Today, 2 March 2012

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    42 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday March 2, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday March 2, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • Article
    Singapore labour force to start shrinking: DPM Teo
    546 1  -  By 2030, only 6 will begin working for every 10 going into retirement TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The next decade will see the Singaporean workforce start shrinking, while more go into retirement, such that come 2030, there will be only six citizens
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    Lock icon TO GROW STRONG S’POREAN FAMILIES, THE GOVT WILL ...
    166 1 TO GROW STRONG S’POREAN FAMILIES, THE GOVT WILL Extend the Child Development Account (CDA) savings account by six years with effect from Jan 1, next year. This means that the CDA of a child will remain open up to the age of 12, instead of six previously Expand the scope
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    New ways to raise revenue needed, says DPM Tharman New ways to raise revenue needed, says DPM Tharman
    862 1  -  NEO CHAI CHIN NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the Government ramps up healthcare spending, keeps up social mobility and gives a leg-up to society’s lowest wage earners, it will also
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      37 1 WAN|plFRA INCQC 2010 HOT NEWS 4 PARLIAMENT 6 FARES WOULD RISE IF BUS OPERATORS BORE COST OF FLEET EXPANSION BUDGET TERMINAL TO BE REPLACED BY TERMINAL 4 PARLIAMENT 6 DEPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS: RULES MAY BE EASED
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    Lock icon Oil prices surge to highest since July 2008
    185 1 REUTERS NEW YORK Oil surged nearly 5 per cent overnight to its highest level since crude’s record run in 2008 after a late report of a pipeline fire in top exporter Saudi Arabia. Iranian media reported an explosion on an unknown oil
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    Lock icon Global economy still faces major downside risks: IMF
    514 1 World economy forecast to grow 3.3% this year, down from 3.8% in 2011 AGENCIES WASHINGTON While the probability of a sharp global slowdown has eased due to recent policy measures adopted in the euro zone to tackle its debt crisis, the global
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    Lock icon VAN ROMPUY ELECTED EC CHIEF AGAIN
    140 1 REUTERS European Union leaders elected Herman Van Rompuy to a second two-and-a-half-year term as president of the European Council yesterday, a vote of confidence in the former Belgian Prime Minister’s handling of the euro zone debt crisis. The leaders also appointed Mr Van Rompuy,
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  • PARLIAMENT
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      Lock icon More muscle for the Home Team
      558 2  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Home Team will arm itself with new laws to tackle the changing nature of crimes perpetrated by syndicates who are quick to exploit improved transport, communication and technologies, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean
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      Cameras for all HDB blocks, car parks by 2016
      518 3  -  To attract high-quality police officers, starting salaries for diploma holders were raised last month by S$100 and a S$10,000 signon bonus was introduced. AMIR HUSSAIN hussainsamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE All 10,000 Housing and Development Board (HDB) blocks and multi-storey car parks will be
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      Lock icon Three JI members arrested under ISA
      234 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Three individuals have been arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for their involvement in terrorism-related activities. Two have been issued with detention orders, while the third is still being investigated, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) yesterday. The two
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      Fares would rise if bus operators bore cost of fleet expansion: Tharman
      456 6  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The two public transport operators will not profit from the Government’s S$1.1 billion boost to their bus fleets, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday. Government funding to help the operators increase their fleet
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      Deployment of foreign workers: Rules may be eased
      390 6  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN, NG JING YNG SINGAPORE The Government is considering easing rules over the deployment of foreign workers across job duties within the same firm, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday. This relaxation will begin in the hotel sector, he added.
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      GOOD LEADERSHIP KEY TO CONTAINING CORRUPTION: DPM TEO
      188 8  -  IMELDA SAAD Public sector employees account for an average of 7.5 per cent of the total number of people prosecuted by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) overthe past three years. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who revealed this in Parliament
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      New protocol to improve service, salary review for public officers
      270 8  -  IMELDA SAAD imelda@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To improve on the service delivery of government agencies, the Government is piloting a new protocol where the first agency that receives the feedback must diagnose the problem if it has some expertise in the area.
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      More measures being considered to tackle climate change
      279 8  -  ESTHER NG SINGAPORE A working group under the Inter-Minis-terial Committee on Climate Change (IMCCC) will study how Singapore can stabilise its long-term emissions, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday. These could include putting a price on carbon emissions, contingent on
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      79 2 WANT TO KNOW HOW A HOLISTIC, BROAD-BASED AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATION TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF 7,289 STUDENTS? Find out what SMU can do for you. Come Engage SMU Open House 2012 SMU OPEN HOUSE 3-4 March 2012 (Sat Sun) 10am-6pm SMU Administration Building, 81 Victoria Street I School of Accountancy I
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      84 3 WANT TO KNOW WHY 70% OF SMU STUDENTS WHO WENT ON INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SAID IT EXCEEDED THEIR EXPECTATIONS? Find out how global exposure at SMU can widen your horizons. Come Engage SMU Open House 2012 SMU OPEN HOUSE 3-4 March 2012 (Sat Sun) 10am-6pm SMU Administration Building, 81 Victoria Street
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Budget Terminal to make way for Terminal 4
      451 4  -  LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Budget Terminal at Changi Airport will close on Sept 25 to make way for a new terminal with more than double the passenger capacity of the current building. The Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced this yesterday after
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      Helping senior citizens retire more comfortably
      262 4  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE On the third and final day of debate on the Budget speech, several Members of Parliament called attention to the needs of senior citizens. As on previous days, they gave their take on how to help seniors retire more comfortably. Mounbatten
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      Lock icon NEW VACCINE PROTECTS AGAINST 4 STRAINS OF FLU
      167 10 AP Federal health officials in the United States have approved the first vaccine that protects against four strains of the common flu, offering an additional layer of protection against the influenza virus that affects millions each year. The FluMist Quadrivalent vaccine from
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      Lock icon HK leader apologises amid corruption probe
      503 10 AGENCIES HONG KONG Chief Executive Donald Tsang (picture) apologised yesterday for accepting favours from his tycoon friends, saying suspicions about corruption had shaken public confidence in the government. The city’s anti-corruption watchdog is investigating Mr Tsang over allegations that he took a number of
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      Lock icon Unemployment and inflation continue to rise in euro zone
      244 12 AGENCIES PARIS Unemployment in the euro zone has risen to its highest level since the introduction of the common currency even as inflation climbed, economic reports showed yesterday, underscoring the challenge facing European finance officials as they met in Brussels. The
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      Lock icon Facebook set to flood mobile users with ads
      517 12 Facebook, which is expected to seek an IPO valuation of as high as S$125 billion later this year, hopes to use mobile advertising to increase sales that almost doubled last year. AGENCIES NEW YORK Facebook’s hundreds of millions of users could soon
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      81 4 WANT TO KNOW WHY 98% OF SMU STUDENTS GET HIRED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF GRADUATION? Find out how SMU can give you a career head start. Come Engage SMU Open House 2012 SMU OPEN HOUSE 3-4 March 2012 (Sat Sun) 10am-6pm SMU Administration Building, 81 Victoria Street I School of
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      313 6 let Singapore’s Success Stories ERC Guide You in Your Career! institute y 2.15PM-(SMS: SI) HOW TO SUCCEED IN A FAMILY BUSINESS Speaker: Adrin Loi, Executive Chairman of Ya Kun International PL Turned a home-grown coffee stall to an international franchise spanning across 6 countries and over 50 outlets; Inaugural Recipient
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      182 7 > r i m SSfiffiP Priscilla Goy, Year 4 Benjamin Chan, Year 2 Tan Weilie, Year 2 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Shakura Nuha Bte Basir, Year 3 w Faculty of Engineering Muhammad Nadjad Bin Abdul Rahim, Year 3 Chua Xiu Ling, Year 2 x Faculty of Science University
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Bihar shines light on India’s darkness
      943 14  -  The lesson of Bihar is that bottom-up growth can work when basic standards of governance are achieved When policies are working, Indians are prepared to vote beyond caste and religion. DAVID PILLING David Pilling is the FT’s Asia editor. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED How
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      For microloans, smaller may be better
      784 16  -  MFIs in developing countries are renowned for giving small loans as low as US$50 to help budding entrepreneurs. Even some of the first loans that Mr Yunus gave out in Bangladesh were equivalent to US 22 cents. RICHARD HARTUNG Richard Hartung is a consultant
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      Lock icon China’s growing growth risks
      868 18  -  Problems are partly due to the government’s pervasive role in the economy YAO YANG Yao Yang is Director of the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University. PROJECT SYNDICATE If everything goes right for China, it will surpass the United States as the world’s largest
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      31 16 A MICROLOAN LIFELINE Get a QR code reader app from your smartphone’s app store (simply search for “QR reader”) and scan the code using the app, or you can visit http://tdy.sg/microloanfeature.
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      87 19 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY VISI 9 NTU. One of the fastest-rising universities in the global Top 100. Rising rapidly as an international university, NTU shot into outer space last year when our scientists and engineers built Singapore’s first micro-satellite, together with DSO National Laboratories. NTU’s undergraduates are the next space raiders
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  • VOICES
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      Do we look beyond legal obligations?
      431 20  -  Letter from Amelia Leo Shu Qin THE debate between Assistant Professor Eugene Tan and Mr Hri Kumar Nair, regarding the Prime Minister’s discretion to call a by-election, has given Singaporeans an opportunity to consider which approach to law one should adopt. The contention between
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      CONFLICT IN INTERPRETATION?
      201 20  -  LETTER FROM DUDLEY AU Mr Hri Kumar Nair explained that Article 49 of the Constitution does not say that an election shall be “called” to fill a vacant seat but simply prescribes that the vacant seat “shall be filled by election”. There appears to be a conflict
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      AMEND CONSTITUTION IF NEED ARISES ...
      139 20  - AMEND CONSTITUTION IF NEED ARISES LETTER FROM FRANCIS ZHAN Your report of the debate between two legal experts, “PAP MP in sharp exchange with new NMP over Hougang by-election” (Feb 29), leaves the voter none the wiser. Regardless of what the Constitution says, the voters are ultimately the ones affected
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      Be patient in call for by-election
      273 20  -  Letter from Calvin Cheng WITH all due respect to lawyers and legal academics, the debate on the constitutional requirements of having a by-election is irrelevant to most citizens. Legal interpretations that turn on the words “shall”, “must”, “may”, “at convenient speed” and whether an
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      ‘Wheels’ initiative improves lives of the elderly
      231 22  -  Letter from William Wan General Secretary, Singapore Kindness Movement THE report “‘Wheels’ for elderly in 6-month trial” (Feb 27), on Central Singapore Community Development Council’s integral role in addressing the elderly’s needs, through its MediWheels programme, struck a chord with the Singapore Kindness
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      Beware of illegal credit card transactions
      187 22  -  Letter from Frances Ess I WISH to warn readers of a recent experience. Last week, I received six SMSes in the space of three minutes from my bank, informing me that an online transaction of S$1.01 on my Visa card was rejected due to
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      WHY SOME OPPOSE FOREIGN WORKER CUTS
      159 22  -  LETTER FROM RALPH S LESSLAR There was a recent report that the Ministry of Manpower was investigating a complaint of unpaid wages at a certain company. This was followed by a letter to the press about a foreign worker who was given more work
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      HOW REGISTERED ARTICLES ARE PROCESSED
      123 22  -  LETTER FROM PATSIE TAN ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, SINGAPORE POST We refer to Mr Kee Seng Hong’s feedback in the online letter “A puzzle over registered mail service” (Feb 24). Registered articles that are unsuccessfully delivered are handed over to the designated post office at
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      Making arts for the masses
      525 24  -  I SAY Bryan Chow Weng Keong The writer is a first-year medical student. The Arts and Culture Strategic Review Committee’s report has put forth bold measures to change the arts scene here. One is reminded of British sitcom Yes Minister, where the fictional permanent secretary
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      Inadequate protection for childbirth
      201 24  -  Letter from Kwok Shwu Ching THE report “When having a baby changes your life...” (Feb 28) rightfully points out the challenges of having a baby. Like some women, I was terminated from my job the day I returned from maternity leave. The action taken and reasons
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      Don’t be too hasty to ban this group from the casinos
      202 24  -  Letter from Colin Ong Tau Shien THE 2011 Survey on Participation in Gambling Activities is a timely, wellresearched document which reveals the existence of a group of high-risk gamblers from the low-income group who may also be receiving social
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      113 22 DOES MAS HAVE SUFFICIENT SAFEGUARDS FOR DEBIT CARDS? Get a QR code reader app from your smartphone’s app store (simply search for “QR reader”) and scan the code using the app, or you can visit http://tdy.sg/debitcards0302 for a letter from Chua Sheng Yang. Almost \J\J U of Singaporeans suffer from
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Executive condo site in Upp Serangoon attracts 7 bids
      253 26 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The HDB tender for the land parcel at Upper Serangoon View/Upper Serangoon Road has attracted seven bids at the close. The top bid came from a joint offer by Ho Lee Group and Evia Real Estate Management for
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      Lock icon Would electric cars work here?
      366 26  -  Singapore Power, Renault hope to have answer after they complete 1-to 2-year study DYLAN LOH dylanloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore Power will be undertaking a study to determine the impact of electric vehicles (EVs) on the national grid to see if Singapore can support the large-scale adoption
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      Lock icon SECTION OF UPP BUKIT TIMAH ROAD CLOSED FOR ROAD REPAIR WORK
      112 26 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A short section of two lanes along Upper BukitTimah road has been closed to traffic for road repair work. This is to repair a small depression, measuring around one metre square, found on that stretch of the
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      Lock icon NO PLANS TO EXTEND CO-FUNDING FOR ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT TO PRIVATE HOSPITALS
      161 28 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Government has no plans to extend co-funding for Assisted Reproductive Treatment (ART) to private hospitals for now. Giving this update in Parliament, Minister of State for Health Dr Amy Khor said that her Ministry has
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      Lock icon Student attacks his classmate with penknife
      314 28  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An argument that broke out in the middle of an English lesson yesterday ended with a student injuring his classmate and leaving him with eight stitches on his arm. The Secondary 3 student at Anderson Secondary School is believed to
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      8 TOBACCO RETAILERS HAVE LICENCES SUSPENDED FOR SELLING TO UNDERAGED YOUTHS
      206 30 The licences of eight tobacco retailers who sold it to underaged youths have been suspended for six months. They have also each been fined S$2,000, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in a statement yesterday. In addition, one retailer
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      Reformative training for teen involved in Orchard Plaza killing
      300 30  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE One of the accused in a group that was involved in a killing at Orchard Plaza in 2010 has been sent to the reformative training centre (RTC). Hariz Fitri Jauhari, 19, will have to remain there for at
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      5 28 SINGAPORE EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT BOARD
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      Lock icon Myanmar to build on sweeping reforms
      478 34 President speaks in Parliament after a year in office AP NAYPYITAW Myanmar President Thein Sein said yesterday his government will build on the sweeping reforms it has begun over the last year, and will work hard to convince sceptics at home and abroad that
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      149 36 AGENCIES The police in Thailand said yesterday they have arrested a Norwegian businessman who admitted killing his Thai girlfriend and keeping her rotting body hidden in his luxurious villa fortwo-and-a-half years. Colonel Sirisak Wasasiri said retired car dealer Stein Havard Dokset, 50, confessed
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      115 36 AP Malaysia’s High Court yester day dismissed a bid by activists to challenge a police ban on a gay arts festival, in a rare legal case involving gay rights in the Muslim-majority nation. Organisers of the “Sexual Independence” festival had hoped to
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      265 36 REUTERS BEIJING China’s top official in Tibet has urged the authorities to tighten their grip on the Internet and mobile phones, state media reported yesterday, reflecting the government’s fears about unrest ahead of its annual parliamentary session. The move is the latest in
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      Lock icon XINJIANG CLASHES: DEATH TOLL RAISED
      123 36 AP Officials have raised the death toll from a clash this week in China’s heavily Muslim far west to 20, with police having shota higher number of assailants from the Uighur ethnic group than previously reported. The Xinjiang province’s state-run website said nine assailants charged
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      329 38 AP WASHINGTON Mr Mitt Romney’s narrow but campaign-sav-ing primary victory in Michigan lost some of its lustre when the final outcome showed that his top rival, Mr Rick Santorum, still won half of the state’s delegates, muddying the race ahead of 10 key
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      307 38 THE GUARDIAN NEW YORK Shareholders are planning to step up their campaign to oust Mr James Murdoch from News Corp following his decision to quit the United Kingdom and return to New York. News Corp announced on Wednesday that Mr
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      245 40 BLOOMBERG MELBOURNE Hundreds of residents are being forced to leave their homes in New South Wales as floodwaters threaten as much as half of Australia’s most populous state and heavy rainfall spreads to neighbouring Victoria. About 50 per cent of the
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      315 40 REUTERS NASHVILLE (Tennessee) Powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the United States Midwest on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, the authorities said. The violent weather that hit six states starting in Kansas and Missouri swept into middle Tennessee and slammed the
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      261 43 REUTERS ATHENS The Greek Parliament approved an extension of pharmacy opening hours and cuts to drug spending yesterday as part of a package of healthcare reforms agreed to in return for last week’s €130-billion (S$216-billion) international bailout deal. The early morning vote, the final significant
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      228 43 AP VICTORIA (Seychelles) Hot and tired passengers disembarking from a disabled cruise ship yesterday in the Seychelles said they had prepared to abandon ship when a fire broke out in the engine room on Monday. Lifeboats were even lowered, passengers said, but the
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      176 43 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Furniture giant Ikea paid for secret police files to spy on more than 200 “complaining” customers and “suspicious” staff at stores in France, it was claimed on Wednesday. Customers involved in legal action with Ikea and employees highlighted as
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      145 45 AGENCIES A judge in the United States sided with tobacco companies on Wednesday, ruling that regulations requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising violate free-speech rightsunderthe US Constitution. Cigarette makers had challenged the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA)
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      225 45 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BEIJING A 29-year-old Chinese actress, best known for her roles in kung fu movies, has been stabbed to death in Beijing, apparently by her husband. Bai Jing (picture) was found dead at her home in Beijing’s Chaoyang district by
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      155 45 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON A woman in Britain has a rare disorder that has led her to eat more than 4,000 washingup sponges. Miss Kerry Trebilcock, 21, suffers from a condition called pica, which causes victims to crave non-edible objects. The disorder has
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      322 44 COURTS MacBook Pro MacBook Pro now features state-of-the-art processors, all-new graphics, breakthrough Thunderbolt high-speed I/O, and OS X Lion. Available in 13-, 15-, and 17-inch models. j I 13-inch. Starts at $1648 $15.50 weekly over 48 mths on Courts Flexi Plans 15-inch. Starts at $2488 $23.40 weekly over 48 mths
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      141 46  -  LINETTE LIM SINGAPORE International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) said yesterday it is providing S$9.5 million over the next five years for local companies looking to enter the North China market through the Tianjin Eco-City project. The new funding which covers areas
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      107 46 DOW JONES Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said its fourth-quarter net profit rose 24 per cent to 1.04 billion yuan (S$206.5 million), capping a record year of earnings, as its yards worked at near full capacity. Revenue rose 21 per cent to 5.24 billion yuan, it
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      HAN KWEE JUAN NAMED CITIBANK SINGAPORE CEO
      74 46 Citi said yesterday it has appointed Mr Han Kwee Juan chief executive officer and country business manager of Citibank Singapore, with immediate effect. Mr Han replaces Mr Anil Wadhwani, who was recently appointed head of cards and personal loans for Citi Asia Pacific.
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      Construction sector faces labour crunch
      329 46  -  Stricter foreign worker quota to affect industry WONG SIEW YING siewying@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore construction industry is facing a labour crunch with the stricter foreign manpower quota, even as the pipeline of projects remains strong. Many contractors are already taking measures to raise productivity levels,
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      LANXESS TO BUILD S$333-MILLION RUBBER PLANT IN SINGAPORE
      133 46  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ German specialty chemicals firm Lanxess is investing €200 million (S$333 million) to build a new plant at Jurong Island Chemical Park which will break ground on Sept 11 this year. The neodymium polybutadiene rubber plant, which will have a capacity
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      223 48 AGENCIES BEIJING New factory orders for Asia’s manufacturing powerhouses perked up last month, easing some concerns about the global economic slowdown, while factory activity in the euro zone contracted for the seventh consecutive month. China’s factories grew last month
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      Lock icon GENTING SINGAPORE EYES INVESTMENTS AFTER S$1.8-BILLION BOND PRICING
      197 48 REUTERS Casino operator Genting Singapore said yesterday it is seeking new investment opportunities after pricing S$1.8 billion worth of perpetual bonds at a lower-than-expected yield. Genting will issue the perpetuals at par with a coupon of 5.125 per cent, a quarter of
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      Lock icon MACAU GAMBLING REVENUE UP 22.3% LAST MONTH
      81 48 REUTERS Gambling revenue in Macau jumped 22.3 per cent to 24.3 billion patacas (S$3.8 billion) last month from a year earlier, buoyed by a strong flow of gamblers from mainland China. However, while gaming revenue in the former Portuguese colony reached US$33.5 billion
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      54 48 THURSDAY CLOSE 2,978.84 (-0.51%) Wednesday 2,994.06 p 0.82% Tuesday 2,969.73 p 0.78% Monday 2,946.78 q 1.05% Friday 2,978.08 p 0.33% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE GoldenAgr 99,906 $0.720 q 1.370% EzionHldg 92,057 $0.875 q 4.891% Genting SP 74,450 $1.605 q 0.619% Oceanus 66,451 $0.087 q 16.35%
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      28 48 HANG SENG 21,387.96 (-1.35%) È È NIKKEI 9,707.37 2,426.11 SHANGHAI 2,426.11 4,255-50 È È È AUSTRALIA 4,255.50 1,573-45 Ç MUMBAI 17,583.97 (-0.95%) MALAYSIA 1,573.45 (+0.24%) SEOUL CLOSED
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      94 48 STOCK CALL Sell s$11.00 OCBC downgrades from hold and raises target to S$8.92 from S$8.38. CDL posted a 32 per cent on-year fall in fourth-quarter net profit, hurt by lower rental income. Full-year net profit of S$799 million was in line with its expectations, it said. “We expect
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      77 48 DOW JONES Fortis Healthcare (India) plans to launch a US$400 million (S$500 million) initial public offering in Singapore in the second quarter via a business trust, sources said yesterday. It had initially planned to list Religare Healthcare Trust in the fourth quarter
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      124 50 For luscious smooth locks, pamper your hair with ICHIKAMI Hair Mask, which has been awarded Best Hair Mask of the Year for two consecutive years on @Cosme a popular beauty website in Japan. The hair mask is formulated with ICHIKAMI’s signature blend of rice premium ex-II, sakura,
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      228 50 NanyangTechnological University (NTU) has launched a premier scholars programme, which will equip students with a diverse set of multi-disciplinary knowledge, skills and qualities to help them function in a variety of high-level careers in future. NTU Provost, Professor Freddy Boey said: “The programme will encourage them
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      BONUSSAVER: HIGHER INTEREST RATE ON YOUR CURRENT ACCOUNT
      199 50 Standard Chartered Bank’s Bonus$aver high-interest current account comes with a credit card. It is the industry’s first high yield current account that pays 1.88 per cent per annum for up to S$25,000 as long as customers spend a minimum of S$500 a
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      TRAVEL IN LUXURY WITH HONGKONG AIRLINES
      175 50 Travel to London in ultimate luxury and comfort with HongKong Airlines. From Wednesday, the airline will launch a daily non-stop flight to London. Travellers will get to travel on the brand new fleet of all Club Class A330-200s, which feature Club Premier and Club
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      222 52 Apple’s market capitalisation has hit S$625 billion, being one of six corporations in the US to have done so, and the only one to currently have that value. This rise in market capitalisation happened only a few days before Apple is expected to announce its new iPad, the
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      430 52 REUTERS BARCELONA/SEATTLE Microsoft released an incomplete version of Windows 8 for the public to download and try out on Wednesday, looking to rev up excitement for the slick, new-look operating system that it hopes will restore its fading tech supremacy. Announced at the Mobile
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      902 54  -  Our present pace of releasing land may have been appropriate in the past when the Singapore economy was several times smaller than what it is today. But in an open economy where the business cycles are much shorter and unpredictable, can our current system of
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      612 56 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI China’s home prices for last month posted the biggest decline in 19 months as the government pledged to maintain curbs on property, according to SouFun Holdings, the nation’s biggest realestate portal. And market watchers expect prices to continue to fall, with
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      605 58  -  Online fury over disappointing Lions draws a firm response SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Khairul Amri and Noh Alam Shah both wore that same look of glee on their faces that February night in 2006, the pair celebrating with unadulterated joy when they
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      171 58  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Albirex Niigata continued their run of scintillating form in the Great EasternYeo’s S-League, beating Woodlands Wellington 1-0 last night at the Jalan Besar Stadium, in what was an unusual top-of-the-table clash. The result was somewhat cruel to a valiant
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      351 58  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Days after unveiling plans to plough US$5 million (S$6.25 million) into the development of athletics, local sports events company Trax Global is now eyeing the region with a commitment to sponsor the 2012 Asian Grand Prix series to
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      543 60  -  PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Over the next three days, the area around the F1 Pit Building will be swamped by cyclists of all ages for the OCBC Cycle Singapore 2012. Riders from as young as two and as old as 79 will be
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      179 60  -  PHILIP GOH SINGAPORE An 11th place finish may not mean much to riders from established teams on a cycling tour, but for the newly-formed OCBC Singapore Continental outfit, it was a shot in the arm. On Stage 7 of the ongoing Le Tour de Langkawi,
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      434 60  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For more than 50 years, the SEA Games has been the only theatre for the region’s top aquatic gladiators to come together and compete for flag and country. It takes place every two years but with the launch
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      533 62  -  China duo edge past Singapore’s Li Jiawei and Sun Beibei to deny the Republic their second gold at Asian Championships LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Team-mates Gao Ning and Yang Zi had notched a historic win at the Asian Table Tennis Championships on Wednesday night
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      407 62  -  Mission Foods Beach Netball Festival LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After a year-long hiatus, the Mission Foods Beach Netball Festival 2012 returns to the sandy shores of Sentosa on March 18, with some 60 teams expected to battle it out in three categories Women
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      604 66 Pearce off to a losing start as his makeshift side lose after dramatic Wembley date with Holland AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY England 2 Holland 3 LONDON Stuart Pearce yesterday insisted he would he happy to take control of England for the European Championships this summer but
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      365 66 AP GENOA The United States gained a rare victory over European powerhouses Italy on Wednesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time), marking their first win over the Azzurri in 11 games over 78 years. Clint Dempsey’s goal in the 55th minute sealed the
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      293 66 REUTERS COPENHAGEN Former Denmark and Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel yesterday offered Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp a piece of advice: Think carefully before leaving the club to take the England job if it is offered to him. With Tottenham looking likely to qualify for
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      134 60 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all other S.League, M League, E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish, Italian, German, K League and A League, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIREfMARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) AND SPORTSBUZZ(POMO) A League A League A League LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(MARINA BAY
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      1028 2  -  Remy Martin’s cellar master Pierrette Trichet plays down gender stereotypes for good reason DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg COGNAC (the brandy made in Cognac, France) is often associated with prominent male figures, gentlemen’s clubs, even a certain luminal being: Part man, part horse, first immortalised in Greek culture; now,
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      1031 4  -  KatongTwo Chinese restaurants hope to pull in the crowds with fiery Szechuan and Cantonese fare ANNETTE TAN OVER the last few months, those living in the Katong and Marine Parade area have discovered the joys (and the parking woes) of the new I12 Katong mall. For this
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        510 6  -  Boozy conversations about what makes people smile DON MENDOZA THERE are many rewards tied to the art of winemaking. Arguably the most prominent one is the satisfaction of seeing people enjoying the wine you had a hand in making.This is even more so
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      561 8 IT’S only a month until some of the world’s best congregate in celebration of all things delish at the Savour 2012 food festival, which takes place from March 30 to April 1 at 1 Republic Boulevard. But what’s all the buzz about, you ask? Well,
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      510 3 ENTERTAINMENT STARTS HERE! Way Back Into Love Weekdays 7pm, Jia Le Channel (CH 88) Premieres 30 Mar SCAN THE CODE WITH YOURSMART o PHONE A first in Singapore a Fall m love sgajn with feat TV) 9 it i s <* bartered 4 a WIVES/ JIA LE CHANNEL CHU’S NEXT
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      102 7 tt IN SINGAPORE "MAKING WOMEN SHINE" A CLEAVAGE ENHANCING 2 WAIST DEFINING 3 TUMMY FLATTENING BUTTLIFTING 1 Triumph# o Uttie Have You Been Transformed? Discover what more than 2,000 Singaporean women did! Which Shape Are You? tOMA Are you a Y, S, I, 0 or A shape? More than 48%
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      703 8 (si) SHAW ORGANISATION 88 Years Of Entertaining The World 41 m.shaw^^l RIENCE IT I INI IMAX3D NOW! HV f Wl JOHN CARTER EXPERIENCE IT IN k x IMAX 3D Tk ce Ticki 8 MARCH 2012 Advance Ticket Sales Begin Now! Get your LIDO I MAX tickets now to The World's
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      145 8 ROM THE TEAM THAT BROUGHT YOU -v. ‘TRANSFORMERS’ AND t If I £j6s i— yTTn~n~~~ “...MAN ON A LEDGE DELIVERS WHAT THE HIGH IMPACT CONCEPT PROMISES: HIGH VOLTAGE TENSION” v L.‘Urban, Urban Oi* lS “FIRST EXCITEMENT OF 2012!” INKB I "5 Jolene Mendez, Entertainment Spectrum ;B.) w Iii»- 3 Y
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      210 9 Last chance for you to vote for your favourite Malay local pop song TO CELEBRATE MediaCorp Suria’s 12th anniversary, the TV station will be presenting Bandstand Elektra, which they’ve dubbed a “musical soiree” that celebrates 55 years of Malay pop music in Singapore, tonight.
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      Lock icon Former Monkee Davy Jones dies
      126 9 REUTERS DAVY JONES, former lead singer of the 1960s made-for-television pop band The Monkees, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Florida, according to an official from the local medical examiner’s office. Jones, 66, born in Manchester, England, became the principal teen idol of the
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      320 10 AP THE childhood homes of former Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney, where the pair wrote some of their early songs, will be preserved, the government said on Wednesday. Lennon’s house in south Liverpool and McCartney’s nearby row home will be granted a
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      483 10 AP POP star Lady Gaga descended on Harvard University with some powerful friends on Wednesday to launch her new foundation aimed at empowering young people. The singer was joined by Oprah Winfrey, spiritual leader Deepak Chopra, and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, to
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      75 10 REUTERS STAR couple Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have welcomed their third child, a baby boy, People magazine said on Tuesday, without giving further details. Garner, who made her name in the television drama Alias, wed actor and producer Affleck in June 2005
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      729 12  -  backThese two Europeans show that the rear end of the car is where all the action is nowadays Ben Chia, Daryl Lee feature s@mediacorp.com.sg YES, you can make all the “rear” jokes you want, but there are drivers who are giving the sedan-esque boot, well, the boot.
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      485 14  -  You can service your car anywhere really, but it’s best to be aware of the pros and cons first Derryn Wong feature s@mediacorp.com.sg WITH Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices going through the roof and a healthy surge in the demand for secondhand vehicles, car maintenance is fast
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      155 13 HR rye f: f. r 2. MARRIAGE CENTRAL REAL LOVE WORKS :v. SJ f HH mm V. v. i m Mraft s» AbSb HHiS ill H m 1 A yx-ffx. m u Waft.* MWiiPli ShS®?] 1 Real Love Works Punggol Waterway 24 March 2012 Venue: Punggol Waterway (Enter by Tolling
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      46 14 CELEBRATE ASIA'S BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AT THE PRESTIGIOUS CHANNEL NEWSASIA LUMINARY AWARDS ON 9 th MARCH 2012. Catch the highlights of the ceremony on 10 th March 2012, 11 ;00pm on Channel NewsAsia Platinum Sponsors MTewin AIGNER Established 1898 Jermyn Street London i /Aed/aCorp A Channel NewsAsia
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      316 15 A life of wellness, close to the river and more. RIVERS#UND Residence® Weekend Leisure Travelling Ease Family Recreation Less than 5 mins Punggol Park Serangoon Reservoir Serangoon Park Connector 5 mins walk to Kangkar LRT station Direct link to town via KPE Shopping Indulgence 2-4 MRT stops 1 MRT stop
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      87 16 Ben Jerry’s new scoop shop To celebrate their new store opening at Rochester Mall, Ben Jerry’s will be giving away free cones from 12pm to 3pm. Customers will also receive a coupon to enjoy a scoop of ice cream on their return visitto the outlet for only S$1. And from
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      110 16 Israeli author Elad Weingrod’s first bilingual children’s story Like You, Like Me tells the tale of a young boy in Israel wondering if there is a boy in China just like him. This whimsical tale initially written in Hebrew has been translated to English and
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      131 16 Poiesis Play Poetry Slam Hosted by actress Karen Tan, this poetry slam features the original works of budding poet-performers, with equal emphasis on performance and poetry. Young poetperformers will be putting up original pieces inspired by Neil Gaiman’s work, Mirrormask. A story about a girl in a circus who longs
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      97 16 Usually staged in HDB estates during the Hungry Ghost Festival, enjoy live getai performances atthe ‘60s-themed Singapore Food Trail located in the heart of the city instead. Experience Singapore’s nostalgic food and entertainment heritage there will be song and dance performances and humorous skits by popular hosts such
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      118 16 Expect three days of thrilling action at the F1 Pit Building this weekend, where the OCBC Cycle races kick off and end. The highlight is today’s Professional Criterium, where more than 70 of the world’s top professional cyclists will take off underthe lights at 8.30pm. With
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      92 16 Vocal Traditions of India Jayateerth Mevundi After five successful years of presenting the best of Hindustani classical music to audiences in Singapore, Vocal Traditions of India is back with another acclaimed artiste, Jayateerth Mevundi, who has been lauded by Pandit Bhimsen Joshi as the torchbearer of the Kirana gharana school
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      231 16 J h ,Singapore 'oman 2012 Award Special treats to pamper you fabulous! Have your nails perfectly manicured! Treat yourself to a new outfit with great shopping discounts! Get ideas on how to stay in shape and look your best! Ladies, this is an event you and your girlfriends will not
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      34 16 SUDOKUplus DIFFICULTY RATING: HOW TO 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. COPYRIGHT UCLICK YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
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      70 17 □□RBoR a collection OF experimental programmes* lL 31 r il ON TV! STARRING GUO LIANG, GURMIT SINGH, CHERYL FOX, UTT, PRISCELIA CHAN, BELINDA LEE, ANDIE CHEN, DARREN LIM, RAYSON TAN, SCO KUI JIEN, YAO WEN LONG, BRANDON WONG, YA HUI, MAY PHUA, AILEEN TAN, PATRICIA MOK, LEE TENG LIN PEI
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      72 18 ON MEDIACORP WIPEOUT USA IV Channel~5, ~8pm Catch~this~episode~of~Wipeout ~as~the~contestants~ make~their~way~through~the~“World’s~Largest~Obstacle~ Course”~to~win~the~grand~prize! VASANTHAM BOX OFFICE: GOPURANGAL SAIVATHILLAI Vasantham, ~9pm Murali~is~forced~by~his~father~to~marry~a~village~girl, Arukani, ~the~daughter~of~his~good~friend. ~But~he~leaves~ her~behind~when~he~returns~to~work~in~Bangalore, meets~Julie~and~marries~her. ~Arukani~is~later~sent~to~ his~home, ~where~she~works~as~a~servant. ~When~Julie~ discovers~the~truth, ~she~does~a~makeover~for~Arukani~ and~unites~her~with~Murali. ON~SINGTEL~MIO~TV COMMONWEALTH BANK SERIES: AUSTRALIA VS SRI LANKA STAR~Cricket~HD~(mio~TV~Ch~123), Premieres~March~2, ~8am~(LIVE) The~Commonwealth~Bank~Series, ~featuring~ Australia, ~India~and~Sri~Lanka, ~continues~in~March, with~the~last~of~the~Australia~versus~Sri~Lanka~ matches, ~followed~by~three~finals~to~be~played~at~
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      369 18 ~6.00AM~~ Ninja~Warrior ~6.30~~ AM~Live! ~9.00~~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~ IX ~10.00~~ The~Dr~Oz~Show ~11.00~~ Countdown~To~London ~11.30~~ Great~Ideas~From~JML ~12.30PM~~ Light~Years~ ~1.00~~ The~Pupil~II ~2.00~~ Knight~Rider ~3.00~~ The~Dr~Oz~Show ~6.00AM~~ Don’t~Worry~Be~Happy~II ~6.30~~ Battle~Of~The~Best~IV ~7.00~~ Good~Morning~Singapore ~10.00~~ Beyond~The~Great~Wall ~11.30~~ Happy~Wife, ~Lucky~Man ~Noon~~ King~Of~Thrift~Goes~Overseas ~12.30PM~~ Delicious~Japan ~1.00~~ News~8~At~One ~1.30~~ Of~Rites~And~Rituals~II ~2.00~~ Silver~Servers CHANNEL ~4.00~~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~ IX ~5.00~~ Films~&~Stars~Asia ~5.30~~ Just~For~Laughs~Gags~IX
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      69 18 ON MEDIACORP RESCUE 995 (LAST EPISODE) (PG) Channel~8, ~9pm Yixun~is~unable~to~accept~the~truth~when~he~discovers~ his~birth~mother~who~abandoned~him~is~Yaqin. ~Feeling~ guilty~upon~realising~the~man~who~has~been~caring~for~ her~all~these~while~is~her~son~Yixun, ~she~runs~away~in~ a~hurry~only~to~fall~into~the~hands~of~Wenzong. With~ Yaqin~in~his~hands, Wenzong~threatens~Yixun~to~drop~his~ charges~against~him. SCIENCE OF MIGRATIONS okto, ~9pm Using~advanced~tagging~devices, ~scientists~study~the~ migrations~of~the~elephant~seal, ~the~monarch~butterfly, ~the~ elephant~and~the~wildebeest. They~shed~new~light~on~the~ underlying~forces~and~physics~that~drive~these~migrations. ON~STARHUB~CABLE~TV WALKING DEAD S2 FOX~MOVIES~PREMIUM~(StarHub~TV~Ch~622), 10pm Secrets~are~told~and~secrets~are~revealed. ~Hershel~ refuses~to~acknowledge~the~world’s~new~reality. Andrea~comes~out~of~her~shell. ~Everyone~is~ becoming~more~and~more~aware~that~“everything~ is~food~for~something.” DON’T TELL THE BRIDE
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