The New Paper, 1 January 2013

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    19 1 the new paper TUESDAY JAN 1 2013 j_ A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA (P) 090/01/2012
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      142 1 Woman gives up $70,000 in branded bags for 32 tonnes of rice Page 4 WE WISH OUR READERS A HAPPY 2013 HELPING THE NEEDY: Volunteers with the bags of rice raised by Madam Fion Phua PICTURE COURTESY OF MADAM FION PHUA Woman hit by 1,000cc superbike recovering from horrific injuries.
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      31 1 TUESDAY JAN 1 2013 facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838 Sundram to replace Raddy as Lions coach? Page 46 LOUD Who’s hot in2012 What’s new in2013 70 CENTS MICA (P) 090/01/2012
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      Lock icon ‘She can’t wait to be well again’
      1155 2 / 3  -  Husband of woman mowed down by speeding superbike: REPORT: CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg HE FACES the new year with a mix of dread and hope. Dread because when he goes back to work, and his two children to school, his wife will remain
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      Lock icon Superbike performance comparable to a Ferrari
      179 2 / 3  -  Zaihan Mohamed Yusof THE motorcycle that ploughed into Mrs Ang is a black Suzuki GSX-R 1000 sports bike with a Singapore licence plate. Its front portion appeared damaged as a result of the crash. Netizens had speculated that the superbike carried a foreign-registered plate.
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      Lock icon Knocked on over 7,000 doors
      1030 4 / 5  -  Woman who started bags-for-rice charity drive gives out about 6,500 bags of rice after she... REPORT: KERRI HENG kerrihyp@sph.com.sg THE family was down to their last pot of rice when a stranger knocked on the door and changed their lives. Mr Tay Ha Run, 57,
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      Lock icon Other food donation drives
      126 4 / 5 OTHER food donation programmes in Singapore include: FOOD FROM THE HEART Food From The Heart gives out bags of food to 8,500 beneficiaries once a month, said Mr Anson Quek, 48, its executive director. Each bag contains a 10kg bag of rice, 2 litres of cooking
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      Lock icon Inspired to help, thanks to Madam Phua
      424 6  -  REPORT: KERRI HENG kerrihyp@sph.com.sg MS CINDYTan, 32, and her husband Edmund Ng, 33, donated 15,000 eggs to two food hamper drives on Dec 16 and 23. The couple, who have been volunteering with Madam Fion Phua for four years, also donated about 300
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      Lock icon Taking one last ride on the Hippo
      479 6  -  Couple who met on cruise bid farewell on its last day of operation REPORT: ZUL OTHMAN zothman@sph.com.sg AFTER the couple met on a Hippo River Cruise three years ago, their love blossomed and they got married last October. They planned to make the
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      Lock icon 12 things to look out for in the new year
      678 7 1 TODAY: NEW CARBON EMISSION STANDARDS Cars are taking a serious turn in going green. From Jan 1, all new cars will have to comply with LTA-approved fuel efficiency performance levels to curb carbon emissions. Called the Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle
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      Lock icon No letting up this year
      134 12 FROM the stranger who gave a kidney to a boy he had never met to private text messages at the heart of a scandalous affair. The New Paper trawls the streets from the heartland of Chua Chu Kang to the hip corners of Club Street,
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      Lock icon Wowing readers with exclusive reports last year
      523 12  -  The New Paper stands out with its groundbreaking and evocative stories REPORTS: KERRI HENG kerrihyp@sph.com.sg NUS suspends sex-for-grades prof In July last year, the National University of Singapore suspended law professor Tey Tsun Hang, 41, who was embroiled in a sex-for-grades scandal. He
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      Lock icon Thanks for bringing us these stories
      363 12 Happy New Year and keep your hotline calls coming to 1800-733-4455 Man pushes elderly woman off bus Mr Alex Ong, 25, pushed a 76-year-old woman out of the rear door of a bus after a barrage of verbal exchanges because she pressed the bell
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        590 13  -  This week’s winning picture of the photographer’s mother evokes a reflective and poignant mood that makes it stand out from other entries REPORT JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.sg WITH old age taking a toll on his wheel-chair-bound mother, Mr Wong Chek Poh started taking more pictures
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      Lock icon DISCOVERY CHANNELS
      698 14 / 15  -  Scientists find new uniquely Singaporean species in our waters Audrey Tan THE waters off Pulau Ubin are teeming with life, and scientists are just beginning to catalogue uniquely Singaporean species. More than 10,000 specimens were discovered during the Singapore Marine Biodiversity Workshop at Pulau Ubin between Oct 15
      PICTURES: DR ARTHUR ANKER OF THE TROPICAL MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE AND PARTICIPANTS OF THE SINGAPORE MARINE BIODIVERSITY WORKSHOP  -  698 words
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        Lock icon my POLY OPEN HOUSE
        1926 16 / 17 POLY education goes beyond classroom learning. For O-level school leavers planning to pursue a polytechnic diploma, there are other factors to consider aside from choosing the course you want. Starting Friday, you’ll have a chance to visit the polys at their Open Houses to get a
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      Lock icon 500 forced to swim to Langkawi shore, 1 dies
      433 20 Myanmar refugees CHILDREN as young as seven were among a group of 500 Myanmar nationals who were forced to jump off a boat and swim 500m to a beach in Langkawi, Malaysia. One man drowned and two others are in critical
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      Lock icon Fisherman drowns in boating accident
      227 20 A FISHING trip turned tragic for a Malaysian man when his boat capsized. He was trapped in the boat and drowned. Mr Ng Chin Lee, 53, and skipper Loh Tek Yong, in his 50s, had gone out on a fishing trip around 4pm on Saturday.
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      Lock icon Millionaire dies trying to save drowning employee
      321 20 THE millionaire businessman jumped into a freezing river to save his drowning employee. Mr Du Guanghua died in the process, but he has become a hero for his selfless act in saving Mr Zhao Shengxi. Mr Zhao, 20, had recently joined Mr Du’s
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      Lock icon Teen wife beaten to death
      430 21 17-year-old had argued with husband earlier A MARRIED teenager was found bashed to death in Alor Star, Kedah, on Friday morning in what could have been a crime of passion, Malaysian police said. A neighbour found the body of 17-year-old Nor Fatimah Anis Radzi in
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      Lock icon Woman’s photos lead to drug bust
      274 21 THE young Chinese woman wanted to show her friends how much money she had, so she posed for pictures with two piles of cash. Now her gangster boyfriend and and his gang members are in court facing drug trafficking charges. The woman in the
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      Lock icon Man found in teen’s bed put in headlock by dad
      348 21 THE woman knocked on her 15-year-old daughter’s bedroom door to wish her good night, but was shocked to see the girl having sex with a man. The mother, who lives in Houston, Texas, told a local news station on Friday
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      280 2 / 3 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 SMS
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      616 8 / 9 A NE W SEASONOF EXCITEMENT OPENS AT THE RACECOURSE 1 January 2 013, Tuesday SINGAPORE RACECOURSE JAN SINGAPORE RACING FIXTURES *****013 Date Day Feature races Surface 1 4 6 11 13 18 20 25 27 Tue Fri Sun Fri Sun Fri Sun New Year Cup $200,000 Group 3 Woodlands Classic
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      75 13 WHAT’S NEXT The Big Picture kicks off 2013 with the theme of “The World in SG”. Show us Singapore as the global city it is today, with people of different nationalities and cultures living and working together. Send your photos by midnight, Saturday, each week and stand to win $500!
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  • Racing
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      Lock icon Upon This Rock looks solid
      1240 29 I TIPS AND COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 (2,200m) 5 GALAXY PRINCE: Highly-promising stayer who may be in the Perth Cup on this day next year. Was 1¼-length 4th to Pop Culture 2,100m St Leger here Dec 22 after winning three
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      Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA (ASCOT) RACE CARD
      215 29 12:20 Race 1 ASCOT 2200M ASCOT 2200M 1 SMART TWISTER BEN PATERSON (D 60.5 2 BIG JOSH MSKYUILL (10) 1:00 Race 2 ASCOT 1500M 3 MALAIKA J MALLYON (8) 59 4 TALENT SHOW JARRAD NOSKE (6) 57 5 GALAXY PRINCE WPIKE (4) 1:40 Race 3
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      1871 30 / 31 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE1 MS D1 12.50 -1200m Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 34 Thundering Angel 59 (54) R Hasri* c4 5 (5am S Baertschiger-Shining Glory) 2 -04 Clarity 56.5 (49) G Cheyne 11 (4nzm RB
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      Lock icon DOUBLE STAR (Race 6 No.1)
      46 30 / 31  -  BESTBET TAN THEAN LOON DEBUT winner DOUBLE STAR (above) was a trifle unlucky to miss out his second win from his second outing on Dec 16, when a fast1/2-length second to Hang Tuah. He should make amends in Race 6 today.
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      Lock icon TOP 5 TRAINERS IN 2012
      33 30 / 31 1st 2nd 3rd L Laxon 76 73 68 M Freedman 76 53 39 S Burridge 71 54 53 Leslie Khoo 63 50 49 Sam Chua 49 55 61
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      Lock icon TOP 5 JOCKEYS IN 2012
      32 30 / 31 1st 2nd 3rd J Moreira 206 112 88 S Baster 72 71 48 D Beasley 67 60 53 B Vorster 66 76 58 ISantana 51 59 58
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      Lock icon Goal Keeper can go nine-up
      1898 30 / 31 ANDREW FROST’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI POLYTRACK MEETING, FIRST FOR THE 2013 SEASON RACE1 (1,200m) 1 Thundering Angel)))Both Singapore runs in better company than this. Should go close with 4kg claim. 2 Clarity))Showed pace and battled on OK in second Singapore start. Have to respect.
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      Lock icon TUESDAY TIPS
      546 32 / 33 Andrew Frost 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 7 Chinese Tycoon Don Inaki Champagne Rose 3 4 Don Inaki 3 3 Don Inaki Chinese Tycoon Thundering Angel Chinese Tycoon 1 7 7 Clarity Champagne Rose Real Goodman Chinese Tycoon 7 4 2 10 Champagne Rose
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      Lock icon Lotus Love is ready to win
      2215 32 / 33 RACE1 (1,200m) DIVINE DIYA (5) made a good bid down the centre of the course, after being in the rear, for a promising debut fourth to Smart Volatility over the straight 1,000m last month. He’ll strip fitter and is an each-way chance with an
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      1650 32 / 33 GOING FORECAST: GOOD I TIPS AND COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THEHONG KONGJOCKEY CLUB. RACE 1 CLASS 4TURF 1200m TIME 12:30 Stakes: HK$700,000 NO. HORSE NAME TRAINER JOCKEY WT(IB) BAR 1 KA WAI FORTUNE L HO K C NG 133 7 2
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  • Sports
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        Lock icon Coe wants stronger action against football misbehaviour
        119 34 PA Sport SEBASTIAN Coe believes football must introduce greater punishments for misbehaving clubs and fans. Lord Coe was the chair of London 2012, overseeing a summer of Olympic and Paralympic sport in London. Football has been compared unfavourably, with issues of racism, fan
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        Lock icon Ski accident leaves Jimenez out for at least three months
        134 34 Reuters SPANISH golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez will be out of action for at least three months after breaking his leg in a skiing accident last Saturday, the European Tour said. “I was skiing in Sierra Nevada, I lost control and
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        Lock icon Djokovic brushes aside travel fatigue for Hopman Cup win
        119 34 AP NOVAK Djokovic showed little sign of fatigue as he defeated Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-4 yesterday to give Serbia an unassailable 2-0 lead over Italy at the Hopman Cup. Djokovic arrived in Perth less than 24 hours before he stepped on
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        Lock icon Gasquet’s Grand goal of a Slam
        545 34 TENNIS AFP RICHARD Gasquet, tennis top 10’s biggest enigma, is seeking a platform during the next six days for the Grand Slam success that his undoubted ability warrants in the new season which starts today. Following the late withdrawal of Rafael Nadal, the 26-year-old
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    • La Liga
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        Lock icon Clippers record perfect month
        171 35 NBA AP LA CLIPPERS 107 UTAH JAZZ 96 AFTER their 17th consecutive victory gave them a perfect month, the Los Angeles Clippers finally paused to admire their achievement. “We got something extremely magical going on,” said Caron Butler, after the Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 107-96
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        Lock icon Maradona: Jose is a phenom
        409 35 Wire Services DIEGO Maradona has defended coaching counterpart Jose Mourinho’s decision to drop club captain Iker Casillas for Real Madrid’s last match of last year, a 3-2 defeat by Malaga. Speaking at press conference in Dubai, where the Portuguese was also in attendance, the Argentinian
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      Lock icon A calendar of events GAME ON, 2013
      574 36 / 37  -  TEXT: LIM SAY HENG JAN 4-7: Tournament of Champions (golf, US) 5&6: Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) Track and Field Series1 9: Start of LionsXII’s Malaysian Super League season 11: Start of Asean Basketball League season 14-27: Australian Open (tennis) 27: SAA Track and
      TNP DESIGN: SIMON ANG; PICTURES: THE STRAITS TIMES, AP, AFP, SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL, SPECTRUM WORLDWIDE  -  574 words
    • EPL
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        Lock icon $ JANUARY BARGAINS $
        1312 38 / 39  - JANUARY BARGAINS IAIN MACINTOSH YOUR ENGLISH KAKI npsports@sph.com.sg THE perception that there is no value in the January transfer window has grown steadily in recent years, but without reason. There is always value in a transfer window, provided that you are prepared to look. Last year, for example, Newcastle United
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        1415 40 / 41 GARYLIM picks his top quintet of EPL players so far Michu (Swansea) THE SPANIARD is living proof that there are gems to be snapped up for a bargain. Costing Swansea a paltry £2 million ($4m) to prise him from Rayo Vallecano, Michu has set the Premiership
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        Lock icon TOP OF THE TIPS
        45 40 / 41 THE VETERAN BRIAN MILLER STRIKE CARD HITS 384 THE EXPERT GARY LIM STRIKE CARD HITS 370 THE GAMBLER KASIM ALI STRIKE CARD HITS 366 THE INSIDER DANIEL SITINJAK STRIKE CARD HITS 364 THE PUNDIT R SASI KUMAR STRIKE CARD HITS 363
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        Lock icon Seriously, United are defending BETTER
        705 42 / 43 It may sound bizarre, but Evra says Red Devils defence was weaker last year PA Sport POOR defending? It’s all a load of rubbish for Manchester United defender Patrice Evra. Given the Red Devils had 10 shut-outs by the same stage last term and are
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        Lock icon ‘WE WILL SURVIVE’
        484 42 / 43 Redknapp wants only positive-thinkers at QPR QPR 0 LIVERPOOL 3 (Luis Suarez 10,16, Daniel Agger 27) QUEENS Park Rangers may have been ruthlessly dispatched by Liverpool yesterday morning (Singapore time) but manager Harry Redknapp still believes his bottom-placed side can stave off relegation. The west Londoners go
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        Lock icon Title not in our sights, insists Benitez
        367 42 / 43 AFP INTERIM coach Rafael Benitez says Chelsea have no thoughts about a title challenge despite closing on the Manchester clubs after a fourth straight victory. Benitez’s side’s 2-1 win at Everton on Sunday moved them to within four points of second-placed Manchester City
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        Lock icon City’s test of mettle
        1216 44 / 45  -  Stoke, who have the meanest defence, offer Mancini’s men a unique exercise GARY LIM npsports@sph.com.sg BY NOW, Manchester City’s players are learning that it’s a different ball game the second time around. Good teams win league titles, but great sides learn to negotiate a championship defence.
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        Lock icon Mancini pleased with attacking trio
        718 44 / 45 Wire Services MANCHESTER City boss Roberto Mancini is in no doubt his strike trio can fire the champions towards the English Premier League title again. Edin Dzeko was recalled to the starting 11 at Norwich last Saturday and repaid his manager's faith with a quick-fire
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    • Football
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        Lock icon IS HE THE ONE ?
        614 46 / 47  - IS HE THE ONE Sundram could be offered interim national coach job while handling LionsXII SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg WHILE the hunt for a new national coach goes on, one of three local coaches is likely to take over the reins from Raddy Avramovic for next month’s Asian Cup qualifiers.
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      118 48 GIVE YOUR OLD JEANS A NEW LIFE A big thank you to all who have kindly donated your jeans for charity. We have collected over 40,000 pairs of jeans to date! We all had a great time at the coolest malls around town, where popular DJs from various radio stations
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      49 1 L U D UD Music to the max the newpaper Jan 1 2013 http://www.loudr.sg Who had a fantastic fantastic LOUD recaps the year’s highs and lows, and looks forward to the best to come in Plus win over $1,000 worth of CDs and music goodies in our bumper issue
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      366 2 lbum WE ARE a little sad to say goodbye to 2012. Last year, we were finally won over by the K-pop craze, what with fantastic albums and shows by acts like Big Bang, 2NE1 and the SMTown Family. We were force-fed electronic music and almost
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      651 3  -  US singer-songwriter Dia Frampton tells LOUD how she spent last year what her New Year resolutions are REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg WHAT ever became of Dia Frampton? She was one of the favourites on the first season of US reality singing show The Voice, but
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      654 10 Best part about watching the top music DVDs of 2012? The Rolling Stones Charlie Is My Darling The Rolling Stones Crossfire Hurricane TWO new movies, a sort of a before and after look, if you will, into one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most eulogised outfits. Shot in
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      824 11  -  We speak o New Jersey group Real Estate a d Brooklyn pop b nd Yeasayer ah ad of this year’s Laneway Festival Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman Juliana June Rasul REAL ESTATE NIRVANA’S Kurt Cobain used to earn his keep as a janitor. Death Cab for Cutie’s bassist
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      449 3 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max LOUD GIVEAWAYS The Year In Pop hamper, worth $500! Did you miss out on all the pop goodness in 2012? Don’t fret! Thanks to Universal Music, we have a hamper of CDs, vinyls, T-shirts, notebooks, toys, bags and much more from the best artistes of
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      539 4 / 5 PERHAPS aware of the stiff competition from their Korean counterparts, Mandopop singers are not resting on their laurels. Rainie Yang is pulling out all the stops for her second concert here, going up in the air and down into the water. She last
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      465 4 / 5  -  If K-pop fatigue has hit you, don’t fret Mandopop’s biggest and hottest stars are on their way here for a string of spectacular shows REPORTS: MERVIN TAY mervtay@sph.com.sg LAST year was a tough one for Mandopop concerts in Singapore. With Korean stars like Big Bang, 2NE1, Psy
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      611 6 / 7  -  LOUD picks its favourite moments of 2012 in K-pop, as well as our Top 3 wishlist. REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg UNSTOPPABLE.We are, of course, talking about the Hallyu wave, which raged across the globe like a powerful thunderstorm in 2012. There has always been an intrinsic charm
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      240 6 / 7 1 2 3 Rain’s comeback Currently enlisted in the South Korean military, superstar Rain’s return to showbiz this year (said to be sometime around June) will surely be one of the most-watched K-pop events ever. The 30-year-old cuts an impressive,
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      1370 8 / 9  -  Pop stars went a little nuts in 2012 but that meant there was something for everyone. JULIANA JUNE RASUL recaps the year in pop music and susses out whether some trends should stay or go JULIANA JUNE RASUL Mainstream goes crazy, indie goes mainstream. This year, the
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      138 4 / 5 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max m yStm Hard J(dc^ CAFE SINGAPORE EL DIA FRAMPTON This sultry singer-songwriter is the runner up of the first season of the reality hit series, The Voice Since, she has released her own album Red and was the opening act
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      78 6 / 7 Music Chart 1 Jay Chou Hong Chen Ke Zhan 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 For week ending Dec 28 Jolin Tsai Dr. Jolin S.H.E. Xin Hai Shi Re De Khalil Fong Ai Li Ke Aaron Yan Ke Neng Ni Hai Ai Wo Crowd Lu Xiao Yuan
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      65 8 / 9 Music Chart 1 Will.i.am Feat. Britney Spears Scream Shout Simple Plan This Song Saved My Life 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 For week ending Dec 28 Guy Sebastian Used To You The Script Six Degrees Of Separation Owl City When Can I See You Again Maroon
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      99 10 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max LOUD GIVEAWAYS Win Rolling Stones GRRR! T-shirts CAN’T get no satisfaction from just watching the Rolling Stones DVDs we mentioned here? Then you might need these super cool GRRR! T-shirts! We have two sets to give away, courtesy of Universal Music. To win, SMS your
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      606 12 The LOUD gang pick their favourite music videos of 2012... no surprises who’s at the top of our list National Anthem Artiste: Lana Del Rey What’s more outrageous than continuing to be outrageous after being flamed to the heavens on the Internet? Lana Del Rey took all
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      519 13  -  These homegrown bands made their mark last year, and look like they are going places in 2013 REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg WHAT’S a walk down music’s memory lane without looking at some our homegrown talent who made waves in the local music scene
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      374 13  -  REPORT: TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg HEAVY metal, one of music’s most aggressive and cathartic genres, threw up several stupefying moments in 2012. Remember thrash legends Metallica’s Mexico live show in July that thrilled fans, yet endangered lives? In the concert that featured explosives and extensive usage of
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      321 14 LOUD recaps the best concerts in Singapore LADY GAGA (above) From start to finish, this three-day (or longer, if you take into account us chasing her from her arrival to departure) affair by the Mother Monster was visually arresting, endlessly scandalous and all out crazy
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      728 15  -  If 2012 was the year for indie rock acts, 2013 isn’t going to disappoint REPORT: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg THE Gods of indie music smiled on us in 2012, sending drones of acts our way throughout the year. It might have burnt quite a huge
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      138 15 http://www.loudr.sg Music to the max bu indcounting" sS5^ To celebrate the opening of our 80th buzz pod,we're giving away an exclusive Peppermint Mints Tin when you spend $3 including any copy of newspaper. Promotion period: 21 Dec 2012 6 Jan 2013 More details in-store buzz Sfj^fe To find out more
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      476 16  -  From South Korea to New York City, these female music stars rocked LOUD’s socks off with their immaculate sense of style... REPORT: TAN KEE YUN, CATHERINE ROBERT tnp@sph.com.sg SUZY BAE (MISS A) If there’s any doe-eyed K-pop princess who can effortlessly turn on the sweetie pie,
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