The New Paper, 13 October 2013

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1 24 The New Paper
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    23 1 the new paper on sunday October 13 2013 j A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS Sldj I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MICA CENTS MICA (P) 085/01/2013
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      76 1 E COOKING IN STYLE YOUR ENGLISH KAKI Spending $68,000 for a 4-room-flat kitchen Pole-axed in 1973, but England should beat Poland this time 14 SEE 24-PAGE SPORTS PULLOUT October 13 2013 GOODBYE BEAUTIFUL MUMMY Sisters’ online campaign for dying mum raises thousands within hours ‘IT’S BECOME A DOUBLEEDGED SWORD’ 4
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Instant ‘like’, instant share, instant fool?
      366 2  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg There’s a meme that made a welcome return to my Facebook feed this week. “The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you never know if they are genuine” Abraham Lincoln. I love it because you know that some people
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      130 2 INDEX Sports pullout No repeat of ’73 Iain Macintosh says this time England should beat Poland to qualify for World Cup 4 All for mum Sisters face criticism for online campaign to pay for mother’s funeral 25 Food draw at Singapore Day People travel hours to tuck into hawker fare
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon Our only hope for mum’s funeral
      1060 4 / 5  -  Their single mum is dying of cancer, but these two sisters had no money for her funeral. So they asked for it on Indiegogo, a US-based crowdfunding website. Their target of $11,000 was reached in five hours, instead of a month as planned REPORT:
      TNP PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR; PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH EMMANUEL  -  1,060 words
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      Lock icon Other projects on Indiegogo
      658 4 / 5  -  Some S’pore projects get international attention BENSON ANG reports BENSON ANG SUCCEEDED PROJECT NAME: Remittance: A feature film about migrant workers in Singapore PROPOSED BY: Film-makers Patrick Daly (above, centre), 38, and Joel Fendelmen, 32 (far left) GOAL: US$15,000 (S$19,700) AMOUNT RAISED: US$16,010 NUMBER OF FUNDERS:
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      Lock icon Give feedback on fund-raisind
      317 6  -  Jennifer Dhanaraj There could be changes to the way we look at charity. The Office of the Commissioner of Charities (COC) has launched a public consultation to seek feedback on proposed changes to the regulations on fund-raising appeals by individuals. The rules for fund-raising in Singapore
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      Lock icon Would you donate if fund-raisers have free rein over money?
      494 6  -  More relaxed rules could mean those seeking charity don’t have to account for every cent COMMENT: JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg Faith, hope and charity. When it comes to giving, the first two feed into the latter: You need to have faith
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      Lock icon Local comics nothing to laugh at
      901 10 / 11  -  Think comics are all about superheroes? Think again REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Spandex and superheroes that’s what many expect from a comic book. Not in the expanding world of local comic books though. Home-grown comic books are more low-key, personal and centred on local
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      Lock icon $8.7 billion can buy you...
      328 13  -  Benita Aw Yeong Gripped by panic and chaos, traders dumped penny stocks small-cap shares trading for less than $1 each on Monday. This led to three stocks Asiasons Capital, Blumont Group and LionGold Corp losing a total of $8.7 billion in value. Counters were suspended
      PHOTOS: AP, JAY HARIANI VIA WIKICOMMONS, MOUAWAD  -  328 words
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      Lock icon This 4-room flat’s kitchen costs... $68,000
      435 14 / 15  -  Sales director Wendy Chng (above) pulled out all the stops when renovating her kitchen, even though she cooks only instant noodles most of the time. Other foodies spend six-figure sums on designer kitchens REPORTS: JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg She spent almost $68,000 on her kitchen
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      Lock icon Family’s $150,000 dream kitchen
      307 14 / 15 The couple moved in to their sizeable condominium at Nassim Road almost five years ago. But they only designed their dream kitchen about two years ago. Then, Mrs Pamela Hui’s kitchen, which had modest appliances, was divided by a wall separating the dry and wet kitchens.
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      Lock icon S40.000 for this fridge
      326 14 / 15 Would you buy something for $40,000 on a whim, just because it looked good? Well, Dr David Bell (right, with his dog and fridge) sheepishly admits he did that. The 42-year-old surgeon, who lives alone, tells The New Paper on Sunday: “I took one look at
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      Lock icon Bowled over by their heart
      332 16  -  REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Throughout his life, he has suffered setbacks. Since a tumour was discovered in his brain when he was nine months old, Aaron Chua Ye Long has gone through fits, headaches, breathing problems and stints in hospital. Yet the pain and discomfort
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      Lock icon Fire in their bellies
      440 18 / 19  -  If you can, dance. If you have guts, belly dance. Age and jiggly bellies are no barriers for these belly dancers, many of whom are above 40 REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Blazes of colourful chiffon twirl and sweep across the floor. Seductive rhythmic Middle Eastern melodies
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      Lock icon Shine-y happy neighbours
      570 20 The close bond between these neighbours is what the Shine Movement hopes to promote As far as Madam Lim Siew Chin is concerned, she and Madam Seow Chiew Chuen are more than just neighbours. “We are family. We look out for one another,” said the housewife and
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    • Article
      Lock icon Plane passengers sick after eating expired food
      257 21 More than 30 Air China passengers get diarrhoea, vomiting from expired beef pastries Food scandals are nothing new in China. But this week, it was particularly bad. On Wednesday, an eastern Jiangsu province court sentenced 16 men to prison for processing and selling
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      Lock icon Patients drugged, robbed after drinking ‘water’
      167 21 THAI HOSPITALS SCARE Hospitals in Thailand have been asked to tighten security measures to prevent a gang of thieves from stealing patients’ belongings. The gang is believed to have offered patients and their relatives “doctored” water, after which they become unconscious, Bangkok’s The Nation
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      Lock icon Swimming in cash lands her in hot water
      400 21 Filipino socialite’s flashy videos get taxmen on her trail, as her mother is accused of corruption She regularly posted online pictures of her lavish lifestyle, including one of her in a bathtub filled with money. Filipina Jeane Napoles (above), 23, has drawn
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      Lock icon Sons left starving in house of filth
      414 22 Horror parents I The boys were so undernourished that they couldn’t speak. The four brothers, aged from two to six, were living in an apartment in Denver, Colorado, which was filled with faeces, cat urine and flies. The boys were removed from the
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      Lock icon Baby starves as parents live Second Life
      346 22 Horror parents II They were living the good life in their video game, but in real life, their two-year-old daughter was starving to death. Mark Knapp, 48, and Elizabeth Pester, 33, were arrested early this week and charged with child neglect and abuse
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      Lock icon Man locks girlfriend up... literally
      201 22 He wanted his girlfriend to stay faithful. So a Mexican man, 40, made his girlfriend, 25, wear a padlock on her jeans, CNN reported. The woman went to authorities in Veracruz, Mexico, and complained that she was in pain because she couldn’t go to the
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      Lock icon Rabbis’ karate and cattle prod plan to coerce divorces
      511 23 2 rabbis, 8 others arrested after FBI undercover operation The pair of New York rabbis were allegedly linked to an eight-member kidnap gang which used karate moves and torture with cattle prods to subdue their victims. Their target: Jewish husbands who
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      Lock icon Fur flies over airline’s remarks on lost dog
      250 23 Air Canada is in the doghouse over a spokesman’s remarks after a dog escaped from airline staff at a California airport and ran away. The company said handlers at San Francisco International Airport in the US took the dog out of his
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      Lock icon The Changing Face of Singapore
      501 24  -  How will the government's development plans impact Singapore's built environment? A special Feature brought to you by STPROPERTY.sg WRITTEN BY ELIZABETH CHOONG Source: NetRatings During this year's National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasised that the government wants to help all Singaporeans
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      Lock icon Hankering for a taste of home
      635 25  -  More than 6,000 gather in Sydney to celebrate Singapore Day Report and Photos by Belle Charlene Kwan tnp@sph.com.sg Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens was transformed into a Singapore hub yesterday. Over 6,000 Singaporeans and their family and friends gathered for Singapore Day 2013. The event,
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  • SNAPSHOT
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      Lock icon Our senior executive photojournalist picks his pictures of the week
      176 7  -  MOHD ISHAK SAMON ishak@sph.com.sg SUPERHERO CLEANERS: Young patients watch as highrise window washers wearing Superman and Captain America costumes clean the windows of Sabara Children’s Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday. They were wearing the costumes to commemorate Children’s
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      Lock icon 21 dead, many injured in Vietnam fireworks factory blast
      88 8 / 9 AFP At least 21 people have died and scores more have been injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in a military complex in northern Vietnam, an army official said. Black smoke billowed from the Z121 military facility, about 120km
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      Lock icon Obama against Republican plan to extend debt ceiling by weeks
      98 8 / 9 US President Barack Obama yesterday came out against a proposal to extend for just weeks the country’s authority to borrow money. He said in his radio and video address: “It wouldn’t be wise, as some suggest, to just kick the
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      Lock icon BIG PICTURE
      68 8 / 9 CRASH Twelve people were injured after a van hit a lorry in Yishun, before Lentor Residence. The Singapore Civil Defence Force received a call at 7.08am about the accident. Seven casualties were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and five to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The lorry crashed
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      Lock icon Indian region hunkers down as Phailin roars in
      358 8 / 9 Two storms batter Asia AFP A massive cyclone began hammering India’s eastern coast with heavy rain and destructive winds yesterday, as hundreds of thousands of people moved inland and took shelter. It was one of two storms that hit Asia yesterday, the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Lim Swee Say tells PA to be more ‘resident-centric’
      232 8 / 9 The People’s Association (PA) needs to focus anew on its core mission of serving residents, deepen emotional bonds with them, and involve more organisations as community partners. Charting the direction he wanted the grassroots movement to take at its annual seminar,
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      Lock icon SingTel fire: Some fibre cables need more repair
      106 8 / 9 Four days after the fire at SingTel’s Bukit Panjang Exchange, customers are still facing service issues. The telco said on its Facebook page yesterday that there is still a “small number of fibre cables that require further rectification work”. It had earlier
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      Lock icon Project aims to digitise 50 years of S’porean Tamil creative writing
      127 8 / 9 The Tamil Digital Heritage Group, with several partners, aims to digitally record 50 years of Singaporean Tamil creative writing by 2015. The project is to preserve Tamil literary works and the group will work with the National Library Board
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      Lock icon HAPPINESS INDEX
      216 8 / 9 We rate the past week’s news good and bad The Central Provident Fund is one of the best pension systems in the world, according to The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index. Singapore ranked seventh out of 20 countries an improvement from placing 13th last year. Denmark took top
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      Lock icon INSTALIFE
      57 8 / 9 Capturing life through an app It has been awhile since I took the MRT to town at 9am. I managed to board the train only on the third try. I took this photo to express my sympathy for morning commuters in Singapore. To be featured, tag your own Instagram
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      92 10 / 11 NEW STUDY OF ADULTERY more men with unfaithful wives most couples stay married anyway in thesunday times TODAY IS THAT POST A COOL STORY C* r *3 a fools w r? C? sfeiJK t> d a Just because everyone’s sharing it, doesn’t mean it’s real. Learn how to find the
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE SUPERVISOR
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      787 12  -  Site supervisor Monzurul Alam makes workers pay $50 if they are caught flouting safety rules BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Safety is always emphasised at worksites. Yet workers are careful only when there’s someone watching. So says site supervisor Monzurul Alam, who came to Singapore from Bangladesh
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      253 16 EXPRESSIONS FIGHTING EXTRA KILO GET MORE EXCITING REWARDS! V M N* r Destroy those UBBORN FATS! V VISIT US AT www.expresslons.com.sg Fight that bulging tummy Ultra sound breaks down cellular fat membranes Trim and tone, lose up to 2.5kg Metabolizes the released triglycerides and cellular wastes 1st 100 to SMS
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      76 17 m V <- r Ikr' vr <r Bilingual in English and Chinese Iff KUHN v v > fl uFE iNP^asa LEE KUHN YEN’S MANY PHASES Follow Singapore's founding Prime Minister through nine decades of his life in this new pictorial book with 480 photographs, including over 100 published for the
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      63 20 Get involved Do you have a passion for getting your neighbours together to bond over food, activities or common interests? Do you want to contribute towards achieving a more cohesive and close-knit community in your neighbourhood? If your answer is “Yes”, then e-mail your particulars (name, contact number, address and
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      107 24 STProperty, a product of Singapore Press Holdings, is the fastest growing property portal in Singapore. It has quickly become the go-to website for real estate professionals and home-owners looking to buy, sell or rent property. Conceptualised as a one-stop property services suite, STProperty is equipped with comprehensive resources such as
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  • EATS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Korean glass noodles
      743 26  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg The best food is always a multisensory experience. Taste takes priority, followed closely by texture. But never forget that a gorgeous-looking dish adds much to the pleasure of dining. Japchae, or Korean glass noodles, is the perfect centrepiece to brighten up any
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      Lock icon Two chefs, more dishes
      606 27  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg When I first checked out and wrote about Ipoh-born childhood pals Lee Kao Shung and Lam Chan Wah about six years ago, they were op- erating in a humble old HDB coffee shop outlet in Commonwealth. Their Two Chef Eating Place at
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    • Article
      Lock icon Zi char stalls have to be competitive
      348 27 When a regular family goes out for dinner here, more likely than not they’d head to the neighbourhood zi char stall. They are ubiquitous, convenient, relatively fast, usually of a high standard and good value for money. Typically, a family meal can consist
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon At the helm
      768 28 / 29  -  BIKER BOY Poet, philosopher and inventor Lino Dainese on taking over helmet company AGV ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg His name is synonymous with innovations in biker safety. The knee slider, the back protector and the air bag system in a race suit which deploys when sensors detect
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      Lock icon ‘Giving time is more valuable than money’
      502 28 / 29  -  Wheels Of Love 2013 at Jamiyah Children’s Home Zaihan Mohamed Yusof Donating money to charity is easy. Devoting time and effort to charitable causes is harder, yet more fulfilling, say volunteers of charity event Wheels Of Love (WOL) 2013. Yesterday, volunteers for the
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    Lock icon Macau, the place to be
    472 30 The Macau Grand Prix has a special place in Singapore’s history. In 1958, Singaporean Chan Lye Choon drove his Aston Martin DB3S car to victory in the 5th Macau Grand Prix, making him the first Asian and only Singaporean to win the prestigious motor racing
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
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      Lock icon Perfect for pores
      448 31  -  JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Don’t be a crater face. Minimise pores with these products We Love This! The Porefessional by Benefit $48 Benefit claims that this product is a quick fix that minimises pores and fine lines to give you smooth skin. A bold claim. For the record,
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      Lock icon THE YOUTUBE TEST
      280 31 TESTPutting online advice to the test Make your own pore strips Username: Michelle Phan Key words: pore, strips, removal Pore strips, while effective, can cost a lot especially if you do it regularly. So Michelle Phan teaches you how to make your own strips with just two
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  • PLAY WHO SAYS SINGAPORE IS BORING?
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      Lock icon The things you can do this week
      633 32  -  BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Trampoline Park So you’ve seen the movie Gravity with it’s heartstopping, gravity-defying action and want to bounce around a room? Head for the Amped Trampoline Park. Sure, there’s iFly, but this costs less and the fun lasts longer. With trampolines
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  • NIGHTLIFE
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      Lock icon Powder to the people
      648 33  -  AFTER 7 ZUL ANDRA tnp@sph.com.sg Telling people that I’m going to The Powder Room does not mean I’m channelling my inner Audrey Hepburn. Should you find yourself at the 1920sstyled restaurant-bar The Black Swan, you’ll want to excuse yourself to their relatively new swanky bar on
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  • HUMOUR
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      Lock icon Be proud to be blunt
      810 34  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg NOTES I’m no stranger to bluntness. My family took no prisoners when it came to straight-talking and straight-insulting. When my wife met my mother for the first time, my mother looked her up and down and said: “Well, you’re prettier than his
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      Lock icon Who could have started the SingTel fire?
      784 35  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg I met Arnold Gay once a long time ago. I was still working at MediaCorp and he was the hunky Channel NewsAsia news reader. It was Lisa Ang who introduced me to Gay, though I can’t recall
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    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
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        Lock icon South African jailed for transporting 3,243 abalone
        162 35 Reuters Think abalone is expensive? One man in South Africa has paid a very high price. He was sentenced to two years’ jail for transporting 3,243 abalone as part of an international crime ring that poached tons of the gourmet mollusc. Rampant poaching
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        Lock icon China govt cars fixed with GPS to track officials
        128 35 Reuters China will install Global Positioning System in government cars to thwart personal use by officials. This comes as the Communist Party’s anti-corruption watchdog cracks down on the lifestyles of corrupt officials. Almost 200,000 government cars have been misused for private
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        Lock icon Man’s bid to reverse his death declaration denied
        192 35 AP A man who disappeared decades ago is finding out it’s not easy to come back from the dead. Mr Donald Miller Jr went to court in Ohio, US, to reverse a 1994 ruling that declared him legally dead. The judge turned
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  • Page 34 Miscellaneous
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    Lock icon PINK POWER
    140 36  -  Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman The concert was a festival of pink. K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation yesterday performed for 8,000 delighted fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium as part of their Girls Peace World Tour. Sparks flew as pyrotechnics heralded their entrance. They came out blowing kisses to
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    Lock icon G-Dragon at Fashion Week
    93 36  -  Jocelyn Lee K-pop superstar G-Dragon put on a highly energetic performance yesterday. He was performing his solo showcase as part of Fashion Week 2013 at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre yesterday. Dressed in a blazer, tattered jeans and a funky headgear, the 25-year-old blazed through a
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    Lock icon Hed Chef blogs about it
    47 36 Friday saw the sixth and final round of the Hed Chef cooking sessions. Hedy Khoo showed participants how to prepare Sichuan pepper chicken and oyster omelette. But what has the experience been like for the Hed Chef herself? TNP PHOTO: AZIM AZMAN
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      40 1 1973: England miss out on World Cup because of them... Will history repeat itself on Wednesday? UNLIKELY... says your nglish Kaki, Iain Macintosh >S2 SUNday OCTOBER 13 2013 24-PAGE PULLOUT DON’T OVERLOAD LIONSXII COACH SAyS GODfREy RObERT >S24 PHOTOS: REUTERS
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  • sports
    • WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
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        Lock icon ENGLAND IN POLE POSITION
        1042 2 / 3  -  Beating Poland in their next game will book the Three Lions’ ticket to the World Cup Finals in Brazil IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK GROUP H ENGLAND 4 (Wayne Rooney 48, Branko Boskovic 62-og, Andros Townsend 78, Daniel Sturridge 90+3-pen) MONTENEGRO 1 (Dejan Damjanovic
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        Lock icon Ukraine set to finish in top two
        145 2 / 3 Reuters Andriy Yarmolenko scored the only goal as Ukraine edged past Poland 1-0 yesterday morning (Singapore time) and now look certain to finish in the top two in Group H. The Ukrainians have 18 points ahead of their final match against bottom team
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        Lock icon Del Bosque: We need to improve
        173 6 / 7 Reuters Spain coach Vicente del Bosque admitted that they needed to be more aggressive up front after defeating Belarus 2-1 yesterday morning (Singapore time). Del Bosque (right) said: “We are clear about what to do against such a massed and intense defensive line but
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        Lock icon CANT GET ENOUGH
        927 6 / 7  -  Spain need to score more goals NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg GROUP I SPAIN 2 (Xavi Hernandez 61, Alvaro Negredo 78) BELARUS1 (Sergei Kornilenko 89) Asking for more from Spain feels like asking for more hit songs from The Beatles. Perhaps we have been spoilt. In football terms, we’ve
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        Lock icon WHAT’S ENOUGH?
        520 6 / 7 Holland bag eight as RVP breaks record caption Reuters GROUP D HOLLAND 8 (Robin van Persie 15, 42, 52, Kevin Strootman 24, Jeremain Lens 37, Szilard Devecseri 64-og, Rafael van der Vaart 85, Arjen Robben 89) HUNGARY1 (Balazs Dzsudzsak 46-pen) A hat-trick from Robin van Persie earned him
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        Lock icon Lukaku books Belgium’s ticket
        335 8 / 9 Reuters GROUP A CROATIA 1 (Niko Kranjcar 83) BELGIUM 2 (Romelu Lukaku 15, 38) Belgium reached their first World Cup Finals since 2002 after on-loan Everton striker Romelu Lukaku scored two excellent first-half goals to earn a 2-1 victory in Croatia yesterday morning (Singapore time). The
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        Lock icon Jimenez’s bicycle kick saves Mexico
        139 8 / 9 MEXICO 2 PANAMA1 AFP Mexico won a new chance to qualify for the World Cup after an epic bicycle kick by Raul Alonso Jimenez helped his team defeat Panama yesterday morning (Singapore time). Jimenez scored his wonder goal five minutes before the end and just
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        774 8 / 9 PA Sport GROUP C GERMANY 3 (Sami Khedira 12, Andre Schuerrle 58, Mesut Oezil 90+1) IRELAND 0 Joachim Loew is confident there is more to come from his Germany team after seeing them march into the World Cup Finals in Brazil. A 3-0 victory
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        727 8 / 9 Uruguay face likely play-off against Jordan Reuters Colombia qualified for the 2014 World Cup Finals while Ecuador and Chile all but sealed tickets yesterday morning (Singapore time), leaving Uruguay most likely to play a fourth successive inter-continental play-off to join them in Brazil next year. Colombia fought back
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        Lock icon TOWNSEND A GODSEND
        593 4 / 5  -  Our columnist tells ALI KASIM that Roy Hodgson is lucky to have one of the EPL’s best players this season PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg *Paul Parker is a former England and Manchester United defender who won two EPL titles and earned 19 caps for his country. He is
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        618 4 / 5  -  Ronaldo and C may make it o Brazil b t they won’t impress GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg PORTUGAL 1 (Ricardo Costa 27) ISRAEL 1 (Eden Ben Basat 85) The mood was buoyant, the prediction bold. Cristiano Ronaldo was convinced his country need not have to qualify for the 2014 World
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    • FOOTBALL
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        95 10 / 11 l Develop and deliver a coaching programme focused on achieving the targets set out in the FAS Strategic Plan 2010–2015. l Conduct extensive talent scouting across the country and overseas to ensure strong team selection. l Develop a four-year training and competition programme
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        731 10 / 11  -  Job scope for new LionsXII coach worries Kadir, Sasi Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Is the job scope for the new LionsXII coach unrealistic? Following V Sundramoorthy’s resignation, the vacant LionsXII post is a hot seat waiting to be filled and the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has set
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        538 10 / 11  -  DAVID LEE ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER SINGAPORE v SYRIA (Tuesday, 7.45pm, Jalan Besar Stadium) Hundreds of thousands have been killed, millions have been made refugees. Amid rumours of chemical weapons being used against civilians, daily atrocities such as kidnap, rape, torture and mutilation have been
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        347 10 / 11 AFP INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY SOUTH KOREA 0 BRAZIL 2 (Neymar 44, Oscar 48) Brazil star Neymar weathered some harsh attention before scoring a stunning free-kick as he led the World Cup hosts to a 2-0 friendly win over South Korea yesterday. The Barcelona forward (left) curled his shot past
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        Lock icon DON'T OVERLOAD LIONSXII COACH
        497 24  -  COMMENT GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg Tucked in the middle of a page in yesterday’s Straits Times Classified Advertisements section is an ad for a very demanding football job. The job is probably the most challenging in local football for the next two years. It is simply titled
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    • IN THE BOX SEAT
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        Lock icon Australia sack coach Osieck after 6-0 thrashing
        104 12 / 13 AFP Australia coach Holger Osieck was sacked yesterday, just eight months away from the World Cup, after the Socceroos were thrashed 6-0 by France in an international friendly. Despite guiding them to next year’s Finals in Brazil, the veteran German’s position was on
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        951 12 / 13 Ahead of this week’s World Cup qualifiers, Germany legend FRANZ BECKENBAUER tells Fifa.com who are the favourites for the Finals in Brazil next year 1In 1990, you won the World Cup as Germany’s team manager. What are your memories of the tournament? Naturally, the World
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        Lock icon Danes stunned by late Aquilani leveller
        147 12 / 13 AFP Denmark’s hopes of a World Cup revival suffered a blow yesterday morning (Singapore time), after a late equaliser by Alberto Aquilani helped Italy secure a 2-2 draw that maintained their unbeaten record in Group B. Juventus-reject Nicklas Bendtner looked to have secured all
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          1990 14 / 15 TODAY’S SINGAPORE (SHORT LONG COURSE C/POLYTRACK) RACE CARD GOING FORECAST: GOOD Race 1 C5 12.50 —1200m(Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 1-8760 I’m Superman 58 (38) TO Chang c1 12 (5ag HK Tan-BN Choo) 2 -7112-Ninth Avenue 58 (38) S John
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          1906 14 / 15 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI TURF POLYTRACK MEETING RACE 1 (1,200M) 1 I’m SupermanH Went like Lois Lane in stilettos last time but goes OK on his day. 2 Ninth AvenueHHHBack in trip but knows how to win. Has won over 1,200m. 3
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        Lock icon BEST BET War Affair (Race 9 No. 1)
        113 16 / 17 This next big thing keeps improving and there is no telling how good he really is. He won with greater authority each time and today should be another stroll in the park. Tan Thean Loon, on his best bet War Affair (right)
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        588 16 / 17 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Brian Miller Mr X 7 3 2 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 RACE 11 Super Captain 9 2 Bargain Bid Ninth Avenue 3 Straighttothepoint 9 6 Fantastic News
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        510 16 / 17 Trainer Theo Kieser will be represented by two runners in today’s Group 3 $150,000 Magic Millions 2013 More Magic 3YO Championship over 1,600m. Known as the “King of the Kids” following his successes with two-year-olds, he will saddle RIKIOH and RAPPOR in the third
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA RESULTS
        903 16 / 17 RACE 1 HAWERA, NZ (1,600m) 1st 17 Julinsky Prince ($44-$12) 2nd 15 Darby Shaw ($13) 3rd 10 Katie McKeen ($7) 4th 7 Flippant Forecast $114 Place Forecast (5-17) $20, (10-17) $9, (10-15) $15. Tierce No winner ($2402 jackpot carried forward to next race) Trio
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          1227 18 / 19 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 Cranbourne (1,400m) 5 HONOUR THE DAME (6:2-1-0): Scored len win (56.5) over Tigerish 1,110m Sale (64) Sept 25. Should be fitter now and looks a threat again. 7 ST ISSEY (9:2-0-1): Scored lg hd win
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          1034 18 / 19 12:20 Race 1 CRANBOURNE —1400M 1 GOOD THINKING KATELYN MALLYON (11) 59.5 2 BARBIE DAZZLER D OLIVER (3) 58.5 3 HELP J NOONAN (6) 58.5 4 YUKA JOY D GAUCI (8) 58.5 5 HONOUR THE DAME CHRIS SYMONS (9) 58 6 TO BE HONEST D
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          111 18 / 19 Members of the Executive Council of International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), representing the principal regions of the world, met last Tuesday and discussed the control of anabolic steroids in racing and the official position of IFHA was as follows: 1. IFHA considers that
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          755 18 / 19 RACE 1 CLASS 3 TURF—1600m 2 CRACKERJACK 130 (23-7) K TEETAN (3) 1 6 FOLLOW THE WIND 115 (80-18) K C NG (5) 2 1 TURBO JEWELLERY 133 (17-6) O DOLEUZE (7) 3 4 SPIRIT SOARING 121 (88-18) W M LAI (6) 4 Trainer:
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        Lock icon FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        470 20 RACE1 MOOVA BULLET: Slow to begin after jumping awkwardly. AFROJACK: Crowded. POWER AND GLORY: Raced wide; crowded. OUR ALCHEMIST: Raced wide. PROSPERITY STAR: Shifted outwards to obtain clear running. RACE 2 CELESTIAL BLISS: Examined by the veterinary surgeon and passed fit to
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        1193 20 Race 1 C5 (LC) 1800m 5 ILLUSIONIST 55.5 (21-9) I Azhar (6) 2 2 1 (488) 7 AMARONE 54 (63-20) M Wepner (4) 1 1 2 (448) 1.25 10 HAHA BABE 53 c 53.5 (108-31) L Sofhan (1) 3 3 3 (429) 0.75 1 CHIEF SECRETARY
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        Lock icon Karlberg leads but Kang in strong position
        129 21 Local hope Kang Sung Hoon put himself in strong position to win the CJ Invitational after posting 11 under after 16 holes before the third round was suspended in Yeoji yesterday. The South Korean held a three-shot advantage over Rikard Karlberg of Sweden,
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        Lock icon Correct stance fixes the shank
        528 21  -  END OF SERIES: The Melvin Singh project (which has seen a series of golf tips over the last six months) comes to a close with this final lesson from golf instructor Garry Doolan. THE MELVIN SINGH PROJECT Report by: ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg For a golf
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      Lock icon Thompson’s 66 propels her to the front
      159 22 AMERICAN teenager Lexi Thompson overcame a 45-minute rain delay yesterday to grab a commanding threeshot lead at the Sime Darby LPGA golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur. Thompson, 18, shot a 66 yesterday for a three-day total of 17-under 196 to overtake South Korea’s
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    • FORMULA ONE
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        Lock icon Webber upstages hamstrung Vettel
        708 22 AFP Red Bull’s Mark Webber took full advantage of mechanical problems plaguing his titleseeking team-mate Sebastian Vettel yesterday as he snatched his first pole position of the year at the Japanese Grand Prix. With all eyes on the runaway championship leader, who could secure a fourth
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      Lock icon Kerber seals final spot at WTA Tour year-ender
      94 23 Reuters Germany’s Angelique Kerber has clinched the eighth and final spot at the WTA’s season-ending championships in Istanbul later this month after reaching the semi-finals of the Linz Open. The 25-year-old beat Patricia MayrAchleitner in the quarter-finals in Austria yesterday morning (Singapore
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    • TENNIS
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        Lock icon NADAL OUSTED
        496 23 AFP World No. 1 Rafael Nadal was dumped out of the Shanghai Masters yesterday by inspired Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro, who blew the Spaniard away with a relentless display of brutal hitting to set up a final against Novak Djokovic. The giant del Potro, fresh from winning
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    • ON TV
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        53 23 HYUNDAI A-LEAGUE Today: PERTH GLORY v ADELAIDE UNITED StarHub TV Ch 222 (Football Channel), 1.55pm BRAZIL GLOBAL TOUR Tomorrow: BRAZIL v ZAMBIA StarHub TV Ch 255 (Sports HD), 7.45pm *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
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        16 23 NBA GLOBAL GAMES Today: HOUSTON ROCKETS v INDIANA PACERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 1.30pm
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        22 23 WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Today: TIMOTHY BRADLEY v JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ StarHub TV Ch 255 (Sports HD), StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports, 9am
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        15 23 SHANGHAI ROLEX MASTERS Today: FINAL, DAY 6 StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 4.30pm
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        53 23 LPGA SIME DARBY MALAYSIA Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports Arena), 11am ASIAN TOUR CJ INVITATIONAL Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), 11.30am PORTUGAL MASTERS Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 255 (Sports HD), 9pm FRYS.COM OPEN Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 213
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        32 23 JAPAN GRAND PRIX Today: MAIN RACE StarHub TV Ch 209; mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 1.45pm CHEQUERED FLAG StarHub TV Ch 209; mio TV Ch 115 (STAR Sports), 3.45pm
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      80 8 / 9 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw IMmuircl Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) (pLAYs) Always play with care. [responsibly! Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service. Cali 6786
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