The New Paper, 13 December 2014

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1 24 The New Paper
  • 17 1 the new paper saturday december 13 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 088/01/2014
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    • 83 1 2014 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES Jackpot cash prize snowballs to $4,000 Famous restaurateur goes from jolly to melancholy Anxiety disorder leaves him prisoner in his own ‘man cave’ Botak Jones’ diary despairof It was crippling, says wife.
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    • 44 1 0 saturday december 13 2014 They made you cringe in 2014 FL ME wa ardsA 2 14 K-pop wannabe who slammed S’pore Troubled singer who was fined for theft beauty queen who made fun of uncle’s torn shirt Who turns you off most? ›19
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  • news
    • 827 2 / 3  -  Man behind popular Botak Jones chain talks exclusively to TNP about battling depression, bipolar and anxiety disorders for more than a decade Reports by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg To most, the burly restaurateur behind Botak Jones is a jolly man associated with
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    • 288 2 / 3 Detroit-born Bernie Utchenik, who owns Big Bern’s American Grill, is no stranger to the food and beverage (F&B) industry. In 1996, the 62-year-old settled down in Singapore and, with some friends, set up pub restaurant Bernie’s in Changi under the firm Four Amigos.
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    • 205 2 / 3 There are many forms of anxiety disorders. But the overarching feature, as its name suggests, is overwhelming anxiety, said Dr Thomas Lee, a psychiatrist in private practice. “Patients find that they just can’t hold back the anxiety and things get too overwhelming for them. Most of
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    • 130 4 Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-Ho has apologised for his daughter, who delayed a flight last week, causing public anger and ridicule. The New Paper had reported on Tuesday that Ms Cho Hyun-Ah had kicked out the cabin crew head before the flight left New York
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    • 63 4 Different faiths under one roof (The New Paper, yesterday): In our report on National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s blog post “Housing Places Of Worship”, we said that different religions could share the same building. This is incorrect. Mr Khaw had said that his ministry is exploring the concept
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    • 47 4 2.67 The value of one Singapore dollar in Malaysian currency. The ringgit is now weaker than it was during the Asian financial crisis in 1998 and has hit its lowest level against the Singdollar in more than three decades, The Straits Times reported online.
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    • 236 4 The next general election may not take place when everybody is expecting it, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. In an interview with Singapore media in South Korea, Mr Lee said the timing of the election, which must be held by
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    • 255 4 A mobile app to send feedback on municipal issues is being tested and is expected to be launched early next year. When it becomes available, residents will no longer need to figure out which government agency to complain to about problems in public spaces,
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    • 96 6 The police yesterday issued an appeal for information on a man, who they hope can assist them with investigations into a case of outrage of modesty. The alleged incident took place along Woodlands Street 32 on Nov 1. The man (right) is believed to be
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    • 306 6  -  Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg The alleged pimp behind the recently-busted prostitution ring was slapped with 13 additional charges yesterday. Chew Tiong Wei, 37, now faces 14 charges of living off the earnings of more than 10 prostitutes, an offence under the Women’s
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    • 446 6  -  S’porean businessman on Interpol’s list held in Batam Report by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB, RONALD LOH tnp@sph.com.sg The detention period of the Singaporean businessman on Interpol’s list was extended yesterday, until Jan 11 next year. Mr Lim Yong Nam, 40, is now detained at the police headquarters
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    • 120 8 A total of 3,520 sleeping pills were seized from a Bangladeshi man at Changi Airport on Thursday. The sleeping pills, or Nitrazepam, were seized from the 34-year-old at about 12.30am at Terminal 1 when he was stopped by officers for routine checks upon arrival,
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    • 278 8 oN TNP FacEbook On the driver who refused to give way to ambulance with siren on: Rajen Raj Such arrogant drivers should be shamed thrown into jail for a long time. These people do not value life. Toim Lee Singapore has... fine systems. This is the most logical
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    • 469 9  -  Tourist punches, breaks wife’s jaw in hotel room Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg He punched his wife in the face twice and left her writhing in pain with multiple fractures in her jaw. Terrified, she wanted to escape. But he stopped her. She managed to
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    • 53 10 43 The number of recorded cases of windows falling from Housing Board flats and private homes in the first 11 months of the year. This is equal to the total number last year but fewer than in the years before, according to a Building and Construction Authority
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    • 759 10  -  Film-maker Anthony Chen wants baby despite heavy workload Reports by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg He might be one of Singapore’s busiest film-makers whose plate looks set to become fuller in 2015. But that does not mean Anthony Chen intends to put his much-publicised ba-by-making
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    • 490 12 Hide seek, fail! Illegal foreign workers find creative ways to evade M’sian cops but are eventually arrested When immigration authorities came knocking at their doors, the illegal foreign workers knew their time was up. But some still tried to make a last-ditch effort to evade the long arm of the
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    • 149 12 Days after a cockroach in frozen pasta sparked a mass recall in Japan, a noodle-maker has shuttered its operations after claims that a cooked bug was found inside a meal. Maruka Foods Corp said it was recalling two types of instant fried noodles,
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    • 493 13  -  His rowing future was shattered when he was hit by former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu during an accident. So Mr Muhammad Haris Abu Talib (above) switched to photography Report by LEE JOON LEI joonlei@sph.com.sg When he was 18, a car accident dashed his dream of
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    • FASH BASH
      • 610 14 / 15  -  Who’s on top? And who’s a flop? Our headmistress of haute couture JEANMARIE TAN grades the best- and worst-dressed celebrities of the week JEANMARIE TAN I don’t want to wear something so short that I’m scared there will be a wardrobe malfunction, or have a picture of
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    • 395 16  -  Report by DAVID SUN davidsun@sph.com.sg Crashing your vehicle into a tree might be considered unfortunate by most people, but one van driver was thankful that he did. The driver, who wanted to be known only as Mr Li,
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    • 141 17 An influential Twitter account supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was run by an executive from Bangalore in India, Britain’s Channel 4 News reported. The channel named the pro-jihad tweeter @ShamiWitness as “Mehdi”, but did not reveal his full name as he
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    • 409 17 Man flees with young sons after wife’s body found in car boot A man from Los Angeles sought in the disappearance of his family was arrested on Thursday after a stand-off on a highway near San Diego. Police rescued his four sons, while authorities said a
      PHOTOS: REUTERS  -  409 words
    • 264 17 The fate of a Chinese television host who died of cancer after refusing chemotherapy to save her unborn son has sparked an intense online debate. Ms Qiu Yuanyuan died on Wednesday aged 26, 100 days after giving birth to her child.
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    • FLAME awards 2014
      • 312 18 / 19  -  JASPERS LAI TODAY’S CATEGORY: TRANSFORMER OF THE YEAR You get to decide which nominee wins and win attractive prizes. To vote, go to tnp.sg/flameawards Voting will end at 6pm on Dec 15. Today marks the last day of reports on our Flame Awards nominees.
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      • 237 18 / 19 KELLY POON Netizens did a double take when local singer Kelly Poon unveiled her new image for her latest EP, Miss Kelly, in July. Besides a much slimmer frame, the 31-year-old also seemed to sport a sharper nose and bigger eyes. This led to
        PHOTOS: WARNER MUSIC SINGAPORE, TNP FILE, HONG QIU TING, JASPERS LAI, QI MANTRA, STOMP, MEDIACORP, ST FILE,  -  237 words
      • 201 18 / 19 HONG QIU TING Well-known blogger Hong Qiu Ting, better known as Qiu Qiu, literally had a new face this year. She underwent at least six sponsored cosmetic surgery procedures to improve her appearance. She also blogged about the process openly, and was criticised by detractors for being
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      • 195 18 / 19 TODAY’S CATEGORY: TURN-OFF OF THE YEAR Oh no, they didn’t! We hate playing the bad guy, but someone has to point out the most cringeworthy people this year. Critics, take your pick! JESSLYN TAN We bet Miss Tan has since learnt to hold her tongue
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      • 154 18 / 19 STEPHANIE KOH Acid-tongued aspiring singer Stephanie Koh made headlines for all the wrong reasons this year. The 22-year-old first attracted negative attention for shooting her mouth off and threatening a manager on reality TV series K-pop Star Hunt 3 in January. In the end, she made
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      • 281 18 / 19 ALIFF AZIZ It seems trouble follows this “bad boy” wherever he goes. Local singer Aliff Aziz has been attracting a wide range of criticism, from his lack of discipline at work to running away from debt. He’s also been called a player. The ultimate shocker came in
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    • PROPERTY SERIES
      • 624 20  -  You can still get a good price on the sale of your home even with the property cooling measures with the help of a smart agent COMMENT by SAM BAKER Sam Baker is co-founder of SRX, an information exchange formed by leading real estate agencies in
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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    • 63 1 FINAL SHOWDOWN Singapore will take on Samoa in the Netball Nations Cup final today ›S24 SATURDAY DECEMBER 13 2014 24-page pullout HIGH-FLYER: Singapore’s Ang Shiqi (above) catching a pass in front of a Malaysia player during their match last night. Singapore won 41-34 to seal their place in the final.
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  • 24 PAGE PULLOUT sports
    • EPL
      • 1475 2 / 3  -  Our analyst tells Gary Lim that time is running out for the Reds boss DIETMAR HAMANN npsports@sph.com.sg 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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      • 699 4 / 5 Rodgers denies Liverpool lag behind United in terms of attracting top talent PA Sport Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers denies there is a growing imbalance between what his club can achieve in the transfer window compared to Manchester United. However, he accepts their arch-rivals were far
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      • Article, Illustration
        827 6 / 7 Arsenal’s injury woes deepen with Ramsey facing spell on sidelines with hamstring problem Wire Services Manager Arsene Wenger says it is too early to suggest how long Arsenal will be without midfielder Aaron Ramsey because of a hamstring problem. The Wales international (right) netted a superb 30-metre strike in
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      • 709 6 / 7 PA Sport Jose Mourinho has no intention of bringing in new players in next month’s transfer window and has dismissed as an impossibility the prospect of Fernando Torres returning to Chelsea. The Spain striker, a £50-million ($103m) signing from Liverpool in January 2011, is on
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    • HUMOUR
      • 707 4 / 5  -  WACKO NEILO NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg As they prepare for their Premier League blockbuster (stop laughing), Manchester United and Liverpool meet tomorrow in the battle of two top-10 sides. But Louis van Gaal and Brendan Rodgers are two very angry managers. Gary Neville dismissed this fixture as
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    • EPL BETTING
      • Article, Illustration
        803 8 / 9 GARY LIM BRIAN MILLER ALI KASIM BANKER Sunderland to hold West Ham The Black Cats may be just two points away from the bottom three but they are incredibly tough to beat. Not many teams in the lower half of the table can say that they have taken
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      • 1518 8 / 9  -  RICHARD LENTON npsports@sph.com.sg LEICESTER v MAN CITY Leicester have failed to score in six of their last 10 games, and the fact that they have conceded two or more in those 10 matches doesn’t bode well for the visit of a City side who have
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    • racing
      • 394 10 / 11 LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES HKJC Joao Moreira has an enviable book of rides in the four Group 1 Longines Hong Kong International Races and the Brazilian is itching for tomorrow to come, such is his conviction in each of his quartet’s chances. “I’m
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      • 581 10 / 11 RACE 1 (ROSEHILL) 1st 7 Selectify ($34-$9) 2nd 12 Roubaix $9 3rd 6 Sankara Spirit ($15) 4th 3 One Direction Forecast $43 Place Forecast (7-12) $12, (6-7) $29, (6-12) $31 Tierce $797 Trio $473 Quartet No winner ($568 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro $70 Scratchings:
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      • 307 10 / 11 NST NEW CLASSMATE wound up preparations for a comeback win in today’s Class 5 horses over 1,400m with a one-round workout at Sungei Besi yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the five-year-old Australian gelding by Danehill Express cantered one lap on the sand track and pulled up
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      • 1722 10 / 11 GOING FORECAST: YIELDING C5 1.45 —1400m (SC) Stakes: RM35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) RACE 1 1 7745 Super Eightythree 58 (43) KC Tham* c3 8 (4ag M Sukri-Angie) 2 *****3 New Classmate 57.5 (42) Jose De Souza 5
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      • 657 12 / 13  -  Report by BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg Looks like Laurie Laxon. Yes, it does. As much as yesterday’s racing was about winners, the real excitement was the battle for the trainers’ championship where Laxon, a multiple recipient of the coveted title, went
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      • 1711 12 / 13 race 1 Ks-D D1 1100m 11 ART OF WAR 56.5 (84-20) L Allpress (3) 1 1 1 (484) 1 AMAZON GOLD 58 (25-9) M Nunes (4) 9 9 2 (474) 2.25 2 DAY BY DAY 58 (23-10) J Powell (2) 5 5 3 (511) 0.75 9
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      • 1073 12 / 13 Saturday Next Macau Meeting Saturday 27th Dec 2014 MACAU 2:00 PM Macau (Sand) 1 HK$170,000 The Narromine (Class 5/6) No Form Name 1 *****8 2 *****8 3 *****9 4 *****4 5 *****4 6 *****9 7 *****9 8 *****5 9 *****0 10 *****0 11 *****7 12
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      • 2070 14 / 15 RACE1DOOMBEN (1,050M) 4 WICKED INVESTMENT (2:0-0-2): Showed ability before a let-up. Only has to reproduce that form to give this a shake. 2 WICKED INTENT (2:2-0-0): Had his ears pricked on the turn and left his rivals floundering in
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      • 1802 14 / 15 TODAY’S NZ (AWAPUNI) AUSTRALIA (DOOMBEN/ASCOT/TOOWOOMBA) RACE CARD 12:05 Race 1 DOOMBEN—1050M 1 MISHANI DI CAPRIO JAMES ORMAN (1) 56.5 2 WICKED INTENT C MUNCE (4) 56.5 3 IT’S VEGAS BABY B N STEWART (2) 56.5 4 WICKED INVESTMENT R MC MAHON (8) 56.5 5 APOLLO HOPE J BYRNE (3) 56.5
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    • LA LIGA
      • 630 16 Midfielder Iniesta hails attacking talents of Messi, Suarez and Neymar Andres Iniesta insists having players like Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar in the team means Barcelona can never be written off, regardless of how well their rivals are going. Barca travel to Getafe looking to keep
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      • 564 16 Alvaro Negredo is confident he is getting back to his best, after scoring his first goal for Valencia last weekend. The frontman netted against Granada, although it was not enough to secure all three points for his side. He said: “It is hard to
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    • EUROPA LEAGUE
      • 546 17 Pochettino upset by floodlight failure as they lose top spot Wire Services GROUP C BESIKTAS1 (Cenk Tosun 60) TOTTENHAM 0 Mauricio Pochettino was frustrated by the “laughable” floodlight failures that disrupted Tottenham’s Europa League clash with Besiktas. Spurs were usurped at the top of Group C
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      • 64 17 SEEDED TEAMS Salzburg, Dynamo Moscow, Inter Milan, Everton, Fiorentina, FC Brugges, Moenchengladbach, Besiktas, Feyenoord, Napoli, Dynamo Kiev, Legia Warsaw, Olympiakos, Zenit St Petersburg, Sporting Lisbon, Athletic Bilbao UNSEEDED TEAMS Celtic, PSV Eindhoven, Dniepropetrovsk, Tottenham, Villarreal, Torino, Wolfsburg, Young Boys, Aalborg, Guingamp, Trabzonspor, Sevilla, Anderlecht, Roma, Ajax Amsterdam, Liverpool
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    • 143 18 AFP Arch-rivals India and Pakistan return to centre stage in hockey today after a controversial format helped them reach the Champions Trophy semifinals in Bhubaneswar, India. Instead of rewarding results in the preliminary league, all eight teams were assured of reaching the last eight
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    • SUZUKI CUP
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        367 18 Vietnam to probe defeat by Malaysia; vow severe punishment if players are found guilty of match-fixing AFP Vietnam’s football authorities will investigate the country’s team for suspected match-fixing after their disastrous 4-2 loss to Malaysia in the second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-finals on Thursday. The
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    • GOLF
      • 161 19 Reuters Expectant father Adam Scott shot a three-under 69 yesterday to be within two shots of the lead at the halfway stage of the Australian PGA championship. Scott, who revealed before the start of play that his wife is pregnant with their first child,
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      • 396 19 Reuters His goal of 18 Majors is in serious doubt, but five years after his precipitous fall from grace, a rehabilitated Tiger Woods is entering the next phase of his career, heading towards making another billion. Five years after driving into a fire hydrant
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      • 362 19 Wire Services Tommy Fleetwood braved the tough conditions to snatch the second-round lead with a three-under 69 at the Thailand Golf Championship yesterday. The Englishman took a one-shot advantage over Australia’s Marcus Fraser and former world No. 1 and countryman Lee Westwood with his twoday total
        Wire Services; PHOTO: ASIANTOUR. COM  -  362 words
    • 576 20  -  Seven more companies join spexBusiness network to provide internship and job opportunities Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg When Singapore’s top male shuttler Derek Wong finishes training these days, he would spend time at home poring through various sources of information and making sense of them. One
      PHOTO: ZAOBAO  -  576 words
    • 141 21 AFP Russell Westbrook finished with 26 points and eight assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 103-94 win over the LeBron James-less Cleveland Cavaliers yesterday morning (Singapore time). The National Basketball Association contest was billed as a match-up of the last two
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    • FORMULA 1
      • 484 21 Ecclestone says nobody can ‘rein him in’, but is open to the idea of a woman replacing him Reuters Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has dismissed talk of a new chairman trying to “rein him in” and says he plans to continue running the
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      • 333 21 AFP Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the presence of Bahrain and Abu Dhabi on the sport’s circuit means Qatar is unlikely to stage a grand prix in the future. Qatar is ploughing billions of pounds into sporting events and controversially won the
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    • SHOOTING
      • Article, Illustration
        539 22 / 23  -  With new electronic range system, shooting sets sight on six SEA Games gold medals Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg A hush fell over the National Shooting Centre (NSC) as Nicole Tan raised her weapon to take aim. One crack, then another came from Tan’s pistol and, almost immediately,
        TNP PHOTOS: JEREMY LONG  -  539 words
    • SQUASH
      • 182 22 / 23  -  SHAMIR OSMAN Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu are through to the quarter-finals of the season-ending US$1 million ($1.31m) ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Bangkok. Feng beat Thailand’s Nanthana Komwong 4-1 yesterday to set up a clash with South Korea’s Seo Hyo Won, while Yu
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      • 492 22 / 23  -  Squash chief Wu hopes Singapore Open will kick-start revival of sport Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Back in the 1980s and early 90s, Singapore produced great squash players such as Zainal Abidin, Peter Hill and Mah Li Lian. But it was a different story for the
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      • ON TV
        • 228 22 / 23 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Today: LEICESTER v MAN CITY SingTel mio TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 11pm CHELSEA v HULL SingTel mio TV Ch 103 StarHub TV Ch 228 (mio Stadium), 11pm BURNLEY v SOUTHAMPTON SingTel mio TV Ch 104 StarHub TV Ch 229 (mio Stadium),
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        • 29 22 / 23 NBA SEASON 2014/15 Today: WASHINGTON WIZARDS v LA CLIPPERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 8am MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES v CHARLOTTE HORNETS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am
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        • 46 22 / 23 AUSTRALIAN PGA C’SHIP Today: DAY 3 SingTel mio TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 9am THAILAND GOLF C’SHIP Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (Golf Channel), 12pm ALFRED DUNHILL C’SHIP Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (Golf Channel), 6.30pm
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        • 34 22 / 23 NATIONS CUP 2014 Today: 5TH/6TH PLACING StarHub TV Ch 112/205 (SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 12pm 3RD/4TH PLACING StarHub TV Ch 112/205 (SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 2pm FINAL StarHub TV Ch 112/205 (SuperSports Arena) 76.25MHz, 4pm
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    • NETBALL
      • 493 24  -  Singapore rally to beat Malaysia for another crack at the favourites in final today Report by HAIQAL SARI haiqals@sph.com.sg NATIONS CUP SINGAPORE 41 MALAYSIA 34 It was supposed to be a routine victory. After all, Singapore Asian champions and ranked 19th in the world
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