Today, 26 December 2011

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    20 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday December 26, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon US judge rules Iran liable for 911 attacks, Tehran scoffs
    492 1 AGENCIES NEW YORK Iran has rejected a New York judge’s finding that Tehran is liable in the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on New York City and Washington DC, along with the Taliban and Al Qaeda. The findings also said Iran
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    Lock icon Longer hours, shorter breaks for bus drivers
    1059 1  -  Bus operators face manpower crunch, as concerns arise over well-being of drivers SUMITA SREEDHARAN, TAN WEIZHEN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Bus operators here have been hit by a chronic shortage of Singaporeans who are keen to become bus drivers, despite the companies’ best efforts, including
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      56 1 @tdysports SPORTS FANS, STAY UP TO DATE ATTWITTER.COM/TDYSPORTS SCORES ANALYSIS NEWS HOT NEWS 2 HUNDREDS PACK BETHLEHEM CHURCH BARRIER-FREE ACCESS? HOT NEWS 6 COMMENT &ANALYSIS JOHN H COCHRANE HOW BAD IDEAS WORSEN EUROPE’S DEBT MELTDOWN 8 SIMON TAY ASIAN ANXIETIES IN A NEW ERA 10 SHASHANK JOSHI IRAQ’S GAME OF
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Hundreds pack Bethlehem church for Christmas Mass
      549 2 AP BETHLEHEM (West Bank) Hundreds of Christian faithful, defying lashing rains and wind, celebrated Christmas Mass at Jesus’ traditional birthplace yesterday, even as a deadly blast in a Nigerian church shattered the holiday’s message of peace on earth. Worshippers, dressed in their holiday
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      Lock icon A Christmas miracle ... in Texas
      312 2 A Christmas miracle in Texas AP SAN ANTONIO —A blind dog that was lost and believed to be dead has been reunited with his San Antonio family for Christmas, thanks to Craigslist, a school teacher and an animal care agency. Stevie Oedipus Wonder (picture), a cairn terrier mix puppy born
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      Lock icon POPE BENEDICT LAMENTS THE ‘SUPERFICIAL GLITTER’ OF X’MAS
      259 2 AP Pope Benedict XVI decried the increasing commercialisation of Christmas as he celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday night, urging the faithful to look beyond the holiday’s “superficial glitter” to discover its true meaning. In his homily, Pope Benedict lamented that Christmas
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      Lock icon Record number of callers ask for Santa's whereabouts at NORAD
      283 2 AP DENVER Santa Claus set records on Christmas Eve as he raced across the globe on his traditional holiday mission. Santa tracking volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado said on Saturday they fielded about 102,000 telephone queries beginning
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      Lock icon Kim's eldest son disappears
      390 4 AGENCIES HONG KONG Mr Kim Jong Nam, once seen as North Korea’s heir apparent, has disappeared from the public eye since the news of his father’s death last Monday. The eldest son of the late Kim Jong Il fell out of favour in 2001 when he
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      Lock icon Pyongyang on Noda's mind during visit to China
      355 4 AP BEIJING Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda yesterday reached out for China’s help on dealing with North Korea and promoting stability in the closed country after the death of long-time leader Kim Jong Il. Mr Noda’s first official visit to Beijing would
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      Lock icon ‘Key role’ for Jong Un’s uncle
      674 4 AP PYONGYANG North Korea yesterday aired footage showing the uncle and key patron of anointed heir Kim Jong Un wearing a military uniform with a general’s insignia a strong sign he will play a crucial role in helping the young man take over power
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      Barrier-free access?
      1027 6  -  Disabled students are making their mark in mainstream schools, VWOs say it’s time we plug the gaps to help fully integrate NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Noor Iskandaria Mohd Dena, 16, who was born with cerebral palsy and gets around on a wheelchair, has a quiet determination about
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon How bad ideas worsen Europe's debt meltdown
      1134 8  -  JOHN H COCHRANE John H Cochrane, a professor of finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an adjunct scholar of the Cato Institute, is a contributor to Business Class. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG Europe is as
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      Lock icon Asian anxieties in a new era
      825 10  -  SIMON TAY Simon Tay is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and author of Asia Alone: The Dangerous Post Crisis Divide from America. History may judge this was the year when the 21st Century really began. Back in 2000, continuity seemed assured,
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      Lock icon Iraq's game of geopolitical Jenga
      916 12  -  SHASHANK JOSHI Shashank Joshi is an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH If you were watching Iraqi television on the evening of Dec 19, you would have missed the end of the Iraq war. There were no live shots of
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  • VOICES
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      MORE LIGHT ON SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FIGURES NEEDED
      222 14  -  LETTER FROM LEONG SZE HIAN I refer to the report “More calls to ComCare hotline” (Dec 16), on the spike in calls for social services over the past three years, from 7 per cent of calls in 2008 to 20 per cent last
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      Make Singapore truly accessible to all tourists
      534 14  -  Letter from Chang Siew Ngoh Honorary Secretary, Disabled People’s Association THE Memorandum of Understanding between “NATAS, TP to study needs of older travellers” (Dec 7) augurs well if the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore and Temasek Polytechnic also focus on both the
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      MORE COULD BE DONE TO SMRT’S MAINTENANCE REGIME
      131 14  -  LETTER FROM BENNY TAN I am not surprised that questions have been raised over SMRT Corporation’s servicing/ maintenance regime. I have complained several times about repeated air conditioning problems in some SMRT buses and train cabins, but SMRT’s slow response up to
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      S'pore cannot opt for slow growth
      425 17  -  Letter from Ng Ya Ken MR STEVEN Rattner’s commentary “Will China stumble? Don’t bet on it” and Mr James Lamont’s “India’s economy at a turning point” (Dec 5) show a blunt contrast in the economic policymaking process between the two Asian giants. The former
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      Disparity in tertiary education facilities
      296 17  -  I Kwek Jian Qiang The writer is a JC student. Singapore has often been accorded the honour of having one of the best education systems. Our students rank high in their scores, from mathematics to other subjects. There are, though, significant disparities in the quality
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon OPEN HOUSE AT THE MUSEUMS
      104 18 Visitors to the various national museums and galleries received a pleasant surprise yesterday they were granted free entry as part of the National Heritage Board’s (NHB) Christmas Day Open House. A crowd puller was the ongoing exhibition ‘Dreams Reality: Masterpieces of Painting, Drawing and Photography’
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      Lock icon Budget Terminal to make way for Terminal 4?
      460 18  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The current Budget Terminal may be shifted to make way for a fourth terminal that analysts say is likely to be built closer to the end of the decade, say analysts, as traffic volume grows. Once the ASEAN
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      Lock icon A baking dream come true for these girls ...
      408 19  - A baking dream come true for these girls TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fifteen-year-old Syafiqa has always dreamed of being able to bake but could not do so because she stays in a girls’ home and her family does not own an oven. But this year, she got her wish through
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      Lock icon Four men arrested for fake gold scam
      267 19 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The police have arrested four men for their suspected involvement in a foreign syndicate which sells fake gold items to elderly victims. In a statement yesterday, the police said that, on Nov 23, an elderly man received a call from
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      More organ failure patients get antibiotic jabs at home
      294 19  -  SEET SOK HWEE SINGAPORE More organ failure patients are seeking outpatient antibiotic treatment in recent years. And the number tends to spike during the year-end period, as these patients choose to spend the festive holidays with their loved ones. Tan Tock
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon 6 die in latest China school bus accident
      287 20 AP BEIJING At least six people have been killed in the latest crash involving students in China when their overloaded van plunged off a mountain road, the state media said yesterday. The state-run Xinhua news agency said an overloaded van taking 12
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      Lock icon In China, a daring few challenge one-child limit
      879 20 AP ZHUJI (China) Seven months pregnant, Ms Wu Weiping snuck out of her house early in the morning carrying a shoulder bag with some clothes, her laptop and a knife. “It’s good for me I wasn’t caught but it’s lucky for them
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      Lock icon RARE MALAYSIAN RHINO GETS NEW MATE
      153 20 The Malaysian wildlife authorities said they have captured a female Borneo Sumatran rhino who will be paired with a new mate in a breeding programme meant to save their species from extinction. The plan is the cornerstone of efforts to preserve the bristly, snubnosed
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      Lock icon LIBYA MARKS FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY AFTER 42 YEARS UNDER GADDAFI
      130 22 AP For the first time in 42 years, Libyans on Saturday celebrated the 60th anniversary of the country’s independence from Italy and France. Former dictator Muammar Gaddafi had scrapped the celebration, with only the 1969 date of his coup marked.
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      Lock icon YEMEN'S SALEH VOWS TO LEAVE
      115 22 REUTERS Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday that he would leave for the United States and give way to a successor, hours after his forces killed nine people demanding he be tried for the killings of protesters over the past year. Mr Saleh,
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      Lock icon Anti-Putin protests draw tens of thousands
      646 22 AGENCIES MOSCOW Tens of thousands of Russians jammed a Moscow avenue on Saturday to demand free elections and an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s 12-year rule, in the largest show of public outrage since the protests 20 years ago that brought down the
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      Lock icon Pakistan information minister to quit as 'memogate' deepens
      237 22 REUTERS ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s information minister offered to resign yesterday as tensions continued between the civilian government and the country’s powerful military over a memo alleging an army plot to seize power in May. It was not immediately clear if Information Minister Firdos
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      Lock icon FIRST FREELY-ELECTED TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT SWORN IN
      124 22 AP Tunisia’s first freely-elected government has been sworn in following a popular uprising earlier this year. The new government led by moderate Islamist party Ennahda received a vote of confidence in parliament on Friday and was sworn in late on Saturday. Tunisia ended decades
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      Lock icon 'Sexy' Occupy movement now highly collectible
      519 23 AP NEW YORK Occupy Wall Street may still be working to shake the notion it represents a passing outburst of rage but some establishment institutions have already decided the movement’s artefacts are worthy of historic preservation. More than half a dozen major museums and
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      Lock icon FRENCH BREAST IMPLANT CHIEF WANTED BY INTERPOL
      128 23 THE GUARDIAN INTERPOL is seeking the arrest of Mr Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of a French company whose breast implants are at the centre of a global health scare. The international police agency has issued a red notice for Mr Mas. His firm
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      Lock icon MAN SEXUALLY ASSAULTS CHIHUAHUA, GETS 10 YEARS IN JAIL
      143 23 AGENCIES A drug addict in California has been sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for strangling and sexually assaulting a chihuahua. Robert Edward De Shields, who is wheelchairbound and has been in and out of prison since 1992, rented
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      Lock icon ITALIAN MAN ENRAGED OVER LAUNDROMAT FUMES KILLS THREE
      124 23 AP An elderly man has shot and killed three members of a family who owned a laundromat in southern Italy, apparently incensed by a years-long battle over the smoke and fumes emitted by the washing machines. The ANSA news agency reports that
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      Lock icon Gingrich’s ballot miss could shake voters’ confidence
      327 23 AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich (picture) may be leading in polls of Republican voters in Virginia but his name would not appear on the state’s primary ballot, a significant setback for a candidate whose standing in polls has recently been
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  • BUSINESS
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      Euro zone impasse may hit manufacturing: Analysts
      354 24  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s manufacturing sector may be heading towards some dark clouds in 2012. Analysts said with no euro zone resolution in sight, exporters can expect a painful six months ahead. This is because of expected slower demand for electronics from
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      Lock icon Singapore dollar to shine next year
      436 24  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ SINGAPORE The Singapore dollar could be the star performer among Asian currencies in 2012. After a rollercoaster ride against the US dollar this year, currency experts see another uptrend for the Sing dollar, albeit at a slower pace next year. The Sing
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    • WEEKLY ROUNDUP (DEC 19 TO 23)
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        THE WEEK AHEAD
        33 24 The Singapore stock market is expected to remain quiet as it heads to the end of the year. Analysts say the STI is expected to remain range bound this week.
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        STI
        21 24 FRIDAY CLOSE 2,676.47 (+0.44%) Thursday 2,664.80 q 0.32% Wednesday 2,673.32 p 2.25% Tuesday 2,614.45 q 0.14% Monday 2,618.09 q 1.55%
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        ASIA
        23 24 HANG SENG 18,629.17 (+1.88%) Ç È SHANGHAI 2,204.78 A’ 4,140.40 AUSTRALIA È Ç 4,140.40 MALAYSIA MUMBAI 15,738.70 (+1.60%) MALAYSIA 1,496.15 (+2.04%) Ç
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        COMMODITIES
        5 24 OIL US$99.68 (-0.15%) È
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        KEPPEL CORP
        84 24 STOCK CALL Buy S$9.53 DMG keeps rating and S$11.40 target price. House highlights the US$809 million contract awarded to Keppel’s subsidiary by Brazilian firm Urca Drilling to design and build a semi-submersible rig. It says the rig builder has submitted bids for six semi-sub units and more contracts
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      Markets to remain sombre
      259 24  -  AVELYN NG SINGAPORE The Singapore stock market is expected to remain quiet as it heads towards the last trading week of the year. Market players said that the holiday season and a lack of fresh leads may keep investors at the sidelines till the New Year.
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      33 24 FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH AND AGENCY REPORTS Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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      32 25 Episode J-; What kind of human being would punish another by pulling out their teeth? Unearth the depths of cruelty in this chilling true story. Mature Themes TOMORROW 10PM 1 if A=d/aCorp
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  • DIGITAL
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      Lock icon More Chinese microblogs adopt real-name rules
      194 26 AP BEIJING More Chinese cities are requiring users of Twitter-like microblog services to register with their real names, the state media said on Thursday, in a move likely to deter many online voices. China has more than 485 million Internet users, the most of
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      Perks for Perx
      535 26  -  Businesses in Singapore now have a new way to retain customer loyalty RYHAN YAZID SINGAPORE Loyalty cards the kind where you accrue stamps with purchases could soon be a thing of the past. The next generation of loyalty cards reside in your smartphone and can store points
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon No gifts for West Brom, says Mancini
      519 27 City determined to improve their away form as they charge for the AP ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE West Bromwich vs Man City LONDON Invincible at home this year, Premier League leaders Manchester City face consecutive away games over Christmas with manager Roberto Mancini (picture)
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      Lock icon Ferguson rules out major transfers in January
      502 27 AP ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Man United vs Wigan MANCHESTER Despite the threat posed by Manchester City, Alex Ferguson (picture) is insisting he will resist calls for Manchester United to go on a spending spree in the January transfer window. Going into today’s Boxing
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      Lock icon Aussie greenhorns face Indian galacticos
      540 28 But Haddin believes the hosts can overcome India with their batting AGENCIES MELBOURNE Australia’s callow bowling attack has tantalised with the promise of a brave new era, but faces its stiffest examination against India’s veteran batsmen in the first test in Melbourne starting today. The
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      Lock icon Headline-makers in 2011, game-changers in 2012
      490 28  -  COMMENTARY LEONARD THOMAS leonard@mediacorp.com.sg This time last year we exhaled. Spain had finally reached football’s mountain top and Singapore had introduced many of the future stars of world sport at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. The roar of Formula 1’s purring engines around Marina
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      Lock icon Primed for an Olympic assault
      765 29  -  A year of highs and lows has allowed table tennis star Feng to gain maturity and invaluable experience LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She was part of the Singapore women’s table tennis team that won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was
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      Lock icon Adriano’s Christmas party gone wrong
      302 29 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian striker Adriano accidentally shot a woman inside his car with a gun belonging to his bodyguard, it was claimed yesterday. Adriane Cirilo dos Pintos, 20, was wounded in her left hand and required surgery after the incident outside
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
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      56 1 WRAPPING UP 2011 DECEMBER 26, 2011 A PUBLICATION OF THE BUILDING OF SINGAPORE’S ARTS HUB THE RISE OF THE RESPONSIBLE BARISTA TOURISM RALLIES BEHIND JAPAN PHONE HACKING AND GUTTER JOURNALISM KIM KARDASHIAN’S 72-DAY MARRIAGE THE SUPER-INJUNCTION AND THE FOOTBALLER NO HOT WATER FOR YOU, JOANNE PEH JOHN GALLIANO IS THE
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    1547 2  -  The year the Arts Hub finally rose from the ground to mixed results MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg FORGET about any specific play, musical or art exhibition 2011 was the Year Of The Building. Look back and you’ll realise it’s hard not to talk about the past 12 months in
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    The ‘F’ word
    274 3  -  The year Singapore ran wild with the word ‘festival’ MAYO MARTIN FESTIVAL this, festival that. It was undoubtedly the most overused word in the world of arts, entertainment and lifestyle these past 12 months, as if the inclusion of the word would automatically bring in an audience.
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    Brewing passion
    466 4  -  The year Singaporeans learned to love coffee responsibly DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg CAN a growing number of local artisanal coffee brew-houses come to define our thirst for candour in every cup? And could it prove that we do in fact care about how our consumption affects the planet we
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      47 4 The Best of the Arts in 2011 A fearless play, a futuristic exhibition and an explosive dance piece top our list of best works to come out of Singapore this year. For more of our picks for 2011, visit our arts blog For Art’s Sake! at http://blogs.todayonline.com/forartssake.
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      99 4 #i movie in smmm ★★★★V ★★★★V “BIST ACTION HIM Of THE YEAH” “NON-STOP Mill BIBl” “HEAHT-STOPPINE “EKHHAHATINE ACTION” “BEST tHJOYtB IB IMAX” STUNTS” Gabriel Chong, movieXclusive.com Lee Geok Hoon, SPH Lianhe Zaobao Jeanmarie Tan, SPH The New Paper, FiRST Pearline Ng, channelnewsasia.com Yeo Lay Leng, i-Weekly Whang Yee-Ling, 8 DAYS
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    Travel with a purpose
    522 5  -  The year tourism banded together for Japan SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg JAPAN’S triple tragedy at Fukushima in March led to an international outpouring of sympathy and support. Besides Japanese companies and relief agencies sending aid and donations, the travel industry stepped up in ways big and small
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      690 5 HERE COMES TROUBLE! RICHARD E.Sj'Uij'If RARMl'IDERj'DlDJiA MAfrltW JJUJfj'Jj A)'U£L1D\ illO/ili'J 1^0l < V m On i mnsm oiiimL m r SelectFootage Shot With Cameras best enjoyed in IMAX, is the kind of top-grade, globe-trotting blockbuster where every dollar paid is justified" mi Jeanmarie Tan, SPH The New Paper Get your
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    960 6 Integrity the lack of it The year athletes, reality stars, a grilled chicken restaurant and a headless male model made the news for all the wrong reasons. Here’s a tongue-in-cheek look Dirty rotten scoundrels The revelation and subsequent outcry that Rupert Murdoch’s News OfThe World tabloid hacked not only the
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      789 7 Start welcoming the new year at home with these interior design trends JUST like sartorial trends which rock the runways every spring/summer and autumn/winter, your home isn’t immune to the winds of change. Is a homely rustic style for your tiny apartment too stuffy in this era
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    676 8 Practical Photography Bought a fancy DSLR camera that you can’t quite master? Sign up for a basic photography course with Phocus Academy to learn howto handle your camera comfortably, compose pictures, and understand technical concepts such as shooting modes, aperture and shutter speed. There are eight twohour
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      32 8 SUDOKUplus DIFFICULTY RATING: HOWTO PLAY The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. COPYRIGHTUCLICK SATURDAY’S SOLUTION
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      262 9 ON MEDIACORP MEGA MONDAY MOVIE: JUMPER (PG-ACTION VIOLENCE) Channel 5, 7.45pm A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between “Jumpers” and those who have
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      632 9 6.00AM The Martha Stewart Show VI 8.00 Holiday Special: Michael Buble The Making Of Christmas 8.45 Holiday Special: Michael Buble’s Christmas 9.45 Holiday Movie: Disney’s Kim Possible Movie: So The Drama 11.15 Holiday Movie: Disney Princess Protection Program 6.00AM Tuesday Report: Touch Untouchables 6.30 My Genie 7.00 Good Morning Singapore
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      270 9 ON MEDIACORP MADAGASCAR: LOST WORLDS okto, 9pm David Attenborough observes the wildlife that inhabits the narrow band of mountains and rainforest on the east coast of Madagascar, from the ring-tailed lemurs to silky sifakas. He also focuses his attention on the recently discovered golden bamboo lemur. DI PINGGIR HATI KISAH
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