The New Paper, 31 May 2015

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    23 1 the new paper sunday MAY 31 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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      75 1 MAY 31 2015 AIDE ON SEA GAMES Young Lions can go all the way to final »S4 THE FORCE IS STRONG Star Wars fan turns lightsaber hobby into a business »page 18 Odds against Lisa, 4 BORN IN A TOILET RAISED BY MOTHER AND AUNT WHO BOTH HAVE SCHIZOPHRENIA THEY
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  • upfront quick bites
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      183 2 Chin Yong Chang journalist Warm, crispy chips with a generous topping of jalapeno Crispy Nachos ($9), L’Etoile Cafe, 160, Owen Road Catherine Robert journalist Tender Wagyu rump strips, served smothered in black pepper. Definitely flavourful. Wagyu Rump Cap ($38), Gusto by Alfresco Gusto, Ion Orchard, #01-15 Lina
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      230 2  -  MELVIN SINGH melvin@sph.com.sg For goodness’ sake, be a “kaypoh” (busybody). If someone brags about a murderous intent in the name of extremism, inform the authorities. If a child, obviously hungry and lean, looks like she is in need of care, pick up the phone. Make it your
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      165 2 what’s inside on paper online tnp.sg Seven inspiring lads TNPS’ resident stylist Kovit Ang transforms SEA Games athletes stylemaker 22 Bonus Win $100 winner in TNP Bonus Challenge claims prize with family in tow. Plus today’s numbers snapshot 07 Singapura: The Musical Humour columnist S M Ong’s take on the
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      Lock icon S’porean, 3 others charged with fixing SEA Games match
      306 3  -  Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg Four people were charged yesterday morning with trying to fix a SEA Games football match. Rajendran “Pal” Kurusamy, 55, was the only Singaporean among them. He is said to have conspired with Indonesian Nasiruddin, 52, and
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      Lock icon Australian woman falls to death at Swissotel
      244 3  -  Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg A woman fell to her death from the 60th floor of the Swissotel The Stamford yesterday. Police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were alerted to the incident at about 2pm. The New Paper on Sunday understands
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      Lock icon Girl, 4, asks for food from neighbours
      910 4 / 5  -  Her schizophrenic mum doesn't have a stove and feeds her a brew of Milo, milk powder and tap water for meals Reports by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg isa is like most girls her age. The four-year-old is curious, shy and has an infectious
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      338 4 / 5 Taxi driver Joel Tan pays close attention to Lisa’s wellbeing. “I was sad when I found out about her background from her mother. She needs help,” says Mr Tan, 40. When he moved into his rental flat six months ago, he immediately noticed a strong
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      Lock icon Should social workers intervene?
      331 4 / 5 Ms Christine Goh, a social worker with the Care Corner Family Service Centre (Toa Payoh), says the law allows children to be separated from their parents in cases of abuse or neglect. But it is not an easy call. She says: “There are a whole lot
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      Lock icon Boy meets whirl
      587 10 / 11  -  10-year-old is part of professional kart-racing team and competes overseas Reports by CHIN YONG CHANG ycchin@sph.com.sg H e zips around the Kranji KF1 Circuit, keeping up with his competitors with deft turns. When the karts are going at full tilt, it is hard to tell Ryan Michael
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      Lock icon Karting in Singapore
      301 10 / 11 There is a small community in Singapore that takes karting very seriously, spending thousands of dollars to get their own equipment and karts. And they say more needs to be done to improve the sport here. There are two karting tracks, the KF1 Circuit at Kranji and
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      Lock icon ‘I’m seen as a driver first, and woman second’
      413 10 / 11 S’pore’s only female pro racer: Singapore’s only professional female car racer got into karting and racing at 30. And just two years on, Miss Claire Jedrek got second place at the Malaysian Grand Prix held in March this year. As someone
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      Lock icon Law graduates lower bar of expectations
      722 12  -  Legal sector gets competitive as firms cut back on hiring and pay packages Report by CLAIRE HUANG tnp@sph.com.sg Freshly minted lawyers used to be eagerly courted but the trials of market forces and a slowing economy have led law firms here to cut their
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      Lock icon Plants in bottles to provide shade
      247 14  -  Report by HEATHER HUMPHRIES tnp@sph.com.sg Classrooms along the eco-garden at Punggol Primary School often face the glare of the sun. So the school came up with an ingenious idea: Makeshift curtains made of self-sustaining bottled gardens. With seed funding of $1,000 by the Singapore
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      Lock icon The special ones
      195 14  -  CHIN YONG CHANG Besides Vanda Miss Joaquim a hybrid between the Burmese Vanda teres and the Malayan Vanda hookeriana there are other special hybrids. Horticulturist Julius Saw from the Singapore Turf Club shows us three of them. ARANDA LEE KUAN YEW Named after Singapore's late founding father,
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      Lock icon Learning from the beauty of orchids
      272 14  -  Report by CHAI HUNG YIN chaihyn@sph.com.sg Tiny but amazing. This four sq m plot about the size of a queen-sized bed at Innova Primary School is packed with blooming purple orchids, making it a sight to behold. Location, it seems, is the secret behind
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      Lock icon Humanitarian or human trafficker?
      584 15 ‘Do-gooder’ ex-Myanmar refugee allegedly capitalising on fleeing migrants To the world, he is a philanthropist, eager to help the less fortunate. But this former Myanmar refugee and his Malaysian business partner are allegedly raking it in by trafficking hapless refugees. In an exclusive report, The Star
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      Lock icon ‘I have two kidneys, you want one?’
      379 16 / 17 Hooters waitress offers one of her kidneys to regular customer He is a regular at the Hooters restaurant at Atlanta, Georgia, and Miss Mariana Villarreal joined the restaurant recently as a waitress. Both Mr Don Thomas and Miss Villarreal were mere acquaintances. Mr
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      Lock icon HK detains two who refused Mers quarantine
      219 16 / 17 Two South Koreans who had close contact with a Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) patient who passed through Hong Kong have been detained after they refused to go into quarantine. They were found in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay yesterday afternoon, Hong Kong daily
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      Lock icon A new level of phone obsession
      235 16 / 17 There is hardly anybody who is not obsessed with his or her mobile phone. But a motorcyclist in China took it to an entirely different level, People’s Daily Online reported. He was knocked down in a road accident, but instead of trying to get
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      Lock icon Somewhere in S’pore (not so) far, far away...
      544 18 / 19  -  Kit Woo fashions duelready lightsabers for Jedi Master wannabes Report by NG JUN SEN ngjunsen@sph.com.sg idden amid a cluster of HDB flatted factories in Geylang East is a weapon-making forge. But this forge does not produce guns, missiles or bombs. Instead, it
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      567 20  -  Masseuse may be only one here to extend her services to pets Report by JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg r 2 Massen hhhhh, the bliss. As the masseuse worked her magical hands on her tense muscles, she let out a soft whimper. This is the life, Diamond thought. A
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      247 23  -  The first thing I notice about every man I meet is his signature scent. And that determines his desirability CATHERINE ROBERT crobert@sph.com.sg GIORGIO ARMANI acqua Di Gio PROFUMO $136 for 75ml This perfume is a unique blend of fresh, spicy and woody that gives off an
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      231 23 Putting online advice to the test BEAUTY TIPS: MEN’S FRAGRANCES Username: The Guardian Keywords: Men’s fragrances, tips, buying, the right perfume In this video, learn about the differences between cheap and designer fragrances. Sali Hughes, resident beauty columnist for Guardian Weekend magazine, explains that not all expensive
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      417 24  -  Rounding up science’s latest discoveries JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg BLAME THICK MIDDLE ON TRAFFIC NOISE The next time someone notices your pot belly, attribute it to traffic noise. A Swedish study, published in the Occupational Environmental Medicine journal, has revealed a link between exposure to road traffic, rail and
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      90 14 $5,000 each for top three gardens The SG50 School Gardening Project aims to encourage the development of gardens in primary schools, with $1,000 seed money given to each school by the Singapore Turf Club. The new Paper, along with Singapore Press holdings, is the media partner of this SG50 project.
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      164 16 / 17 SLUMMING IT, GANGNAM STYLE Last days for last slum in posh area Paint the town red, or just your room Find painters to do the job or promote your services in CLASS 112 To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988 FREE PARK NG SINGAPORE m POOLS tote board
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      Lock icon S’pore history, Filipino-style
      795 21  -  After years of Channel 5 dramas, we should be used to foreign accents passed off as local S M ONG smong@sph.com.sg alk about revisionist history. Who knew that before nationhood, Singaporeans spoke with a Filipino accent? But then expecting Singapura: The Musical by the Philippines-based 4th Wall
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
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  • stylemaker
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      Lock icon Inspirational seven
      586 22 The 28th South-east Asian Games opens officially this Friday. The New Paper on Sunday gathers seven national athletes from various sports, presenting them out of their usual sports attire Pang Sheng Jun, 22, SwiMMer Start: “My family doctor recommended that swimming could help improve my asthma, which i
      PHOTOGRAPHY: JET & SETO STYLING: KOVIT ANG HAIR & MAKE-UP: RAUDHA RALY USING COLOURS FROM MAKEUP REVOLUTION  -  586 words
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      Lock icon Devil’s curry delight
      456 25  -  KF SEETOH tnp@sph.com.sg can count on just one hand the number of decent Eurasian Nonya eateries here. Few menus offer a rare combo of Nonya (ayam buah keluak and babi pongteh) and Eurasian or Cristang dishes (debal or devil’s curry, and beef smore). I can only name
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      456 26  -  Simple and complete fare HEDY KHOO hedy@sph.com.sg t’s simple, hearty and a complete onedish meal on its own. Cai fan, which means vegetable rice in Mandarin, is a dish that Madam Sally Koh cooks often. t is a back-to-basics comfort food for the 53-year-old cashier who learnt to
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    Lock icon CHANGING PERCEPTIONS
    229 28  -  Part Time ByYeo ByYeo Sam Jo Part-time lecturer Pearl Tang may be 54 this year, but that did not deter her from signing up for six courses. The mother of an 11-year-old girl is currently enrolled in classes on Chinese ink painting and clay making. She has also
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    Lock icon New $10m fund for defence scientists, engineers
    368 29  -  Money to spur innovations that tackle national challenges Career Choice By Yeo Sam Jo WHEN Singapore was hit with the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in 2003, defence scientists and engineers here helped to battle the disease by developing thermal scanners that could
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      21 29 Refresh Group is hiring. Positions available: Aesthetic Consultants, Clinic Assistants, Customer Service Officers Salary will commensurate with experience. www.refresh.com.sg email: recruit@refresh.com.sg
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      26 29 Sal on East Coast has immediate vacancy for FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST EXPERIENCED BEAUTICIAN Off Days: 1 Weekday, 3 Weekends Public Holidays S Janet 9760-6649 Janet 9760-6849
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      25 29 ALN ENGINEERING PTE LTD Construction company urgently requires Senior Quality Surveyor Relevant Deg holder All are welcome Pls call: 6749 7445 or Email cvto: admin@alnengrg.com.sg
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      Lock icon Breeze through hot weather
      318 31 e it for the home or office, air-conditioning makes for a comfortable environment to relax or work in. Long Win Aircondition Engineering, established in 1971, provides installation, servicing and repair for all types of air-con units. They provide various types of air-con models such as multi-split
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      424 32  -  Written by Goh Mei Yi IF you’re planning to eat at RiceTable Indonesian Restaurant, it’s important to go with an empty stomach. What’s the point of going there, when you can’t fully enjoy the entire rijsttafel spread? (Rijsttafel is a word the Dutch colonial masters coined which
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      Lock icon New outlet for Malay cuisine
      460 33 ans of the delectable dishes at Hussain Muslim Food can now have wider choice of outlets to choose from. Hussain Muslim Food at the famous Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre can now opt to go to the new outlet, Hussain Family Catering situated at
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      Lock icon Elegant dining at cosy heritage corner
      294 34  -  By Belinda Wan bwan@sph.com.sg LOCATED in the heart of Chinatown, Grand Mandarina is a Chinese fine-dining restaurant that just celebrated its first anniversary on May 29. The restaurant occupies two floors at Thye Shan Mansion. The contemporary interior with its luxurious elegant ambience sets
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      158 35 f J;V3i'JJ>J TT A >■ i ;ar < |T V «2 1 m 'SSjA 0 the new paper 1,1,1 fiVI1 ril 1 7 w^SomTAuditionOutfit!Fitting top miniskirt shorts ensemble, high heels and light make-up Walk-in Audition: Bugis+- Atrium, Level 2, Saturday, 13 June. Regis ra io -P <t R nnn rash
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      43 1 GOLD ATTACK Netball coach aitken wants her team to lay down marker in their Sea games opener against Brunei today ›S8 SUNDAY MAY 31 2015 ST FILE PHOTO 24-page pullout INSpIReD BY WIFe, MaRDaN MaMat WINS FIFtH aSIaN touR tItle IN BaNglaDeSH ›S24
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  • sports
    • SPORT IS COMIG HOME (JUNE 5-16) DAYS TO GO 5
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        548 2 / 3  -  Sneak peek of SEA Games opening ceremony full rehearsal suggests a special night on June 5 Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg Wow. Only wow. If you are one of the lucky spectators with a ticket to the 28th South-east Asia (SEA) Games opening ceremony at the 55,000-capacity National
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        Lock icon Watch The New Paper SEA Games Challenge
        206 2 / 3  -  Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Cinderella Man, The Hurricane, The Fighter and, of course, the Rocky movies. I’ve always been a big fan of boxing on the silver screen, but started getting into the sport only two years ago. That was when
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        Lock icon THEY’RE AN ‘ARMY5 OF 5,000, INCLUDING A SWARM OF BEES
        444 2 / 3  - THEY’RE AN ‘ARMY 5 OF 5,000, INCLUDING A SWARM OF BEES Report by Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg The Singapore Indoor Stadium was filled with strange-looking beings yesterday afternoon. Some were wrapped in attire with flickering white and blue lights, others had pants that looked like a soldier’s camouflage
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        Lock icon BY THE NUMBERS
        49 2 / 3 5000 The number of performers and volunteers from different sections of society who will be involved in the opening ceremony at the National Stadium on Friday. Over 7,000 athletes and officials from 11 South-east Asian contingents will converge in Singapore for the Games from June 5-16.
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        Lock icon SUPPORT THE YOUNG LIONS AND WIN PRIZES!
        102 4 / 5 The Young Lions’ hunt for Singapore’s first SEA Games football gold begins tomorrow when they face the Philippines. And here’s a fantastic chance to show your support. Shoot a video to show your support. Six pairs of tickets to the Young Lions’ matches
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        Lock icon HAVE BELIEF, WE’LL GO FAR
        918 4 / 5 Young Lions coach Aide Iskandar shares his thoughts with ALI KASIM ahead of their quest for a historic SEA Games gold Is Singapore good enough to win the gold? What would you deem a successful tournament for your team? Aide: Going into any tournament, the
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        Lock icon How to join the contest
        53 4 / 5 l Post your video on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, with the hashtag #roarforlions (make sure your account or the post is public!) l Tag @TheNewPaper. l Deadline for submission is Thursday, 11.59pm. l Winners will be notified via the respective social media platforms they posted
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        Lock icon Ngand Ho show the way
        718 4 / 5  -  They emerged through different ranks and have survived the cut for the Games Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg The paths they took couldn’t have been more different, and now, Stanely Ng and Ho Wai Wai Loon are together as part of the 20-man Singapore Under-23
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        Lock icon Win a signed Jersey by U-23 stars
        144 6 / 7 The Young Lions kick off their SEA Games campaign tomorrow, as they launch their bid to win the elusive gold medal. Ahead of their first Group A match against the Philippines, The New Paper is giving away a national team jersey signed by
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        Lock icon SILAT'S LOSS, FOOTBALL'S GAIN
        579 6 / 7  -  Sahil went against family trend but has no regrets Report by HAIQAL SARI haiqals@sph.com.sg He burst onto the scene in 2013 and was quickly tagged as one of Singapore’s brightest attacking prospects. He was a regular on the scoresheet for the Courts Young Lions in the
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        Lock icon Timorese lose, but prove a point
        678 6 / 7 Minnows produce dogged display despite matchfixing scandal GROUP B MALAYSIA 1 (D. Saarvindran 12) TIMOR LESTE 0 Over the past two days, the Timor Leste Under-23 football team’s preparations for the 2015 South-east Asia (SEA) Games have been thrown into disarray by match-fixing allegations.
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        Lock icon Banned, but okay for SEA Games
        225 6 / 7  -  Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has been suspended by Fifa with immediate effect because of government interference in its national league. While the ban means Indonesia will not be eligible for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, Fifa did
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        Lock icon ‘LET’S STAMP OUR MARK’
        649 8 / 9  -  Coach Aitken wants Asian champions Singapore to get off to fast start today Report by KOK YUFENG yufengk@sph.com.sg Building on the high of last year’s Asian Netball Championship triumph, hosts Singapore cannot wait for their South-east Asia (SEA) Games campaign to get started. After more than
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        74 8 / 9  -  DAVID LEE There are five days to go to the SEA Games opening ceremony on June 5. The three-hour spectacle will boast the world’s largest projection system used in any sporting event to date. Tickets are sold out, but millions of television viewers will still be enthralled by the
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        80 8 / 9 OneKM is proud to join the countdown to the 28th SEA Games with its retailers. OneKM, which officially opened in November 2014, is the largest shopping, gastronomy and lifestyle mall in paya Lebar. the formation of the number 5 signifies the number of letters in OneKM. Joining in the
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        Lock icon A carnival for the Games
        613 8 / 9  -  Report by THRINA THAM thrinat@sph.com.sg One of Singapore’s water polo greats issued a warning for the hosts ahead of this year’s Southeast Asia (SEA) Games. Most expect the Singapore water polo men and women to win gold on home soil. A victory for the men
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          Lock icon BLAZING SPEED MAY BE TOO GOOD
          1537 10 / 11  -  COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,600M) STREET CAT (1) does routinely miss the kick but returns to the level of an eye-catching half-length third behind On The Way early last month and is clearly better over
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          Lock icon TODAY’S HONG KONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD
          1500 10 / 11 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1600m TIME 12:45 Stakes: HK$575,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 STREET CAT D CRUZ N CALLAN 133 3 2 JOY TOGETHER C H YIP G MOSSE 129 6 3 TELECOM PRINCE C S
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        Lock icon YESTERDAY’S KUALA LUMPUR RESULTS
        870 10 / 11 Race 1 C5 (SC) 1300m 13 JAI HO 53.5 (19-9) Jose De Souza (1) 2 2 1 (457) 12 ALACARTE 55 (32-9) Calvin Goon (2) 4 3 2 (530) 2.75 9 NOT MY FAULT 56 c 53 (23-10) SU Lim* (5) 10 9 3 (476) 1.75
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        1890 12 / 13 LARRY FOLEY’S COMMENTS ON TODAY’S KRANJI MEETING RACE1 (1,200M) 1 Great SunHHH Beaten a long way when resuming in Novice company. Might find this easier from the good gate. 2 WarspiritHHH Versatile fellow getting down in the ratings. Nicely drawn and could
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        1756 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST: GOOD KS-D D3 1.25 —1200m (Polytrack) Stakes: $38,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) RACE 1 1 14---5 Great Sun 58 (55) R Shafiq* c1 2 (3ag M Freedman-Lucky Unicorn) 2 *****3 Warspirit 58 (53) TH
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        Lock icon BEST BET SINGAPORE WAR AFFAIR (RACE 8 NO. 1)
        77 14 / 15 If there’s anything close to a certainty, WAR AFFAIR is it. The Alwin Tan-trained Horse of the Year and laststart Group 1 Lion City Cup winner stands out like soot on snow in today’s Stewards’ Cup on set-weights term, which is
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        504 14 / 15 Tan Thean Loon Larry Foley Brian Miller Mr X 5 1 2 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 4 RACE 5 RACE 6 RACE 7 RACE 8 RACE 9 RACE 10 Scout Done Great Sun Warspirit 6 Dr Octopus Great Sun 1 5 Scout Done 12
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        391 14 / 15 Apprentice Rueven Ravindra has been suspended a total of six Singapore race days for two careless riding offences during the May Day meeting. He copped four Singapore race days over his handling of KATE’S KEEPER in Race 10 for directing his mount
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        2309 14 / 15 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 1.35 —1600m (LC) Stakes: RM20,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****-Bercham 59 (41) TM Wan 1 (5nzg KP Hoy-Bercham) 2 *****5 Mayweather 58.5 (40) Jose De Souza 9 (4nzg K Coetzee-Super Singh) 3
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        Lock icon FRIDAY’S SINGAPORE STIPES’ REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
        460 16 RACE1 SUPER BONUS: Fractious in the barrier; jumped awkwardly; hung outwards; raced wide. LUCKY COME: Blundered on jumping; severely crowded. FINAL COUNTDOWN: Severely crowded. THE MIGHTY THOR: Crowded; returned having cast both-fore plates. PROBO CHANDROSO: Crowded. RACE 2 DAZZLING SUN: Jumped awkwardly outwards; rolled inwards;
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        737 16 RACE 1 (ELLERSLIE) 1st 3 Smedley ($28-$8) 2nd 4 Victoria Heights ($11) 3rd 1 Wajima ($8) 4th 7 Victoryshallbemine Forecast $38 Place Forecast (3-4) $12, (1-3) $9, (1-4) $9 Tierce $132 Trio $23 Quartet No winner ($556 jackpot carried forward to next race) Quadro $13 Scratchings: 2
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      424 17  -  Singapore hopes to host international 3x3 basketball tournament finals Report by ALEXANDRIA SCHOON aschoon@sph.com.sg Singapore has plans to host the finals of a Fiba-sanctioned international 3x3 basketball tournament. The FIBA 3x3 World Tour is sanctioned by basketball’s governing body and features teams representing various cities slugging it out
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      168 18 AFP Australia’s Steven Bowditch birdied three of his last five holes yesterday morning (Singapore time) to claim a share of the lead when play was suspended at the rain-soaked US PGA Byron Nelson tournament in Irving, Texas. Bowditch, who led for the first
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        510 18  -  After an early scare, Fazrul and Amri strike for Lions to post first victory of the year Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY BANGLADESH 1 (Nasir Uddin Chow 4) SINGAPORE 2 (Fazrul Nawaz 31, Khairul Amri 72) Even as Singapore football tries to rebuild, it was
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        215 18  -  KOK YUFENG Members of Parliament (MPs) showed off their skills on the futsal pitch yesterday, in a bid to promote a healthy lifestyle, a sporting culture and integration in the country. Deputy Speaker of Parliament and MP for Marine Parade GRC, Seah Kian Peng, and Edwin Tong, MP
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        151 20 / 21 Reuters European countries will be able to bid for the 2026 World Cup, following a decision by world football governing body Fifa yesterday. Fifa president Sepp Blatter said the executive committee had agreed that all continents can bid to host the event
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        888 20 / 21 Blatter blasts smear campaign after winning a fifth term as Fifa president PA Sport Fifa president Sepp Blatter has launched an astonishing tirade against US justice authorities and the English media claiming the recent corruption crisis was designed to unseat him. Blatter, who beat Prince Ali
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        110 20 / 21 PA Sport assesses what Sepp Blatter’s re-election means for football l The position of Russia and Qatar as hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be protected despite the ongoing investigation. l The World Cup finals will remain a 32-team tournament Prince Ali had promised to
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        473 20 / 21 PA Sport English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke says he would be “very surprised” if Sepp Blatter was still Fifa president in two years, insisting he has been given “a bloody nose”. Blatter was re-elected for a fifth term as Fifa president on Friday,
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        147 22 / 23 AFP The 2022 World Cup will remain a 32-team competition with no change to the share between the regional confederations, Fifa president Sepp Blatter said yesterday after talks with football chiefs. Europe and South America had feared an attempt to cut their places,
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        Lock icon BLATTER WIN SHAMES ASIA
        859 22 / 23  -  Endorsing a presidency that has overseen bribes and kickbacks casts a shadow over the continent NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg l Neil Humphreys’ new Singapore book Saving a Sexier Island is out now. Greed won. Transparency lost. Fifa’s associations closed their consciences and opened their wallets. Sepp Blatter
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        117 22 / 23 PA Sport Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has announced his retirement from football. The former West Ham, Leeds United and Manchester United central defender spent last season at QPR, who were relegated from the Premier League. Ferdinand, 36, told BT Sport he had decided to
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        358 22 / 23 Reuters Asia football chief Shaikh Salman Ebrahim Al Khalifa congratulated Fifa president Sepp Blatter on his re-election for a fifth term a victory the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) played a major role in delivering. The AFC leadership’s staunch support for Blatter was reiterated on the eve
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      144 20 / 21 New dragon-boat team Society Staples scored a surprise win in the DBS Premier Open 200m event yesterday. The first day of the DBS Marina Regatta 2015 at Marina Bay saw action on the water for more than nine hours, with six categories of events:
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      Lock icon Mcllroy misses third straight cut
      169 19 Reuters World No. 1 Rory McIlroy wasted little time after missing the cut for a third straight year at the Irish Open as he headed straight for his parents’ Belfast home on Friday. The four-time Major winner gained some comfort by shooting a secondround level-par
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      Lock icon Big guns roll on
      394 19 Djokovic, Nadal and Murray cruise into fourth round Reuters Top seed Novak Djokovic and third seed Andy Murray slapped down a pair of Australian upstarts at the French Open yesterday to reach the last 16 in impressive fashion. Teenager Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios are touted
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      Lock icon Laimbeer: LeBron better than Jordan
      350 19 Wire Services Has King James surpassed his Airness? Two-time NBA champion and four-time All-Star Bill Laimbeer seems to think so. The coach of the New York Liberty in the WNBA told The Dan Patrick Show that he would pick Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James (right)
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    • ON TV
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        252 22 / 23 FOOTBALL Today: BRUNEI v LAOS Singtel TV Ch 134 (SEA Games 1), Toggle Ch 1,8.30pm Tomorrow: PHILIPPINES v SINGAPORE Singtel TV Ch 134 (SEA Games 1), MediaCorp okto, Toggle Ch 2,8.30pm THAILAND v TIMOR LESTE Singtel TV Ch 135 (SEA Games 2), Toggle Ch 1,8.30pm Tuesday: MYANMAR
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        49 22 / 23 SERIE A Today: CAGLIARI v UDINESE Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports 1), 11.55pm Tomorrow: NAPOLI v LAZIO Singtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports 1), 2.40am FIORENTINA v CHIEVO Singtel TV Ch 112 (mio Sports 2), 2.40am SASSUOLO v GENOA Singtel TV Ch 113 (mio Sports 3), 2.40am
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        13 22 / 23 FRENCH OPEN Today: DAY 8 StarHub TV Ch 201 (Supersports 1), 5pm
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        16 22 / 23 DUBAI DUTY FREE IRISH OPEN Today: DAY 3 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 8.30pm
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      Lock icon NAZ'S WORDS SOOTHE MARDAN
      461 24  -  Singapore No. 1 continues red-hot form with wire-to-wire win in Dhaka Report by ALI KASIM aakasim@sph.com.sg Even before the final round of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open, Mardan Mamat was assured by his wife that he was No. 1. “You are the champion, you are the winner
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