The New Paper, 9 December 2015

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    • 48 1 DAUGHTER OF ELDERLY KOVAN MURDER VICTIM: Heartbreaking to see dad’s body beside organ he loved playing›2 S’POREAN ACTOR LENDS A HAND TO CHENNAI FLOOD VICTIMS When I saw how bad floods were, I decided to stay and help ›6 PHOTO cOUrTESY OF GUNALAN mOrGAN ***** 1 N *****1
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    • KOVAN DOUBLE MURDER
      • 937 2 / 3  -  Daughter says she was ‘very heartbroken’ to see father’s body beside his beloved electronic organ Reports by ELIZABETH LAW lawsm@sph.com.sg When his only daughter was growing up, motor workshop owner Tan Boon Sin bought an electronic organ so she could learn to play the
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      • 142 2 / 3 The Tan family took the opportunity to thank strangers for their kindness in the days following the murders. Mr Tan Chee Wee said the first bouquets started showing up outside 14J, Hillside Drive, just three days after the July 10, 2013, murders. People started
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      • 305 2 / 3 The late Mr Tan Boon Sin was an exemplary employer, said mechanic Chai Siew Fong, who is better known as Ah Siong. The 56-year-old had worked for Mr Tan at Soc Leon Motor, a car workshop, since its early days as a small operation
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    • 245 4 While viewership of local television remains substantial, the future will be challenging for MediaCorp as for most broadcasting companies in the world, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. Yet, it plays an indispensable role as Singapore’s national broadcaster, helping to bring people together,
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    • 34 4 11% That’s how much South-east Asia’s gross domestic product could be pulled down by climate change by the end of this century, according to an Asian Development Bank study released yesterday.
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    • 218 4 Ng Eng Hen signs pact in Washington Singapore has agreed to host a deployment of US P-8 Poseidon spy planes for the first time, as the two countries signed an enhanced deal to boost military cooperation in a range of areas, including cyberdefence and
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    • 107 4 Imported counterfeit consumer electronics products worth about $11 million were seized last week, the police and Singapore Customs said yesterday. Three men, aged between 27 and 40, were arrested last Friday when police conducted a raid at a storage facility in Serangoon North.
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    • 189 4 Reuters The slowing world economy looks set to get a boost from stronger consumer demand next year, as low inflation boosts the real value of pay rises to a three-year high, a survey said yesterday. A plunge in oil prices has pushed inflation sharply
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    • 132 4 Spanish police yesterday arrested a man and a woman suspected of recruiting jihadists and launching terror threats against Spain and France, the interior ministry said in Madrid. The pair pledged allegiance to Daesh and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the ministry said in a
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    • 141 5 Muslim Americans pleaded with Mr Donald Trump to stop encouraging further violence following a speech on Monday in which the Republican presidential frontrunner demanded a “temporary” halt to Muslim immigration. Mr Trump’s inflammatory call is part of what activists have described as an unprecedented
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    • 690 6 / 7  -  S’porean actor who flew to Chennai saw the flood and stayed to help Reports by NABILAH AWANG fnawang@sph.com.sg He was flying into Chennai on his birthday on Dec 1. But Singaporean Gunalan Morgan got a big surprise when he arrived at the
      PHOTOS COURTESY OF GUNALAN MORGAN, RUZAINI ROSLAN  -  690 words
    • 133 6 / 7 AFP The southern Indian city of Chennai is expecting a major clean-up a week after it was hit by the worst flooding in a century. With water receding from most parts of Tamil Nadu state, the focus is now on clearing parts of the
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    • 556 6 / 7 He had no cellular network or Wi-Fi and was running out of food. This was the situation Mr Ruzaini Roslan, 29, found himself in when he was stuck in Chennai during the Indian city’s worst downpour in a century. The
      PHOTO COURTESY OF RUZAINI ROSLAN  -  556 words
    • SGH HEP C OUTBREAK
      • 626 8  -  Independent review committee points to safety lapses at Singapore General Hospital and gaps in Ministry of Health’s infectious diseases reporting system. It ruled out foul play in the case in which 25 patients were infected with hepatitis C, with five deaths possibly linked to it Reports
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      • 322 8 1. Bad hygiene practices by Singapore General Hospital (SGH) staff at the renal wards resulted in contaminated equipment such as medical carts and trolleys, and other surfaces. Blood specks with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which can survive for up to a year, were found on the
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    • 496 9  -  S’porean in New Zealand charged with dangerous driving after fatal accident Report by RONALD LOH rloh@sph.com.sg A 29-year-old Singaporean man was charged with four counts of dangerous driving, including one for causing death, in a New Zealand district court on Sunday. Lew Wei Keong
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    • 767 10  -  Crowds appear at Strangers’ Reunion cafe to support cancer-stricken chef Report by AZIM AZMAN maazman@sph.com.sg Their cafe may be called Strangers’ Reunion. But no one was a stranger when the owners put out a call for help and many responded. Their aim: To raise funds for the cafe’s
      PHOTO: FACEBOOK/ STRANGERSREUNION; TNP PHOTOS: MOHD ISHAK  -  767 words
    • 135 11 More than 200 children and their caregivers from the Children-At-Risk-Empowerment Association (Care Singapore) attended an annual year-end party hosted by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) at its auditorium yesterday. There were games, a magic show and a buffet lunch. SPH also adopted more than 300
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  135 words
    • 235 11 The suspected burglar managed to evade police but was no match for a 3.35m-long alligator. Mr Matthew Riggins, from Florida, was eaten by the alligator while hiding from the law, the New York Daily News reported. Authorities found Riggins’ body late last month
      PHOTO: INTERNET  -  235 words
    • 419 12 But some residents ignore pollution warning Choking smog that is expected to shroud Beijing for at least three days triggered the Chinese capital’s first ever pollution “red alert” yesterday. But many residents ignored warnings to limit their time outdoors. By early morning, hundreds of people, including
      PHOTOS: REUTERS  -  419 words
    • 305 12 Five Cambodian villagers have died and dozens more have fallen ill after eating rotten dog meat, an official told AFP yesterday. The deaths happened in a remote province where canines are regarded as a delicacy. The fatal food poisoning began on Sunday
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    • 757 13  -  Transsexu l flick Bugis Street seeslight of day after 20-year ban, relieved actor says he has been ‘embarrassed long enough’ Report by CHARLENE CHUA cchar@sph.com.sg It was a film about Singapore’s transsexuals that caused major controversy back in the 90s. Bugis Street was made in
      PHOTOS: SHINTARO TAY, FAR SUN FILMS  -  757 words
    • 129 14 Dozens of student activists arrested while trying to protest against alleged army corruption were detained for their own safety, Thailand’s junta chief said. Soldiers and police held the 35 students on Monday before they could rally outside a multi-million-dollar park built by the
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    • 260 14 Is that your aircraft? Please take it away from our airport. It is not small planes the Malaysian airport authorities are talking about. These are three Boeing 747-200F aircraft which have been left at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, The
      PHOTO: THE STAR  -  260 words
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    • 181 5 I want to... Help athletes perform to their fullest potential. Future Me Edinburgh Napier UNIVERSITY Top Scottish Modern University for Sports Science (The Guardian League Table 2013) 7th best UK university for helping students exceed expectations (The Guardian University Guide 2015) Ranked top 100 amongst UK universities (The Complete University
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    • 11 6 / 7 Unable to prove kinship, sisters can’t claim late grandma’s CPF savings
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    • 39 15 DEC 9 2015 force The is strong with them We size up John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver, the new faces of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as fame hits at warp speed 18 TNP ILLUSTRATION: BILLY KER
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  • M MOVIES MUSIC MAKAN
    • In a Minute
      • 115 16 He’s sold out the 90,000-capacity Wembley Stadium, but when English singer Ed Sheeran offered to play a private show for A$2 (S$2) in Melbourne, he could barely get anyone to show up. Aussie comedy duo Hamish and Andy set up the “Ed Sheeran $2
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      • 92 16 French director Luc Besson will return to his sci-fi roots with the US$180 million (S$253m) space epic Valerian. Based on the French graphic novel series by Pierre Christin and JeanClaude Mézières, the film stars Dane DeHaan, 29, and Cara Delevingne, 23, as Valerian and Laureline,
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      • 94 16 Justin Bieber could well and truly be a thing of Selena Gomez’s past. The 23-year-old US sing-er-actress and 22-year-old Niall Horan from UK boy band One Direction were reportedly seen kissing, hugging and dancing close together last week at the 35th birthday party of US actress
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      • 83 16 US actress-singer Queen Latifah has been cast in the lead role of Empire co-cre-ator Lee Daniels’ new untitled music pilot for TV network Fox. It tells the story of three young women who form a girl group and hope to become stars. Latifah, 45,
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      • 121 16 Jared Leto has issued a public apology to Taylor Swift, 25, and her fans after he apparently insulted the US pop star and her music. On Monday, celebrity gossip site TMZ released a video of the US actor-rock-er and his 30 Seconds To Mars
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        81 16 The saga continues Go behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and explore the legacy of films with cast and crew Pinoy pleasures Get a sneak peek of The Amazing Food Challenge: Fun In The Philippines’ new season hosted by Aaron Craze Secret service The K-pop
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    • STAR WARS SPECIAL
      • 847 17  -  expectations are high for reboot, but director J.J. Abrams just wants to tell a good tale By MEHER TATNA Reporting from Los Angeles tnp@sph.com.sg Imax pre-sales were shattered, with US$6.5 million (S$9 million) in revenue. Ticket site Fandango crashed. There were more than 17,000 tweets a minute
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        68 18 / 19 With just one movie, these actors went from unknowns to global stars Harrison Ford Mark Hamill Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977) Robert Pattinson Twilight (2008) Orlando Bloom The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson Harry Potter And
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        692 18 / 19  -  ‘I thought I’d ruined auditions’ DAISY RIDLEY BY MEHER TATNA Reporting from LOS ANGELES tnp@sph.com.sg In keeping with a Star Wars tradition that unknown young actors are cast as leads, director JJ Abrams plucked 23-year-old British actress Daisy Ridley out of relative obscurity and handed her the keys
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      • 617 18 / 19 JOHN BOYEGA For a man whose world is going to be turned upside down, John Boyega seems unfazed as he strolls into the Los Angeles Convention Center dressed in jeans and leather jacket. For this 23-year-old Briton, there was no long road to success.
        PHOTOS: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS  -  617 words
      • 795 20  -  US actor Adam Driver talks about playing Star Wars baddie Kylo Ren By MEHERTATNA Reporting from LOS ANGELES tnp@sph.com.sg Adam Driver took an unusual path to stardom. After the events of 9/11, the 32-year-old US actor joined the Marines and was honourably discharged after three years.
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      • 542 21 There are only seven days to go before we are hit with the biggest movie event of the year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. With no proper synopsis provided other than the fact that the story is set 30 years after the events in Star
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    • Movies
      • 501 22  -  MOVIE DATE JASON JOHNSON jjohnson@sph.com.sg JOANNE SOH joannes@sph.com.sg MARS The price you pay for being middle class is that you are boring. Unfortunately, a lot of mid-dle-class people don’t have enough self-awareness to realise how boring they are and they end up making boring movies about their
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        91 22 IF A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS, THEN WHAT DO SOME MOVIE POSTERS TELL US? THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE What It Looks Like: Chuck (Josh Gad) is 50 per cent bird, 50 per cent banana and 100 per cent bananas. After he goes off his meds, Chuck begins
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      • Movie picks
        • 141 22  -  Joanne Soh Chris Hemsworth exchanges his hammer for a harpoon. That’s about all you can expect from him in this tale that is said to have inspired author Herman Melville’s masterpiece, Moby-Dick. Hemsworth plays Owen Chase, the first mate aboard the whaling ship
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        • 139 22  -  Joanne Soh Funny, cute, sweet, nostalgic. This has all the elements you’d expect from a Charles M. Schulz story. All his characters from Charlie Brown to Linus to the Red Baron are featured in this animated film. The plot revolves around Charlie
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        • 120 22  -  Jocelyn Lee No vegetables were stunned in the making of this local movie. Instead, we have the story of passe singer Eric Kwek (Chen Tianwen), who adds English lyrics to Chinese songs, despite strong objections from his family and friends. Banking on the success of the Unbelievable
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    • Music
      • 530 23  -  K-POP CORNER TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg I absolutely loved this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), which was pure perfection in every aspect, from the attending celebrities to the exhilarating performances. MAMA 2015, the undisputed biggest event on the annual K-pop calendar, was held last week
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      • Must-see MVs
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          87 23 The Gangnam Style hitmaker’s new tune has the makings of a classic Psy video: A pounding, catchy rhythm and a barrage of bizarre images. Characters include a baby Psy with the South Korean singer’s face superimposed over a newborn’s, a moustachioed Psy in a sequinned bodysuit flaunting his
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        • 93 23 The latest single from our first Singapore Idol is so sweet and pleasing to the ear, you may forget it was officially produced to promote the Pioneer Generation Package. Even if you don’t understand Malay, the English subtitles make it easy to follow. Izinkanku means “allow me”
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        • 82 23  -  Lisa Twang The local a cappella group have a new hit on their hands with this mash-up cover, which received over one million views in five days. It blends two popular Mandarin movie theme songs, Hebe Tien’s A Little Happiness from You
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        216 24 / 25  -  Lisa Twang THE KILLERS FEAT. RYAN PARDEY RICHARD DREYFUSS DIRT SLEDDING Trust US rock band The Killers to come up with the most un-Christmas-sounding song for their festive single. But with previous track titles like Don’t Shoot Me Santa from 2007, you can tell they’re really having fun
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      • 617 24 / 25  -  K-pop idol Jun Hyo Seong tells M in an e-mail interview that she is not a fan of horror or ghost movies, although she is acting in one Report by JOCELYN LEE jocelee@sph.com.sg She plays a ghost in new Korean drama Cheo Yong 2: The
        TNP PHOTO: PHYLLICIA WANG AND COURTESY OF THRILL  -  617 words
      • 381 24 / 25  -  Natasha Meah The Song The Motto The Artist Drake The Lyrics Now she want a photo You already know though You only live once that’s the motto YOLO And we ‘bout it every day, every day, every day The Result One of Drake’s most successful tracks, The
        PHOTO: KELVIN KUO-USA TODAY SPORTS  -  381 words
    • Makan
      • 666 26  -  FOOD Jamie liver’s protege British chef Aaron Craze is mad about regional cuisine Report by LISA TWANG lisat@sph.com.sg Known for his cooking show Rude Boy Food, British chef Aaron Craze is a bundle of energy and fun. A former school dropout from “a family of criminals”,
        PHOTOS: SHINTARO TAY, FOOD NETWORK ASIA  -  666 words
      • 527 27  -  Praise be! Here are five Christmas goodies worth filling your belly with Report by YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg With so many Christmas offerings competing for your stomach space, it’s timely to remember not all goodies are equal. Some are simply not worth the calories. But the good
        PHOTOS: (CLOCKWISE) CROWNE PLAZA CHANGI AIRPORT,: PAN PACIFIC SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE MARRIOTT HOTEL, GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL, JOËl ROBUCHON PATiSSeRie  -  527 words
      • 688 28  -  Local chef anson sim feeds 200 Cirque du soleil employees Report by LISA TWANG lisat@sph.com.sg Some of us can only dream of running away to join the circus but local chef Anson Sim has realised that dream. As one of the touring chefs on Cirque du Soleil’s
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      • 389 29 What makes ONE FM DJs go ‘mmm’? They slug it out with their favourite culinary discoveries of the week Cheryl Miles The Escape Plan with Shan and Cheryl Weekdays 4pm to 8pm “The Nonya Dory ($18) served with achar and a fried egg on top of
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      • 273 30  -  WEETS EATS YEOH WEE TECK weeteck@sph.com.sg Buffet restaurant Olive Tree at InterContinental Singapore is gone, replaced by the darker and sexier Ash Elm. The hotel is undergoing renovations in phases, and Ash Elm is one of the first projects to be completed. The new restaurant is
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      • Article, Illustration
        173 30 PERSONAL RUM Capella Singapore has its own brand of rum Navegante. Created by rum blender Richard Seale, it’s first aged for three years in ex-bourbon American Oak, then five years in excognac French Oak. The rum will be featured in Bob’s Bar’s cocktails ($18) or at $300 a
        PHOTO: CAPELLA SINGAPORE; PHOTO: OCEANS OF SEAFOOD; PHOTO: MANDARIN ORCHARD S’PORE  -  173 words
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    • 137 28 CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY CHRISTMAS SHOPPE AT TUXEDO 1 st 25 th DEC 2015 Lobby Level T +65 6632 8921 E f&b@carltoncity.sg Impress your guests with perfect roasts and sweet treats: Slow-roast Turkey with Root Vegetables and ChestnutChicken Mousseline, with four sauces of choice ($120++) Australian Roast Beef Tenderloin Wellington
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    • 91 30 GIVEAWAY WIN A MEAL FOR TWO AT PRINCESS TERRACE Penang meets Christmas at Princess Terrace (Copthorne King’s Hotel) with dishes such as prawn mee soup, char kway teow and a selection of Christmas delights. Win a meal for two there if you answer this correctly: Where is Princess Terrace located?
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  • 266 32  -  By Hafiz Rasid hrasid@sph.com.sg The year-end festive period is here and if you like playing host, here are some tips from a professional party planner to help you put together that perfect party. Hosting back-to-back festive gettogether can be a
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  • 444 35  -  By Sara Yee THESTAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violence method in the fight for India’s independence is lauded for its revolutionary principles. Through peaceful persistence, he helped to push India towards the right direction and ultimately, his efforts resulted in securing independence for the
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  • sports
    • 8th ASEAN PARA GAMES
      • 517 2 / 3  -  Singapore’s two biggest swim stars now focused on Rio 2016 Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg She broke the S2 backstroke world records in two previous events over the past week at the Asean Para Games, but they did not count as she swam them in
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      • 152 2 / 3 SAILING Yap Qian Yin l Women 2.3 Jovin Tan/Teo Kee Lin l Men 303 SWIMMING Yip Pin Xiu l Women’s 50m backstroke (S5) 1:01.61 Lawrence Tay l Men’s 50m backstroke (S14) 34.52 (Games rec) WHAT’S ON TODAY ATHLETICS From 8.30am (National Stadium) BOCCIA From 10am (OCBC Arena
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      • 317 2 / 3  -  LIM SAY HENG Singapore’s swim team finished the Asean Para Games with 16 golds, six silvers and 11 bronzes to finished third in the overall standings in the pool, behind Vietnam (19-22-21) and Thailand (17-17-16). Yesterday, Yip Pin Xiu and Lawrence Tay won gold in the
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      • 156 4 / 5  -  SHAMIR OSMAN There was drama in the men’s 200m T37 final yesterday, after the newly-minted Asean Para Games 100m champion in the same class, Vietnam’s Le Van Manh, was shown the red card following a false start. Le had made it to the event’s final with
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      • 613 4 / 5  -  Suhairi raises Singapore flag for the second time in athletics and he’s now aiming higher Report by SHAMIR OSMAN shamiro@sph.com.sg It was the Malaysian national anthem that rang out, but that did not matter to Suhairi Suhani as he stood on the podium. The Singapore flag
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      • 581 4 / 5  -  Paddlers finish on podium together after one introduced the sport to the other Report by DAVID LEE davidlee@sph.com.sg They were involved in separate motorbike accidents 10 years ago, and suffered devastating injuries as both were paralysed from the chest down. Yesterday at the OCBC Arena,
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      • 452 6  -  Sailor’s switch to single-handed class pays off handsomely Report by NICOLE CHIA npsports@sph.com.sg The 8th Asean Para Games was sailor Yap Qian Yin’s first major outing in a singlehanded class, and she revelled in the competition, winning the women’s Hansa 2.3 title at Marina Bay yesterday. The
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    • 197 7 Reuters The Washington Wizards shrugged off the absence of three frontcourt players to defeat the Miami Heat *****3 at the AmericanAirlines Arena (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The Wizards were without centre Marcin Gortat, who was back in Poland with his sick mother, and forwards Nene and
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    • Article, Illustration
      538 7 Spaniard predicts he will be much better in 2016 TENNIS AFP An improved Rafael Nadal will show up for the 2016 season, the world’s former top tennis player has declared after his worst season in a decade. The 29-year-old Spaniard (right), now ranked No. 5, is healthy and
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    • 179 7 National rugby players pulled off a world record for the most number of passes in an hour yesterday. Twenty-one players were involved in the feat, completing 4,002 passes in 60 minutes at Asia Square. The number beat the mark in the Guinness Book of World
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    • racing
      • 702 8 / 9 HONG KONG RACES HKJC It would come as no surprise to many that Australia’s David Hayes, twice champion trainer in Hong Kong in the 1990’s, is more than happy to ensure travel for his horses internationally when the opportunity arrives and when their form
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      • 621 8 / 9 SOUTH AFRICA RACES KENILWORTH PREVIEWS RACE 1 (1,000M) (8) PERCIVAL was backed on debut and was not disgraced when finishing third. He would have come on from that run and can make amends over the 1,000m. (4) AUDITORIUM is
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      • 587 8 / 9 6:30 Race 1 maiden Plate 1000m 1 JEREMY J Smitsdorff (5) 60 2 TWENTY FOUR CARAT M Byleveld (3) 60 3 TOP OF THE ROCK R Khathi (4) 60 4 AUDITORIUM C Puller (6) 60 5 SPECIAL BOND C Orffer (8) 60 6 AL
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      • 197 8 / 9 NST’S WORKOUTS BY HORSES HANDICAPPED ON SATURDAY: Class 4 1,000m: Flutz (Yan) 41.7, keeping form. Delta wing (Mogun) canter/38.7. Class 4 1,400m: Joyful trot/44.9. Highland Falcon (Amirul) canter/35.1, beat Rocket Express (Class 5 1,600m). Dawn Prospect 38.1. D’Creator (Yusri) and Big Lightning (Shankar, Open 1,200m) 40.4. Power Wind
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      • 785 8 / 9 9-12-2015 Wednesday EUROPE 8:20 PM 1 CLASS 5 £4,700 CORAL.CO.UK HANDICAP 2400m No Form Name 1 *****1 2 *****0 3 *****9 4 *****3 5 ***** 6 *****4 7 ***** 8 *****1 9 693 10 7423 11 *****2 12 *****6 Silver Quay Beaufort Twelve Whinging Willie Dolphin
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      • 1170 10 / 11 KRANJI TRACKWORK Trainer Patrick Shaw’s talented galloper POWER PLAY was a head-turner at Kranji yesterday morning when he drew all the attention with a speedy workout under jockey Barend Vorster. Beginning his work with a strong canter, Power Play turned on the well
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      • 1116 10 / 11  -  KRANJI BARRIER TRIALS Report by BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg Warplan Racing Stable sent two of their runners to the trials yesterday morning and both though beaten into second spot came away with flying colours. CLASSIFED, who went down by a head to
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      • 1399 12 / 13  -  HONG KONG RACES COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COMMENTS BY PHILLIP WOO, COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB RACE 1 (1,650M) BORNFREE (10) just failed to run down rival Southchina Command two back over this Course Distance and was swamped after a box-seat run
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      • 1219 12 / 13 GOING FORECAST:GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 5 TURF—1650m TIME 6:30 Stakes: HK$600,000 No. Horse name Trainer Jockey wt(ib) Bar 1 CHOICE EXCHEQUER C H YIP H N WONG 133 12 2 MEDIC SWORDSMAN A T MILLARD G LERENA 132 4 3 MR VANILLA D
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      • 2613 12 / 13  - TODAY’S PERTH AUSTRALIA RACE CARD PERTH FEED: WARWICK FARM/ GERALDTON/ LAUNCESTON (#SIN) AUSTRALIA FEED: IPSWICH/ SANDOWN (#OTH2) By Singapore Turf Club PERTH FEED (#SIN) 12:40PM Race 1 (A$40,000) W.Farm--1000m 1 0700 Corryvreckan T Angland [4] 61 2 2432 Mana James P Innes (3.0) [9] 59.5 3 2104 Stop The Press
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    • EPL
      • 613 14 Lukaku feted by boss Martinez after 50th Everton goal Wire Services EVERTON1 (Romelu Lukaku 81) CRYSTAL PALACE 1 (Scott Dann 76) Everton manager Roberto Martinez said he had special player on his hands after Romelu Lukaku bagged his 50th goal in his 100th appearance to rescue a
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      • 664 20 Former United boss says Leicester can win the league if Ranieri can strengthen his squad Wire Services They are at the summit of English football, play a lightning fast counter-attacking game and have one of the hottest strikers in the game right now, but few believe Leicester
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    • CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
      • 602 15 Gaya backs new boss Neville ahead of Valencia’s do-or-die tie Wire Services Gary Neville has certainly made an impression in his few days in charge of Valencia. Ahead of their do-or-die Champions League tie against Lyon tomorrow morning (Singapore time), Valencia left back
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      • 330 15 Wire Services Real Madrid have shown that stockpiling stars doesn’t always deliver stellar results. So why does Barcelona’s MSN attacking trident of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar work so well? Suarez (left) has a simple answer because everyone knows his place. Ahead of Barcelona’s Champions
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      • 559 16 / 17  -  Only a win will see former Porto boss continue to hold the reins at Stamford Bridge RICHARD BUXTON npsports@sph.com.sg Down but not quite headed for the exit, Jose Mourinho has entered th win-or-bust stag of his Chelsea endgame. Securing a point tomorrow morning (Singapore time) will be
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      • 761 16 / 17 Wire Services Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is confident he retains the support of the club’s owner Roman Abramovich ahead of the Champions League match against Porto which could determine his future at Stamford Bridge. At a lively news conference yesterday, the under-pressure Mourinho was in more defiant
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      • 751 18 / 19  -  In-form Oezil holds the key to a European miracle for the Gunners GARY LIM garylim@sph.com.sg At the Karaiskakis Stadium, Mesut Oezil will be the one charged to unlock the hosts’ defence and steer his side through what is a dire situation. Arsenal are staring down
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      • 353 18 / 19 Reuters Arsenal will put one of the best Champions League records on the line when they face Olympiakos Piraeus in a showdown for second spot in Group F tomorrow morning (Singapore time). As well as competing in the tournament for the 18th season in a
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    • ON TV
      • 172 18 / 19 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Tomorrow: OLYMPIAKOS v ARSENAL S i ngtel TV Ch 111 (mio Sports) StarHub TV Ch 203 (SuperSports 3) 3 .40am Bayer leverkusen v BarcelOna StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 3.40am chelsea v pOrTO S i ngtel TV Ch 112 StarHub TV Ch 212 (Eurosport) 3 45am
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      • 79 18 / 19 NBA Today: CLEVELAND CAVALIERS v PORTLAND T BLAZERS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8am MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES v OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 9am SACRAMENTO KINGS v UTAH JAZZ StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 11am Tomorrow: WASHINGTON WIZARDS v HOUSTON ROCKETS StarHub TV Ch
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      • 15 18 / 19 DUBAI WORLD SUPERSERIES Today: ROUND OF 32 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 5pm
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      • 42 18 / 19 INT’L PREMIER TENNIS LEAGUE Tomorrow: JAPAN WARRIORS v UAE ROYALS S i ngtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports) 2, 6.30pm PHILIPPINE MAVERICKS v INDIAN ACES Singtel TV Ch 115 StarHub TV Ch 209 (FOX Sports 2), 10pm
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      • 52 18 / 19 THAILAND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP Tomorrow: DAY 1, SESSION 1 StarHub TV Ch 112/205 (Supersports Arena) 76 .25MHz StarHub TV Ch TI2/205 (Supersports Arena) 76.25MHz, 3pm 10am day 1, sessiOn 2 StarHub TV Ch 112/205 (Supersports Arena) 76 25MHz, 3pm FrANKLIN TEMPLETON SHOOTOUT Friday: day 1 StarHub TV Ch 204 (SuperSports
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    • 239 16 / 17 Because she is a regular face in Singapore competitions, few were surprised that Indonesia’s Inez Beatrice Wanamarta is the leader. But what mesmerised many was her scintillating play that saw her fire a five-under 67 on the first day of the three-round 24th SICC/DBS Junior
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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