The New Paper, 18 May 2015

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    • 783 2 / 3  -  Outdoor brothel and sale of contraband cigarettes spotted at Rail Corridor Reports and pictures by ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Muhammad Azim Azman On weekends, nature lovers and joggers are often seen in this part of the Rail Corridor near Sungei Kadut Avenue. Its ties to
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    • 155 2 / 3 The vicinity of Kranji and Sungei Kadut is no stranger to illegal nocturnal activities. More than six years ago, the forest surrounding nearby Yew Tee Industrial Estate was a favourite haunt of contraband cigarette peddlers and buyers. Singapore Customs mounted many raids there and
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    • 300 2 / 3 Most joggers at the Pang Su Park Connector in Choa Chu Kang are unaware that the Rail Corridor, just opposite the park connector, is being used as a brothel. Unlike the well-lit park connector, the Rail Corridor is “unknown territory”. Ms Tina Wong, 20,
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    • 127 4 Tampines residents will have their own mini “Gardens by the Bay” next year. An existing 132 sq m butterfly garden in Tampines Changkat will be doubled in size and upgraded. (See artist’s impression, right.) Visitors will be able to view the butterflies flitting around
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    • 279 4 The foreign ministers of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand will meet to discuss the surge in boat people arriving from Bangladesh and Myanmar. Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman was to meet his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Kota Kinabalu today. Mr Anifah would meet Thai
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    • 175 4 Cops get more ‘eyes’ in carparks A community project launched yesterday will bring residents with in-vehicle cameras together to raise neighbourhood safety. The Vehicles on Watch initiative puts drivers with such cameras in partnership with the police. The devices act as additional “eyes” on neighbourhood
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    • 193 4  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib Police arrested an 18-year-old youth yesterday for hurting a taxi driver while attempting to rob him near Block 260, Tampines Street 21. Responding to queries from The New Paper, the police said they were alerted to the incident just after 5.50am. Lianhe Wanbao reported
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    • 254 4 A series of walks that will take participants around 14 “ABC Waters” locations throughout Singapore was launched yesterday. The first walk will take place at BishanAng Mo Kio Park on June 28. Other locations include the Lorong Halus Wetland, Jurong Lake and the
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    • 84 4 A fire broke out at a POSB branch in Rivervale Plaza in Sengkang yesterday afternoon. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said no one was injured. The SCDF received a call about the fire at 1.25pm, its spokesman said. The fire had started
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    • 368 5 Three children and two women were rescued after being held captive for over seven hours in Malacca yesterday. The drama unfolded at about 7.15pm on Saturday when a man, armed with a parang, held his three daughters, aged three to nine, his wife
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    • 814 6  -  Ex-delinquent gets into NUS med school after being top scorer at Singapore Poly Report by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg When her parents paid her little attention during her teenage years, she decided to “find love outside”. After hanging out with the wrong crowd,
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    • 553 7  -  Plumber says he finds all sorts of things in clogged pipes, even small household pets Report by TRYNE ONG sqong@sph.com.sg Cosmetic products, towels, shampoo bottles and even hamsters. These are just some of the strange things plumbers David Chi, 53, and Joe Tan, 51, have
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    • 691 8 / 9  -  Team of 5 men set to take part in gruelling ultramarathon through China’s Gobi Desert Report by CHIN YONG CHANG ycchin@sph.com.sg A Singapore team of five men is taking part in the Gobi March, one of the world’s most punishing foot races. It is
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    • 672 10  -  Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew always said he could not have created a miracle called Singapore without his team. In our weekly series on our founding fathers, we feature former Law Minister E. W. Barker Report by GODWIN NG ngodwin@sph.com.sg A stroll along downtown
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    • 152 11 It may be time to say goodbye to using passwords to access your smartphones. The latest iris-scanning technology can look into the user’s eyes to unlock a new smartphone by Fujitsu. The Arrows NX F-04G from the Japanese technology company uses an
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    • 341 11 Chinese billionaire pays $11 million, signs ‘monopoly’ deal with Japanese adult actress A Chinese billionaire has reportedly paid one billon yen (S$11 million) for the exclusive services of a Japanese porn star. The mysterious businessman has hired Miss Rola Misaki as his personal assistant for the
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    • 475 12 / 13  -  Nanyang Technological University is building a sports hall and ‘Lego-style’ high-rise residential buildings for next year. The buildings are designed to reduce energy consumption and employ construction methods that are being used for the first time in Singapore. Infographics Journalist TEOH YI CHIE
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    • 141 14 A US mother and her boyfriend (both right) have been charged after taking a five-year-old boy for a joy ride on the roof of a car. Nicholas Nobaris, 20, allegedly drove the Subaru at a speed of about 88 kmph, reported local TV station
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    • 397 14 LIVERPOOL PLAYERS IN THE DOCK FOR SPEEDING Striker Balotelli gets fined and driving ban Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli was fined £800 (S$1,660) and banned from driving for 28 days last Friday after he admitted to speeding at 175kmh in his Ferrari. The 24-year-old was
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    • 265 14 Defender Toure gets fined, escapes ban Liverpool defender Kolo Toure has avoided a driving ban after his lawyers argued he was too famous to take public transport. The lawyers also argued that fans would mob him and even possibly push him under a
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    • 740 15  -  Reports by CHIN YONG CHANG ycchin@sph.com.sg Professional gaming has never been more lucrative. Last year’s biggest international gaming competition for popular computer game Dota 2, The International 2014, had a total prize pool of about US$11 million (S$14.6 million) and the champions took home a prize
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    • 523 16  -  Homestyle guru Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen works with Courts to launch furniture and accessories of ‘sophistication and opulence’ Report by YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg British interior design guru Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen will be sprucing up local homes soon. He has teamed up with
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    • 805 17  -  Actor-model Godfrey Gao reveals little-known skill at Singapore Fashion Week Report by JOCELYN LEE jocelee@sph.com.sg Taiwanese-Canadian actor-model Godfrey Gao is called Asia’s “male god” by Taiwanese media. With his towering 1.93m frame and chiselled good looks, it’s not difficult to see why. The 30-year-old was
      PHOTOS: CHOO CHWEE HUA, INSTAGRAM/S’PORE FASHION WEEK  -  805 words
    • 16 18 Drink more. Have that shot. English actor Nicholas Hoult on the worst advice he’s ever received
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  • 360 19  -  By Hector Tan htan@sph.com.sg Getting started on a new work week can seem like drudgery after weekend fun. Mr Desmond Teo, 34, a professional accountant, gives his opinion on how to beat them. He said: “Yes there are times I feel sluggish when I go to
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  • sports
    • 175 4 Reuters Melbourne Victory produced a performance of an intensity that recalled coach Kevin Muscat’s playing career to claim a third A-League title with a deserved 3-0 win over Sydney FC in front of a passionate home crowd yesterday. Besart Berisha grabbed his fourth goal
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    • EPL
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        940 2 / 3  -  Blackett blunder gifts Arsenal virtual third place NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg MAN UNITED 1 (Ander Herrera 30) ARSENAL1 (Tyler Blackett 82-og) Three substitutes, a mishit shot and an own goal all conspired to pretty much confirm third place for Arsenal. The Gunners got extraordinarily lucky this morning (Singapore time).
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        123 2 / 3 MAN UNITED SUBS: van Persie for Falcao, 61 Blackett for Rojo, 73 Valdes for de Gea, 62 ARSENAL SUBS: Walcott for Bellerin, 72 Wilshere for Cazorla, 73 Flamini for Sanchez, 90 8 Offsides 2 16 Fouls 8 5 Corners 5 17 Throw-ins 24 10 Dribbles 18 37 Tackles
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      • 758 4 Pellegrini’s side keep up winning form SWANSEA CITY 2 (Sigurdsson 45, Gomis 64) MANCHESTER CITY 4 (Toure 21, 74, Milner 36, Bony 90+2) Manchester City kept on course for second spot in the Premier League with a win at Swansea. Yaya Toure struck
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      • BATTLE TO BEAT THE DROP
        • 302 5 Wire Services Sunderland manager Dick Advocat says he has a “good feeling” about the final week of the season, despite Sunderland still needing another point to guarantee their Premier League survival. Having watched his side battle to earn what could prove an important point against Leicester on Saturday,
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        • 342 5 Wire Services Newcastle manager John Carver admits next Sunday’s final-day “do-or-die” showdown with West Ham will be one of the biggest matches in the club’s history. Carver said he would do everything in his power to keep his players’ minds focused on the job in hand, but
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        • 308 5 AFP Hull City manager Steve Bruce believes his team can stay in the Premier League next season. Hull must gain nothing less than a victory over Manchester United at the KC Stadium on Sunday and hope other results go their way if they are to stay
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      • 480 6 / 7 Wire Services. Stand up the Kop. Steven Gerrard paid special tribute to this special brand of supporters as Anfield’s favourite son signed off his Liverpool career yesterday morning (Singapore time). “I’ll save the last thanks to the most important people at the club, to the special supporters
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      • 79 6 / 7 AFP Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers promised Steven Gerrard’s last match for the club would be a match players would tell their grandchildren about. “I asked members of the staff if they could describe Steven Gerrard in one word, what word would that be,” he said. “It’s Liverpool. Not just
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      • 720 6 / 7  -  RICHARD BUXTON npsports@sph.com.sg l The writer is a Liverpool-based freelancer who has been covering the English Premier League since 2009. REPORTING FROM AN FI ELD As Steven Gerrard trudged away after his final Anfield appearance yesterday morning (Singapore time), the brutal reality dawned on Liverpool
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    • 144 6 / 7 AFP South Korea’s Moon Kyong Jun notched up his first career victory to claim the GS Caltex Maekyung Open near Seoul yesterday, despite a bout of jitters on the final hole. Holding a four-shot lead over playing partner Gareth Paddison of New
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    • 160 8 AFP Perrine Delacour, who benefitted from a late meltdown by Alison Lee, shot a 67 to take a one-shot lead after three rounds of the LPGA Tour’s Kingsmill Championship yesterday morning (Singapore time). France’s Delacour, 21, finished at 202 and will aim for her first US
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    • 355 8 TENNIS AFP Maria Sharapova warmed up for the defence of her French Open title by securing her third Italian Open crown after a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over Spain’s Carla Suarez yesterday. Suarez, bidding for only the second title of her career but first
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    • 289 8  -  Report by !J1;!11l;L'J jeaniau@sph.com.sg In 2012, she was selected to be a referee at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup Japan. Nearly three years later, Abirami Naidu has got the big one, after being selected to referee the 2015 Wom- en’s World Cup, which Canada will
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    • racing
      • 579 9 PREAKNESS STAKES AFP AMERICAN PHAROAH won a rain-soaked Preakness Stakes yesterday (Singapore time), keeping alive his bid to become the first horse in 37 years to claim America’s Triple Crown. The Kentucky Derby winner, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Victor
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      • 1945 9 Race 1 C4 (LC) 1400m 15 BHASKARA 56.5 (33-10) Z Purton (8) 1 1 1 (500) 12 ROSADO 52 c 52.5 (27-12) J Moreira (5) 5 5 2 (466) 4.25 1 CATCH ME GREAT 58.5 (14-6) M Rodd (4) 4 3 3
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      • 1481 10 / 11  -  $3 MILLION INTERNATIONAL GROUP 1 2,000M SINGAPORE AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CUP Report by TAN THEAN LOON loon@sph.com.sg Not one but two records were broken in the $3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup in Race 10 at Kranji last night. One, the winner DAN EXCEL of Hong
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      • 1401 12 / 13 $1 MILLION INTERNATIONAL GROUP 1 1,200M KRISFLYER INTERNATIONAL SPRINT The Bauhinia flag again flew high in the $1 million Group 1 KrisFlyer International Sprint over 1,200m last night, when Hong Kong’s new sprinting star AEROVELOCITY accounted for a stellar international field to give the former
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      • 237 12 / 13 Aerovelocity’s jockey, Zac Purton, who scored his first KrisFlyer International Sprint success, was his usual phlegmatic and unflappable self as he stood in the limelight for the second time at Kranji. He won the Singapore Airlines International Cup with Military Attack two years ago. “He’s
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      • 586 12 / 13 Race 2 C5 (STRAIGHT) 1100m 6 PIUS TOUCH 56.5 c 53.5 (23-7) CC Wong* (8) 2 2 1 (462) 10 FLY KITTY FLY 54.5 c 50.5 (17-8) S Saddam (6) 1 1 2 (459) 1.25 8 VELLFIRE 56 (103-25) Jose De Souza (9) 9 5 3 (497)
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    • 145 14 / 15 AFP China won their sixth consecutive Sudirman Cup yesterday, defeating Japan 3-0, who had reached the badminton mixed team tournament’s final for the first time. Superstar Lin Dan jumped in the air and pumped his fist after winning his men’s singles match
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    • M’SIAN FA CUP
      • 758 14 / 15  -  Fandi urges his men to forget the pressure and just ‘enjoy’ the final Reports by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg The heat was turned up in Kuala Terengganu on Saturday night, tempers boiled over, on the pitch and in the stands, and Fandi Ahmad’s
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      • 628 14 / 15 Ambulance torched, tear gas fired, but no Singaporean hurt in ruckus after dramatic semi-final The referee was shoved and his assistant had a ball kicked at him in anger, in a dramatic match that saw an apparent game-changing goal disallowed for offside. Vitriol spat out on
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      • 263 18 / 19 *All telecasts live unless otherwise stated. For the latest, please check www.singteltv.com.sg www.starhub.com/tv *Programme times provided by Singtel StarHub subject to change ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Tomorrow: WEST BROM v CHELSEA Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 3am Thursday: ARSENAL v SUNDERLAND Singtel TV Ch 102
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      • 14 18 / 19 BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Thursday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 5pm
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      • 36 18 / 19 MONACO GRAND PRIX Thursday: PRACTICE SESSION 1 Singtel TV Ch 116 StarHub TV Ch 210 (FOX Sports 3), 3.55pm PRACTICE SESSION 2 Singtel TV Ch 116 StarHub TV Ch 210 (FOX Sports 3), 7.55pm
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      572 20 McIlroy fires an electrifying 11-under 61 in the third round GOLF AFP World No. 1 Rory McIlroy fired an electrifying 11-under 61 in the third round yesterday morning (Singapore time) to vault into a four-shot lead at the US PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship. The 26-year-old from Northern
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