The New Paper, 27 January 2015

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    • 920 2 / 3  -  Woman saw her husband being slashed repeatedly by neighbour. When she pushed the attacker away... Reports by CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg For years, he had terrorised his neighbours with his abusive and aggressive behaviour. Mr William Teo, a 51-year-old resident in the Marsiling block, said:
      PHOTO COURTESY OF JAINAH AWANG; TNP PHOTOS: JEREMY LONG  -  920 words
    • 408 2 / 3 Just two days ago, Mr Abdul Majid Maarof had kicked a teddy bear that his attacker had been trying to sell at the void deck of the block, said Mr William Teo. “They were both not on talking terms,” said the resident-volunteer in the block
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    • 161 4 The Workers’ Party said yesterday that human error had been responsible for its town council erroneously reporting a high service and conservancy charges arrears (S&CC) rate in April 2013. The 29.4 per cent reported by Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) to the Ministry
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    • 145 4 Inspections by the National Environment Agency (NEA) have found rodent activity in the false ceilings of 14 food shops and food stalls at Marina Square, and at one of the mall’s bin centres. This followed the discovery of a dead rat in a vegetable
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    • 95 4 Social and Family Development Minister Chan Chun Sing said in response to questions on whether the $8 billion Pioneer Generation Package (PGP) will be expanded in future to benefit more seniors: “Frankly, we hope that we can.” But the introduction of a “PGP 2”
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    • 280 4 Grand Mufti of Egypt on S’pore: Singapore’s experience and spirit in instilling harmony between followers of different religions could serve as a model for other communities to emulate. Speaking at an inter-faith leaders’ dinner here on Sunday, Dr Shawki Allam (right), the Grand Mufti of
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    • 178 4 The new Ng Teng Fong General Hospital at Jurong East will begin operations by July this year, said the Ministry of Health and JurongHealth Services (JurongHealth) yesterday. Alexandra Hospital will then be closed for maintenance and renovation works. JurongHealth is working
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    • 132 4 A 24-year-old man died after shards of glass from a broken shower door apparently cut his throat. Chinese evening newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported that Mr Sebastian Wong was taking a shower in a flat where his girlfriend lives, when he is
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    • 156 4 A teenager who was accused of abetting the rooftop vandalism of a Toa Payoh Housing Board block was ordered to undergo 15 months’ probation yesterday. David William Graaskov, 18, had pleaded guilty to three of six charges theft of four spray cans as well
      PHOTO: MOHD ISHAK  -  156 words
    • 480 5  -  Police nab two men outside Aljunied MRT station Report by LEE JOON LEI joonlei@sph.com.sg Most peddlers of illegal sex drugs prefer to sell their wares at night in the dark, narrow alleys of Geylang. But two peddlers decided to take their business elsewhere,
      PHOTOS: LIANHE WANBAO  -  480 words
    • CITY HARVEST CHURCH LEADERS TRIAL
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        159 6 / 7 City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee (right) and five others are on trial for allegedly misusing church funds through sham bonds. First, $24 million was allegedly used to fund the music career of Kong’s wife, Ms Ho Yeow Sun, whose stage name is Sun Ho. Another $26.6
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      • 1343 6 / 7  -  Former fund manager Chew Eng Han (left) said that after the accused were grilled by Commercial Affairs Department, he saw no leaders, just men in fear Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg On his first day making his defence, former City Harvest Church (CHC) fund
        TNP PHOTOS: MOHDI ISHAK; PHOTO: XTRON  -  1,343 words
    • 532 8 / 9 Student only second beauty queen from country to win Miss Universe The last time Colombia won the Miss Universe crown was in 1958, when Miss Luz Marina Zuluaga scored the title. On Sunday night, some 57 years later, the country’s new pride and joy, Miss Paulina
      PHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: MISS UNIVERSE CORP  -  532 words
    • 336 8 / 9  -  COMMENT By YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg It was not till I saw Miss Universe Singapore Rathi Menon in that controversial moon-and-stars costume that I caught Rathi fever. If she can rock that showgirl-meets-Chingay outfit and still look like she is ready for a Victoria’s Secret runway,
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    • 679 10  -  New NSP secretary-general says appointment comes with heavy responsibility Report by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg What comes first, the country’s interest or family? Without hesitating, lawyer Tan Lam Siong picked the former. “How can you raise a family properly otherwise?” asked the newly elected secretary-general of the
      PHOTO COURTESY OF TAN LAM SIONG  -  679 words
    • 496 11  -  Van mounts kerb, speeds across road and leaves tyre tracks on grass slope. Witness says: Report by AZIM AZMAN, GODWIN NG tnp@sph.com.sg He had just finished having dinner with his parents and was dropping them off in his car. As Mr Bernard
      PHOTOS: GODWIN NG, COURTESY OF BERNARD NG  -  496 words
    • 151 12 A 13-year-old boy in Los Angeles, US, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly stabbing a 14-year-old student to death with a pair of scissors in front of a school the previous day. Steven Cruz was at the David Wark Griffith Middle School campus at around
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    • 304 12 The wife of a British lawmaker became an Internet sensation after posting dozens of revealing images on Twitter. Mrs Karen Danczuk, 31, who is married to Labour MP Simon Danczuk, 48, has now come under fire for her revealing “cleavage selfies” on
      PHOTO: TWITTER/ KAREN DANCZUK  -  304 words
    • THE BIG PICTURE
      • 605 13  -  Photo of sun rising behind the roof of RGPS is this week’s winner Report by JUSTIN ZHUANG tnp@sph.com.sg While running around the school track, Mr Dikaios Pang noticed this unusual juxtaposition. From the grounds of National Junior College, the morning sun seemed to rise right out
        PHOTO: DIKAIOS PANG  -  605 words
    • FASHBASH
      • 116 14 / 15 FILM Outstanding performance by a cast: Birdman Male actor in a leading role: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything Female actor in a leading role: Julianne Moore, Still Alice Male actor in a supporting role: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash Female actor in a supporting role: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
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      • 540 14 / 15  -  Big winne s eddie Redmayne, Julianne Moore, J.K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette were guaranteed trophies at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards held on Sunday night, and the red carpet was no less predictable, says JEANMARIE TAN JEANMARIE TAN The shoes are quite high, they may come
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    • 303 17 Protesters of luxury condo turn violent: Hundreds of protesters against the construction of luxury condominiums in Selangor, Malaysia, turned aggressive on Sunday when they broke into its construction site. The protesters, mainly comprising residents of township Taman Keramat and Malay right-wing group Perkasa members claimed the
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    • 162 17 Elderly couple their dog die in fire A man and his wife died in an early morning fire that razed four shophouses in Kedah, Malaysia. Mr Toh Hock Lim, 81, and his wife Soh Moy, 75, were burnt to death in their shophouse in Kampung Dara on Saturday. The couple’s
      PHOTO: THE STAR  -  162 words
    • 165 17 The Malaysia Airlines (MAS) website was hacked yesterday morning by Lizard Squad, a group which calls itself a “cyber caliphate”. The home page of the website was replaced by a photo of a MAS Airbus A380, with the words “404 Plane Not Found”, reported
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    • 737 18 / 19  -  Former drug abuser mistakenly assumes that cannabis is harmless Reports by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg When he took his first puff of a cannabis joint several years ago, he did not expect that it would lead him to a downward spiral of drug addiction. Eloquent and
      TNP GRAPHICS: ANGELINE CHONG; TNP GRAPHICS: CEL GULAPA SOURCE: CENTRAL NARCOTICS BUREAU  -  737 words
    • 280 18 / 19 Some drugs such as cannabis are marketed as “safe”, “non-addictive” and “less dangerous”. But don’t be fooled, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli said yesterday. He said: “Those who make these claims seek only to make profits at the expense of healthy
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  • 309 21 Our diet plays a big part in determining how healthy we are. You can start by being more mindful about how much sugar and cholesterol is in your diet. Clinical dietitian Jaclyn Reutens said: “If poor eating habits are unaddressed, diet-related chronic diseases can result
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  • 758 23  -  Majority of 1,000 surveyed lack deeper understanding of financial planning By Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg YOUNG and carefree? Hardly. Singapore's young people fret over the future and are overwhelmingly pessimistic about their financial position, a new survey has found. No fewer than 87 per cent
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  • 453 27 BBC ERE'S another reason to ditch your car: Besides saving the environment, it could help improve your health. A study suggests that switching from driving a car to walking or cycling to work improves our mental wellbeing. University of East Anglia
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    • 42 1 Irfan and Ikhsan Fandi in the reckoning for SEA Games as provisional nominees are named ›S12 IN WITH A SHOUT Tuesday JANUARY 27 2015 16-page pullout iKHSan irFan Singapore Sailing Federation announCeS more SpeCtatorFriendly Format For Sea gameS ›S11 ST FILE PHOTO
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  • sports
    • LEAGUE CUP
      • 832 2 / 3  -  Why Blues-Reds clash is a must-win nail-biter NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg The League Cup will always be the ugly duckling of English football. Whether it’s sponsored by Capital One or Kim Kardashian, the competition remains the blind date no one dreams of winning. But events elsewhere have
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      • 582 2 / 3 Wire Services Liverpool vice-captain Jordan Henderson insists they will not be bullied by Chelsea in a potentially explosive League Cup semi-final second leg tomorrow morning (Singapore time). A 1-1 draw at Anfield leaves the tie finely balanced, but there will be a number of sub-plots when
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    • 642 4 / 5 Wenger agrees with his side’s fancied status but warns of cup shocks FA CUP Wire Services BRIGHTON 2 (Chris O’Grady 50, Sam Baldock 75) ARSENAL 3 (Theo Walcott 2, Mesut Oezil 24, Tomas Rosicky 59) Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal are “one of the favourites” to win the
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    • 103 4 / 5 Wire Services Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) have announced that their new signing Gary Robbat is due to train with Borussia Dortmund in Germany while he serves out his suspension. The Malaysian international (right) has been banned from all football activities under the Football Association of
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    • 665 4 / 5 Equatorial Guinea make last eight with team made up exclusively of players with local roots AFRICAN NATIONS CUP AFP gABon 0 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 2 (Javier Balboa 55-pen, Iban Edu 86) African Nations Cup hosts Equatorial Guinea are setting their sights on achieving even more after wild celebrations greeted
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    • ASIAN CUP
      • 620 6 / 7 Coach Stielike takes pressure off team ahead of likely rematch with Australia in final AFP SEMI-FINAL SOUTH KOREA 2 (Lee Jeong Hyeop 20, Kim Young Gwon 50) IRAQ 0 South Korea stormed into the Asian Cup final with a clinical 2-0 victory over Iraq yesterday,
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      • 607 6 / 7 Australia will ‘get in the face’ of UAE’s Omar, says Sainsbury Wire Services The whistle is yet to be blown but Australia and the United Arab Emirates have already been trading barbs ahead of today’s Asian Cup semi-final showdown. Socceroos defender Trent Sainsbury (above)
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    • racing
      • 772 8 / 9 RACE1 SPARKLING STAR: Stood flat-footed and lost considerable ground. KATONG PARK: Eased outwards; crowded; got his head up when being eased; laid outwards. STOCK BROKER: Laid outwards; hung outwards badly. FANTASTIC WARRIOR: Crowded. BRANKSOME: Difficult to settle; carried wide. SPEED MISSION: Carried wide; eased;
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      • 1032 8 / 9 SUNDAY METRO A 1100m *****0 Mystic Power 58 (92) (5ah BT Lim-Mdm PP Yong) *****2 Harrys Pal 57 (87) (8nzg David Miller-David Miller) 1-0924 Ave The Snip 56 (83) (6ag S Edwards-TC Mah) *****0Perfect Stride 56 (83) (10eh A Selvaratnam-Midhish) 8-1-52 Balotelli 54.5 (78) (4nzg
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      • 86 8 / 9 Jockey Craig Newitt (left) has been suspended for two Singapore race days for careless riding on SHANGHAI BUND in Race 2 last Friday. It was found that while making the turn into the straight, he allowed his mount to shift outwards when attempting a run
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      • 861 8 / 9 FRIDAY OB 83 (SC) 1200m *****-Klever Man 59 (84) (5ag S Baertschiger-DS Racing) 1-117- Cash Advance 58.5 (83) (4ag S Baertschiger-S Baertschiger) 8-408-Meteor Mike 57.5 (81) (8safg D Hill-Newbury Racing) 6-511- Dragon Dynasty 56.5 (79) (5ag B Dean-Mdm SC Koh) 2-2-2-Peace No War
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      • 1266 8 / 9 SUNDAY Open Stakes (LC) 1200m *****3 Zac Spirit 58 (108) (5ag C Brown-Zac) 65--7-Chase Me 58 (106) (7nzg Desmond Koh-Super Trio) *****4 El Padrino 53 (104) (6nzg HW Tan-One Eight Eight) *****7 El Milagro 53 (100)(6ag S Baertschiger-Bingo) *****-Goal Keeper 53 (100)(6ag T
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    • GOLF
      • 480 10  -  Report by GODFREY ROBERT godfrey@sph.com.sg A fabulous five-under 31 on the way in catapulted Unho Park to the top of the leaderboard after the first day of the three-day $30,000 The Laguna NationalSPGA Prestige Tour event at Laguna’s World Classic Course yesterday. Teeing off from
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      • 209 10  -  ALI KASIM The shoe has been on a number of wellknown golf professionals like Webb Simpson, Hunter Mahan and Graham DeLaet. Now, amateurs, club players and weekend hackers here will be able to wear the Footjoy Hyperflex, too. PGA Tour winner Mahan drew some attention
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    • SAILING
      • 598 11  -  SSF chief Tan reveals new format, including stadium racing, at this year’s SEA Games Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg The Singapore Sailing Federation (SSF) is set to break new ground when the Republic hosts the 28th South-east Asia (SEA) Games in June. Speaking to The New Paper
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      • 150 11 Reuters Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade pulled aside teammate Hassan Whiteside on Sunday, after the centre allowed an early lay-up on defence. “I told him that’s his paint,” Wade said. “You protect it. Block everything that comes down here.” Message received. Whiteside
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    • SEA GAMES
      • 178 12 / 13  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ A much-changed Singapore Under-23 team were thumped 5-0 by the reserve side of German Bundesliga team Hamburg in a friendly match played yesterday. It was the second of four friendly matches the Young Lions are scheduled to play on their two-week long
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      • 773 12 / 13  -  Over 900 nominations in first round of selection for SEA Games as SNOC relaxes selection strategy Report by LIM SAY HENG and SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ npsports@sph.com.sg The Singapore men’s Under-23 football team have targeted gold at this year’s South-east Asia (SEA) Games in front
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      • 179 12 / 13  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ His name has been pencilled in for June’s South-east Asia (SEA) Games, but 10-time gold medallist James Wong will not be coming out of retirement for one last hurl of the discus. The 45-year-old had called it a day after he
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      • 407 12 / 13  -  Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg He might be a world champion, but there is a very real chance silat exponent Sheik Farhan will not feature at June’s Southeast Asia (SEA) Games here on home soil. Just 11 days ago, the 17-year-old son (right)
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      • 370 12 / 13  -  Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg The sport of cycling has gained much traction in the Republic in recent years and, while June’s Southeast Asia (SEA) Games is a big opportunity to further raise its profile, a home Games comes with its own pressures. “Even at the best
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    • TENNIS
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      • 653 14 / 15 Veteran battles past Radwanska to keep alive prospects of an all-Williams semi-final Reuters Evergreen Venus Williams turned back the clock at the Australian Open yesterday to book her first Grand Slam quarter-final in five years. The 34-year-old set up an intriguing tie with Madison Keys, the
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      • 476 14 / 15 Reuters As a culinary destination, Florida makes a great tennis base, according to Kei Nishikori, who pines for the food of his home country Japan. Like dozens of Tour players, Nishikori has been based in the southern US state for years, honing his game in the
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    • ON TV
      • 197 14 / 15 ASIAN CUP Today: SEMI-FINAL: AUSTRALIA v UAE Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 4.50pm LEAGUE CUP Tomorrow: S-FINAL, L2: CHELSEA v LIVERPOOL Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports 1), 3.40am Thursday: S-FINAL, L2: SHEFFIELD UNITED v TOTTENHAM Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports 1),
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      • 41 14 / 15 NBA Today: OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER v MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 9am Tomorrow: MIAMI HEAT v MILWAUKEE BUCKS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am LA LAKERS v WASHINGTON WIZARDS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 11.30am
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      • 33 14 / 15 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Today: DAY 9 Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 8am 4pm Tomorrow: DAY 10 Singtel TV Ch 114 StarHub TV Ch 208 (FOX Sports), 8am 4.30pm
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      • 18 14 / 15 COATES CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday: DAY 1 Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 3.30am
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    • Article, Illustration
      584 16  -  Hui Fen claims women’s Masters event in Bangkok and earns high praise from coach Ong BOWLING Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Coach Remy Ong described her as a “media outcast”, a bowler who does not make the headlines as often as teammates such as Jazreel Tan, Shayna
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