The New Paper, 28 December 2013

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    • 39 1 Killer-litter suspect Arrested After two-hour stAnd-off Air cooler almost hits woman pregnant ›2 PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILy NEwS *****1 *****1 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/tnp To subscribe: 6388 3838 MAN CITY 2 LIVERPOOL 1 ref rant may cost rodgers sports pullout›s6
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    • 30 1 0 SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 2013 Taiwan star Sonia Sui in love with Christopher Lee’s voice ›12 The Sail condo rents out parking lots for $480 a month ›6 days to3
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  • news
    • 653 2 / 3  -  Man throws air cooler from 7th-storey window, almost hitting pregnant woman Reports by Jasmine Lim jaslim@sph.com.sg A pregnant woman had a narrow escape on Thursday night when an air cooler came crashing down and almost hit her. A witness, Desmond Pravin, 16, said the
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    • 314 2 / 3 In his week of living in Block 8 at St George’s Lane, the killer-litter suspect had scolded at least two of his new neighbours for leaving their flowerpots in the corridor. A 13-year-old girl who lives next door to the
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    • 289 2 / 3 DEC 17,2013 Two brothers, aged 10 and 11, were arrested for allegedly throwing a small speaker and a vehicle battery from their flat at Block 4, Dover Road. The vehicle battery, which was thrown from the 14th storey, landed near a passer-by and his friends
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    • 177 4 The assistant director with the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) who was accused of 21 offences including criminal breach of trust as a public servant and forgery has indicated he will plead guilty to the charges. Edwin Yeo Seow Hiong allegedly misappropriated over $1.7
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    • 249 4 Western Digital company HGST, which makes hard drives, retrenched 500 employees yesterday. But the company has committed to ensuring “fair compensation and treatment” for those workers, the United Workers of Electronics Electrical Industries (UWEEI) said in a statement. The union said that it
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    • 334 4  -  Report by WEE JING LONG weejl@sph.com.sg About 30 passengers had to trudge along a stretch of the Downtown Line tunnel at about 9pm yesterday. The train they were on was heading to Bayfront station from Downtown station when it broke down about 50m before the platform.
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    • 400 4 The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is looking into a suggestion to implement a lower Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rate or discounted monthly ERP passes for taxis to encourage them to pick up more passengers in the Central Business District. The LTA was responding to
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    • 867 6 / 7  -  Desperate non-residents pay $480 a month for highly coveted season-parking lots at CBD condo (below) amid parking crunch Report by LINETTE HENG linheng@sph.com.sg THE FIGHT FOR LOTS Singapore’s tallest residential skyscraper, The Sail Marina Bay, has a solution to the Central Business District’s (CBD) parking woes.
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    • 288 8 A Singaporean man died after he lost control of a car and plunged about 9m into a ditch in Johor. The accident took place in Kulaijaya at about 12.40am on Thursday. According to Malaysian Chinese newspaper Sin Chew Daily, the deceased is
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    • 100 8 Four of the 25 charged in the Little India riots on Dec 8 are facing new charges. Chinnappa Prabakaran, 23, is charged with instigating a group to set fire to an ambulance. Bose Prabakar, 29, is accused of assaulting an auxiliary police officer
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    • 210 8 It was the third day of her trip to China. Madam Xue Yue, 43, and her husband were touring Huangshan, a scenic mountain range in eastern China. They were part of a group of 20 friends who were travelling together. That night, when
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    • 175 8 A security guard was killed by a python yesterday near a luxury hotel on Bali, a hotel employee said. The incident happened at about 3am as the 4.5m-long python was crossing a road near the Bali Hyatt hotel, said Mr Agung Bawa, an
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    • 141 9 The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will implement new traffic arrangements in Little India on Sundays to smoothen operations for private bus services plying the Little India area. A stretch of Hampshire Road from Rutland Road to Race Course Road will
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    • 694 9  -  Group of eight men attack cabby and damage his taxi after he declines to pick them up on Christmas Day Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg The cabby knew something was wrong the moment he turned his taxi into Havelock Road at 5.30am on Christmas Day. He saw a
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    • 579 12  -  Taiwanese celeb Sonia Sui mak s confession about local actor Christopher Lee after meeting him twice Reports by CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg Just last month, sultry Taiwanese actress Tian Xin called Christopher Lee the perfect man after starring with him in Taiwanese drama A Good Wife.
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    • 247 12 In upcoming Taiwanese drama Notice From A Bachelorette, Christopher Lee, 42, plays a man in his mid30s who woos a woman (Sonia Sui) after seeing her advertisement stating that she is seeking love. Lee believes that his ability to play any character on screen
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    • 226 14 The man who allegedly spat at two women is contesting five of the six charges he is facing. Juraimi Kamaludin told the court yesterday that he wants to plead guilty to the charge in which he is accused of spitting in the face
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    • 397 14  -  Report by NATASYA ISMAIL natasyai@sph.com.sg Every day, Sing Kee Kaya House, churns out more than 10,000 jars of kaya and assorted jams. This is far cry from when Mr Andy Tan, the boss of the kaya factory on the sixth floor of Shimei East Kitchen
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    • PRINCIPALS RETIRE
      • 145 15 Twenty-three retiring education officers were acknowledged for their years of service at the 16th Appointment and Appreciation Ceremony for Principals yesterday at Shangri-La Hotel. Another 61 principals were officially appointed and redeployed. Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat said in a speech yesterday
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      • 329 15  -  Heeding their parents’ advice paid off for these two women, who became teachers and then principals Reports by NUR SHEREEN IBRAHIM shereeni@sph.com.sg Bukit Batok Secondary School principal Lysia Kee (above) originally wanted to be a lawyer, but she pursued a career in teaching when
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      • 188 15 Mrs Chan Kwai Foong (right), became a teacher because her father told her it was a good way to get a free education. Mrs Chan, 62, said: “My parents were poor so we had subsidies for school. “My late father told me that my education was all
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    • 1431 16 / 17 ELIZABETH LAW We look back on the top stories of the year. In the third of the series, we focus on the court cases that gripped the nation reflectionsreflections2013 Saturday, December 28 2013 THENEW PAPER THENEW PAPER Saturday, December 28 2013 FEB 14 Ex-CNB boss acquitted
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    • 710 18 / 19  -  Reports by RENNIE WHANG wrennie@sph.com.sg For a year, her second home was the hospital where she was being treated for cancer. When Nur Amirah Amir, 16, returned to school in the middle of 2012, it was with a wig and a
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    • 557 18 / 19 When St Hilda’s Secondary School student Neo En Cheng collected his N-level results last Thursday, he found he had done well enough to make it to Secondary 5. He went home tell his cancer-stricken mother the good news, but she was too
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    • 148 20 Thailand’s army chief yesterday urged both sides in the country’s bitter political dispute to show restraint, but did not explicitly rule out the possibility of a coup. The army has staged 11 successful coups in the country’s history, so its intentions are
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    • 372 20 India woman freed after gang member rapes her, only to be raped by another gang It is a Christmas Eve this 20-year-old woman will not want to remember for the rest of her life. She was allegedly raped twice in the space of a few hours in Puducherry,
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    • 222 20 Christmas Eve celebrations turned ugly at the famous Teluk Chempedak beach in Kuantan, Pahang, when a group of revellers attacked a Malaysian police patrol car with stones and mineral bottles, and sprayed foam. Police detained three youths, believed to be drunk, for damaging cars
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    • FASHBASH
      • 814 22 / 23  -  It was the one week of the year when the stars followed the holiday season’s colour schemes and trends to a tee. Our headmistress of haute couture JEANMARIE TAN grades the best- and worstdressed celebrities who showed us what festive fashion’s all about JEANMARIE TAN “After a
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    • 65 1 EPL: CHELsEa v LIVErPOOL Creative sparks Hazard and Coutinho have key roles in Battle at the Bridge, say gaRY lIM and DIetMaR HaMaNN CRAFT AND GRAFT saturDaY DECEMBER 28 2013 20-page pullout ›S2 CALLING THE SHOTS: Eden Hazard (above) drives street-smart Chelsea while Philippe Countinho (right) has the ability to
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  • sports
    • EPL
      • PUPPET MASTERS
        • 553 2 / 3  -  TWO MEN WHO PULL THE STRINGS FOR THEIR TEAMS COULD DECIDE OUTCOME OF CRUNCH MATCH GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg He was the boy whom Massimo Moratti, then the Inter Milan president, touted as the “future of Inter”. It didn’t quite work out for Philippe Coutinho in
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        • 699 2 / 3  -  Midfielder, defence give Blues the upper hand, our columnist tells ALI KASIM DIETMAR HAMANN npsports@sph.com.sg l Dietmar Hamann has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester City. He won the Bundesliga in 1994 and 1997, and the treble of the FA Cup, League Cup and
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      • 422 4 / 5 PA Sport CHELSEA 1 (Eden Hazard 29) SWANSEA 0 Jose Mourinho has tried to deflect criticism against his strikers by praising Swansea’s last line of defence after the slender win on Thursday exhibited his side’s familiar failings in front of goal. Eden Hazard’s seventh English
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      • 144 6 / 7 Reuters The protracted disagreement between Cardiff City chairman Vincent Tan and manager Malky Mackay reached its inevitable conclusion yesterday, when the Scot was sacked seven months after winning promotion to the Premier League. In a statement on their website, the Welsh club said: “The Board of
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      • 498 6 / 7 The Football Association is reportedly looking into comments made by livid Liverpool boss PA Sport Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has left himself open to a Football Association charge, after appearing to question the integrity of referee Lee Mason and his officials. The Reds boss was furious
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      • 467 6 / 7 Wire Services Exactly a year to the day since losing 7-3 at Arsenal, resurgent Newcastle United can move into the top four of the Premier League if they exact revenge for that painful defeat at St James’ Park tomorrow. The Gunners head to the north-east
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      • 172 12 PA Sport ASTON VILLA 0 CRYSTAL PALACE 1 Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert does not expect his players to be cowed by growing frustration among the fans at Villa Park. The hosts were booed off the pitch on Thursday after Dwight Gayle’s late strike earned
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      • 504 12 Wire Services HULL CITY 2 (James Chester 4, David Meyler 13) MAN UNITED 3 (Chris Smalling 19, Wayne Rooney 26, James Chester 66-og) Troubled though his early months at Manchester United have been, manager David Moyes can rest easy, knowing that his side still have the
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      • 298 12 PA Sport TOTTENHAM 1 (Christian Eriksen 36) WEST BROM1 (Jonas Olsson 38) Tim Sherwood reckons his lack of experience certainly does not mean he is destined for failure despite a somewhat underwhelming start to his Tottenham reign. Three days after being handed an 18-month contract to
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    • EPL SUPER SIX
      • Article, Illustration
        596 8 / 9  -  City move into top gear and are just one point from the top Report by GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg TOP TEAM: MAN CITY It was one hell of a close encounter, but no one said it was going to be easy. Man City eked out a 2-1 win over
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      • 537 8 / 9 PA Sport MAN CITY 2 (Vincent Kompany 31, Alvaro Negredo 45+1) LIVERPOOL 1 (Philippe Coutinho 24) Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini felt his side beat the best team in the Premier League as they bolstered their title credentials with victory over Liverpool. City came from
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    • EPL BETTING
      • Article, Illustration
        776 10 / 11 GARY LIM BRIAN MILLER ALI KASIM BANKER Go for AOS in Man City-Palace What chance do Crystal Palace have of stopping the monster at the Etihad Stadium? Zilch. Not only will they find it impossible to stop Man City from winning, they will also do well to prevent the
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      • 1810 10 / 11 MAN CITY v CRYSTAL PALACE Palace may have climbed out of the drop zone courtesy of Dwight Gayle’s late strike at Villa Park on Boxing Day, but Tony Pulis’ side will surely come crashing back to earth at the Etihad. City have scored in 59
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      • 3304 14 / 15 GOING FORECAST: GOOD TAN THEAN LOON’S PENANG TIPS RACE 1:12 Boss Cat 3 Sacred Dew 4 Toshi Toshi 10 Good Timing RACE 2: 7 Magic Paul 3 Diamond King Kong 5 Ruling Elite 4 Happy Orchard RACE 3: 2 Three Thoughts 14 Serdang Man 4 Colourland Kid
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      • 195 14 / 15 NST Equine millionaire GOOD SIGHT wound up his preparation for tomorrow’s RM500,000 ($192,000) Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup with a one-round workout at Batu Gantong yesterday morning. Taken out by race-jockey Jackson Low, the seven-year-old Australian-bred cantered one round on the sand track and pulled up looking
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      • 325 14 / 15 AFP SILVINIACO CONTI produced an excellent staying performance to win the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park in England on Thursday, giving trainer Paul Nicholls his eighth win in the prestigious race. The winner, ridden by Noel Fehily, looked beaten by joint-favourite Cue
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      • 969 16 / 17 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS ELLERSLIE/DOOMBEN/ASCOT/ SUNSHINE COAST COMMENTS RACE 1 ELLERSLIE (1,600M) 12 ZVONAREVA: Looked winner until collared late course/distance Dec 7. 1 SKYLLA: Tried hard when 2nd to a smart one 1,400m Dec 13. 1,600m suits. 2 STAND YOUR GROUND:
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      • 1581 16 / 17 TODAY’S NZ (ELLERSLIE) AUSTRALIA (DOOMBEN/ASCOT/SUNSHINE COAST) RACE CARD 12:31 Race 1 ELLERSLIE—1600M 1 SKYLLA RORY HUTCHINGS (19) 57 .5 2 STAND YOUR GROUND UNFIXED (1) 57.5 3 MOUNTAIN JACK UNFIXED (11) 57.5 4 BERGERAC ROWENA SMYTH (2) 57 .5 5 LIQUID ASSET OPIE BOSSON (18) 57.5 6 POETRY MICHAEL MCNAB
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      • 865 16 / 17 12:20 Race 1 MOONEE VALLEY—2500M 1 LEONARDO EXPRESS JOSH CARTWRIGHT (8) 63 2 STAR OF JEUNE S W ARNOLD (5) 60 3 KINSELMAC MANNER H COFFEY (11) 59.5 4 MASTER’S DEGREE B RAWILLER (1) 59.5 5 BEER GARDEN JYE MC NEIL (4) 59 6
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    • CRICKET
      • 141 18 Reuters An unbeaten century stand for the second wicket by Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara put India in control, before bad light forced an early finish to the first day of the second and final Test against South Africa. On a lifeless wicket on
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      • 569 18 Disciplined bowling and fielding restrict hosts to 164-9 AFP England strangled Australia’s batting to seize control of the fourth Ashes Test on a lowscoring second day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday. The beleaguered tourists, with the Ashes already lost, boosted their chances of averting a
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    • GOLF
      • 176 19 AFP Rafael Nadal has no intention of joining the dizzying coaching merry-go-round which has seen Novak Djokovic hire Boris Becker in just one of a raft of changes ahead of the 2014 season. World No. 1 Nadal has been coached by his uncle Toni
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      • 671 19  -  Report by GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg Singapore golf lost one of the friendliest and most accommodating professionals whose family made a big mark in the local game. Eing Chong, 57, of the popular Poh Brothers Golf family, died on Christmas Day after suffering from muscular
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      • ON TV
        • 183 19 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Tonight: WEST HAM v WEST BROM SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227, 8.45pm NORWICH v MAN UNITED SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 228,10.55pm ASTON VILLA v SWANSEA SingTel mio TV Ch 104 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV
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        • 80 19 NBA Today: MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES v WASHINGTON WIZARDS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am NEW ORLEANS PELICANS v DENVER NUGGETS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 9am GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS v PHOENIX SUNS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 11.30am Tomorrow: HOUSTON ROCKETS v NEW ORLEANS PELICANS StarHub TV Ch
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        • 18 19 MUBADALA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus), Ch 255 (Sports HD), 7pm
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        • 44 19 ASHES 4TH TEST Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 237 (Star Cricket HD), SingTel mio TV Ch 123 (Star Cricket), 7.30am, 10.10am 12.30pm Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 237 (Star Cricket HD), SingTel mio TV Ch 123 (Star Cricket), 7.30am, 10.10am 12.30pm
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        • 12 19 COPENHAGEN MASTERS Today: FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 9.30pm
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    • NBA
      • 632 20 LeBron James is AP Male Athlete of the Year AP The only thing that keeps LeBron James up worrying at night is basketball, which simultaneously makes perfect sense and no sense. On one hand, he is the game’s best player. On the other, he is rarely impressed
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