The New Paper, 29 September 2013

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    21 1 the new paper on sunday Sept 29 2013 A SINGAPORE PRESS holdings SldJ I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS CENTS MICA (P) 085/01/2013
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  • UPFRONT
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon All for levelling of playing field
      388 2  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg This could set the cat among the pigeons. I am one of many Employment Pass (EP) holders here. So the recent announcement of the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) caught my eye. I applaud the idea. It’s a good move to offer
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      20 2 TV Listings (The New Paper, yesterday): We apologise for the wrong shows that were published in the channel listings.
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      138 2 FEATURES 14 Shared plates Have a home-cooked dinner at a stranger’s home for a small fee 15 TVB awards shock Triumph In The Skies II stars Myolie Wu and Julian Cheung fail to capture acting awards 30 How to be the world’s best airline? Lots and lots of training, as
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      58 2 SPORTS 48 Suarez conundrum Brendan Rodgers has to grapple with several issues with Luis Suarez’s return, says Paul Parker 54 Even stevens Spurs and Chelsea draw 1-1 in the reunion of managers Jose Mourinho and Andre Villas-Boas 58 Advantage LionsXII Madhu Mohana’s goal gives the LionsXII a 1-0 lead for
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      39 2 QUICK ON THE DRAW QUICK ON THE DRAW What a gripping game. I get to kick my opponents and gesticulate wildly. Plus the character I’m playing is charged with fraud! Grand Theft Auto? FIFA 14 TNP ILLUSTRATION: SIMON ANG
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      293 3 Be Square ‘Live’ China Square Central Friday, October 4,2013 6pm 10pm Fountain Square Be There Or Be SQUARE Let your hair down with us after a hard week’s work. Happy hours will kick off at 6pm with booze, music and goodies. Enjoy! THE NEW PAPER READERS’ EXCLUSIVES Flash both front
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Hands were, groping me in the dark
      1297 4 / 5  -  The death of a 49-year-old man in a men- only club put the spotlight on such venues. They look like nondescript offices from outside, but wander in and you’ll find dark mazes, cubicles with mirrored walls and a groping room in complete darkness
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      Lock icon Don't draw stereotypes from one case
      502 6  -  Gay activist says issues of sexual orientation and suicide should not be mixed up REPORTS: SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg He was found hanging inside a room at a men-only club, Club One Seven, at Upper Circular Road on Nov 19, last year with a metal
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    • Article
      Lock icon Are these clubs legal?
      381 6 There are at least seven men-only clubs in Singapore, and they have names like Absolute, Cruise Club and Hercules. Most of them can be found near and within what has been described as Singapore’s “own Castro district” Chinatown which is bounded by Eu Tong Sen Street
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      Lock icon ‘He was always taking care of others’
      459 10  -  Cabby dies after being hit by mini-bus while helping passenger with luggage REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg A simple act of kindness cost a cabby his life. Mr Ou Eng Hock was hit by a mini-bus after he got out to help a female
      TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR; PICTURE: LIANHE WANBAO  -  459 words
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      Lock icon 7 injured in 6-vehicle collision
      237 10 He was driving his family to Changi Village for a hearty dinner when they felt the impact of another car hitting theirs. The incident happened at the junction of Loyang Way and Loyang Avenue yesterday evening. “We were just talking when we felt a sudden
      TNP PICTURE: JENNIFER MARY DHANARAJ  -  237 words
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      Lock icon Foodies’ open house
      821 14  -  More people here are opening their homes to feast with strangers for a small price REPORTS: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg It’s a bit like running a restaurant in your own home. That’s how Miss Leticia Tartaglia describes hosting a group of strangers in her apartment at Robin
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      Lock icon Triumph In The Skies brought down to earth
      633 15 Blockbuster series bags only one award at TVB Awards Despite the hype and the intense anticipation, Triumph In The Skies [I did not score a landslide victory in Singapore. The 40-part airline-themed blockbuster, which ended its run in Hong Kong earlier this
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      Lock icon Passages of CRIME
      1049 16  -  Real-life crime has often inspired great fiction. But what of a life after crime? As part of the lead-up to this year’s Singapore Writers Festival, local scribes have been brought together to pen short stories, some based on the lives of former offenders. These fictional stories were
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      Lock icon Stars hit by ‘Depression’
      404 17  -  Celebs such as Zhang Ziyi and Adam Lambert taking to local label Depression REPORT: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Their label is Depression, but with celebrities like Zhang Ziyi donning their designs, Smgaporeans Andrew Loh and Kenny Lim have nothing to feel blue about. The 34-year-old Chinese actress
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      Lock icon Cheers to The Fray & Arthur’s Day
      702 18  - Cheers to The Fray Arthur’s Day US rock group The Fray take centre stage during Guinness music event REPORT: CATHERINE ROBERT crobert@sph.com.sg It was a night of cheers at The Promontory@Marina Bay on Friday. And it wasn’t just from the saluting of plastic pints of stout in celebration of Arthur’s
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      Lock icon In a good frame of mind
      794 19  -  Two breast cancer survivors who had their breasts reconstructed will take to the fashion runway soon. Their message? Be confident about your body REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg She’ll be strutting down the catwalk in the middle of a busy Orchard Road mall come
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      Lock icon Businessman shot dead at prayers for shot gangster
      261 21 He travelled all the way from Kedah in the north to Johor Baru in the south to attend prayers for a gangster who was shot dead. But Mr K Anand, a 29-year-old businessman, was himself shot by a man on a motorcycle,
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      Lock icon Man dies after removing tattoos for job interview
      230 21 His dream was to become a policeman. Mr N. Dinesh Nair (above) knew that as long as he had tattoos (above, right) on him, the chances of getting hired would be slim. He also had a police recruitment interview coming up. So
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      Lock icon Gone in 10 seconds
      153 21 A video of a smash and grab in Johor Baru has gone viral. Using a knife, the robber took just 10 seconds to remove a car window, throw it aside, and make off with the driver’s handbag, The Star reported. The driver was in the car
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      Lock icon Survivor recalls horrors at sea
      572 22 Asylum seeker boat sinks enroute to Australia A Lebanese asylum seeker described yesterday how she lost two children and her husband when their overcrowded boat sank off Indonesia, leaving at least 22 dead and scores still missing. Ms Nazime Bakour, 32, groaned in pain when
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      Lock icon School booboo: Man asked why dead son is absent from school
      378 22 He was slowly coming to terms with the death of his son. But Mr Jonas Pierre, 39, has been reminded of his loss in a bizarre manner. His son, Jean Fritz Pierre, 16, drowned during a class trip in
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      Lock icon Cheating husband publicly shames himself
      306 23 He wanted to get back with his wife. But Ms Sonya Gore, 40, was not prepared take him back right away. So she set Mr Ivan Lewis a challenge that was also a punishment. She asked him to post a photo of himself (right) on
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      Lock icon Sex & Salvation at Sexpo
      436 23 Sex Salvation at Sexpo Christian group raises awareness of sex trafficking at South African event It’s an adult-only fair that promises to cater to every fantasy, but South Africa’s annual “sexpo” drew an unusual exhibitor on Friday: The Salvation Army. Tucked between sex-toy stands and skimpily dressed hostesses, the Christian
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      Lock icon Not all plane sailing
      556 30 / 31 It may seem glamorous, but being part of a cabin crew means needing to deal with many situations, often at the same time. BENSON ANG gets a rare glimpse into the secret SIA training programme and finds that it’s... It is still thought of as one
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      Lock icon ‘You don’t want to sound like a robot’
      427 30 / 31  -  Benson Ang I will never call cabin crew “trolley dollies” again not after my brief but intense session with SIA trainees. They are far more than glamorised wait staff. Why I thought I could just pose my way through those few hours
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon New appraisal system to raise IRCC standards through recognition
      102 8 / 9 The Government has beefed up the way Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circles (IRCC) identify their strengths and spot gaps that have to be plugged. Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Mr Lawrence Wong, announced the new appraisal system at the
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      Lock icon Elite rescue team earns highest grading second time in a row
      92 8 / 9 The Singapore Civil Defence Force Operation Lionheart (Ops Lionheart) Contingent has once again been classified by the United Nations (UN) as a Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team. The Heavy USAR Team classifi- cation is the highest level
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      Lock icon Scam alert: Fake calls about Changi Airport contest
      114 8 / 9 Members of the public have been receiving calls informing them that they had won air tickets to Japan in a contest organised by Changi Airport last year, and that the caller needs personal information such as passport details and mailing ad- dress
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      Lock icon Miss World crowned without incident
      425 8 / 9 Islamic group fails to disrupt pageant in Bali AP Miss Philippines Megan Young was crowned Miss World yesterday amid tight security in Bali, where the contest’s final round was moved, following protests by Muslim hardliner groups elsewhere in Indonesia. “I promise to be the best
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    • Article
      Lock icon Obama and Iran’s Rouhani make historic phone call
      259 8 / 9 AFP US President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani spoke by phone on Friday. It’s the first direct contact between leaders of their estranged nations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The stunning 15-minute call, which started at 2.30am yesterday, was
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      Lock icon Climate science findings suggest more rain, higher sea level
      105 8 / 9 The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change on Friday released findings that suggest significant changes in rainfall patterns and increased global sea-level rise by 2100. In a warmer world, extreme rainfall over wet tropical regions will very likely become more intense and
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      Lock icon PM Lee: Government will work with religious groups to help people
      117 8 / 9 The Government will do more to improve the lives of Singaporeans but it cannot and should not do everything, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. Government aid, given unconditionally, fosters an entitlement mentality, instead of a sense of
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      229 8 / 9 We rate the past week’s news good and bad Inflation in Singapore inched up to 2 per cent last month from 1.9 per cent in July mainly due to higher prices for housing, services and food. Housing cost rose by 4.2 percent, compared to 2.6 per cent in
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      Lock icon INSTALIFE
      36 8 / 9 Capturing life through an app I often spend my days off cycling because it gives me peace of mind and it’s a nice way to explore Singapore and its little quirks. TNP photojournalist Ariffin Jamar
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      53 8 / 9 BONUS CHALLENGE $500 DAILY BONUS DRAW PRIZE TODAY’S NUMBER *****62 From now until Oct 3, stand to win $500 daily. If the serial number of your Bonus Challenge card matches the day’s winning number, take the card to the collection centre at Level 2 of the *Scape mall atrium to
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A TATTOO ARTIST
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      Lock icon His tattoos scare elderly women
      857 11  -  BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg He may specialise in inking them on, but Mr Samuel Yar knows too well the stigma and stereotypes attached to tattoos. The connotations surrounding them are often negative, admits the 35-year-old, who has used his own skin as canvas for honing
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
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      Lock icon NEW RULES, NEW HOPE for job hunters
      1236 12 / 13  -  Heartlanders are happy with MOM’s new Fair Consideration Framework, under which employers are expected to consider hiring S’poreans first MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ureenk@sph.com.sg Miss Kelly Oh, 43, has been trying hard to get a job as a waitress or a sales assistant since
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      93 17 Singapore's QUost The top 5 most searched jobs* in Singapore can be found on STJobs.sg. ADMIN OFFICE SERVICES Over 5,200 positions ir -jlr ir ik ENGINEERING TECHNICAL Over 3,800 positions 'rfr SALES Over 3,400 positions it ACCOUNTING FINANCE Over 2,500 positions it ir INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Over 2,200 positions 'jlr ilr
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      33 20 The latest jobs,fresh out of the oven. If you’re thinking of making a career change, check out the latest job opportunities career insights in CATS Recruit. Now available on the CATS Classified App
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  • EATS
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      Lock icon HED CHEF
      581 24  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg If you’re looking for a dish that works as breakfast, lunch, dinner or even an afternoon snack, look no further than lo mai kai. The main ingredients of lo mai kai are those which make up its name glutinous rice with chicken. Simple, really. If
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      Lock icon Our mamak stalls’ unique makan
      317 25  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg Take these ingredients: Teh tarik, mee goreng, nasi goreng, roti prata, murtabak, milo dinosaur, bandung and sup kambing. Put into blender. Hit “spin”. And out comes the mamak stall heritage. Mamak is an endearing Indian Tamil term for uncle. Over the
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      Lock icon Making the Deen’s list
      561 25 A fewplaces in Singapore are known for its little confluence of mamak stalls. Drive in the Bedok Simpang area and you’ll see a row of stalls where the customers spill out to the five-foot-way and even the edge of the street. Another enclave is the Jalan
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  • SECRET SHOPPER
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      Lock icon S’pore’s treasure trove
      676 26 SECRET SHOPPER tnp@sph.com.sg The time has finally come for this secret shopper to hang up her wallet. Well, at least for this column. I’m sure I’ll continue my shopaholic ways. For this last instalment, I wanted to highlight one of my favourite shopping spots the Sungei Road
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Help for my hair
      300 27  -  We check out solutions to repair the damage that we subject our tresses to JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Dove intense repair treatment mask $10.90 For a while, I had slightly oily hair that had extremely bad splits. And even a change of shampoo and conditioner did not
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      Lock icon THE YOUTUBE TEST
      299 27 TESTPutting online advice to the test How to get silky smooth hair at home Username: Be Beautiful Keywords: Hair, beauty, mask, silky, homemade If you are looking for something a little more organic, a homemade hair mask may help. Here, a hair blogger shows viewers how to
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon Days of thunder
      353 28  -  REPORTING FROM KUALA LUMPUR ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg @sph.com.sg BIKER BOY For 10 minutes, the ground shook. It felt like the needle on the Richter scale spiked as 500 Harley-Davidson motorcycles thundered from the 0pen—air carpark at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). It was deafening. The
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      Lock icon Gentle giant with finer touches
      352 28 STREET GLIDE REVIEW It’s hard not to fall in love with the 2014 Street Glide (right) on our 230km ride on some of Seremban’s winding roads. It’s huge, but this latest version is a 1,690cc gentle giant with lots of subtle refinements. Under Project Rushmore,
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      645 29 RACE DETAILS FORMULA One season may be over in Singapore, but more treats are still in store for motor racing enthusiasts. Come November, it will be the turn of Macau to come alive as it hosts the Macau Grand Prix over Nov 9-10 and Nov 14-17. Every November, the Grand
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Why I’m not getting new gold iPhone
      812 32  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg NOTES Someone asked me if I had an iPhone 5s. Without hesitation, I said “yes” with a carefree swagger. The questions came thick and fast. How did I get one so fast? How did I beat the queues? Did I
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      Lock icon Tuition dilemma: How to pronounce it?
      785 33  -  S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg ong@sph.co.sg ACT BLUR “90 marks is never enough.” That was the headline last week for a Straits Times report about how even straight-A students are going for tuition. Only 90 marks? I remember a time when even 99 marks wasn’t
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    • REALLY Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon Wisconsin bill seeks to legalise duck races
        146 33 AP A LAWMAKER in the US state of Wisconsin is introducing a different kind of duck bill one that would legalise duck races. Not real ducks, but plastic ones with numbers on the bottom. Non-profit organisations commonly “race” the little plastic waterfowl as
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        Lock icon Wild hogs invade Atlanta suburb
        136 33 Reuters A SUBURBAN neighbourhood in Atlanta, Georgia, has gone hog wild. Wild pigs have been invading the area, scaring children and making a general nuisance of themselves. One large specimen was sighted on Monday morning rummaging through garbage outside a home about 30km east of
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        Lock icon Male gorilla to get therapy for sexist attitude
        145 33 Reuters A MALE gorilla at the Dallas Zoo will be sent for therapy after he bit one female gorilla and sneered at others, zoo officials said. Patrick, a western lowland gorilla, will be moving to the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia,
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
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  • TV
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      Lock icon Humps and bumps on Serangoon Road
      588 34  -  JONATHAN ROBERT jonrob@sph.com.sg HBO meets pre-republic Singapore? The mind races. Are we going to get the sex and violence of Game Of Thrones wrapped in singlets and cheongsams? Nope. Serangoon Road the first original drama series from HBO Asia is pretty PG (despite being
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      139 34 WHICH COUPLE WILL BE KISS92 S i AARON CHERYL The couple met during their tertiary days and love to go for Vespa riding adventures. V m 4\ h NIC VIC The crazy and outgoing couple knows how to have fun! Vic has a habit of scaring Nic we wonder what
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  • AFTER DARK
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      Lock icon Fab fare keeps Izy busy
      555 35  -  ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg AFTER 7 They must have had some killer stuff on the menu to have The Killers over. Ahead of the American alternative rock outfit’s concert at the Singapore Grand Prix last Saturday, frontman Brandon Flowers and his band were hav- ing an
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      46 35 WATS CLASSIFIED BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT Celebrate World Animal Day with Pets Corner. PAGE C5 um\ A r Jaguar F-Type 3.0 with switchable exhaust system. CLASS 319 'Intensive'Japanese classes available. CLASS 621 Find these and other products and services in CATS Classified in The Sunday Times.
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon Freedman hopes newcomer Kingsdesire will finish strongly
      569 36 / 37 Irish-bred four-year-old KINGSDESIRE makes his Singapore debut in today’s Race 3 at Kranji for trainer Michael Freedman. The lightly-raced son of King’s Best raced in the UK and Dubai for Marco Botti before being purchased by Australian Bloodstock Stable, the same owners as
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      Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE C/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
      1968 36 / 37 GOING FORECAST: GOOD C5 D1 12.50 —1200m(Turf) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 709-00 Best Guru 57 (43) L Allpress 10 (5nzg S Gray-Best Guru) 2 *****0 Clarity 57 (43) Z Zuriman* c3 12 (5nzm
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      Lock icon SUNDAY TIPS
      519 36 / 37 Larry Foley 1 RACE Mr X Brian Miller Tan Thean Loon 5 3 2 My Sacrifice Best Guru Clarity Best Guru My Sacrifice Super Jetset 8 So Perfect 4 Happy Turn 1 7 Super Jetset 9 5 Super Jetset Thrust Fiscal Wings 5 1 4 4 8 2
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      Lock icon Garatta Kid’s foot on the till
      1980 38 / 39 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI TURF AND POLYTRACK RACES RACE 1 (1,200m) 1 Best GuruHHH Recent trial with blinkers good and the headgear might be enough in Class 5. 2 ClarityHH Moody mare who may welcome being back in Class 5. Keep safe.
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      Lock icon Macau Races
      1098 38 / 39 29-9-2013 (Sunday) 2:00pm 1 Cl 5,6 THE RANGITIKEI HK$170,000 turf1100m 1 *****0 It's A Round World 4-ir-g [11]dLei Kin Meng-3 30 129 KS Cheong *****97 To Cherish 5-ir-h 7]d YM Choi-7 30 129 KC Hoi *****90 Face The Sun 5-nz-g 6] B Yamzon -3 29 128 WT Lai
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    • Article
      Lock icon Lord Roberto relishes the longer trip and Polytrack
      439 40 / 41 A step-up in distance and a return to the Polytrack paved the way to victory for LORD ROBERTO in the $55,000 Class 4 Stakes over 1,700m in Race 3 at Kranji on Friday night. Ridden by Lisa Allpress, Lord Roberto scored by
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S AUSTRALIA RESULTS
      613 40 / 41 RACE 1 Rosehill 1st 1 Julienas ($10-$5.10) 2nd 7 I’m Imposing ($8) 3rd 8 Planet Purple ($22) 4th 4 Polish Knight Forecast $12 Place Forecast (1-7) $3, (1-8) $19, (7-8) $33 Tierce $147 Trio $53 Quartet $1254 Quadro $183 Scratching: 5 Reuben Percival RACE 2 Gold Coast
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA RESULTS
      698 40 / 41 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE 1 Ellerslie (NZ) 1st 10 Cornelius ($43-$16) 2nd 2 Seed Of Speed ($15) 3rd 4 The Flying Affair ($8) 4th 8 Boy Forecast $66 Place Forecast (2-10) $20, (4-10) $16, (2-4) $20 Tierce $331 Trio $94 Quartet No winner ($118 jackpot carried forward to
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      Lock icon YESTERDAY’S PENANG RESULTS
      543 40 / 41 Race 1 C5 1200m 1 D’ULTIMATE KEEPER 57 c 54 (25-7) .........................M Zairi (1) 4 3 1 (550) 11 BLACK COFFEE 50 (65-18) Jackson Low (2) 6 6 3 (475) 4.25 1 D’ULTIMATE KEEPER 57 C 54 (25-7) •Winning stable: Jack Of Hearts. Trainer: LN Danis. Time:
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      Lock icon FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
      690 40 / 41 RACE 1 GOOD SUGGESTION: Crowded on jumping. QUIET ACHIEVER: Jumped inwards; unbalanced after being bumped heavily. STEALTH FIGHTER: Began awkwardly; very difficult to settle; taken outwards; raced wide. SUGGESTAHABIT: Bumped heavily. STAR ACADEMY: Bumped. WEOWNA FLYER: Got his head up when eased
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      1802 42 GOING FORECAST: SOFT TAN THEAN LOON’S PENANG TIPS RACE 1: 2 Nordstrom 8 Lee’s Fighter 7 Tuxedo Urchin 3 Honest Man RACE 2:3 Triple One D’Best 1 Cizen Gift 8 La Familia 12 Yes Madam RACE 3: 8 Glory Betting 9 Jai Ho 6 Wu Jin
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      32 42 Saturday Sept 28 2013 First Second Third 4233 3630 3374 Starters 0568 0798 1390 3222 3687 3924 5462 5476 9365 9506 Consolations 0435 1785 2953 3038 3849 4158 4437 6382 6981 8534
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  • SAILING
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      Lock icon Frisco mulls another America’s Cup
      648 43 Not everyone in the city Is enamoured by the event, even as supporters cite huge economic benefits Reuters After a spectacular America’s Cup regatta capped by home-team Oracle’s thrilling comeback victory, there should be little question about the event returning to San Francisco. Yet, the
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      Lock icon Waldner first living foreigner to appear on Chinese postage stamp
      151 43 TABLE TENNIS Reuters SIX-TIME world table tennis champion and 1992 Olympic gold medallist Jan-Ove Waldner has become the first living foreigner to appear on a Chinese postage stamp. “there is an enormous demand for the stamps,” Waldner told the Swedish
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      Lock icon Park tames the conditions
      196 43 GOLF PARK Sung Joon continued his formidable form after shooting a third-round three-under 68 to charge into a two-shot lead at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open in Osaka yesterday. The slightly-built South Korean overcame the tough playing conditions with four birdies against one bogey for a sevenunder
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  • FORMULA ONE
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      Lock icon F1 set for busy year
      680 44 New Jersey street race and Mexico City could get on next year’s calendar Wire Services Mexico and a new race on the streets of New Jersey were among three grands prix listed provisionally on a record 22-round Formula 1 calendar issued by the world motor
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      Lock icon Raikkonen shrugs off back pain
      199 44 AFP KIMI Raikkonen will head into this weekend’s Korean Grand Prix still dogged by the back problems that upset his qualifying in Singapore, but keen to race through the pain barrier. The Ferrari-bound Finn (left) said he will assess his fitness levels during practice in
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  • TENNIS
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      Lock icon Graf on Serena’s side
      712 45 Legend says Williams can overtake her Grand Slam record AP Steffi Graf’s career ended with 22 Grand Slam singles titles at age 30 because of injuries. The tennis great doesn’t see anyone stopping Serena Williams from becoming the career leader in Major titles, if she stays
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      Lock icon Kvitova stays on road to Istanbul
      344 45 Reuters CZECH Petra Kvitova overcame a second set meltdown to dispatch Angelique Kerber 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 in the final of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo yesterday to claim her 11th WTA tour title. The 2011 Wimbledon champion (above) sealed victory on her fourth
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  • TRIATHLON
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      Lock icon Shaw shines
      455 46  -  Irishman overcomes difficult conditions to win elite category of triathlon LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg The race was so tough that Benjamin Shaw literally walked the last few steps across the finish line yesterday at the East Coast Park. But the 21-year-old Irishman was ahead of the rest in
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      Lock icon Play football the Barcelona way
      268 46  -  FOOTBALL SHAMIR OSMAN IT WAS not a clip of on-field action. There wasn’t even a football in the shot. It was a close-up of a floppy-haired kid with a goofy smile, a kid who passed through the famed La Masia Academy and went on to
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      Lock icon F-17’s aim: Scholarships for youth footballers
      348 47  -  DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg The search is on to unearth the next Asean football star. With the launch of F-17, Fandi Ahmad’s Academy of Football Excellence, the Singapore legend hopes to transform young talent here into top professional footballers. F-17 is the result of a
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      Lock icon Singapore sides out of the running
      109 47 WATER POLO BOTH Singapore sides lost their quarter-finals to China yesterday in the Asian Youth Water Polo Championship at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex. The Republic’s boys’ team lost 14-7 to the Chinese in their lasteight tie yesterday morning, while the girls’ team were
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      Lock icon Ukraine must play Poland without fans
      271 47 Reuters FIFA has ordered Ukraine to play their next home 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Poland behind closed doors due to the racist behaviour of their fans. Ukraine’s supporters were involved in “several racist and discriminatory incidents” during the 9-0 win over San
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      Lock icon Doe brings the house down
      496 56  -  Striker’s magical strike for Selangor Selection ensures Cup stays in Malaysia SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ IN SHAH ALAM msazali@sph.com.sg SELANGOR FA SELECTION 3 (Adam Griffith 41, Francis Forkey Doe 55, 74) S-LEAGUE SELECTION 2 (Aleksandar Duric 6, Kamel Ramdani 70-pen) IT WAS a goal fit for
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      Lock icon Rafi header seals tough win for Singapore Veterans
      340 56  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ SELANGOR VETERANS 0 SINGAPORE VETERANS 1 (Rafi Ali 16) NO FANDI Ahmad, no V Sundramoorthy, no problem. Even without their two biggest stars, the Singapore veterans were able to seal a 1-0 victory over their Selangor FA counterparts at
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      88 47 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg I w BeEwreI L vew re MB S) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during ‘Live’ telecast) SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip Y(i) Always play with care, [responsibiyf Do not bet
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      Lock icon MUCH TO PONDER OVER SUAREZ
      999 48 / 49  -  Our columnist tells LIM SAYHENG that Brendan Rodgers cannot simply slot the Uruguayan back in Liverpool’s first 11 PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg Luis Suarez may well make his first appearance in the Premier League this season after completing his 10-match ban, when Liverpool visit the Stadium
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      602 48 / 49 AFP Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is confident striker Daniel Sturridge’s recent good form will not be impacted by the return of Luis Suarez. During Suarez’s 10-match ban, which came to an end last weekend, the England international scored 11 times as he assumed the responsibility
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      Lock icon Brady on the spot for high-flying Hull
      413 50 HULL 1 (Brady pen 12) WEST HAM 0 ROBBIE BRADY’S fourth goal of the season handed Hull a deserved victory over West Ham as Steve Bruce’s side made it back-to-back wins in the Premier League. Brady, who is fast becoming the breakout star
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      Lock icon Under-fire boss Jol has Mutch to be concerned about
      480 50 FULHAM 1 (Ruiz 45) CARDIFF 2 (Caulker 12, Mutch 90 CARDIFF celebrated a first win away in the top flight since their ascension to the Premier League with a last-gasp defeat of Fulham to pile more pressure on Martin Jol. Cries
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      632 51 ASTON VILLA 3 (El Ahmadi 51, Bacuna 73, Weimann 75) MAN CITY 2 (Toure 45, Dzeko 56) LEANDRO BACUNA and Andreas Weimann struck in the space of two second-half minutes as Aston Villa claimed a stunning win over Manchester City. The hosts had
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      Lock icon Osvaldo and Lambert down the Eagles
      342 51 SOUTHAMPTON 2 (Osvaldo 47, Lambert 49) CRYSTAL PALACE 0 TWO Quick-fire second half goals from Southampton’s strike partners were enough to see off Crystal Palace as Saints recorded their first home League win since March. The win came courtesy of lightning strikes from Dani
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      Lock icon The fortress has fallen
      944 52 / 53  -  GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg MANCHESTER UNITED 1 (Wayne Rooney 57) WEST BROM 2 (Saido Berahino 67, Morgan Amalfitano 54) David Moyes claimed that much of the criticism aimed at him this season had been unwarranted. He need not have worried. Those coming his way over the next
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      Lock icon Hughes Potters around for goals
      547 52 / 53 Stoke’s new boss vows to stick with team’s new style and keep home record intact Wire Services Stoke boss Mark Hughes believes his side are ready to consign their reputation as long-ball merchants to history by matching the big guns in the scoring stakes. The
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      Lock icon Online hackers rob Gazza of up to $100k
      244 52 / 53 PA Sport TROUBLED former England star Paul Gascoigne was targeted by hackers, who drained his bank account of up to £50,000 ($101,000), according to reports. Gascoigne, 46, who has been battling alcoholism for years, said the thieves made 23 withdrawals in just
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      Lock icon All square in love and war
      1241 54 / 55  -  IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg YOUR ENGLISH KAKI REPORTING FROM THE UK TOTTENHAM 1 (Gylfi Sigurdsson 19) CHELSEA 1 (John Terry 65) What does a day like this do to the relationship between Jose Mourinho and Andre Villas-Boas? A bad-tempered afternoon at White Hart Lane yesterday
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  • MALAYSIA CUP
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      Lock icon Sathia happy, Sundram coy
      640 57  -  ATM coach confident team can overcome deficit despite poor record against LionsXII SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg There were no pumped fists, nor shakes of the head, indeed, neither LionsXII coach V Sundramoorthy nor his ATM FA counterpart B Sathianathan betrayed any emotion when the final whistle went
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      755 58 / 59  -  Madhu dedicates rare goal to his father, who turns 60 today, after firing champs to victory with header DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg QUARTER-FINAL, FIRST LEG LIONSXII 1 (Madhu Mohana 40) ATM FA 0 An extended run in the LionsXII first team, a first national callup, and now, Madhu
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      Lock icon MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
      312 58 / 59 40min Goal! Madhu Mohana is left unmarked in the six-yard box as Shahfiq Ghani’s in-swinging corner comes in and the LionsXII defender makes no mistake with a crisp header. 48min Shahfiq pulls the ball back to Hafiz Abu Sujad, whose first touch brings him past Bruno Martelotto before
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    • ON TV
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        260 58 / 59 LIVE TELECASTS EPL Today: STOKE v NORWICH SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227,8.30pm SUNDERLAND v LIVERPOOL SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227,11pm Tuesday: EVERTON v NEWCASTLE SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227,3am SERIE A
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        15 58 / 59 ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS C’SHIP Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 8.30pm
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        12 58 / 59 MALAYSIA OPEN Today: FINALS StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), 2.10pm
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