS:BRYNA BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg IT WAS a cool night and many of the residents in Block 205, Petir Road were already under their bedcovers, fast asleep. Then came a resounding bang, followed by
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    • 381 8 / 9 WHEN Mr C.S. Ang, 36, drove past the smouldering wreck on Petir Road on Friday night, he shuddered at the thought of what could have happened. “Thecar was barelyrecognisable and the damage was bad. I was hoping the driver was
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    • Article, Illustration
      882 10 / 11  -  With more high-profile spats, what can condo residents do when they think their management council crosses the line? Residents vs management council in REPORTS:HEDYKHOO HEDY KH00 hedykhoo@sph.com. sg RESIDENTS flouting condo rules are a common occurrence. But recent spats between condo residents and their management councils (MCs) have
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    • 420 10 / 11 IT’Snot alwayssmooth-sailing for MCs too. Mr Zhan, who has had experience as an MC chairman for 20 years, said he has also received complaints from MCs who meet residents who refuse to pay heed to condo rules. Heciteda caseofaresident who used thecondo’s
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    • 412 13  -  Online portal for women launches bra donation drive REPORT: AMANDA PHUA aphua@sph.com.sg DONATING your lingerie may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you’re packing away old clothes to give to charities. But that’s exactly what CozyCot, an online portal, hopes
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    • 975 14/15  - 'I' m someone who can take pressure One is a PAP man of 26 years who has lost two elections. The other is an Opposition man of 22 years who has lost five elections. What keeps MR ERIC LOW and MRSINKEKTONG going? TAYSHI’AN (shian@sph.com.sg) finds out TAY SHI'AN (shian@sph. com.
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    • 850 14/15 What made you join politics? Iwas asked to fill in this space (in 1999) when (PAP’s 1997 losing candidate in Hougang) Heng Chee How (now Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office) went toWhampoa (JalanBesar GRC). So the main reason why I’m there
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    • 369 16 S’poreanchargedwithcheatingM’sianex-bankerof$3million.Herlawyersays... SHE stands accused of cheating one of the most respected businessmen in Malaysia. But Sharida Abdul Majid’s lawyer doesn’t want to fight her case. During mitigation for bail, lawyer Mohd Azfar Abdullah told the court that he could not represent Sharida any
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    • 399 16 ARE college students in Sabah moonlighting as prostitutes to pay for their studies? State leaders are worried about this trend and want urgent investigation into the matter, local news reports said. Dr Jaina Sintian, the Wanita chief of Upko, a Sabah-based political party,
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    • 473 17 China women going out of the way to get hired FORTY beauties strutted down the runway as 80 men in suits watched. If you thought this was just another beauty pageant, you are mistaken. For the women, it was a job interview
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    • 334 17 NO MARRIED women, no single mums. The rules for beauty contests were pretty strict. Buttheorganisers ofthis year’sMiss Great Britain competition are bringing the eventup todate by scrapping an outdated rule that banned single mums from joining. That was a god-send for 23-year-old Miss Charlotte
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    • 472 18 Researcher’s controversial take on‘evolution’: DR SATOSHI Kanazawa, 48, may not be known for his politically correct theories on evolution. But his politically incorrect theories have certainly created a stir around the world when he said, among other things, that ugly couples are more likely to
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    • 314 18 FORMER Manchester United star Eric Cantona (below) urged Frenchmen in October to withdraw all their money from the banks for an “economic revolution”. But now French ministers and bankers have warnedthat Cantona’sappealcould propel France into economic chaos. Mr FrançoisBaroin, the budgetminister, termedthe formerfootballer’s
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  • Page 8 / 9 Miscellaneous
    • 45 8 / 9 WES CRAVEN WRITER/DIRECTOR OF SCREAM and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET TAKES YOU CLOSER TO TERROR m I YJK' I I TO ONLY ONE HAS THE POWER TO SAVE THEIR SOULS. RO^TIVFTY NOW SHOWING WWW.IAMROGUE.COM/MYSOULTOTAKE WITH CHINESE SMS I WC16 1 Violence and Coarse Lanquaqel
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    • 218 10 / 11 Mrs Singapore) A classic 1 Mrs Siw^ajjore MRS SINGAPORE CLASSIC MRS SINGAPORE 2011 SINGAPORE'S VERY OWN MARRIED WOMEN CONTEST IS NOW OPEN! Show the World your Great Looks, Personality, Inner Beauty and Charm! photo, a copy of your marriage certificate and an entry fee of S$20.00 to: Mrs Kenny Santika
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    • 356 13 THE NEW PAPER Project Helping Hands tnp.sg/helpinghands Help us reach out to them TO HELP the elderly who are living alone, The New Paper has partnered the Lions Befrienders Service Association and Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Project Helping Hands. THE PROJECT DESIGN It involves installing wireless motion sensors in the
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    • 122 14/15 RESTAURANT SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION OF M CULINARY SINGAPORE W INSTITUTE IfiUOWRKittoS Hi ffl Z K Interested in a successful career in the Food Beverage Industry? Join us in our RAS/SGCI Open House 2010 ft B BE! Saturday, 11 December 2010,10am to 2pm A, #±10,6^1^2,6 At 141 Redhill Road, e2i, Blocks E&F,
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    • 66 16 CHARCO'S Get your Halal turkey from CHARCO'S.... CHICKEN RIBS SALADS KEBABS BURGERS WRAPS ance booking require) $70 Special menu *7 Sliced roast turkey breast c Sliced Turkey roast meal $14.50 Sliced Turkey creme meal $14.50 Sliced Turkey briyani or yellow rice $14.50 Sliced Turkey 3 salad choice $15.50 Sliced Turkey
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    • 4 17 They’ve got talent /PAGE21
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    • 171 17 PARENTING MYTHS My child knows that I love and care about him/her. "HOW" is this possible if most of the time everyone goes on with their own stressful and individualistic lifestyle, only coming together during meal time if possible. In order for a child to function at his/her most efficient
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  • News Snapshot
    • 127 19 A CHINESE man, aged 86, was found dead in his ninth-storey flat in Block 19, Jalan Sultan yesterday. He was found dressed in a short-sleeved collared shirt and shorts. He had cuts across his face. Mrs Suriyati Khamis, 40, a housewife who
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    • 105 19 AFP. STRIKING air traffic controllers began returning to work in Spain yesterday after the government declared a state of alert and warned of criminal prosecutions. The wildcat strike over working hours hit an estimated 250,000 passengers over a holiday weekend, prompting
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    • 101 19 NATIONAL Environment Agency (NEA) officers are catching more people spitting and urinating in public places in north-western Singapore. There has been a four-fold in- creasein those caught urinating from 66 in 2008 to 250 this year, reported Channel NewsAsia. There was
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    • 94 19 AFP. WIKILEAKS battled to stay online yesterday after Sweden issued a new arrest warrant for its elusive boss Julian Assange, while PayPal axed donations access for the whis-tle-blowing website. Swedish prosecutors have issued a new international arrest warrant for Mr
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    • 322 19 HIV SCREENING THE challenge in Singapore’s fight against HIV and AIDS involves the early identification of those who are infected. The Government is prepared to expand the anonymous HIV testing programme and improve the take-up rate of inpatient HIV screening at public hospitals for this
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    • Article, Illustration
      48 19 RUNNING HEELS: Paris hosted the third edition of the Sarenza High Heel 2010 race, which was held at the Molitor swimming pool on Friday. Teams of three girls ran in shoes with at least 8cm-high heels in the France v UK 3x60m relay race. PICTURES: AP
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous

  • News Exchange
    • 417 20  -  THE BUZZ COMMENT:ZAIHAN ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg IUNDERSTAND,yetatthesametime,Idon’t.I can imagine the shock a biker gets when he suddenly sees his life flash before him because of the recklessnessofanotherroaduser. Inthosemilliseconds,yourhandsshakeuncontrollably with fear as you try to avoid slamming into the other vehicle. Soonthisfearturnstoanger. When that happened
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    • 123 20 Weratepastweek’snews–goodandbad Last week’s index: 200 This week’s index: 190 -10 Petrol prices havegone up– here and in Malaysia– and COEs for cars will be cut again next year. There were MRT and LRT disruptions too. -10 Itwasn’t anything toxic, but a bad chemical smell spread through parts
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    • 42 20 “Haveyoueverbeensobrokeyou find yourself emptying pockets and riffling through bags for enough loosechangeforaBigMac?” –Awomancomplainingabout her financial state “ThinkMBSexpectedclassydames in fur coats here but they got brassy aunties in leopard print tights instead...andbusloadsofthemtoo.” –Amancommentingabout the crowd at Marina Bay Sands
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  • enjoy
    • 911 21  -  Seventeenmag’sQueen of Queens contestants showthey’remore than just pretty faces RPORT: ASHLEY CHIA amchia@sph.com.sg TONGUE twisters, popping, hair styling and girls with guitars. Itwasn’tjustaboutprettyfacesorstatuesque figures at the Seventeen Queen of Queens beauty pageant on Thursday evening. Contestant Koe Ya Lin, 22, wowed the crowd at The Butter Factory
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    • Enjoy Fly on the Wall
      • 425 23  -  Asia Panda Ball raises moneyforWWF’smarine conservation in Singapore REPORT:SYLVIA SYLVIA TOH PAIK CHOO paikchoo@sph.com.sg PACIFIC salmon, Chilean sea bass, nar-row-barred Spanish mackerel... Plate up, tuck in. Ditto abalone, geoduck, mud crab, green-lipped mussel. You can eat all of the above heartily without causing the World Wide Fund
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      • 403 24 / 25  -  It’sfuntodresskidsupbefore they start getting ideas of their own affordeplayeTheConnor,atingfThe DOLORES TAY doltay@sph.com.sg KIDSdon’tstayyoungandcuteforever.The years spent bouncing the little onesonyourkneesarewaytooshort. Nottomentiondressingtheminwhatever youfancy. Atsomestage,theywouldratherdonbedsheetsthanwearanythingyoupickout. You’re lucky if your teenager still goes shopping with you and tries on the clothes yousuggest. Back when I was 12, being seen
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      • 193 24 / 25 GapKids and babyGap From now till Dec 16, enjoy 50 per cent off your second piece of denim item. Also, buy three pairs of kiddy leggings for the price of two. Stores: Centrepoint, VivoCity, Wisma Atria and Suntec City. KidStyle 15 per cent storewide discount
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      • 241 24 / 25  -  REPORT: CLARENCE CHEN sychen@sph.com.sg THERE must be something in the air at Riverdance. The Irish music and dance extravaganza has Theyinclude Padraic Moyles, 31 and NiamhO’ Connor,34, who tied the knot twoyearsagoafter The pair(below) arepartof the44-strong troupe inSingaporefor Riverdance, The Farewell Tour. Moylesis thelead dancerin the
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    • Enjoy 2 Wheels Good
      • 708 26 / 27  -  Trigon Bicycles DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg IFYOUhaveneverheardofTrigonBicycles,youarenot alone. Until a few weeks ago, my only impression of the Taiwanese bike maker was from a car-bon-fibreforkthatafrienduses. So you can imaginemy surprise when I was offered theTrigonRQC29totest. Itisthebikemaker’sflagshipcarbon-fibreroadbike. Despite their seemingly “obscure” reputation, Trigon is no greenhorn
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      • 320 26 / 27 A NEW campaign to promote safe cycling was launched on Monday. Called the OCBC Cycle Singapore Safe Cycling Campaign, it aims to raise awareness of the need for both cyclists and motorists to respect each other. Its motto?“1.5m matters.Sharethe road”,aims to send the message
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    • Enjoy Table For 4
      • 633 28  -  CHERYL LIM cheryll@sph.com.sg NOSTALGIA is big at Orchard Hotel’s popular Cantonese restaurant, Hua Ting. The restaurant, which opened in 1992, has revived eight of its most popular dishes from the last decade. It had phased out some dishes over the years to keep the menu fresh. But
        PICTURES: JONATHAN CHOO, ORCHARD HOTEL  -  633 words
    • Enjoy Hed Chef
      • Article, Illustration
        348 29  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg YOU don’t always need to pull out all stops to impress. Often, it’s the sincerity that counts. That said, some champagne would go quite a long way in adding sparkle to your show of sincerity. And the good thing about using champagne in your
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    • Enjoy Family Matters
      • 540 30  -  Author of book on autism says: REPORT:AMANDA AMANDA PHUA aphua@sph.com.sg WHEN doctors first told Ms Brenda Tan that her first-born son, Calder, had moderate autism three years ago, she headed to the library to read up on the condition. She found several books
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      • 431 30  -  EUGENE WEE FATHER FIGURES eugenew@sph.com.sg GHUGJBBBNBTTYBUJOops.Iapologiseforthegibberish.That’s what happens when you faceplantrightontoyourkeyboardasyou passoutfromsleepdeprivationwhilewritingacolumn. Of the things I’ve learnt about being a father for the second time (other than the fact that the size of my nose covers a 3x3 key grid on the
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    • Enjoy Humour
      • 635 32  -  Itain’t soeasytolove yourride HO LIAN-YI MIDDLE CRASS tnp@sph.com.sg THE trial of the former police officer who was convicted for taking upskirt photos and spiking his colleagues’ drinks with semen had many journalists licking their lips, no doubt. But
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      • REALLY?
        • 114 32 Oddnews that’sfor real Reuters. THE head of the Washington State Potato Commission has ended a self-imposed potatoes-only diet amoveheclaims has helped him drop 9kg in two months. Mr Chris Voigt, 45, began his spuds-only regimen to protest a US Department of Agriculture rule barring low-income recipients of
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        • 103 32 AP. A BUNCH of Brooklyn bees have been coming home looking flushed. New York City bee-keeper Cerise Mayo was puzzled when her bees started showing up with mysterious red colouring. Their honey also turned as red as cough syrup. She told The New York Times that
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      • 293 32  -  S M ONG ACT BLUR smong@sph.com.sg I WOULD like to ask you something if you are aparent ofchildrenbetween10and15yearsold–although judging by the kind of fan mail I get on Facebook, I believeyou’remorelikelytobebetween10and15years old. Anyway,I’maparentofan11-year-oldgirland 13-year-old boy. The year-end school holidays have
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    • Article, Illustration
      91 33 We are showcasing your best end-of-school photographs. On Dec 12 and 19, we will be featuring the best of your school holiday snapshots. From this week till Dec 26, the best photo of the week wins a $100 Gap voucher. Send your pictures and messages to tnpforum@sph.com.sg Enjoying
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  • Page 24 / 25 Advertisements
    • 81 24 / 25 WANTTOBE AGAP KID? GAP is looking for four kids from newborn to 10 from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia to appear in its spring 2011 campaign. They will be featured in the storefront window of all babyGap and GapKids stores in the three countries after results are announced in February. To
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 45 30 GENERATION NEXT Woah! That car just cut into our lane without signalling. Almost caused a collision. Honk him, daddy. Don’t let him get away. Did you see how I ‘man-stared’ him to tears? Er, I think they were tears of laughter, dad. TNP ILLUSTRATION:KELVIN CHAN
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 240 31 WATCH’EM All’sWellEnd’sWellToo 2010 CelestialMovies(StarHubCh868),9pm Afteraprincessandhertravellingpartyare ambushedandsheloseshermemory,a bankruptmerchantrescuesherbyposingas herfatherandtriestomarryheroff.Starring LouisKoo,SandraNg. LoveHappens HBO(StarHubCh601), 9pm A widowedbest-sellingself-help guru fallsfor the hotelflorist wherehis seminaris held,onlyto learnthat he hasn’tyet truly confrontedhis wife’s passing.StarringAaronEckhart, JenniferAniston. DILBERT SCOTTADAMS TheYoungVictoria StarMovies(StarHubCh622),9pm Adramatisationoftheturbulentfirstyearsof QueenVictoria’srulebeginningwhenshe wascrownedattheageof18andher enduringromancewithPrinceAlbert. StarringEmilyBlunt,RupertFriend. StarSearch10–Grand Final Channel8,7pm Inthelivefinaleoftheactingcompetition, theremaining10contestantsaretestedon threechallenges–re-enactingscenesfrom apopularserial,tradingquipswithveteran hostsanddemonstratingaspecialtalent. PICTURE:HBO CHANNEL5 Noon TheAmazing
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • 30 37 Saturday,Dec04 2010 First Second Third 3937 2158 5088 Starters 8170 2799 8701 5007 3110 9448 4033 2278 9045 7244 Consolations 6741 4617 7885 3737 1002 7533 3376 7919 9736 3577
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  • Page 40 Miscellaneous
    • 62 40 Livewire (Marina Bay Sands) opens on 8 Dec 10 Details at www.singaporepools.com.sg/livewire IpLAY© Always play with care. SINGAPORE responsibiyf Do not bet illegally. T Towards Community No person under the age of 18 years shall be Purpose and Benefit allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For
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  • Page 41 Advertisements
    • 156 41 Q. Who will win the inaugural Dollah Kassim Award? 1) Jeffrey Lightfoot 2) Muhammad Faris Bin Ramli 3) Anumanthan Mohan Kumar 4) Ammirul Emmran Bin Mazlan 5) Ignatius Ang Yu Heng Readers of The New Paper will also play a part by voting for the player they deem most worthy
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    • 38 47 THE NEW PAPER-STARHUB SPANISHI LA LIGAI CONTEST LastTuesday,Barcelona thumpedReal Madrid 5-0 in theEl Clasico. Hereare 12 readers whopredicted the winner correctly.They wina Barcelonajersey each. ***0557 ***7633 ***3271 ***8707 ***9071 ***1758 ***7186 ***1205 ***4832 ***6941 ***1012 ***4059 Thewinnerswill benotified.
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    • 174 53 m y NBU> Nothing But United on Sunday^l9December The frenetic fight for supremacy continues, as the devils Venue: The New Paper Sports Bar lock horns with Chelsea, the greatest challenger in Sir @St James Power Station, Alex's career. Can Rooney and mates outplay Terry and 3 Sentosa Gateway team to
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  • sports
    • 603 60  -  REPORTING FROM HANOI DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg THE CRUCIAL AFF Suzuki Cup Group B match against Myanmar today takes on extra significance for striker Aleksandar Duric. If the result does not go Singapore’s way, it could spell the end of the road for his international career. “Looking
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    • Racing
      • 468 34/35 Race1 C5(SC)1200m 1 EASTERNSTAR57(15-7) NCallow (2) 3 3 1 (499) 8 CASHMAN53.5c52.5(31-8) JacksonLow (1) 1 1 2 (471) Shd 7 ONENITEINBANGKOK54c53(26-9) HSGill* (4) 2 2 3 (494) Shd 4 SINARGEMILANG56(57-13) ISaifudin (9) 6 6 4 (439) 0.5 XWinningownerandtrainer:RLines.Time:1min10.9sec(Going:yielding).Forecast:$37.Tierce:$189.Quartet: $2461. Malaysian W/P: RM17, RM7, RM15, RM7. P
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      • 1206 34/35 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 C5D1 12.50 -1200m Stakes:$35,000 No. Last6runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex,trainer-owner) 1 5212-8 AsianPower 57 (43) BVorster 9 (5iregPShaw-Gold&Chelsea) 2 --0700 Dermawan 57 (43) JSaimee 5 (5agJO'Hara-ASH) 3 *****9 LuckyFind 57 (43) EAslamc2 6 (4agBDean-NoLimit) 4 *****3 StitchInTime 57 (43)
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      • 202 34/35  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg A MONTH ago, a new horse with an unusual name caused a stir with his 161/4-length victory in his Official Race Trial over the 1,000m on the Polytrack. It was probably one of the easiest wins ever seen in a trialatKranji.Hiswinningtimeof1min01.08secmightnot
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      • Article, Illustration
        539 34/35 Tan Thean Loon Andrew Frost Danny Khoo Marc Tan 1 RACE Elysium 10 6 7 5 Lucky Banker Radasca Ninth Avenue 9 5 4 6 Ninth Avenue Elysium 3 Verano Stitch In Time 4 4 7 Lucky Find Radasca Stitch In Time Stitch In Time 9 1 Asian
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      • 1791 36 ANDREWFROST’SCOMMENTSONTODAY’SKRANJIRACES RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 AsianPower)))Hisformhas improvedsinceblinkers added and switch to Poly should help his chances. Will go close. 2 Dermawan)Resuming and needs to show more this campaign. Blinkers added but still hard to consider. 3 Lucky Find)))Drop in grade suits, so can follow
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      • 542 37 LASTFRIDAY’SSINGAPORESTIPENDIARYSTEWARDS’REPORTHIGHLIGHTS JOCKEY Nelito Cunha (right) has withdrawn his appeal against a suspension of three Singapore race days over his handling of FUKU KITARU in Race 8 on Oct31. His deposit was forfeited. Cunha will be out of action until next Friday. LastFriday’sStipes’Reporthighlights: RACE 1 LITTLE TIGER: Withdrawn
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      • 415 37 RACE1 CLASS5AWT 1200m 8 SOLARBOY127(40-14) HWLAI (4) 1 2 CHEEKYLAD131(14-5) GMOSSE (9) 2 4 THAT'SIT130(36-7) TANGLAND (6) 3 3 LOTSOFFUN130(51-21) BPREBBLE (10) 4 XTrainer: L Ho. Margins: 3, 1. Time: 1min 09.65sec (Going: good). Forecast: $37. PlaceForecast: $8(Nos.2-4),$12(Nos. 2-8),$15(Nos.4-8). Tierce:$305. Trio:$40. Quartet:$1763. RACE2 CLASS4TURF 1000m
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      • 394 39  -  GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg ON A wet day at Sentosa’s Serapong course, the Rasa Cup brought sunshine to many children and the handicapped. Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort’s annual charity golf event, labelled “Pitch Putt For Charity” raised $100,000 for two beneficiaries on Friday. There were
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      • 263 39 CHEVRON WORLD CHALLENGE AP. TIGER Woods got off to a blazing start and a solid putting stroke enabled him to play bogey-free in the second round of the Chevron World Challenge on Friday for a six-under 66 and a four-shot lead going into the weekend of
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      • 177 39  -  GODFREY ROBERT ON A day when Mardan Mamat collapsed, Singapore’s other pro, Lam Chih Bing kept his head above water. And going into the crucial fourth day of the Japan Tour Qualifying School in Ibaragai in Japan, the two buddies look set to make the first cut of
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      • 98 39 AP. GEOFF Ogilvy increased his one-shot overnight lead to five strokes after three rounds at the Australian Open, shooting a five-under yesterday at The Lakes in Sydney to leave most of the field out of contention for his country’s national championship. Ogilvy, the 2006 US Open
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    • Sports Tennis
      • 422 40 AFP. WORLD No. 3 Novak Djokovic fired a blistering 62 winners to defeat Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 on Friday. The result pulled Serbia level at 1-1 after the opening day of the Davis Cup final against France. Djokovic clinched his sixth singles win in six
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      • 278 40 LA LAKERS 113 SACRAMENTO 80 NBA AFP. KOBE Bryant scored 22 points and Spaniard Pau Gasol shrugged off a left hamstring strain to add 16 as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a four-game losing streak yesterday morning (Singapore time) by routing Sacramento 113-80. The two-time defending
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      • 260 40 GOLF SOUTH Korean rookie Baek Seuk Hyun produced a spectacular finish to take a one-shot advantage after the third round of the Hero Honda Indian Open. The 20-year-old rookie produced a stunning back-nine, which included an eagle and four late birdies at the Delhi Golf
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      • 218 41  -  DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg THEY have not watched Dollah Kassim feint his way to the title of Gelek King in his pomp. The closest these youngsters have come to experiencing the footballing legend’s magic is when tales of his brilliance were regaled to them by those in
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      • 177 41 Jeffrey Lightfoot A COMMANDING central defender blessed with good technique, the 15-year-old is the captain of the national Under-15 side that won the bronze medal at the inaugural YOG. Muhammad Faris Ramli FARIS, 18, announced his arrival on the domestic scene scoring his first S-League goal on his
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    • Sports Fifa World Cup Bid
      • 411 42 / 43 Climate in Qatar would be cooler then, says Beckenbauer Reuters. THE 2022 soccer World Cup in Qatar could be scheduled in January or February to avoid the scorching temperatures of the summer months in the desert state, Fifa Executive Committee member Franz Beckenbauer said
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      • 492 42 / 43  -  IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg THREE days have passed since Fifa dropped its bombshell, but the anger and outrage in England show no sign of abating. From the highest official down, the nation is absolutelyfuriousatthewaytheworld’sgoverning body treated it in Zurich. Make no mistake, there
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      • 218 42 / 43 Wire Services. FORGET the political heavyweights tasked to secure England’s WorldCup hostingbid. British model and TV personality Katie Price should have fronted the bid, and not Prince William, David Beckham, and Prime Minister David Cameron, said Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp. Price, 32, known
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      • 528 42 / 43 AP. THEwarningswerethereinblackandwhite.The operational risk of staging the World Cup in Russia:Medium. The operational risk of holding the tournament in Qatar:High. Alltheotherbidswerelistedaslowrisk. Yet,FifaoverlookedthosefindingsinitsowntechnicalreportandpickedRussia(2018)andQatar(2022)to hostfootball’sshowcasechampionship. Surprise? Not really. Potential risks based on the amount of work the successful bidders would have to undertake to prepare for the
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      • 200 42 / 43 AP. QATAR’S successful bid to be World Cup host will offer hope that the Middle East can host the Olympics for the first time. Doha, which hosted the 2006 Asian Games, mounted a bid for the 2016 Olympiad but failed to make the list of
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    • 950 44 / 45  -  One sports administrator here thinksit’sfeasible, but others are not too keen on idea LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg ISITtimetofocusonourfemaleathletesforsuccessatfuturema-jorGames? That was the question raised by The New Paper following the conclusion of the Asian Games last weekend. Then, top Team Singapore officials said it was time
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    • 274 44 / 45  -  DILENJIT SINGH WITH the female sporting arena continuing to grow and develop at a rate unfathomable just decades ago, some countries are viewing their women athletes as an untapped pot of gold medals. Take China for example, their ladies contributed the bulk of their gold
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    • 202 44 / 45 2010 Men: IShermanChengand JustinLiu(sailing)– International 420 World Championship IDarren Choy(sailing)– Byte CIIWorld Championships Women: IFengTianwei, WangYuegu, SunBeibei, Yu Mengyu and LiJiawei (table tennis)– World Table TennisTeam Championships 2009 Men: IDarren Choy(sailing)– Byte CIIWorld Championships Women: IElizabethYin (sailing)– LaserRadial YouthWorld Championships Mixed: ISingaporejuniordragonboatteam four gold
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    • Sports Serie A
      • 630 47 LAZIO 3 (Biava 26, Zarate 52, Hernanes 89) INTER MILAN 1 (Pandev 74) Wire Services. JUST what is Rafael Benitez doing to Inter Milan? The Serie A and European champions slumped to a dispiriting 3-1 defeat at Lazio on Friday, leaving coach Benitez under renewed pressure just
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    • Sports EPL
      • 655 48 / 49  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com. sg BOLTON Wanderers have a reputation that precedes them. They were known as the brutes of English Premiership football, or the blue-collar workers who favoured brawn over guile. Over the years, they perfected the art of intimidation. For obvious reasons, their robust style offootball
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      • 623 48 / 49  -  Bolton will be heartened to know that other modest teams have overcome great odds to finish in the top four in the history of the English Premier League. GARY LIM 2004/05– Everton(fourth place) NO ONE saw them coming, certainly not Liverpool. At the end of
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      • 446 52  -  Birmingham................1 Tottenham..................1 Birmingham: Gardner 81 Tottenham: Bassong 19 BY JOHN CURTIS Special Correspondent CRAIGGARDNERdentedTottenham’schancesofcementingaplaceinthe EnglishPremierLeaguetopfour withalateequaliserfor Birmingham. Spurshadlookedthebetter sideintheopeningperiodand tooktheleadwithSebastien Bassong’sfirstgoalfor16 months,butGardnersalvageda pointinthelast10minutes. Birminghamhavenowlost onlyoneoftheirlast10games, andmanagerAlexMcLeishsaid: “Idon’tthinkwe’veplayedbadly atallthisseason. “Westruggledtogetsome pointsincertaingamesIfeltwe deservedmoreoutof.Butfor that,we’dbehigherupthetable.” CONTROL McLeishoptedtoleaveCarling CupheroNikolaZigiconthe benchdespitehisquarter-final winneragainstrivalsAstonVilla inmidweek,whileSpursboss HarryRedknappmadetwo enforcedchangeswiththe injuredRafaelvanderVaartand YounesKaboulreplacedby JermainDefoeandBassong. ThefirstchancefelltoSpurs strikerPeterCrouchafterAaron Lennon’scrosssethimup.The
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      • 284 52  -  Blackburn ..................3 Wolves ......................0 Blackburn: Dunn 29, Emerton 42, Nelsen 55 BY SpecialCorrespondent MARK STANIFORTH Special Correspondent RYAN NELSEN rounded off a fine day for Blackburn as sorry Wolves slumped to the bottom of the English Premier League. Nelsen poked home from a
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      • 545 53 PA Sport. ROBBIE Keane will be allowed to leave Tottenham Hotspur when the transfer window opens next month. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp confirmed the news after holding talks with the striker, whose future at White Hart Lane has been in doubt for almost a year. The
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      • 469 54  -  Wigan ......................2 Stoke ......................2 Wigan: Collins og 30, Cleverley 40 Stoke: Huth 18, Etherington 31 BY DARREN BENTLEY Special Correspondent WIGAN twice came from behind, but had to settle for a point at home to Stoke. The two sides went into this clashincontrastingform–with Wigan
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      • 389 54  -  Man City ....................1 Bolton........................0 BY JIM MONTGOMERIE Special Correspondent CARLOSTEVEZtookhistallyfortheseasonto10goalswiththewinner againstBoltonasManchester Citykeptupthepressureonthe PremierLeagueleaders. Howeverthestrikerpickedup hisfifthbookingoftheseason andwillmissnextweek’smatch atWestHam,whileAleksandar Kolarovisalsobannedafter beingdismissedintheclosing stagesbyrefereeAndreMarriner. Citygotofftothebrighter start,Tevezcuttinginsideinthe secondminuteandfiringalow shotintothebodyofJussi Jaaskelainen. Tevezdidhavelongtowait untilmakingthebreathrough withhis10thgoaloftheseason. YayaToureslippedtheball throughthemiddleinthefourth minuteandGaryCahillfailedto dealwithit,allowingTevezto drillashotintothecorner. Itwasasetbackforthevisitors soearlyinthegameandKevin Davieswasbookedfourminutes lateraftertakingthelegsof SerbiandefenderKolarov. Citythenmadean unsuccessfulappealforapenalty inthe14thminutewhenDavid Silva’sshotwasblockedbyCahill. TV replays
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        167 55 Balotelli and Boateng are latest Man City players to clash PA Sport. MARIOBalotelli andJerome Boatenghadto bepulled apartafter atraining ground clashon Friday. TheManchesterEvening Newshas releasedpictures of aconfrontation betweenthe duo, which allegedly cameabout after Balotellireacted to a tacklefrom Boateng. Theyhadto beseparatedafter a heatedexchangebut arealso seen clearing theair with ahug laterin
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      • 349 55 PA Sport. JOLEON Lescott has admitted he will look to leave Manchester City if he cannot earn more regular playing time as he believes he will soon lose his England place. The £24 million ($49.3m) signing from Everton has been behind both Vincent Kompany and
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      • 562 56  -  CHELSEA1 (Didier Drogba 42 pen) EVERTON1 (Jermaine Beckford 85) GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg NOTHING’Sgoing rightfor Chelsea. But if you had thought that it couldn’t get any worse for the Blues, it just did. No one expected an easy game for Chelsea when they played Everton last night (Singapore
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      • 154 56 AP. BLACKPOOL’S home match against Manchester United was postponed because of a frozen pitch. The game was called off following an inspection of the playing surface at Bloomfield Road by match referee Peter Walton. “Mr. Walton expressed concern that the severely affected areas of the playing
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    • THOU SHALT TALK FOOTBALL ALL WEEKEND.
      • 710 50 / 51 PA Sport. SHOLA Ameobi claims Premier League defences are running scared of his strike partner Andy Carroll. The 21-year-old forward has been Newcastle’s key figure on their return to the top flight and already has nine goals to his name. The last of those came
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      • 568 50 / 51 PA Sport. THE defence is wafer-thin. Sunderland’s Phil Bardsley says the Black Cats need to fill the void left by Michael Turner and Titus Bramble. The pair had formed a strong central defensive partnership this season but are now both likely to be sidelined by injuries
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      • 794 57 ARSENAL2 (Samir Nasri 14,75) FULHAM1 (Diomansy Kamara 30) AFP. SAMIR Nasri scored twice as Arsenal moved to the top of the English Premier League table with a 2-1 win over Fulham at the Emirates Stadium last night. Nasri opened the scoring only for Diomansy Kamara to
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    • Sports AFF Suzuki Cup
      • 631 58/59  -  Lions must beat Myanmar today or risk exit GROUP B SINGAPORE v MYANMAR (Today, 5.50pm, MediaCorp Ch 5 and SingTel mio TV Ch 115) DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM HANOI THELOSERSwillbeeliminated,thewin-ners will, in all probability, be assured ofaspotintheAFFSuzukiCupsemi-fi-nals. With so much at stake, plus the history
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      • 359 58/59  -  DAVID LEE WHILE the Koreans have their kimchi, the Myanmarese have their ngar. Literally, the latter term means fish in Burmese, but what the Myanmar players have brought from home to Hanoi are actually little containers of what we call in Singapore ikan bilis, mixed
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      • 287 58/59 GROUP A THAILAND0MALAYSIA0 Wire Services. THREE-TIMEchampionsThailand’shopes of qualifying for the semi-finals were dealt another blow when they were held to a goalless draw by Malaysia at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium last night. The Thais struggled to break down their opponents on a heavy surface
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      89 2  - M ee Siam KWAI LUCK COOKED FOOD #01-96 Chong Boon Market and Food Centre, Block 453A Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 Open: 4.30am to 1pm (2pm on weekends) Closed on Monday $2 a bowl (KC) you smell the lovely fragrance of the gravy before you even get your plate of
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    • 88 3  -  Yl HE EATING HOUSE 928 Upper Thomson Road TEL: 6452 1801 Open: 10am to 8pm 9 yong tou foo choices for $3, with rice at an additional 30 cents (MO) Managed by the Peng family for the last 40 years, the yong tau foo uses mackerel,
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    • 90 4  -  BEAN IN A CUP #01-1725 Block 449 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 Open: 8am to 9pm $3 for the set meal; $2.20 (hot) or $2.60 (cold) for the green tea soy milk (KC) If you are looking for an afternoon snack, try the set meal, which comes
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      91 5  -  CHONG PANG NASI LEMAK 447 Sembawang Road Open: 5pm to 7am $2.60 for the standard nasi lemak (1 fish, chicken wing, egg and ikan bilis) (KC) This is a deceptively simple nasi lemak set served on a styrofoam plate. The dark-coloured chilli tastes sweet and spicy. The crispy
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      82 6  -  AYZA'S RESTAURANT 431 Sembawang Road Open: 24 hours $2.50 for the lontong, $3 for the plain lassi (KC) A plate of steaming lontong in a yellow curry sauce will set you back just $2.50. It is a delicious mix of carrots, cabbage, long beans and rice cakes that just
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      74 7  -  178 SHARK MEAT LOR MEE #02-23 Tiong Bahru Market Open: 6am to 3pm $3 (KC) he unique selling point of this stall is the shark meat nuggets that are used. Crisply fried in a light batter, they taste somewhat similar to regular fish nuggets. Dip them in the
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      57 8  -  ASPIRASI 01-45 Seah Im Food Centre $3 (WT) If you like fried chicken and the fragrance of chicken rice, this is a combination you'll get here. The chicken is fried to a crisp, with a delicious crunch. The chicken can get a tad dry but drown it with
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      90 9  -  SATAY BEE HOON TEOCHEW SATAY BEE HOON #02-47 Tanjong Pagar Market Food Centre Open: 10am to 4pm on weekdays, till 6pm on weekends. Closed either on Mondays or Tuesdays. From $2.50 (KC) This is authentic Teochew style satay bee hoon. It goes to show that tradition often
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    • 72 10  -  Mai Al-Baghdadi #01-32 Golden Mile Food Centre Open: Noon to 3pm weekdays $3 (KC) The nasi ayam penyet (smashed fried chicken) is usually $4. But at lunchtime on weekdays, it's just $3. The chicken is fried to a crisp yet juicy and goes wonderfully with the fiery
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      109 11  -  AUNTY'S ROJAK 936 LTN Food Village, 936 East Coast Road Open: Noon to 9pm. Closed on Thursdays $3 (WT) One of the tastiest rojak dishes is available here. But you have to get here early as business is brisk. It is old-fashioned rojak, without fancy ingredients but lovingly prepared.
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      138 12  -  CHYE KEE CHWEE KUEH Block 89 Pipit Road Macpherson 89 Market and Food Centre #01-129 Open: 6.30am to 3pm $1 for 5 pes (MO) These days, good chwee kueh steamed rice cakes at such a low price is hard to find. Most stalls order their cakes directly from
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      63 13  - Ch icken Rice HONG KAI BONELESS CHICKEN RICE All Family Food Court #02-333A Loyang Point, 258 Pasir Ris Street 21 Open: 11am till sold out $3 (with wing or breast meat) (KC) The roasted chicken wing is so crispy, you can chomp it right down to the bone. The included
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    • 73 14 SENG HOE FISHBALL MINCED MEAT NOODLES #01-277 Block 50A Marine Terrace Hawker Centre Open: 6.30am to 8.30pm. Closed on Thursday. $3 he highlight of this noodle stall, which has been in operation for over 30 years, is the crunchy and unhealthy but delicious fried lard cubes scattered on
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    • 62 15  -  JIAN KANG HANDMADE NOODLES New Century Food House, Block 828 Tampines Street 81 Open: 8.30am to 10.00pm $2.50 (KC) lat handmade noodles (ban mian) are served with an egg and a .A. handful of minced pork balls. Don't cook the egg fully. Instead, break it open before it's
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    • 128 16  -  TIAN NAN XING MINCED PORK NOODLE Block 511 Food Centre, Bedok North St 3 #01-10 Open: 7am to 1.30pm and from 5.30pm to 1.30am $2.50 (MO) In Bedok, there are close to 10 stalls selling bak chor mee or minced pork noodles. After trying them all, I
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      139 17  -  J AMI LA FOOD STALL 511 Bedok North Street 3, #01-15 Open: 7am to 11.30am For egg prata $1.20 (WT) There is a reason why the roti pratas here are so good: Owner Abdul Rehma has been in the business for nearly 30 years. He started learning the
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      86 18  -  HEAVEN'S INDIAN CURRY 01-15, Ghim Moh Market Food Centre Open: 6am to 2pm Egg thosai: $1.50 (WT) This stall offers the sort of thosai that makes that walk from the Buona Vista MRT station worthwhile. It is made fresh when you place your order, and arrives warm and
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    • 61 19  -  WEI Yl LAKSA PRAWN NOODLES #01-20 Tanglin Halt Market, 48A Commonwealth Drive Open 5.30am till sold out From $2.50 a bowl (KC) A hot, tangy gravy holds a delicious mix of noodles, bean sprouts, cubes of chicken and fried beancurd. It is adequately spicy without being overpowering. For
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      67 20  -  DONG LING FU DUCK NOODLES #01-23 Tanglin Halt Market, 48A Commonwealth Drive Open: 4.30am till sold out From $2.50 (KC) The serving may be small, but these noodles pack a punch. The meat is well cooked and tender, and thinly sliced so you get to enjoy the full
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      62 21 RONG LIANG RESTAURANT #01-190/192 Block 725 Clement! West Street 2 Open: 8.15am to 9.30pm daily except during Chinese New Year $3 roasted meat rice, $2.50 duck rice, $2 for soups The boneless duck meat, sliced thin, is extremely tender. The boiled soups are also value for money. You
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      144 22  - P ork Porridge JOHORE ROAD BOON KEE PORK PORRIDGE #01-101 Block 638 Veerasamy Road Open: 7am to 3.30pm, Tuesdays to Sundays $2.50 for pork porridge; $3 with added century egg (MO) Hainanese porridge is a rare find, and this is one of the few places that sell it. Cantonese porridge
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      142 23  -  GARDEN TERRACE Quality Hotel, 201 Balestier Road Open: 6pm to 12.30am $3.20 (WT) ust when you thought it is difficult to find anything under $3.30 at a hotel, this laksa set meal comes to you at $3.20. This is a dinner-only special, although the laksa is available a
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    • 102 24  -  LEE KHEONG ROASTED DELICACY #01-1040 Block 32 New Market People's Park Food Centre Open: 10am to 5pm Wednesdays to Mondays Char siew rice $2.50, roast pork rice $2.50, duck rice $3 (MO) his is a real hidden gem at the People's Park Hawker Centre in Chinatown. Lee Kheong
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    • 61 25  -  FU SHUN ROASTED MEAT SPECIALIST #01-71 Maxwell Food Centre Open: 11am to 8pm. Closed on alternate Sundays $3 (KC) The tender and slightly salty meat is sliced into thin pinky-sized strips about 1cm across. That means the skin stays crunchy and doesn't soften or get hard. And
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      95 26 NAMELESS STALL 02-118 Amoy Street Food Centre Open 7.30am to 2pm. Closed on Saturdays and public holidays. $2 for the pork porridge; $0.50 for an extra egg. There is no name on the signboard, but you know exactly what you will be getting a comforting bowl of piping
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      139 27  -  IMAROY THAI FOOD #01-277 Tekka Market Open 11am to 10pm. Closed on Mondays $3. (WT) The biggest compliment for the people at Imaroy Thai came from a feisty auntie who was ordering her food. When I asked her what was good, she replied: "Everything is good here. All
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      81 28  -  FOUR LEAVES In malls such as Bugis Junction, Thomson Plaza, Anchor Point and Parkway Parade Open: 10am to 10pm (depending on location) 65 cents a bun, $1.80 for three, $2.80 for five (DH) It's the perfect bite when you need to satisfy a rumbling stomach. You'll love the wide
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    • 82 29  -  JOLLIBEAN In malls such as Paragon, Lot One and The Verge 90 cents (WT) his is one item on my shortlist of comfort foods. One whiff of the ground peanut and the pancakes and I'm in a happier place. And you can have many pieces too because they're
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    • 95 30  -  CRYSTAL JADE LA MIAN XIAO LONG PAO In malls such as Ngee Ann City, Great World City and Jurong Point Open: 11am to 10pm $3.20 (WT) There are some things you must keep an eagle eye on like this item. The pancake is very tasty, light
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      74 31  -  PIE KIA Malls such as Tiong Bahru Plaza, Century Square and Choa Chu Kang Exchange Open: 10am to 10pm Prices from $1.50 (DH) he uniquely Singaporean Pie Kia outlets have more than just a cute name to get your attention. The pies are available at eye-catching prices too. Choose
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