Today, 9 June 2012

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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp SATURDAY, 9 JUNE 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 635 1  -  PM Lee poses the question: Where do we want Singapore to be in 20 years’ time? ECONOMY AND SOCIETY TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Some have called for slower economic growth, arguing that we have enough material success and should shift
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  • 414 1  -  AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@med iacorp.com .sg SING A PORE The rising number of abandoned pets has prompted animal welfare group the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to call on the Agri-Food Veterinary Authority (AVA) to “speed up efforts”
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    • 57 1 IN THE INTERNET AGE WHERE KIDS ARE SAVVIER, MORE PARENTS ARE SEEKING COACHING ON HOW TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN HOT NEWS 8 SATURDAY PEOPLE 16 CO-FOUNDER OFTHEAZIMUTH WATCH BRAND ON HIS LATEST COUP IN CHINA EURO 2012 28 29 GERMANY’S BANKING ON BENDER WIN TVS, TABLETS IN OUR PICK THE
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  • hot news
    • 456 2  -  Still, it will need to raise taxes, social spending in new social compact: PM SOCIAL SPENDING LIN YANQIN yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There are those who believe Singapore should go the way of Scandinavian countries and provide a wider social safety net, but Singaporeans must decide whether
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    • 147 2  - Singapore’s politics must work, if TEO XUANWEI Singapore’s politics must work for the Republic to rank among the top global cities in 20 years’ time and to achieve the social objectives “we hold dear”, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. “Only when citizens accept the political system as legitimate,
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    • 362 4 SINGAPORE Resale prices for HDB flats are showing signs of picking up, with latest data pointing to a 2-per-cent rise in the last two months, according to the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX). The median resale price for HDB flats islandwide increased to S$438,800
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    • 101 6 SINGAPORE The Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter was a museum for a short while in February and is now waiting for a new lease of life. Watch TODAY’S video tour of the shelter. http://tdy.sg/bunkersg STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Internet service provider Bahnhof converted a shelter into a data centre. Wikileaks
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    • 361 6 REUTERS SH A NG H AI From the outside, The Shelter looks like any other building along Yongfu Road, a favourite hang out for Shanghai bar-goers. But walk through the doors, down a narrow stairway and through a winding tunnel to
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    • 953 8  -  A growing number of paren ts are seeking help on how to better raise their kids PARENTING IN THE INTERNET AGE TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Nearly every other week, Madam Noorulain Sheik Mohideen is either attending some parenting workshop, or swapping tips with
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    • 278 2 VIDEO: PM’S SPEECH Get a QR code reader app for your smartphone and scan the code above, or visit http://tdy.sg/ pmleess on your browser. 1SETAN SINGAPORE HSBC Credit Cards reward you with S$5 cash back daily and more this Great Singapore Sale Enjoy our GSS mid-sale special of a SS5
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    • 337 5 irlf m v tr-s: BMW Premium Selection Certified Pre-owned 1 m Nix, Sheer Driving Pleasure ppsl-bmw.sg n A mi Is r?r-\. I Fn«s, ail 1 I, i ■e njgil H GC2910 3 BMW PREMIUM SELECTION CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. 12-month BMW extended warranty* Approved service and vehicle history BMW Roadside Assistance PPSL-BMW.SG
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  • saturday people
    • 1733 10  -  FROM MUNCHING ON SHEEP’S EYES TO PARACHUTING INTO UNFAMILIAR BUSINESS TERRITORY, FORTIS HEALTHCARE COO ENG AIK MENG PUTS HIMSELF ON THE LINE THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES ALICIA WONG aliciaw@mediacorp.com.sg Every Saturday for half a year, Mr Eng Aik Meng was to be found in the nearly-empty office
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    • 741 14  -  YOUNG AND DIGITAL-SAVVY, ISABELLE ANG DISAGREES PRINT MEDIA HAS LOST ITS RELEVANCE YOUTH AND MEDIA JUNE YANG juneyang@mediacorp.com.sg With digital platforms grabbing eyeballs of the youth today, there may be some who wonder if print is going out of fashion among younger
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    • 1043 16  -  AZIMUTH CO-FOUNDER ALVIN LYE TALKS OF PROVING EARLY SCEPTICS WRONG, AND SCORING HIS LATEST COUP IN CHINA SINGAPOREAN PIONEER AARON DE SILVA In the annals of Singaporean watch enthusiast history, the names Alvin Lye and Christopher Long must surely rank as two of the most outstanding being
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    • 31 10 Print media is more down-to-earth. They usually give more complete coverage of the story About interests, about people, about youth issues. It’s more than just what’s going on. ISABELLE ANG 14
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    • 252 14 VIDEO: ISABELLE ANG, WINNER OF TODAY’S SPOT THE BIG DIFFERENCE CONTEST Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit http://tdy.sg/ LCUmdX for the video. Unique Business Opportunity Have you ever thought of running a part-time business with MindChamps while keeping your full-time job?
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  • voices
    • 224 18  -  EDUCATION FROM V BALU I am writing to recognise the untiring work of our teachers. My son is in Primary 6 at Townsville Primary. At a recent “meet the parents” session, his form teachers Madam Suhaizan and Mr Quek updated me on his progress in his subjects
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    • 169 18  -  FROM BENNY M ORTEGA The ugly side of Singapore has come to the fore again: First, no to nursing homes for the aged, and now the law must be strictly enforced on a 25-year-old girl, says the police echoed by some strait-laced citizens. One would think
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    • 203 18  - Countdown timers were tested but FROM HELEN LIM Director, Media Relations and Public Education, Land Transport Authority We refer to Mr Charles Ong’s letter “Countdown timers for motorists too?” (June 4). Singapore’s traffic light system operates on the Green Link Determining System, where the duration of green time at a
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    • 257 19  -  FROM JAMES DYSON The writer is a British inventor and founder of the Dyson company. The James Dyson Award is run in 18 countries by the James Dyson Foundation. I refer to the commentary “Can science save Europe?” (June 8). Europe is paying the price
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    • 165 19  -  FROM CASSIE FONG Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, StarHub We refer to Mr Frank Chua’s letter “Nine-hour loss of service was frustrating” (June 8), about the service interruption on May 30. We apologise again to him and our affected customers for any inconvenience experienced from this
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    • 130 19  -  FROM HE XIU YUN I read with disappointment the report “Passengers refuse to leave after delayed flight” (June 1). Tiger Airways’ management did owe the passengers an explanation and a certain amount of compensation. It could have offered refreshments while they waited. Communication
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    • 51 18 LETTER: MOE SHOULD WORK WITH MCYS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit http://tdy.sg/ moemcys for the letter from Tan Sor Choo. S.<*ys wm Ari v y 3CS.-S b»-« w<v *s*m. w *fof, tes&rt. &*j» sa^ri!^ uj c I n f 5
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    • 30 19 LETTER: MORE COMMUNICATION NEEDED OVER NGNBN SERVICE Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit http://tdy.sg/ ngnbncomm for the letter from Susan Ng.
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  • singapore
    • 251 20 Consumer association acts against company over complaints on timeshare deals CONSUMERRIGHTS SINGAPORE The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) has issued another warning to a company that claims to handle timeshare contracts. CASE said that, since February, at least 11 consumers have reported complaints over contracts with a
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    • 51 20 The winner of the TODAY Shop to Win S$10,000 weekly draw, Mr Chang Chow Khin, receiving his prize from Ms Jane Chang (centre), Marketing Communications Manager of Chan Brothers Travel, and Ms Caroline Bone, Marketing Manager of MediaCorp Press, on Wednesday. PHOTO KOH MUI
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    • 158 20 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Friends and relatives of the late Dr Lim Hock Siew, a founding member of Barisan Sosialis a party formed by a splinter group of the People’s Action Party bid their final farewell at his funeral yesterday. Dr Lim, one of Singapore’s
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    • 157 20  -  HANNA BEGAM SINGAPORE The former principal of Pei Chun Public School Lee Lip Hong was released from Changi Prison yesterday after serving six weeks in jail for having paid sex with an underaged girl. He had been sentenced to nine weeks’ j ail in
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  • world
    • 411 22 Private companies eye deals, partnerships to get bigger slice of India’s defence budget MILITARY HARDWARE BLOOMBERG MUMBAI Indian billionaires Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji and Adi Godrej made their fortunes in oil refining, software and toilet soaps. These days the moguls see big money in
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    • 368 22 AGENCIES BEIJING The eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said local officials have destroyed evidence of abuses in his village ahead of a possible investigation there over an issue which has embarrassed Beijing and threatened ties with Washington. Mr Chen
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 68 22 AP A former adviser to the now defunct Bangkok Bank of Commerce, Rakesh Saxena, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay US$41 million (S$53 million) in fines and compensation for embezzlement that helped spark the 1997 financial crisis. The bank
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      • 75 22 AP Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday signed a joint declaration with his Afghan counterpart, Mr Hamid Karzai, pledging wide-ranging cooperation and laying the groundwork for enhanced influence with Kabul after the departure of most foreign troops by the end of 2014. Mr Hu said
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      • 81 22 AGENCIES Parents who force their children to marry in England and Wales will face jail under newly-proposed laws, Britain’s government said yesterday. The Home Office said the plan comes after officials handled over2,000 possible cases of coerced matrimony since January last year. Most of the cases
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      • 74 22 REUTERS About 100 workers at a south-west-ern China plant of Foxconn, Apple’s main manufacturer, went on the rampage this week after a dispute turned violent, the Sichuan government said. Seven workers had created a scene after an argument with the owners of a restaurant. When
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    • 238 24 THE GUARDIAN NEW YORK Facebook has launched an app store, similar to that for the Apple iPhone, in a bid to turn the social network into a key entertainment platform online. The network launched its “App Center” in a blog post
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    • 47 24 About 1,000 anti-nuclear protesters gathered yesterday in front of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s residence in Tokyo, after Mr Noda said that two reactors of the Ohi nuclear power plant in western Japan must be restarted to protect the economy. REUTERS REUTERS
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 82 24 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER The co-chairperson of Malaysian electoral watchdog Bersih, Ms Ambiga Sreenevasan, filed a suit yesterday seeking damages from Putrajaya for allegedly violating her constitutional rights over the April 28 rally. She accused the Najib administration of abusing its power in ordering the police
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      • 72 24 AP British Prime Minister David Cameron will give evidence on Thursday at a media ethics inquiry, amid questions on his ties to a number of suspects in the country’s tabloid phone-hacking scandal. Mr Cameron had set up the judge-led enquiry to examine malpractice in
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    • 1013 23 Anything about cars, you find at AUTOBACS OPERATING HOUR: 7 DAYS A WEEK (10AM 8PM) tel 6749 5600 autobacs.com.sg ;w > IV msm BUKIT BATOK EAST AVE 6 AUTOBACS BENEFITS FOR PURCHASE OF 4 TYRES! GST included FREE lifetime nitrogen gas top-up FREE 4 times puncture repair FREE 2 times
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    • 327 25 <5> /ixr -V Of' RIVER ISLES An Exciting New Condominium at Punggol m Q o° r n IT nil rs2«l O <r o r :illl l PT a o EC C liE a r 7 r rl It, J sfe 1 ■s^ 8 s U 3 UNGG0L POINT WALK ACTIVITY
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  • business
    • 421 26 Stake in Echo raises prospect of battle for control of Australian casino company with Crown HIGH-STAKES GAMBLE AGENCIES SINGAPORE Casino and resort operator Genting Singapore yesterday said it had taken a stake in Echo Entertainment, raising the prospect of a battle for control over the A$3
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    • 246 26 Marvel at some of HQH world's rarest beauties on our catwalk. imm. S* v tig' m i j r-' m .v- >:vVSR as -i' v Y: EW .-V N. WS vjr~' -'f= S3* v This June, wild cats are on the prowl at Night Safari. Meet our/species of stunning and
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  • marketbuzz
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      200 27 Keep your food fresh and protect it against odours and bacteria with Klin-Tec refrigerator mats. These mats have zeolith mix embedded in its surface to keep food fresher for a longer period. The zeolith mix also has absorption and antimicrobial properties that help remove odours and moisture from
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      206 27 City Square Mall celebrates the school holidays and the Great Singapore Sale with Barbie-themed events, gifts and lucky draws. For every S$50 spent, shoppers will stand a chance to win a S$150 METRO shopping voucher plus a limited-edition Barbie collector doll, such as Kate Spade Barbie, Vera Wang
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    • 137 27 Help dad stay in the pink of health with a Father’s Day gift from Eu Yan Sang. Look out for discounts on a wide variety of products that Eu Yan Sang has specially selected for fathers. Items with a 20 per cent discount include Lingzhi Cracked Spores Powder
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    • 242 27 Take your baby and family to the Drypers Little Day Out carnival and enjoy fun activities, games and goodie bags. There will be child-friendly rides and a movie screening of Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked at 7pm. Special air-conditioned Drypers diaper changing stations will also be
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    • 228 27 This Father’s Day, treat dad to a sumptuous meal. Marina Mandarin Singapore has a variety of restaurants to cater to dad’s taste buds. The traditionalist Peach Blossom (level 5) offers an array of traditional Cantonese cuisine with a modern twist. Signature dishes include baked silver cod glazed
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  • euro 2012
    • 495 28 GROUP B: NETHERLANDS VS DENMARK AP KOLOBRZEG (POLAND) Anything but a victory over Denmark in their Euro 2012 opener would be a minor disaster for the Netherlands. As runners-up in the 2010 World Cup, they cannot claim success this time around unless they win the
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    • 610 29 Germany coach looks to untested defender to shackle Portugal’s Ronaldo GROUP B: GERMANY VS PORTUGAL AGENCIES G DA N S K POL A N D) Some coaches would consider it unwise to select an untested defender to mark Cristiano Ronaldo, probably Europe’s premier forward. Germany coach Joachim
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    • 297 29 AP GDANSK (POL AND) UEFA have said they will take action should there be a repeat of the racist chanting heard at the Netherlands team training this week. “UEFA has now been made aware that there were some isolated incidents of racist chanting,” European football’s governing
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    • 306 29 REUTERS GDANSK (POL AND) Germany assistant coach Hansi Flick apologised yesterday for saying his players would need steel helmets for protection when Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo takes freekicks in their Euro 2012 Group B match today. The comment made earlier yesterday before the team’s departure for
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  • sports
    • 901 30  - IN THE PINK OF HEALTH Paddlers In The Pink give new meaning to winning DRAGON DIVAS REGATTA ALYWIN CHEW alywinchewsc@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As other teams huddled in the shade of their tents, awaiting the start of the race, the Paddlers In The Pink were out in the sun boisterous during their
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    • 510 31  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE MAL AYSIA 2 2 SINGAPORE It was just another game, they said. The result did not matter, it is an opportunity to experiment, it is only a friendly. Even if there were any who were convinced by comments from both
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    • 190 32 AP BOSTON LeBron James refused to let another season end in Boston, scoring 45 points and pulling down 15 rebounds as the Miami Heat overwhelmed the Boston Celtics 98-79 to force a Game 7 decider in the NBA Eastern Conference final. James
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 96 32 AGENCIES Former Liverpool assistant Steve Clarke was unveiled as the new manager of Premier League side West Bromwich Albion yesterday, 24 hours after the announcement of his departure from Anfield. The 48-year-old Scot replaces Roy Hodgson, who took up the England managerial position, and
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      • 104 32 AP Masters champions Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson will play in the same flight for the opening two rounds of golf’s US Open next week. Coming off a win at the Memorial, Woods will start as one of the favourites
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    • 209 32 Gain Skills Strategies for Your P6/S4 Distinctions “I achieved an A1 in English O levels from a C in 4 wks.” Greta “I got 95% in Physics from a C in 8wks to top the level.” Kylie “I score an A* in P6 Science from a D in 6 months,
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
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    • 47 33 CARS WHY IS SINGAPORE LAGGING BEHIND IN FUELEMISSION STANDARDS? 34 MASERATI’S NEW GRANTURISMO SPORT IS PURE MAGIC 35 FOOD RECIPE: CHEF GONTRAN CHERRIER’S CHOCOLATE MENDIANT TART 42 SATURDAY, 9 JUNE 2012 GET STUFFED A THREE -PAGE GUIDE TO THE BEST DUMPLINGS IN TOWN 38 PHOTO SHANG PALACE
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  • T TODAY
    • cars
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        761 34  -  SINGAPORE RISKS BEING LEFT BEHIND BY ITS NEIGHBOURS WHEN IT COMES TO VEHICLE AND FUEL EMISSION STANDARDS BEN CHIA IN THAILAND features@mediacorp.com.sg BANGKOK For all the talk of having green and fuel-efficient vehicles on sale in Singapore, together with the pending implementation of the Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme
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      • 63 35 NEWS TRACKS Catch this 1982 DeLorean, the car that became famous after the movie “Back to the Future” at the Orchard Central Discovery Walk (Level 1) from 11 to 17 June. There are fewer than 9,500 of these breeds worldwide and this is the only one
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      • 105 35 The refreshed Lexus RX sport-utility vehicle will make its local debut on June 28, according to dealer Borneo Motors. The popular soft-roader has been restyled with LED running lights and the novel ‘spindle’ grille. On the inside, it gets an improved infotainment system
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      • 99 35 1972 saw the founding of BMW’s nowvaunted ‘M division’. Munich Automobiles in Singapore, the world’s first standalone BMW M dealer, celebrated the label’s 40 years of existence by importing and restoring its very own super-rare 1987 M3 Sport Evolution first-hand. “We hope to
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      • 115 35 We all know Mercedes is big on golf, as it sponsors the Masters tournament. But this is a slightly different spin. On May 31, former F1 and current DTM race driver David Coulthard combined forces with pro-golfer Jake Shepherd to set a new record at
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        555 35  -  Just how different can two cars with the same engine be? Maserati has the answer REVIEW JULIAN LOW IN ITALY features@mediacorp.com.sg MODENA When it comes to balance and poise, weight distribution is everything. That’s why Dolly Parton would probably have failed at ballet. It’s also why the new
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      • 262 36 BMW.SG Singapore’s Ultimate BMW Enthusiast Community CAR FORUMS More than a decade in the making it was first incorporated by a group of BMW enthusiasts on Sept 25, 2001 this forum is a lively one, with more than 655,000 posts across almost 50,000 threads. The community extends beyond the Web,
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      • 356 36  -  The revised everyman’s sedan is outgunned by cost and competition REVIEW JULIAN LOW SINGAPORE There’s no hiding from this the Japanese are on the ropes. Mitsubishi is an example. The brand sold just 24 cars here in the first four months of 2012. Half a dozen years
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    • food
      • 1557 38  -  Return to the (more or less) familiar this dumpling season FESTIVE TREAT DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Still best appreciated in their traditional forms, the rice dumpling’s perennial popularity continues to lay proof to a familiar axiom: If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it, said the wise chef to
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      • 332 41 Boozy conversations about what makes people smile THIS ROUND’S ON... SINGAPORE Aussie native Michael Kluczko entertained a precursor to his love for wine working as a cellar rat at Tatachilla in the McLaren Vale. “That’s when I was really bitten by the winemaking bug,” said
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      • 161 41 Class 95FM DJ Yasminne Cheng’s favourite reasonsto go nuts Yasminne, host of Lunch Break (Class 95 FM) and selfconfessed laksa fanatic admits to being a foodie with a restricted palate. “I love food but I don’t eat a lot of things.” Banana walnut
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      • 481 42  -  Chef Gontran Cherrier of Tiong Bahru Bakery reimagines another classic RECIPE: SUMMER LOVE DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE Its middle name from the term mendiants refers to a traditional French confection, often a chocolate disk studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the four medicant orders of the Dominicans,
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      • 109 45 Get geared up for Olympic season with MediaCorp TV, which will be broadcasting the games “live” starting with the opening ceremony on July 28 at 4am on Channel 5. At this roadshow, hosted by 987FM DJs Divian and Jacqui, catch singer Sezairi Sezali, Shabir
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      • 76 45 MONUMENTAL WALKING TOURS MIXED BLESSINGS Go on a walking tour of religious monuments along Telok Ayer Street and experience the diversity and harmony of architectural styles and religious life. Look out for the Thian Hock Keng temple; the Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist church, which has a Chinese pavilion rooftop; and
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      • 63 45 Enj oy a weekend filled with kite-flying performances by Singaporean and Malaysian masters wielding zero-wind single, dual and four-line kites to choreographed music; watch ACT 3 International’s street-style performances; and write your own messages on kites that will form part of a Kite Messaging Canopy art installation.
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      • 62 45 Three Singapore-based artists Sarah Bridget, Rudy Djoharnaen and Erzan Adam present illustrations inspired by the popular philosophical novel Sophie’s World, in order to spark discussion about living in Sophie’s shell and the seemingly regular world we live in. Until July 2, 11am,
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      • 53 45 Trawl for quirky knick-knacks, handmade limited-edition items and jolly bargains out of the boots of 15 vintage cars, including a 1935 Ford Coupe and a 1951 Singer Roadster. Today and tomorrow, 11am to 9.30pm, Discovery Walk 1 and 2, Orchard Central. Vintage car boot sale
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