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Title Section12 2011-12-29 1 the new paper THURSDAY DEC 29 2011 70 CENTS MICA (P) 114/01/201112 words
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Advertisement88 2011-12-29 1 LionsXII earn gutsy draw in M-League warmup Page 62 WOMAN GETS 5 YEARS FOR CHILD ABUSE ‘MOTHER’ TORTURES BOY FOR 2 YEARS His ‘offence’ Ate food in the home without permission Her offences Whacks his mouth with hammer Burns him with hot iron, hot oil heated ladle Gags him with88 words
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Article, Illustration1521 2011-12-29 2 / 3 Mum 2 daughters jailed for horrific 2-year abuse of boy, 10 FOR two long years, his little body endured horrific abuse at the hands of the very people who were supposed to care for him. Not only that, Zack (not his real name),TNP PICTURE ILLUSTRATION - 1,521 words
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Article, Illustration1295 2011-12-29 4 / 5 REPORTS:LEDIATI TAN - That’stheamountofthecash-over-valuation (COV) paid for one three-room flat in Tampines when the average COV is $33,000. Why? REPORTS:LEDIATI REPORTS:LEDIATI TAN ledtan@sph.com.sg HE HAS neither owed money nor has anyone in his family become a guarantor for a loan. The same goes for his neighbour. But that has not stopped loan1,295 words
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Article, Illustration59 2011-12-29 4 / 5 How happy are Singaporeans? Overthe comingweeks, weHow happyare Singaporea ask peoplewhatmakes themWeaskpeoplewhatmakesth happy and how happy they How happyare Singaporeans? Weaskpeople whatmakes them happyandhow happytheyare NAME: Priscelia Chan (above with husband Alan Tern) AGE: 32 OCCUPATION: Actress Whatmakes mehappy: “Marryingmy bestfriend (actorAlan Tern). Ialso liketo relax59 words
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Article, Illustration682 2011-12-29 6 ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF - It all started with some water that flowed down corridor REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg HESAIDhewasathiswits’endandhewantedatrucewithhismother’sneighbour.Mr Daniel Chew, 35, had sought help from his town council, made police reports and consulted his memberofparliamentforasolution. Butnothingworked. Heclaimedthattheneighbourliving intheflatnext to his mother’s on the third storey of BlockTNP PICTURES: GAVIN FOO - 682 words
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Article, Illustration99 2011-12-29 8 / 9 THE Ten Mile Junction LRT station re-opens this Friday, coinciding with the opening of the revamped Junction 10 mall. With the reopening of the station, the Bukit Panjang LRT Service C– via BukitPanjangandSenjastations–willresume. The service will run on weekdays from 10am to 4pm and99 words
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Article, Illustration86 2011-12-29 8 / 9 OFFICE rents in Raffles Place held steady in the fourth quarter despite a fall in occupancy rate, research by real estate adviser DTZ revealed. Average occupancy rates in Raffles Place slid 7.6 percentage points this percentage points yearto89.1percent,duetosubstantialnewsupplyand anoutflowofdemandtoMarinaBay. Despite this,86 words
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Article, Illustration125 2011-12-29 8 / 9 BE WARY of scams in which you are asked to make bank transfer paymentsto peopleyou have “met” only online, the police said yesterday, citing three such cases. In one case, on Sept 21, a female Singaporean befriended a suspect125 words
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60 2011-12-29 8 / 9 PARTY PLANNER: There will be road closures on Jan 1 for the Chinese New Year light-up. Stretches of New Bridge Road, Eu Tong Sen Street, and the slip road leading from Outram Road into Eu Tong Sen Street will be closed from 2pm to 11 pm. Commuters can call SMRTTNP PICTURE: YANG RONG - 60 words
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Article296 2011-12-29 8 / 9 SPH suit against Yahoo! Southeast Asia SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) said yesterday thatYahoo!SoutheastAsiahadbeen“free-riding” on the skill, labour and effort of its authors. SPH said this in its reply to the defence by Yahoo! in the lawsuit that it commenced against the Internet firm for allegedly infringing296 words
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51 2011-12-29 8 / 9 PICTURE: THE NEW CHARISPICTURE: THE NEW CHARIS MISSION - 51 words
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Article220 2011-12-29 8 / 9 TRANSPORT operator SMRT said it has finished securing all the claws that hold the third rail in place on both the North-South and East-West lines. Some transport experts had raised concerns on whether plastic cable ties might be able to withstand vibrations on the tracks.220 words
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Article, Illustration250 2011-12-29 10 / 11 With2012 just afew daysaway, wetakea look backatthe biggeststoriesthat appeared in The New Paper in 2011. Here are the ones that made an impact in July and August AFTERsixyearsbehindbars,MrIsmilKadarfinal-lywalkedoutofChangiPrisonafreeman.The 43-year-old had been accused of murder, a hanging offence, but was given a discharge amountingTNP PICTURE: KUA CHEE SIONG - 250 words
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Article, Illustration157 2011-12-29 10 / 11 HE MAY appear clown-like in the video, with his painted lips and black-framed glasses But many Singaporeans do not find his antics the slightest bit funny. Chinese national Wang Peng Fei (left), 24, incurred their wrath after mocking Singaporeans in his four-minute video. The former final-year157 words
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Article, Illustration139 2011-12-29 10 / 11 IN THE spirit of entrepreneurship, Singapore-born Brandon Wey (left), 40, founded an online dating site that is distinctly different from the others. He created WhatsYourPrice.com, a US-based website where members are divided into two categories:“generous”,which ismainlymadeup ofmen, and “attractive”, which consists of mostly women.139 words
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Article, Illustration156 2011-12-29 10 / 11 THE two women were more than just business partners. They were also long-time friends who shared an apartment at West Bay Condominium at West Coast Crescent. That was why their friends were taken aback when the police arrested one of them after she allegedly156 words
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Article, Illustration179 2011-12-29 10 / 11 IT WAS a case of much ado over curry. The spicy dish got Singaporeans into a tizzy after the Today freesheet reported on Aug 8 that a family who had recently moved here from China objected to the smell of curry cooking from179 words
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Article, Illustration274 2011-12-29 10 / 11 REPORTS:BRYNA SIM - REPORTS:BRYNA REPORTS:BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg HEGAVEthePresidentialElectioninAugustagoodrun.Intheend,DrTanChengBock,71, lostbyarazor-thinmarginof0.35percentage pointtoeventualpresidentDrTonyTan KengYam. Althoughdisappointedthen,DrTansaid hehadnoregrets. HetoldTheNewPaperoverthephoneon Tuesday:“Augustwillalwaysgodowninmy lifeasaveryspecialmonth.Runningfor presidencywasthemostdefiningeventof my life.” DrTanservedasthePeople’sActionParty MemberofParliamentforAyerRajahSingle MemberConstituencyfrom1980to2006. What he remembers most fondly about that election period is the support of his friends. “August was a time that showed how my friendsstoodbyme inspiteof theoddsTNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR - 274 words
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Article, Illustration138 2011-12-29 10 / 11 IT WAS a six-minute convocation speech about the highs and lows that Miss Trinetta Chong Chiao Sing (left), 23, experienced as a student at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). But she will likely be remembered only for an expletive she used during the speech. Miss138 words
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Article, Illustration175 2011-12-29 10 / 11 IT STARTED with a withdrawn dinner invitation and escalated into a war of words between the Workers’Party(WP) and the People’sAssociation(PA) Aljunied GRC MP Chen Show Mao (left) revealed on Facebook on Aug 20 that his invitation for a Seventh Month dinner was withdrawn suddenly.175 words
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Article, Illustration1016 2011-12-29 12 ALVINLIMlooksat - They want to be independent working adults, but the odds are often stacked against the disabled. ALVIN LIM looks at how tough it is for a cerebral palsy man to make a living, in the second of a three-part series ALVINLIMlooksat HE ISTNP PICTURE: ALVIN LIM - 1,016 words
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Article, Illustration690 2011-12-29 14 ANNABELLE LIANG - Customers mistake her for helper, askherwhat she’sdoingincanteen REPORT: ANNABELLE LIANG aliang@sph.com.sg SHE is often mistaken for a helper who cleans the tables at Wei Wei Canteen. What the customers don’t realise is that 27-year-old Su Weiying is the boss of the canteen located at BedokTNP PICTURES: KUA CHEE SIONG - 690 words
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Article, Illustration335 2011-12-29 16 Olympus ‘HappyMoments’ contest finalists WHAT does happiness mean to you? For participants of the Olympus “Happy Moments” photography competition, these photos capture that special moment for them. They had uploaded shots of what they think best representshappiness on Olympus’Facebook page. The top 10 photographers who received335 words
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Page 8 / 9 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous9 2011-12-29 8 / 9 CALVIN AND HOBBES BILLWATTERSON SINGAPORE WEATHER IThunderstorms IHigh30˚ ILow24˚9 words
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Global News watch
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Article, Illustration105 2011-12-29 18 / 19 A MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Taiping, Perak, received a death threat and a bullet in an envelope yesterday, news portal Malaysiakini.com reported. The letter, mailed to Mr Nga Kor Ming’s elderly parents in Ayer Tawar, Perak listed “threeoptions” forthe MP’sdeath. The105 words
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Article, Illustration106 2011-12-29 18 / 19 AFP. AT LEAST three people were killed by floods awash with volcanic mud in eastern Indonesia and thousands more displaced, an official said yesterday. Mount Gamalama, which forms the island of Ternate in the Maluku chain, erupted and spewed a column ofAFP. - 106 words
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Article, Illustration113 2011-12-29 18 / 19 Reuters. WORKERS at an LG Display factory in eastern China went on strike since Monday over their bonuses, which they said were too small. They returned to the plant yesterday afternoon after LG Display posted notices saying shifts would resumeReuters. - 113 words
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Article, Illustration242 2011-12-29 18 / 19 ‘Railwayministry mishandled rescue’ AFP. CHINA said that 54 people will be punished for a fatal July crash on the nation’s flagship high-speed rail network that sparked public fury. The highly critical statement from the State Council or cabinet, said the Railway MinistryAFP. - 242 words
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49 2011-12-29 18 / 19 PICTURE: CHINA PRESSPICTURE: CHINA PRESS - 49 words
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341 2011-12-29 18 / 19 AP. SOME outraged donors in Phoenix, Arizona, are threatening to pull their support for the Humane Society after it euthanised the beloved cat of a former heroin addict hours after he brought it in for medical treatment. The ArizonaAP. - 341 words
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Article, Illustration94 2011-12-29 18 / 19 AFP. MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that he will tour the country to declare his innocence. This comes ahead of the verdict in a sodomy trial he says was cooked up to bar him from the coming polls. TheAFP. - 94 words
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Article, Illustration77 2011-12-29 18 / 19 AFP. INDIAN anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare yesterday called off his latest hunger strike. But he vowed to step up his campaign to turn voters against the “traitors” in the ruling party and government. The 74-year-old’s warning came after dia’slowerhouseofparliamentpassedacontentious bill to tackle top-levelAFP. - 77 words
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Article, Illustration817 2011-12-29 20 / 21 NEXT MASTER MANIPULATOR no, it's not his son) As thousands bid farewell to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, all eyes are on the... THE power behind the throne in North Korea is a dashing accordion player in his youth, whose life changed when he metthedaughterofautocraticfounderKimIl Sung at university andReuters.; PICTURE: REUTERS - 817 words
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Article, Illustration221 2011-12-29 20 / 21 AFP. BUSINESS was booming for flower sellers in the Chinese border city of Dandong yesterday as mourners gathered at the North Korean consulate to pay their respectstolateleaderKimJongIl. Scores of stony-faced mourners clutched bunches of yellow and white flowers as they entered the consulate, where large flat-screenAFP.; PICTURE: AP - 221 words
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Article, Illustration514 2011-12-29 22 HK-CHINA BORDER TRAGEDY SHE and her husband had spent the Christmas holidays in Shanwei, in China’s Guangdong province, and was returning home to Hong Kong. Ms Chan Choy Yuk, 65, alighted from the coach near the Lo Wu immigration control point on the HongPICTURE: GETTY IMAGES - 514 words
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Article, Illustration312 2011-12-29 22 THE teenager was beaten and locked up in a lavatory for five months for refusing to be a prostitute. And the people who were forcing Sahar Gul, 15, into the flesh trade were none other than her in-laws. When the girl312 words
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Article, Illustration534 2011-12-29 23 Indian student in UK killed on Boxing Day HE WAS walking from a budget hotel in Salford with his nine friends and fellow students towards central Manchester to queue for the Boxing Day sales. Mr Anuj Bidve was then approached by two men.PICTURES: AP - 534 words
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Page 18 / 19 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous17 2011-12-29 18 / 19 DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS REGIONAL WEATHER I KL:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low24˚ I Jakarta:Thunderstorms High32˚,Low26˚ I Bangkok:PartlyCloudy High32˚,Low22˚ I Manila:PartlyCloudy High29˚,Low26˚17 words
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Miscellaneous360 2011-12-29 24 PICTURE:STARHUB CHANNEL5 12.30pm Lifeline 1.30 Planet’sFunniest Animals 2.00 TheTwo OfUs 3.00 TheDrOz Show 4.00 TheEllenDeGeneres Show 4.45 Planet’sFunniest Animals 5.00 Don’tForget The Lyrics III 6.00 India:A LoveStory 7.00 America’sFunniest Home Videos 7.30 ISeeYou 8.00 PointofEntry 9.00 BestOfCrimewatch 2011 9.30 News5Tonight 10.00 Movie:D.O.A. 11.45 Supermodelme 12.15am SavingGrace CHANNEL8 1.00pm News8At One360 words
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Advertisement84 2011-12-29 25 WIN!120 pairs of preview tickets to CONTRABAND WE KNOW MOVIES Presented by JAY GEE CARD Win a chance to have Jack Neo help you make yourown featurelength movie. PLUS $20,000 worth of Sony Handycams $30,000 cash up for grabs p36 D R A G O N 2 29 DEC L84 words
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WE KNOW MOVIES FIRST
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FIRST FEATURE
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Article, Illustration1103 2011-12-29 26/27 YEOH WEE TECK - On-screen nudity and nipple piercingsdon’tfazeTheGirlWith The Dragon Tattoo starRooney Mara–butmeetingthepressdoes YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg Reporting from London Rooney Mara is a little-known actress on the cusp of international stardom. She is in an enviable position, thanks to the key role of computer hacker Lisbeth Salander1,103 words
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FiRST FILM FEST 2012
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Article, Illustration555 2011-12-29 28 JASON JOHNSON - So youwanttoenter the FiRST Film Fest2012. Welcome tothe club! JASON JOHNSON It’s anawesome club,but it’s notan easyclub toget into becauseyouactually have togo and makeafilm. Question is,how? The answer,ofcourse, istojust goout and do it. Lastyear, itwas inspiring tosee allthewonderful shortsfromfirst-time directors whohad the gumptionto followtheirvarious muses.555 words
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FIRST BITES
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Article, Illustration128 2011-12-29 29 Tom Cruise has that top of the world feeling again. The megastar was said to have lost his lustre, after his movies like Knight And Day (2010) and Valkyrie (2008) failed to ignite the box office. His latest blockbuster, Mission: Impossible– Ghost Protocol, shows that rumours128 words
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Article, Illustration94 2011-12-29 29 MatthewMcConaughey justcan’t keep his clothes on. After turning in a brilliant performance as afully-clothed legal shark in The Lincoln Lawyer, McConaughey is back in his default shirtless form. The newly-engaged actor plays a veteran stripper turned club manager inSteven Soderbergh’sMagicMike and the 42-year-old proves he still94 words
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FIRST INTERVIEW
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Article, Illustration721 2011-12-29 30 Apart from having a starring role in the Wachowski brothers’2008 CGI-heavy family flick Speed Racer, Emile Hirsch is more of a familiar face on the independent film circuit. But the indie darling is scratching that action-hero itch again and making yet another rare foray into721 words
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TRAILER TALK
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Article, Illustration333 2011-12-29 31 Jonathan Roberts - Jonathan Roberts Ridley Scott has finally returned not only to science fiction, but to the franchisehe helpedcreatein 1979 Alien. Prometheus was originally touted as a reboot, then a prequel, then it was its own film before finally settling back to a prequel. The new flick is said to be333 words
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Article, Illustration279 2011-12-29 32 Joanne Soh - Joanne Soh WHO’STHAT GUY? This 21 -year-old with piercing blue eyes hails from Cambridgeshire, England. WHEREYOU’VE SEENHIM Nowhere.Unlessyou’ve seen theRoyal Shakespeare Company production called Dunsinane, where he played a tree. WHY HIM This heart-throb was hand-picked by veteran Hollywood director-producer Steven Spielberg out of hundreds of teenagers to279 words
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FLICK CHAT
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Article, Illustration502 2011-12-29 33 JASON JOHNSON - Marky Mark’snew film Contraband is a Marky Mark film. JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg It’s gotguns init. There he is on the poster, holding a gun. He also holds a gun on the posters for The Big Hit (two guns), The Corrupter, The Yards, Shooter502 words
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MOVIE DATE
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Article, Illustration478 2011-12-29 34 JASON JOHNSON; JOANNE SOH - A Mars versus Venus look JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg In a fair and just universe I would be writing this review about Speed Racer II instead of The Darkest Hour. Alas... The Darkest Hour is the sort of generic alien invasion movie that gives alien478 words
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REVIEWS
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Article, Illustration71 2011-12-29 34 Spendingtwoweeks inGreecewith four grottylittle teenageBritsisnot my ideaof a goodtime. ThoughThe Inbetweeners has been described astheBritishAmerican Pie Shepherd’sPie?– iteschews any hint of sexinessinfavour ofrelentlessyuckiness. A spin-offfromapopular TVseries, the storyisaboutfourhomely goobers– takea bowJamesBuckley, BlakeHarrison, Joe Thomasand SimonBird– who meet up withfourvery,very, verypatientchicks whileon vacation. Thoughthe boys aremind-bendingly callow and71 words
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Article, Illustration67 2011-12-29 34 Tan Kee Yun - Tan Kee Yun HongKong audiences do notseem totire of watching LaughingGor, be iton thebig or smallscreen. TurningPoint:Laughing Gor Returnsis gritty,engaging and boastsbrilliant performancesfromthe entire cast. LaughingGor (Tse) issentencedtolife imprisonmentfor killingSo Sing-Pak(Bosco Wong). Whilein jail, Laughinggets toknow an enigmaticprofessor (Francis Ng), whohas theability toread mindsand67 words
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Article, Illustration75 2011-12-29 34 Irememberseveral yearsback hearing that Nikewas hiring architectsto designshoes. The worldwas doomed, Ithought. InMargin Call,it’s worse withZachary Quinto’sbank employeecharacterhaving beentrainedliterally asarocket scientist. Atany rate,it’s hismassive brain that endsup predictingthe downfall ofhis employer,setting inmotion aseries of eventsthatwill lead toa financialcrash reminiscentofthe 2008 bankingcrisis. Thisisfiction, but thecorruption is obviouslybasedonfact. Asthe75 words
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Article49 2011-12-29 34 Week-old movies so hot, you couldroast a turkey. SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG13) With a great villain in Moriarty (JaredHarris),it’s no mystery why this sequel surpasses the original. THEARTIST Thiswonderful odetothe SilentEraof filmis amust-see forcineastes. Panache galore! WARHORSE Anold-fashionedmovie about athoroughbredbraving WWI, inturntouching and breathtaking.49 words
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FIRST FASHION
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Article, Illustration282 2011-12-29 35 Jeanmarie Tan - Two more days to Dec 31 and the year-end party, and stilldon’t know whatto wear? Stars glam up the movie premieres... or not Jeanmarie Tan Get some fashion inspiration from the best-dressed stars of ensemble rom-com NewYear’s Eveatits Los Angelesand New York premieres. They embraced thePICTURES: AP, REUTERS - 282 words
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Article, Illustration328 2011-12-29 36 Jason Johnson - Blood, gore, guts, carnage. And then some Jason Johnson MOVIE: EXTRAS: Apparently everyone in the world hates Conan except me. Neverhavingread the books– Imean, why?– but being a big fan of the superlative paintings Frank Frazetta did for the book covers, I could pretty much just enjoy328 words
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Article, Illustration113 2011-12-29 36 Jonathan Roberts - Soundtrack: Jonathan Roberts Ifyou’rehavinga party, youneed this CD. Mainly because there comes a point in any party where you want people to leave. Put this on and you could clear your entire block. The tunes are bearable chart fluff. But the squeaky vocals can really113 words
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Article, Illustration126 2011-12-29 36 – JB - Soundtrack: JB From the home of Wallace And Gromit comes a score from Harry Gregson-Williams, the Brit composer and acolyte of Hans (scores everything) Zimmer. Arthur Christmas is lush, with big orchestral sounds that covers so many themes. Everything. There barely seemed to be a genre not covered.126 words
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Advertisement142 2011-12-29 29 GIVEAWAY WIN THE INBETWEENERS MOVIE TICKETS We’re giving away 10 pairs of The Inbetweeners Movie in-season movie tickets, courtesy of MVP Films and Golden Village Pictures. Based on the popular British sitcom, The Inbetweeners Movie follows Will (Simon Bird), Simon (Joe Thomas), Jay (James Buckley) and Neil (Blake Harrison) on142 words
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Article, Illustration427 2011-12-29 46 KRANJITRACKWORK WITH two seconds from his last two starts, the connections of MERCHANT (right) could be forgiven if they feel a tad frustrated. However, come Sunday, all of that could change. Their horse showed up in a gallop yesterday morning looking like a million bucks.FILE PICTURE - 427 words
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794 2011-12-29 46 RACE1-1400m(Turf) C4D2 12.50 1 Predictable DMcDonogh (9) 58 2 PetroniusMaximus RShafiq* (13) 57.5 3 AlwaysHappy BVorster (6) 57 4 QuiteAMan JPowell (4) 57 5 Martel DBeasley (11) 56.5 6 OkOk OPlacais (12) 56 7 Warspirit WLTan* (7) 56 8 Dreamcatcher MZaki (10) 55.5794 words
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404 2011-12-29 47 IPOHTRACKWORK NST. BEST RECRUIT geared up for a comeback win in the Class 5 event over 1,200m on Saturday with a one-round workout in Ipoh yesterday. Taken out by apprentice Tan Chee Kit, the six-year-old Australian gelding by Belong To Me trotted oneNST. - 404 words
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Article, Illustration513 2011-12-29 47 CHAMPION JOCKEY: Jackson Low celebrating after winning the Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup aboard Tears To Diamond last Sunday, bringing his winning tally to 65. PICTURE: NST FINAL TALLY (JOCKEYS) 1st 2nd 3rd JacksonLow 65 54 41 IAzhar 60 34 35 BWoodworthPICTURE: NST - 513 words
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Article, Illustration530 2011-12-29 48 MIAMI HEAT 115 BOSTON CELTICS 107 AP. ROOKIE Norris Cole starred for the Miami Heat as they beat Boston 115-107 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to maintain their impressive start to the National Basketball Association season and hand the Celtics their second consecutive loss. TheAP.; PICTURE: REUTERS - 530 words
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Article321 2011-12-29 48 AP. ATLANTA106 NEW JERSEY 70 ATLANTA opened a double-digit lead early and cruised to a victory over sluggish New Jersey, who were playing their last home opener in the state. Marvin Williams had 14 points and nine rebounds while Jeff Teague added 13 points for the Hawks, whoAP. - 321 words
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Article, Illustration563 2011-12-29 49 AFP. NOVAK Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer meet in a US$250,000 ($325,000) three-day exhibition tournament in the Gulf’s winter sun from today, eager to strike early blows ahead of the 2012 season. In the new year, world No. 1 Djokovic will defendAFP.; PICTURES: REUTERS, AP, AFP - 563 words
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286 2011-12-29 49 AFP. ANNA Chakvetadze, whose career has been derailed by a series of worrying health problems, believes she can rediscover the form that once took her to No. 5 in the world and the US Open semi-finals. The Russian was sidelined for most of 2011 afterAFP. - 286 words
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Miscellaneous51 2011-12-29 49 SPORTS FIXTURES Always play with care. 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 IPLAVi) [responsibly! Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE HI RGB Reg No;51 words
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Article, Illustration913 2011-12-29 50/51 GARY LIM - GARYLIMpickshisbest EPL signings of 2011 GARY LIM Scott Parker (Tottenham) IAge:31 IPreviousclub: WestHam HIS FORMER Charlton manager Alan Curbishley believes there is no better English holding midfielder around. One of the most under-rated players in the country for years, Parker is finally starting to get the recognition he913 words
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Article, Illustration432 2011-12-29 50/51 Fury over Beckham s high salary Wire Services. DAVID Beckham’s proposed move to Paris St Germain next month is not well received by everyone. France’s Socialist MPs are angered by plans to pay Beckham (right) £700,000 ($1.4 million) a month, reported the Daily Mail. The deal will make the formerWire Services. - 432 words
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Article, Illustration326 2011-12-29 52 REDS DEFENDER AGGER: DEFENDERDanielAggerinsistsnoradi-cal changes are required in order to solve Liverpool’s goalscoring problems. A sixth home draw, against the Premier League’s bottom side Blackburn, means the Reds have dropped 12 points from a possible 27atAnfield. They have also scored only 21 goals in 18PICTURE: REUTERS - 326 words
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Article, Illustration109 2011-12-29 52 Reuters. LIVERPOOL forward Luis Suarez was banned for one match and fined £20,000 ($40,000) by the English FA yesterday for making an offensive gesture to Fulham fans after Liverpool lost 1-0 to Fulham in a Premier League match at Craven Cottage earlier thisReuters. - 109 words
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Article, Illustration191 2011-12-29 52 Reuters. THE Dutch Cup tie between Ajax Amsterdam and AZ Alkmaar which was halted after 38 minutes will be replayed on Jan 19 behind closed doors, the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) announced yesterday. The Dec 20 match had to be abandoned after anReuters.; PICTURE: AFP - 191 words
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Article, Illustration686 2011-12-29 53 PA Sport. ARSENE Wenger accepted Arsenal had let an opportunity pass them by, after being held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by 10-man Wolves at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners could have capitalised on Monday’s dropped points from Chelsea to climb back into the English PremierPA Sport.; PICTURES: REUTERS, GETTY IMAGES - 686 words
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Article, Illustration293 2011-12-29 53 PA Sport. BLACKBURN’Sunder-firebossSte-ve Kean is convinced the troubled club will avoid relegation from the English Premier League. Kean’s(left)teamarebottomof the table and the Scot has been the subject of a prolonged supporters’ campaign for his removal. The situation reached its nadir as Kean suffered a torrent ofPA Sport. - 293 words
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Article, Illustration64 2011-12-29 54 / 55 AFP. CHRIS Whelpdale (above, in blue), a winger with English fourth-tier side Gillingham, suffered a painful and unusual injury in the 2-1 Boxing Day win at Crawley when a tackle split open his scrotum. “It’s an horrific injury,” Gillingham boss Andy Hessenthaler told the BBC. “He’sAFP. - 64 words
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Article, Illustration520 2011-12-29 54 / 55 Wire Services. JOE HART, the Manchester City goalkeeper, admitted that the challenge facing Roberto Mancini’s players is a daunting one as they chaseafirsttitlesince1968. However, he insisted that they are “still the team to beat” in this season’s race. Manchester United are now levelWire Services.; PICTURES: REUTERS, ACTION IMAGES - 520 words
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Article, Illustration611 2011-12-29 54 / 55 Wire Services. FIGHTING spirit. That is the key ingredient in having a successful English Premier League season. And Manchester United defender Patrice Evra believes only the EPL champions have the necessary fighting spirit to win the title this year. The France left-backWire Services.; PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 611 words
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240 2011-12-29 54 / 55 Wire Services. ANDERS Lindegaard has underlined the growing threat he poses to David de Gea at Manchester United with a tweet boasting about his record of six clean sheets in seven games this season. Lindegaard, 27, a £3.5 million ($7.1m)Wire Services. - 240 words
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Article, Illustration615 2011-12-29 56 / 57 IAIN MACINTOSH - Chelsea youngster makes dream return after retiring due to injury last year IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK ATFIRSTglance,there’snothingparticularlyunu-sual about the reports that Chelsea will name academy product Sam Hutchinson in their updatedPremierLeaguesquadonJan1. ButHutchinson,22,actuallyretiredfromprofessional football in August last year and his return toPICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 615 words
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Article313 2011-12-29 56 / 57 PA Sport. JUAN Mata is adamant Fernando Torres will eventually come good for Chelsea after watching the £50 million ($101m) man fail to take advantage of his long-awaited recall. TorresenduredanotherdaytoforgetinMonday’s 1-1 West London Derby draw against Fulham, his first Premier League start for almost twoPA Sport. - 313 words
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Article, Illustration523 2011-12-29 56 / 57 NORWICH0 TOTTENHAM 2 (Gareth Bale 55,67) SPURS MANAGER HARRY REDKNAPP SAYS: PA Sport. HARRYRedknappthinksonlyMan-chesterCity,BarcelonaorRealMa-drid could afford to buy Gareth Bale, but he has warned any interested party that the Wales star is not for sale afterwatchinghimtearNorwichapartyesterdaymorning(Singaporetime). Bale scored both goals at Carrow Road as Spurs movedPA Sport.; PICTURE: AFP - 523 words
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Article, Illustration478 2011-12-29 56 / 57 SWANSEA1 (Danny Graham 14) QPR1 (Jamie Mackie 58) PA Sport. SWANSEA manager Brendan Rodgers and QPR boss Neil Warnock were critical of the performance of referee Lee Probert after their sides’ 1-1 draw at the Liberty Stadium yesterday morning (Singapore time). Danny Graham’s first-half strike lookedPA Sport. - 478 words
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Article, Illustration1232 2011-12-29 58 / 59 DAVID LEE, SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ - LegendsMalekAwab, RSuriaMurthi, Leong KokFann, Ho Kwang Hock and Samad Allapitchay choose the best Lions in the Malaysia Cup in Part II of their interviews with DAVID LEE and SAZALIABDULAZIZ DAVID LEE, SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ IThething aboutour MalaysiaCupheroes then was that each of you seem to haveSPH FILE PICTURES; TNP PICTURE: YANG RONG - 1,232 words
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Article, Illustration855 2011-12-29 60 / 61 DILENJIT SINGH - *elder brother in Malay DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg AT 27, Singapore’s first-choice fullback and modern-day Crazy Horse is one of the most experienced playersin the LionsXIIpride. But Juma’at Jantan is adamant that his younger teammates 13 of whom are below 22 don’t call him “abang”, or elderTNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR, REUTERS - 855 words
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Article, Illustration394 2011-12-29 60 / 61 SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ - SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg THEY say goalkeepers are a crazy lot. Judging by the antics of LionsXII goalkeeper Hyrulnizam Juma’at,thatdescription isspot-on. The shot-stopper, known as “Ah Lau” to teammates and coaches, is fond of entertaining others with his wacky shenanigans. “I like to watch funny videoTNP PICTURES: BENJAMIN SEETOR - 394 words
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Article, Illustration288 2011-12-29 60 / 61 ALI KASIM - ALI KASIM RAIHAN Rahman is fast earning a reputation as a tenacious, tough-tackling defensive midfielder. What he lacks in physique, he makes up for it with ferocity. Plenty of it. Indeed, Raihan, 20 (left), cites his tackling as his best attribute something he owes288 words
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Article, Illustration748 2011-12-29 62 / 63 ALI KASIM - FRIENDLY PKNS1 (Mickael Nicoise 55 pen) LIONSXII1 (Khairul Nizam 52) ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM PETALING JAYA ON A MUDDY and slippery pitch which prevented any form of flair and flamboyance, it was down to energy and guts. The LionsXII showed enough of both toTNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR - 748 words
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Article, Illustration433 2011-12-29 62 / 63 ALI KASIM - ALI KASIM THE LIONSXII are only two pre-season matches into the M-League season but, already, they have impressed Malaysia coach K Rajagobal. He was at the Petaling Jaya Stadium last night to watch PKNS hold the LionsXII to a 1-1 draw. Although Rajagobal (right) was433 words
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