The New Paper, 15 February 2015

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1 20 The New Paper
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    23 1 the new paper sunday FEBRUARY 15 2015 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 80CENTS MCI (P) 138/12/2014 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838
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      88 1 FEBRUARY 15 2015 FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE HE wAS A CONvICT BUT ONLY HER LOvE MADE HIM CHANGE HIS wAYS »page 8 FOR RIchER, FOR POORER SHE STANDS BY HER MAN DESPITE HIS $250k DEBT »page 9 Inside the mind of a hoarder A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 80 CENTS
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  • upfront quick bites
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      Lock icon what we eat
      193 2 Heather Humphries journalist Tasty fried rice that is chock-full of flavour and topped generously with chicken curry, satay and achar. Indonesian Fried Rice ($16), Island Cafe, Level 4, Tangs Orchard Ng Jun Sen journalist A delectable and healthy mix of grilled sea bass, tomato onion salsa, brie
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      Lock icon what we say
      272 2  -  NATALIE SOH natalie@sph.com.sg There’s always a bit of a palaver around Valentine’s Day, isn’t there? Of course, there will be the curmudgeons who go “bah” at the thought of buying something for a loved one on what has become a clearly commercialised occasion. But hang on, admit
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      194 2 Sultan Road, #01-13 what’s inside on paper online tnp.sg Hard truths, better artists This art teacher has made her students cry, but she also helps the young and old in the heartlands discover their creativity »confessions 12 Can I escape CNY? S M Ong dreams of a time where he
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  • people
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      Lock icon Man pulls chopper from back pocket
      202 3 Tampines coffee shop argument turns bloody A scuffle broke out between two men in Tampines on Friday, which led to one of them brandishing a chopper. The incident happened at about 5pm at the open space in front of a coffee shop at Block
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      Lock icon Man who slashed neighbours cremated
      209 3  -  ELIZABETH LAW The rag-and-bone man who attacked his neighbours with a chopper was cremated yesterday. On Jan 26, Mr Tan Ban Huat, 58, slashed two of his neighbours with a chopper at a block of rental flats at Marsiling Road. He was later found dead
      PHOTOS: JEREMY LONG, SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE  -  209 words
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      Lock icon Hanging on to clutter
      710 4 / 5  -  There have been at least five hoarding cases chronicled in the newspapers in the last year alone. Often, these are the worst of the hoarders, where the habit becomes a hazard for the flats' occupants and their neighbours Reports by HEATHER HUMPHRIES heatherh@sph.com.sg W When Madam
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      Lock icon Pleased with her newfound floor space
      313 4 / 5 Looking at the clean and bright one-room flat, you would think the owners had just moved in. But a little under a year ago, the place was a completely different picture. Old, tattered and unopened boxes were stacked up against the walls. Large, dirty
      PHOTOS: JEREMY LONG, TOUCH COMMUNITY SERVICES  -  313 words
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      Lock icon Hoarding out of loneliness, need for comfort
      501 4 / 5 Compulsive hoarding can be symptomatic of a chronic mental illness. Psychiatrist in private practice, Dr Adrian Wang, explains that people collect what others usually think of as junk in extreme cases of hoarding. It can start mildly with collecting paper clips, for instance.
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      Lock icon Cases reported in 12 months
      254 4 / 5 February 2015 TOA PAYOH A pair of mother, 55, and son, 20, had been hoarding for a decade. The mess spilt over to the woman’s mother-in-law’s flat. The trash was from floor to ceiling. Neighbours complained of both pests and odour. Both flats were cleaned
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    • people all for love
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        832 8 / 9  -  ‘For better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.’ We ask three couples to share what these lines of the marriage vow mean to them. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE Report by
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        Lock icon She stays despite $250k debt
        704 8 / 9  -  FOR RICHER OR FOR POORER Report by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg Every day, a mountain of legal letters and overdue bills sits on the living room table of her threeroom flat. Amanda, 32, sighs each time she receives a new payment reminder in her letter
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        Lock icon ‘I’ll keep him happy until the end’
        476 10  -  IN SICKNESS OR IN HEALTH Report by JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg Her husband, Mr Wong Boon Meng, a 60-year-old former foreman of a demolition company, suffers from chronic end-stage interstitial lung disease and is on the last leg of his life journey. When he
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      Lock icon Almost $15 million pumped into troubled US home scheme
      725 14 / 15  -  Woman who sold scheme claims US property management firm fled with rental and she lost $677,000 of her own money Reports by JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg A bout 300 investors in Singapore pumped US$11 million (S$14.9 million) into CTL Global’s plan to
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      Lock icon How their trouble started
      211 14 / 15 The scheme promised a hassle-free investment in the properties in Memphis and Indianapolis. Investors were told they would own the properties, which would be repaired before being rented out within three to six months. Then they would be earning passive income from the tenants. None of
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    • Article
      Lock icon What she says
      342 14 / 15 Q If the money invested goes into the buying and flipping of the properties, then why are there bank mortgages? AI don’t do fixer-uppers or flip the properties. What my company does is turn-key housing projects. We buy the house, renovate it and lease it out to
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      Lock icon TIPS ON FOREIGN INVESTING
      298 14 / 15 Think all foreign property investors are the C-Suites, senior management and business owner types? There’s now growing interest among the middle income group too, says Ms Doris Tan, regional director of international property services at investment management company Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. Singaporeans, it seems, have
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      Lock icon Youth of a nation
      366 18 / 19 Half of Chingay 2015’s performers are 35 and below, making it the youngest parade in its 43 years making it the S ome 10,000 students from 60 primary and secondary schools got a taste of Singapore’s biggest Chingay parade ever when they were treated to the
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      Lock icon Hundreds show up to be wed
      350 20 Students protest against anti-Valentine's Day Hindu group A right-wing Hindu group in India that had vowed to forcibly marry couples indulging in public Valentine’s Day displays of affection got more than it bargained for when hundreds of student protesters turned up demanding a wedding.
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      Lock icon Man starts dating site — for himself
      270 20 Man starts dating site for himself He has tried almost every dating website without any luck. So Mr Brandon Scott Wolf, 25, decided to set up his own dating website, news.com.au reported. The crucial difference between his website and the others? He is the only profile listed on DateBrandonScottWolf.com. He
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      Lock icon Caution over chug culture
      464 21 Rise in hip beer clubs in Vietnam sparks worries over binge-drinking A scantily-clad DJ gyrates to ear-splitting music as drinkers order more towers of lager. Welcome to The Hangover, one of a new crop of “beer clubs” raising concerns about Vietnam’s drinking culture. Beer goes for
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      Lock icon No hongbao for Alibaba staff this year
      278 21 Internet tycoon Jack Ma (right) has said his employees will not receive traditional Chinese New Year gifts because last year had not been “exceptional” for the company, despite its world-beating IPO listing on Wall Street. Chinese bosses ordinarily hand out hongbao to staff
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      349 8 / 9 In sickness or in health next page (S)i m cpi Cosmic Qi-Gong And Science For Health Business Reg No. *****292X (Founder Specialist) (itM) The Science of Cosmic Qi Gong Meditation Ladies And Gentlemen. This is all about yourself. (Heart, Body And Life in One Power). Secret Compilation (®S) Don’t wait
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      217 10 Wax o. ran i 4 CyeleMax Wish es Every one a Prosperous Mappy Chinese Niew Year! Business as usual on 19/2 20/2 Rental of family bike entitle to 50% voucher on your next visit! Rental of mountain bikes at $6 per hour $10 for 3 hours School and Group Bookings
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      21 11 PROTECTYOUR FAMILY. STOPPROBLEM GAMBLING. If you are affected by problem gambling, call the Problem Gambling Helpline for advice and information. 1800-6-668-668
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  • confessions of an arts lecturer
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      Lock icon Taking art to the heartlands
      700 12 / 13  -  CATHERINE ROBERT crobert@sph.com.sg S he has made her students cry. The sometimes swaggering Lasalle College of the Arts students simply cannot take the harsh but necessary criticism about their work. Twice a year, fine arts lecturer Betty Susiarjo meets them at critique sessions, where she
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      66 14 / 15 Cosmic Qi-Gong And Science For Health Business Reg No: *****292X (Founder Specialist) The Science of Cosmic Qi Gong Meditation Dear Valued Practitioners and Masters, Thank you for your kind support and trust I, consultant master Jesus Lim Sifu look forward to serve you better in this coming goat year. Wishing
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      329 16 / 17 HOW MEDISHIELD LIFE AND PRIVATE HOSPITAL INSURANCE PLANS WORK Many Singaporeans have bought private hospital insurance plans in the form of Integrated Shield Plans. An Integrated Shield Plan has two parts: Additional Private Insurance Coverage MediShield (To be replaced by MediShield Life) If you want more coverage (e.g. to cover
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      66 20 Secret daughter of late mining tycoon claims $12 million from his estate ®T #*(gyr Cosmic Qi-Gong And Science For Health Business Reg No: *****292X (Founder Specialist) (t0?J The Science of Cosmic Qi Gong Meditation JEtus^Smm WmUm? I, Consultant Master Jesus Lim Sifu, and our Masters wish the leaders of Singapore
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  • humour act blur
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      Lock icon Skip Chinese New Year? I tried
      836 22  -  I can’t get out of the Festival of Queues S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg n 2001, US author John Grisham wrote a No. 1 New York Times bestseller called Skipping Christmas. For those who have never heard of Grisham, his books were like the Fifty
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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  • live right
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      Lock icon Research Reveals
      336 23  -  Rounding up science’s latest discoveries JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg POWER NAPS ARE GOOD FOR YOU That 30-minute power nap can repair the damage caused by your sleepless night. Researchers from the Université Paris DescartesSorbonne Paris Cité in France found that having a snooze restores hormones and proteins to normal
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      92 23 yjBl£OME THE GO^j* Kick start your Lunar New Year with auspicious dishes that symbolise Health, Wealth and Happiness all year round! CELEBRATION BUFFET 18 Feb (Eve) 6 Feb -17 Feb 21 Feb 5 Mar Lunch $38.80(A) $20.80(C) Lunch $38.80 (A) $20.80(0 Dinner $54.80 (A) $32.80(0 Dinner $43.80 (A) $24.80 (C)
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  • stylemaker
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      Lock icon Act the goat
      340 24 / 25  -  KOVIT ANG tnp@sph.com.sg T he biggest celebration for the Chinese community is in a couple of days, so you do not have much time to update your wardrobe and impress your relatives and friends. Red may be the auspicious colour for this festive season, but you don’t
      PHOTOGRAPHY: JET & SETO STYLIST: KOVIT ANG HAIR & MAKE-UP: RAUDHA RAILY USING COLOURS FROM MAKE UP FOREVER MODELS: JOASH P, PAUL G, XIANGYU AND IULIANA U (CARRIES) GROOMING: ANGEL GWEE USING REDKEN AND DR.GL SPECIAL THANKS TO MR JOHN HAY OF WWW.HAYDAIRIES.COM.SG FOR THE KIND ASSISTANCE AND LOCATION.  -  340 words
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  • afford-aspire go red for CNY
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      Lock icon It’s all about the red
      312 26  -  It’s Chinese New Year, so turn up the heat with auspicious reds CATHERINE ROBERT crobert@sph.com.sg MAC LADY BUG LUSTRE LIPSTICK $30 One of my pet peeves is non-hydrating lipsticks that accentuate my ugly lip creases. But here’s one that will not embarrass me. This shade
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      255 26 Putting online advice to the test LONGER LASTING RED LIPS Username: Kayleigh Noelle Keywords: Long lasting, maintain and red lips Everyone loves having those sexy red lips. But one of the most common problems is maintaining the colour throughout the day. And we all know that the
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  • eats makan sutra
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      Lock icon Ayam Taliwang: The best in Lombok
      655 27  -  KF SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg 15 minutes away by plane from Bali, Lombok is set to become the next better-than-Bali destination. Food-wise, I think the world has only scratched Lombol<’s surface. Some of the better babi guling (suckling pig) cooks have sailed across that sea and
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      Lock icon Black pepper crab tang hoon
      507 28  -  HEDY KHOO hedykhoo@sph.com.sg mpress your family members with a tasty seafood treat for this reunion dinner. Black pepper crab tang hoon (dried bean vermicelli) makes an attractive centrepiece for the dinner table. You can use mud crabs for the dish, but I prefer flower or
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      37 30 Purchasing/ Delivery Driver 2/3 class license Singaporeans only Good pay Interested please call 9753-1348 no agents please Look out for more jobs weekly in The New Paper Sunday Classified. For advertisement bookings, please call 1800 289 9988
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  • Career Choice
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      Lock icon When workers get Workfare, spouses work more
      391 31  -  By Melissa Tan SPOUSES of workers who become eligible for the Workfare Income Supplement scheme do not put their feet up once the extra cash starts coming in but instead, they tend to work even more. The somewhat surprising finding is from a
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      Lock icon Majority unprepared for retirement: Survey
      483 32  -  Few following a plan; many need more than they estimate By Amelia Tan THE majority of Singaporeans do not have a financial plan for retirement, are afraid of planning ahead and need more than they estimate to retire, a new survey has found. Many respondents
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      55 31 We are a leading international company from Europe dealing with spare parts for the marine industrial field. We are looking for suitable candidate for the position of: TECHNICIAN Min higher NITEC/ GCE 'O' level above Experienced in Marine field ind preferred Good communication skills Fresh graduates are welcome Please send
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      42 31 COOKS, DRIVERS PRODUCTION OPERATORS, DELIVERY ATTENDANTS Tel: 6499 5213/6499 5206 (22 Senoko Way, Bus 856) ASST COOKS, COOKS, ASST COOKS, COOKS, CLEANERS Tel 6762-8756/9459-9296 (Working Location Old Choa Chu Kang Rd) Tel: *****213/*****266 PRODUCTION OPERATORS Tel *****213/*****266 (working location Changi North Crescent)
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      81 32 An ISO 9002, printing and publishing company requires DYNAMIC and AGGRESSIVE personnel for the position of:CUSTOMER RELATION EXECUTIVE (ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE) Min. ’A’ level/Diploma or Degree -Relevance experience preferred -Excellent communication interpersonal skills -Must be customers oriented. -Independent and able to perform under pressure -Must be computer literate Interested applicants may
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    Lock icon Know your ‘men’!
    332 33  -  Dining Written by Amanda Ng amandang@sph.com. sg NOODLES, known in Japan as menrui, are prevalent in Japanese cuisine and often take the place of rice in a meal. With many varieties and ways to eat them, what’s not to love? Ramen consists of firm, springy, yellow wheat
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      12 33 To adver tise in this weekly Sunday Dining’ special, please call 1800-289-9988.
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  • Lifestyle
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      Lock icon Double up on love and luck
      372 34 ebruary is a month of celebrating passion and welcoming a fresh start. Valentine’s Day is here and the Lunar New Year is fast approaching, so make the most of these occasions to attract prosperity into your life with lucky clovers. In the month of
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      Lock icon Tune up for the new year
      247 35 ead down to any of Stamford Tyres 13 outlets for unbeatable promotions this festive season. Stamford Tyres is offering attractive deals and offers during their Chinese New Year sale. Get your engine performing like new with their preventive maintenance promotion ($138). Get the MotorVac
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      51 1 FA CUP 5TH RD WeSt BRoM 4 WeSt HaM 0 GOOD IDEYE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15 2015 West Brom’s decision to keep Nigerian pays off as he scores brace in victory over Hammers ›S4 20-page pullout PHOTO: REUTERS SaFuWaN BaHaRuDIN plaYS Full 90 MINuteS aND HelpS MelBouRNe CItY Keep CleaN SHeet
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  • sports
    • M’SIAN SUPER LEAGUE
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        Lock icon OUT TO PROVE A POINT
        627 2 / 3  -  Handed a start tonight, injury-plagued striker Nizam eyes a fresh beginning REPORTING FROM KOTA BARU SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg Khairul Nizam is chomping at the bit for his first taste of Malaysian Super League (MSL) action this season. As winger Faris Ramli and forward Sahil Suhaimi
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        Lock icon ‘This is Kota Baru, and we’re Kelantan’
        798 2 / 3  -  Buoyant Boateng confident of beating LionsXII SHAMIR OSMAN He was impressed with the LionsXII’s 5-3 win over PDRM in their Malaysian Super League (MSL) season opener last weekend. And he also holds LionsXII coach Fandi Ahmad in high regard. But Kelantan coach George
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    • FOOTBALL
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        Lock icon REALITY CHECK FOR ADE'S BOYS
        686 4 / 5  -  Young Lions thrashed, but Irfan gives hope for SEA Games Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY SINGAPORE U-231 (Irfan Fandi 78) JAPAN U-22 8 (Shoya Nakajima 10, 22, Musahi Suzuki 35, Haruya Ide 43, Ryota Ohshima 45, Takuma Arano 55, 83, Sei Muroya 76)
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        Lock icon Dream start for Hassan in Thailand
        345 4 / 5  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ ARMY UNITED 1 (Thossawat Limwannasathian 45) SIAM NAVY 0 A brilliant save, a clean sheet, and a derby win. Singapore’s No. 1 goalkeeper Hassan Sunny could not have asked for a better start to his career at Thai Premier League side
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        Lock icon Versatile Safuwan
        511 4 / 5  -  Despite being played out of position, defender helps Melbourne City keep clean sheet Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg A-LEAGUE WELLINGTON PHOENIX 0 MELBOURNE CITY 0 Lions ace Safuwan Baharudin is proving to be a jack of all trades Down Under. Yesterday, the 23-year-old’s versatility shone as he
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    • FA CUP
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        Lock icon WHAT A BRIGHT IDEYE
        783 6 / 7  -  Baggies striker goes from zero to hero in a fortnight NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg FIFTH ROUND WEST BROM 4 (Brown Ideye 20, 57, James Morrison 42, Saido Berahino 72) WEST HAM 0 Valentine’s Day delivered a glorious Cinderella story last night. Brown Ideye gave up on the
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        Lock icon Sherwood takes over at Aston Villa
        508 6 / 7 PA Sport Tim Sherwood has been appointed the new manager of Aston Villa. The 46-year-old, who was most re- cently in charge of Tottenham, takes over the English Premier League club from Paul Lambert, who was sacked last Wednesday. A statement on Villa’s website
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        Lock icon ‘Boro are no surprise package’
        658 8 Arsenal boss Wenger says Championship leaders and Man City conquerors are tough opponents AFP Fifth in the Premiership versus first in the Championship. No wonder Arsene Wenger is approaching the fifth-round FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough tonight with trepidation. Arsenal continue their defence of the
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        Lock icon What the hell, van Gaal?
        580 20 United manager admits he doesn’t know his best 11 after seven months in the Job PA Sport Louis van Gaal has been in charge of Manchester United for over seven months, but he admits he still does not know his best starting 11 or formation.
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      Lock icon Berdych on course to retain title
      139 6 / 7 AFP Defending champion Tomas Berdych followed his game plan to the letter and reached his second consecutive final at the ATP Rotterdam World Tennis event with a crushing 6-2, 6-1 defeat of Gilles Simon yesterday. The rout, which took the Czech into today’s final,
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      Lock icon An All-Star first for Gasol brothers
      164 6 / 7 Reuters Pau Gasol and younger brother Marc have enjoyed many things together in life, but tomorrow morning (Singapore time) will provide them with an NBA first when they share the floor in the All-Star Game. The Spaniards will become the first brothers to start
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      Lock icon Paulista debut for Gunners?
      137 8 New signing Gabriel Paulista could make his debut in defence for the Gunners but midfielder Aaron Ramsey (hamstring) is out for around two weeks, while forward Alexis Sanchez may not be risked after a knock. Jack Wilshere could return following a lengthy absence after ankle surgery,
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        Lock icon KRANJI TRACKWORK
        518 9 WILLIAM LOW’S GUIDE TO YESTERDAY’S KRANJI GALLOPS BY HORSES ENGAGED ON FRIDAY: FORTUNE BOWL 2,000m: Martin HH (M Rodd) canter/37.5. Dujardin HHH (C Brown) canter/37.2. Goodpack 36.2. MACAU JOCKEY CLUB TROPHY OPEN STAKES 1,400m: Makkura HHHcanter/41.1. Accomplished HH 34.6. Taffetas HHH canter/37.2. CLASS 4 1,600m: Alpha Centauri HHcanter/40.4.
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA RESULTS
        944 9 RACE 1 (ELLERSLIE, NZ) lst 4 Our Pink Diamond ($56-$15) 2nd 9 Lakota ($44) 3rd 8 Bingo ($8) 4th 3 Talented Kirky Forecast $538 Place Forecast (4-9) $111, (4-8) $32, (89) $52 Tierce No winner ($3066 jackpot carried forward to next race) Trio $386
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        Lock icon TODAY’S SINGAPORE (LONG COURSE C/ POLYTRACK) RACE CARD
        1887 10 / 11 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 MS D1 12.50 —1400m (LC) (Turf) Stakes: $35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 --0 Joy And Happy 59 (55) M Nunes 4 (4ag M Walker-CC Lai) 2 --0--0 Beauty Admire
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        Lock icon KEEN DRAGON LOOKS SET TO MAKE AMENDS
        1901 10 / 11 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE 1 (1,400M) 1 Joy And HappyHHH Excuses when showing nothing in Singapore debut. May do better on turf. 2 Beauty AdmireH Winkers to blinkers. Well back when resuming although did cop some strife. 3 Excuse
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      • SINGAPORE BEST BET RACE 8 NO. 4
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          1714 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST: GOOD MS 1.40 —1700m Stakes: RM35,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) RACE 1 1 --6050 Rock D’Boat 59 (49) R Burnett c1 4 (4nzg A Scott-Muhunoa West) 2 --9403 Two Wolves 57 .5 (46) KC Wong* c3 2
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          Lock icon AERO WINGS JUNIOR READY TO SOAR
          54 12 / 13 This Leslie Knoo-trained four-year-old has hit a bright patch, winning two starts back and then finishing a neck-nose third behind Lika Tiger last start. He has trialled and trained well, and should score again in Race 8. Tan Thean Loon, on his best bet
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          536 12 / 13 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 7 3 4 6 Rosegold Branksome Excuse Me Great Balls Offire 4 Great Balls Offire 1
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          Lock icon FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
          637 12 / 13 RACE1 MINGS MAN: Began awkwardly. LION MASTER: Began awkwardly. CASH DOT COM: Jumped awkwardly outwards; bumped. BEST NINE: Bumped; crowded on two occasions. GOLDEN RABBIT: Bumped; crowded on two occasions. TROPICAL FOREST: Inconvenienced; steadied. JONATHAN: Tendency to lay outwards; steadied; crowded. LION MASTER: Bumped;
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      • HONG KONG RACES
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          Lock icon BEAUTY ONLY GETS A SUITABLE TRIP
          1500 14 / 15 RACE 1 (1,600M) FORTUNE TERRITORY (1) wasn’t up to the challenge in six Class 4s but was thereabouts on four occasions. He does have proven form in the past at this level and will try to topple them from a wide alley. COOL PAL
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          Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
          1475 14 / 15 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1600m TIME 1:00 Stakes: HK$575,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 FORTUNE TERRITORY W Y SO N CALLAN 133 13 2 JUN JU C H YIP Z PURTON 133 14 3 COOL PAL L
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        Lock icon WS Chan, Ewe, Aslam suspended
        242 14 / 15 Three riders apprentice WS Chan and jockeys Mark Ewe and E Aslam have been suspended for different offences. Chan received three Singapore race days (from Feb 16 to 27) after pleading guilty to a charge of careless riding in that he permitted GOODPACK to shift
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S KUALA LUMPUR RESULTS
        769 14 / 15 Race 1 C5 (SC) 1100m 6 CHAMPAGNE ROSE 55 c 52 (119-35) KP Lim* (8) 5 5 1 (504) 12 METALLICA 52 c 52.5 (11-5.10) WT Chung* (3) 1 3 2 (476) 2.25 5 GENERAL G 57 c 56 (90-18) LL Tai (7) 9 8 3
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    • CRICKET
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        Lock icon FINCH, MARSH STAR IN AUSSIE WIN
        418 16 / 17 AFP Mitchell Marsh proved the unlikely bowling star and Aaron Finch blasted the first ton of the World Cup as Australia crushed England by 111 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday. The tournament favourites ruthlessly swept to victory in their opening Pool A
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        Lock icon Kiwis turn on the heat
        417 16 / 17 AFP New Zealand cemented their status as genuine contenders for the World Cup with a dominating 98-run win over Sri Lanka in yesterday’s opening match in Christchurch. Co-hosts New Zealand piled up 331-6 after losing the toss at a chilly Hagley Oval, with skipper Brendon
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        Lock icon Zimbabwe upbeat
        261 16 / 17 Reuters Gone are the days when Zimbabwe were just happy to be at the World Cup. This year, the Africans are making their ninth straight appearance at cricket’s greatest spectacle. They may still be regarded as one of the big underdogs but that’s not how they view themselves,
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      Lock icon Lam finishes third in ADT event
      231 16 / 17 Singapore’s Lam Chih Bing finished third, two shots behind Malaysian winner Wilson Choo, in the RM200,000 ($75,000) PGM LADA Langkawi Championship at the Gunung Raya Golf Resorts course yesterday. Lam (right) shot a four-under 68 yesterday for a 16-under 272 total to win US$3,931.70
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      Lock icon Dhoni wants more from his bowlers
      333 16 / 17 Reuters India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has called on his under-fire bowlers to “drastically improve” their discipline for their opening World Cup match against archrivals Pakistan today. India’s bowling woes were well documented over the last three months in Australia as the team lost
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      Lock icon Hend drives to the fore
      334 16 / 17 Scott Hend of Australia used his power drives to his full advantage when he carded a six-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the inaugural US$2 million ($2.5m) True Thailand Classic in Hua Hin. Tournament ambassador Thongchai Jaidee spearheaded the
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    • SEA GAMES
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        Lock icon STEPPING STONE
        922 18 / 19  -  Officials and athletes say the SEA Games are a good platform to build mental strength for toughest assignment at Olympics Reports by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg The gulf between the two sporting meets is huge. But the South-east Asia (SEA) Games, which rolls into town in June, can
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        Lock icon Hoping to get the public hooked
        405 18 / 19 Much of the local talk about June’s Southeast Asia (SEA) Games has been centred around whether the current crop of local athletes can match the 50-gold haul of 22 years ago, the last time Singapore hosted the Games. Yet, local sports administrators believe the
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      Lock icon Stingrays v Marlins in Netball Super League final
      282 18 / 19  -  HAIQAL SARI The Netball Super League title will be fought out between the Sneaker Stingrays and the Magic Marlins today. Having finished third in the Netball Super League, the Stingrays had their work cut out in the first semifinal yesterday as they
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    • ON TV
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        133 18 / 19 FA CUP Today: ASTON VILLA v LEICESTER CITY Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 8.25pm BRADFORD CITY v SUNDERLAND Singtel TV Ch 112 (mio Sports), 10.25pm ARSENAL v MIDDLESBROUGH Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 11.55pm Tuesday: PRESTON v MAN UNITED Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports), 3.45am LALIGA
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        16 18 / 19 NBA Today: ALL-STAR GAME: RISING STARS CHALLENGE PRACTICE StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 11.30pm
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        29 18 / 19 ICC WORLD CUP Today: INDIA v PAKISTAN StarHub TV Ch 236 (STAR Cricket HD), 11.15am Tomorrow: WEST INDIES v IRELAND StarHub TV Ch 236 (STAR Cricket HD), 5.45am
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        13 18 / 19 KUWAIT OPEN Today: Finals StarHub TV Ch 204 (Supersports 4), 8pm
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        13 18 / 19 THAILAND CLASSIC Today: DAY 4 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 1.30pm
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        17 18 / 19 ABN AMRO WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT Today: DAY 7, FINAL StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 10.30pm
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      90 8 LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg I w TTtiuincI Livewire 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) Ip Y(i) Always play with care. [responsibiyf
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      31 14 / 15 4-D Sat 14/02/15 FIRST SECOND THIRD 9784 2930 0324 STARTERS 5954 7817 9048 2090 7337 0688 0877 8710 9874 8635 CONSOLATIONS 5196 4325 0080 8870 0273 2802 4702 5086 0434 2809
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