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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp SATURDAY, 16 JUNE 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 872 1  -  Allow option of suspending driving licences of those who get others to take the rap for traffic offences says Hri Kumar WOFFLES WU CASE TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Admitting he was “surprised” by the S$1,000 fine imposed on well-known plastic surgeon Woffles Wu, Member
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  • 467 1  -  WITH LYNDA HONG AGENCIES S I N G A P O R E Sales of new private homes fell 32 per cent last month to its lowest level this year as the Europe crisis damped demand, but analysts expect the
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    • 57 1 S’POREANS SHOULDN’T BE HUNG UP ON THOSE WHO LEAVE TO CHASE DREAMS ABROAD: MENTOR TO CEOS HSIEH TSUN-YAN THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES 12 THE NEW YORK TIMES 4 THE LAST OUTPOST: US DESCENDANTS ON A JAPANESE ISLAND SATURDAY FEATURE 8 WOMEN WHO SEAL THE DEAL WITH SEX T 38 WHERE
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  • hot news
    • 419 2  -  This group of job-seekers runs the risk of skills obsolescence says Manpower Minister SINGAPORE’S WORKFORCE SARA GROSSE saragrosse@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As Singapore’s labour market shows signs of softening, Minister of State for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin yesterday flagged an area of concern: The long-term unemployment rate,
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    • 324 2  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE As the number of trains being withdrawn from service on the North-South and East-West Lines doubled over the last three years, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and train operator SMRT have rolled out measures to raise train service reliability and
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    • 416 6  -  Madam Chang Mei Hsiang hopes to bring it back on air as Voice of Singapore Rediffusion MEDIA WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Six years ago, she had approached the owners of Rediffusion hoping to buy over the brand or become a stakeholder, to no avail. Now, having finally
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    • 1079 8  -  Are they greedy pressured by competition or victims of a male-dominated business? NEWS FEATURE TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg One former financial broker knows at least two financial instrument brokers who play the “sex for contracts” game: They get into the sack with corporate clients
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    • 209 9 TIPS Singapore the international property show By PropertyGum.com.sg 0 9 0 9 9 9 4£ V’ > XI L s Jm 525® The International Property Showcase (TIPS) holds its inaugural event showcasing selected top property projects from Malaysia, Bali, Thailand, Australia and more! WHY VISIT TIPS? Wide range of selected
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  • saturday people
    • 1428 12  -  SINGAPOREANS SHOULDN’T BE SO HUNG UP ON ELITE SCHOOLS AND THOSE WHO UPROOT FOR OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD, SAYS MENTOR-TO-CEOS AND SONY BOARD MEMBER HSIEH TSUN-YAN THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES LIN YANQIN assistant news editor yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg When he gave up his Singapore passport for a Canadian one,
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    • 579 14  -  THE PRINCIPAL WHO CARED SHERALYN TAY The toddler was so hyperactive that the only way his grandmother could cope was to put him in a cardboard box. In kindergarten, Joe Chong (not his real name), would run wild and leap off tables, or
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    • 574 15  -  MONSTER FISH HOST NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg He plodded through the ankle-deep waters in his flip-flops no tricked-out adventurer’s gear, despite his celebrity status and his ears pricked up like an eager schoolboy’s whenever he heard a ripple in the distance. Marine ecologist
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    • 30 13 WHAT MR HSIEH TSUN-YAN HAD AT LABREZZA Minestrone Fine vegetables, tomato broth, cannellini beans Ravioli di Zucca Butternut squash cream, truffle ricotta mousse, toasted seeds St. Regis Blend Coffee S$51
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    • 384 13 NGEE ANN-ADELAIDE EDUCATION CENTRE 4? The Ngee Ann Kongsi IS THE UNIVERSITY ’/ADELAIDE A PARTNERSHIP SINCE 1998 PROGRAMS OFFERED IN SINGAPORE NAA ARE EQUIVALENT TO DEGREES OFFERED IN ADELAIDE s THE UNIVERSITY "/ADELAIDE ASSOCIATED WITH 5 NOBEL LAUREATES NGEE ANN KONGSI BOND-FREE SCHOLARSHIPS are available for all undergraduate applicants for
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    • 233 14 I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORY I MOST ME' I MUS'' I M' 1 I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE I MOST MEMORISE
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    • 174 14 Chijme/ inaugural flea market 15 Jun 1 Jul 12 1600 2300 hrs Chijmes Lawn The time to appease your curiosity and capacity for all things beautiful is now. Three themed flea markets Fete Chapel Market, A Thing For Style and Uniquely Yours will be held over three weekends. For three
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  • voices
    • 595 16  -  ISAY TEO YOU YENN VIVIENNE WEE Dr Teo You Yenn is an assistant professor in Sociology at the Nanyang Technological University and board member at the Association of Women for Action and Research. Dr Vivienne Wee is an anthropologist and Research Advocacy Director at
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    • 459 17  -  FROM TAN CHEK TEE I refer to the news report on the sentencing of prominent plastic surgeon Dr Woffles Wu (June 14). Dr Wu was fined S$1,000 for asking an elderly employee of his, Mr Kuan, to take the rap for
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    • 135 17 WOFFLES WU The plastic surgeon was fined S$1,000 for getting employee Kuan Kit Wah to take the rap for a speeding offence in November 2006. In September 2005, Wu abetted Mr Kuan in taking the rap for another speeding offence. Wu was quoted as saying: “I believe
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    • 236 18  -  FROM NG HONG PEOW There is no doubt that the introduction of the MRT in the 1980s brought much convenience to residents in Singapore. Even with some major hiccups occurring, many of us still prefer to use the MRT as the main mode
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    • 110 18  -  FROM LOKE YUE CHONG The Green Link Determining (GLIDE) road traffic control system was introduced 24 years ago. While it was state-of-the-art in 1988, the system must be out of date by now. Meanwhile, the volume of road traffic has grown tremendously.
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    • 146 18  -  FROM AJ BOELENS Before I was relocated to Singapore, many people told me how clean the city is. After having lived in the Toa Payoh area for two months, I have been sorely disappointed to see how dirty this particular neighbourhood
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    • 14 16 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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    • 244 17 r am Marvel at some of world's rarest beauties on our catwalk. item wWts V 'Cm i a 4 *> i 3^ :>r~ i -v-V^s£* ■i* v N s-_ v r~ V X" This June, wild cats are on the prowl at Night Safari. Meet our 7 species of stunning
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  • singapore
    • 363 20  -  The Singapore Green 1 aims to show how to do lifestyle events in an eco-friendly way ENVIRONMENT ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With minimal use of posters and banners and a light-emitting diode (LED) backdrop, Singapore’s largest “environmentally-sustainable lifestyle event” will be the first to be “zero waste”.
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    • 253 20 CHANNEL NEWSASIA S I N G A P O R E Singapore’s leading media company, MediaCorp, won 21 awards at this year’s PromaxBDA World Gold Awards held in New York on Thursday. The international awards honour the best in promotion and marketing, as well
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 72 21 A woman with depression has been given 15 months’ probation for stealing drinks and rice worth about S$450 from a condo storage room. Ong Shi Han, a 23-year-old law graduate, stole the items in November last year with her boyfriend, Jeremy Kuek Beng Kiat, 23.
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      • 76 21  -  CLAIRE HUANG Two teenagers have been found guilty of stabbing Raffles Institution student An and Ravindran with a knife in December last year at Potong Pasir. Lim Ming Yi and Liong Hong Ting, now 18, are the second and third persons to be
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      • 65 21  -  CLAIRE HUANG National cricketers Rajeswari, 24, and Vigineswari Pasupathy, 22, who were charged with housebreaking, face two more charges each: Breaking into two flats in 2009 and 2010 and stealing cash and jewellery. School cricket coach Jeraj Puvaneshan, 26, had his housebreaking charge changed to
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      • 60 21  -  NG JING YNG The National University of Singapore professor who suggested the use of psychedelic drugs to spur creativity among youths has removed his blog post. Associate Professor Shi Yuzhi wrote on Thursday night: “To prevent others from misreading or misconstruing (my intentions),
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    • 249 21 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Four Colombians have been arrested for stealing valuables including cash, jewellery and gold bars worth more than S$300,000 from a semi-detached home along Upper Serangoon Road. Two of the suspects were arrested on Wednesday after they were seen behaving
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  • world
    • 190 22 AP BEIJING China’s Ankang city government suspended three officials and apologised to a woman forced to undergo an abortion seven months into her pregnancy, in a case that sparked an uproar after graphic photos of the mother and her dead baby went viral
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    • 313 22 Lifting of US sanctions prompts soft-drink maker to re-enter country MYANMAR AP NEW YORK The Coca-Cola Company plans to start selling its drinks in Myanmar for the first time in 60 years, following the United States government’s decision to suspend investment sanctions on the
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    • 67 23 AP China will send its first woman, Ms Liu Yang (picture), a 34-year-old air force pilot, into space today along with two male astronauts to work on a temporary space station for about a week. Ms Liu, like China’s other female astronaut candidates, is married and
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    • 288 23 REUTERS HONG KONG A Chinese state-security official arrested this year on allegations of spying for Washington is suspected to have compromised some of its United States agents in a major setback that angered President Hu Jintao, sources said. Mr Hu personally intervened
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    • 170 23 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG China’s largest dairy producer, Yili Industrial Group, has recalled some baby formula after finding “abnormal” levels of mercury in the products, the state-owned company said on its website. The recalled milk products were made between November last year and last
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    • 402 24 Ruling party picks Finance Minister as its candidate ahead of crucial elections INDIAN POLITICS AGENCIES NEW DELHI India’s ruling Congress Party named Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as its nominee for President yesterday, capping a week of political turmoil that exposed the fragility of the coalition government
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 78 24 AP Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has warned that Thursday’s court ruling to dissolve Parliament and let Hosni Mubarak’s former Prime Minister, Mr Ahmed Shafiq, run for President is a move towards reversing the gains of the revolution. The group, which held the most seats in Parliament, said
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      • 86 24 AP Thailand’s Culture Ministry has criticised Lady Gaga over what it said was her inappropriate use of a Thai flag at a Bangkok concert last month, which “hurt the feelings of the Thai people”. She had worn a Thai headdress and a bikini and sat
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    • 249 25 AGENCIES LONDON A man in Oregon in the United States is severely ill in hospital with a suspected case of the plague, thought to have been contracted when he was bitten as he tried saving a mouse from
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    • 297 25 REUTERS LONDON The super-rich investors responsible for London’s prime real estate bubble are adding California to their wish lists as an overdue churn in the American property market, which spawned the sub-prime mortgage maelstrom, finally gets under way. Asian and European investors who have
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    • 431 24 A winning extravaganza FATTEN UP YOUR WALLETS BY SHOPPING! HERE’S THE DEAL. Pick up bargain electronics and you may just score a cash prize! From June 29 to July 1 (11am to 10pm), visit the Gain City Expo at Singapore Expo, Hall 5B, for great deals on consumer electronics and
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  • business
    • 423 26 From Tokyo to London, monetary authorities prepare for any turmoil from Greek vote EURO CRISIS AGENCIES LONDON Central banks from Tokyo to London checked their ammunition yesterday in preparation for any turmoil from Greece’s election, with the European Central Bank (ECB) hinting at an
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    • 172 26 AGENCIES HONG KONG Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) yesterday said it would pay £1.4 billion (S$2.8 billion) to buy the London Metal Exchange (LME), in a deal that gives Asia’s largest bourse an entry into a commodity trading platform. Shareholders will
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 113 26 AGENCIES Singapore’s retail sales rose at a slower pace in April as spending at department stores eased and vehicle purchases fell. The retail sales index climbed 2.2 per cent on-year after gaining a revised 8.9 per cent in March, the Statistics Department said. Excluding automobiles,
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      • 104 26 White Haven Properties, a unit of City Developments (CDL), has won the tender for a 99 -year leasehold site at Buangkok Drive/Sengkang Central for S$301 million or about S$508 a sq ft. CDL earlier said it plans to build a residential development of about 16
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  • marketbuzz
    • 223 27 Be ready for life’s unexpected moments with RHB Bank’s Preferred Credit. Whether it is an opportunity to purchase a limited-edition collectible or for any urgent unforeseen circumstances, RHB Bank’s Preferred Credit puts the power of extra cash in your hands. Ms Angeline Lee, RHB Bank’s
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    • 174 27 Orchard Central (OC) gives a new twist to its shopping experience with a vintage car boot sale. Shop amid a congregation of 15 rare vintage beauties, such as the 1967 Porsche Coupe. Also, catch sight of the 1982 DeLorean the car that became famous after the
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    • 164 27 Check out the Casio G-Shock roadshow at Bugis Junction, until tomorrow from 10am to 9.30pm. Admission is free. Casio Singapore is the main sponsor of Ken Gushi and his team (G-Shock Kumho Tires Drift team) for the 2012 Formula Drift Asia race, which will see
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    • 97 27 On Father’s Day, give your dad a hug at The Manhattan Fish Market and get a free plate of Feeesh ‘n Cheeese worth S$13.90 (with no minimum spending required). Just verbally declare your love to your father and him front of The Manhattan give him a hearty
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    • 63 27 Check out KFC Tri-Pepper Crunch of delish peppery delights. Tender, juicy chicken is marinated in black, pink and green pepper, then cooked to crunchy perfection and topped with a sprinkle of pepper for an extra kick. Choose from two types of meals: Tri-Pepper Crunch meal (S$6.30) or
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    • 174 27 Lenovo’s IdeaPad Ultrabooks U310 and U410 are stylish, slim and light. The 1.7kg, 18mm thick U310 has a 13.3-inch screen while the 1.8kg, 21mm thick U410 has a 14-inch screen. The notebooks come in vibrant colours, including sapphire blue, aqua blue, cherry blossom, graphite gray, ruby
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    • 130 27 Catch all three complete seasons of Modern Family on demand, on mio TV Season Pass. Modern Family is a two-time Emmy Award winner for “Outstanding Comedy Series” and a two-time winner for “Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series”. The sitcom chronicles the lives of the extended Pritchett
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  • euro 2012
    • 506 28 Torres storms back to give Spain a much-needed boost GROUP C REUTERS GDANSK (POL AND) Much maligned for his paucity of goals after his £50 million (S$99 million) transfer from Liverpool to Chelsea in January, 2011, striker Fernando Torres looked to have rediscovered his form at the
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    • 432 29 AGENCIES KRAKOW It will be a photo-finish in groups A and B at Euro 2012 in Poland and the Ukraine. All four teams in Group A know a defeat tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) will almost certainly end their campaign. In Group
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    • 61 29 FIXTURES Greece vs Russia Czech Republic vs Poland Both matches at 2.45am Sunday (Singapore time) P W D L F A Pts 1 Russia 2 1 1 0 5 2 4 2 Czech Rep 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 3 Poland 2 0 2 0 2
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    • 59 29 FIXTURES Portugal vs Netherlands Denmark vs Germany Both matches at 2.45am Monday (Singapore time) P W D L F A Pts 1 Germany 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 2 Portugal 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 Denmark 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
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    • 70 29 REUTERS UEFA said yesterday that it is investigating reports that a banana was thrown on to the pitch during Italy’s 1-1 draw with Croatia in Poznan, Poland, on Thursday. Italy striker Mario Balotelli, who is of African descent, said he would “kill” anyone who threw bananas at
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    • 354 32  -  Higher standards expected for qualification: Phua LONDON OLYMPICS TAN YO-HINN deputy sports editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The London Games will herald stricter qualifying requirements for future Olympiads. Yesterday, 18 athletes were selected by the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) for the July 27 to Aug 12 London Olympics.
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    • 317 32  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE It was a blood-and-guts spectacle at the Likas Stadium the last time these two sides met in the Malaysian Super League (MSL) on Jan 21. Sabah gave the LionsXII a real welcome to Malaysian football, throwing a high boot,
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
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    • 49 33 SATURDAY, 16 JUNE 2012 NAP/TUCK THE BEST PLACES TO INDULGE IN A LAZY, DELICIOUS BRUNCH 38 SAFETY FIRST AUTOMOBILE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY EXPLAINED 34 CAR REVIEW THE NEW BMW M3 COUPE IS A MODERN CLASSIC 36 BUDGET EATS NAT HO’S YUMMY SUGGESTIONS FOR UNDER S$10 39 PHOTO BALZAC BR ASSERIE
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      • 965 34  -  AUTOMOBILE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY EXPLAINED IN SIMPLE ENGLISH DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Automobile safety has come a long, long way since the first four-wheel “auto” carriages took to the road. It’s largely down to advances in safety technology that global
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        374 35 Singapore gets the first two-tone Ghost Singapore is the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to see the new Rolls-Royce Ghost ‘Extended Wheelbase’ with two-tone paintwork. The newest version of Rolls-Royce’s least expensive machine was unveiled at the Geneva motor show in March. More importantly, it reflects the
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      • 451 35  -  Honda’s hybrid hatchback gets a facelift and some ‘non-visual’ tweaks REVIEW DERRYN WONG SINGAPORE Japan is full of contradictions. Conservative but radical, safe but manic. The same goes for its car companies, too. In recent years, Honda became more conservative and junked some of its more exciting products,
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        375 36 Want to have your car forum featured on our pages? Email todayonline@ mediacorp. com.sg Porsche Singapore Forum Established in 2008 by a man named Chris, a Porsche owner and enthusiast. “I came from the world of BMWs and know that the BMW community is well served by a
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        509 36  -  A glorious last hurrah for an endangered species of high-performance BMW REVIEW DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For a snapshot of the state of motoring, we need only look at Formula One engine downsizing, talk of bringing back turbochargers and the use of hybrid systems are just a
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        1165 38  -  Weekend brunch is shaping up to be the most important meal of the week GOOD MORNING ANNETTE TAN features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Brunch. It’s the country’s favourite weekend meal; one that encompasses a typically lean menu of classic dishes such as eggs Benedict, fluffy pancakes drenched in maple syrup, French
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      • 179 39 He may be a pop star, but Nat Ho can slum it at acoffeeshop, too Actor-turned-recording artiste Nat is also featured in upcoming new infotainment show Hot Guys Who Cook, premiering June 25 at 9pm on Diva Universal (StarHub TV Ch 522), so
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        515 40  -  La Pizzaiola serves up homey and affordable Italian fare in the suburbs REVIEW EVELYN CHEN SINGAPORE With pizzas and pastas thick on Singapore’s booming trattoria grounds, a quality Italian diner isn’t hard to nail down. But if you’re on a hunt for a pocket-friendly option with the kitchen
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    • culture & lifestyle
      • 326 41 Brown black and blue Chris Brown attacked in NYC club RAP ATTACK REUTERS NEW YORK R&B star Chris Brown was attacked in a fight at a New York club early on Thursday morning, his spokesman said, as rapper Drake was on his way out of the nightspot. “Chris and his
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      • 145 41 CELEBRITY LAW AP NEW ORLEANS A federal jury late on Thursday rejected claims that Kevin Costner and his business partner duped fellow actor Stephen Baldwin and a friend out of millions of dollars from a BP contract for using oil cleanup devices in the aftermath of
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      • 183 42 WEIGHTY ISSUES THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LOS ANGELES Lauren Weisberger is penning a sequel to her debut novel The Devil Wears Prada and, naturally, talk is turning to the possibility of a big-screen sequel, too. Good news for film fans: Meryl Streep says she would
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      • 507 42  -  Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville gets singed by Olympic fire in Twenty Twelve FUNNY GAMES MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg TRANSCRIPT COURTESY BBC ENTERTAINMENT SINGAPORE It’s hard to envision Hugh Bonneville as anyone other than Downton Abbey’s venerable Lord Grantham, but the sight of him in Twenty Twelve
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    • things to do
      • 95 44 OUR PICK For the 2012 Formula Drift Asia race, Casio Singapore is the main sponsor of Ken Gushi and his team, G-Shock Kumho Tires Drift team. To commemorate this collaboration, Casio Singapore has launched a limited-edition G-Shock DW-6900CB-4DRIFTDS. Check out the exclusive timepiece at the roadshow and
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      • 68 44 The concert marks South Korea’s legendary and most successful boyband’s comeback to the K-Pop scene, its 14th anniversary and the release of its 10th album after a four-year hiatus. Expect hits like T.O.P, Hey, Come On! as well as tracks from their
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      • 44 44 Grammy Award-winning California band performs hits like Drops Of Jupiter, Calling All Angels and Hey Soul Sister, in support of its latest album California 37. Tomorrow, 8pm. Grand Theatre, Marina Bay Sands. Tickets at S$98 to S$168 from Sistic. www.sistic.com.sg.
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      • 82 44 Get ready to go bananas for an experience looking at the zoo’s ape and prosimian residents. Watch as they exhibit some of their skills through various trails and enrichment activities, or get star-struck at the meet-and-greet session. Don’t forget your binocular freebie on the way in
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      • 139 44 SIGNATURE WEDDINGS AS UNIQUE AS YOUR LOVE A showcase of Changi Village Hotel’s scenic alfresco spaces and stylish ballroom with specially designed themed set-ups. Event highlights include a live run through of the typical wedding day at Changi Village Hotel, a Live Food Station where you can sample some of
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    • 120 45 programming@channelnewsasia.com HEADLINES 12.30pm,~1pm,~1.30pm,~3.30pm,~ 5.30pm,~6pm,~6.30pm,~8pm,~ 8.30pm,~9.30pm,~10.30pm,~ 11.30pm,~12.30am,~1am,~1.30am HEADLINES/S’PORE~UPDATES 9.30am,~11.30am,~2.30pm,~4.30pm HEADLINES/S’PORE Market~Report~10.30am Programmes~may~be~pre-empted due~to~breaking~news 6.00AM~ AM~Live!~Bite-size 6.30~~ The~Maverick 7.00~ Talking~Point~—~The~Vote 8.00~ The~End-Beginning 9.00~ Asia~Today 9.33~ Welcome~2~Taiwan~ 10.00~ Asia~Today 10.33~ ASIA~Exposed 11.00~ Asia~Today 11.33~ AM~Live!~Bite-size NOON~ World~Today 12.32PM~ Correspondents’~Diary 1.02~ Mark~Zuckerberg~—~Inside~~ ~Facebook 2.00~ World~Today 2.33~ Welcome~2~Taiwan 3.00~ World~Today 3.32~ Spirit~of~Singapore 4.00~ World~Today 4.31~~
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    • 119 45 tellvasantham@mediacorp.com.sg 1.00PM~ Vasantham~Gold:~~ ~Thanga~Pathakam 4.00~ Bollywood~Masti:~ ~Zindagi~Na~Milegi~Dobara~ 7.00~ Sangeetha~Mahayutham 8.00~ Ha~Ha~Ha~Sirippu 8.30~ Tamil~Seithi 9.00~ Tamil~Silverscreen:~ ~Dhoni MN~ Tamil~Seithi 12.30AM~ Close ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a 2011 Hindi film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. Featuring Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol
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    • 121 46 tellvasantham@mediacorp.com.sg 1.00PM~ Indian~Panorama:~~ ~Casonovva 4.00~ Cinema~Express:~~ ~Deiva~Thirumagal 7.00~ Dance~Jodi~II 8.30~ Tamil~Sethi 9.00~ Tamil~Talkies:~Sangamam MN~ Tamil~Sethi 12.30AM~ Close DANCE JODI II The remaining contestants are set to waltz around to some western music. Watch as they compete to survive potential elimination. Vasantham 7pm tellsuria@mediacorp.com.sg 10.00AM~ Zon~Si~Kecil:~Minibas 10.30~ Ulat~Buku 11.00~ Makcik~Kaypop~~ ~(Episode~1)
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  • 947 1  -  Obstacles Mar Hunt for Mideast Fortunes By ROBERT F. WORTH (tljc 2s'cUi JJork (times Tripoli, Libya SOON AFTER THE revolt against Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi began in Libya last year, foreign banks and governments began freezing billions of dollars in assets held by his family
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  • 1167 1  -  By VIKAS BAJAJ Sljc jNttar IJork Stmts; RANWAN, India In this north Indian village, workers recently dismantled stacks of burned and mildewed rice while flies swarmed nearby over spoiled wheat. Local residents said the rice crop had been sitting beside a highway
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    • 893 2  -  iNTelligeNCe/roger ROGER COHEN 55ljc $c\v Jlork Shncs London Let’s say a few unsayable things. It’s worth doing because no Middle East peace is going to be built on coy evasions, competitive victimhood or wishful thinking. The first unsayable thing is that there is no “right of
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    • 480 2  -  By JOSH KRON Sljc JCcUt Jlork Ehncs OJURU, Uganda Haunted by a merciless and debilitating disease that doctors cannot cure, villagers in this remote enclave in northern Uganda have turned to traditional healers like Alfred Ojara. On a recent day, Mr. Ojara
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    • 728 3  -  By BILL CARTER, AMY CHOZICK Stye Jfrtu jlork State* For some journalists, Syria has been one of the least hospitable countries in the Middle East, a place where reporters if they can get in are routinely harassed and threatened as they try to uncover the
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    • 759 3  -  By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN el)cJsVut jlork State* BILASUVAR, Azerbaijan The perennially wary relationship between Azerbaijan and Iran has deteriorated in recent weeks amid deep unease in Tehran over expanding military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel. A vital border crossing here has been
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    • 617 4  -  By MARTIN FACKLER El)c 'N'eUt Jlcrk Shucs CHICHI JIMA, Japan Every morning, as the sun rises over this remote Pacific Island and its tiny port with typically Japanese lowslung concrete buildings, John Washington commits a quiet act of defiance against the famously insular
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    • 671 4  -  By TIM ARANGO El)c 'N'eUt Jlcrk Shucs SINJAR, Iraq With her father sitting nearby, 16-year-old Jenan Merza struggled to explain why she was lying in bed recovering from a gunshot wound. “I didn’t know the gun was loaded,” she said. A couple of moments
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    • 747 6  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By SCOTT SHANE ®1)C iXVUt Jlork Ehnc‘1 WASHINGTON In recent years, the United States has pioneered the use of two innovative weapons, drones and cyberattacks, that by many accounts have devastated Al Qaeda and set back Iran’s
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    • 526 6  -  KEVIN DELANEY SlK iNVUt Jlork Ehnc‘1 “I’m shaking the dust of this crummy little town off my feet and I’m going to see the world.” So vows George Bailey in Frank Capra’s 1946 film “It’s a Wonder- ful Life.” But despite years of trying, he
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    • 762 8  -  By SIMON ROMERO eljcJCcUt Jjork Shncs ARAL MOREIRA, Brazil The gunmen emerged from pickup trucks at dawn and stormed into an encampment surrounded by a field of soybean plants near this town on Brazil’s frontier with Paraguay. Witnesses said the men then shot
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    • 672 8  -  By DECLAN WALSH EljcJCcUt Jjork Stmcs CHITRAL, Pakistan During a grand gathering of tribal elders in this rugged and remote mountain district recently, one guest stood out: an elderly Englishman in a suit and polished shoes, his snowy hair carefully
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    • 738 10  -  By THOMAS FULLER El)c Jshu Jlork Ehncs BAAN KHLONG KHOO, Thailand During 18 years living across the road from rice paddies, Malinee Khammon has never planted a single seedling. The daughter of farmers who is in her last year of high school, she has
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    • 630 10  -  By SOMINI SENGUPTA EljcJChu JJork eimc‘1 SAN FRANCISCO On Valentine’s Day, Nick Bergus came across a link to an odd product on Amazon.com: a 200-liter barrel of personal lubricant. He found it irresistibly funny and, as one does in this age of instant sharing,
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    • 862 11  -  By CARL ZIMMER EljcJChu |jork Simcis In 1837, Charles Darwin opened a notebook and drew a simple tree. Each branch represented a species. In that doodle, he captured his newfound realization that species were related, having evolved from a common ancestor. Across the top
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    • 485 11  -  By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD EljciXhu |jork eimc‘1 In hillside caves of southwestern Germany, archaeologists in recent years have uncovered the beginnings of music and art by early modern humans migrating into Europe from Africa. New dating evidence shows that these oldest
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  • NEW YORK
    • 1319 12  -  By PATRICIA COHEN Sl)c ?frUr JJork elmcs It seemed self-evident at the time: a museum devoted to documenting the events of September 11, 2001, would have to include photographs of the hijackers who turned four passenger jets into missiles. Then two and
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    • 749 13  -  By JOSHUA BRUSTEIN el)e ?s>Ut Jlork Elmcs The recent burgeoning of New York’s Internet industry has forced some entrepreneurs who once might have felt they had little choice but to head west to pursue their dreams to make a difficult choice. New York is
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    • 712 13  -  By KIRK SEMPLE el)e JsVtu Jlork Elmcs In this age of online streaming and Blu-ray Discs, there are still places where the bulky VHS cassette endures, and some of them are the immigrant communities of New York City. The survival of the format may
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    • 861 14  -  By AMY CHOZICK S()c ;NVut Jlork Shnc$ LONDON Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has said that the ArcelorMittal Orbit, a spiraling goliath of red tangled steel that stands 35 stories above the city’s Olympic Park, would have “dwarfed” the aspirations of Gustave Eiffel
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