The New Paper, 11 September 2012

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  • News
    • 1277 2 / 3  -  REPORTS: CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg SHE was a troubled teen who turned to her ITE counsellor for help last year. They ended up being sexually intimate. He would later tell
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    • 422 2 / 3  -  REPORT: SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg THE girl had approached her counsellor for help but he became sexually intimate with her instead. The 16-year-old later took her own life. Counsellors were shocked and alarmed when The New Paper told them about the case. Dr Carol Balhetchet,
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    • 1031 4 / 5  -  Asking price for Queenstown executive mansionette REPORTS: LINETTE HENG, EUNICE TOH tnp@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Aida Johan and Foo Jie Ying ONE million? No. But $1.1 million, yes. That’s the minimum amount that will make Mr Andrew Teo, 50, part with his flat an executive
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    • 371 4 / 5 ONE million-dollar transactions are the exception rather than the norm, said housing experts. OrangeTee head of research and consultancy Tan Kok Keong said: “There is no need to get over-excited because such cases are rare.” He added that he sees only a handful of COVs which
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    • 308 4 / 5 BISHAN The average COV of an executive mansionette/apartment in the area ranged from $40,000 to the record $250,000 sold by Ms Evelyn Wee, marketing director at ERA Realty. “It all depends on the level and the condition of the flat,” said Ms Wee.
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    • Parliament
      • 1017 6 / 7  -  REPORTS: KOH HUI THENG kohht@sph.com.sg ARE they bike warriors or a road menace? There are careful cyclists who don safety gear and keep a lookout when they take to the roads or cycling paths. Then there are those who tempt Lady Luck. Like the boy,
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      • 161 6 / 7 Educating cyclists IRoad safety talks and cycling exhibitions to be held in schools, workers’ dormitories and at community-level events. IAnnual campaigns such as Road Courtesy Campaign and Shell Traffic Games. I “Safe Cycling Guides” with information on proper riding apparel, safe cycling and road sharing
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      • 617 6 / 7  -  REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg THERE was another bicycle offered to the National Parks Board (NParks) before it purchased 26 Brompton bicycles earlier this year. But this offer was from the same bike company, which eventually won the tender to supply the Bromptons.
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    • Local News watch
    • 756 10  -  REPORTS: RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg HER head hurts, her heart feels like it has been stabbed. So said the mother of a victim in the Sydney double murder case. She was reacting to reasons for
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    • 798 11  -  Man sentenced to 13 years’jail REPORT: JOYCE LIM joycel@sph.com.sg AFTER violating a woman, he thanked her before he left the scene. When he was sentenced to jail yesterday, he also thanked the judge before being escorted out of the courtroom. Sivakumar Magendran, 23,
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    • The Big Picture
      • 407 12  -  This week’s Big Picture Contest winner had to time it just right in order to snap the winning picture REPORT: JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.sg THE stage was dark except for strobe lights that went on and off as part of the performance. But that did
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    • 409 13 Man found lying dead, face down beside luxury car A MALAYSIAN businessman was found bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat, and his body left beside his luxury car on Sunday. Mr Won Sin Keong, 42, from Cheras, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur,
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    • 243 13 Robbers tie up homeowner take $12,000 worth of items in Johor HE THOUGHT nothing of the car that cruised past his house repeatedly. Mr Ng Kim Cha, 70, was reading the newspapers early last Wednesday morning when he noticed the car. It drove by his house injohorthree times. But Mr
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    • Global News watch
    • 636 16 Hotelier hopes to raise profile of the breed among Myanmar people AFP THEY are known for their sleek good looks, alluring eyes and sunny disposition. But this group of “Burmese” are virtually unknown in modern Myanmar they are the country’s namesake pedigree cats. Once believed
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    • 295 16 HE WAS supposed to protect a rape victim and provide justice for her. Instead, a juvenile justice officer in Berhampore, India, turned into a tormentor instead. District juvenile probation officer Malay Shankar Aich was arrested on Sunday after the 14-year-old girl complained
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    • 486 17 ONE woman in Virginia, US, bought a US$7 (S$9) box lot at a flea market which included a small oil painting, a Paul Bunyan doll and a plastic cow. The woman didn’t think much of the small oil painting, which came with a frame
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    • 424 17 IF YOU hadn’t gone to the bar that night, you wouldn’t have been groped. That’s what an Arizona judge told a sexual abuse victim at a sentencing hearing last Wednesday. The judge issued an apology two days later following public
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  • Page 14 / 15 Miscellaneous



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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 163 18 WATCH ’EM Poetic Justice Channel 8,9pm A show producer’s love life is jeopardised when her missing boyfriend haunts her new relationship with her colleague. Starring Rui En (above), Dai Yangtian. PICTURES: MEDIACORP, STARHUB Megalopolis 3 Travel Channel (SingTel mio TV Ch 21), 8pm In the third season of the travel
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 193 22 MAT3 Fastads Jobs Class Guide Accounting/ Bookkeeping Administrative/ Clerical Agents/ Brokers/Traders Art/Creative Building/ Construction Call Centres/ Telemarketing Cleaners Counter/ Receptionists Customer Service Dispatch/ Delivery Drivers/ Chauffeurs Engineers Finance Fitness/Spa Food Stalls General Production/ Operators Hair/ Beauty Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Human Resources IT/Infocomm Marketing/ Communications Nursing/Health Care Other Positions Part-Time/Temporary Positions
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    • 85 22 ADMIN ASST Min ’O’ level. Only S’porean/ M’sian. 5 day wk. Avail to start immediately. Please email to: theresalsf@yahoo.com.sg ADMIN ASST (Temp/Perm) Salary up to $1.8K. Good in Excel, admin and co-ordination experience in shipping or logistics ind. Singaporeans PRs only. Please email resume to: csearch@singnet.com.sg (C. Search. Lic: 93C3199)
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    • 176 22 DISHWASHERS Clarke Quay: Mon-Sat, 6pm-11pm Ochard-Fri, Sat Sun, 1pm-11pm $7 per hour S’porean PR only Terence 9635 6694 CLEANERS required urgently Bedok û 7.30am-4.30pm 5½-day û $950 full CPF. 9781-2129 Established cleaning Co. needs experienced SUPERVISOR Star Vista Mall (Buona Vista) Marina Bay Sands Interested S’porean/ PR please call 9093-8796
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    • 263 22 Customer Care Assistant To attend to walk-in customers with their advertisements and payments Candidate must possess the following: ÊOnly Singaporeans PRs need apply ÊMust be ’A’ level or Diploma holder ÊMust have good spoken written Chinese English as you are required to handle advertisements bookings in English, Chinese Malay newspapers
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    • 134 22 YCH has immed vacancies Prime Mover Driver -Class 5 Licence -Clean driving record -Familiar with Spore roads -Read write simple English -Physically fit Start immed Walk in 30 Tuas Road Tel: 6417 2413 (Ms. Sally) (Bus 193 Boon Lay Interchange, 18th stop) PETSHOP HIRING FULL TIME DRIVER ûMust love animals.
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    • 192 22 VACANCIES FOR PRIME MOVER DRIVER Earn $2,000 and above Sponsorship of basic course plus daily allowance Minimum Requirements: PSLE English passed Valid Class 3 licence No colour blindness Those interested, kindly call HP: 8233 8124 for appointment Full Employment Benefits 13th-Month Incentive apply. Singaporeans, SPRs and ORD personnel need apply.
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    • 115 22 Beauty Therapist wanted Bedok With experience in pedicure preferred Pls Call: *****033 Spa in Orchard Far East Plaza urgently requires: MASSEUSE/ MASSEUR Call *****688/ *****135 PERM BEAUTY ADVISOR for fragrance/ skincare cosmetics Islandwide Call *****454 (Achieve Career 05C3451) Mai Thai Restaurant 2 outlets located at Holland Village Seletar Rd, Greenwich
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    • 179 22 KTV Club requires STAFF Liaise with Eng/ Chinese speaking clients S’porean/ PR welcome Training provided Salary incentives trpt Call after 1pm 9050-6077 Friendly neighborhood pub is looking for outgoing bubbly BARTENDERS AND SERVERS Full/ Part time Walk in interview 77 Serangoon Garden Way S *****3 Date: 12-15 Sep, 5-8pm or
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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    • 134 23 ALFRESCO BAR CHANGI IS HIRING: 1) Full-Time Supervisor 2) Full-Time Server Bar Staff Singaporeans PRs Call: 9191 8204 Beach Culture Located at Pasir Ris Park requires 1) Full-Time Supervisor/ Service Crew Cook 2) Part-Time Service Crew Call 9092 3862 (Fendi) after 12 noon for interview Email: fendi.culturegroup @gmail.com S’poreans PRs
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    • 195 23 POSITIONS AVAILABLE 1. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 2. CARPARKOFFICERS 3. CALLCENTREOFFICERS 4. VALETDRIVERS REQUIREMENTS OUR OFFER Earn more than$1000 per month Work near your home Attractive incentives Pleasant and hardworking with good service mindset Shift work and office hours available Singaporeans, PRs and Malaysians only DOCUMENTS REQUIRED For Singaporeans PRs Original photocopies
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    • 73 23 Diving Co. requires a Diesel Mechanic cum Linesman. (Related to boat maintenance). S’porean PR may apply. Pls. call 9815-4366 CAR WASHERS Boon Lay/ Bt Merah/ Bt Batok $1.5K/ Daily advance -*****422 CAR WASHERS $1.5K. AMK, S’goon, Toa Payoh, Tampines Daily Cash *****118 r Looking for a rewarding career? r Look
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    • 74 23 SPC SERVICE STATION 260 Dunearn Rd (near Adam food Ctr) requires S’porean/ PR for SALES ASST Salary up to $1250 Able to work rotating shift *****880 Bus 66, 67, 151, 153, 154, 156, 170, 171, 186 Baby Dolls Talent Agency required Full/ Part-time ESCORTS û Attractive Pleasant looking û Trpt
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    • 169 24 URGENTLY REQUIRED Regular Relief SECURITY GUARDS Day Night shift From$60 upper day Assignments at City, Orchard, Holland, Kallang, Redhill, Marine Parade etc S’poreans M’sians with SPM CGC are welcome. Senior Citizens welcome training will be provided Weekly pay optional. Full CPF *****662/ *****662 Blk 462 Crawford Lane #01-27 near Lavender
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
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    • 121 25 Pest Control Establishment requires TECHNICIANS WORKERS Walk-in interview 2-5pm: 53 Ubi Ave 1 #05-02 Paya Ubi Industrial Pk Singapore *****4 With or w/o driving lic. Able to communicate in simple English. With or w/o experience, training provided. Any age welcome. Start work immediately. *****077 Technician Woodlands -Min NTC/ITC -Fresh grads
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    • 197 25 WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT (Permanent/ 1 year contract) Pack and unpack goods, count maintain stocks balance Load and unload stocks from 20-40 foot containers Physically fit to perform stock maintenance Only Singaporeans and PRs Minimum Salary $1500 WALK-IN INTERVIEW Please bring along a recent passport-sized photograph, identity card and original educational certificates.
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  • Racing
    • 600 26 / 27 LAST Sunday’s Stipes’ Report Highlights: RACE 1 ST DUPONT: Lame near-fore (withdrawn). NEWFOUNDFAME: Slow to begin. WARRIOR: Bumped on jumping. SWITCH DOUBLEMISTY: Bumped on jumping; rolled inwards. KTRONIC: Raced wide without cover. WIN THE DAY: Inclined to lay inwards; inconvenienced when WARRIOR
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    • 1048 26 / 27 FRIDAY C3 (Turf) 1600m *****0 Matterhorn 57 (71) (5ag M Freedman-Horizon) *****4 Running Tall 56 (69) (4ag P Shaw-Lucky) *****4 Forgiven 55.5 (68) (5nzg L Laxon-Perfectum) 69-527 Getreel 55.5 (68) (5nzg ZL Mok-Phenomenal) -13-32 Grand Approach 55.5 (68) (5ag L Dragon-Doc No 2)
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    • 1259 26 / 27 SUNDAY SG3 3YO+ (Turf) 1600m Committee's Prize 326-50 Fighter Jet 59 (108) (8ag M Walker-Synthetic) 2-6124 Flying Fulton 59 (108) (6ag M Walker-Te Akau Racing) *****3 Gingerbread Man 59 (108) (5ah RB Marsh-Gingerbread) *****3 Flax 58 (106) (6safg D Hill-Newbury Racing) *****6 The
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  • Sports
    • 576 40 But Ronaldo’s drive to be No. 1 impresses Rooney Wire Services THE LIONEL Messi versus Cristiano Ronaldo is one debate that is unlikely to be unanimously settled, with both players staking claims to be considered among the finest players the world has seen. Many football greats
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    • Sports watch
      • 108 28  -  LIM SAY HENG SINGAPORE’S Daphne Tan is in contention for a medal in the women’s masters at the Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships in Hong Kong. The 21-year-old is lying second with 1,852 pinfalls after the first block of eight games at the
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      • 117 28 AP SHIN Jiyai made a two-putt par on the ninth hole of a play-off to beat Paula Creamer and win the Kingsmill Championship yesterday, ending the longest play-off between two players in US LPGA Tour history. The players played the 18th
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      • 106 28 PA Sport RAFAEL Benitez has admitted he was surprised not to have been approached about a return to Liverpool. The Spaniard left the Merseyside club by mutual consent during the summer of 2010 after a poor season saw his team finish seventh.
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      • 520 28  -  With four drivers chasing Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, excitement builds for night race FORMULA ONE LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg THE dreaded annual haze season has once again arrived, but Singapore Motor Sports Association (SMSA) president Tan Teng Lip is confident that the
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    • Formula One
      • 624 29 Reuters MCLAREN have no “Plan B” in place should Lewis Hamilton decide to leave the team at the end of the season and will speed up contract negotiations in the next few days to try to make sure he stays. Speaking to reporters
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    • Tennis US Open
      • 1220 30 / 31 Dominant Serena still motivated after capping golden summer with another Grand Slam title AP SERENA Williams wrapped up her remarkable summer with the latest rendition of a scene that has become familiar the past few months. Williams jumping up and down on the tennis court
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      • 168 30 / 31 Reuters ITALY’S Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won their second Grand Slam title of the year yesterday morning when they beat the Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the women’s doubles at the US Open. The No. 2
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      • 454 30 / 31 Reuters IT REALLY hurts, but she can be proud that she pushed the “greatest player of all time” to the brink. For Victoria Azarenka, there were no regrets, just satisfaction that she had produced her best after her gallant 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 US Open final loss
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      • 265 30 / 31  -  CRICKET GODFREY ROBERT THE best of the rest. A complimentary label that extracts some joy. But for the Singapore team at the World Cricket League Division 4 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, it sounded a little hollow. Especially after they had walloped Denmark
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    • Mad About Golf
      • 718 32 World No. 1 feels he can win every time he tees it up in a tournament Reuters LIKE Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and other golfing greats before him, Rory McIlroy has raised his game to a level where he fully expects to be lifting a trophy at the
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      • 97 32 THE ANNUAL Seletar Mercedes-Benz Charity Golf tournament last Sunday raised a record $800,000. Around 730 golfers came together at the Seletar Country Club to swing for eight charities and needy students from six schools located in the vicinity. The sum raised this year is
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    • International Friendly
      • 497 33  -  Quintet set to play in friendly despite crunch M’sia Cup game on Friday MYANMAR v SINGAPORE DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg FIVE key LionsXII players should feature prominently in Singapore’s friendly against Myanmar tonight in Yangon. National football coach Raddy Avramovic told The New Paper
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      • 487 33 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS AFP GROUP A US v JAMAICA JUERGEN Klinsmann’s United States will try to revive their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign when they host Jamaica tomorrow morning (Singapore time), days after falling to the Reggae Boyz in Kingston. Regional powerhouses
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    • World Cup Qualifiers
      • 649 34 Brazilian confident of leading Iraq to victory over former team Japan Wire Services THERE will be no room for sentiment when Zico leads Iraq out against his former team Japan in a World Cup qualifier in Saitama today. The former Brazilian playmaker, who coached Japan
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      • 292 34 CONMEBOL Reuters PERU v ARGENTINA PERU will seek inspiration from a famous victory over Argentina in Lima 27 years ago in their bid to stop Lionel Messi and the Argentine juggernaut in their World Cup qualifier tomorrow morning (Singapore time). In 1985, Luis Reyna’s
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      • 706 35 Destro and Diamanti could come in for the Azzurri Wire Services GROUP B ITALY v MALTA ITALY coach Cesare Prandelli is set to shuffle his line-up after a tense and “insufficient” display against Bulgaria left the Azzurri desperately seeking a win against Malta tomorrow morning
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      • 356 35 PA Sport REPUBLIC of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni has warned James McClean that he is lucky to still have an international career following his foul-mouthed Twitter rant. McClean vented his fury on the micro-blogging site at not coming off the bench during Ireland’s undeserved
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      • 1031 36 / 37 Reuters FAVOURITES Spain start the defence of their world title away to Georgia tomorrow morning (Singapore time) and coach Vicente del Bosque will have another chance to test the form of record marksman David Villa, who recently returned from eight months out with a
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      • 393 36 / 37 Les Bleus goal-scoring hero against Finland hit by ‘muscleproblem’ Wire Services FRANCE midfielder Abou Diaby is set to to miss tomorrow morning’s (Singapore time) World Cup Group I qualifier against Belarus after picking up yet another injury. Diaby, who scored the only goal in France’s win
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      • 464 36 / 37 Reuters IF AUSTRIA are ever going to end their dismal run of defeats against neighbours Germany, then their World Cup qualifier in Vienna tomorrow morning (Singapore time) would appear to be the ideal opportunity. The two neighbours shared one of the fiercest rivalries
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      • 673 38 / 39  -  Our analyst tells GARY LIM that Poland will be tougher for England than Ukraine BARRY WHITBREAD ASK THE COACH npsports@sph.com.sg GROUP H ENGLAND v UKRAINE ENGLAND got off to a good start to the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 5-0 win over
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      • 462 38 / 39 AFP ARSENAL winger Theo Walcott will miss England’s World Cup qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley tomorrow morning (Singapore time) after going down with an illness over the weekend. Walcott, who came on as a second-half substitute in last Friday’s 5-0 win over Moldova,
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      • ON TV
        • 216 38 / 39 LIVE TELECASTS WORLD CUP 2014 ASIAN QUALIFIERS Today: I JAPAN v IRAQ SingTel mioTV Ch 115 (STAR Sports) Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 6.30pm IUZBEKISTAN v SOUTH KOREA SingTel mioTVCh 115 (STAR Sports) Ch 117 (ESPN HD), 8.55pm I LEBANON v IRAN SingTel mio TV Ch 114 (ESPN), 9.55pm I
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    • 139 1 Music to the max September 11 2012 http://www.loudr.sg L U D She’s got the biggest song of the year will Carly Rae Jepsen’s new album Kiss do just as well? Kiss&sell P3 Scriptforsuccess The Script are bigger than ever, thanks to frontman Danny O’Donoghue’s judging stint on The Voice BEAUTIFUL
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    • 132 2  -  IN YOUR FACE CHNG CHOON HIONG chngch@sph.com.sg THERE’s no stopping rapper Psy from horsing around and he has officially galloped all the way to the US. The South Korean, a worldwide viral sensation with Gangnam Style, announced last week that he has signed on with Schoolboy Records, the
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      107 2 ALL eyes may have been on Rihanna at last week’s MTV Video Music Awards, but pop stars were busy tweeting about the event. Lady Gaga, who sat out the show, fancied herself a stylist, while UK boy band One Direction’s Niall Horan got a post-kiss shout-out from Katy
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    • LOUD BYTES
      • 142 2 POP star Miley Cyrus was lucky she wasn’t home when it happened. Armed with a pair of scissors, a man reportedly scaled a wall to break into Cyrus’ Studio City home in Los Angeles on Sept 8. Police officers found him hiding in
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      • 143 2 LADY Gaga seems to have taken a leaf out of Icelandic singer Bjork’s book. The US pop star revealed on LittleMonsters.com, a site for her fans, that her upcoming album Artpop will be released as an interactive application similar to the
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      • 122 2 IF YOUR’RE looking to get your band out there, this is your chance. GET OUT 2012 People’s Band Competition, organised by Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC), is a nationwide music competition open to all. To enter, simply upload a video of your band performing an
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        806 3  -  REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg THIS year, Carly Rae Jepsen has been the one-woman juggernaut holding off boy bands like One Direction and The Wanted from topping the charts. She’s done that on the strength of one single, the catchy Call Me Maybe, which stayed atop the
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      • 761 4  -  Reality show propels Irish band to new heights REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg AS A band, The Script were once pretty unrecognisable, despite the millions of downloads they got for their heartbreak songs. This year has been different, thanks to frontman Danny O’Donoghue’s stint as a judge
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      • 604 5  -  GUITAR HERO JOE BONAMASSA REPORT: KANE CUNICO kbkunico@sph.com.sg HE SINGS with the gruff force of a true-blue rocker, but his music is firmly embedded in blues. At 35, award-winning US guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa’s body of work and collaborations belie his age, having notched more miles
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    • LOUD OUT
      • 188 3 Mystery Jets Live in Singapore 2012 BRITISH boys Mystery Jets take to the stage at the Hard Rock Cafe with the 80s-influenced indie rock sounds of songs like Young Love and Two Doors Down, as well as songs off their latest album, Radlands. WHEN:
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      • 974 6 / 11  -  Before they became K-pop superstars, Beast was known as ‘the group of rejects’, having failed to make the cut at other bands and artiste agencies. Now, they’re having the last laugh. REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg Y OU know the cliched motivational sayings: Don’t stop believing.
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      • 248 6 / 11 What music gets you going? LOUD hits the street to ask people what’s on their music players right now KELVIN KHOR 24, student 19, concierge Battle Scars Guy Sebastian feat. Lupe Fiasco Wild Ones ft. Sia Flo Rida Play for Keeps B.o.B It Means Lot to You
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      • 648 12 How fast should pop star Jessica Simpson shed the 20kg she put on during her pregnancy? IN THE world of tabloid gossip, nothing’s meaner than the continuous scrutiny of pop stars and their struggle to shed the pounds. It gets even worse when they get pregnant. Pop
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      • 375 12  -  REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg IT PAYS to stick to your guns. The members of United Arab Emirates-based extreme metal band Nervecell spent a large part of their school years as “outcasts”, but as lead guitarist Barney Ribeiro tells LOUD, they’re “having the last laugh right
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      • 414 14  -  It’s the VMAs... Jeanmarie Tan IF THERE’S any awards show that gives its attendees a licence to go all out on the red carpet, it’s the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). Lady Gaga’s meat dress and other outrageous fashion freak shows come to mind and we expect
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      • 129 14  -  Tan Kee Yun Yisa Yu JIANGSU native Yisa Yu has come a long way since her days as a finalist on China’s high-profile singing competition Super Girl. Looking spunkier and spiffier than before with her new fiery red pixie cut, the 28-year-old puts her crystal
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        176 14  -  Juliana June Rasul Matchbox Twenty IT HAS been 10 years since Matchbox Twenty released a full album 2007’s Exile On Mainstream was a greatest hits collection packaged with new songs so North has a lot to live up to. Much of this fourth album from the US group sounds
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        170 14  -  Tan Kee Yun Kim Hyung Jun DIE-HARD fans of K-pop boyband SS501, who have been fervently following each member’s solo career ever since the quintet went on hiatus in June 2010, will not be disappointed by this second mini-album by Kim Hyung Jun. Kim, 2 5, the baby of
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      • 138 14  -  Juliana June Rasul Alanis Morissette ALANIS Morissette’s post-Jagged Little Pill career has mostly been a forgettable exploration of spirituality and mood a disappointment for everyone who saw her as the angry female voice of the 90s. Havoc And Bright Lights, her fifth album since Jagged Little
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        663 15  -  New pop duo Trick had a rough start to the year, but are flying high on local radio with their first single REPORT: CATHERINE ROBERT crobert@sph.com.sg THEY are back on the local scene, in a big but decidedly different way. Local rapper Richard Jansen and now defunct pop-rock
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      • 426 15  -  REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg FANS of defunct local hip-hop group Ahli Fiqir are in for a treat this weekend. Two of its original members, Fadali Mohd Darif, also known as Daly, and Nurhidayati Mohd Yusop, better known
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    • 74 2 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max Quiet rock Local band Johnny Eyeglass put a sweet spin on Florence and the Machine’s Shake It Out for our LOUD Cover Contest this month. Check out the video online! Demolishing the critics United Arab Emirates-based metal rockers Nervecell are headed here for a gig
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    • 352 4 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max LOUD GIVEAWAYS JOEBONAMASSA Two other winners will walk away with a pair of Category Two tickets worth $105 each, as well as a DVD of Bonamassa’s Live At The Beacon Theatre and a CD of his latest solo album, Driving Towards The Daylight. To win,
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    • 102 16 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max L O U D the new paper COVER This month, send in your loudest and brashest covers of rock songs to win prizes from Monster and Gibson. Plus, Green Day’s Uno! Dos! Tre! trilogy of albums Send us your videos and you could walk away
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