The New Paper, 14 December 2011

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Microfilm: NL31732
Total Pages: 46
1 56 The New Paper
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Lock icon Masthead
    12 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY DEC 14 2011 70 CENTS MICA (P) 114/01/2011
    12 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      85 1 SBS driver gets lost Flame Awards Is 2010 turn-off Jack Neo the comeback of 2011? Passengers ‘trapped’ for 2 hours Page 4 Page 22 TNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN twitter.com/thenewpaper facebook.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838 FAMILY OF LORRY DRIVER WHO DROWNED SHOCKED TO LEARN: SECOND MAN WAS IN LORRY AND SURVIVED Lorry
      85 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 2
      3 1 8 "*****1 *****1
      3 words
Page thumbnail Page 2/3
  • News
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon ‘WHAT DID HE SAY BEFORE HIS DEATH?’
      884 2/3  -  JURONG ISLAND BARGE ACCIDENT Lorrydriver’sfamilywanttoaskattendant: REPORT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg THEY were stunned to find out that their loved one had gone down with his lorry when it rolled off a barge in the sea off Pasir Panjang Terminal on Saturday afternoon. Mr Jason
      884 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon HOW HAPPY ARE WE?
      40 2/3 How happy are Singaporeans? Over the coming weeks, we ask people what makes them happy and how happy they currently are NAME:ErnestSeah AGE:40-something OCCUPATION:Actor/designer/ entrepreneur Whatmakes mehappy: “Eating sinfulfood makesme happy. Ifeel happieston afull stomach.” HowhappyamI:
      40 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Trapped on bus for two hours
      669 4  -  Driver loses way, but declines passengers’offerofhelp REPORT: BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg THEY may not have known 60s supergroup The Beatles as they swiped their fare cards against the reader but they sure bought a Ticket to Ride. Andride they did fortwo hours as their busdriver
      TNP ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA  -  669 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon This costs. coffee shop $53,955
      580 5 Employee pockets money after clerk keys in $***** instead of $545.00 ONE missing decimal point cost the owners of a coffee shop nearly $54,000. The simple mistake was made in a cheque that Must Eat coffee shop in Block 177, Toa Payoh Central, issued to
      580 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Residents raise a stinker
      713 6  -  Lavender flat owners sayodourfromhotel’s eateries lingers in area REPORT:BRYNA REPORT:BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg HE CAN’T wear his clothes because they make his skin itch. His son’s clothes have to be sprayed with antiseptic before he goes out. And the windows in three of his flat’s rooms have
      TNP PICTURES: ARIFFIN JAMAR  -  713 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Dame of charity dies quietly
      773 7  -  Sister Teresa would not have wanted people to fuss over a funeral REPORT:ALVIN ALVIN LIM alvinlim@sph.com.sg CELEBRATED centenarian Teresa Hsu, better known as Sister Teresa, was cremated on the samedayshedied–Dec7. There was no funeral, no wreaths and no prayer services for the compassionate woman who
      PICTURE: ST FILE  -  773 words
  • Page 2/3 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      100 4 1 ONE YEAR DIPLOMAS leading to prestigious degrees Stansfield College Diplomas Diploma in Business LEADING TO ADVANCE DIPLOMAS DEGREES Concentrations in Diploma in Accounting Finance Diploma in Business Administration Diploma in Engineering Diploma in General Studies Diploma in Hospitality Diploma in Legal Studies Diploma in Logistics Diploma in Psychology 1
      100 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      286 5 0! A dynamic diploma that can take you places MAKE KAPLAN YOUR CHOICE. FOR GCE 'A', 'Q», 'N' LEVELS AND ITE GRADUATES Unleash your full potential with Kaplan's wide range of part-time Diploma programmes, and accelerated completion in as short as 8 months. It's your direct access to a well-recognised
      286 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      60 7 ‘HappyMoments with Olympus PEN mini’ contest Take pictures of happy moments and stand a chance to win the following fabulous prizes: 1st Prize: Olympus PEN mini E-PM1 Double Zoom Lens Kit (worth $1098) 2nd Prize: Olympus PEN mini E-PM1 Single Lens Kit (worth $868) 3 Consolation Prizes: PEN Cooper Leather
      60 words
Page thumbnail Page 8/9
  • Local News watch
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Yahoo! files defence and counterclaim against SPH
      210 8/9 YAHOO! Southeast Asia filed its defence and counterclaim against Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) with the High Court yesterday. “The company denies all allegations of wrongful copyright infringe- mentbySPH,”itsstatementread. “In addition, there is an important public interest issue in respect of the right of
      210 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon S'pore leaders congratulate 14th Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
      105 8/9 PRESIDENT Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have sent congratulatory letters to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, on his becoming the 14th Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, or king, of Malaysia. Inhis note, President Tony Tan said: “This is a truly
      105 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon HIT AND RUN:A 50-year-old cabby drove off after his taxi hit another taxi and other vehicles at Jurong West Avenue 1 at around 10pm on Monday.Police dispatched four patrol cars to search for him.He was found in his taxi which was missing a tyre at the junction between Boon Lay Avenue and Boon Lay Drive,and was arrested.
      62 8/9 HIT AND RUN:A 50-year-old cabby drove off after his taxi hit another taxi and other vehicles at Jurong West Avenue 1 at around 10pm on Monday.Police dispatched four patrol cars to search for him.He was found in his taxi which was missing a tyre at the junction between Boon Lay
      PICTURES: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS  -  62 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Weak economy, but salary outlook good
      242 8/9 HAY GROUP REPORT: AVERAGE salary increases for next year are forecasted at 4.4 per cent, the same figure as for the actual 4.4 per cent increase for this year. This is despite the current global economic uncertainty, said global management consultancy Hay Group yesterday.
      BT FILE PICTURE  -  242 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon NSmen to help keep MRT train network safe
      269 8/9 TRANSPORT SECURITY REVIEW THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will be deploying national servicemen (NSmen) to keep Singapore’s rail network safe. Just like in the Ministry of Defence, full-time and operationally ready NSmen play a critical role in the Home Team, said
      PICTURE: MINDEF  -  269 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon S'pore file-sharing invention wins award
      136 8/9 A SINGAPORE invention, iTwin, has won the “Best of What’s New Award” by Popular Science magazine in its computing category last month. The prestigious magazine picked the gizmo over thousands of others for being the only remote file access device that is truly plug-and-play, said
      136 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Director jailed for 'phantom worker' ploy
      125 8/9 THE director of a marine firm has been jailed eight weeks for fraudulently inflating his company’s foreign worker entitlement throughthe use of “phantomworkers”. Asia Link Marine Industries director Lim Seong Ong, 50, had falsely declared in work permit applications that his company was making
      125 words
    • News
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon High drama on Orchard Road
        639 10  -  BMW car window smashed to save baby locked inside REPORT: AMANDA PHUA aphua@sph.com.sg AWOMAN’Striptoahigh-endshoppingmall with her baby ended in high drama when the one-year-old boy was trappedintheircar. Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officershadtobecalledintobreakawindowof theBMWcaronMondaynight. The boy was in a child seat at the left rear
        PICTURE: LIANHE WANBAO  -  639 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon He tried to rape 2 tourists
        526 11  -  Balimotorbike taxiridercaught REPORT:LEDIATI REPORT:LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg SHEhadlefttheBalihotelinahuffafterafightwithherhusband.Asshewalkedalongtheroad,MsBeatriceVictoria Hendricks McGuinness, 27, from Australia, met a man ridingamotorcycletaxi,knownlocallyasanojek. Sheaskedhimtotakehertoanotherhotelnearby. Butinstead of taking her to her destination, he took hertoamangroveforestandtriedtorapeher. Ms McGuinness is said to have lived in Singapore before,butsourcesinIndonesiawereunsureabouther nationality. Theincident took place around 3am on
        PICTURE: ST FILE  -  526 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Centre closed, principal gone
        629 12  -  Ace Language Centre students stranded after paying fees REPORT: RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg AN ENGLISH Language learning centre closed on Dec 2, leaving its students stranded. Employees of other businesses near Ace Language Centre, on the fourth storey of People’s Park Complex, told The New Paper that
        PICTURES: RENNIE WHANG, LIANHE WANBAO  -  629 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon 'I was too late to save her'
        393 15 Teencouldn’tfree woman after car plunges into pond A MALAYSIAN woman drowned in a bizarre accident when she got entangled in a seat belt after her car plunged into a fishing pond. The accident took place at about 2pm on Monday. Ms Suzimah Shuhaimi,
        PICTURES: HARIAN METRO  -  393 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Illegal ivory worth $1.6m seized in Klang container
        333 15 MALAYSIA has seized elephant tusks and ivory handicraft worth some RM4 million (S$1.6 million) en route from Kenya to Cambodia, a customs official said. The haul is the latest to indicate that Malaysia has become an Asian transit hub in the illicit
        PICTURE: AP  -  333 words
  • Page 8/9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 8/9 Advertisements Column 1
      71 8/9 SKINCARE SOLUTION FOR MEN Purifying treatment for teenagers prone to blackheads, pimples and acne blemishes Exfoliation treatment for adults prone to post acne scars, fine lines and unwanted facial hair Revitalising treatment for seniors prone to pigmentation, aging spots and sagging skin faceofman- com s g Valid for any skincare
      71 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 8/9 Advertisements Column 2
      174 8/9 Jack's Place by pepperdine Steak MORE... OF OUR AJI T IME FAVOURITE... Sumptuous Daily Set Lunc available from $11.30 \r loin Steak chilled NZ Set Lunch 50gm) $1 50 >> Order your Festive Roast Cakes here! Find us on Facebook Anchorpoint Bukit Panjang Pic 6475 9790 6892 8700 Ang Mo
      174 words
  • Page 8/9 Miscellaneous
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 10 Advertisements Column 1
      64 10 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2012 r H i IfEA^IfS PartlTime PREPARATORY COURSES! LEADING SIN G A P.OR ETC AIV1B RI N AlTc^Sl r^w^—»^^.^Glasses^£ommencing:< ;8xDOjO 1|0 1" ENROL EARLY. ENJOY ATTRACTIVE DISCOUNT. Foreign Students are welcome (subject to ICA'S approval) and Accommodation can be arranged NS Deferment (subject to MINDEF'S approval)
      64 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 10 Advertisements Column 2
      37 10 SHICHIDH N "Shichida Method" The Nft. 1J Brain Dev't Program in enrolment* (6 months 8 years old) Next Intake January 2012 most number of students below two years old in 2007 Hotline: 6220 9555, 6254 9555 www.shichidamethod.com
      37 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      44 11 WATS CLASSIFIED Behold the beauty of the Schonbrunn Palace, or visit other historical landmarks in Europe Asia. rm' ill TriTO B E -2 it 1.11.111III I I J To find out more, turn to Festive-season Vacations in CATS Classified in The Straits Times now.
      44 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 11 Advertisements Column 2
      87 11 FASTTALTf Most Happening Chat Club pw L LJ i ;j#: *>'<> *w /jJ V <VG> o30°l 9^ 4 o \v<v tV$ 5^ tu Yv* c k w ->u cents/ min Chat PaitV^ 1900-9123-321 Ladies Free Line: ***** 800 HUB *0111)1]® 90 cents/ min K5|t 1900-9121-121 1 First 45sec FREE Online
      87 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      47 12 Man fined for insulting neighbour BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION "Wear The Pink Ribbon" 2011 Grand Lucky Draw Winners 1st Alice Sia Sxxx7424B 2nd Miko Lingam Sxxx6240J 3rd TohAiSioh Sxxx3831E All winners will be notified by post. All prizes not collected by 31 s1 January 2012 will be forfeited.
      47 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 12 Advertisements Column 2
      16 12 CUT AND KEEP THIS TOKEN TO CLAIM YOUR FAVOURITE EPL JERSEY GO TO TNP.SG FOR DETAILS
      16 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      92 13 V Hi V? I'l Mi > ><U •5 illll a >a X < >X t>w X. I Wilton, 'Ul'i'ilt/ii;-. //i it is the Believer who innovates the world When was the last time someone told you that you could change the world with your innovations? At the Institute of Technical
      92 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      349 14 WRITERS: ZAIHAN YUSOF, SIMON ANG STANLEY HO ILLUSTRATORS: KELVIN CHAN CHNG CHOON HIONG KELONG KING the new paper manga Zai, reporter Veena, reporter Episode 11: The fear factor Dom, editor Murali, sports editor Chris Eaton, Fifa securityhead Wilson Raj, businessman Anthony Santia Raj, businessman Zai didn’t get to meet Wilson
      349 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
Page thumbnail Page 16 / 17
  • Global News watch
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Guilty verdict urged for M'sian opposition leader
      103 16 / 17 AFP. MALAYSIAN prosecutors said yesterday that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had failed to convincingly refute allegations of sodomy, using closing arguments to urge the judge to find him guilty. Anwar, 64, is charged with sodomising young male aide Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan in
      AFP.  -  103 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon South Korea asks China to root out illegal fishing
      108 16 / 17 AFP. SEOUL urged Beijing yesterday to crack down on illegal fishing and growing violence by Chinese boat crews, after China’s foreign ministry expressed regret over the killing of a South Korean coast guard officer. The officer was fatally stabbed on Monday,
      AFP.  -  108 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Suu Kyi's party gets green light to rejoin politics
      99 16 / 17 AFP. MYANMAR authorities yesterday gave Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party the green light to rejoin mainstream politics, paving the way for the Nobel laureate to run for a seat in the newparliament. The announcement follows a series of reformist moves
      AFP.  -  99 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon KL HIT: Traffic was held up on Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur after heavy rain caused Sungai Bunus to overflow, reported The Star Online. The thigh-high floodwaters cut off traffic in front of the national library, causing a massive peak-hour traffic jam. A special tunnel was used to drain the floodwaters.
      55 16 / 17 KL HIT: Traffic was held up on Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur after heavy rain caused Sungai Bunus to overflow, reported The Star Online. The thigh-high floodwaters cut off traffic in front of the national library, causing a massive peak-hour traffic jam. A special tunnel was used to drain
      PICTURE: THE STAR  -  55 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Gunman kills three, injures 75 in shooting
      239 16 / 17 TRAGEDY IN BELGIUM AFP. ALONE gunman armed with grenades opened fire on a square packed with children and Christmas shoppers in the eastern Belgian city of Liege yesterday, killing three people and injuring 75. Officials named gunman as Nordine Amrani, 33, a known
      AFP.; PICTURE: REUTERS  -  239 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Canada criticised for leaving Kyoto Protocol
      82 16 / 17 Reuters. CHINA and Japan said yesterday Canada’sdecisiontoquittheKyototreaty ongreenhousegasemissionswas“regrettable”andcalledonittocontinue abiding by its commitments on climate change. On Monday, Canada became the first country to announce it would withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. Canada, a major energy producer, has long complained that the agreement excludes many
      Reuters.  -  82 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Ferrari boss unveils Italy's first private high-speed train
      100 16 / 17 AFP. FERRARI head Luca di Montezemolo unveiled Italy’s first private high-speed train near Naples yesterday, with his company Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV) planning to take on a state monopoly in the sector next year. The train, named Italo, is expected to make
      AFP.  -  100 words
    • Article
      Lock icon News of the World may not have deleted murdered girl's SMSes
      228 16 / 17 Reuters. BRITISH police said on Monday there was no evidencethatjournalistsfromRupertMurdoch’s News of the World tabloid had deleted a murdered schoolgirl’smobilephonemessages,aclaimthat led to public revulsion and the closure of the paper. AreportlastJuly–sayingthatthenewspaper’s journalists had deleted voicemails on the phone of
      Reuters.  -  228 words
    • News
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon What price a piece of MICHAEL?
        573 18 / 19 Items in late King of Pop’s rented home to be auctioned off THE poignant message “I (sign of heart) daddy, Smile it’s for free, love, Paris” stood stark against the dark hues of the blackboard. Thesamedarkhuesthathavecolouredthelifeofit’s writer–thelateKingofPop’sdaughter,ParisJackson. Now this piece of sentiment that hung
        PICTURES: AP, AFP, REUTERS  -  573 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Broke hairstylist uploads nude photos of people to earn money
        312 18 / 19 HE HAS been hounded by his victims and stabbed, but nothing has stopped Mr Hunter Moore (right) from carrying on his nasty job. He uploads nude photos of ordinary people against theirwill–alongwiththeirname,locationand screenshots of their Facebook profile. Facebookhas sent Mr
        312 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Social media for stranded strays
        597 20 Thais take to Facebook and Twitter to help flood-affected animals AFP. MONTHS of unusually heavy monsoon rains have inundated large swathes of Thailand, killing more than 650 people and affecting the homes and livelihoods of millions. But it is not just humans who have been
        AFP.; PICTURE: AP  -  597 words
  • Page 16 / 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 16 / 17 Advertisements Column 1
      139 16 / 17 SITEX YOUR DIGITAL PLAYGROUND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2011 ALL I WANT FOR X'MAS LUCKY DRAW WINNERS $2,000 Cash SAMSUNG 60" FHD Smart LED TV ($8,888) Bani Bin Buang SXXXX841B $2,000 Cash LG 55" FHD 3D LED TV ($4,399) Soe Yu Maw GXXXX433U $2,000 Cash SONY 46" FHD 3D LED TV
      139 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 16 / 17 Advertisements Column 2
      189 16 / 17 INTERNATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE I *V» cv KA Wn —fU—MAKE A FLYING START AT THE SPORTS ACADEMY OF YOUR CHOICE! Preview Talk On program details and preparation for external examinations by United States Sports Academy Courses Admission by registration only. Call 6423 0668 today! Date 17 th December 2011
      189 words
  • Page 16 / 17 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 16 / 17 Miscellaneous Column 1
      17 16 / 17 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER IKL:Thunderstorms High32˚ Low24˚ IJakarta:Showers High32˚ Low24˚ IBangkok:Windy High30˚Low20˚ IManila: Thunderstorms High30˚ Low25˚
      17 words
Page thumbnail Page 18 / 19
  • Page 18 / 19 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 18 / 19 Advertisements Column 1
      58 18 / 19 WIN BIG WITH... $50,000 $10,000 $500 Worth of EPL jerseys in Stick ’em on! Snap ’em up! giveaway $1,000 $2,500 Worth of prizes in FiRST Film Fest contest Worth of Olympus prizes in ‘Happy Moments with Olympus PEN Mini’ contest Every Sunday in headline word contest Every week in The
      58 words
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 20 Advertisements Column 1
      117 20 /Art of Socially Intelligent Conversations "To overcome fear of speaking" Duration: 20 hrs Basic Vocal Training "Perform with confidence!" Duration 15 hrs Professional Beauty Threading "Learn the importance of full face threading in personal grooming Duration 10 hrs Grooming, Beauty MakeU "Learn the importance of skincare, grooming makeup for work,
      117 words
  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 20 Miscellaneous Column 1
      100 20 TOE MOST WIIDIY ENTERWNIHE, EAST HOD EUHIOUS, HONSTOP THHIll RIDE OE 2011 Jeanmarie Tan, SPH The New Paper, FiRST THE BEST MISSION: IMPOSSIBIT Fred Topel, Crave Online WOW' "BEST TNJOYtO IN IMAH' "UBEBC001EAOEETBY' Jeanmarie Tan, SPH The New Paper, FiRST/, MM** SUPERB STUNTS" "BIE ACTION James Rocchi, Boxoffice Magazine m
      100 words
Page thumbnail Page 21
  • You
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon CLICK
      26 21 FROMREADER CELINE KER MANEATTRACTION:Ourreader was surprisedto seebarbers operatingbeside stallsofferingsecond-hand clothing ata BoatQuayflea market. I E-mail pictures totnpclick@sph.com.sgandtell us whereandwhen theyweretaken. Please include yourfull nameandcontact number.
      26 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Books could be better distributed
      264 21  -  PUBLIC LIBRARIES FROM READER SYLVIA LOH SHUET KAY I AM 12 years old and a frequent visitor to the Tampines Regional Library (right) and the Pasir Ris Public Library at White Sands. I love to read books by Anthony Horowitz and the Warriors series by
      264 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Cane taxi drivers? You can't be serious...
      213 21  -  FROM READER ERIC CHOO IAMwritingaboutthearticle“How errant cabbies are turning us into zombies”bycolumnistSMOng (The New Paper on Sunday, Dec 11). I wondered if there had been a printing error when I read: “Frustrated,shecomplainedonher blog‘Thereoughttobealaw against taxis not picking up passengers, Mr Transport Minister! Likecaningorsomething.’”
      213 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Why not offer taxi drivers better benefits?
      141 21  -  FROM READER ALLAN ZHENG THE restructuring of taxi fares, we have been told, is to help the drivers. But taxi companies could perhaps offer them more benefits first. For instance, I understand from taxi drivers I have spoken to that they do not
      141 words
  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 21 Advertisements Column 1
      59 21 YOUR VIEWS E-mail tnptalk@sph.com.sg or write to TheNew Paper,1000 Toa PayohNorth,Level 6,Annexe Block, Singapore *****4 For verification, we need the writer’s full name and contact number (preferably a handphone). We reserve the right to edit letters. By your submission, it is deemed that you have granted us the right to
      59 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 21 Advertisements Column 2
      10 21 thenewpaper Get the latest on EPL ChampionsLeague ON iPHONE ANDROID
      10 words
Page thumbnail Page 22/23
  • Show
    • Article
      Lock icon CO ME BA CK OF THE YEAR
      25 22/23 Likephoenixes rising fromthe ashesofcareers that hadbeen writtenoff, they are backonce againto dominateshowbiz headlines.But whichonetruly made theComeback Of TheYear?
      25 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon 1.FIONA XIE
      345 22/23  -  Kwok Kar Peng JUST as suddenly as she quit MediaCorpandvanishedfromthe public eye two years ago to pursue her own interests, Fiona Xie, 29, popped back onto our radars again unexpectedly in September. She hogged headlines as the media raninterviewsaboutherlovelife–she broke up with her Australian-Americanboyfriend–and of her past problems
      PICTURES: TNP  -  345 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon 2.JACK NEO
      265 22/23  -  Joanne Soh “IDON’Tknow!Really!”laughed JackNeo. The 51-year-old actor/director was uncharacteristically modest about the possibility of being named the local celeb who made the most successful comeback this year. He conceded that competition will be tough, but if he does win, it will definitely be a boost. Neo was voted
      265 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon 3.SHARON AU
      271 22/23  -  Kwok Kar Peng SHARONAureturnedhome quietly in April after spending nearly five years at Waseda University’sSchoolof International Liberal Studies. But quietude ceased once news spread that the former TV host was back from Tokyo. While juggling her new job as a manager in a MediaCorp unit called Strategy, Au,
      271 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Sheh’s on the money
      425 24  -  Newly crowned ATVBest Actress heads to the bright lights of China REPORTS:KWOKKAR KWOK KAR PENG karpengk@sph.com.sg CHARMAINEShehisrakinginbigmon-ey.The queen of Hong Kong TV station TVBandoneofthetopactressesintheregion is moving her career north to China, where A-listcelebritiesareknowntobepaidinsane-lyhighsums. Sheh, who’s now filming the blockbuster ChinesedramaJianYuanFengYuninHengdian and Mongolia, was in town last
      425 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Chen: I don’t use Botox
      184 24 TOO tired, or too much Botox? Hong Kong actress Fala Chen denied recent accusations that cosmetic treatment had caused her illness. Last month, the 29-year-old who won best actress at thisyear’sAsianTV Awards for her supporting role in No Regrets had complained of facial numbness, and
      TNP PICTURES: KELVIN CHNG  -  184 words
    • Show Couples Watch
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Wiig gets cosy with rocker
        239 25 Loveis intheair or not.We chart whichshowbiz couples are busy hooking up and breaking up THE COUPLE: Kristen Wiig, 38, and Fabrizio Moretti, 31 ON OR OFF: The Bridesmaids star was spotted getting hot and heavy with the drummer of rock band The Strokes in a
        PICTURES: AP  -  239 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon They've called it quits
        157 25  -  THE COUPLE: DiannaAgron, 25, and Sebastian Stan, 28 Gerald Goh ON OR OFF: Glee starlet Agron has split from Captain America: The First Avenger star Stan. They began dating in May, just months after Agron split with her former beau Alex Pettyfer, her co-star in I
        157 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon From gritty rock to Idol pop
      602 26  -  S’poreanmusicianLawrenceHuangfinishesninthinTaiwanesetalentshow REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg THIRDtime’s thecharm. That certainly rings true for local musician Lawrence Huang Xiaolong, whose recent stint on Taiwanese reality talent competition Super Idol Season 6 showed that perseverance does pay off. The gangly 27-year-old is Singapore’s first proper representative
      PICTURE: DREAMBOX STUDIO  -  602 words
  • Page 22/23 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 22/23 Advertisements Column 1
      128 22/23 SMS to vote win I Shoppingvouchersfromluxurywatchand jewellerylabelCharriolworth$1,000 I Atwo-nighthotelstayatGrandMercureRoxy Singaporeworth$860 I ApairofJustCavallimen’sandwomen’s watchesfromCityChainworth$768 I AForgetMeNot–NewUfacialtreatmentat StaticeWellnessSpaworth $350 I AnOlympusVR-310compactdigitalcamera worth$328 I ADeepDeepCleanfacialtreatmentatThe SloaneSpaworth$270 I Diningvouchersfrombarbecueconcept restaurantBarbacoa worth$250 I Diningvouchersfrompub/restaurant Overtimeworth$250 I DiningvouchersfromrestaurantCauseway BayHongKongCafeworth $250 TheresultswillbeannouncedinourBoxing DayeditiononDec26. HOWTOVOTE SMSyourvoteto*****.EachSMScosts20 cents. VotingendsonSaturdayat11.59pm.Multiple entriesareallowed. Thekeywordfortoday’scategoryis: ComebackOfTheYear Format:TNPFLAMEBACK<space>Answer <space>NRIC<space>Name Forexample,ifyouwanttovotefor FionaXieasComebackOfTheYear,keyin TNPFLAMEBACK1S*****67ASAMLEE WHOsaysonlytheniceonesgetChristmas presents?
      128 words
Page thumbnail Page 24
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 24 Advertisements Column 1
      62 24 BE PART OF THE FiRST FILM FEST AND STAND TO WIN: A chance to have Jack Neo help you make your own feature-length movie PLUS TOP PRIZE Sony NEX-VG20 Handycam thenewpaper Presented by JAY GEE CARD $20,000 $30,000cash up for grabs worth of Sony Handycams and $5,500 Visit www.tnp.sg/fff2 for
      62 words
Page thumbnail Page 25
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 25 Advertisements Column 1
      59 25 Ca 0 0 9 0 0 e m MM m K, n ft ■>>- G0CZ5B a a v r->; 0 <=> V/SA PAR 1900Callers must be 18 years old above. Be cautious when meeting strangers from this service. Bar Helpline: *****249. 'Check out Contest Promo via SMS update. T&C apply.
      59 words
Page thumbnail Page 26
Page thumbnail Page 27
  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 27 Advertisements Column 1
      187 27 ,G y 1 FINAL CALL FOR BIDS AT THE NEW PAPER AUCTION CARNIVAL Still have your The New Paper dollars? Hold on to your TNP More attractive prizes are going under the hammer in five rounds of an exciting LIVE AUCTION coming your way. Come participate with us at the
      187 words
Page thumbnail Page 28
  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 28 Advertisements Column 1
      345 28 75 PRIZES WORTH OVER S7Q.0DD TO BE GIVEN AWAY! BeritaBarian Festive Bonanza! BidtoWim WHAT'S GOING ON? runpVL XUPOH Look out for the coupon ul printed daily in Berita Harian from 28 Nov 2011 to 1 Jan 2012 Collect as many coupons as you can to bid* for the attractive items!
      345 words
  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 28 Miscellaneous Column 1
      272 28 TV Show WATCH’EM Good Neighbours (above) Star Movies (StarHub Ch 622), 9pm When a serial killer starts terrorising the neighbourhood, three flatmates retreat indoors for safety. But it turns out that the murderer is living among them. Starring Jay Baruchel, Scott Speedman. PICTURE:STAR MOVIES TheGreeks:CrucibleOf Civilization History(StarHubCh401),10pm Thisnewdocumentaryserieschartstheriseandfallof ancientGreece,whichwassaidtohaveusheredthe dawnofWesterncivilisationandintroducedscientific
      272 words
Page thumbnail Page 29
  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 29 Advertisements Column 1
      534 29 m ATS Fast ads m Need some cash? Sell your luxury watches and bags. See Class Business Needs toll free 1800-289-9988 www.cats.com.sg <5 Get ready Sign up for preparatory courses for the GCE 0- A-level examinations. See Class Education Courses Crowd management Security officers needed for New Year countdown event.
      534 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 29 Advertisements Column 2
      137 29 Business Needs Business Needs ETNY CORP PTE LTD ***Cash On The Spot*** (Buy Sell Buy-Back) 24Hours Islandwide Collection® Your Doorstep $200.00 $10,000.00 iPads Macbook Laptops DSLR Camera LCD/LED TVs Game Consoles All Digital Gadgets Gold Pawn Tickets Old Coins Stamps Old Antique Old Dollar Notes Branded Watches Branded Bags Old
      137 words
Page thumbnail Page 30
  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 30 Advertisements Column 1
      412 30 Business Needs Business Needs Business Needs Business Needs Business Needs BUY/SELL: fill Digital Gadgets, Game Consoles, Games, Laptops, IDP3/4 Players, Digital/Uieui CamsUlGD NEED CASHPPP BUY BACK PLANS SCHEMES AVAILABLE, BUY BACK AT SAME Game Sets: I Laptop: I SLR Camera: I MP3 Players: lEisli MacBook Pro MacBook Air MacBook White
      412 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 30 Advertisements Column 2
      256 30 Health centre L/ME/*****1/2011 Shiatsu/Thai Swedish massage Sauna/Steam Individual RmsCosy Ambience Skilful Experience Newly Open Tel: *****732 832 Upper Bukit Timah Rd YiChunGeSPA Newly Open L/ME/*****2/2011 *Massage *FreeBodyScrub *Skilful/Beautiful *CosyAmbience *Individualroomwith showerattached Tel: 6392 3038 768 North Bridge Rd #01-00 THE WATERSIDE SPA *Quiet seclusive location *Cosy ambience *Memorable experience *Exclusive
      256 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 30 Advertisements Column 3
      122 30 Health JACUZZI, STEAMBATH Prpp narlzino Free parking *****146 Phoenix Spa 52 Telok Blangah Rd Telok Blangah House#02-14 (Opp Vivo City) L/ME/*****2/2011 SNanyang ■Health Care Therapy B Newly Open I Business Hrs: pB 10.30am-10pm H (piet Ambience Mfull Experience E/*****1/2011 Tel: 6314 0663 140 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, #01 -05 Beauty
      122 words
Page thumbnail Page 31
  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 31 Advertisements Column 1
      42 31 THE WELLNESS SCOOP New opening Individual Room with attached shower Full Body Massage Free body scrub Tel: 6398 0268 210 Syed Alwi Road Lic L/ME/*****8/2011 WE PAY HIGH Speaker, Amplifier, CD Player, JBL,BMB, Tannoy, BOSE, AR, Roger/Mission/ KEF Call: Michael *****292 *****578
      42 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 31 Advertisements Column 2
      131 31 Personal Needs! Personal Needs a* U v,-i4 Wo hat 10 211 New Bridge Rd, Lucky Chinatown #02-07 movea W Next t0 Chinatown MRT Station Exit A 6733 3878 www.lejewellery.com EXCHANGE for SCASHS GOOD PRICE tor Handphone/Jewellery/Pawn Ticket 2nd Hand Gold Old Gold > Gold Pound Jewellery, White Gold, Silver, Diamond,
      131 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 31 Advertisements Column 3
      163 31 Full-Time/Part-Time January Intake leading to 2012 Examinations PRIVILEGES •Wide range of subject options are available •Experienced Advisors Lecturers •Students Ez-link card can be arranged for S'poreans age below 21 yrs. •NS deferment (Subject to MINDEF approval) •Special Installment arrangements can be made for lower income group •Near Dhoby Ghaut Little
      163 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 31 Advertisements Column 4
      12 31 Secure ’A’ Distinction in English/ Literature (Pri/ Sec) Pls call Smith *****447
      12 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 31 Advertisements Column 5
      110 31 BRADFORD-REX COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT CPE Registration: *****2887K Valid till: 30/12/2011 Preparatory Courses GCE 'O' 'N' Level Commencing 3 JAN 2012 EARLY BIRD PROMOTION Installment plan available More than 30 years of Amazing Results! Full-time Qualified Experienced CPE registered trainers Low fees No GST/ No Hidden Cost 10 mins walk
      110 words
Page thumbnail Page 32
  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 32 Advertisements Column 1
      90 32 Company at Changi North requires ADMIN SALES Diploma holders 4 years experience Able to work independently Computer literate Singaporean PR Shift hours florence@bluewaves.com.sg CALL HANDLERS Familiar with Indian Asian food requests. Full/ Part-Time S’poreans/ Student Call Ram *****584 Thane *****375 PERM PART-TIME PA CUM TELE-ADMIN AMK 1) Must work both
      90 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 32 Advertisements Column 2
      103 32 ADMIN ASST AT EAST AREA μ Able to liaise with Chinese speaking customers. μ Local PR only. Call *****849 FEMALE ESCORTS required by reliable agy Attractive Pleasant looking G’teed earn up to $500 $1000 per day Full/ part-time Transport Provided 8648 7994 PART-TIME ADMIN wanted Fluent English Computer knowledge Call:
      103 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 32 Advertisements Column 3
      319 32 SPICK N SPAN SOLUTIONS PTE LTD A People-Focused Cleaning and Stewarding Company STEWARD SUPERVISOR: We are looking for a motivated Supervisor to join us in our growth. A hands-on and disciplined leader to monitor and manage the workers to meet clients’ operational requirements. Daily Scope: Operational Duties of cleaners and
      319 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 32 Advertisements Column 4
      189 32 Canadian Pizza Yishun Sembawang urgently require Part-time Full-time RIDERS Attractive pay package Walk in Interview Daily from 5pm at 369 Sembawang Road Sembawang Cottage #01-02 Opp Khatib Camp Abdullah 8118 1430 Sasi 9067 3832 Wanted! Weekend Public Holiday Freelance Deliveryman With Own Van *Send 1 small near distance order $42-$60
      189 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 32 Advertisements Column 5
      188 32 Calling all Full/ Part Time DESPATCH RIDERS! I Attractive pay package, allowance Bike maintenance I 5 days week I With Own bike HP Pls Call 6748-3811 Full/ Part-Time Delivery Driver/ Assistant Û Class 3 4 Û Jln Boon Lay area Call for interview: 6265-5194 AS MUCH AS $1800 MIN. MONTHLY
      188 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 32 Advertisements Column 6
      156 32 Personal Driver Cum Admin $1.4K-$1.5K excluding overtime Mon-Fri, 7.30am 5.30pm. Call Lily Kelly *****050 8058 GOOD BENEFIT! HARDWORKING ENERGETIC DRIVERS NEEDED JURONG CLASS 3 LIC Call *****481 Vacancy for Despatch Riders Al-Azhar Bt Timah. $5/hr. Good trip pay. Call 8646-2273 Class 3 14ft Driver urgently required Sun-Thurs, 10pm-2pm/ Fri Sat
      156 words
Page thumbnail Page 33
  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 1
      244 33 Assistant Salon Manager μ Experience in service industry Ability to motivate others μ Exhibit leadership qualities good multi-tasking skills μ Excellent communication skills enjoy interacting with customers Master Hairstylist μ Must be creative and able to work independently μ Updated and well-versed with the latest trends in hair, colour and
      244 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 2
      221 33 IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS 1) CASHIERS 4) MOTOR CYCLE RIDERS 2) CAPTAINS 5) WAITER WAITRESS 3) CLEANERS For Kailash Parbat Hotel Grand Chancellor A High Quality Indian Restaurant ûOpen To Singaporeans and PRs only ûJoining Bonus For Experienced Please call *****366 for Interview. IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS SALES ASSISTANTS For Stick House
      221 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 3
      82 33 Part-Time/ Full-Time 1. Western Cook 2. Kitchen Helpers 3. Full-Time Servers 4. Full-Time Cleaners Singaporean PR only Call *****508 GRO wanted Pleasant looking with or without experience Full/ Part-time Pls call after 2pm 9777-9973 8479-2369 WAITRESSES WAITERS Needed Urgently. Singaporeans/PRs only. Hardworking polite. Salary: $1,800. È 8612 4554 (Call After
      82 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 4
      166 33 6 Ambulance Drivers Class 3 6 Nurses/ Medics needed 9199-8161 Timothy Food processing trading co in Tuas looking for:1. Full Time Delivery Drivers *Must possess class 3/4 driving lic 2. Full-Time Delivery Attendants 3. Food Processing Workers All above positions: •5½days work week •Able to start work immed Walk-in interview
      166 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 5
      162 33 Other Positions Other Positions m JOHNNYESCORTS Established Reputable Agency now hiring full part time Female Social Escorts Singaporeans PRs Attractive, well groomed, open-minded Professional Model Grooming provided High cash income of$5K $30K monthly Experienced or Inexperienced 8l6l 4991 email: johnny. johnnyescorts@gmail. com privacy confidentially assured WANTF.n Pleasant Looking Friendly FEMALE
      162 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 33 Advertisements Column 6
      42 33 PESTMAN TECHNICIAN ’N’ levels Blk 37, Defu Lane 10 #02-61 Tel. 6293-4889 Welcome participants who needs to lose 4-7 kgs win $1000 cash Call: 6734 1102 CAR WASHER Paya Lebar/ Bedok/ East Coast $1580/ $30 cash daily incl food allowance. Call *****692
      42 words
Page thumbnail Page 34
  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 1
      343 34 Other Positions Other Positions Other Positions Other Positions Other Positions IK\V!_J' BUILDING ON OUR STRENGTHS Wii Main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Southeast Asia's leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms. It publishes 18 newspaper titles in four languages and more than
      343 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 2
      91 34 Car Washers Petrol Kiosks Islandwide •S’poreans PR M’sians. •Good Salary Benefits Daily Allowance. 9643-0369 9006-7668 ESSO Sengkang urgently requires Full-time Pump Attendants Cashers (morning/ afternoon) Attractive salary. Call 6388-8230 EVENT COORDINATORS $1.5K-$2K/ mth. S’porean/ PR. *****834 Yvonne P-Serv Pte Ltd (Kelly Services Co.) One Agency 600 Exciting Assignments! 1. Angry
      91 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 34 Advertisements Column 3
      297 34 Hampers Co. requires TEMP ADMIN PACKERS •Able to work under fast paced environment •Prefer ’O’ Level student or those who cancommit till Chinese New Year È 6365 5033 27 Mandai Estate #01-04 Innovation Place S’pore *****1 Temp Retail Asst x 40 Town West Ë ’N’/ ’O’ level Ë Immed 15th
      297 words
Page thumbnail Page 35
  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 35 Advertisements Column 1
      485 35 SENIOR ADMIN EXECUTIVE To handle company’s legal terms and stock exchange In-charge of Annual reports Must have job experience in being Company’s secretary 5.5 days work/week Min Degree holder with at least 2 years experience GROUP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Serve as a key member of the executive team that sets
      485 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 35 Advertisements Column 2
      317 35 Sa OranocTcC Let Us Unlock Tke Path To Success For You!!! Agency Lie Na L*****SQK A New Group Web Base Platform To Enhance Your Sales Recruitment. Top Group Associate Director (1st Qtr/ 3rd Qtr) Wants You!!! Testimonials from Agents a 1) Under the Guidance of the Team Mentor, my sales
      317 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 35 Advertisements Column 3
      23 35 STUDENTS WANTED Average $10 per hour Door to door Sale Daily pay 4 hours in the evening Flexible schedule Call *****431 (No SMS)
      23 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 35 Advertisements Column 4
      150 35 Recreation Centre has vacancies for: Security Officers With NSRS cert or equivalent Ability to speak write simple English Physically fit Singaporean or PR Rotating shift Walk in interview at: West Coast Recreation Centre (Next to Clementi Stadium) 12 West Coast Walk #02-23 From 10.30am 12.00pm 2.30pm 5.00pm Security Officers Supervisors
      150 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 35 Advertisements Column 5
      126 35 IMMEDIATE PERM DAY NIGHT GUARDS for Marine Parade Condo near Siglap Ctr. Gross salary $1800/ mth RELIEF GUARDS $60 cash daily. 8127-8226 Security Officers Tuas Bay LaneGross$1800 Temasek Blvd Gross$1637 Hill Street Gross$1600 Jurong East Gross$1555 Toh Guan Gross$1555 Ubi Ave 1 Gross$1500 Changi Biz Pk Gross$1500 Benoi-Jurong Gross$1400 *****071
      126 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 35 Advertisements Column 6
      194 35 LIM LIM SECURITY AGENCY REQUIRES 1) CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER 2) SUPERVISORS 3) SECURITY OFFICERS Please call *****282/ *****013 PERM RELIEF GUARDS required for Construction Depot Rd/ Tg Pagar Cash daily $60 Supermarket Plaza Singapura/ Suntec Cash daily $65 Call 9040-9117 Recreation Centre has vacancies for: Building Technician Singaporean or PR
      194 words
Page thumbnail Page 36 / 37
  • Sports
    • Racing
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Trudeau shines in faultless gallop
        1039 36 / 37 KRANJITRACKWORK TRUDEAU set the training track at Kranji alight with a sparkling gallop yesterday morning. With Oscar Chavez in the saddle, the son of Exceed And Excel went fast, clocking 34.6sec for the 600m. He was never off the bit. Trudeau, who is prepared by
        TNP PICTURE: GAVIN FOO  -  1,039 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Sivan, Anandan and John were careless
        319 36 / 37 SUSPENSION JOCKEYS V Sivan, S Anandan and S John have copped suspensions for their rides on BM Win, Higgs Boson and Samurai Kid respectively. Sivan was guilty of careless riding on BM WIN in Race 2 at the Singapore Turf Club Meeting on Dec
        319 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Europe Racing Race Card 14-12-2011
        913 36 / 37 WednesdayC EUROPE 8:00 PM Cagnes-sur-Mer 1 CLASS €32,000 PRIX JEAN YVES BEAURAIN 3900m No Form Name 1 *****1 2 *****0 3 *****5 4 *****2 5 *****7 6 *****6 Wutzeline Qocq Corricco Frolon Overlord Blind Shaft Othermix Age Wgt Draw Jockey Win% Trainer Win% 7 ger-m
        913 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Premier Grade puts his best foot forward
        892 38 / 39  -  Arowana Dot Com catches the eye with good hit-out YESTERDAY’SKRANJIBARRIERTRIALS BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg PREMIER GRADE, who is being slowly eased into his racing career, showed exciting promise when he won his trial at Kranji yesterday morning. With jockey Olivier Placais in the saddle,
        PHOTO FINISH: STC  -  892 words
      • Article
        Lock icon In-form Slick Jet will enj oy 1,400m trip
        520 38 / 39 ITIPSAND COMMENTS BY HAROLD STERLEY RACE 1 (2,500m) 3 CASA BRAVO has yet to run a bad race and finds himself in unknown territory over 2,500m. On pedigree the trip should prove no problems and he can come home lonely. 2 A
        520 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Black Arrow burns up the track
        465 38 / 39 PENANG TRACKWORK BLACK ARROW, a last-start winner, continued to impress in his workout in Penang yesterday and looks ready for a back-to-back successinSaturday’stheSmith’sDeanHandicap for Class 3 horses over 1,200m. Taken out by a track rider, the five-year-old Australian gelding by Country Reel warmed up
        465 words
      • Article
        Lock icon TODAY'S SOUTH AFRICA (KENILWORTH) RACE CARD
        377 38 / 39 6:55Race1 MaidenPlate 2500M 1 GYPSEY RKhathi (6) 60 2 ABOYNAMEDSUE SCormack (5) 57 3 CASABRAVO BFayd'Herbe (4) 57 4 AIROFGRANDEUR GHatt (7) 57 5 BEGINNER'SLUCK KSteyn (1) 57 6 BOREAS CPlooy (2) 57 7 LAGOCUOMO KNeisius (3) 57 7:30Race2 GraduationPlate 1000M 1 SPORTSCOACH KNeisius
        377 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Flying Chapparal to win Race 7
        1234 40 RACE 1 (2,200m) KING GALILEO (7) has been hitting the line with purpose in four outings this term, getting up fifth best at Sha Tin over the 1,800m and 2,000m, before coming up a short-head behind Cheerful Double over this course and distance and
        1,234 words
      • Article
        Lock icon TODAY'S HONG KONG (HAPPY VALLEY) RACE CARD
        687 40 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 CLASS5TURF 2200m TIME:7:15 Stakes:HK$525,000 NO. HORSENAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 MIRAGER CSSHUM DBEADMAN 133 7 2 ZEPHYRUS ATMILLARD CYHO 133 8 3 GREENGLORY ASCRUZ GMOSSE 129 9 4 INDUSTRIALLEGEND CHYIP ZPURTON 129 4 5 BULBTREASURE TKNG MLYEUNG 127
        687 words
    • Sports Mad About Golf
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Pagunsan hopes to prove why he's No. 1
        411 41 FILIPINO Juvic Pagunsan, the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit champion in waiting, aims to upstage the stars of the game at the season-ending Thailand Golf Championship which starts tomorrow. Sweet-swinging Pagunsan hopes to extend his rich vein of form by winning the
        PICTURE: AFP  -  411 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Daly: No news is good news
        286 41 AFP. JOHN Daly said yesterday that he had heard no more from the Australian golf authorities over an incident in which he stormed out of a tournament last month after hitting six shots in a lake. “I haven’t really talked to anybody and they
        AFP.  -  286 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Wie seeks turnaround
        281 41 AP. HINDERED by injuries and tinkering with her swing, Michelle Wie is looking to turn her season around by ending on a high in Dubai. The 22-year-old American has fallen to 17th in the rankings after spending much of 2010 in the top 10. And with only
        AP.  -  281 words
    • Sports Badminton
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Gunning for Olympics
        551 42  -  S’poreantriovyingforrankingpoints LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg THEY may have looked relaxed while mingling with children with special needs yesterday at the Singapore Flyer. But national shuttlers Fu Mingtian, Gu Juan and Derek Wong are bracing themselves for one of the most stressful periods in their lives in the
        SPH FILE PICTURES  -  551 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon James: I'm myself again
        427 42 NBA LEBRON James became the man US sports fans loved to hate when he left Cleveland for the Miami Heat last year and many celebrated when he stumbled in the NBA Finals, losing to the Dallas Mavericks. Priortothe 2010-11 NBA season, James (left) bragged about multiple
        PICTURE: AFP  -  427 words
    • Sports S’PORE BACK IN M-LEAGUE
      • Article
        Lock icon FAM in four-prong plan to raise standards
        445 43  -  DILENJIT SINGH INSUFFICIENT security for matches and a fine of at least RM50,000 ($20,000) awaits. Stadium floodlights not bright enough? Be prepared to play under the sweltering afternoon sun. In an effort to improve its professionalism, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will
        445 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon My conscience is clear
        396 43  -  S’porerefSukhbiraccusedofbiasinSouthAsiac’shipfinal.Hesays... SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE referee Sukhbir Singh may be under fire from some quarters for his performance in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship final last Sunday, but he is playing it cool. HostsIndiabeatAfghanistan4-0,butSukh-bir was accused of favouring India by Afghanistan. Yesterday, Sukhbir
        PICTURE: AP  -  396 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon BELIEVE ...and you will win the M-League
        515 44/45  -  Ex-M’siaCupwinning captaintellsLionsXII: SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg BEING Singapore’s most successful post-independence Malaysia Cup captain comes with its quirks. Just ask Samad Allapitchay, the only Singapore skipper since 1965 to lift the Malaysia Cup trophy twice, in 1977 and 1980. People can’t seem to
        TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR  -  515 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Recalling victories in' 77 and' 80
        342 44/45 28 May 1977 Singapore 3 Penang 2 SINGAPORE’Sfirst MalaysiaCup winfor 12 years was a bittersweet final for Samad. The skipper was substituted at the break bycoach “Uncle” Choo Seng Queeafter his errorin thefirst half ledtoPenang’s firstgoal. “Thatonewasn’tentirely my mistake,” saidSamad. “(Goalkeeper)Edmund Wee called my
        342 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon LionsXlI to open against Kelantan at Jalan Besar?
        590 44/45  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg THE LIONSXII are set for a glamour home tie against defending champions Kelantan FA for their opening match in the Malaysian Super League (MSL) on Jan 10. Last night, Football Association of Malaysia deputy president and Kelantan FA chairman
        FILE PICTURE: BERITA HARIAN  -  590 words
    • Sports Club World Cup
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon It’s all common sense
        375 46 SEMI-FINALS ALSADDv BARCELONA (Tomorrow, 6.30pm, StarHub TV Ch 222) GuardiolaonBarca’ssuccesssecret: AFP. BARCELONAcoachPepGuardiolasaida“common sense” approach is a major factor behind his phenomenal success at the European champions, downplaying the roleoftactics. The Uefa Champions League winners face Asian champions Al Sadd of Qatar in the semi-finals of the
        AFP.  -  375 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon All eyes on Neymar today
        314 46 SEMI-FINALS KASHIWA REYSOL v SANTOS (Today, 6.30pm, StarHub TV Ch 222) Wire Services. SANTOS make their highly-anticipated entry into the Club World Cup today when they face plucky Japanese champions Kashiwa Reysol, but all the focus is on one man: Neymar. The Brazilian side will
        Wire Services.; PICTURES: AP, REUTERS  -  314 words
    • Sports La Liga
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon 'All is well with Real'
        373 47 Mourinho insists loss to Barca is not the end Reuters. ALL IS well with Real Madrid despite Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at home to arch-rivals Barcelona, manager Jose Mourinho said yesterday, adding that he would not swap places with any other team. “There is no feeling
        Reuters.; PICTURE: REUTERS  -  373 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Buffon denies Totti as Juve go top
        540 47 ROMA1 (Daniele de Rossi 6) JUVENTUS1 (Giorgio Chiellini 61) SERIEA AFP. JUVENTUS came from behind to draw 1-1 at Roma yesterday morning (Singapore time) and return to thetopoftheSerieA table. Daniele de Rossi had given the hosts an early lead before Giorgio Chiellini equalised
        AFP.  -  540 words
    • Sports EPL
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Squad depth is key to title race
        480 48 Fergiesays: Wire Services. MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson expects his squad to be stretched to the limit as fixtures come thick and fast during the holiday period. The reigning English champions are currently second in the Premier League table and in touch
        Wire Services.; PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES  -  480 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Fletcher takes extended break
        113 48 DARREN Fletcher is taking an extended break from football for health reasons. A United statement said the player (right) has been suffering from ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel condition. The club said Fletcher, 27, had “accepted medical advice to take an extended break... in order
        113 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Carrick: United can catch City
        289 48 PA Sport. MICHAEL Carrick claims Manchester United are right where they want to be in a better position than last season and ready to mount a title charge. The Red Devils secured a record-breaking 19th top-flight crown last season, with Sir Alex Ferguson’s side once
        PA Sport.  -  289 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Kuyt unfazed by lack of goals
        581 49 PA Sport. LIVERPOOL forward Dirk Kuyt remains philosophical about his own barren spell as goals remain hard to come by for the rest of the team. The Reds have scored just 18 times in 15 Premier League matches, with leading scorer Luis Suarez ending
        PA Sport.; PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES  -  581 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Johnson: We'll thrash somebody soon
        321 49 PA Sport GLEN Johnson believes Liverpool are due to give opponents a good hiding after threatening to run riot in recent games. The defender (right) believes it is only a matter of time before things start to click and the goals starttoflowforKennyDalglish’sside. “I definitely get
        PA Sport  -  321 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Spurs can still win title
        483 50 Tottenham’ssix-matchwinning streak ends with 2-1 defeat by Stoke, but Woodgate says: PA Sport. FORMER Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate expects his old club to mount a serious title challenge, but is not dwelling on what might have been. Woodgate was released by the London side in
        PA Sport.; PICTURES: ACTION IMAGES, AFP  -  483 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Pavlyuchenko offered to QPR
        194 50 PA Sport. ROMAN Pavlyuchenko’s agent claims Queens Park Rangers have been offered the chance to sign the Tottenham striker next month. The Russia international (right) has made just two substitute appearances in the Premier League this season and has been linked with a move away from
        PA Sport.  -  194 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon GUNNERS SUFFER SANTOS SETBACK
        590 51 PA Sport. ARSENAL look set to head into the hectic festive schedule with no recognised fullbacks, after it was confirmed Andre Santos would be out of action for around three months with ankle ligament damage. The club revealed the Brazil international, 28, was set to have
        PA Sport.; PICTURE: AFP  -  590 words
      • Article
        Lock icon 'Money is main lure for Tevez'
        172 51 PA Sport. AC MILAN midfielder Clarence Seedorf has suggested that Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez will join whichever club can “promise him the most money”. Tevez is expected to leave the Premier League leaders in next month’s transfer window and City boss Roberto Mancini
        PA Sport.  -  172 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon AVB avoids EPL KO
        703 52 / 53  -  COMMENT SIMON STONE PA Sport Chief Football Writer IT’S BEEN a big weekend for initials in England, what with one thing and another. The British PM and the DPM have fallen out over a row at the EU, where the ECB are not bailing anyone out.
        PICTURES: REUTERS, AFP  -  703 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Villas-Boas: We’re back in title race
        629 52 / 53 PA Sport. ANDRE Villas-Boas dismissed Manchester City’s sev-en-point lead over his Chelsea side as “nothing” after masterminding the English Premier League leaders’ first defeat of the season. Villas-Boas’ Blues came from a goal down at a wet and windy Stamford Bridge yesterday morning (Singapore
        PA Sport.  -  629 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon LAMPARD HITS BACK
        728 54 / 55  -  Fringe midfielder shows manager he can still deliver CHELSEA 2 (Raul Meireles 34, Frank Lampard 82-pen) MAN CITY 1 (Mario Balotelli 2) IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM STAMFORD BRIDGE FRANK Lampard sent a defiant message to his manager at Stamford Bridge yesterday morning (Singapore
        PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES  -  728 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Frank vows to win back his place
        141 54 / 55 PA Sport. FRANK Lampard has pledged his future to the London club for the remainder of his contract after coming off the bench to help Chelsea beat Manchester City 2-1 yesterday morning (Singapore time). Lampard has been in and out of the Chelsea
        PA Sport.  -  141 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Lamps a Blues legend: Mata
        420 54 / 55 JUAN Mata has backed “legend” Frank Lampard to force his way back into the Chelsea side after the England midfielder again vented his frustration at being dropped. Lampard claimed manager Andre Vil-las-Boas had yet to tell him why he had been esoftheBlues’season–lastTuesday’sChampions League win over
        420 words
      • ON TV
        • Article
          Lock icon FOOTBALL
          185 54 / 55 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Saturday: IEVERTONv NORWICH SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 11pm INEWCASTLEvSWANSEA SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium), 11 pm IFULHAMv BOLTON SingTel mio TV Ch 104 (mio Stadium), 11pm IBLACKBURNvWEST BROM SingTel mio TV Ch 105 (mio Stadium), 11 pm IWOLVESv STOKE SingTel mio
          185 words
        • Article
          Lock icon GOLF
          61 54 / 55 OMEGA DUBAI LADIES MASTERS Today: IDAY 1 SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 5pm Tomorrow: IDAY 2 SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 5pm Friday: IDAY 3 SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 5pm THAILAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: IDAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel),
          61 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon 'There wasn't a fan outside the stadium who didn't see it'
      376 56 OnCity’spenaltyclaim,Mancinisays: CHELSEA 2 (Raul Meireles 34, Frank Lampard 82-pen) MAN CITY 1 (Mario Balotelli 2) ROBERTO Mancini was left seething at referee Mark Clattenburg after his Manchester City side slumped to their first loss of the English Premier League
      PICTURE: AFP  -  376 words
Page thumbnail Page 38 / 39
Page thumbnail Page 40
Page thumbnail Page 41
  • Page 41 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 41 Miscellaneous Column 1
      53 41 SPORTS FIXTURES Ip yA Always play with care. [responsiblyf Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE m POOLS RGB
      53 words
Page thumbnail Page 42
Page thumbnail Page 43
Page thumbnail Page 44/45
Page thumbnail Page 46
  • Page 46 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 46 Advertisements Column 1
      65 46 S«l« appeal Menlowalt seismicsurf F" Rainbow walls '< ffuUxiWfca reel higU^hta 1, nimmh lo too atsealuie) Roe* fwriuw Iran Wul^b' y mi™ EMITTING MEREST DM TIBET Asia's best outdoors magazine Now with a great new look! Get the latest copy today! Ask your local bookshop or make sure of your
      65 words
Page thumbnail Page 47
Page thumbnail Page 48
  • Page 48 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 48 Advertisements Column 1
      29 48 GET YOUR COPY NOW! EXTRA WITHTHISISSUE XMAS GIFT GUIDE FROM NUBOX NEWSTEAD UPGRADE GUIDE 2011 HWM is also available on Zinio! To purchase your digital edition,log on to www.bitly.com/hwmcopy
      29 words
Page thumbnail Page 49
Page thumbnail Page 50
  • Page 50 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 50 Advertisements Column 1
      30 50 Over 120,006 downloads! 913FM o» J SW«,Tl\)s... ■H V Get your free iPhone/iPad app now! 'as of 17th Oct 201) 91.3FM TODAY'S BEST MUSIC Available on the J App Store
      30 words
Page thumbnail Page 51
Page thumbnail Page 52 / 53
Page thumbnail Page 54 / 55
Page thumbnail Page 56
  • Page 56 Advertisements