The New Paper, 23 December 2014

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  • 17 1 the new paper TUESDAY DECEMBER 23 2014 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 137/12/2014
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    • 111 1 2014 SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN SPORTS REDESIGN NEWS-BREAKING PHOTO FEATURE DESIGN PAGES LOCAL SINGER JJ LIN: I’m now more cautious about finding Miss Right ›6 Lions defender Safuwan set to try his luck in Australia ›S16 TNP PhoTo: PhYLLIcIA WANG TNP PhoTo: GAVIN Foo
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  • news
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      1631 2 / 3  -  Couple saddled with $28,000 repair bill for four-day-old car due to ‘water in fuel tank’ Reports by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg The couple spent more than $140,000 on a new Volkswagen Touran TDI 1.6, which they collected on Sept 21. Three months on, Mr Cheah Khuan Yew, 37,
      PHOTOS: LIANHE WANBAO, LKK AUTO CONSULTANTS; PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA CHEAH  -  1,631 words
    • 27 4 30,000 The number of people detained in China during a two-month clamp down on pornography and gambling, according to a Xinhua report on Sunday.
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    • 123 4 The Government is studying Malaysia’s planned levy on foreign-registered vehicles entering from Singapore, and will decide on a response “in due course”, the Ministry of Transport said yesterday. “We note amongst other things that it will not be uniformly applied at all of Malaysia’s
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    • 98 4 The son of gongfu star Jackie Chan has been charged with providing a venue for others to use drugs, China state agency Xinhua reported yesterday, citing prosecutors. Jaycee Chan, who like his father has worked as an actor and singer, was detained in
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    • 285 4 The Housing Board should be given the power to enter a flat if repair work needs to be carried out, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. This is important in cases of leaks from the ceiling, in
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    • 198 4 A tiered system of fines for illegal parking will be introduced next year, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday. Under the new rules, motorists who receive notice of a second offence within a year will have to pay more in fines. For example, a
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    • 151 4 A driver shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) ploughed into pedestrians in eastern France on Sunday, injuring 11 of them, just a day after a man yelling the same words was killed in an attack on French police officers. Two of the people
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    • 73 4 Some 300 volunteers from community group Keeping Hope Alive played Santa on Sunday, and distributed shoes and other supplies to residents of oneroom flats all over the island. The items distributed during the 12-hour programme included 4,000 pairs of shoes for the elderly and school-going children
      PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO  -  73 words
    • Article, Illustration
      452 5  - S ic k 16 Student tailed and harassed women at night The number of teens behind bars and those caught breaking the law has been on the slide. But the crimes of some youngsters can still strike fear in their victims. Reports by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg Marcus Yow Kai Wen
      TNP PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: BENJAMIN SEETOR  -  452 words
    • 386 5 Long Yan, 17, had a nasty way of dealing with a housemate she was unhappy with. She would take pictures of her 16-year-old housemate naked, and threaten to distribute them. But that was not all. Long also poured boiling water all over her
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    • 705 6  -  Local Mandopop star JJ Lin says he is “in no rush” to get a girlfriend despite fellow stars getting hitched Reports by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg Local singer-songwriter JJ Lin is often dubbed one of Mandopop’s “Four Gifted Talents”, alongside fellow musicians Wang Leehom, David Tao and
      PHOTOS: PHYLLICIA WANG, JJ LIN OFFICIAL SINA WEIBO  -  705 words
    • 477 7 One woman, four men convicted, others to follow in scandal at top Jakarta school A female cleaner was jailed for seven years yesterday over the sexual abuse of a young boy at one of Indonesia’s most prestigious international schools, in a scandal that has rocked Jakarta’s
      PHOTOS: AFP  -  477 words
    • 147 8 The Senai International Airport in Johor Baru recorded more than 2 million passengers over the first 11 months of this year, making it one of the busiest entry points in Johor. State Tourism, Trade and Con­sumer Affairs committee chairman Tee Siew Kiong said this
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    • 280 8  -  Unemployed man sentenced to 18 months’ jail for crimes at Sentosa bar Report by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg In a bid to destroy evidence after stealing from a bar, he set fire to paper under a cash register and burned the bar counter. The fire
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    • 146 8 MOLEST CASE The police are looking for a man (left) in relation to a molestation case reported on Dec 4. The alleged incident occurred in the vicinity of Sengkang East Way, and the man being sought is believed to be in his 20s. He was wearing
      PHOTOS: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE  -  146 words
    • 437 9  -  At wits’ end about stench from neighbour’s flat, housewife calls TNP Report by CHOO MEI FANG choomf@sph.com.sg Madam Siti Hassan has put up with the stench coming from her hoarder neighbour’s unit since her family moved next door eight years ago. The 32-year-old housewife
      PHOTO COURTESY OF MADAM SITI HASSAN  -  437 words
    • 748 10 / 11  -  His local love tale is a hit One wrote the most popular book on Google Play in Singapore. The other has a local Twitter account with the largest following. We profile two Singaporeans, who topped year-end online lists Reports by LAKEISHA LEO lwenqi@sph.com.sg You may not
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    • 518 10 / 11 It may sound a tad rude, but WTFSG is the Twitter handle for the most-followed account in Singapore this year. Managed by Mr Herbert Sim, 28, WTFSG stands for WardrobeTrendsFashion, and is a high fashion and luxury lifestyle online portal based here. With more than
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    • Throw back 2014
      • 306 12 / 13  -  With 2014 coming to an end, The New Paper looks back at the biggest news stories in the past year. Today, we loo at the stories that shook the month of May Throwback2014hrowback May 8 Reports by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg Madam Noraslinda Asat was on
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      • 367 12 / 13 MAY 19 She is already working long hours every day of the week Madam Seah Yu Ping, 46, does it so that she can provide a better life for her son and family since her bitter divorce eight years ago. In May this year, TNP chronicled
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      • 251 12 / 13 MAY 21 He was allegedly verbally abused by two passengers after he had taken them to the wrong place at about 1am on May 21. TransCab cabby Toh Chwee Boh, 54, offered to forgo the fare but the two men continued to
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      • 211 12 / 13 MAY 22 Thailand was thrown into chaos in May when Army chief General Prayut Chan-ocha declared a military coup after months of political turmoil. Gen Prayuth, 60, said he had assumed power because “of the violence in Bangkok and many parts of the country that resulted in
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    • 533 14 / 15  -  Reuters photojournalist David Gray writes a firstperson account of his time with Aboriginal Australians in the country’s ‘Top End’ David Gray For more than 10 years I have dreamed of photographing the daily lives of Aboriginal Australians in the northern-most tip of the Northern
      PHOTOS: DAVID GRAY  -  533 words
    • 339 16 Medical staff in China flamed for posing with patient in operating theatre A group of doctors and medical staff at a Chinese hospital in Xi’an have been taken to task for taking group photographs next to unconscious patients in the operating theatres. These pictures were taken
      PHOTO: WEIBO SCREENSHOT  -  339 words
    • 267 16 The mother of a man executed nearly 20 years ago for a murder to which another person later confessed has appeared in court, as pressure builds to correct errors of justice in China. The court’s re-opening of the case of Nie Shubin, executed
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    • THE BIG PICTURE
      • 667 17  -  Photo of HDB void deck being used by our Muslim neighbours is Big Picture winner Report by Justin Zhuang tnp@sph.com.sg Many Housing Board void decks here are transformed into makeshift prayer spaces every Ramadan (holy month of fasting). Mr Mohamad Yusof captured one such space in
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    • 160 18 The sister of Spain’s King Felipe VI will become the first member of the royal family to stand in the dock after a judge yesterday ordered her to be put on trial for alleged tax fraud. The historic decision stemmed from four years
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    • 388 18  -  Report and picture by CHOO MEI FANG choomf@sph.com.sg An inconsiderate neighbour at Block 68 Geylang Bahru has residents all hot and bothered. The woman, they said, has a habit of leaving hot ashes at the common corridor on the 11th storey. The residents said
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  • 637 24  -  Many taking their second majors from a different faculty or school By Amelia Teng M ore undergraduates are taking up double degrees and majors outside their disciplines, in a bid to broaden their knowledge and become more employable. The trend
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  • 444 25  -  By Joanna Seow T he labour market remained tight in the second quarter of the year, with the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stable at 2 per cent. But momentum eased on the jobs front, with employment growth slowing to the lowest level in four
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    • 36 1 PHOTO: ACTION IMAGES/ANDREW BOYERS EPL LIVERPOOL 2 ARSENAL 2 RED TIDE RISING liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers confident of top-four finish ›S4 tuesDAY DECEMBER 23 2014 16-page pullout BIg SaM plottINg CHelSea’S DoWNFall oN BoXINg DaY ›S7
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  • 16 PAGE PULLOUT sports
    • EPL
      • 1194 2 / 3  -  It’s two points lost rather than one gained for both teams. Our columnist looks at what went wrong NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg LIVERPOOL 2 (Philippe Coutinho 45, Martin Skrtel 90+7) ARSENAL 2 (Mathieu Debuchy 45+2, Olivier Giroud 64) 1 ARSENAL STIFFER THAN DUMMIES Pundit
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      • 139 2 / 3 Wire Services Eight staples to his bald pate, plenty of clotting powder and a dose of courage helped Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel recover from a bloody head wound and score a vital headed equaliser. A stray boot from Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud had caused a cut
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      • 796 4 / 5 Rodgers optimistic about second half of season with Sturridge set to return next month Wire Services LIVERPOOL 2 (Philippe Coutinho 45, Martin Skrtel 90+7) ARSENAL 2 (Mathieu Debuchy 45+2, Olivier Giroud 64) Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers felt his players demonstrated the character necessary to revitalise
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      • Article, Illustration
        83 4 / 5 ARSENAL FANS ON CONCEDING THE LATE EQUALISER AGAINST LIVERPOOL >KSI: Wow man. So typical of Arsenal to let that happen. >Ives Galarcep: If you’re an Arsenal fan you’re probably wondering why in the heck Per Mertesacker chose not to make a challenge on that ball. #WastedHeight >Miriti
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      • 470 4 / 5 Wenger says 5-1 defeat in February haunted the Gunners but insists draw is a fair result Wire Services Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed the 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield yesterday morning (Singapore time) was a fair result, despite his side registering only three shots
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      • 440 4 / 5 PA Sport analyses how the pair performed in the 2-2 draw Arsenal’s trip to Liverpool yesterday morning (Singapore time) saw a meeting of two of the Premier League’s most exciting attacking talents in Raheem Sterling and Alexis Sanchez. Had things worked out differently in the summer, the
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      • 171 6 Reuters There was no place for experienced forwards Park Chu Young, Kim Shin Wook or Lee Dong Gook in South Korea’s squad for the Asian Cup as coach Uli Stielike went with just three out-and-out strikers for the Jan 9-31 tournament in
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      • 711 6 Chelsea boss unfazed at disgruntled players spending time on the bench PA Sport Jose Mourinho admits there are unhappy players at Chelsea due to lack of opportunity but he expects them to “think about the team”. An exceptional start to the season means the
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      • 164 7 Reuters Antoine Griezmann has taken time to settle at Atletico Madrid but the France forward’s fine hat-trick at Athletic Bilbao yesterday morning (Singapore time) proved that he could be a key man for the Spanish champions this season. The 23-year-old, who is
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      • Article, Illustration
        408 7 Allardyce wants Mourinho to pay for accusing Hammers of playing ‘football from the 19th century’ PA Sport When West Ham visited Chelsea in January, it was a turning point in their fight for Premier League survival now Sam Allardyce has warned Jose Mourinho: “We’ll see what century
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      • 191 7 AFP World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo returned to his hometown of Funchal on Madeira on Sunday to attend the unveiling of a statue sculpted in his honour. The Real Madrid star (above) travelled to the Portuguese island from Marrakech where on Saturday
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      • 646 12 / 13 Redknapp says Hoops are doomed if striker is sold Wire Services Queens Park Rangers boss Harry Redknapp is adamant former bricklayer Charlie Austin is the foundation upon which the London club’s quest for Premier League survival can be built on. He insists the club will rebuff any
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      • 146 12 / 13 Reuters Sepp Blatter is “invigorated” after last week’s executive committee meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, and has every intention of standing in next year’s Fifa presidential election, a source close to the Fifa leadership said yesterday. “He was invigorated by the whole event and
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      • 604 12 / 13 Having outshone Adebayor and Soldado, in-form striker sets 20-goal target Wire Services Harry Kane believes he can fend off the challenge of senior strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado to become Tottenham’s 20-goal man. Spurs’ 21-year-old youth team product scored his 14th goal of the season
        Wire Services; PHOTO: ANDREW BOYERS/ ACTION IMAGES  -  604 words
    • racing
      • 3023 8 / 9  -  War Affair comes close but falters in the final leg LOOKING BACK AT THE 2014 SINGAPORE SEASON Reports by BRIAN MILLER, TAN THEAN LOON brian@sph.com.sg and loon@sph.com.sg It was an affair to remember and oh, how racegoers swooned as they looked
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      • 591 10 / 11 SATURDAY C4 1700m 2-215-Messi 57 .5 (60) (5ag HS Lim-Mdm SE Chew) 8-0009 Horizon Lad 56.5 (58) (6ag Evelyn Seet-Horizon) 2612-2 Happy Melang 54.5 (54) (5ag SH Tan-TK Liew) *****0Silveron Wings 52.5 (50) (7nzg KF Wong-Hm Loy) 5-5-74 Thundering Angel 52.5 (50) (7am PS Kumaran-Thundering Angel)
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      • 800 10 / 11 SUNDAY 3-Y-O ABOVE 2000m 013-33 Beautiful Choice 57 (98) (8mg KF Wong-Beautiful Choice) *****4 Money Machine 55 (90) (7ag S Edwards-Money Machine) *****1 Littlebitofjoy 55 (89) (6amg Edylyn Goh-MAS) *****3 Volpista 55 (88) (9brzg T Gillespie-A L A Crabbia) --9779 Mr Ambassador 52 (79) (9nzg D
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    • GOLF
      • 154 14  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ Canon Singapore yesterday announced a three-year deal as the Singapore Sports Hub’s fifth founding partner. As part of the agreement, Canon who will also be the Sports Hub’s official printing and imaging partner will receive branding, hospitality and signage rights in
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      • 699 14 But Asian Tour CEO foresees golf’s growth in the continent AFP Asian Tour CEO Mike Kerr says the outlook for golf in the continent is positive again after a difficult few years which saw tournaments scrapped and sponsors hard to find. The region received a
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    • 171 15 Wire Services Brazilian football has “stopped in time” and must heed lessons from Europe to recover its past glory, according to former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka. In a television interview with Brazil’s Globo on Sunday, Kaka cited poor domestic coaching as a
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    • 495 15 Reuters MIAMI HEAT 100 BOSTON CELTICS 84 Starters Chris Bosh and Josh McRoberts were already out and then, just minutes before the Miami Heat were to tip off against the Boston Celtics, the team got more bad news. Star shooting guard Dwyane Wade had to sit
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    • ON TV
      • 297 15 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Friday: CHELSEA v WEST HAM SingTel mio TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 8.45pm WEST BROM v MAN CITY SingTel mio TV Ch 103 StarHub TV Ch 228 (mio Stadium), 10.55pm BURNLEY v LIVERPOOL SingTel mio TV Ch 104 StarHub TV Ch 229
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      • 44 15 NBA SEASON 2014/15 Friday: MIAMI HEAT v CLEVELAND CAVALIERS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 6am Saturday: SACRAMENTO KINGS v PHOENIX SUNS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 11am Sunday: CHICAGO BULLS v NEW ORLEANS PELICANS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 9am
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      • 32 15 YONEX COPENHAGEN MASTERS Saturday: SEMI-FINAL 1 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 8pm Sunday: SEMI-FINAL 2 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 3am FINALS StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 9pm
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 667 16  -  LionsXII star to train with top Aussie clubs next month Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg After rejecting several offers to play abroad over the past few years, national defender Safuwan Baharudin is finally ready to make a move for greener pastures. The New Paper understands
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