The New Paper, 25 January 2015

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1 24 The New Paper
  • 25 1 the new paper Sunday JANUARY 25 2015 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 80 CENTS MCI (P) 138/12/2014 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter .com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838
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    • 77 1 JANUARY 25 2015 Tactics of a female loan shark runner I went to debtors’ workplaces and pretended to be their mistress›4 CRABS, VOODOO DOLLS, PETS AND GOLD STRANGE FINDS IN LOST FOUND ›18 CHELSEA, MAN CITY IN SHOCK FA CUP EXIT »sports pullout S4 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION tnp.sg
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  • upfront quick bites
    • Article, Illustration
      189 2 Heather Humphries journalist Fluffy flapjacks with a hearty serving of bacon and chipolatas, topped with perfectly-cooked sunny side up eggs and mashed potatoes. Full Monty ($16), Paddington House of Pancakes, City Square Mall, #02-35/36 Judith Tan correspondent Tender pork ribs that are flambéed at the table, giving
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    • Article, Illustration
      289 2  -  MELVIN SINGH melvin@sph.com.sg Are the children of single mothers being punished for something their parents did? Not on the surface. But deprive a single mother of the Baby Bonus and that is $6,000 worth of diapers for a child with limited access to support from the extended
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    • 163 2 what’s inside on paper online tnp.sg Little kids, big sizes Uniform providers say they’re seeing a demand for bigger sizes people 8 Unreasonable neighbours: More teeth on the way in Parliament Bill But do we just need a little more give and take? ground zero 12 Men’s health questions answered
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 140 3 CONCESSIONS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT BP r* n Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) recipients Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)/ PWDs Concession Pass Senior Citizens (SCs)/ SC Concession Pass T I I r I 15 NO CHANGE to fares/ pass prices *Prices of all other monthly travel/concession passes will also remain unchanged NEW J
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  • people
    • 857 4 / 5  -  Loan shark runner Liu Yimin Lynette created a stir on social media after her photo was released by police. She looked nothing like the usual suspect. Our correspondents speak to two former women runners by MAUREEN KOH, JUDITH TAN AReports tnp@sph.com.sg J \t
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    • 776 4 / 5 It is a lesson on friendship that she will never forget. Mandy, not her real name, had become a guarantor for a friend. When he did not pay up, the loan shark came after her and she was forced to become a runner.
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    • 141 4 / 5 The penalties for loan shark runners come under the Moneylenders Act, which was beefed up in 2010. Under the revised law, even first-time offenders found guilty of loan shark harassment will be given at least three strokes of the cane. Before that, only repeat
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    • 662 8 / 9  -  School uniform providers say larger sizes are in greater demand as schoolchildren are growing bigger taller Reports by CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg O ne vendor was asked to custom make a school uniform that was equivalent to an adult’s XXL size for a secondary school student.
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    • 232 8 / 9 Improvements in the nutrition, health and the socio-economic well-being of families here could have made Singaporean children taller and heavier than their peers a decade ago, experts say. Past figures by the Health Promotion Board and Ministry of Education show
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    • 941 10 / 11  -  The benefits that single mums receive was raised in Parliament this week. Two of them tell The New Paper on Sunday that while they get fewer perks than married mothers, they have no regrets giving birth to their kids
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    • 416 10 / 11 Yes, single mothers are eligible for a range of benefits. And needy families receive even more help. But no, says the Government. They won’t get everything married mothers are entitled to, like a total of 16 weeks of paid maternity leave. (See other report).
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    • 168 10 / 11 THEN There have been steps taken to relieve the plight of Singaporean single mothers. For example, in 2007, single mothers were given 12 weeks of maternity leave as long as they marry the child’s father within three months of the baby’s birth. NOW Single
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    • Facebook chat session with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
      • 418 13  -  Report by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg For months, Charlotte Eng has been besotted with the thought of having a golden retriever as a pet. But the nine-year-old’s parents forbade her from having one because keeping big dogs is
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      • 412 13 Yesterday morning, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong went to the Facebook Singapore office to do a live question-and-answer session. A total of 2,154 questions were asked during the one-hour session and they covered a wide range of subjects. It garnered 7,598 likes overall. GREGORY
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    • 552 18  -  Unusual things get lost in public areas and on transport. NG JUNSEN (ngjunsen@sph.com.sg) finds out more NG JUN SEN (ngjunsen@sph.com.sg) His cleaning staff came rushing out of one of the cinemas at Golden Village Suntec City. They looked frantically for Mr Bernard Soh, 35, the
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    • 374 19 Daring heist in Hong Kong luxury jewellery shop She looks innocent and seems to be between 12 and 14 years old. Few would suspect her of being part of a gang of thieves. But the girl, along with two women and a man, staged
      PHOTOS: ORIENTALDAILY  -  374 words
    • 359 19 When Mr Ang Lip Poh was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago, his teenage daughter immediately quit school to look after him as his wife was also unwell. Lay Ching was then four months into Form One (equivalent of Secondary One)
      PHOTO: THE STAR  -  359 words
    • 518 20 / 21  -  Japanese master performer gives S'poreans behind-the-scenes glimpse of traditional dance Report and pictures by ARIFFIN JAMAR jariffin@sph.com.sg single spotlight cuts through the darkness at the Blackbox studio at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. The crowd of about 100 people fall silent. They wait in anticipation and
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    • 382 22 Company makes 3D hand for girl, 7, after watching viral video of her She was born without her right hand. Earlier this month, seven-year-old Ainaa Amanda Shahzali, from Kedah, Malaysia, went to school for the first time. Interacting with other pupils in her class seemed to
      PHOTOS: FACEBOOK/ AINAA-AMANDA-SHAHZALI  -  382 words
    • 480 23 US billionaire who owns mansions, private jet says: He owns five mansions and several other properties. Indeed, one of his mansions is considered the most expensive property in the United States. Mr Jeff Greene listed his 50,000 sq ft home in Beverly Hills for a cool
      PHOTO: TWITTER/INDEPENDENT  -  480 words
    • 136 23 This man scared a few travellers on the Beijing subway with his outfit. No doubt, he is now an online hit, but many Beijingers are wondering what he was up to. Aside from the fruit on his head, he has been pictured wearing jeans and
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  • ground zero a bottom-up perspective on issues
    • 749 12  -  Try adapting to neighbours first even if dispute resolution tribunal comes to be MAUREEN KOH maureenk@sph.com.sg ersonal belongings left along corridors. Boisterous families and pets. Wet laundry. Trivial as these may seem to some of us, such “grievances” can cause strife between neighbours. A
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  • confessions of a hotel housekeeper
    • 740 14 / 15  -  NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg H e once saw a masterpiece scrawled all over the bedsheet. That happened because the guests’ kids had got their hands on coloured markers. This is one of the sights that make Mr Ken Gao sigh. As a housekeeper at Orchard
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  • Page 16 / 17 Advertisements
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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  • humour act blur
    • 754 24  -  S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg Y um seng! Wait, is it past 10.30pm? Are we in a public place? No problem. We can drink in the morning after 7am on the way to work on the train. Aiyah! No drinking allowed on the train. Wait, why
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous

  • live right ask the expert
    • Article, Illustration
      567 25  -  JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg Q: How would you describe what you do? A: I’m an agony aunt of sorts. I listen to problems and give suggestions for the best solutions available. Q: What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of “bladder”? A: Receptacle. Most
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  • afford-aspire contouring make-up
    • 381 26  -  Anyone can have a perfectly “chiselled” face. You just need the right tools CATHERINE ROBERT crobert@sph.com.sg we love this! MARC JACOBS BEAUTY o!Mega bronze PERFECT TAN $60 This jumbo-sized bronzing powder will probably last you more than six months. Besides the silky feel I got after applying
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    • 257 26 Putting online advice to the test MAKEUP CONTOURING FOR ALL FACE SHAPES REAL TECHNIQUES TUTORIAL Username: realtechniques Keywords: Contouring, face, shapes, tutorial, techniques Have you ever been told by a stranger that you have a “weird brown line on your cheek”? I have. So embarrassing. If contouring
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  • stylemaker
    • 311 27 H er self-de-signed and self-sewn vest floored local stylist Kovit Ang. “It’s so intricate and well made, it’s almost like a couture piece,” he says, referring to the practice of custommaking high-end fashion clothes. The vest, created by Ma Win Sandi Kyaw, 22, a first-year fashion
      PHOTOGRAPHY: JET & SETO; STYLIST MENTOR : KOVIT ANG; HAIR AND MAKE UP: RAUDHA RAILY USING COLORS FROM MAKE UP FOREVER; MODEL: KATERINA M (DIVA)  -  311 words
    • 94 27 Students from MDIS’ School of Fashion and Design worked with renowned local stylist Kovit Ang, who has more than 14 years’ experience creating looks for publications globally. Over the last few months, the students created their own fashion looks for these pages. Starting from a “core piece”
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  • humour
    • 640 28  -  There was a furore after K-pop band B1A4 was pictured hugging fans in Malaysia a fortnight ago. A video of the session went viral and both band and fans got flak. JUDITH TAN (juditht@sph.com.sg) speaks to local stars on the appropriate photo-taking etiquette
      PHOTO: ANN KOK; PHOTO: JINCHENG; PHOTO: DIVIAN NAIR  -  640 words

  • eats makan sutra
    • 508 29  -  KF SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg T he 30-year-old wants me to call him Ah Boy—thenickname he is known by in the food business. His real name is Boon Kai Chun and he runs make-it-yourself popiah restaurant Good Chance. His grandfather, now 95, founded the joint in the
      PHOTOS: KF SEETOH  -  508 words

  • eats hed chef
    • 623 30  -  Usher in abundance and prosperity with yusheng HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg S tart the year on a high note and toss up some fun with a colourful session of lo hei. Representing prosperity and longevity, the yusheng lo hei or raw fish salad, is traditionally served
      PHOTO: HEDY KHOO, LAM SOON  -  623 words
    • 101 30 One must-have item to include in your kitchen is Knife Rice Bran Oil. The oil is extracted from rice bran, the outer layer of the rice kernel. Rice bran oil contains gamma oryzanol, which has antioxidant properties, and vitamin E. Knife brand’s 100 per cent pure
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  • 641 32  -  Senior tax consultant worked from home to stabilise her pregnancy while keeping clientele PartTime By FOOJIEYING fjieying@sph.com.sg HER pregnancy didn’t stop her from being involved with her job as a senior tax consultant at Ernst and Young. She had wanted to stabilise her pregnancy,
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
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    • 71 32 Expanding Japanese udon noodle chain is hiring in Orchard Vivocity! Part Timer: $8-10/hr Outlet Supervisor: $2700+/mth Asst. Manager: $2300+/mth Asst. Chef: $2300+/mth Shop Crew: $1800+/mth Harmony Workplace, Various Allowances Training, Flexible Shift. Total Working Hours per week 44 Hours (5.5 days) Entitle extra allowance based on performance attendance Location: Food
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    • 102 32 Akari and TOMO are the dining Japanese restaurant Supervisor/Assistant Chef/Chef $1700-$2800 (Based on experience) 8hr/days, 6 days/week (Depending on Restaurant situation) Rotational rest 1 day/w Rotating shifts, include weekends/PH Service Staff/Kitchen Staff $1700-$1800++ (Based on experience) 8 hrs/day, 6days/week Rotating shifts, include weekends/PH 5 or 6 days working shift, Flexible
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    • 15 32 For advertising enquiries on The New Paper Sunday Classified please call Hotline 1800 289 9988
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  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 58 33 We are Hiring Full-Time 1)AssistantManager$2000-$2500 2) Floor Staff $1200 $1600 3) Chef/Cook $1600-$1900 Female working environment with or without experience are welcome Singaporeans Only Part-time positions are available too Work Location Chijmes Irish Bar Email resume to: hrtheirishtimes@gmail.com Contact 9889 8126 f Find more Part-time Jobs in this special feature
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    • 88 33 CAR SPARE PARTS CO HIRING FULL PART TIME Sales Ê Basic Allowance Commision Ê Tampines Area Ê Preferred with car spare parts Experience Ê 5 day week Admin Account Ê 6 days Week Ê Behind Tampines Safra Ê Liaise with Chinese speaking Client Ê Preferred MYOB Ë Interested Please Email
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    • 89 33 Slimming Studio is looking for Full/Part-time who is passionate about helping others lose weight As a Studio Assistant Only Singaporean. Pls call *****564 or email beautybusiness@hotmail.com Cooks, Hosts/ Hostesses, Bussers, Food Runners, Bartenders and Servers! Full-time salary up to $2,500 AWS Bonus! 5 day work week Part-timers: Earn up to
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  • Career Choice
    • 699 34  -  By Mark Griffiths The writer is director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Gambling Studies at Nottingham Trent University. THE term “workaholism” has been around since the 1971 publication of Wayne Oates’ book Confessions Of A Workaholic. But, despite increasing research
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    • 502 36  -  Among those unhappy with amount of quality time, many will give up TV, Net surfing: Poll By MELISSA LIN SINGAPOREANS who feel they are not spending enough quality time with their families say they are willing to give up watching television or surfing
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  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • 49 34 MALE/FEMALE CLEANERS required Bedok Point 7.30am-4.30pm $1200 4.30pm-11pm $1000 Thomson Plaza 8am-5pm $1100 5pm-10pm $700 Woodlands Causeway Point Shopping Centre 7am-5pm $1200+$100 4.30pm-10.30pm $800+$100 Condo Bedok Reservoir 8am-5pm $1200 FLOAT CLEANERS Condo. Jurong West 8.00am-5.00pm $1500 Singaporean only Bonus Annual Leave Medical Benefits etc Tel: Johnny Koh 9144 9748
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    • 68 34 Freight forwarding company located in Pasir Panjang is recruiting an ACCOUNTING CLERK Responsibilities Prepare invoices payments Handle customer enquiries and send out SOA Fillings Requirements Hardworking, independent with good communication skills Familiar with A/C software SAGE ERP ACCPAC Proficient in MS office Able to work overtime 5.5 work week Able
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    • 19 34 WAREHOUSE Forklift Driver Forklift license needed, warehouse experience S$1400-S$1900 Only S’porean No. 34 Pioneer Sector 2 or call *****792
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    • 26 34 Don’t leave it to chance. check out The New Paper Sunday Classified for the latest job offers. For advertising enquiries, please call Hotline: 1800 289 9988
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  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • 206 35 Mixer Truck Driver Needed Class 4 5 licence With/without experience Pls Call Suria 9109 6965 Chandran 9450 2167 HVAC (Aircon) Technician Apprentice required urgently High pay 9am-6pm, Mon-Sat Training included Call CE Engrg *****942 for interview We are hiring 1. Asst Managers 2. Captains 3. Servers 4. Cashiers 5. Kitchen
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    • 246 35 We are EXPANDING! Store Operation Full-Time Part-Time CASHIERS SKILLED CUTTERS CHIEF CASHIERS (MEAT /SEAFOOD) DEPARTMENT MANAGERS SALES ASSISTANTS STOREKEEPERS SUPERVISORS ONLINE SHOPPER SYSTEM CLERKS WALK IN INTERVIEW DATE VENUE TIME 26 27 Jan 2015 (Mon Tues) Giant Paya Lebar Square 10am 6pm 26 27 Jan 2015 (Mon Tues) Cold Storage
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    • 31 35 \f 1 To buy, find and sell the latest range of products and services, checkout Classified in The Straits Times. THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT i
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  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • 30 36 ADMIN CUM SALES COORDINATOR Full spectrum of admin sales coordinating duties Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5.30pm @west area ’N’ level above Meticulous Salary $1500-$1800 depending on experience Send resume to: jobs@archerprint.com.sg
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    • 64 36 Skincare Company requires AttractiveSalary 1) SHOP ASSISTANT CUM PROMOTER Locations: Hougang Central/ I12 Katong/ East Point/ Tampines 1 Working hrs: A)11am-10pm Working hrs: B)11am-6pm/ 3pm-10pm (Rotating shift) 6 days week Basic Commission Call: 9793-1659 Emily(No agt pls) 2) CLEANER (Salary $1000) Working hrs: Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat 9am-12.30 pm Walk in
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    • 67 36 CANADA JOB FAIR 15 16th Feb 2015 50++ Employers 200++ JOBs Direct employers. On-spot JOB offers. Nursing Health Care Any Health Care Staff and Workers, Nannies, Caregivers and Technicians. Engineer Building/ Construction Any Engineering Construction Trade Workers, Technicians, Operators, General workers Drivers. Hotel Restaurant Any F&B/ Hospitality/ Service Staffs, Housekeeping
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  • 332 37 Dining THERE are eight regional types of Chinese food, each with its own distinctive flavours, cooking methods and even ingredients. Most Singaporeans are familiar with Fujian- and Guangdong-style food as our forefathers hailed from these places, and they brought their food with them. To create
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  • Page 37 Advertisements
    • 61 37 To advertise in this weekly 'Sunday Dining'special, please call 1800-289-9988. AUTHENTIC FISH HEAD CURRY OFFER $10ONLY!!!(DINE IN ONLY) WHILE STOCK LAST SPECIAL CHINESE NEW YEAR SET ALSO AVAILABLE FROM $188 ONLY! CHECK THEM OUT P2E.COM.SG! Segar Village 19 SIMS WAY SINGAPORE *****1 FOR RESERVATION, PLEASE CALL 9161 0811/ 8488 0809/
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    • 119 37 i mi n J> S Mild Oriental Cuisine 865 Mountbatten Road #61-127/128 Katong Shopping Centre Singapore *****4 *Jt ft 10:30am to 12:30am Quick Tip Want to chill wine quickly? Freeze a couple of grapes in the fridge and toss them in the wine glasses before pouring the wine out. The
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    • 46 37 -LV The Big Bird THE CHICKEN RICE RESTAURANT Have a Nonya Popiah Party at home this festive season! I' 1 For delivery call: The Big Bird Pte Ltd 271 BukitTimah Road #01-07 Balmoral Plaza, Singapore *****8 Tel: *****022, *****143 Open 10am to 10pm daily website: www.thebigbird.com.sg
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  • Lifestyle
    • 494 38  -  By KeonChee LLBMBA, By Keon Chee LLB MBA, Director Rockwills Trustee Ltd Have you thought about your estate plan? It is a plan that you make in advance and name whom you want to receive the things you own after you pass away.
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    • 445 39 A s the Lunar New Year is fast approaching, it is traditional to spring clean our homes and to welcome and invite good luck into our life. It is also tradition to adorn our homes with couplets to welcome good fortune and happiness. Some
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  • Page 38 Advertisements
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 42 1 giants crash OUt epl leaders chelsea and champions man city are stunned by Bradford and Boro in the Fa cup ›s4-5 SUNDAY JANUARY 25 2015 24-page pullout PHOTOs: reuTers, acTiOn images/JasOn cairnDuFF sea games: singapore’s sprint warriors target 100m champion jirapong ›s18
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  • sports
    • FOOTBALL
      • 566 2 / 3  -  Singapore central defender set to play at a much higher level with A-League side Melbourne City Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg He has long been touted as a special player, and Singapore international defender Safuwan Baharudin is set to realise his dream of
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      • 599 2 / 3  -  Report by HAIQAL SARI haiqals@sph.com.sg Together with Baihakki Khaizan, they became the most formidable central defensive partnership in South-east Asia, and helped Singapore win a record fourth Suzuki Cup crown in 2012. If Baihakki was the tough hombre, a nononsense player who played physically and never
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    • FA CUP
      • 579 4 / 5  -  Championship side Boro pull off great FA Cup upset GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg FOURTH ROUND MANChesTer CITY 0 MIDDLESBROUGH 2 (Patrick Bamford 53, Garcia Kike 90+3) What temerity, what guts, what a performance. Championship side Middlesbrough did the unthinkable in the den of the English Premier League champions.
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      • 343 4 / 5  -  Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg CHELSEA 2 (Cahill 21, Ramires 38) BRADFORD 4 (Stead 41, Morais 75, Halliday 82, Yeates 90) A largely second-string Chelsea side were dumped out of the FA Cup fourth round after a stunning, come-from-behind 4-2 defeat by League One side Bradford
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      • 229 6 / 7 PA Sport Cambridge head coach Richard Money has defended the Abbey Stadium pitch after it was criticised by Louis van Gaal. The Manchester United boss said “every aspect of the match is against us” after his men were held to a 0-0 FA Cup draw by
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      • 814 6 / 7 Wire Services FOURTH ROUND CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal complained “every aspect” of the match went against his team after Cambridge stunningly earned a FA Cup fourth-round replay at Old Trafford. Van Gaal and his distinguished visiting side endured
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      • 499 6 / 7 PA Sport FOURTH ROUND BLACKBURN 3 (Chris Taylor 23, Rudy Gestede 78, Craig Conway 89) SWANSEA 1 (Gylfi Sigurdsson 21) Rudy Gestede showed why he is reported to be interesting a number of Premier League sides with the crucial goal as Blackburn sent nine-man Swansea tumbling
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    • 579 8 ASIAN CUP AFP Iraq hero Younis Mahmoud is dreaming of an incredible repeat Asian Cup win after taking centrestage once again as they reached the semi-finals in dramatic fashion. The veteran, an icon at home after his winner in the 2007 final, was on target
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    • AFRICAN NATIONS CUP
      • 475 9 Sadio Mane and Co show grit against Bafana Bafana PA Sport GROUP C SENEGAL1 (Kara Mbodji 60) SOUTH AFRICA 1 (Oupa Manyisa 47) Senegal went top of Group C in the African Nations Cup after they fought back to draw 1-1 with South Africa yesterday morning (Singapore
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      • 119 9 PA Sport Asamoah Gyan gave Ghana an African Nations Cup lifeline with a stoppage-time winner against Algeria in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea. Avram Grant’s Black Stars knew victory was vital after an opening defeat to Senegal in Group C, but the four-time winners looked as if they
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    • 76 9 Blaze Dolphins’ foreign player Letang Mogotlhwane (centre) challenges Mission Mannas’ import Hildah Binang (right) in the opening match of the Netball Super League (NSL) yesterday at the OCBC Arena. Blaze won the contest 52-44. In other matches, the Magic Marlins beat the Sneakers Stingrays
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    • SILAT
      • 148 10 l Favourite food? Steak, lasagna and pasta l Favourite flick? Superhero and comedy movies l Superhero power? Telepathy and mind control powers, like Professor X. l Favourite lady? Victoria Secret model Candice Swanepoel l Favourite football team? Chelsea l Favourite footballer? Cristiano Ronaldo l Favourite app?
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      • 531 10  -  World champion Farhan has juggled his schoolwork pretty well Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg He’s only 17, but his lightningquick punches and kicks made opponents see stars at the Pencak Silat World Championships in Phuket earlier this month. It turns out Singapore’s newly-crowned silat world
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    • racing
      • 735 11 Jockey Alan Munro scoring top marks with the gelding’s trainer recently Trainer Alwin Tan is still mum about the identity of War Affair’s new jockey, simply because he has not made a decision yet, but one rider who has certainly not harmed his chances of
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      • 621 11 RACE1 DR OCTOPUS: Slow into stride; taken inwards in to obtain clear running; returned as a roarer; the veterinary surgeon also advised that Dr Octopus had previously undergone corrective surgery for this condition. ZENA: Slow to begin; crowded. PROBO CHANDROSO: Jumped awkwardly; carried inwards;
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      • 1889 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 MS D2 12.50 —1400m (SC) (Turf) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 323 Falcon 59 (52) M Nunes 4 (4nzg M Walker-KJ Racing) 2 *****5 Ageless 56 (46) C
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      • 1807 12 / 13 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,400M) 1 FalconHHH Tongue tie on. Has been closeup in all three starts. Should race well again. Surface and distance should help. 2 AgelessHHH Has been trying for a while but should be prominent throughout.
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      • 193 14 / 15  -  Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg Last-start winner JIMMY REA has the makings of a good horse. Make him your top bet today. The Mark Walker-trained three-year-old New Zea-land-bred, who is running in Race 5 against a Novice field over 1,200m, made
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      • 1519 14 / 15 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 1.40 —1100m Stakes: RM17,500 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****2 Berni Dancer 58.5 (36) Y Aify 6 (5amm P Pereira-Hudson) 2 *****6 No Money No Talk 58.5 (36) KC Wong* c3 2 (7ag
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      • 519 14 / 15 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Brian Miller Mr X RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 RACE 11 Shenzhou One 9 Falcon 1 Ageless 2 Pusaka 4 Falcon 1 Stock Broker 5 4 Pusaka
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      • 480 14 / 15 RACE 1 (DOOMBEN) ABANDONED RACE 2 (ASCOT) lst 7 Essayez ($37-$10) 2nd 2 George ‘n’ Ernie ($14) 3rd 6 Esperanca ($15) 4th 3 Saxophonist Forecast $71 Place Forecast (2-7) $20, (6-7) $20, (2-6) $31 Tierce $796 Trio $153 Quartet No winner ($2386 jackpot carried forward to next
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      • HONG KONG RACES
        • 1548 16 / 17 RACE 1 (1,650M) CROATIA (5) overpowered Glorious Avenue with a bold move from the back for a course-and-distance (C&D) win last month after threatening in three earlier dirt performances. He has repeat claims despite a rise in weight. GLORIOUS AVENUE (1) only found rival
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        • 1405 16 / 17 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5 AWT—1650m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$575,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 GLORIOUS AVENUE C H YIP Z PURTON 133 11 2 MISTER MARC Y S TSUI K TEETAN 132 4 3 COLOURFUL PROFIT C
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      • 773 16 / 17 Race 1 C5 (SC) 1100m 13 CHATEAUNEUF DUPAPE 58.5 (15-5.10) Jackson Low (3) 2 2 1 (482) 4 SEA MASTER 58.5 c 57 .5 (12-5.10) Calvin Goon (1) 1 1 2 (474) 0.75 11 PRINCE NANO 53 c 50 (39-11) SU Lim* (7) 3 3 3
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    • SEA GAMES
      • 950 18 / 19  -  Singapore’s sprinters aim to dethrone South-east Asia’s 100m sprint king Jirapong in June’s SEA Games Reports by notImpossIble SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Thai 21-year-old Jirapong Meenapra twice clocked a personal best of 10.31sec in the men’s 100m last year. He is the reigning South-east Asia (SEA)
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      • 299 18 / 19 Their personal bests are not good enough to earn them a spot at this June’s South-east Asia (SEA) Games at the National Stadium. But Singapore’s 100m sprinters Elfi Mustapa and Naqib Asmin are not giving up. Elfi, whose personal best is 10.59sec, said: “It’s
        PHOTOS: JONATHAN CHOO, BH., TNP FILE, SPORT SINGAPORE, TNP INFOGRAPHICS: CEL GULAPA  -  299 words
      • 638 24  -  COMMENT GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg There is pindrop silence, as a deathly quiet envelopes the arena. Bodies of spectators stay ramrod stiff, with many craning their necks. Automatically, all other events in the stadium come to a stop. The world waits, a packed stadium anticipates, the
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    • GOLF
      • 155 20 AFP South Africa’s Branden Grace produced a late surge to win the Qatar Masters by one shot from Scotland’s Marc Warren at the Doha Golf Club yesterday. Grace became the fourth South African to win the US$2.5 million ($3.25m) tournament, after Darren Fichardt (2003),
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      • 365 20  -  Report by GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg With the annual Causeway Cup in June and next year’s Olympic Games in mind, the Singapore Professional Golfers Association (SPGA) has drawn up an exciting schedule this year. It tees off tomorrow with the three-day Laguna National-SPGA Prestige Tour
        PHOTOS COURTESY SPGA  -  365 words
    • 240 20  -  Report by NICOLE CHIA cnicole@sph.com.sg Players from the 1977 Malaysia Cup winning team reunited at the Padang yesterday for a charity football match to mark the launch of former Singapore star Quah Kim Song’s book, “The Quah Kim Song Story”. The event, which was graced
      TNP PHOTO: CHOO CHWEE HUA  -  240 words
    • 100 21 Malaysia’s men’s hockey team beat Japan 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out at the Sengkang Stadium in the semi-finals of the FIH World League Round 2 yesterday. The match ended 2-2 after the regulatory 60 minutes, before the Malaysians triumphed on penalty flicks. Malaysia will meet Poland,
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    • 470 21 warriors’ Thompson sets a new league record as his side rout Kings NBA AFP GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 126 SACRAMENTO KINGS 101 Klay Thompson made history by setting a National Basketball Association record yesterday morning (Singapore time) with 37 third-quarter points as the Golden State Warriors hammered the Sacramento
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    • 269 21  -  LIM SAY HENG Gold was in sight but, in the end, the Singapore national women’s team had to settle for silver at the Asian Bowling Championships in Bangkok yesterday. The team of Daphne Tan, Geraldine Ng, Jasmine YeongNathan, Joey Yeo, and New Hui
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    • TENNIS
      • Article, Illustration
        603 22 / 23 Kvitova dumped out; slow-starting Serena and Venus march on AFP Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova crashed out of the Australian Open yesterday, falling in straight sets to unseeded American teenager Madison Keys, who is coached by former great Lindsay Davenport. World No. 35 Keys, 19, defeated the
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      • 477 22 / 23 Reuters Top seed Novak Djokovic is nicknamed “The Djoker” on the men’s tennis Tour with his comical impersonations of fellow players, but yesterday he revealed he is also a bit of a swot. Djokovic (above) safely negotiated his way into the fourth round of the Australian
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    • ON TV
      • 186 22 / 23 FA CUP Today: BRISTOL CITY v WEST HAM Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports 1), 9.55pm ASTON VILLA v BOURNEMOUTH Singtel TV Ch 112 (mio Sports 2), 10.55pm BRIGHTON v ARSENAL Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports 1), 11.55pm LALIGA Today: ATHLETIC BILBAO v MALAGA Singtel TV Ch 114
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      • 43 22 / 23 NBA Today: UTAH JAZZ v BROOKLYN NETS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 10am Tomorrow: GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS V BOLTON CELTICS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am Tuesday: OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER v MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am
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      • 33 22 / 23 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Today: DAY 7 Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 8am 4pm Tomorrow: DAY 8 Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 8am 4pm
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  • Page 4 / 5 Miscellaneous
    • 93 4 / 5 LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg I w BE6"ire| L i vewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) LW Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) (pLAYA Always play with care.
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