The New Paper, 26 December 2015

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  • 31 1 the new paper saturday december 26 2015 the new paper SATURDAY DECEMBER 26 2015 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 70 CENTS MCI (P) 070/12/2015 tnp.sg facebook.com/thenewpaper twitter.com/thenewpaper To subscribe: 6388 3838
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    • 37 1 Miss Universe Singapore reveals all Some finalists felt winner Miss Philippines was ‘guarded’ while runner-up Miss Colombia appeared ‘stuck-up and arrogant’ ›14 photo courtesy of the mIss uNIVerse orGANIZAtIoN Check out our 16-page Boxing Day Sale special
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    • 41 1 0 Blogger QiuQiu gets free plastic surgery again I am vain›12 TEMASEK POLY BEYOND ‘O’ LEVEL SEMINAR photo courtesy of ANG chIeW tING Poly prepped us for business Say young entrepreneurs who started two eateries ›20 tNp photo: phyLLIcIA WANG tING
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    • 773 2 / 3  -  Good Samaritans save boy from burning vehicle Reports by ZAIHAN MOHAMED YUSOF zaihan@sph.com.sg A boy, the sole survivor of a Christmas Day crash in Johor, was saved by Good Samaritans. First, passing motorists pulled the boy from the burning Singapore-reg-istered car he was in. The boy, believed
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    • 297 2 / 3 A 20-second video clip of a motorcyclist colliding with a jaywalker has gone viral on social media after it first appeared on Singapore Reckless Drivers (SRD). Shot from a car’s in-car camera, the clip shows a pedestrian walking among stalled traffic across the
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    • 145 2 / 3 A 41-year-old pedestrian was involved in a collision with a police Special Operations Command (SOC) vehicle on Christmas Eve. The accident occurred just after 10pm, when the man was crossing a traffic light junction between Clemenceau Avenue and Havelock Road. A video clip
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    • 230 4 AFP Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Thailand’s embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, yesterday after two Myanmar migrants were sentenced to death by a Thai court for murdering two British backpackers. In a verdict that has sparked anger in their homeland, Zaw Lin and Win Zaw
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    • 53 4 In a world which all too often is merciless to the sinner and lenient to the sin, we need to cultivate a strong sense of justice, to discern and to do God’s will. Pope Francis (right), in a message at his annual Christmas Eve Mass at Saint Peter’s Basilica in
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    • 324 4 Indonesian police said yesterday that they had arrested two men, including a member of China’s Uighur minority, who were allegedly involved in a planned New Year suicide attack in Jakarta. Police arrested an Indonesian, named as Arif Hodayatullah, near Jakarta for driving a car
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    • 168 4 Beijing residents woke up to a “white Christmas” yesterday, with the sky obscured by thick toxic smog. More than 100 million people across China were warned to stay indoors. The capital and surrounding parts of northern China are regularly blanketed in pollution that is
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    • 149 4 AFP Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at Lahore airport yesterday to meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. It was the first visit to Pakistan by an Indian PM in more than 10 years. The visit comes weeks after a breakthrough meeting between
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    • 622 6  -  Customers mistake travel company 707-Inc for 707 Travel Services that was taken to court Report and photo by AZIM AZMAN maazman@sph.com.sg The name of the company is believed to be auspicious, but it has done little to help 707-Inc Great Excursion Travel. Since
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    • 139 8 Hundreds of African migrants stormed a barbed wire-topped border fence between Morocco and the Spanish city of Ceuta. The Red Cross said 185 made it across. The incident occurred early morning yesterday near Benzu in the north of Ceuta. Some migrants swam to the Spanish
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    • 484 8 Saudi Arabia hospital fire kills 25, injures more than 100 The fire took just three minutes to sweep through a hospital in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. But it left in its wake about 25 dead and many others injured. Al-Ekhbariya television interviewed a witness who said
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    • 114 10 A landslide last week that killed seven and has left dozens missing was an “industrial safety accident” rather than a geological disaster, a Chinese cabinet investigation found. The disaster was caused by the improper storage of waste from construction sites, according to the official newspaper of
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    • 315 10 Indonesian forces are mobilising a manhunt in steamy jungles on Sulawesi island to flush out the country’s most wanted man and deal a preemptive blow to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The real threat could be much closer to home.
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    • 288 10 An unemployed Senegalese man who was rescued by the Spanish coastguard during a risky journey from Morocco eight years ago on a packed wooden boat has won €400,000 (S$615,000) in Spain’s annual Christmas lottery. The man, identified only as Ngame, was one of the holders
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    • 1183 12 / 13  -  Local blogger goes for fifth plastic surgery op almost nine months after giving birth Report by JOCELYN LEE jocelee@sph.com.sg Prolific local blogger Ang Chiew Ting has made headlines for having multiple plastic surgery procedures done to her face over the past few years. Not even
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    • 803 14 / 15  -  S’pore’s representative at controversial Miss Universe pageant reveals what went on behind the scenes Reports by NOOR ASHIKIN ABDUL RAHMAN ashikinr@sph.com.sg World Peace? Let’s try for an end to hostilities between Team Philippines and Team Colombia first. In case you’re one of the millions who
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    • 471 14 / 15 In her interview with TNP, Miss Lisa Marie White took pains to restore, well, world peace. “So many crazy stories have surfaced from people who weren’t even there. I was there, I knew what happened,” she said. MISS PHILIPPINES SNUBBED? Video footage that circulated
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    • 182 14 / 15 MISS INDONESIA, MY ROOMIE “Miss Indonesia Anindya Kusuma Putri is a very sweet person and we became close in the course of the competition. We even share secrets. I guess you can say she is more organised, judging by the state of our room.” LONG, TIRING REHEARSALS
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    • 423 16 / 17  -  panish g lleon Sa Jose,referred by many a th “holy grail of shipwrecks”, has finally been found. The ship is the fantasy of treasure hunters as it is said to be carrying chests of jewels, gold and silver bullion coins. Infographics artist TEOH
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    • 51 18 The number of foreign visitors Thailand will have received by the end of the year, according to Minister for Tourism and Sports Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul. Last year, 24.8 million tourists visited the country. Revenue from the tourism industry accounted for 14.5 per cent of the country’s GDP. 29.6
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    • 359 18 Japanese man, who paid for sex with 12,000 women, took naked photos of young girls A former school principal, who reportedly paid for sex with 12,000 women in the Philippines, has been convicted in Japan for taking photos of naked Filipino girls. The Yokohama District Court
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    • 747 20  -  Despite initial parental objections, they pressed on to start their own cafe and eatery Report by FOO JIE YING fjieying@sph.com.sg Spending long hours slogging behind the stove did not seem like a glamorous job to their parents. But Mr Sean Lim, 25, and Miss Jerraldine Chen,
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    • 679 22  -  Local singer Yumi Bai hints that work led to break-up with Hong Kong casino heir Mario Ho Report by TAN KEE YUN keeyunt@sph.com.sg There were scandalous rumours that Singaporean singer Yumi Bai was the cause of an acrimonious break-up earlier this month with her Hong
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    • 150 23 A Paris airport worker was arrested after he pocketed 20,000 euros (S$30,750) dropped by a Moroccan diplomat to the United Nations, police said. The ambassador was leaving Air France’s VIP lounge at Charles De Gaulle airport and heading for a flight to New
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    • 299 23 US storms, tornadoes kill 14 Rescue workers and residents sifted through what was left of homes wiped out by a series of ferocious storms and tornadoes that tore through swathes of the US, killing 14 people. The storms, feeding on unseasonable warm air, left a
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    • Article, Illustration
      791 24 / 25  -  Cityscape model of northern Singapore by teen with Asperger’s on show at National Gallery Report by NABILAH AWANG fnawang@sph.com.sg Xandyr Quek is only 13, but his artwork caught the attention of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The teen created a clay cityscape model of northern Singapore. PM
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    • 2015: A LOOK BACK
      • 375 26 / 27  -  As 2015 comes to a close, The New Paper looks back at the top stories from our pages this year, and offers a glimpse behind the scenes Reports by SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ashaffiq@sph.com.sg He is just 12 years old. Despite his tender age, the boy, known
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      • 220 26 / 27 He bravely stopped a bully from verbally abusing a teenager in an MRT train on July 7. The confrontation, which was captured on video, showed a middleaged Caucasian man insulting and threatening the youngster for wearing a T-shirt with an offensive word on it.
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      • 218 26 / 27 She went to the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple in Serangoon Road to pray on Jan 20. Freelance make-up artist Joena Shivani Thomas Nathan, 37, suddenly noticed that the air around her was thick with smoke. When she looked down, she saw that the hem of her
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      • 188 26 / 27 The two women lived together and had an intimate relationship in 2010. But one ended up killing the other on May 26, 2011 after they celebrated the victim’s 36th birthday with friends. Property agent Celine Ng Swee Peng’s remains were discovered only 40 days later
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      • 170 26 / 27 Her plight came to light only after a video of her being abused went viral in July. The clip recorded by Mr Mohammad Juani, 25, showed his neighbour, Madam Kamisah Burel, 58, being slapped outside her flat, allegedly by her daughter, Ms Siti Nur
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 280 29 Watch ’em PITCH PERFECT Channel 5,10pm Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, the school’s all-girls singing group. Injecting some much-needed energy into its repertoire, The Bellas takes on their male rivals in a campus competition. channel 5 channel 8 pm 12.30 Jamie’s Family Christmas
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  • 482 30  -  By Michelle Chin mchin@sph.com.sg Do you find yourself tongue-tied and struggling to respond appropriately when you receive compliments? Read on for tips to accept them with grace. 1. Accept praise graciously and with humility Thank the person who gave you the compliment. This
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    • 347 2  -  By Belinda Wan bwan@sph.com.sg Since its inception in 1982, ERA Singapore has redefined the industry standards for pioneering real estate concepts, technology, initiatives and products. Today, ERA is the largest real estate agency and synonymous with providing innovative and breakthrough products and services that home buyers and
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    • 402 3  -  By Hector Tan htan@sph.com.sg His koi has won the approval of judges at local competitions over the years. Mr Jerry Er, 64, a koi enthusiast who runs a sports apparel business, is currently the proud owner of eight kois. He recently purchased two new kois
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    • 319 4  -  By Latashni Gobi Nathan latagn@sph.com.sg Thinking of getting a new home in the New Year? Start by engaging an experienced and reliable property agent. Ms Jezmine Lin embarked on her career in 2005 in the real estate industry concentrating on landed properties. Within two
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    • 295 5  -  By Hafiz Rasid hrasid@sph.com.sg The hallmark of any good product design is its synchronicity with the surrounding decor, which enhances the room’s overall appearance. Applying this philosophy in its design practices, Welwood, a design firm that specialises in highly customisable woodwork, offers a one-of-a-kind solution
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    • 268 6  -  By Lavania Subramaniam lavanias@sph.com.sg Sun Naradha is a fengshui and a fortune telling consultation firm that believes in energy to create a wealthier, healthier and more positive life for their clients. Set up in 2009, Sun Naradha is a partnership between Master Sun who is an astrology
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    • 426 7  -  By Hector Tan htan@sph.com.sg Find yourself falling ill easily? A healthier gut can keep you in better health. Ms Catherine Koning, a senior scientist for Activhealth's Activkids Multibiotics supplements for children, said: "Probiotics help to boost one’s immune system by promoting a healthy growth
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    • 346 8 Still looking for a spot to host a year end gathering? Enjoy delectable Southwest American-style cuisine at Southwest Tavern. Located at Boon Lay Way, Southwest Tavern is an eatery offering an extensive menu including steak, burgers, grilled pork chops, grilled fish, lamb shank and
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    • 274 9 A busy schedule should not prevent you from enjoying a delicious home-cooked meal, especially during the festive season. To help you whip up a good meal, Heng’s has a wide range of cooking bases and sauces to minimise your cooking time without sacrificing on flavour. Established in
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    • 381 10  -  By Latashni Gobi Nathan latagn@sph.com.sg Looking for a new spot to hang out with your friends? Emos Bar is the place to go for great drinks and tasty bites. Snuggled along East Coast Road at the junction of Telok Kurau Road, the quaint
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    • 349 11  -  By Hafiz Rasid hrasid@sph.com.sg Need a ride this festive season or for the New Year? Launched in 2013, CL Leasing caters to the car leasing and rental market. It is backed by a solid name in the motor trade, CarLingual. The move is aimed at
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    • 307 12 Understanding the need to cater to the growing greying population, Healthcare Matters was founded in 2014 by a team of healthcare veterans. The company aims to introduce cutting-edge equipment designed for the well being and care of the elderly. Healthcare Matters takes a holistic
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    • 254 13  -  By Lavania Subramaniam lavanias@sph.com.sg Overwhelmed with planning your wedding? Save time and energy by getting some professional help. Corazon Events Management can plan and organise various kinds of events like grand openings, roadshows, dinner-and-dance functions, birthday celebrations, but they are best known for their wedding
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    • 293 16  -  By Lavania Subramaniam lavanias@sph.com.sg 1. KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON SHOPPING. If you missed out getting gifts for friends or loved ones, flip through the preceding pages to find a suitable product or service to get. The festive season is just into its full
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    • 49 1 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE LIVERPOOL v LEICESTER FROM SWAGGER TO STRUGGLE Klopp needs to work his magic as the Reds test themselves against the best ›S2 SATURdAy DECEMBER 26 2015 20-page pullout PHOTO: REUTERS SWIMMeR QuaH ZHeNg WeN DoeSN’t Rule out WINNINg a MeDal at tHe 2020 toKYo olYMpICS ›S18
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  • sports
    • EPL
      • 1013 2 / 3 The German must restore self-belief in Reds as they host leaders Leicester Well, the honeymoon’s over. Perhaps Juergen Klopp is finally beginning to grasp the enormity of the task he has undertaken. His electric start to his Liverpool job has papered over the cracks. Now, after
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      • 165 2 / 3 PA Sport Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has recovered from a hamstring injury and is set to return for tonight’s game against Leicester City. Centre back Martin Skrtel is out for six weeks with a hamstring problem but will be replaced by fellow defender Dejan Lovren, who
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      • 499 2 / 3 Italian says fans will support Foxes to win title if their own team falter Wire Services Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has welcomed the changing of the guard in the Premier League. The Foxes lead the table ahead of tonight’s trip to Liverpool, just 12 months
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      • 709 4 / 5  -  For the sake of LVG and their futures, United players must stand up and be counted RICHARD BUXTON npsports@sph.com.sg Once considered to be football’s elite managerial firefighter, Louis van Gaal now finds himself consumed by the flames. His Manchester United reign continues to crash and burn
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      • Article, Illustration
        690 4 / 5 Thanks to a mix-up, a desperate letter sent by Louis van Gaal to Santa Claus at the North Pole was sent to TNP columnist Neil Humphreys. Apparently, it came with an Old Trafford postmark. Here is the letter in full for your festive reading. My name is Louis
        TNP ILLUSTRATION: HO YAN HAO  -  690 words
      • 173 4 / 5 PA Sport Mark Hughes believes it is only a matter of time before his former club Manchester United click into gear. The Stoke boss is just hoping it does not happen as they take on his club at the Britannia Stadium tonight. United lost their
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      • 150 6 PA Sport Remi Garde is ready for a postChristmas clear-out at Aston Villa. The boss wants to change his squad after admitting it is not healthy to have players out of the picture at Bodymoor Heath. Long-serving Gabby Agbonlahor could leave while Libor Kozak, Charles N’Zogbia,
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      • 739 6 But Arsenal boss lauds Gunners’ consistent 2015 PA Sport Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal side may be playing with the utmost confidence, but the experienced Gunners boss knows that can soon change. The Frenchman takes his team to Southampton tomorrow morning (Singapore time), knowing they could end the night
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      • 184 7 PA Sport West Brom head coach Tony Pulis has warned James McClean he must learn to cut out acts of stupidity. The boss believes his winger will now be watched closely by referees after his red card against Bournemouth last week. McClean chopped Adam
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      • 836 7 Pellegrini shrugs off City’s recent poor form Wire Services Manuel Pellegrini wants his Manchester City team to be in prime position to launch their title charge from February. City are third in the Premier League at Christmas, six points behind leaders Leicester and four adrift
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      • 169 8 Wire Services Manager Alan Pardew is targeting a debut campaign in European football for Crystal Palace next season, following the promise of a sizeable cash injection from new American owners. The London side announced last week that Josh Harris, cofounder of the private equity
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      • 900 8 Interim boss challenges Hazard to get back to his best Wire Services Guus Hiddink has challenged Eden Hazard to rediscover his “ego” to become a key player at Chelsea again. Stamford Bridge’s new interim manager Hiddink has prioritised restoring the confidence shattered by nine Premier League defeats this
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      • 176 9 PA Sport Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum is convinced Newcastle can beat almost anyone if they play as a team. The 25-year-old Holland international played the starring role in the 2-0 victory over Liverpool on Dec 6 which launched the three-game unbeaten
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      • 665 9 Tottenham may renew interest in Berahino to provide cover for Kane PA Sport Mauricio Pochettino wants Tottenham to prioritise targets already playing in England when the transfer window opens next month. Spurs are keen to sign a striker to provide cover for Harry Kane, who has scored 11
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      • Article, Illustration
        752 14 / 15  -  Louis van Gaal reportedly needs a win against Stoke today to keep his job at Old Trafford. But he is not the only boss whose head is on the chopping block. NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg 1 LOUIS VAN GAAL (MAN UNITED) The Dutchman is already out of the
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      • 349 16 / 17  -  Santa’s in a generous mood, and here are his presents for the EPL boys npsports@sph.com.sg NEIL HUMPHREYS npsports@sph.com.sg Yesterday being Christmas Day, the big guy rewarded the good boys and punished the naughty ones. But enough about Roman Abramovich, let’s talk about Santa Claus. He made a
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    • 133 14 / 15 AFP Fallen Fifa vice-president Eugenio Figueredo was jailed pending trial in his native Uruguay on Thursday, after being extradited from Switzerland to answer charges in the massive corruption scandal roiling international football. Figueredo, the former president of South American confederation Conmebol, arrived on
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    • 137 14 / 15 Local young gun Rattanon Wannasrichan shot a stunning career low 10-under 61 to snatch the halfway lead at the Asian Development Tour’s (ADT) season-ending Boonchu Ruangkit Championship yesterday. The Thai, 20, produced a brilliant performance by sinking one eagle and eight birdies against no
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    • 428 14 / 15 AFP Just two weeks remain before US PGA Tour players have to adapt to a ban by golf’s rulemakers on long putters being anchored to the body, and Tim Clark is among those who expect “some challenges along the way”. South African Clark, one of
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    • racing
      • PENANG TRACKWORK
        • 414 10 / 11 SIR RALLY wound up preparations for a strong claim in tomorrow’s Green Son Handicap for Class 4 horses over 1,400m in Race 3 with a smart workout at Batu Gantong on Thursday morning. Taken out by trainer Ooi Chin Chin, the six-year-old Australian-bred gelding by Any
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        • 1184 10 / 11 GOING FORECAST: GOOD RACE 1 C5 2.00 —1700m (Turf) Stakes: RM22,000 No. Last 6 runs HORSE Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/Origin/Sex, trainer-owner) 1 *****2 Mr Victory 59 (29) Z Khairil* c3 3 (5nzg S Hamilton-Al-Arabiya) 2 *****5 Thunder Wind 59 (29) S Saddam* c4 2 (5amh
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      • 2103 10 / 11  -  By Singapore Turt Club AUSTRALIA FEED (#OTH2) 12:17PM Race 1 (A$75,000) G Cst--1800m 1 7702 Tinto D Browne [12] 60 2 1275 Jumbo Prince J Byrne [2] 57 3 8537 Landlocked T Angland [7] 55.5 4 9604 Darci Be Good J
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      • 93 10 / 11 The Singapore Turf Club’s wagering operations were disrupted at 10.12pm last Wednesday. This was caused by a power failure at the turf club’s data centre. After the system was restored at 1.26am the following morning, the official race results for the affected races
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      • 1277 10 / 11  - 26-12-15 SATURDAY KOREA RACING RACE CARD (SAND TRACK) By Singapore Turf Club Race 1 12:00PM (KRW25,000,000) Busan --1000m 1 *****5 Heunggyeoun Janchi 53 [1] Jo Chang Wook 5.9% Mun Je Bok 9.6% 2 728 Yeonggwangui Again 54 [2] Song Keong Yun 9.7% Kim Byung Hak 7.2% 3 0807 Pygmy 53
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    • EPL BETTING
      • Article, Illustration
        775 12 / 13  -  GARY LIM BRIAN MILLER DAVID LEE BanKer Arsenal to beat Southampton The Gunners are feeling invincible at the moment, after winning four games in a row in all competitions. Monday’s 2-1 win over fellow title contenders Manchester City was the perfect shot in the arm. St Mary’s Stadium
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      • 1605 12 / 13  -  BRIAN MILLER brian@sph.com.sg MAN CITY v SUNDERLAND The head-to-head stats have Sunderland with just a 35 per cent chance of winning this. The Black Cats have won just one away game while Man City have lost just twice at home. Man City have kept seven
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    • Article, Illustration
      878 18 / 19  -  sEA games champion Zheng Wen wants to shine at the 2020 Olympics SWIMMING Report by LIM SAY HENG sayheng@sph.com.sg The Rio Olympics are still some eight months away, but swimmer Quah Zheng Wen has already set his sights further down the road the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. While the
      PHOTO: SINGAPORE SEA GAMES ORGANISING COMMITTEE IMAGES VIA REUTERS  -  878 words
    • 163 18 / 19 AFP Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris was suspended on Thursday for two NBA games for what the club called “conduct detrimental to the team”. The punishment was reportedly imposed on Morris for tossing a towel at coach Jeff Hornacek during Wednesday’s 104-96 home loss
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    • ON TV
      • 303 18 / 19 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Today: STOKE CITY v MAN UNITED Singtel TV Ch 102 StarHub TV Ch 227 (mio Stadium), 8.45pm CHELSEA v WATFORD Singtel TV Ch 103 StarHub TV Ch 228 (mio Stadium), 10.55pm LIVERPOOL v LEICESTER Singtel TV Ch 104 StarHub TV Ch 229 (mio Stadium), 10.55pm TOTTENHAM
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      • 41 18 / 19 NBA Tomorrow: ATLANTA HAWKS v NEW YORK KNICKS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 8.30am DALLAS MAVERICKS v CHICAGO BULLS StarHub TV Ch 202 (SuperSports 2), 9.30am PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS V CLEVELAND CAVALIERS StarHub TV Ch 216 (NBA TV), 11am
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      • 23 18 / 19 COPENHAGEN MASTERS Tomorrow: SEMI-FINAL 1 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 7.30pm Monday: SEMI-FINAL 2 StarHub TV Ch 201 (SuperSports 1), 1.30am
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    • FOOTBALL
      • Article, Illustration
        530 20  -  Goalkeeper’s J.League dream looks slim as Yamaga sign Japanese-American custodian Report by SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ msazali@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by David Lee Tis the season to be jolly? Not if you’re national goalkeeper Izwan Mahbud. The 25-year-old’s hopes of signing for J. League club Matsumoto Yamaga dimmed yesterday,
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