The New Paper, 9 February 2014

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1 24 The New Paper
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    20 1 the new paper on sunday February 9 2014 j A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS I PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MCI (P) 087/01/2014
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  • UPFRONT
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      Lock icon Love is more than pricey meals and flowers
      398 2  -  JONATHAN ROBERTS jonrob@sph.com.sg A special hello to all you romantics this week. That’s if you are preparing for Valentine’s Day. That special day where your love is defined by how much you are willing to spend on a set meal or pay
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      107 2 INDEX TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR SPORTS PULLOUT MSL: LIONSXII 0 TERENGGANU 0 Fandi Ahmad rues missed chances in drab draw S22 10 Marry Making Wedding solemniser is so popular, you need to book him a year in advance 25 Biker Boy Advice on buying a bike as COE hits $3,000
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  • PEOPLE
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      Lock icon He loses 42kg to save wife
      1481 3  -  With Valentine’s Day coming up, meet three couples who have given up much for love REPORT: JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg Technician Vikneswaran Mayilvanam made the biggest sacrifice for love. He not only lost of his stomach as part of a weight-loss procedure, he also shed
      PHOTOS: JEREMY LONG, VIKNESWARAN MAYILVANAM  -  1,481 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Long wait for organs continues
      316 4 Today, over 500 organ failure patients wait for a suitable match to give them hope. Of these, about 450 patients are on the National Kidney Transplant waiting list. Although the average waiting time is nine years, some have been in line for as long as
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      Lock icon Love lost... then found 50 years later
      1287 6 / 7  -  After half a century apart, dying wife reunites man with his first love REPORT: ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg It was a sensation she had not felt in years. Her heart was “bothered”. Yet deep inside, she was like an excited schoolgirl hiding a
      PICTURES: BERITA HARIAN, MADAM KALTHOM YACOB’S FAMILY  -  1,287 words
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      Lock icon He became her eyes
      685 6 / 7  -  REPORT: BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Every morning, Mr Joshua Kwok meticulously combs the shoulderlength hair of his wife, Madam Josephine Lim. He also goes shopping for lingerie with her and cuts her toenails. These may sound like romantic gestures to most but for the couple, it
      TNP PICTURES: ARIFFIN JAMAR  -  685 words
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      Lock icon Former radio DJ Andrew Crothers dies
      495 11  -  REPORT: JULIANA JUNE RASUL julrasul@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Judith Tan Judith Tan The radio world is in shock after news broke that Andrew Crothers (right), of 987FM’s The Don and Drew Show, has died. Radio DJs The New Paper on Sunday spoke to said
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      Lock icon Father’s death prompts family reunion
      436 11 He had been estranged from his family for eight years. On Friday night, Mr Jackson Quek, 40, finally had a reunion with his family. Unfortunately, it was not under happy circumstances. On the eighth day of the Chinese New Year celebrations, Mr Quek, who has
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      Lock icon Not taking it lion down
      857 14 / 15  -  L ke n the m vie The Lio Men,some lion dance troupes want to keep things traditional even if it means dying out while others are incorporating new elements like hip-hop LED lights to survive REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Call it a question of pride.
      PICTURES: JIN LONG LION ARTS ASSOCIATION, TIAN ENG DRAGON AND LION DANCE CENTRE  -  857 words
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      Lock icon HOT SHOTS
      728 16 / 17 SHOTSThey are photographers flying the flag for Singapore. The 2014 Sony World Photography Awards were announced last week. Out of 140,000 submissions from 166 countries, the shortlists for the open and youth categories feature four Singaporeans, all first-time participants. Here, they give some background to their images. See
      PHOTO COURTESY OF CHIN BOON LENG; PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMEEL HAMIDOU; PHOTO COURTESY OF REUBEN FOONG; PHOTO COURTESY OF JOYCE LE MESURIER  -  728 words
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      Lock icon Woman, 100, still takes care of disabled son, 62
      291 18 She may be 100 years old and weak. But that has not stopped Madam Meliah Md Diah from looking after her disabled son, 62-year-old Abdul Rahman Saud. “The seizures he suffered as a child caused him to be like this. He
      PICTURE: HARIAN METRO  -  291 words
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      Lock icon M’sia home minister: Slapping is not a threat
      217 18 Offering a cash reward to slap somebody is not a threat. With that statement, Malaysia’s home minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi added a new twist to the ongoing saga involving opposition MP Teresa Kok (right). He said: “Why should the police investigate the
      PICTURE: THE STAR  -  217 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Sex questionnaire for primary school
      316 18 A questionnaire distri­buted to primary school pupils in Ser­emban, Negeri Sem­bilan, has made some parents furious. It asked the pupils if they have engaged in sexual activities, have homosexual tendencies or multiple sexual partners. The children were also asked if they had engaged in unnatural
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      Lock icon Want to rent? Sign ‘Life and Death Lease’
      396 19 HK ‘capsule rooms’ come with contract absolving landlord should tenants die there “Capsule units” originated in Japan and have caught on in Hong Kong. But those in the Chinese territory now come with a “Life and Death Lease”. Tenants, mostly youngsters, who
      PICTURES: APPLE DAILY  -  396 words
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      Lock icon Spotlight on Putin’s rumoured girlfriend at Winter Olympics
      212 19 The flagbearers of the Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi are all legendary Russian athletes. But for one. The lesser athletic figure, Alina Kabaeva, (above) created a controversy on Friday night due to her alleged romantic ties with Russian President
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      Lock icon Sexy in-flight video sparks sexism row
      388 20 Air New Zealand production featuring top bikini models draws flak from feminists Normally, flight-safety videos can be boring. They struggle to catch the attention of passengers as cabin crew take them through the procedures. But Air New Zealand has decided to ditch those boring
      PICTURES: AIR NEW ZEALAND/YOUTUBE  -  388 words
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      Lock icon Mini-skirts still riding high after 50 years
      363 20 It was all too much for Coco Chanel. As the 60s started to swing, the French fashion icon pronounced mini-skirts to be “just awful”. She also famously declared that she had never met a man who liked women wearing them. How wrong can
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      Lock icon Have fun solo on V-day
      487 23 In the latest of our new series, our writer takes on Valentine’s Day Treat yourself I am single on Valentine’s Day. But that does not mean I am going to be miserable. I can still have fun. I am free from responsibility and imposed pressure
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  • SNAPSHOT
    • Article
      Lock icon Ukraine launches terror probe over hijack bid
      119 8 / 9 AFP Ukraine yesterday launched a terror probe into a bid by an apparently drunk man to force an airliner flying to Turkey to land in Sochi, venue of the Winter Olympics. Ukrainian Security Service investigative department chief Maxim Lenko said the Ukrainian reported
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      Lock icon Call for policy changes to help seniors
      383 8 / 9 PAP Women’s Wing annual conference The People’s Action Party’s Women’s Wing is calling for changes to housing, healthcare and employment policies to strengthen support for seniors. It has come out with a position paper setting out its recommendations. The paper, presented at the
      PICTURE: LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  383 words
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      Lock icon 3 dead, 500 hurt as heaviest snow in decades hits Japan
      126 8 / 9 AFP The heaviest snow in two decades struck Tokyo and other areas across Japan yesterday. It left three dead and nearly 500 others injured, reports said. More than 740 flights were grounded as the weather agency issued a severe
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    • Article
      Lock icon With billboards, Philippines thanks world for aid
      112 8 / 9 AFP The Philippines said “thank you” on billboards around the world yesterday in gratitude for the massive outpouring of international help after a typhoon that killed about 8,000 people last year. Electronic billboards lit up with “Thank you” signs at New York’s Times
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    • Article
      Lock icon Anonymous threatens to leak public officers’ personal info
      177 8 / 9 The Infocomm Development Authority has filed a police report about a threat to leak public officers’ personal information. Tech news website ZDNet reported on Friday evening that it had received a statement from someone claiming to be from the hacktivist group Anonymous.
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    • Article
      Lock icon RSAF to celebrate 45th anniversary at airshow
      186 8 / 9 The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will commemorate its 45th anniversary with visitors to the Singapore Airshow 2014, which opens its doors to the public next weekend. On show will be the ever-popular aerial display by the Black Knights, as well as
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      Lock icon Vietnam gets first taste of the Big Mac
      124 8 / 9 AFP Four decades after the Vietnam war ended, McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in the communist country yesterday. It aims to lure a rising middle class away from rice and noodles. The arrival of one of the most potent symbols of US
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon INSTALIFE
      26 8 / 9 INSTALIFECapturing life through an app I took this photograph of my daughter and managed to capture her happiness, which is priceless. TNP reader Yazid Aziz
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  • CONFESSIONS OF A MARRIAGE SOLEMNISER
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      Lock icon ‘They wanted me dressed as Elvis’
      876 10  -  Some couples make ridiculous requests that have to be turned down BENITA AW YEONG benitaay@sph.com.sg Not all weddings are held in hotel ballrooms and restaurants. Just ask veteran marriage solemniser Chia Ti Yu, who has officiated nuptials in a hospital ward and even in
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  • GROUND ZERO A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Too furious, too fast?
      1110 12 / 13  -  Is our society getting less tolerant? MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg Housewife Shanice Chew makes it a point to “keep her tongue in check” when she is out. “I used to be such an outspoken b**** and I’d get into arguments if someone so much as stepped on
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      274 12 / 13 I have a passion for the accounting world. Open House 22 March 2014,12-spm Kaplan City Campus Wilkie Edge ACCA FIA Preparatory Course ACCA Preparatory Course for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants lt*s my choice. i < N* Step into the world of accounting with confidence. Kaplan prepares you to
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      9 19 Nasty.Vicious. Bullies Is there no restraining the online mob?
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  • EATS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Makan maverick in Penang
      660 21  -  K F SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg He co-founded one of the top eateries on earth the Denmark-based Noma, which was named the world’s best restaurant for three years running. But ask Claus Meyer where his favourite makan places are, and he may tell you they are in Singapore
      TNP PICTURES: KF SEETOH  -  660 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Tang yuan in osmanthus soup
      684 22  -  HED CHEF HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg Love is in the air this week. This year, yuan xiao, the 15th day of the lunar year, falls on Valentine’s Day. Yuan xiao, which marks the first full moon of the lunar year, is considered the Chinese Valentine’s Day.
      TNP PICTURES: HEDY KHOO  -  684 words
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      249 23 the pHper OViE TREATS 80 Pairs of 3D Premiere Tickets Movie Premiums Must Be Won! PREMIERE ft mm Rating: TBA 19 February 2014, Wednesday, 7pm onwards, Shaw Theatres Lido Set in 79 A.D., POMPEII tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself
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  • ASPIRE/AFFORD
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon The Valentine’s Plan: POSH, CHEAP OR AVOID
      776 24  -  It’s almost time for Valentine’s. But how will you spend it, and how much will you spend? TAY RUI LIN and CALLIE KWONG give you two equally romantic options TAY RUI LIN, CALLIE KWONG GO POSH If you have the spending power, a
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    • Article
      Lock icon If you’re single, check these out
      303 24  -  REPORT: BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Singles don’t have to be holed up at home on Friday. You can go out without getting swamped by couples. There are a number of events aimed at the Valentine’s Day Dateless. Lucha Loco’s AntiValentine’s Day Party This party promises
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      Lock icon Valentine’s
      656 26 / 27  -  JENNIFER DHANARAJ djenn@sph.com.sg Valentine’s Day is around the corner. And even better, it coincides with the Chinese Valentine’s Day, or Chap Goh Meh, this year. It’s the one day of the year that you can go all out be it matching outfits with your partner or overloading on the
      PHOTOS: ARIFFIN JAMAR, JAY GEE NEW LOOK PTE LTD, HAYSTAKT, TOPMAN, STRADIVARIUS, CELIO, THEOUTNET.COM, PENHALIGON’S  -  656 words
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  • WHEELS
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      Lock icon IS THE BIKE DREAM GONE FOR GOOD?
      706 25  -  BIKER BOY MOTORCYCLE COEs HIT $3K ZAIHAN MOHD YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg It could be one of the best decisions he has ever made. Mr Muhd Jazil is overjoyed over a new motorcycle he bought three months ago. It’s not just because of the mobility
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    • Article
      Lock icon To buy or not to buy?
      264 25 Biker Boy advises that you consider the following before making that important purchase of a small motorcycle. Scenario 1 You need to ride to work daily or you live in an estate which is out of the way. Solution Take the second-hand route it
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon PLAY YOUR WEEKLY BOREDOM BUSTERS
    747 29  -  BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg Art Jamming Why just plump for a meal or a movie? Be more creative for Valentine’s Day. Unleash your inner artist at social painting space Arteastiq in Mandarin Gallery. Art Jamming is not as aggressive as it sounds. It’s a relaxing combination
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  • HUMOUR
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Let’s keep the sex talk real
      745 30  -  NOTES NEIL HUMPHREYS tnp@sph.com.sg Sex education and understanding sexuality can be tough if the teachers are weird. Staff members at the Health Promotion Board (HPB) are my Singapore heroes this week after addressing the sensitive issue of homosexuality by giving only sensible answers. They
      TNP ILLUSTRATION: KELVIN CHAN  -  745 words
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      Lock icon Fann Wong to rescue S’pore’s 49th birthday
      763 31  -  ACT BLUR S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg Last November, I was at Swissotel The Stamford for the Swissotel Vertical Marathon and met members of the Team Singapura Everest 2015. They were taking part in the vertical marathon with their training gear to drum up
      PHOTO: CATWALK ASIA HOLDINGS  -  763 words
    • REALLY? Odd news that’s for real
      • Article
        Lock icon Porn film secretly shot at 100-year-old UK cinema
        168 31 Wires One of Britain’s most prestigious cinemas has had a less than prestigious starring role of its own. The 102-year-old Phoenix Cinema in London, UK, can be hired out for functions, parties and has even featured in films such as The End
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      • Article
        Lock icon US crime-fighting duo become arch-enemies
        160 31 Wires A leadership struggle has split a US group of crime fighters who dress up as superheroes called the Michigan Protectors. Mr Mark Williams aka Batman and Mr Adam Besso, who goes by the monicker Bee Sting, used to be best friends who patrolled the
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        Lock icon Students petition to have statue of naked man removed
        127 31 Wires A sculpture is dividing opinion in the US city of Boston. The statue (right) of a man sleepwalking wearing just a pair of Y-fronts is realistic, right down to skin colour. The controversy is not because people are thinking a
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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      84 32 Our bi-monthly online jobs supplement FEBRUARY MARCH E-ISSUE OUT NOW! In this issue: We are featuring all things related to ‘Banking Finance’. 01 Banking Finance Logon to STJobs.sg/Spotlight to view 02 Banking Finance jobs Logon to www.STJobs.sg/Spotlight to view Tips on corporate dress code 03 Guides articles on banking and
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      56 1 LIVERPOOL 5 ARSENAL 1 RETURN OF THE FEB CURSE? SUNDAY FEBRUARY 9 2014 24-page pullout this could spell the start of arsenal's annual collapse of form, says IaIN MaCINtoSH ›S2 paul paRKeR: NeW BlooD NeeDeD to ReplaCe VIDIC ›S8 FRUSTRATED: Jack Wilshere has no words to describe Arsenal’s capitulation against
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  • sports
    • EPL
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        Lock icon ANFIELD ANNIHILATION
        1018 2 / 3  -  Rampant Reds tear gutless Gunners apart IAIN MACINTOSH npsports@sph.com.sg REPORTING FROM THE UK LIVERPOOL 5 (Martin Skrtel 1,10, Raheem Sterling 16, 52, Daniel Sturridge 20) ARSENAL1 (Mikel Arteta 69-pen) We thought that if any team could stop Arsenal from winning the title, it would be Manchester City. We
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        Lock icon BLOW BY BLOW
        141 2 / 3 1 min Liverpool take the lead after just 53 seconds! It looks like at least two players are offside, but Martin Skrtel’s volley beats Wojceich Szczesny. What a start! 10 It’s that man again! Skrtel, from the back of the penalty area, bends his neck like a
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        Lock icon THE GOOD & THE BAD
        159 2 / 3 THE GOOD THE BAD MAN OF THE MATCH PHILIPPE COUTINHO There are persuasive cases for at least six Liverpool players, but Coutinho’s (left) increasing ability to ride a challenge and then instantly pick out a target is proving integral to Liverpool’s success. Written off as too small and too lightweight,
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        Lock icon POOL RIGHT TO STICK WITH RODGERS
        810 4 / 5  -  Reds legend John Barnes confident Northern Irishman can revive glory days for Pool Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Time is a luxury very few managers enjoy, which is why Liverpool legend John Barnes is happy the Reds have shown faith in manager Brendan Rodgers.
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      • Article
        Lock icon West Ham’s appeal for Carroll rejected
        134 4 / 5 Reuters West Ham United striker Andy Carroll’s three-match suspension for a red card in a Premier League match at the weekend was upheld by an arbitration panel on Friday, the English FA said. The Hammers were granted arbitration after the FA rejected their appeal
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        Lock icon Reds faithful stay grounded
        751 4 / 5  -  Pool fans keeping their fingers crossed for top-4 spot despite Arsenal thrashing Report by REDZWAN KAMARUDIN redzwank@sph.com.sg There’s an unmistakeable air of confidence about Liverpool fans these days. How could they not be in a joyous mood after Liverpool outclassed Arsenal 5-1 at Anfield last night?
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      • Article
        Lock icon Nolan the hero as his brace sinks the Villans
        146 6 ASTON VILLA 0 WEST HAM UNITED 2 (Nolan 46, 48) So much for West Ham’s pursuit of justice for Andy Carroll this past week as captain Kevin Nolan ensured the striker’s presence was not missed on a day when the club
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        Lock icon MEN IN BLUE ARE DENIED
        590 6 Pellegrini’s men held by the battling Canaries NORWICH CITY 0 MANCHESTER CITY 0 Manchester City missed the chance to go top of the Premier League as Norwich battled to a goalless draw on a frustrating afternoon for Manuel Pellegrini’s men at Carrow Road. Pellegrini had
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        Lock icon Crouch rescues point for Potters
        144 7 SOUTHAMPTON 2 (Lambert 6, Davis 41) STOKE CITY 2 (Odemwingie 38, Crouch 44) Southampton extended their unbeaten run to a fifth league match, but were unable to eke out a deserved victory against Stoke. Southampton edged the grizzly encounter but Stoke’s resilience and impressive second-half
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        Lock icon Hat-trick man Hazard too good for Magpies
        656 7 Belgian hits treble to put Chelsea in pole position CHELSEA 3 (Hazard 27, 34, 63 pen) NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 Eden Hazard’s stunning season continued as he fired Chelsea to the top of the Premier League with a hat-trick in a defeat of Newcastle
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        Lock icon NOT GOOD ENOUGH
        730 8 / 9  -  Our analyst tells ALI KASIM that Man United’s defenders can’t fill Vidic’s boots PAUL PARKER npsports@sph.com.sg *Paul Parker is an ex-England and Man United defender who won two EPL titles and earned 19 caps for his country. He is now a football pundit with Fox Sports. Managers
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        Lock icon Spieth and Walker share lead
        151 8 / 9 AFP Jordan Spieth, last year’s US PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, and fellow American Jimmy Walker share the lead after the first two rounds of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Spieth (right) fired a four-under 67 at the Monterey Peninsula course while Walker shot
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        Lock icon Rooney hints at longer stay
        118 8 / 9 PA Sport Wayne Rooney has hinted at a positive outcome of his contract talks with Manchester United by declaring his aim of beating Sir Bobby Charlton’s club scoring record. Rooney, whose deal expires at the end of next season, is 41 adrift of Charlton’s overall
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        Lock icon Sherwood: Time to tackle simulation
        367 8 / 9 PA Sport Tottenham head coach Tim Sherwood believes the Football Association should hand out heavy punishments to those feigning injury. The subject of play-acting came to the fore last week after West Ham striker Andy Carroll was sent off for sending a flailing arm in
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    • FOOTBALL
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        Lock icon Magic stun Thunder
        165 10 AFP Tobias Harris slammed a two-handed dunk as time expired to give the Orlando Magic a 103-102 NBA triumph over the Oklahoma City Thunder yesterday morning (Singapore time). The Thunder fell to 40-12, still the second-best record in the NBA, while the Magic remained the second-worst team
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        Lock icon A PLACE TO LEARN AND GROW
        542 10  -  Home United’s new youth academy hopes to develop young players into international stars Report by REDZWAN KAMARUDIN redzwank@sph.com.sg The newly-launched Home United Youth Football Academy (HYFA) has big plans to develop football players who can shine not only on the local scene, but also
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      Lock icon LOVE ON TWO WHEELS
      577 12 / 13  -  Report by BENSON ANG bang@sph.com.sg CYCLlNG has brought Ms Leah Soo, 21, an aquarist at the S.E.A. Aquarium at Resorts World Sentosa, “so much joy”. There, she helps to take care of the wide variety of marine animals from the majestic to the minnow. Leah’s job
      TNP PHOTOS: ARIFFIN JAMAR & COURTESY OF LEAH SOO  -  577 words
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      Lock icon FULL ON
      359 12 / 13  -  OUR WRITER PREPARES FOR OCBC CYCLE SINGAPORE, OFF-ROAD Report by FADZIL HAMZAH fadz@sph.com.sg I have to confess I don’t cycle on the roads too often. I much prefer off-road trails. Obviously, that will have to change for my race in OCBC Cycle Singapore but, in the mean time,
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    • racing
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        203 14 / 15 RACE 1:3 Power Sequalo 5 Beautiful Alloy 6 Yu Long Bao Ma 9 Sunshinecapability RACE 2: 5 Horizon Lad 7 Miracle Pray 1 No Uncertainty 2 Good Flying RACE 3: 3 Nonpareil 1 Choice Rock 4 Beautiful Illusion 6 Just Go With It RACE 4:10
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        2480 14 / 15 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 The Happiness (3 4YO) 2.00 —1100m (Macau) Stakes: HK$200,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer) 1 0008 Maggie’s Pride 128 (52) KH Yu 3 (4am KC Tse) 2 *****9 Sunshine Champion 128 (52) L Corrales 1
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S PENANG RESULTS
        562 14 / 15 Race 1 C5 1400m 2 DIVINE POWER 56.5 (17-8) Jose De Souza (4) 7 4 1 (528) 3 LAZAROO 56.5 (18-6) S Salee (6) 3 3 2 (479) 2 11 CHINESE STREET 52.5 c 53 (56-14) J Shankar (9) 9 6 3 (451) Nk 6 CABRERA 53.5
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        741 14 / 15 RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1600m 4 ROBUST MOMENTUM 132 (43-14) T ANGLAND (12) 1 12 FIERY PATROL 122 (77-22) N CALLAN (5) 2 2 WIN IT 133 (22-5.10) Z PURTON (7) 3 3 OPTIMIZATION STAR 132 (72-23) D WHYTE (4) 4 Trainer: C Fownes.
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        545 16 / 17 COMMENTS COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS RACE 1 ALBANY (1,200M) 6 AQUA TORIO: Close-up last few starts and will break through soon. Was ¾-length runner-up to Piccolo Joe 1,200m maiden Albany Jan 30. Should go well. 12 SISS BOOM BANG: Much-improved effort
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        Lock icon TODAY’S AUSTRALIA (ALBANY/SUNSHINE COAST) RACE CARD
        641 16 / 17 12:55 Race 1 ALBANY—1200M 1 HELL OF A FELLA E CREIGHTON (4) 58 2 BRUTUS ADONIS B GAERTH (9) 58 3 KEY BLACK CLINT HARVEY (6) 58 4 MIDNIGHT RULE L WARWICK (11) 57.5 5 GEE PEE ESS S MC GRUDDY (3) 57.5 6
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        431 16 / 17 RACE1 SACRED CROWN: Slow to begin. PISTOL DAWN: Made contact. SOUTHERN GENERAL: Made con- tact. STRIDE METEOR: Raced keenly; got his head up passing the 1,000m; continually restrained. PREMIER GRADE: Laid outwards CAPTAIN MCCAW: Returned cast near-hind plate. ORIENTAL PEARL: Trainer M Clements, when
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA RESULTS
        712 16 / 17 YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA RESULTS RACE 1 (TE RAPA, NZ) 1st 11 Viadana ($61-$21) 2nd 9 Sacred Star ($21) 3rd 13 Diademe ($11) 4th 12 Xanadu Forecast $149 Place Forecast (9-11) $64, (11-13) $39, (9-13) $55 Tierce $1163 Trio $191 Quartet No winner ($136 jackpot carried forward to next race)
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        Lock icon LASER STORM CAN BE THIRD-TIME LUCKY
        1734 18 / 19 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,000M) 1 Bally BoyHHH Decent effort in KSD over this distance last outing. Will appreciate the claim, company and good alley. 2 California SunH Has changed stables. Failed to flatter in five runs to date.
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        Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (POLYTRACK/ SHORT COURSE C) RACE CARD
        1695 18 / 19 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 D1 12.50 —1000m (Polytrack) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 95-473 Bally Boy 57 (43) T Rehaizat* c2 5 (5ag C Brown-Happiness Come) 2 ***** California Sun 57
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          250 20  -  Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg With two smart wins, a third and a fourth from as many starts, THUMPING (left) was backed as a good thing last time out, going off as the even-money favourite. But most pundits would agree that the Hideyuki Takaoka-trained
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          545 20 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Brian Miller Mr X 5 12 1 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 RACE 11 California Kid Magic Diva Bally Boy 7 Sarong Bally Boy 1 California Kid 5
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    • WINTER OLYMPICS
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        Lock icon Another podium finish for OCBC’s Rogers
        97 21 Rico Rogers, 35, secured his second podium finish in three races for the OCBC Singapore Pro Cycling Team. The Kiwi finished second in the 156.1km Stage 3 of the Herald Sun Tour in 3hr 47min 9sec yesterday, just behind Australian Under-23 rider Robert-John McCarthy,
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        266 21 Kotsenburg shares the podium with his buddies after snaring first gold in Sochi AFP Sage Kotsenburg of the United States claimed the first gold medal of the Sochi Winter Olympics yesterday when he won the men’s snowboard slopestyle event at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Kotsenburg (near right)
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        330 21  -  LIM SAY HENG She wasn’t even born when Singapore last hosted the Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in 1993. But Lynette Chang and her Ngee Ann Polytechnic Film and Me- dia Studies course-mates can proudly say they played a part in the SEA Games
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    • M’SIAN SUPER LEAGUE
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        127 22 / 23 SHOTS: LionsXII 5 on target, 8 off target; Terengganu 3 on target, 5 off target. CORNERS: LionsXII 4, Terengganu 3. YELLOW CARDS: LionsXII 1 (Gabriel Quak 40), Terengganu 1 (Mamadou Barry 9) ATTENDANCE: 5,000 MATCH RATING: 6/10 REFEREE: Muhammad Tarmizi TNP MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Faris Ramli l LIONSXII: Izwan Mahbud
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        114 22 / 23 BLOW14min Safuwan Baharudin whips in a cross, Khairul Amri gets his head to it, but it loops over the bar. 15 After a series of one-twos, Isa Halim is through on goal, but shoots straight at the onrushing goalkeeper 23 Gabriel Quak breaks free on the right,
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        Lock icon NO ROAR, NO BITE
        759 22 / 23  -  LionsXII fail to break down stubborn Terengganu in dour draw Reports by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg LIONSXII0 TErENGGANu 0 Finishing is an art you either have it or you don’t. As much as Fandi Ahmad has tried in his three months in charge, the LionsXII have not
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        Lock icon Berita Harian launches website, mobile apps
        216 22 / 23 Berita Harian (BH) officially launched its new website and mobile apps at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, before the LionsXII’s Malaysian Super League (MSL) match against Terengganu. The Malay newspaper plans to shape a large portion of the website (beritaharian.sg) and app content towards
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      • ON TV
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          234 22 / 23 EPL Today: TOTTENHAM v EVERTON SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227, 9.30pm MAN UTD v FULHAM SingTel mio TV Ch 102 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 227, 11.55pm Wednesday: HULL CITY v SOUTHAMPTON SingTel mio TV Ch 103 (mio Stadium); StarHub TV Ch 228,
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          27 22 / 23 NBA Today: ATLANTA HAWKS v MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am PHOENIX SUNS v GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports), 10am
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          32 22 / 23 JOBURG OPEN Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel), 6.30pm AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM Tomorrow: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 213 (Golf Channel); Ch 255 (Sports HD), 2am
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          14 22 / 23 OPEN SUD DE FRANCE Today: FINAL StarHub TV Ch 211 (Racquet Channel), 9.45pm
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          21 22 / 23 SIX NATIONS Today: FRANCE v ITALY StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports Plus); SingTel mio TV Ch 113 (mio Sports), 11pm
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      Lock icon SBA REFUTES CLAIMS
      465 24  -  National body says it did not ask ex-coach to take rap for poor results Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg The Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) did not asked former singles coach Luan Ching to take the blame for their players’ poor results last year. Instead, it was
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      31 14 / 15 4-D Sat 08/02/14 FIRST SECOND THIRD 4253 5250 1676 STARTERS 0905 1292 2262 3312 3633 5585 5778 6127 7905 9388 CONSOLATIONS 1779 2349 4310 4539 4877 5385 6005 6337 8420 8972
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