The New Paper, 2 September 2012
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Title Section13 2012-09-02 1 the new paper on sunday Sept 2 2012 80 CENTS MICA (P) 089/01/201213 words
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Advertisement81 2012-09-02 1 M’SIA CUP: LIONSXII 1 JOHOR FA 0 Welcome back, Amri! 60 Looking for tuition? GET SMART 36 HELLO, BIG WALKERS USE OUR PULLOUT TO HELP YOU PLAY GAMES ALONG THE WAY 29 MOLEST OR HONEY TRAP? When the pretty girl you’re flirting with at the club is out for easy81 words
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UPFRONT
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Article, Illustration358 2012-09-02 2 NATALIE SOH - Bad assumptions beer bar bad combination NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg Did you read about how a 25-year-old man got hit with a beer mug at a bar last week? Before you assume the worst about the assailant, this man had reportedly mouthed off about how Taiwanese women were “wild and easy”.358 words
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Article22 2012-09-02 2 He grabs and holds suspect (TNP, Sept 1): Mr Chen is a prime mover driver at PSA, not a taxi driver.22 words
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Advertisement156 2012-09-02 2 FEATURES 5 Why think the worst? Foreign women say men assume they can be bought 14 The Butter Spreads Singapore nightspot opens doors in KL 29 Special guide to TNP Big Walk Win great prizes with great games on scenic route COLUMNS 11 Ground Zero Heartlanders speak out on sharing156 words
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PEOPLE
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Article, Illustration1203 2012-09-02 3 ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF - men who get friendly with women in clubs are believed to have walked into honey traps they are accused of molest after a ‘friendly’ touch. So they pay the women up to $20,000 to drop the case REPORTS: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg YouTNP PICTURE ILLUSTRATION: MOHD ISHAK - 1,203 words
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445 2012-09-02 4 Miss Yusoff remembers it clearly, even though the molest happened more than five years ago. The old man had sat beside her in the crowded bus. But he kept inching closer to her until it felt like he was almost pressing her against the445 words
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Article, Illustration1151 2012-09-02 5 MAUREEN KOH, BENITA AW YEONG, ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF - REPORT: MAUREEN KOH, BENITA AW YEONG, ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF tnp@sph.com.sg Mistress. Hostess. Social escort. These are names Ms Angel Hsu, a Taiwanese, has been called in the five years she has worked and lived in Singapore. She hates it, even though she’sTNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: YAP NING - 1,151 words
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Article, Illustration537 2012-09-02 6 JONATHAN ROBERTS - JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg It’s easy to pigeonhole people. Being Caucasian, I’ve often had people think I’m on some amazing expatriate pay package and as rich as Croesus (an ancient Greek king whose wealth was legendary). It’s surprising given the way I dress,537 words
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Article, Illustration996 2012-09-02 12 / 13 ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF - Aussie star (above) ambushed by TV crew in S’pore over alleged sexual abuse of girls His wife’s firm sued by MDA here for $27.5m over failed ventures REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg While an Australian TV star is facingST FILE PICTURE - 996 words
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Article, Illustration960 2012-09-02 14 / 15 ZUL ANDRA - When Singapore’s premier nightclub The Butter Factory opened in KL last weekend, it was riding on the strength of the S’pore Fun Inc brand REPORT: ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg One of Singapore’s hottest nightclubs, The Butter Factory, opened its Kuala Lumpur joint last weekend with a two-dayPICTURES COURTESY OF CELESTE CHONG, THE BUTTER FACTORY, XANA BEACH CLUB - 960 words
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Article, Illustration819 2012-09-02 16 / 17 JENNIFER DHANARAJ - More people paying hundreds of dollars each month to rent storage space for their cherished collections REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Once a week, in the wee hours of the morning, he heads for Chai Chee. Mr John Lim, 37, simply wants to spend someTNP PICTURES: GAVIN FOO - 819 words
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Article, Illustration344 2012-09-02 20 An accident on the North South Expressway (NSE), near the Bukit Beruntung exit at about midnight yesterday, resulted in a rush for the 10 cents and 20 cents coins that spilled across the highway. It also caused a five-kilometre long traffic jam. The armoured van that was transportingPICTURES: CHINA PRESS - 344 words
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Article302 2012-09-02 20 An average of 11 motorcyclists are killed on Malaysian roads everyday, police statistics have revealed. In the first seven months this year, there were a total of 3,985 fatalities. Of this, motorcyclists numbered 2,376, accounting for 59.6 per cent of deaths. Malaysian Institute of Road302 words
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Article, Illustration319 2012-09-02 21 The 23-year-old left his night clerk shift at a grocery store in New Jersey at 3.30am on Friday. He drove off and returned 20 minutes later with a handgun and an assault rifle. About a dozen workers were there inputting new pricesPICTURE: AFP - 319 words
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Article, Illustration432 2012-09-02 21 Protest in Hong Kong against national education subject In the latest protest against government plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes, three Hong Kong students have gone on a 72-hour hunger strike. Up to 90,000 parents, teachers and students took to the streets last monthPICTURE: REUTERS - 432 words
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Article, Illustration267 2012-09-02 21 On the Internet, almost anything can pass off as news, triggering tweets, comments, and even netizen “rage”. Credibility is not a must-have as the news of Samsung’s payment to Apple in five-cent coins proved. It was a big hoax. The story began making the rounds267 words
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Article, Illustration449 2012-09-02 22 Russian tennis superstar Maria Sharapova has called off her engagement with Sasha Vujacic, the former NBA star from Slovenia who is now playing basketball in Turkey. They had been set to marry at Istanbul in November, but scheduling troubles between their sporting careers were among thePICTURE: AFP - 449 words
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Article, Illustration324 2012-09-02 22 Grammy Award-winning musician Sheryl Crow had to sing a different tune when the US federal anti-doping officials came calling. The superstar singer was interviewed by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) officials as part of the long-running Lance Armstrong doping investigation, the New York Daily News revealed.PICTURE: AFP - 324 words
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155 2012-09-02 22 Has Randy Jackson quit as judge of American Idol? Cyberspace was abuzz with news that Jackson has called it quits. The entertainment news website TMZ.com reported that the 56-year-old bassist will still appear on the show “in a mentor capacity”. But E! Online155 words
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SNAPSHOT
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Article, Illustration230 2012-09-02 8 / 9 AFP Indonesian anti-terrorism forces killed two suspected militants, both aged 19, in an armed raid that also left an officer dead after a shoot-out, authorities said yesterday. “Two terror suspects were killed in Solo, central Java, on Friday night by the anti-terror police unitAFP; PICTURE: AFP - 230 words
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Article, Illustration160 2012-09-02 8 / 9 PRESIDENT Tony Tan marked his first year in office by joining the volunteers at Lions Befrienders in visiting elderly residents in Bendemeer yesterday. He was there to launch the new President’s Challenge initiative called The Volunteer Drive, which encourages volunteerism. President160 words
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Article, Illustration41 2012-09-02 8 / 9 PICTURE BIG TNP PICTURE: NURJANNAH ZULKIFLITNP PICTURE: NURJANNAH ZULKIFLI - 41 words
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Article, Illustration319 2012-09-02 8 / 9 Redesigned Malay Heritage Centre opens Reach out to the young of all ethnic groups. That was part of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s message at the reopening of the Malay Heritage Centre yesterday morning. He said the centre, which drew on the ideasST PICTURE - 319 words
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Article, Illustration98 2012-09-02 8 / 9 AFP A TOTAL of 16 nations, have agreed “in principle” to create a free trade area spanning Asia, the secretary-general of Asean said. Mr Surin Pitsuwan said trade ministers from the 10-member Asean and their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, India,AFP - 98 words
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Article, Illustration113 2012-09-02 8 / 9 AFP CHINA’S manufacturing activity slumped last month to a nine-month low, official figures showed. It’s the latest sign of serious weakness in the world’s sec-ond-largest economy. The government’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.2 from 50.1 in July, according to an official statement.AFP - 113 words
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Article, Illustration94 2012-09-02 8 / 9 AFTER a powerful earthquake forced thousands of villagers out of their coastal central Philippines homes, they have finally returned. But hundreds still jittery from the experience remained in evacuation centres, reported AP. The 7.6 magnitude quake hit on Friday night, killing94 words
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Article, Illustration220 2012-09-02 8 / 9 S$180 The fine a caped crusader in a green lycra suit and black Speedo trunks helps motorists save by cutting wheel clamps with a grinding tool in Perth, Australia. The man, who claims the authorities are trapping the innocent with poorly displayed no-parking signs, asks for a small220 words
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Article, Illustration319 2012-09-02 8 / 9 SIMON ANG - After his big-screen appearance as a vampire hunter this year, Abraham Lincoln is set for a more honest depiction in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming biopic film, starring Daniel Day-Lewis. But aspects of the former US president’s life continue to be debated ARTIST’S IMPRESSION SIMON ANG simonang@sph.com.sg Isitthe case thatSOURCE: HOW GEORGE WASHINGTON FLEECED THE NATION BY PHIL MASON, NPR.ORG, BALTIMORESUN.COM, DAILY MAIL - 319 words
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Article, Illustration131 2012-09-02 10 We rate the past week’s news good and bad +10Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke about improving pre-school education, providing more university places and boosting public transport, among other policies in his National Day Rally speech. At least four nursing home operators are increasing their fees, mostly because131 words
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Article, Illustration523 2012-09-02 10 JENNIFER DHANARAJ - Retiree says volunteering is fulfilling and meaningful REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Once a week, Ms Alice Tan, 68, takes a five-minute walk from her home to a HDB block in Bendemeer Road. There, she spends at least three to four hours with its elderlyTNP PICTURES: YAP NING - 523 words
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Advertisement187 2012-09-02 10 THE NEW PAPER Project Helping Hands tnp.sg/helpinghands Help us reach out to them The New Paper has partnered the Lions Befrienders Service Association and Ngee Ann Polytechnic to install wireless motion sensors in the apartments of senior citizens living alone. The system tracks the resident’s movements and sends an SMS187 words
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GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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Article, Illustration1073 2012-09-02 11 MAUREEN KOH - All it takes is a bit of give take Debate continues over whether cyclists should be allowed to ride on pavements MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg The calls for a separate cycling lane on our roads have regained momentum recently. It took another extremely tragic loss of life to rekindle this cause.ST FILE PICTURE - 1,073 words
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CONFESSIONS OF AN UNDERTAKER
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Article, Illustration884 2012-09-02 19 CHAI HUNG YIN - CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg KIDS’ CRAZE He stares death in the face day in, day out. Even on Chinese New Year. You see, Mr Roland Tay is an undertaker. His job is to help people with death, arranging everythingTNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG - 884 words
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Advertisement15 2012-09-02 22 HAS WONG AH YOKE FOUND THE CHEAPEST CHINESE RESTAURANT IN TOWN? Hurry before prices rise15 words
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EATS
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Article, Illustration909 2012-09-02 23 HEDY KHOO - HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Persuasion and cajoling. That’s what it takes before I can try this recipe. No, Ms Noor Aisha doesn’t need convincing to part with her treasured family recipe for mutton pulao (or pilaf, a rice dish). She is happy to share. It is theTNP PICTURES: HEDY KHOO - 909 words
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Article, Illustration950 2012-09-02 24 VANESSA FRIDA - FOOD FOR THOUGHT VANESSA FRIDA tnp@sph.com.sg When I am stressed, I bake or cook. There’s something about focusing on the task at hand, like methodically measuring out the ingredients, which just soothes the mind. Plus, there is the joy of simply pounding oops, I meantFILE PICTURES: TNP, ST - 950 words
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Article, Illustration330 2012-09-02 25 K F SEETOH - K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg Feeding the people in Asia requires some pretty creative approaches. After all, the bulk of the world’s population resides here. So rather than slick moves in Miche-lin-starred kitchens or expensive seasonal truffles, Asia’s approach is always about flavouring using humble items. Asians330 words
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Article, Illustration605 2012-09-02 25 The humble salted egg yolk can bring an entirely different taste to food. For instance, egg yolk can lend a salty smokiness to sweet custard puffs and macaroons. And when added to meats and seafood, the result is sheer heaven. The following are three styles of salted eggPICTURES: KF SEETOH - 605 words
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WHEELS
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Article, Illustration919 2012-09-02 26 DANSON CHEONG - Adventurer Sandra Loh is cool about taking on challenge to cycle to all corners of West M’sia TWO WHEELS GOOD DANSON CHEONG tnp@sph.com.sg Three years ago, when then-38-year-old Malaysian Sandra Loh sold off her online outdoor gear business to her business partner, she was in limbo. So when919 words
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Article, Illustration822 2012-09-02 27 ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF - BIKER BOY ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg He was shot while In the line of duty. A bullet pierced his neck in a 1972 shootout with gangsters, leaving a 20 cent-size scar. If you ask former police detectiveTNP PICTURE: ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF - 822 words
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Advertisement81 2012-09-02 26 WIN HER BOOK Pedalling Around The Peninsula is available at MPH, Kinokuniya and Times bookstores. We have an autographed copy to giveaway. To stand a chance to win, just answer this question: 2: 5km 3: 100m Send your answer by SMS to *****7877 in the following format: TNPSWHEELS<space>Answer<space>NRIC<space>N ame The81 words
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Advertisement83 2012-09-02 27 TREASURE LIFE RIDE FOR LIFE You owe it to your loved ones to make it home safely each day. Always ride with care and responsibility. Be Alert Wear Proper Attire Signal Well In Advance Maintain Your Bike Properly Keep Within The Speed Limit Do Not Weave Through Traffic Wear Approved83 words
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SECRET SHOPPER
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Article, Illustration648 2012-09-02 28 With clothes carelessly strewn all over, my bedroom has just enough space for my bed. Not much thought has gone into the decor, and I’ve never been one for prettifying my place. But a chance encounter at Shop Wonderland on Haji Lane has made me think twice. SignatureTNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR - 648 words
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Advertisement119 2012-09-02 28 Healthy Volunteers needed for coffee study Looking for men and women: Overweight Chinese or Indian 35 to 69 years old Non-smokers Family history of diabetes Coffee drinkers (2 or more cups daily) This study at National University of Singapore and sponsored by Nestle will investigate the influence of coffee consumption119 words
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BIG WALK The Big Walk route brought to you by Singapore Turf Club
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Article, Illustration344 2012-09-02 30 / 31 There’s more to do than soak in the sights for Big Walkers today. All along the 5km route from Central to Marina Barrage, there are games with gifts and great prizes up for grabs. All you need is your smartphone camera, a pen, thisTNP PICTURES: KELVIN CHNG; TNP INFOGRAPHICS: TEOH YI-CHIE, FADZIL HAMZAH & SIMON ANG - 344 words
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Article436 2012-09-02 32 Live Bingo! Prizes: There are $12,000 worth of prizes to be won in the Bingo game. What you need: Bingo card exclusive to Big Walkers. How to win: Watch out for 24 numbers that will be displayed along the route to the Marina Barrage. Complete436 words
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Advertisement374 2012-09-02 32 Carnival fun at Green Roof of Marina Barrage There’s more fun to be had at the finish line! Here’s what you can do once you get to Marina Barrage DENIZEN BOOTH Sale of Denizen apparel at discounted prices. SPH CIRCULATION BOOTH Subscribe to The New Paper. Redeem your Bingo prizes.374 words
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Article, Illustration302 2012-09-02 33 JENNIFER DHANARAJ - REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Joining The New Paper Big Walk today? After the euphoria of finishing the walk has subsided, some of you might experience sore muscles and aches. Fret not, we give you options to sooth those tired feet and legs. AFFORD Watsons Footease AromatherapyPICTURES COURTESY OF GUARDIAN HEALTH AND BEAUTY, SPA BOTANICA AND WATSONS - 302 words
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HUMOUR
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Article, Illustration816 2012-09-02 34 NEIL HUMPHREYS - Local food our great white hope NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg I don’t do dinner parties. I seldom get invited, and for good reason. Firstly, I can’t cook. If it’s a potluck feast, then my fellow guests are always a trifle underwhelmed when I turn up with a loaf of breadTNP ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA - 816 words
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Article, Illustration812 2012-09-02 35 S M ONG - ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg Say my name, say my name... When I learned that Vernetta Lopez’s autobiography Memoirs Of A DJ: life In Progress was published last week, I rushed to the nearest major bookstore to buy it for theTNP FILE PICTURE - 812 words
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REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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126 2012-09-02 35 AP A COMMUNITY in the US that’s fed up with geese fouling up a beach is hoping fake coyotes can encourage the birds to land elsewhere. The Livingston County Daily Press Argus of Howell and WHMI-FM reported that the beach on Thompson LakeAP - 126 words
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178 2012-09-02 35 AP A RECENTLY discovered block of eastern Wisconsin Cheddar cheese that dates back to the Nixon presidency will be sold for US$10 (S$12) per 30g in the US. Mr Edward Zahn, 73, was in Z’s Cheese Shoppe’s walk-in cooler last month, preparing toAP - 178 words
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168 2012-09-02 35 Wires OFFICERS at a prison in the US say an inmate escaped from his cell by breaking a window bar with a razor blade and an ice cream stick but changed his mind once he got outside. Carlos Garcia toldWires - 168 words
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Get smart
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Article, Illustration496 2012-09-02 36 / 37 THERE are close to 30,000full-time teachers in Singapore. Yet, parents still see the need to solicit the help of tutors, many of whom are not even trained teachers. So why do they continue to do this? Aren’t school teachers doing enough? And does thisST FILE PICTURE - 496 words
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Article, Illustration359 2012-09-02 36 / 37 STARTUTOR.SG startutor.sg E-mail: support@startutor.sg What kind of centre do you run? We are an online tuition agency. We started in March 2005. We provide an online platform for our customers to select and interview tutors. Who is your target audience? Our target audience are parents359 words
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TV
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Article, Illustration521 2012-09-02 38 BENSON ANG - How to be a parent the TV way BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg This whole week has been full of national hand-wringing about howto improve our TFR (Total Fertility Rate). Before embarking on the royal road to parenthood, may I suggest we watch some TV? I reckon it’s a great guide onPICTURE: FOX INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS - 521 words
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Article, Illustration710 2012-09-02 39 THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Sunshine Coast (1,800m) 4 TRIUMPHANT ONE: (Runs: 15 Wins: 2 (2G) Places: 6) 71/2len last 54.5kg to Transporter in 1,800m E.Farm Cls 3 Aug 29 (5th settling, 6th at 800m, 6th at 400m). 7 GOLDENTHE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS - 710 words
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163 2012-09-02 39 12:30 Race 1 SUNSHINE COAST 1800M SUNSHINE COAST 1800M 1 HIGHER ORDER J BYRNE (6) 59 2 DESERT VISION 1:05 Race 2 SUNSHINE COAST 1200M (3) 57.5 3 ROSTY TRAWLER MSALISHATAYLOR (8) 57.5 4 TRIUMPHANT ONE M HELLYER (4) 57.5 1:40 Race 3 SUNSHINE163 words
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Article, Illustration302 2012-09-02 40 / 41 TAN THEAN LOON - BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON The sparingly-raced BETTER LIFE is a horse on the Longines Singapore Gold Cup trail. The Hideyuki Takaoka-trained four-year-old Australian-bred mare has won four races from seven Kranji starts and is out to clinch her spot in November’s $1.35 million blueTNP FILE PICTURE - 302 words
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2207 2012-09-02 40 / 41 GOING FORECAST: GOOD (TURF POLYTRACK) RACE 1 C5 D1 12.50 -1400m(Turf) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 0095-3 Can Be Better 57 (43) WX Wong* c4 7 (5ag S Gray-S Gray) 2 70-542 My New2,207 words
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Article583 2012-09-02 40 / 41 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 4 3 1 9 Prize Fighter 4 6 My New Boss 2 2 Roman Empire 10 Roman Empire Roman Empire Can Be Better My New Boss Chun Doong Fuku Ichiban 4 5 10 Sir Rumble Van Basten583 words
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Article, Illustration2299 2012-09-02 42 / 43 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TOD A Y’S KRANJI TURF AND POL YTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,400m) 1 Can Be Better))Went OK in first run in Class 5 and, while mostly seen on Poly, he has to be respected. 2 My New Boss)))Racing well since dropping2,299 words
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Article, Illustration239 2012-09-02 42 / 43 STC LEADING apprentice Tengku Rehaizat has been riding on the crest of a wave since returning from a lengthy suspension recently. KING EMPIRE, who scored a last-stride win over Meaisin in Race 6 last Friday, was his sixth winner in the two weeks he has beenSTC; TNP PICTURE: NURJANNAH ZULKIFLI - 239 words
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1050 2012-09-02 42 / 43 YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND RESULTS RACE 1 (Rosehill) 1st 6 Thumbtacks ($16-$6) 2nd 10 Soledad ($6) 3rd 11 Gangster's Choice ($10) 4th 2 Ironstein. Forecast $9. Place forecast $6 (6-10), $9 (6-11), $5 (10-11). Tierce $61. Trio $15. Quartet $329. Quadro $61. Scratchings: 1 Fibrillation, 8 Lebrechaun. RACE 2 (Caulfield)1,050 words
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Article, Illustration973 2012-09-02 44 / 45 THE SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’REPORT HIGHLIGHTS Trainer Michael Clements was questioned about the improved performance of DASHING WARRIOR, who sprang a $559 surprise in Race 1 last Friday. He said that the horse overraced at his two previous starts and, for this reason,TNP PICTURE: NURJANNAH ZULKIFLI - 973 words
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Article2463 2012-09-02 44 / 45 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TAN THEAN LOON’S KUALA LUMPUR TIPS RACE 1: 4 Smiling Melang 11Neveraninch 1 Golden Times 3 Anish RACE 2: 2 Soviet Sniper 1 Wind Of Success 9 Five Level Day 3 A Perfectionist RACE 3: 6 Lazaroo 12 Posse Cat 3 Tower2,463 words
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Miscellaneous32 2012-09-02 40 / 41 Saturday, Sept 1 2012 First Second Third 3089 8807 8576 Starters 0236 0961 2065 4226 5470 5524 7545 8249 8650 9410 Consolations 0025 2457 3704 6351 6516 6899 7526 8149 8256 838932 words
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Article, Illustration326 2012-09-02 60 DAVID LEE - DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg GROUP A LIONSXII 1 (Khairul Amri 2) JOHOR FA 0 Welcome back. Two minutes was all it took for injury-stricken LionsXII striker Khairul Amri to remind everyone what an attacking genius he is. And what a match-winner he can be. There looked to be noTNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR - 326 words
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FORMULA ONE
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Article, Illustration339 2012-09-02 46 AP British driver Jenson Button will start today’s Belgian Grand Prix in pole position. Button finished fastest in yesterday’s qualifying, with defending champion Sebastian Vettel way down in 11th. Button, who won the season’s opening GP in Australia, overcame earlier balance problems toAP; PICTURE: AP - 339 words
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Article, Illustration253 2012-09-02 46 PARALYMPICS AFP IRELAND runner Jason Smyth has staked his claim to challenge “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius as king of the track at the Paralympics by lowering the world best in the T13 100m to 10.54sec. The 25-year-old, who competes in non-disabled races like Pistorius, narrowly missedAFP; PICTURE: AFP - 253 words
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115 2012-09-02 46 AFP PARALYMPICS organisers yesterday morning (Singapore time) admitted that the wrong medals were presented in a women’s discus event due to “inaccurate results data”. The final at the Olympic Stadium in east London saw Ukraine’s Mariia Pomazan win gold, with two Chinese athletes WuAFP - 115 words
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Article, Illustration350 2012-09-02 47 GODFREY ROBERT - CRICKET GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg IT SEEMED a big blow when coach Trevor Chappell could not leave with the Singapore team yesterday for the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 4 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, starting tomorrow. Chappell, brother350 words
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Article, Illustration402 2012-09-02 47 SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ - S-LEAGUE SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg HARIMAU MUDA 4 (Ahmad Hazwan Bakri 3,35,89, Wan Zack Haikal 17) SAFFC 1 (Mislav Karoglan 90+3) Eight-time S-League champions... So what? Harimau Muda showed scant respect for SAFFC at the Yishun Stadium last night, whacking them 4-1 to complete a seasonTNP PICTURE: NURJANNAH ZULKIFLI - 402 words
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350 2012-09-02 47 GOLF Reuters TIGER Woods produced a stunning surge in the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship but was overshadowed by 21-year-old South Korean Noh Seung Yul, who rocketed to a one-shot lead. Noh tore apart the TPC Boston course in Massachusetts with aReuters - 350 words
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Article141 2012-09-02 47 SINGAPORE’S Mardan Mamat, who made the cut after two failed attempts, is on two under on the third day of the Omega European Masters yesterday. After playing even par (71-71) to just make the cut on Friday, Mardan, starting on the 10th at the Crans-sur-Sierre course141 words
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TENNIS
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Article, Illustration705 2012-09-02 48 / 49 Reuters When Laura Robson won the Wimbledon junior title as a 14-year-old in 2008, former players were falling over themselves to tip her for the top. Four years later and the British left-hander with the big forehand and a quick wit is starting to deliver. Already theReuters; PICTURE: AP - 705 words
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Article589 2012-09-02 48 / 49 AFP BRITISH giant-killer Laura Robson forgave English football star Wayne Rooney for a Twitter blunder over her surname yesterday morning (Singapore time), insisting that celebrity interest can only be good for her and tennis. Robson, the 18-year-old world No. 89, became the first British woman since JoAFP - 589 words
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Article, Illustration614 2012-09-02 48 / 49 AP ARMED with a two-handled racket that resembles a pair of hedge clippers, Brian Battistone headed to the US Open to play mixed doubles this week. Never mind that he and partner Nicole Melichar lost yesterday morning (Singapore time) to Nuria Llagostera VivesAP; PICTURE: REUTERS - 614 words
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Article, Illustration644 2012-09-02 48 / 49 Wire Services ATLETICO MADRID 4 (Radamel Falcao 7,19,45, Miranda 60) CHELSEA1 (Gary Cahill 75) Radamel Falcao has underlined his reputation as one of the most wanted strikers in the world. He grabbed a hat-trick in Atletico Madrid’s 4-1 Uefa Super Cup rout of Chelsea yesterdayWire Services; PICTURE: AP - 644 words
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Article, Illustration324 2012-09-02 50 PHIL CASEY - Real star calls for more after Barcelona success BY PHIL CASEY Special Correspondent Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain wants to harness the euphoria generated by this week’s Super Cup success over arch-rivals Barcelona and use it as a launchpad for league success, starting324 words
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Article, Illustration232 2012-09-02 50 JON FISHER - BY JON FISHER Special Correspondent BARCELONA coach Tito Vilanova has backed his players to bounce back from their Super Cup disappointment by delivering their third League win of the season against Valencia. Barcelona have hit the ground running in the new Primera Division campaign, winning both of232 words
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Article342 2012-09-02 50 ATHLETIC BILBAO coach Marcelo Bielsa will lead his side back to Primera Division action against Valladolid following a convincing display in Europa League qualification. Bilbao beat HJK Helsinki 9-3 on aggregate, but return to League action knowing they are yet to earn a point342 words
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Article, Illustration646 2012-09-02 51 IAIN MACINTOSH - Our man in the UK analyses the deals on transfer deadline day IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg YOUR ENGLISH KAKI BEST DEAL YES, LOSING Clint Dempsey, scorer of 17 Premier League goals last season, is a blow, but how Fulham have responded. With £7 million ($12m) comingPICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 646 words
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Article313 2012-09-02 51 AFP I Javi Garcia, Benfica to Man City, £16 million ($32m) I Gaston Ramirez, Bologna to Southampton, £12m I Matija Nastasic, Fiorentina to Man City, £12m (including swap with Stefan Savic) I Hugo Lloris, Lyon to Tottenham, £8m I Christian Benteke, Genk to Aston Villa, £7m I ClintAFP - 313 words
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Article, Illustration620 2012-09-02 52 SWANSEA 2 (Routledge 45, Michu 66) SUNDERLAND 2 (Fletcher 40, 45) STEVEN FLETCHER’S first goals for Sunderland ended Swansea’s 100 per cent start to the season but were not enough to hand his new side a win. Fletcher started to repay his big-money620 words
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Article, Illustration335 2012-09-02 52 WEST HAM 3 (Nolan 1, Reid 29, Taylor 41) FULHAM 0 KEVIN NOLAN believes West Ham’s activity in the transfer market helped them make a flying start in their thumping of Fulham. Hammers boss Sam Allardyce was busy in the transfer window, with loan signings335 words
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Article, Illustration603 2012-09-02 53 WEST BROM 2 (Long 65, McAuley 82) EVERTON 0 SHANE LONG and Gareth McAuley ended Everton’s 11-game unbeaten run in the Premier League as West Brom completed a quickfire Merseyside double. Long and McAuley helped Albion take their points tally to seven from the opening three games603 words
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Article, Illustration338 2012-09-02 53 WIGAN 2 (Maloney 5 pen, Di Santo 49) STOKE 2 (Walters 40 pen, Crouch 76) PETER CROUCH’S header secured a point for Stoke from an entertaining clash with Wigan. The Latics were 1 -0 up just five minutes into the contest thanks to338 words
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Article, Illustration823 2012-09-02 54 DILENJIT SINGH - Spurs let it slip again DILENJIT SINGH dilen@sph.com.sg TOTTENHAM 1 (Moussa Dembele 68) NORWICH 1 (Robert Snodgrass 85) In the squeaky bum time that is the last 10 minutes of a match, Tottenham can boast a perfect record of fidgeting so nervously that they fall off the chair. In allPICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 823 words
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Article, Illustration359 2012-09-02 54 Wire Services NEWCASTLE v ASTON VILLA (Tonight, 10.55pm, SingTel mio TV Ch 103) NEWCASTLE United’s Gabriel Obertan hopes he can carry on from where he left off in tonight’s Premier League showing against Aston Villa. The winger impressed for the Magpies in the midweek 1-0Wire Services - 359 words
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Article, Illustration1025 2012-09-02 55 AFP Manchester United welcome back defender Jonny Evans as Alex Ferguson celebrates his 1,000th league game in charge tonight. United will be hoping that Evans can shore up their leaky defence at Southampton as injuries continue to dominate the early stages of his team’s Premier League titleAFP; PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 1,025 words
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Article, Illustration924 2012-09-02 56 / 57 SAW TEK MENG - Losing Clint Dempsey to their EPL rivals for just $12m could come back to bite goal-shy Liverpool SAW TEK MENG tekmeng@sph.com.sg COMMENT It’s official then. Brendan Rodgers is a loony. The Liverpool manager will forever, or at least till the next transfer window, be haunted byPICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 924 words
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Article, Illustration523 2012-09-02 56 / 57 GARY LIM - GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg Another transfer window ended amid somewhat puzzled looks on some Arsenal fans. This is familiar territory by now Arsenal yet again ended up earning more money than they spent in the transfer market. Where are the reinforcements, the critics lamented. The irony isPICTURE: ACTION IMAGES - 523 words
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Article, Illustration410 2012-09-02 56 / 57 Wire Services ARSENE Wenger is looking forward to confounding low expectations of Arsenal’s English Premier League campaign once again. Wenger has grown accustomed to seeing the Gunners written off after being left trailing in the wake of their bigger-spending rivals during each transfer window. AndWire Services - 410 words
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Article, Illustration1320 2012-09-02 58 / 59 DAVID LEE - DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg GROUP A LIONSXII 1 (Khairul Amri 2) JOHOR FA 0 For five excruciating months after the LionsXII kicked off their campaign in January, Khairul Amri would cut a desolate figure in the stands. He would be there at the Jalan Besar StadiumTNP PICTURES: BENJAMIN SEETOR - 1,320 words
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Article181 2012-09-02 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Tonight: I LIVERPOOL v ARSENAL SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 8.30pm I SOUTHAMPTON v MAN UNITED SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium), 10pm I NEWCASTLE v ASTON VILLA SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium), 10.55pm BUNDESLIGA Tonight: I BAYERN MUNICH v STUTTGART181 words
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Article38 2012-09-02 58 / 59 US OPEN Tonight: I DAY 7 (SESSION 1) StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 11 pm Tomorrow: I DAY 7 (SESSION 2) StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel) Ch 255 (Sports HD), 7am38 words
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Article40 2012-09-02 58 / 59 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX Tonight: I PREVIEW SingTel mioTVCh 115 (STAR Sports), 7pm I MAIN RACE SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 7.45pm I CHEQUERED FLAG SingTel mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 9.45pm40 words
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Article11 2012-09-02 58 / 59 LONDON PARALYMPICS Today: I DAILY HIGHLIGHTS MediaCorp Ch 5, 5-6.30pm11 words
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