The New Paper, 3 August 2015

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    • 20 1 CHOA CHU KANG SHOCKER MAN ARGUES WITH WIFE... ...then sets flat fire on phoTo: ShIN MIN DAILY NEWS ›2 8"*****1"*****1
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    • 42 1 0 Schooling qualifies for 50m fly final at Worlds, breaks Asian record ›S16 phoTo: AFp CommuNitY ShielD: ArSeNAl 1 ChelSeA 0 Wenger finally beats mourinho, at the 14th attempt ›S2 phoTo: AFp NDP SHORT FILMS: People spoke from the heart, says director›18
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  • news
    • 787 2 / 3  -  Man shouts for tenants to run after setting fire to his flat Reports by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg A man, who had been arguing with his wife on the phone, ended up setting fire to his flat. One of his tenants and her 3½-year-old
      PHOTOS: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS, LIANHE WANBAO  -  787 words
    • 140 2 / 3 The 45-year-old man’s rocky relationship with his wife is wellknown among his neighbours, The New Paper learnt. He co-owns the four-room flat at Choa Chu Kang Drive with her. About three years ago, their quarrels became louder and grew more frequent. A resident who wanted to
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    • 49 4 1,800 The number of migrants the Italian coast guard rescued from seven overcrowded vessels in the Mediterranean on Saturday. Five corpses were found on a large rubber boat carrying 212 others. Almost 2,000 migrants attempting the dangerous crossing to Europe by sea have died this year.
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    • 273 4 A fevered hunt for more wreckage from missing Flight MH370 on La Reunion island turned up no new clues yesterday as authorities said metallic debris found by locals did not come from the Malaysian jet. Malaysia urged authorities in the Indian Ocean region to
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    • 228 4 Scheme will provide lifetime health insurance MediShield Life, the compulsory health insurance which will cover all Singaporeans for their entire life, will start on Nov 1. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said yesterday that letters will be sent in October to those who are currently
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    • 153 4 Dozens of activists, including men wearing bras, staged a protest in Hong Kong yesterday after a woman was sentenced to 3½ months’ jail for assaulting a police officer with her breast. Around 100 people gathered for the light-hearted “breast walk” protest outside the police headquarters
      PHOTO: AFP  -  153 words
    • 350 4 Curbs on immigration and the number of foreign workers are not populist moves, but are a recognition of real problems that can affect Singapore society, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. In addition to how foreign workers and immigrants are fitting in and
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    • 132 5 They had been arrested for their participation in a rally that called for the resignation and arrest of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, but yesterday eight of the 30 apprehended walked free. The rally, dubbed Tangkap Najib which means to arrest or catch Najib
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    • 395 5 Axed M’sia DPM Muhyiddin vows to fight on Recently-axed Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin declared yesterday that he would not keep silent on issues of national concern such as the ongoing scandal surrounding state investment firm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). “My political friends gave
      PHOTO: AFP  -  395 words
    • 209 5 Focus not on the problems related to state investment firm 1Malaysia Development, but on the strengthening of political unity and the welfare of Malaysians. That was the message yesterday from Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is also chairman of ruling coalition Barisan
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    • Article, Illustration
      433 6 / 7  -  Part-time tutor uses it to teach science concepts Several students were recognised for excellence in various fields at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Awards Night last Friday. KERRI HENG (kerrihyp@sph.com.sg) speaks to some award winners KERRI HENG (kerrihyp@sph.com.sg) He performs magic not just to dazzle, but also to teach.
      TNP PHOTOS: JEREMY LONG  -  433 words
    • 410 6 / 7 Juggling online businesses on top of school, co-curricular activities (CCAs) and hobbies? It’s all worth it, said identical twin sisters Yamunaa and Yaamanni Kasavan, 18. The final year Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) students run their main business, Pisti Prints a printing service for apparel,
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    • 472 6 / 7 He went from knowing nothing about archery to winning a bronze medal in the sport at this year’s South-east Asia Games. Mr Zhang Jingkang, 21, first took up archery three years ago when he was a first-year student at Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP). “At the
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    • 637 8  -  Malaysian host Awal Ashaari says he treasures family more after car accident Report by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg His baby girl is his pride and joy. So Malaysian host Awal Ashaari’s heart was crushed when he could not carry or cradle her in his
      PHOTOS: NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN, HBO ASIA  -  637 words
    • 147 9 World Anti -Doping Agency (Wada) chief Craig Reedie said yesterday that new accusations of mass doping in athletics would “shake the foundation” of clean sport and that an existing investigation into drug cheats in Russia would be extended. He told reporters at an International Olympic
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    • 234 9 One has been beheaded,others defaced. Some are dressed in costumes by pranksters. Statues of Taiwan’s former ruler Chiang Kai- shek have been increasingly target- ed as the island con- fronts its authoritarian past. Though still seen as a hero by some for
      PHOTO: AFP  -  234 words
    • 779 10 / 11  -  Politicians have been noticeably active on social media since the 2011 General Election. FOO JIE YING (fjieying@sph.com. sg) looks at the role of social media in the upcoming elections FOO JIE YING the 2011 General Election. FOO JIE YING (fjieying@sph.com. sg) looks at the role of social media
      PHOTOS: ST FILE, BH FILE, TNP FILE  -  779 words
    • 375 12  -  Reader alerts TNP to taxi which crashed into drain Report by HARIZ BAHARUDIN harizbah@sph.com.sg As Mr Michael Tai, 68, was on his way to lunch at a market in Toa Payoh at around noon on July 28, he saw a sight that made
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    • 278 13 Man’s throat allegedly slashed in bar brawl Additional reporting by FOO JIE YING A brawl in a bar turned bloody in the wee hours of Sunday. In the melee, a man is believed to have been slashed in the throat. The police were alerted to
      PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS  -  278 words
    • 183 13 The mother and son were waiting to cross Senja Road in Bukit Panjang in the early evening on Saturday. Suddenly, a car turning right came charging towards the pair. A witness who wanted to be known only as Mr Huang told Shin Min
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    • 533 14 / 15 More than 150,000 affected by monsoon downpours, death toll likely to rise: UN AFP More people are likely to die as flash floods and landslides continue to take their toll in Myanmar. The warning came from the UN yesterday as monsoon downpours brought misery to thousands across
      AFP; PHOTOS: AFP  -  533 words
    • VOCAL
      • YOUR SAY
        • 178 17  -  ERRANT ROAD USERS FROM READER S. RETNAM There have been a number of news reports recently about road accidents involving motorcycles and taxis. I notice that motorcycles and taxis do not always slow down when they approach another vehicle and do not give way. Some
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        • 253 17  -  POLITICAL CRISIS IN M’SIA FROM READER MANORAJ RAJATHURAI I am writing in response to the report, “S’pore watching M’sia closely” (The New Paper, Aug 1). Recent developments across the Causeway make it clear that we cannot take stability in Singapore for granted.
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    • 419 18 / 19  -  Director Boo Junfeng wanted to showcase ‘real people’ for parade’s film segments Reports by HISYAM NASSER nhnasser@sph.com.sg Singaporeans’ honest opinions of Singapore. That was what Boo Junfeng (right) wanted to capture when he was approached to be the multimedia director for this year’s National
      PHOTOS: HISYAM NASSER, NDP2015 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE  -  419 words
    • 482 18 / 19 She wanted the family to spend more time together. So this year, Madam Kelsy Liau, 41, volunteered her en- tire family her husband and two sons to perform at the National Day celebrations at the floating platform. The family of four family will be
      TNP PHOTOS: PHYLLICIA WANG  -  482 words
    • 153 20 Angered that his wife had spurned his sexual advances, Gilberto Garcia set her clothes and their home on fire. The 35-year-old American is now charged with first degree arson, reported the Omaha World-Herald. The fire occurred late at night on July 20
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    • 270 20 He gnaws at his fingertips in bid to foil fingerprinting Desperate to avoid being identified by cops after getting arrested for driving a stolen car, an American man tried to chew off the skin from his fingertips and eat his own flesh. Kenzo
      PHOTO: LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE  -  270 words
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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    • 41 1 TNP PHOTO: CHOO CHWEE HUA THEY GOT BITE Don’t rule out the in-form lionsXII for Malaysia Cup glory, says Felda coach ›S14 MONDAY AUGUST 3 2015 16-page pullout CouNtDoWN to NeW epl SeaSoN: a looK at tHe tHRee pRoMoteD teaMS ›S4-6
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  • sports
    • COMMUNITY SHIELD
      • 797 2 / 3  -  Huge physchological boost for Wenger as he gets Mourinho monkey off his back NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg ARSENAL1 (Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 24) CHELSEA 0 The carcass of an unwanted primate was left on the Wembley turf. Arsene Wenger got the monkey off his back, with the
        PHOTOS: REUTERS, AFP  -  797 words
      • 379 2 / 3 Wire Services Roy Keane has written off Arsenal‘s chances of winning the English Premier League this season. The former Manchester United captain (right) says the Gunner have too many players who are “more interested in selfies and sixpacks” than winning titles. Arsene Wenger’s side have not
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      • Article, Illustration
        82 2 / 3 ARSENAL SUBS: Giroud for Walcott, 65 Arteta for Oxlade-Chamberlain, 76 Gibbs for Oezil, 81 CHELSEA SUBS: Falcao for Remy, 45 Oscar for Ramires, 53 Zouma for Azpilicueta, 68 Moses for Terry, 81 0 Offsides 6 12 Fouls 11 4 Corners 4 19 Throw-ins 23 5 Dribbles 12 11
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      • 42 2 / 3 MOVERS SHAKERS ALEX OXLADECHAMBERLAIN NEMANJA MATIC 21 Age 27 1.80m Height 1.94m 70kg Weight 84kg 84% Pass Accuracy 85% 0 Aerials Won 100% 35 Touches 95 0 Fouls 1 2 Shots 0 2 Dribbles Won 5 0 Tackles 4 7.9 Rating 7.9
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    • EPL
      • THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS — TODAY: THE PROMOTED TEAMS
        • 769 4 / 5 Saved just five minutes before their exit from the league, now Bournemouth are in the top flight The 2015/2016 EPL season kicks off on Saturday with Manchester United taking on Tottenham Hotspur at 7.45pm (Singapore time). The New Paper starts its countdown from today
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        • 755 4 / 5 From the brink of administration to the brink of Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and Etihad Stadium PA Sport “We’ve got lots of soldiers, but not enough artists,” said then-Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd after a 1-1 draw against Newcastle in May 2007, the club’s most recent game in
          PA Sport; PHOTOS: ACTION IMAGES/JOHN SIBLEY/ INA FASSBENDER  -  755 words
        • 659 6 / 7 Norwich’s swift return to the Premier League gives them hope PA Sport Norwich manager Alex Neil knows hitting the £130 million ($278m) promotion jackpot at Wembley will count for nothing should his side fail to cope with life back in the English Premier League.
          PA Sport; PHOTOS: DOMINIC EBENBICHLER/ ACTION IMAGES, AFP  -  659 words
        • 582 6 / 7 French club agree $95m fee with United for Argentinian winger Wire Services Angel di Maria was set to have a medical with Paris St Germain yesterday after Manchester United agreed to sell the midfielder to the French club for £44.3 million ($95m). Press Association Sport
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        • 399 6 / 7 Wire Services Stevan Jovetic has hit out at Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini after sealing a loan move to Inter Milan. The Montenegro international joined the Citizens in 2013 but was unable to dislodge Sergio Aguero for a striking spot, and was largely fourth-choice at Eastlands behind
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    • racing
      • 503 8 / 9  - WHAT SWEET MUS IC BY CHOPIN'S NOCTURNE Report by BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg If ever there was one of those times at the races where the result was never in doubt and racegoers could, very literally, “drop their glasses”, that was it. The win by CHOPIN’S NOCTURNE in the second event
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      • 643 8 / 9 Race 1 C5 (SC) 1800m 1 HORIZON LAD 59 c 57 (14-7) KC Wong* (4) 5 4 1 (471) 2 GOOD GIFT 54 (31-10) J Shankar (7) 2 2 2 (487) 0.5 9 HITCHHIKER 52 (20-8) Jose De Souza (5) 4 3 3 (415) 1 6 LEAP
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      • 203 8 / 9 Young Adelaide apprentice jockey Jake Toeroek (right) was absolutely over the moon after he booted home his first overseas winner thanks to GYPSY MAGIC at his short Singapore stint yesterday. It was his first international winner at his first overseas stint. The 21-year-old Toeroek,
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      • 324 8 / 9  -  BRIAN MILLER With all eyes on raging favourite AFFLECK, stablemate DANIEL came charging home to land the SG50 Trophy at Kranji yesterday evening. Ridden a well-judged race by inform hoop Corey Brown, the grey from Oscar Racing Stable paid a handsome dividend of $29
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      • 1778 8 / 9 Race 1 C5 d1 1100m 4 REAL HERO 57 c 54 (19-6) TR Barnabas* (1) 4 3 1 (483) 6 BILBO BAGGINS 56.5 (52-12) M Nunes (4) 1 1 2 (481) Hd 5 TIM 57 (24-10) M Rodd (7) 2 2 3 (500) Shd
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    • FOOTBALL
      • 611 10 / 11 Guardiola under pressure as Bayern suffer another Super Cup loss Wire Services GERMAN SUPER CUP WOLFSBURG 1 (Nicklas Bendtner 89) BAYERN MUNICH 1 (Arjen Robben 49) l Wolfsburg win 5-4 on penalties The spotlight is firmly on Pep Guardiola as he lost his third German Super
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      • 174 10 / 11 PA Sport Frank Lampard was powerless to stop New York City FC slipping to a 3-2 home defeat by Montreal Impact on his Major League Soccer debut. Former England and Chelsea midfielder Lampard made his longoverdue New York debut as a secondhalf substitute more than
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      • 378 10 / 11 AFP Paris Saint-Germain started the new season just as they ended the old, lifting silverware in the shape of the French Champions Trophy, thanks to a 2-0 win over Lyon in Montreal, Canada yesterday morning (Singapore time). Two early goals by Serge Aurier and
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      • 392 10 / 11 Wolfsburg sound hands-off warning to Man City PA Sport Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking thinks Kevin de Bruyne will remain with the Bundesliga club, after the Belgian inspired them to victory in the German Super Cup in Berlin yesterday morning (Singapore time). Despite missing an open
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    • GOLF
      • 302 12 PA Sport Kiradech Aphibarnrat produced a wonderful closing birdie to beat Robert Karlsson in the final of the Paul inaugural Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay in Scotland yesterday. Kiradech, who ended hopes of a home victory by knocking out Marc Warren in the last four, birdied
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      • 106 12 AFP South Korea’s Park Inbee claimed her seventh Major yesterday, when she carded seven birdies and an eagle in an outstanding record-equalling final round of 65 to win the Women’s British Open. A 12-under 276 total gave the 27-year-old world No. 1 (right) a second Major
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        529 12 Swing struggles haunt Tiger again as his title drought looks set to continue AFP Tiger Woods, who raised hopes of ending a two-year win drought with a solid start at the PGA Quicken Loans National, stumbled from contention yesterday morning (Singapore time) with a three-over 74. A day
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    • 122 13 Wire Services Spaniard Rafael Nadal won his 67th career title with a 7-5, 7-5 triumph over dangerous Italian Fabio Fognini in the final of the hamburg open yesterday Nadal (right), a 14-time Grand Slam champion, has endured an indifferent season winning just two titles
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      619 13 Wada to look into more than 800 ‘abnormal’ test results of athletes ATHLETICS Reuters The world of athletics was rocked yesterday by “wild” doping allegations involving hundreds of suspect blood samples, just as global sports leaders were meeting in Malaysia. International Olympic Committee members and sports federation chiefs
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    • M’SIAN SUPER LEAGUE
      • 220 14 / 15 13 min GOAL! LionsXII 0 Felda 1. The home defence gets caught square and a ball over the top finds Indra Putra Mahayuddin, who lobs Izwan Mahbud for the opener. 24 GOAL! LionsXII 1 Felda 1. Khairul Amri earns a free-kick at the edge of the penalty
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      • 831 14 / 15  -  League title may be a long shot but Fandi’s men are contenders for Malaysia Cup, says Felda coach Irfan Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg LIONSXII2 (Zulfahmi Arifin 24, Faris Ramli 45+1) FELDA UNITED 1 (Indra Putra Mahayuddin 13) Watch out for the LionsXII Express in the Malaysia Cup.
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    • ON TV
      • 209 14 / 15 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Saturday: MAN UNITED v TOTTENHAM Singtel mio TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 7.45pm EVERTON v WATFORD Singtel mio TV Ch 103 StarHub TV Ch 228 (mio Stadium), 9.55pm LEICESTER CITY v SUNDERLAND Singtel mio TV Ch 104 StarHub TV Ch 229 (mio
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      • 44 14 / 15 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Today: SWIMMING HEATS StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 2pm HIGH DIVING MEN’S 27M StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 6.30pm WOMEN’S WATER POLO StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 10.15pm SWIMMING FINALS StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3), 10.15pm
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      • 15 14 / 15 ATP 500 CITI OPEN Tuesday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 4am
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      • 17 14 / 15 ASHES TEST SERIES Thursday: ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA (DAY 1) StarHub TV Ch 236 (STAR Cricket), 6pm
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      • 32 14 / 15 WGC BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL Friday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 209 Singtel mio TV Ch 115 (FOX Sports 2), 1.30am BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP Friday: DAY 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports 4), 6.30am
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      588 16  -  Schooling breaks Asian record by 0.10sec en route to qualifying for 50m fly final at world championships SWIMMING Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg Set your alarm for 11.17pm tonight, and find a live broadcast somewhere, anywhere. For Singapore’s swimming sensation Joseph Schooling could conjure something special at
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    • 89 13 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Event Home Away Timing Venue Mon, 3 Aug 2015 No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. LW: Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Uvewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during ‘Live’
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