Today, 25 June 2012, Afternoon Edition

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  • 15 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A-diaCorp MONDAY, 25 JUNE 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 628 1  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even as eldercare facilities reported more cases of families defaulting on payment, Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing reiterated yesterday that legal options should be the “last resort” for preventing children from
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  • 847 1 Italy knock out England, set up semi-final date with Germany EURO 2012 AP ENGL AND ITALY 0 0Italy win 4-2 on penalties KIEV Italy won the semi-final place their dominating play deserved, though it took a penalty shootout to overcome England’s resistance last night (this morning,
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  • 139 3 SINGAPORE A search and rescue operation was conducted yesterday in the waters off Bedok Jetty along the East Coast Parkway, after a member of the public informed the authorities that a man had fallen into the sea. The police said they received a
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  • 349 3 KUANTAN Six divers, including one Singaporean, who went missing following a diving trip off Tioman Island have been found safe after they spent almost a full day floating at sea, drifting more than 40km away from where they were diving. The divers
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  • 434 4  -  Town plaza, heritage corner and sports complex among the facilities planned HEARTLANDS S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Over the next three years, Bedok Town Centre will get a major facelift: Besides a new hawker centre, multi-storey car park as well as a town plaza and
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  • 285 4 AGENCIES MANIL A A Chinese vessel allegedly rammed a Philippines fishing boat, killing one and leaving four missing, the authorities said yesterday. The boat, which set out from the northern coastal town of Bolinao in Pangasinan province last Monday, sank two days later, said Mr
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    • 166 4 A-A I received -J 4 University offers to read for a law degree based on my provisional i results at Stansfield College!” Michael James Anstey was accepted by University of Manchester, York University, Exeter University and Brown University (US), based on Stansfield’s provisional results and recommendation by our faculty. Michael
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1014 6  -  ENERGY SECURITY LEE YOONG YOONG Lee Yoong Yoong is a research associate at the Institute of Policy Studies. Energy security is a major determinant for a country’s development and economic growth. As a surrogate for the latter, the demand and security
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    • 752 7 BLOOMBERG EDITORIAL PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGY BLOOMBERG There may be little reason to hope the Rio+20 meeting in Brazil will lead to major global action against climate change. World leaders have skipped it. The draft agreement the delegates from 190 countries have written is rightly
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    • 1063 8  -  AL QAEDA IN YEMEN CHRISTOPHER SWIFT Christopher Swift is a fellow at the University of Virginia’s Center for National Security Law and author of the forthcoming The Fighting Vanguard: Local Insurgencies in the Global Jihad. BLOOMBERG Yemen, we are told, is the
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      84 9 Panned as a failure by some media, the Rio+20 Earth Summit at least got some discussions going on social media. On Storify Missed the Rio+ conference? Catch the highlights at tdy.sg/riostorify On Pinterest See the UN conference on sustainable development in visual cues at tdy.sg riopintrst On Twitter
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    • 25 6 The US and its Yemeni allies must erode Al Qaeda’s influence from the ground up, rather than striking from the top down. CHRISTOPHER SWIFT 8
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    • 209 9 r tt In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish. J J F JK\ 0 m DonaldTrump MD1S Business School iW MDIS. pic nr 1 1.11 or me THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. "f!0 UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD School of Management ranked 11th
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  • voices
    • 410 10  -  FROM ERIC THOMPSON Mr Conrad Raj suggests, in his commentary “One size does not fit all” (June 18), that “(property cooling) measures should be targeted to impact those (foreigners) we desire less, not all and sundry”. Who are the undesirable foreigners he thinks should be the target
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    • 183 10  -  FROM JOHN OW The writer of the letter “No principle in CEA fee policy” (May 31) has clearly expressed the concern of the real estate industry. According to the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) website, the initial licence and registration period of two and
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    • 275 11  -  FROM SNG HUI YING Research Assistant to Professor Lim Chong Yah I refer to the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) letter “27% of foreigners pay income taxes” (June 22). I was interested to find out the percentage of foreign workers here who pay
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    • 77 11  -  FROM WONG BOON HONG The report “Notice to move was too short” (June 18) quoted a Katong Village tenant who was unhappy that she has to reinstate the space when she vacates. It is a waste of resources to reinstate a property that is going
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    • 177 11  -  FROM JOEL KONG I can attest that “Patient confidentiality is a priority at IMH” (June 18). When I went recently to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) to visit a friend, I asked the receptionist for his ward and bed numbers. I was told that
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    • 339 12  -  FROM DYLAN TAN Senior Corporate Communications Manager, SingTel We thank Mr Chua Soo Kiat for his letter “Why are regulators silent?” (June 21). Our new mobile plans, with tiered data bundles from July 1, are aimed at keeping prices competitive over time despite rising
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    • 230 12  -  FROM HELEN LIM Director, Media Relations and Public Education, Land Transport Authority We refer to Mr Loke Yue Chong’s letter “24 years on, time to review traffic system?” (June 16). We are constantly upgrading the software and hardware of the Green Link Determining
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    • 203 12  -  FROM GOH KIAN HUAT I share Mr Loke Yue Chong’s views in his letter “24 years on, time to review traffic system?” (June 16). There is room to improve the system further. There is a sign, “Change in traffic light timing”, at certain traffic
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    • 162 11 Subsidies for medical and dental care at a CHAS clinic near you! V VV HEALTH Vi W Sign up for CHAS today! Pick up an application form at any Community Centre, Public Hospital or Polyclinic. With the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS). you can receive subsidies when you visit a
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  • singapore
    • 386 14  -  CDCs launch initiative to encourage elderly to remain active, volunteer in community SILVER POPULATION S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Be it organising activities to promote an active lifestyle, strengthening assistance for the aged, or getting seniors to volunteer, the five Community Development Councils (CDCs) will come together
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    • 239 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Three youths were yesterday accorded the nation’s highest youth accolade, the Singapore Youth Award, which recognises significant contributions and achievements by exemplary youths. The winners were Paralympic sailor Jovin Tan, research scientist Yeo Sze Ling and poet Aaron Maniam. Mr
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    • 231 15  -  ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With signs of a worrying drug trend, spreading the anti-drug message among youth through their peers will be an important part of this year’s anti-drug abuse campaign, Minister of State (Home Affairs) Masagos Zulkifli said yesterday. “We see
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    • 45 15 A record total of 1,927 NSmen and their families participated in the third edition of SAFRA Sprint Kids this year, with almost twice as many father-and-child pairs joining the non-competitive Dads For Life Hand-In-Hand Sprint category. PHOTO SAFR A PHOTO SAFRA
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    • 179 15 SINGAPORE Three men were injured last evening in an accident involving a truck and two cars near Block 64, Farrer Road. Traffic was almost at a standstill for about two hours on Farrer Road, towards Holland Road, after an overturned truck blocked three
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    • 187 14 SECRETS OFGREENSCREEN Greenscreen Seminar Level I ($198) (Conducted in a professional greenscreen studio) In 6 hours, Hollywood-trained film director Gary Ow teaches you how to: Setup Light your own greenscreen Shoot video on greenscreen Make your greenscreen video look more professional than a YouTube video Avoid common beginners’ errors How
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    • 192 15 \k er VE I FRIENDS GAMES FOOD MONUMENTAL ENCOUNTERS in the Capture monumental moments as you explore the city Join us this June to learn more about Singapore's history with newfound friends. Immerse yourself in another world as you unravel clues to mystery National Monuments and discover the interesting stories
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  • youth
    • 463 16  -  55 secondary school studen ts undergo eight-month-long Cambridge-Halogenproject LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the past two months, 55 students of Ang Mo Kio Secondary School helped 16 autistic children from Pathlight School and 90 seniors from the Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA)
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    • 91 16 Sixty at-risk youths yesterday symbolically expressed their determination to break out of their negative circumstances by breaking wooden boards after a threeday camp. They listed the negative aspects of their lives on one side of a wooden board and their dreams on the other before breaking it.
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    • 286 17 < Christine Ng Hong Kong TVB Artiste Slim Fit’s Satisfied Customer Ambassador v S'4 v, A -5 w > 4: £i Vi v> V.. flBR®: V' IBnlaa •u Sg\ 3% $288 s SMS PROVEN SAFE AND EFFECTIVE! SOLVE YOUR BUST PROBLEM WITH SLIM FIT NOW! ww According to my personal
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  • china & india
    • 340 18 REUTERS MUMBAI Swedish retailer IKEA, the world’s largest furniture maker, is opening up in India, marking a crucial step for the Indian government whose policy flip flops related to foreign investment have damaged market confidence. The company, known for huge stores selling flatpack furniture
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    • 418 18 Shenzhou 9 carries out China’s fourth manned mission with the country’s first female space traveller SPACE AND SEA EXPEDITIONS AGENCIES BEIJING A Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts carried out a manual docking with an orbiting module yesterday, a first for the country as it strives
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    • 240 19 AP NEW DELHI Young Indians are more likely to commit suicide than previously thought, especially those in wealthier and more educated regions, according to a study that experts say suggests India’s rapid development is driving many youths to despair. Opportunities that have come
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    • 343 19 REUTERS SHANGHAI At age 30, Ms Li Wenqi decided it was time to take marriage more seriously than her career. So the export sales executive went to a matchmaking firm, one of thousands that have sprung up to help young Chinese, busy with work
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    • 128 19 A=D!AC0RP r rJ BOOT CAMP 1000 pupils picked up memory techniques ,and study skills at the camp held, from 13-20 June 2012. B rJ W A. Alan Yip (Founder of Mind Edge Learning Academy), Cheryl Ng (Parenting Faciliator) and Wu Juan Yu (Taiwanese motivator) sharing coaching techniques and stress management
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  • world
    • 72 20 Activists and residents gathering to protest against the construction of Australia’s Lynas rare earths plant in Gebeng, 270km east of Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Residents living near the US$800 million (S$1.02 billion) plant have raised questions over the potential environmental hazards. A Malaysian parliamentary committee said last week that
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    • 480 20 35,000ga ther on ann iversary of revolution to protest against constitutional amendment THAI POLITICS REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s “Red Shirts” turned out in force yesterday to warn the judiciary they will not stand by if a plan to amend the constitution is rejected, a rewrite
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 65 21 AP Cambodian election officials said Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party has scored an overwhelming victory in local elections. The National Election Committee announced final results yesterday from the June 3 polls showing that the ruling Cambodian People’s Party won 1,592 of the 1,633 commune
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      • 64 21 REUTERS Most Americans oppose President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed yesterday. Fifty-six per cent of people are against the healthcare overhaul and 44 per cent favour it. The Supreme Court is expected to
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      • 64 21 AGENCIES A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of far eastern Russia yesterday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was centred 267km south-south-west of Il’pyrskiy, Russia, in the northern Pacific Ocean. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages
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      • 72 21 AP A roof partially collapsed at a busy shopping mall in Canada on Saturday, prompting an evacuation and a search for anyone who might have been injured. A portion of the roof that serves as a parking area crumbled in the afternoon, as Algo Centre
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    • 384 21 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH S TOCK TON (C A LIFOR NI A) Stockton, which has a population of 300,000, will become the largest city in American history to file for bankruptcy tomorrow. Its demise is perhaps the most extreme example of a nation’s boomtime
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  • business
    • STOCK CALL
      • 27 22 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. TODAY cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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      • 81 22 BUY (S$1.365) DMG keeps call, cuts target to S$2.00 after lowering its fiscal 2012 profit-after-tax-and-minority-interests forecast by 33% on lower coal price assumptions. Notes the stock’s recent fall was due to declining coal prices, poor results, negative regulatory news from Indonesia and weak economic sentiment, but the slump
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    • 287 22 Hong Kong-LME deal spurs biggest exchange drop AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Hong Kong Exchanges Clearing’s pursuit of the London Metal Exchange (LME) is transforming the Asian bourse into the industry’s worst performer. Hong Kong Exchanges’ US$2.2 billion (S$2.81 billion) bid for the LME this month valued
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    • 190 22 AP FRANKFURT Governments, banks and households struggling with too much debt are dragging down the world’s economy and more needs to be done to make the banking system safer, a global organisation of central banks warned yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). The Bank for
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    • 241 23 BLOOMBERG HO CHI MINH CITY Vietnam’s inflation slowed for a 10th month to the lowest level in more than two years, leaving room for further interest-rate cuts to support growth. Consumer prices climbed by 6.9 per cent this month
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    • 368 23 AGENCIES ATHENS Greece’s new Prime Minister and Finance Minister will be notable absentees, because of health reasons, at a critical European Union summit to be held on Thursday and Friday. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, 61, is not well enough to travel
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    • 265 23 psb Academy Full-Time Honours Degree Programmes in Singapore September 2012 Intake Open for Enrolment Now Manchester Metropolitan University Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Accounting and Finance Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Business Management Bachelor of Arts (Honours) International Business niui'i lit IT I!1 fl 1 5 sas® INFORMATION SESSION 14 July 2012
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  • management
    • 889 26  -  BEYOND THE BOTTOMLINE COMMENTARY BY THOMAS THOMAS, PERRINE OH Thomas Thomas is Executive Director of the Singapore Compact for CSR. Perrine Oh is a Certified Public Accountant and Research Manager with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore. Fourteen per cent or 79 out of
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    • 187 26 European Crisis Are you PREPARED? m F SEMINAR Leong Sze Hian I Money Radio Host. Past president a of Financial Service Professionals. Author of 4 Books, Quoted more than 1400 times in the Media, Harvard Alumnus and a Wharton Fellow f| CK Ee The Only Investment Educator featured in Channel
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  • technology
    • 728 27  -  BOOT CAMP FOR ENTREPRENEURS COMMENTARY BY ESTHER DYSON Esther Dyson, CEO of EDventure Holdings, is an active investor in a variety of start-ups around the world. Her interests include information technology, healthcare, private aviation and space travel. PROJECT SYNDICATE The most popular stories often seem
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    • 196 27 AUSTON INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT j Business Engineering Computing University Partner: Coventry University dr 'Hi JT 53 rd Ranked University (UK) M Top 10 Modern University (UK) y a Proud Member of ACU jj' B BfflOMR mu m m DtGSlt I 10 i/ 19 MONTHS I 1'iK.inn stud B IH JBST
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  • euro 2012
    • 640 28  -  QUARTER-FINAL 3: SPAIN VS FRANCE COMMENTARY BY JERE LONGMAN Jere Longman is a sports reporter for The New York Times. THE NEW YORK TIMES A consensus has formed at the European Championships. Germany are the team to beat. Spain cannot decide on a lineup they seem
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    • 542 29 AP GDANSK “Made in Germany” is a label that is widely considered a synonym for quality and durability of a product. The same could be said for the country’s team at the European Championship. The Germans have reached the semi-finals of a major tournament for the
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    • 334 29 REUTERS DONETSK No backbone, no team leader and a coach considering his future France exited Euro 2012 on Saturday with mutterings of discontent again in the air. Laurent Blanc’s side were dismissed 2-0 by holders Spain in the quarter-finals, a performance that gave little indication
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    • 131 29 Drukpa Singapore presents Teachings by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo The Drukpa Lineage nun who spent 12 years meditating in a cave. Fri, 29 June 2012 (7.30pm 9.30pm) Public Talk; Beyond Hope and Fear Venue: Poh Em Shih Temple 9 Chwee Chian Road Registration required. Priority seating given to registrants arriving before
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous

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  • sports
    • 689 31  -  It’s big business but sports here lack local marketing experts, says guru SPORTS BUSINESS IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sports is increasingly becoming a big part of economies around the globe and Singapore is in a unique position to take advantage of opportunities to transform itself into
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    • 332 31  -  IAN DE COTTA S I N G A P O R E British sports marketing guru Patrick Nally said there is no reason why the S-League cannot be a winning proposition given the huge football following in Singapore. He said the Football
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    • 181 32 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS MADRID Miquel Roque, a Real Betis defender who started out in Barcelona’s youth ranks and had a stint at Liverpool, has died of cancer at the age of 23, Betis announced yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). “Miki Roque had been fighting
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    • 446 32 REUTERS VALENCIA Spain’s Euro 2012 football campaign and the devoted support of fans despite the country’s economic crisis inspired Fernando Alonso to a thrilling European Grand Prix victory in Valencia yesterday. After a disappointing qualification on Saturday left the Ferrari driver in 11th place on
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    • 51 33 DESIGN DELIGHT RETRO MEETSSEXY CHICATNEW LITTLE INDIA HAUNT 34 HOME DECOR CAN ONLINE TOOLS REMOVE THE NEED FOR ARCHITECTS? 35 BIG APPLE BITES DEAN DELUCA FINALLY OPENS ITS DOORS 37 STAGE FRIGHT MONDAY, 25 JUNE 2012 Can the new stage version of The Exorcist be as scary as the movie?
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  • T TODAY
    • arts & design
      • 965 34  -  MUSIC-CENTRIC RESTOBAR BROADCAST HQ ADDS MORE DESIGNERCOOL TO LITTLE INDIA SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg Forget about TiongBahru. If you’re looking for where the real cool cats hang out, head to Little India thanks to a heady mix of the familiar (ye olde prata stalls), and the new-fangled, including the
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      • 348 35 THE NEW YORK TIMES UNITED STATES Undertaking a major renovation or new construction without an architect to provide design know-how or detailed plans would seem to be the realm of either the foolish or the very handy. But in recent years, a
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    • culture & lifestyle
      • Article, Illustration
        694 36  -  A theatrical production of The Exorcist takes a new spin on the famous tale HORROR ON STAGE DAVE ITZKOFF features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES LOS ANGELES A forebodingly steep outdoor staircase. A girl whose head twists all the way around her body and emits something thick, green and
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        174 37 DEAN DELUCA SINGAPORE New York gourmet grocer Dean DeLuca opened its doors on Friday to a world of Big Apple tastiness. Occupying 3,200 sq ft at Orchard Central, the first Singapore outpost of many a gourmand’s dream boasts a key focus on quality cheeses and charcuterie, as
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    • Article, Illustration
      347 38  -  An e-book review from ilovebooks.com Ramesh William David Brooks pens a prominent column in the New York Times where he muses on politics and currents affairs. His column’s popularity stems from the fact that he uses clear, accessible language to distil his thoughts on an array of
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    • things to do
      • 83 38 Organised by Young Author Club by Janus Education, this free writing workshop for students to get their creative juices going aims to discover, inspire and nurture the next J K Rowling hiding amongst the young here. The monthly sessions will see participants exchanging
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