2014年7月27日星期日
2014年7月22日星期二
Match-fixer Eric Ding’s sentencing adjourned to Thursday
Match-fixer Eric Ding’s sentencing adjourned to Thursday
Convicted match-fixer Eric Ding will know his fate on Thursday (July 24), after Tuesday’s session to decide on his sentence was adjourned. The businessman was found guilty on July 1 of three charges of bribing three Lebanese football officials with prostitutes.
At Tuesday's hearing, the prosecution pushed for a stiff "exemplary" penalty for Ding. It said Ding should serve between four and six years in jail and be fined between S$120,000 and S$300,000. The maximum penalty for corruption is a five-year jail term and S$100,000 fine.
The prosecution said a stiff sentence is warranted - although no match-fixing had taken place, Ding cannot be given any leniency just because Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) were efficient in their arrests, it argued.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
Convicted match-fixer Eric Ding will know his fate on Thursday (July 24), after Tuesday’s session to decide on his sentence was adjourned. The businessman was found guilty on July 1 of three charges of bribing three Lebanese football officials with prostitutes.
At Tuesday's hearing, the prosecution pushed for a stiff "exemplary" penalty for Ding. It said Ding should serve between four and six years in jail and be fined between S$120,000 and S$300,000. The maximum penalty for corruption is a five-year jail term and S$100,000 fine.
The prosecution said a stiff sentence is warranted - although no match-fixing had taken place, Ding cannot be given any leniency just because Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) were efficient in their arrests, it argued.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
2014年7月21日星期一
$5m jackpot for National Day Toto draw
$5m jackpot for National Day Toto draw
SINGAPORE Pools will hold a National Day Toto draw with an estimated jackpot of $5 million to commemorate Singapore's 49th birthday on Aug 9.
Ticket sales start at 6.10pm on Thursday for customers buying tickets for both the Monday draw and the National Day Draw. For those buying tickets for just the National Day Draw, ticket sales start on Monday at 6.10pm.
Ticket sales close at 9pm on Aug 1. Results will be shown on the Singapore Pools website at www.singaporepools.com.sg. The draw will be held at the Singapore Pools Building at 9.30pm on Aug 1.
~News courtesy of Mypaper~
SINGAPORE Pools will hold a National Day Toto draw with an estimated jackpot of $5 million to commemorate Singapore's 49th birthday on Aug 9.
Ticket sales start at 6.10pm on Thursday for customers buying tickets for both the Monday draw and the National Day Draw. For those buying tickets for just the National Day Draw, ticket sales start on Monday at 6.10pm.
Ticket sales close at 9pm on Aug 1. Results will be shown on the Singapore Pools website at www.singaporepools.com.sg. The draw will be held at the Singapore Pools Building at 9.30pm on Aug 1.
~News courtesy of Mypaper~
2014年7月7日星期一
World Cup on Okto
9 July Wednesday
Brazil vs Germany - 3:45am ‘LIVE’ (Match repeat on 9 July, 11pm)
10 July Thursday
Netherlands vs Argentina - 3:45am ‘LIVE’ (Match repeat on 10 July, 11pm)
14 July Monday
Final – 2:45am ‘LIVE’ (Match repeat on 14 July, 10pm)
Geylang, bookie central
Geylang, bookie central
'OLD-SCHOOL' BETTING: Money changing hands at a coffee shop in Geylang prior to kick-off as World Cup fever hits the red-light district, leaving the normally bustling streets deserted. (PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER)
The streets of Geylang were almost like a ghost town after midnight on Friday and Saturday. Except at some coffee shops, where the crowds were spilling into the lorongs.
World Cup fever has come to Geylang.
And where there's football, there's money to be made - and lost. It's a temptation that bookies and punters alike cannot resist.
When The New Paper (TNP) checked out a coffee shop showing the quarter-final match between Germany and France, it was initially not obvious that illegal betting was going on.
We approached a man and discreetly asked if he knew where we could place a bet. He looked at us, shook his head and said: "I'm here to watch."
Then, with his arms folded, he tilted his head in the direction of a table occupied by five middle-aged men.
After several minutes of observing them, it became obvious that we had hit the jackpot. Other people, nearly all men, kept popping by their table. They were seen whispering into one particular man's ear.
They then passed him money and he scribbled something on pieces of paper and handed them to his visitors.
Some distance away were two men who kept looking around the lorong, as if they were looking out for something, such as an approaching police patrol car.
Their attention was diverted briefly when a beer "auntie" shouted at some men who were watching the match without buying drinks from the coffee shop. The men seemed to be foreign workers.
Most men in the coffee shop looked like Singaporeans. Not even pretty women in figure-hugging outfits walking past the coffee shop could get their attention. Their eyes were glued to the TV.
But some men occasionally fiddled with their mobile phones or tablets. Were they placing bets online?
We then noticed another table closer to the road that was occupied by a group of younger men. They, too, were receiving money from people who went up to them.
After the match ended with a 1-0 win for Germany, most of the customers dispersed, some cursing under their breath.
A few of them were seen heading to the two tables where money changed hands again, except that it was now the visitors receiving the cash, probably their winnings.
TNP's check on another coffee shop screening World Cup matches showed similar scenarios taking place there.
However, a regular in Geylang said that only "old school" punters placed bets at coffee shops.
Giving his name as Ah Ken, the 35-year-old said: "The heavy punters use illegal-betting runners or stay at home in front of their laptops to lock in bets. The ones who bet at coffee shops are ah peks (Hokkien for "older men") or foreign workers who don't use technology.
"These people bet small, in the hundreds. Or maybe at most a few thousand," he said.
Responding to queries from TNP, a spokesman for police said that they take a serious view of all forms of illegal betting and will prosecute bookmakers and bettors alike to the fullest extent of the law.
~THE NEW PAPER~
'OLD-SCHOOL' BETTING: Money changing hands at a coffee shop in Geylang prior to kick-off as World Cup fever hits the red-light district, leaving the normally bustling streets deserted. (PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER)
The streets of Geylang were almost like a ghost town after midnight on Friday and Saturday. Except at some coffee shops, where the crowds were spilling into the lorongs.
World Cup fever has come to Geylang.
And where there's football, there's money to be made - and lost. It's a temptation that bookies and punters alike cannot resist.
When The New Paper (TNP) checked out a coffee shop showing the quarter-final match between Germany and France, it was initially not obvious that illegal betting was going on.
We approached a man and discreetly asked if he knew where we could place a bet. He looked at us, shook his head and said: "I'm here to watch."
Then, with his arms folded, he tilted his head in the direction of a table occupied by five middle-aged men.
After several minutes of observing them, it became obvious that we had hit the jackpot. Other people, nearly all men, kept popping by their table. They were seen whispering into one particular man's ear.
They then passed him money and he scribbled something on pieces of paper and handed them to his visitors.
Some distance away were two men who kept looking around the lorong, as if they were looking out for something, such as an approaching police patrol car.
Their attention was diverted briefly when a beer "auntie" shouted at some men who were watching the match without buying drinks from the coffee shop. The men seemed to be foreign workers.
Most men in the coffee shop looked like Singaporeans. Not even pretty women in figure-hugging outfits walking past the coffee shop could get their attention. Their eyes were glued to the TV.
But some men occasionally fiddled with their mobile phones or tablets. Were they placing bets online?
We then noticed another table closer to the road that was occupied by a group of younger men. They, too, were receiving money from people who went up to them.
After the match ended with a 1-0 win for Germany, most of the customers dispersed, some cursing under their breath.
A few of them were seen heading to the two tables where money changed hands again, except that it was now the visitors receiving the cash, probably their winnings.
TNP's check on another coffee shop screening World Cup matches showed similar scenarios taking place there.
However, a regular in Geylang said that only "old school" punters placed bets at coffee shops.
Giving his name as Ah Ken, the 35-year-old said: "The heavy punters use illegal-betting runners or stay at home in front of their laptops to lock in bets. The ones who bet at coffee shops are ah peks (Hokkien for "older men") or foreign workers who don't use technology.
"These people bet small, in the hundreds. Or maybe at most a few thousand," he said.
Responding to queries from TNP, a spokesman for police said that they take a serious view of all forms of illegal betting and will prosecute bookmakers and bettors alike to the fullest extent of the law.
~THE NEW PAPER~
2014年7月6日星期日
德报章指“狮城假球王” 神准测中世杯赛
德报章指“狮城假球王” 神准测中世杯赛
佩鲁马尔事后矢口否认，表示自己已改过自新，并没有作出预测。（图／档案照）
狮城“假球王”的佩鲁马尔，精准预测世界杯克罗地亚对垒喀麦隆的比数，甚至还说中有一名球员吃红卡，引起哗然！
据报道，佩鲁马尔与德国《明镜周刊》记者对话时，预测了6月19日，克罗地亚对垒喀麦隆的4比0比数，还说中了一名喀麦隆球员会被罚下。
结果，在那场比赛中，喀麦隆队的中场大将亚历山大·宋（Alex Song），因突然从背后出拳击倒克罗地亚前锋曼季茹基奇（Mandzukic），结果吃了一张红卡，被罚下场。随后超过50分钟时间里，喀麦隆队都是少一人作战。
另外，佩鲁马尔还指出，喀麦隆队中有七粒‘烂苹果’，因此三场世界杯比赛，其实都涉嫌丑闻。
《新明日报》
佩鲁马尔事后矢口否认，表示自己已改过自新，并没有作出预测。（图／档案照）
狮城“假球王”的佩鲁马尔，精准预测世界杯克罗地亚对垒喀麦隆的比数，甚至还说中有一名球员吃红卡，引起哗然！
据报道，佩鲁马尔与德国《明镜周刊》记者对话时，预测了6月19日，克罗地亚对垒喀麦隆的4比0比数，还说中了一名喀麦隆球员会被罚下。
结果，在那场比赛中，喀麦隆队的中场大将亚历山大·宋（Alex Song），因突然从背后出拳击倒克罗地亚前锋曼季茹基奇（Mandzukic），结果吃了一张红卡，被罚下场。随后超过50分钟时间里，喀麦隆队都是少一人作战。
另外，佩鲁马尔还指出，喀麦隆队中有七粒‘烂苹果’，因此三场世界杯比赛，其实都涉嫌丑闻。
《新明日报》
2014年7月2日星期三
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