The New Paper, 18 December 2012

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    12 1 the new paper TUESDAY DEC 18 2012 090/01/2012 (P) MICA CENTS 70
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      47 1 twitter.com/thenewpaper facebook.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838 SUZUKI CUP FINAL Duric aims for perfect ending to Lions career Page 42 TNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR VIETNAMESE SHIP WITH 40 REFUGEES ON BOARD STUCK IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS NEAR S’PORE Its captain says: THEY’LL DIE IF HELP DOESN’T COME SOONPage 2
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      30 1 70 $2,000 up for grabs Get today’s numbers inside L O U D MUSIC PULLOUT Mraz wows Myanmar Fan shuts down Christopher Lee fan club over money dispute Page 4
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      Lock icon SAVIOUR STRANDED
      1004 2 / 3  -  Countries in region refuse to let his ship dock as people he saved are believed to be Rohingya refugees. The crew and the rescued men are nowin danger of starving hip captain saves 40 men off coast of Myanmar REPORT GARY GOH garygoh@sph.com.sg REBECCA MAI bichmai@sph.com.sg WHEN the
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      Lock icon ‘Our priority is getting them off the ship’
      639 2 / 3  -  REPORT: ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg A UNITED Nations (UN) agency is trying to see if Malaysia can take in the refugees on board the Vietnamese-flagged MV Nosco Victory, stranded in international waters east of Singapore. When The New Paper contacted the office of
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      Lock icon Lee’s behaviour is ‘disappointing’
      1049 4  -  Actor Christopher Lee highlights fan page (right) with membership fee. Fan behind page says: REPORT: MERVIN TAY mervtay@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Audrey Tan UNGRATEFUL and unapproachable. These are some of the accusations levelled at Christopher Lee by fans who shut down several of the 41 -year-old
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    • Crime File
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        Lock icon Relief teacher charged over sexual offences with teen, 13
        416 5  -  REPORT: CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg HE TOUCHED her private parts, sexually abused her, made her perform oral sex on him and had sex with her twice. She was only 13 years old while he was a 26-year-old relief teacher at a
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        476 5  -  M’sian jailed four months for stealing $19,000. His victim says... REPORT: RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Chai Hung Yin THE man who stole his money was jailed four months yesterday, but that was no consolation for Mr Muhammad Mustaqim Mohd Shaffir. The money
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        Lock icon ‘Runner’ gets jail, $90,000 fine
        185 5  -  Chai Hung Yin SHE was hard up for cash and when an illegal moneylender offered her a job as a runner with a monthly “salary” of $1,600, she took it. She performed electronic monetary transactions on behalf of the “Ah Long” and ended up behind
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      Lock icon ‘Not doing well for PSLE is not the end of the world’
      852 6 / 7  -  N-level student makes up for lost time to become one of his school’s top scorers REPORT: LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg N-LEVEL student Nicholas Chan is living proof that education is not a sprint but a marathon. Education Minister Heng
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      Lock icon Walking her own path to success
      362 6 / 7  -  Kerri Heng LIFE has not been easy for Tan Shi Shu Fen, 16, as her family is facing a difficult time financially. Despite this, the student from Ang Mo Kio Secondary School is one of the top scorers in her school’s Normal (Technical) cohort.
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      Lock icon Top scorer with the juggling act
      304 6 / 7  -  Nathaniel Hong THIS girl had to juggle many things during the exam period. But NurAfini Jamal, 16, not only managed it, she managed it with aplomb, becoming one of the top N-level students of Yuhua Secondary School with nine points. “I’m shocked, happy and
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        327 10 / 11 Tips for budding business owners In the second of our five-part series on the polys, the spotlight falls on budding entrepreneurs. Written by current students, the reports highlight how a poly education has helped students and alumni on the path to owning their own enterprises BUDDING entrepreneurs can
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      • EYE FOR BUSINESS
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          Lock icon Design graduates turn entrepreneurs
          421 10 / 11 PAYING a visit to their former lecturers last December got these two Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) alumni started on the entrepreneurship track. Miss Mirene Ong, 24, had just quit her job as a designer at a food and beverage company, while Miss Keris Phua, 24, had recently
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          Lock icon CEO of million-dollar company at 20
          392 10 / 11 AT 20, Mr Wayne Goh (above) looks like your typical good-looking national serviceman. Ask any of his close friends though, and they’ll tell you that the unassuming Accountancy graduate from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) is anything but average. After all, how many 20-year olds
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          404 10 / 11 BOYS make up the majority of this team. But Team Bravolution, comprising Republic Polytechnic’s Diploma in Consumer Behaviour and Research freshmen, put their heads together and came in tops with their daring idea of a multi-functional bra at the University of Adelaide Singapore eChallenge
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      • Lessons well learnt
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          400 12 THESE four Singapore Polytechnic (SP) students who aspire to be businessmen, took up a year-long entrepreneurship programme and are now seeing their dreams turn into reality. Third-year students Mr Leon Thor, 20, Mr Lee Zhen Yang, 19, Mr Alwin Citroen, 19, and Mr Joel Chiam, 21,
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          361 12 THANKS to business fundamentals they picked up at Temasek Polytechnic’s Entrepreneurship Centre, two alumni are living their entrepreneurship dreams. Despite graduating with a non-business diploma and having no prior experience, Miss Elfaine Tan set up her business with help from The Entrepreneurship Centre, which assisted her
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    • The Big Picture
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        495 14  -  REPORT: JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.sg MOST people find it “pantang” (taboo or bad luck in Malay) to take photos at a funeral, but not Mr Wee Keng Hor. He photographed his father-in-law’s cremation at Mandai last month so his children could have memories of their grandfather in the future.
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        209 14 Wang Hui Fen, 40, is The Straits Times deputy picture editor. She graduated with an honours degree in Graphic and Media Design from the London College of Printing in 1996. Hui Fen has covered the 2004 tsunami in Aceh and the Sars crisis in Singapore. She has also
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      486 15 Tribal Queen, fantasy characters excite crowd at Night Safari event THE elegant and regal Tribal Queen seemed to float as she came gliding into the dreamy setting. MissSaherHashmi, 18, plays the role of the Australasian Tribal Queen character in the Mystica Dreamforest Fiesta at the
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        Lock icon India’s growth forecast cut to under 6%, from 7.85%
        120 16 / 17 AFP INDIA yesterday cut its growth forecast for the current fiscal year to just below six per cent, putting Asia’s third-largest economy on track for its worst annual performance in a decade. The revised level is 5.7 to 5.9 per cent,
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        102 16 / 17 AFP LEGISLATORS in the Philippines were yesterday poised to pass landmark birth control laws paving the way for increased sex education and free contraceptives, despite lobbying by the Catholic church, the bill’s author said. The Philippine Senate is due to vote on the
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        107 16 / 17 AFP MYANMAR is seeking to drum up investment in a stalled multi-bil-lion-dollar sea port project at the heart of the former junta-ruled country’s efforts to revive its impoverished economy. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and a host of Thai business leaders flew
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        55 16 / 17 German Martin Robert Moller was caught by Indonesian customs officers for allegedly swallowing 22 capsules (288g) of hashish, a purified form of cannabis, on Dec 14. Officials said yesterday at a press conference in Denpasar’s Customs Office that Moller was trying to smuggle the drug into Bali
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        405 16 / 17 PM-ELECT ON SENKAKU DISPUTE AFP INCOMING Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday there could be no compromise on the sovereignty of islands at the centre of a dispute with China. “The Senkaku islands are Japan’s inherent territory,” he said, referring to an archipelago Beijing
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        226 16 / 17 REFORM GROUP SAYS: AFP A PRESSURE group calling for free and fair polling in Malaysia warned yesterday that the country could see its “dirtiest elections ever” as it pledged to continue its campaign to prevent cheating. Poll reform group Bersih, a civil society movement
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        99 16 / 17 AFP PRINCE William’s wife Kate Middleton, who is pregnant, has made her first public engagement since being hospitalised for severe morning sickness. On Sunday, she presented cyclist Bradley Wiggins with the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Ms Middleton, 30, also
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        92 16 / 17 AFP NORTH Korea yesterday mourned the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, who died of a heart attack a year ago, and its rocket scientists took pride of place at a memorial ceremony led by his son and successor, Kim Jong-Un. Hundreds of
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      594 18 Terrorist killed in Philippines THE Malaysian bomber who was shot dead in Philippines was another Facebook recruit of regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). Mohd Noor Fikrie Abd Kahar, 26, was shot dead by the Philippine police at a hotel in Davao after a struggle
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      221 18 MEN accused of sexual harassment and domestic violence can now seek help from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Malacca. And it is led by a woman. Man Aid Force (Mafor) will provide legal aid and moral support to those implicated in rape and sexual harassment
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      209 20 WATCH ’EM Taste Off TLC (StarHub Ch 427), 9pm In this new food series, celebrity chef Aaron Craze takes on local culinary heroes from around the world to prove he can prepare their cuisine better than them. PICTURES: BBC ENTERTAINMENT, ASIAN FOOD CHANNEL Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow And
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      430 29 Rookie rode 82 winners in NZ and Australia OVERSEAS-TRAINED apprentice A’Isisuhairi Kasim broke through for his first Singapore victory when he claimed the $55,000 Class 4 Stakes over 1,800m on the Polytrack last Sunday. Riding the Steven Burr-idge-trained KOBE TOP GUN, A’Isisuhairi, better known as Harry
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      280 29  -  TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg HYDROCARBON Stable’s Tang Weng Fei has uncovered another gem in New Zealand. CATALONIA, owned solely by the oil trader, won the NZ$50,000 (S$55,000) Wentwood Grange Stakes at Te Rapa last Saturday. Trained by Jason Bridgman and ridden by Matthew Cameron,
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      684 29 NEWLY-CROWNED top apprentice Tengku Rehaizat has been suspended for two race days over his handling of WAR TIME in Race 4 at Kranji last Sunday. He was found guilty to a charge of careless riding in that approaching the 1,300m, he
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      969 30 SATURDAY OP 1700m Easy Money Stakes 83-450 Good Judgement 57 (93) (6ag K Coetzee-Golden Knight) 103--0 Unified Spirit 55 (81) (7ag E Breukelen-EP Ng) 83-450 3246-- Beam Me Up 53 (76) (5ag E Breukelen-CM Kim) 1119-8 No Uncertainty 52 (72) (5ag SH Tan-Partner) 3-44-3 Samurai Phoenix
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      1017 30 SUNDAY 4YO 2000m Malaysia 2012 4Yo Stayer Challenge-3rd Leg 126-31 Littlebitofjoy 57 (67) (4amh Edylyn Goh-MAS) 126-31 *****6 Money Is King 56 (63) (4ag PK Leong-KK Yee) -0-618 Carbon Copy 55.5 (51) (4nzg E Breukelen-Perfectum) 10-564 Hairy Boy 55 (49) (4ag MH Wee-Wu Stable) -796-5 Record
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  • Sports
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        121 32 Wire Services CYCLIST Bradley Wiggins was voted BBC Sports Personality of 2012 yesterday, after winning the Tour de France and Olympic time trial gold in the space of 11 days this summer. “What a year; to stand on this stage with the people
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        140 32 PA Sport ENGLAND scored a famous 2-1 Test series win over India after centurions Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell shut the hosts out to confirm the draw they needed in the Final Test at Nagpur. Trott (143) and Bell (116 not out) were
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        459 32 MATCH-FIXING Wire Services SOUTH Africa was plunged into crisis yesterday, just a month before it hosts the African Nations Cup Finals, with the suspension of its football association president and other top officials following a report into match-fixing involving the national team. South
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        121 32 AFP MOHAMED Hammam yesterday announced that he had resigned from his roles on Fifa’s executive committee and as president of the Asian Football Confederation. The Qatari said, in an e-mailed statement, that he had stepped down from the positions 10 days after Fifa’s ethics
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        536 33 He follows up last week’s 11-shot victory with a 12-stroke triumph Reuters SOUTH Africa’s Charl Schwartzel fired a final-round 69 on home soil to claim an emphatic 12-stroke victory in the Alfred Dunhill Championship and seal his second win in a week. The 28 year-old, who finished 24
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        359 33 Reuters THAWORN Wiratchant made it a day to remember as he collected a trio of Asian Tour prizes, after the experienced Thai became the oldest winner of their Order of Merit title on Sunday. Thaworn, who turns 46 on Dec 28, was named the Players’
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        Lock icon Two-win streak stirs Lakers
        409 34 AP PHILADELPHIA 76ers 98 LA LAKERS 111 KOBE Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are winning again. It’s just a two-game streak, but it’s still a turnaround from their abysmal play of late. Bryant scored 34 points, Metta World Peace added 19 points and a career-high
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        450 34 Reuters JEREMY Lin could be excused for wondering where all the mass hysteria he attracted last season has gone, but the Houston Rockets guard is not one to draw unnecessary attention to himself. When Lin (right, No. 7) visited the Toronto Raptors in February,
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        826 35 Wire Services BARCELONA4 (Adriano 36, Sergio Busquets 45, Lionel Messi 57, 88) ATLETICO MADRID 1 (Radamel Falcao 31) LIONEL Messi just can’t stop scoring. Yesterday morning (Singapore time), the Argentinian hotshot scored his 22nd double of the year to reach 90 goals and extending his own
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        489 35 SERIEA Wire Services NAPOLI 2 (Alessandro Gamberini 50, Edinson Cavani 70) BOLOGNA 3 (Manolo Gabbiadini 10, Panagiotis Kone 86, Daniele Portanova 89) NAPOLI blew their chance of going second in the Italian Serie A after a late collapse against Bologna yesterday morning (Singapore time). Napoli
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        1035 36 / 37  -  Our writer picks out the great and the good, the terrible and the tragic and the occasionally grotesque from the weekend’s EPL action NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg 1) Mario no longer mad, just sad ENTERTAINERS entertain. Enigmas intoxicate. Mavericks mystify. We are drawn towards tales of the unexpected.
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        570 36 / 37 Wire Services WEST BROM 0 WEST HAM 0 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce is aiming to strengthen his injury-ravaged squad during the January transfer window, after being able to name only six substitutes for the goalless draw at West Brom. Allardyce was without seven injured
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        229 36 / 37 PA Sport REFEREE Mike Dean was condemned by Swansea manager Michael Laudrup for his decision-making during a worrying ex-tra-time incident in last Sunday’s 1-0 English Premier League defeat by Tottenham. Laudrup was dismayed that Dean allowed Spurs to play on even though striker Michu had
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        402 38 / 39 Chelsea’s teenage midfielder Piazon blasts his seniors after Club World Cup debacle PA Sport CHELSEA midfielder Lucas Piazon has questioned his teammates’ desire to win the Club World Cup. The 18-year-old was widely quoted yesterday as claiming Chelsea lacked “will” and “character” in their
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        303 38 / 39 PA Sport CHELSEA defender Gary Cahill accused Corinthians striker Emerson of smashing him in the face but admitted he deserved to be sent off for his reaction in the Club World Cup final defeat. Cahill was still seething after the final whistle at the antics of
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        612 38 / 39 Chelsea’s under-fire interim manager tries to motivate his fallen troops AFP CHELSEA’S interim manager Rafael Benitez insists the Blues still have all to play for despite another debilitating defeat, this time at the end of an arduous mid-season trip to the Club
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    • AFF SUZUKI CUP FINAL S’PORE vs THAILAND BATTLE TO BE KINGS
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        691 40 / 41  -  Players won ’thold back even if another booking means they will miss the 2nd leg DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg WHEN Singapore and Thailand step out on the Jalan Besar pitch for the first leg of the Suzuki Cup final tomorrow, 11 players will
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        Lock icon Thailand hoping to atone for early exit in 2010
        474 40 / 41  -  DAVID LEE TWO years ago, regional kingpins Thailand suffered the ignominy of being knocked out after finishing third in the Suzuki Cup group stages. But Thai skipper Panupong Wongsa and his men are looking to make amends and, in the process,
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        617 40 / 41  -  With Singapore and Thailand each winning the Asean title thrice, this year’s final has an added significance GREGORY LOO gregloo@sph.com.sg THE NEWAFF Suzuki Cup champions will be crowned on Saturday but, more than that, the winners will claim a record fourth Asean title.
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        792 42 / 43  -  Seasoned striker hopes to give Lions the edge in Jalan Besar farewell SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg IT’S rare to see Aleksandar Duric so stony-faced. The big man is normally a bubbly character and his voice is the loudest at training sessions, as he regularly banters with his
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        552 42 / 43  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ THOSE who left empty-handed after queuing for hours for the hottest tickets in town last Sunday, fret not. Veteran tour operator Walter Koh has 30 tickets (King George’s Stand) for tomorrow night’s AFF Suzuki Cup first leg final between Singapore and
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        172 42 / 43 Reuters THE largest fan group of Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg have demanded the club refrain from buying black and gay players, following turmoil surrounding the acquisition of Brazil striker Hulk. “We’re not racists but we see the absence of black players
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          274 42 / 43 *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.mio.singtel.com/miotv& www.starhub.com/tv *Programme times, provided by SingTel StarHub, subject to change LIVE TELECASTS AFF SUZUKI CUP FINAL Tomorrow: I SINGAPORE v THAILAND (First leg) SingTel mio TV Ch 115 117 (STAR Sports ESPN HD) StarHub TV (STAR Sports)
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          32 42 / 43 Today: I OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER v SAN ANTONIO SPURS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am Tomorrow: I DENVER NUGGETS v SAN ANTONIO SPURS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 10am
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          24 42 / 43 WOMEN’S WORLD OPEN Friday: I SEMI-FINALS StarHub TV Channel 211 (Racquet Channel), 7am Saturday: I FINAL StarHub TV Channel 211 (Racquet Channel), 7am
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      87 36 / 37 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Timing Venue Wed, 19/12/12 German Cup Augsburg Bayern Munich 3.30am LW For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg SB SportsBuzz@Kranji SportsBuzz@PoMo (Fori 8 yrs and above) LW Livewire MBS Livewire RWS (For 21 yrs and above) po Ysj Always play with care. [responsibiyy Do not bet
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      62 38 / 39 IT ONLY TAKES ONE ILLEGAL CIGARETTE TO BE MARKED A CRIMINAL Buying, selling or possessing duty-unpaid cigarettes is a crime punishable by law. Anyone found guilty can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty evaded, and/or jailed for up to six years. Call 1800-233-0000 to report illegal
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      76 1 December 18 2012 http://www.loudr.sg Boys Like Girls are back together with a new album, Crazy World P3 LOUD talks to Mraz about his historic concert in Myanmar P6 They’re best known as AV stars and gravure idols, but Japanese pop group Ebisu Muscats tell LOUD they can whip up laughs
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      153 2  -  IN YOUR FACE CHNG CHOON HIONG chngch@sph.com.sg POOR A-mei. The 40-year-old Taiwanese songbird seems to be going through a bad patch, what with the brouhaha over her visible weight gain. In October, she made a special guest appearance at the the grand finals of the singing contest The
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      132 2 AFTER last Friday’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut left 20 pupils and six teachers dead, many pop celebrities like Demi Lovato and Rihanna took to Twitter to express their sympathy for the victims and their loved ones. R&B singer Keri Hilson also argued for the
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    • LOUD BYTES
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        127 2 AT A weekend gig in Oregon, heavy metal band Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe, 41, decided to take a moment to honour those who died in the Newtown school shooting. When the crowd’s reaction wasn’t what he expected, he turned to
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        Lock icon Infinite’s L slaps himself while sleeping
        112 2 MOST K-popfans are fully aware of how drop-dead gorgeous L (Kim MyungSoo)from boy band Infinite is. But what they might not know is that the poster boy has an extremely unusual habit when he sleeps. It was revealed on Korean television channel SBS’ popular
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        Lock icon Fleetwood Mac will reissue Deluxe Rumours
        116 2 LEGENDARY British-American rockers Fleetwood Mac are offering a three-disc expanded, deluxe version of their classic, iconic album Rumours, 36 years after its initial release. Rumours, known to be a product of the band members’ collective dark emotions, interpersonal feuds, psychic trauma and excessive cocaine
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        629 3  -  Drummer John Keefe tells LOUD why the band went on hiatus in 2010 REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg WITH the release of their first two albums, Boys Like Girls were hyped as the next Fall Out Boy. Although both albums failed to chart impressively, the
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        396 8 CATHERINE ROBERT rounds up the Christmas albums instalment with some jolly tunes from Vocaluptuousand Glee Vocaluptuous: ‘Tis The Season Local a cappella group Vocaluptuous get into the spirit of giving with their new Christmas album to raise funds for Assisi Hospice. The CD features 10
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        901 4 / 5  -  Not just sex kittens and porn stars, Japanese pop gal group Ebisu Muscats members tell LOUD they are bona fide singers and dancers at their energetic live shows REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg EBISU Muscats must be the only gal group in which each member
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        713 11  -  New Taiwanese girl group Popu Lady could be the island’s bid to take on Asian pop wave REPORT: MERVIN TAY mervtay@sph.com.sg THEY are young, attractive and not entirely new to showbiz. Sounds like a typical Korean girl group. But no, Popu Lady is not from the
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          98 4 / 5 NAJWA LATIF LIVE IN SINGAPORE Malaysian singer-songwriter and YouTube sensation Najwa Latif is heading this way for her debut Singapore concert. The fresh-faced 16-year-old enjoyed her first whiff of fame when her single, Cinta Muka Buku, snagged five million views on YouTube within just a few months. She is now
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          Lock icon YO YO HONEY SINGH FT MAFIA MUNDEER – LIVE IN SINGAPORE
          73 4 / 5 YO YO HONEY SINGH FT MAFIA MUNDEER LIVE IN SINGAPORE Bollywood fans, this one’s for you. Indian rapper-singer-producer-film actor Yo Yo Honey Singh will rock the house down with his catchy, infectious fusion tunes the suave dude sings in English, Punjabi and Hindi. Expect nothing less than a mind-blowing performance
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          Lock icon REGINA SPEKTOR LIVE IN SINGAPORE
          84 4 / 5 With her unique, provocative vocal style and prodigious piano skills a result of years of classical training Russian-born, Bronx-bred singer-songwriter Regina Spektor has been hailed by critics and fans as a truly special talent. In this one-night-only concert, she will be joined by New York-based
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        1074 6 / 7  -  US singer-songwriter raises awareness of human trafficking with Yangon concert JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM YANGON ROCK and roll! The grinning teenager who shouted this next to me had his arms wrapped around his friend as they looked at Jason Mraz on the large screen about
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        118 6 / 7 What music gets you going? LOUD hits the street to ask people what’s on their music players right now... HamrenA. Hamid 25, student Wicked Games TheWeeknd Angels The XX Backseat Freestyle Kendrick Lamar Born To Die Lana Del Rey Don’t You Worry Child Swedish House Mafia Rudy
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      570 9  -  REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg IF YOU had trawled social networking site MySpace long enough, you may have noticed a few bands that sounded like they were fronted by the same person. Cloud Nothings’ lead singer Dylan Baldi created a series of “fake bands”
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      510 10 South Korean’s 2002 rap has come back to haunt him and hurt his popularity among American fans THE Internet giveth and the Internet taketh away. Psy’s reputation has plummeted recently, after an old video of him rapping anti-American lyrics resurfaced. The South
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        509 12  -  REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg WHEN news broke that local book cafe and arts space The Pigeonhole was facing funding issues earlier this month, people stepped up to help. So far, more than 90 contributors have donated from $3 to over $300
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        146 12  -  Critic’s Pick! Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman Bruno Mars LISTENING to Bruno Mars’ new album is like being transported to a 80s bar-cum-diner, complete with songs from a classic jukebox. The tunes got me finger snapping, toe tapping and shimmying. It was hard not to, especially when Mars’ second
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        153 12  -  Tan Kee Yun Peter Pan WHAT’S this sudden fascination with blonde hair among Mandopop celebs? A couple of weeks ago, superstar Jay Chou mesmerised many with his spiffy golden locks. Now, Taiwanese singer Peter Pan, 28, has gone blonde too. If only Pan had a third of
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        145 12  -  Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman Olly Murs THE thing about Olly Murs’ third studio album is that once you’ve listened to one song, you’ve listened to them all. Sadly, all the uptempo, singalong pop numbers like What A Buzz, Hey You Beautiful, Personal and Troublemaker featuring Flo
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        Lock icon IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE
        141 12  -  Tan Kee Yun Jam Hsiao AFTER a brief foray into jazz and blues, Taiwanese powerhouse vocalist Jam Hsiao returns to his rock roots in emphatic fashion. It’s All About Love, his sixth release, has everything for fans of this husky-voiced warbler. There are the old school,
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      49 2 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max This week in L O U D R Boys like questions The dudes from Boys Like Girls kindly filled out Q&As while they were in Singapore last, old-school style, with pen and paper. Check out their answers online! Check us out online at loudr.sg
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      33 8 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max FM ISS92 CMcir t 5* *fes?r 0 CATCH THE NISSAN KISS 92 KISS MOBILE TUNE IN TO KISS 92 TO FIND OUT WHERE WE’LL BE! kiss92.sg Hfacebook.com/kiss92fm Q@kiss92fm
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      234 9 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max LOUD GIVEAWAYS Ebisu Muscats Live In Singapore Fanboy alert! Japanese pop group Ebisu Muscats are headed here for a concert on Jan 17 as part of their first Asian tour. The 20-member outfit, consisting of Japan’s most popular AV stars and idols including Akiho Yoshizawa
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      62 9 www.itshow.com.sg Join us at #1 LARGEST I.T, DIGITAL, MOBILE, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS EXHIBITION IN SINGAPORE COMING SOON! 7th 10th MAR 2013 MARINA BAY SANDS SINGAPORE EXCLUSIVE SHOW OFFERS, NEW PRODUCTS, GREAT BARGAINSAND HUGE SAVINGS FOR PERSONAL, BUSINESS OR HOME Organised By: (ORGANISER OF IT SHOW, FOOD BEVERAGE FAIR, COMEX AND WORLD
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      26 10 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max THURSDAY IN REACHSTARSFORTHE New Australian export Jai Courtney begins his Hollywood climb by going head-to-head with Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher.
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