The New Paper

Twice as many gold bars up for grabs

Pradip Kumar Sikdar — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:16:29 GMT

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BETTER late than never. Readers who have yet to buy The New Paper’s Golden Ticket can still purchase the ticket from any 7-Eleven outlets across the country.

DJ takes a break to be with kids full-time

Pradip Kumar Sikdar — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:18 GMT

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Charlene Chua

PHOTO: COURTESY OF JEREMY RATNAM

House husbandry is a luxury that few men can afford, especially if the wife happens to be a housewife as well.

The former Kiss92 music director Jeremy Ratnam quit his job last week to watch his kids full-time.

Tonight could be special for Hariss

jameswsp — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:37 GMT

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Shamir Osman

TNP PHOTO: GAVIN FOO

For Singapore's Hariss Harun, and to some extent, Safuwan Baharudin, tonight's glamour friendly against Atletico Madrid could be their ticket to Europe.

US researcher's death in S'pore: Parents' expert witness says assassins did it

smong — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:48:44 GMT

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Rennie Whang

PHOTO: AFP

He had said that Dr Shane Todd (above) died after being strangled with a wire or cord.

Singapore is small but we have fighting spirit

smong — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:28:31 GMT

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Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

TNP PHOTO: Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

One of Singapore's successful long-distance runners, Mr Jacter Singh, dubbed the Flying Sikh, hated Singapore
as a teenager. He felt there was "no action" and that things moved too slowly here.

He was driven to achieve

Joanne Low — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:04:06 GMT

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Azim Azman

TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Against the odds, Mr Ng Wei Sheng, 20, was determined to succeed. His mother was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago and his father has been unemployed for two years.

Man who hits younger co-worker says it was 'tough love'

Joanne Low — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:02:58 GMT

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The New Paper

PICTURE: LIANHE WANBAO

He claimed he saw himself in the younger co-worker (above), and that he was dishing out tough love when he hit him several times on the cheek.

Xtron independent from City Harvest Church

Joanne Low — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:05 GMT

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Elizabeth Law

Koh Hui Theng

TNP PICTURE: GARY GOH

Xtron director Koh Siow Ngea (above) stressed that the company was independent from City Harvest Church (CHC) when he took the stand yesterday.

Multiple explosions at Traffic Police headquarters

smong — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:58:54 GMT

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David Sun

Naqiyah Shapudin

A fire, with flames going two storeys high, damaged nine bikes and part of the Traffic Police Headquarter's building's facade yesterday.

Multiple explosions were heard by 49-year-old car mechanic Teo How Miat, who was about 50m away when it happened.

Son's bleeding disorder has no cure

smong — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:14:23 GMT

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Judith Tan

TNP PHOTO: Ariffin Jamar

Two years ago, the Pirabu family noticed that their younger son Prakul, then six months old, had unusual bruises covering his arms.

Office abuse video: Father of victim heartbroken

smong — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:08:56 GMT

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Theodora D’Cruz

Celine Chen

A video showing a man abusing a co-worker has gone viral online.

Yesterday morning, the victim and his parents went to confront the man, believed to be his supervisor.

In their hour-long meeting, the abuser apologised profusely, but the parents refused to forgive him.

Sun Ho's costly music career

Pradip Kumar Sikdar — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:12 GMT

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Koh Hui Theng

TNP PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Just how much did it cost to finance Ho Yeow Sun's (or Sun Ho as she's known in the music scene) career? Millions, it seems.

Poignant shot of a dying trade

Pradip Kumar Sikdar — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:01 GMT

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Justin Zhuang

PHOTO: ONG ZHEN QUAN

From his maiden trip to photograph birds on Loyang Rock, Mr Ong Zhen Quan brought back a photo which helped him win the Big Picture contest for the first time.

Sundram takes on a big boy

jameswsp — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:39 GMT

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Shamir Osman

TNP PHOTO: GAVIN FOO

Diego Simeone, the 43-year-old Atletico Madrid coach, who once likened his own playing style to “holding a knife between my teeth”, still looked like he could take to the pitch and upend the opposition with his biting tackles.

Hen party turns into nightmare

Joanne Low — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:45:22 GMT

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Abigail Goh

TNP FILE PHOTO

He was at his fiancee's hen party to celebrate their upcoming marriage, but ended up getting accused of molest.

Man, I want to have big breasts

Joanne Low — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:41:45 GMT

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Foo Jie Ying

Naqiyah Shapudin

TNP PICTURE: JONATHAN CHOO

Security guard Kurt Tay, 27, has money and wanted something to boost his confidence – breasts.

Hard Core Singapore - There's only one place he calls home

Joanne Low — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:40:43 GMT

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Abigail Goh

TNP PICTURE: NATASHNI GOBI NATHAN

Singapore shuttlers crushed, again

Lim Kuan Chiang — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:02:22 GMT

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Lim Say Heng

SINGAPORE are out of the Sudirman Cup after the second day of the week-long competition in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The Republic lost 5-0 to Japan, world-ranked No. 4, for their second successive loss in Group D of the prestigious mixed team competition.

STTA files AYG appeal

Lim Kuan Chiang — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:08 GMT

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David Lee

JUNIOR games, such as the Asian Youth Games, should be distinguished from major competitions.
That is the stand of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), who believe events like the AYG should be about gaining experience and not only about winning medals.

Hard Core Singapore - Say MRT message in 4 ways? Okay

Bhavna Jagtiani — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:11:51 GMT

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Audrey Tan

As our population swells, the concept of a ‘core Singaporean’ is becoming murky. In this ongoing series to find the Singaporean Core – a term raised in Parliament during the Population White Paper debate – we speak to people with a pink IC to see how red and white they truly are.

Hard Core Singapore - Doing it Tampines style

Bhavna Jagtiani — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:52 GMT

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Celine Chen

TNP PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Hard Core Singapore - The write place for him

Bhavna Jagtiani — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:24:13 GMT

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Audrey Tan

Hard Core Singapore - More S'porean after 9/11 tragedy

Bhavna Jagtiani — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:12:00 GMT

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Benita Aw Yeong

As our population swells, the concept of a “core Singaporean” is becoming murky. In this ongoing series to find the Singaporean Core – a term raised in Parliament during the Population White Paper debate – we speak to people with a pink IC to see how red-and-white they truly are.

Almost 100 dengue cases in Joo Chiat neighbourhood raise alarm among its residents

Pradip Kumar Sikdar — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:00 GMT

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Linette Heng

TNP PHOTO: LINETTE HENG

There are about 20 houses along Everitt Road North and 16 dengue fever cases.

Dengue is everywhere in the Joo Chiat neighbourhood, and the residents know it.

Tampines Bike Park buzzing again

Pradip Kumar Sikdar — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:59:42 GMT

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Gregory Loo

TNP PHOTO: BENJAMIN SEETOR

The Tampines Bike Park was supposed to be closed soon to make way for new housing developments.

But it has received a stay of execution and will remain open for now.