The New Paper, 23 December 2013

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1 16 The New Paper
  • 15 1 the new paper MONDAY DECEMBER 23 2013 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MICA(P)084/01/2013
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    • 57 1 SUNDAY AT LITTLE INDIA youWe buy 4-D, watch movies and dream of a better life we’re like TNP PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR Works here to: Care for baby and wife Pay for brother’s school Marry sweetheart ›2 *****1 *****1 SENGKANG FIRE Owner’s son pours buckets but flames gut flat ›11 tnp.sg
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    • 36 1 0 monday december 23 2013 Smarts not smut got us fame, say 3 of China’s rising stars ›18 SEA GAMES WAR OF WORDS S’pore Olympic boss: Athletics haul not good enough.athletics boss fires back SpOrtS puLLOut›S16
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  • news
    • LITTLE INDIA RIOT AFTERMATH
      • 947 2 / 3  -  Indian migrant workers talk about their hopes, fears Report by Report by JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg The tug of war between “us” and “them” came to a head after the Little India riot on Dec 8. Aspersions have been cast upon the migrant workers. Much focus has
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      • 284 2 / 3  -  COMMENT By JENNIFER MARY DHANARAJ My brief was to spend the weekend at Little India and get to know the Indian migrant workers there. Find out what they hope for, their wishes, dreams and even fears. But I must admit to stereotyping
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      • 180 4 WRONG PLACE Employer Heng Siak Hoe, 70, who runs a painting business, said his worker happened to be shopping in the vicinity on the night of the riot. “He has been working with me for four years and is very well-behaved. He lives near Little India, I
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      • 466 4  -  Reports by LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg After the Dec 8 riot in Litle India, he scanned the pages of newspapers looking out for pictures of his workers. He wanted to be sure none of them was involved in the violent acts. Indian national Suresh Babu, 37, administration
        PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  466 words
    • 135 5 A much-hyped protest for the right to go topless on Rio de Janeiro’s beaches fell flat on Saturday when only a handful of women bared their chests for the movement. More than 100 photojournalists stampeded across the golden sands of Ipanema beach when the first
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    • 258 5 She may have built a reputation as a kitchen goddess who prepares home-cooked meals with the freshest ingredients but celebrity TV chef Nigella Lawson loves snacks and junk food, her former personal assistants claimed. Ms Lawson and her 19-year-old daughter Cosima are said to
      PHOTO: AFP  -  258 words
    • 105 6 An 18-year-old Singaporean student and an Australian pilot died in a gyrocopter crash in Victorian bushland. Local news reports identified the student as Jordan Peng and the pilot as 51-year-old Reg Thaggard. Their bodies were found yesterday in rugged terrain in Kinglake National
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    • 90 6 Three bombs exploded yesterday in southern Thailand, injuring 27 people in what appeared to be an attack by Islamic insurgents, authorities said. Songkhla’s provincial governor told state-run NBT television that four people had serious injuries. Police said a car bomb outside a hotel
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    • 59 6 If (German chancellor) Angela Merkel’s personal phone was tapped by the Americans, what can Israel expect? It would almost be an insult if the US didn’t try it. Israeli political analyst Nadav Eyal on a New York Times report that between 2008 to 2011, US and British intelligence agencies tapped
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    • 165 6 After 4 days of drifting at sea... One of the five missing crew members of the capsized Boliviaflagged barge Heng Hong 168 has been found alive. He had been drifting in the sea for four days when he was spotted off Bintan yesterday. Indonesian Coast
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    • 164 6 A train fault disrupted service on the opening day of the Downtown Line 1 for about 15 minutes. The fault took place at about noon yesterday near Bayfront station and delayed train service from Bugis to Chinatown. SBS Transit senior vice-president for corporate communications Tammy Tan
      PHOTO: ST  -  164 words
    • 318 7 People travelling on Kuala Lumpur’s Middle Ring Road 2 on Saturday were greeted by the sight of rubbish filling one lane of the highway for 100m. The rubbish, estimated to be about 150 tonnes, is said to have been dumped by lorry drivers after
      PHOTO: THE STAR  -  318 words
    • Article, Illustration
      966 8 / 9  -  Nurse saves life of fellow basketballer during tournament Reports by CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg The nurse was set to face off with several other teams in a basketball competition. Then, one of his opponents turned blue in the face and collapsed. The basketball court quickly became an
      TNP PHOTO: CHOO CHWEE HUA  -  966 words
    • 112 10 Loanshark activities saw a steady decline between 2010 and 2012, dropping by about 30 per cent year on year. The number of unlicensed moneylending harassment cases fell 32 per cent to 11,776 in 2011, from 15,525 the year before. They fell again by about 31 per
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    • 700 10  -  Former loanshark runner shares dark past, says: Report by JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg She had just harassed a loanshark debtor who was also her friend. She thought she had done so discreetly, but soon after, she received an SMS from the friend. It read:
      TNP PHOTO: LATASHNI GOBI NATHAN  -  700 words
    • 487 11  -  Neighbours evacuated after Sengkang flat catches fire. Resident says he couldn’t put out blaze Report by LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg His face and arms were covered in soot, more than eight hours after his flat caught fire. The smell of burnt furniture still lingered along
      PHOTOS: STOMP, LIANHE WANBAO  -  487 words
    • Article, Illustration
      209 12 / 13 MYTH: Bedbug infestation arises because a place is dirty or cluttered. FACT: Bedbugs travel with humans and therefore, wherever people congregate, there is a chance the pest gets picked up, even in the cleanest places. But dirty and cluttered places are ideal hiding spots for bedbugs. MYTH: Bedbugs
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    • Article, Illustration
      518 12 / 13  -  Pest-control companies report significant rise in cases related to these bloodsucking pests in recent years Reports by WEE JING LONG weejl@sph.com.sg A posh hotel, a backpacker’s hostel, a foreign worker dormitory and even your bed. What might they have in common? Bedbugs. And lots of them, it seems.
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    • JOINING FIGHT AGAINST BEDBUGS ARE...
      • Article, Illustration
        268 12 / 13 Sparky starts its day with a 20-minute run on the treadmill in a terrace house in central Singapore. It is then led to a fully air-conditioned room and fed a specially calibrated diet. The four-year-old beagle (seen on left with his handler, Mr Anandan Vythalingam), which was brought from
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      • 329 12 / 13 The bedbugs could be found in the refrigerator, toilet, cupboards, clothes, pots and pans. “They were everywhere,” said student volunteer Cheryl Huang, 17, of a oneroom unit she had helped clean one weekend earlier this month. Cheryl is part of a team of four Raffles Institution (JC) students
        PHOTOS: GEORGES IP; PHOTO: LAWRENCE WONG  -  329 words
    • 61 14 I think we Just really want it to be us and our pastor. That’s it... You have to pay for food for everyone and I’m not down with that. Everyone is there Just to be nosy and see who I’m wearing, you know. US singer Kelly Rowland on why she
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    • Article, Illustration
      557 14  -  Could 90s celeb’s YouTube hit spawn marketing renaissance for older actors? Report by JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg You may have heard about a little advertisement starring an impossibly split Jean-Claude Van Damme between two Volvo trucks. Which are moving. In reverse. The original, released on Nov 13,
      PHOTOS: VOLVO TRUCKS YOUTUBE CHANNEL; PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP  -  557 words
    • 533 15  -  TNP readers rewarded for hotline tip-offs Report and photos by NUR SHEREEN IBRAHIM shereeni@sph.com.sg When Mr Walter Wu saw a group of Transcom officers tailing a man carrying a sword in Victoria Street on Dec 16, he thought they were filming a show. The man
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    • 665 16 / 17  -  The Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) will open on Sunday. Infographics journalists Fadzil Hamzah and Cel Gulapa give you a sneak peek of the huge project Fadzil Hamzah, Cel Gulapa The 5km-long MCE, Singapore’s 10th expressway, connects the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway and the East Coast Parkway
      TNP INFOGRAPHICS: FADZIL HAMZAH & CEL GULAPA SOURCE: LTA  -  665 words
    • 912 18 / 19  -  These three actresses are more than just pretty faces Report by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg They have flawless skin, shapely legs and curvaceous bodies the stuff men fantasise about. But before you call them bimbos, these actresses would have you know that they are not just pretty
      PHOTOS: APPLE DAILY HONG KONG, CNS  -  912 words
    • 243 20 / 21 Communities get together to celebrate Christmas GAPYEONG, SOUTH KOREA A couple poses under an illuminated tunnel to celebrate Christmas and New Year at Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong, South Korea. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA A diver dressed up as Santa, greeting visitors from a
      PHOTOS: AP, REUTERS, AFP; TNP PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR  -  243 words
    • 134 22 Police charged the owner of a Bangladeshi garment factory and 11 employees with culpable homicide yesterday for alleged negligence leading to the death of 112 workers in a fire that engulfed the factory last year. It was the first time Bangladeshi authorities had sought to
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    • 234 22 Off-duty sheriff’s officer shot dead An off-duty Illinois sheriff’s investigator was fatally shot while trying to break up an armed robbery outside a family Christmas party, the authorities in the US state said on Saturday. Mr Cuauhtemoc Estrada (right), 50, died on Friday night outside
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    • 400 22 Four men were arrested and charged with murder in the carjacking and death of a lawyer who was shot in front of his wife after shopping at a mall, the US authorities said on Saturday. Two of the attackers accosted Mr
      PHOTO: REUTERS  -  400 words

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    • 31 1 SOUTHAMPTON 2 TOTTENHAM 3 Spurs striker scores brace to sink Saints ›S7 MONDAY DECEMBER 23 2013 16-page pullout tNp’S RepoRt CaRD oF SINgapoRe’S Sea gaMeS peRFoRMaNCe ›S11 ACEADE PHOTO: ACTION IMAGES
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  • sports
    • EPL SUPER SIX
      • 884 2 / 3 MOURINHO: PA Sport He is the catalyst of Arsenal’s resurgence this season. Mesut Oezil’s arrival has helped the Gunners mount their strongest title challenge in recent years. But Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he will try to stop his former player when they meet tomorrow
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      • 738 2 / 3 PA Sport Jose Mourinho is aiming to build a lasting dynasty at Stamford Bridge to emulate his first spell at Chelsea with a team which can bring a decade of success. After a spate of recent sackings with Chelsea’s chaotic managerial history under owner
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      • 697 4 / 5  -  Arsenal and Chelsea need to win tomorrow to keep alive their hopes of clinching the title IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg Title aspirations are for the summer. Title challenges are laid down over Christmas. Survive this relentless, draining stream of fixtures without losing ground and a team have
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      • 510 4 / 5 PA Sport Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger maintains there will be nothing personal in his bid to beat Chelsea tomorrow morning (Singapore time) as he tries to get the better of Jose Mourinho at the 10th time of asking. The Gunners will regain top spot in
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    • EPL
      • 159 6 / 7 PA Sport Cardiff manager Malky Mackay made it “crystal clear” he will not resign despite pressure from owner Vincent Tan to do so. Last Thursday, the Bluebirds boss was given an ultimatum by Tan to resign or be sacked. The Scot has no intention of
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      • 573 6 / 7  -  Our columnist tells LIM SAY HENG he’s not confident Luis Suarez will be an Anfield legend RAY HOUGHTON npsports@sph.com.sg Liverpool fans are a very forgiving bunch. The Anfield faithful have already forgiven their star striker for his transgressions last season, as well as his
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      • 157 6 / 7 PA Sport Joe Hart will keep his place in the Manchester City side for the Boxing Day clash against Liverpool after making his first Premier League appearance in almost two months against Fulham, manager Manuel Pellegrini confirmed. Hart made his first Premier League start
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      • 778 6 / 7  -  NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg SOUTHAMPTON 2 (Adam Lallana 13, Rickie Lambert 60) TOTTENHAM 3 (Emmanuel Adebayor 25, 64, Jos Hooiveld 54, og) By his own erratic standards, Emmanuel Adebayor might have peaked too soon. The reopening of the transfer window is still more than a week
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    • 27th SOUTH-EAST ASIA GAMES (DEC 11-22)
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        1224 8 / 9  -  Myanmar 2013 will be remembered by Singaporeans as one when their young athletes ended long droughts DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM NAYPYIDAW MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM Bronze first medal since 1979 When giants cry, you know it’s a big deal. Basketball is a major sport in Singapore, but much like
        PHOTOS: GAVIN FOO, CHRISTIE HAN, ST FILE, SSC  -  1,224 words
      • 99 10 / 11 2013 (Naypyidaw, Myanmar) l 309 athletes l 34 golds, 29 silvers, 45 bronzes l Total: 108 medals 2011 (Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia) l 414 athletes l 42 golds, 45 silvers, 73 bronzes l Total: 160 medals 2009 (Vientiane, Laos) l 192 athletes l
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      • 514 10 / 11  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM NAYPYIDAW If Dr Tan Eng Liang was Simon Cowell of American Idol fame, then Annabel Pennefather must be Paula Abdul. Dr Tan, who was the chef de mission (CDM) for the Singapore contingent at the 2011 South-east Asia
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      • 677 10 / 11 A SAILING (5-2-5) Won medals in 12 of the 13 events contested to end the Games as the top sailing nation in sean, reclaiming a title they last earned in 2005. TABLE TENNIS (4-1-1) Made a clean sweep despite fielding seven debutants out of a team of
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    • racing
      • 920 12 / 13 Race 1 C5 1700m 12 IDEALISTIC MOMENT 52.5 c 51.5 (32-11) HK Cheng (4) 3 2 1 (519) 10 VERY STYLO 53.5 c 52.5 (76-23) Lou Ho (6) 1 1 2 (448) 2.5 4 COCONUT 56 (17-7) J Shankar (11) 6 5 3 (419) Nk 13 STUB
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      • 254 12 / 13  -  Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg Trainer Michael Freedman has had another bumper year, as far as feature races are concerned. The Australian (right) won nine of the 37 Group races staged at the just-end-ed 2013 Singapore racing season, only one short
        TNP PHOTOS: LATASHNI GOBI NATHAN  -  254 words
      • 475 12 / 13 DATE FEATURE RACE GROUP STATUS WINNER WINNING TRAINER WINNING JOCKEY Lizarre Tenzing Martin Totality Group 3 Group 3 Group 3 Group 3 New Year Cup Woodlands Classic Stakes Jan 1 Jan 20 Fortune Bowl Three Rings Trophy Feb 11 Feb 17 Nandowra Polytrack Mile Championship Group
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      • 613 12 / 13 RACE 1 (Port Lincoln) 1st 6 Street Related ($131-$25) 2nd 3 Hank’s Nephew ($6) 3rd 8 Miss Aberdeen ($10) 4th 2 Black Barra Forecast $107 Place Forecast (3-6) $26, (6-8) $47, (3-8) $9 Tierce $2359 Trio $191 Quartet No winner ($4192 jackpot carried forward to next race)
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    • GOLF
      • 130 14 AP HOUSTON ROCKETS 114 DETROIT PISTONS 97 Dwight Howard had 35 points and 19 rebounds, leading the short-handed Houston Rockets to a 114-97 victory over the Detroit Pistons yesterday morning (Singapore time). Howard dominated Andre Drummond, Detroit’s promising 20-year-old big man, and helped Houston control the
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      • 486 14 Reuters Europe won five of the last six singles matches for a stunning 8½-7½ comeback win over Asia to reclaim the Royal Trophy in China yesterday and give captain Jose Maria Olazabal his first success in the team matchplay event. Trailing 5-3 ahead of yesterday’s
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    • CLUB WORLD CUP
      • 143 15 AP Diego Costa scored his Spanish league-leading 18th and 19th goals to help Atletico Madrid come back to beat a feisty Levante 3-2 yesterday morning (Singapore time) and provisionally move to the top of the table. Costa moved two goals ahead of Real
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      • 542 15 AFP RAJA CASABLANCA 0 BAYERN MUNICH 2 (Dante 7, Thiago Alcantara 22) European champions Bayern Munich claimed their fifth title of 2013 as they lifted the Club World Cup with a 2-0 win over Raja Casablanca in yesterday morning’s (Singapore time) final. The Bavarian
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      • ON TV
        • 168 15 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Tomorrow: ARSENAL v CHELSEA SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227, 4am Thursday: HULL CITY v MAN UNITED SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227, 8.45pm WEST HAM v ARSENAL SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub
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        • 80 15 NBA Today: OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER v TORONTO RAPTORS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8am PHILADELPHIA EAGLES v CHICAGO BEARS StarHub TV Ch 215 (ASN), 9.30am Tomorrow: DENVER NUGGETS V GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 10am Thursday: GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS v LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS StarHub
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        • 36 15 MUBADALA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), StarHub TV Ch 255 (Sports HD), 9pm Friday: DAY 2 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), StarHub TV Ch 255 (Sports HD), 5pm
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        • 40 15 ASHES 4TH TEST Thursday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 237 (Star Cricket HD), SingTel mio TV Ch 123 (Star Cricket), 7.30am Friday: DAY 2 StarHub TV Ch 237 (Star Cricket HD), SingTel mio TV Ch 123 (Star Cricket), 7.30am
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        • 12 15 COPENHAGEN MASTERS Friday: SEMI-FINALS StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 8pm
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    • 552 16  -  SAA chief reacts angrily, says Chan does not understand sport Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM NAYPYIDAW Should Singapore be doing much better in athletics events at the South-east Asia (SEA) Games? That was the question raised by Singapore National Olympic Council general
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