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  • 15 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 16 JANUARY 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 1000 1  -  S’pore Democratic Alliance Reform Party confirm they will file nomination papers today PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION NG JING YNG, NEO CHAI CHIN jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY BY TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE Ahead of Nomination Day today, the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) sprang a major
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  • 623 1  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Car buyers will have to vie for fewer Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) in the coming six months, as the Land Transport Authority yesterday announced cuts in three categories which would mean an overall 11 per cent reduction in the
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    • 189 1 ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SOCIAL INVESTMENTS ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE S’PORE’S CHALLENGE IS TO FIND THE RIGHT MIXCOMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 H'fn. Organised by: *«-ipKKS«g Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2013 6th International Lion Dance Competition Date: 26 January 2013 Time: 6.00pm 11.00pm Venue: Open field at Banda Street Soaring Lions Over Water
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  • hot news
    • 442 2  -  MOBILE SERVICE DISRUPTION HENG WEI XIANG hengweixiang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —An outage to one of M1’s mobile network switches led to a loss of 3G mobile services for nearly all of yesterday, leading thousands to express their anger on M1’s Facebook page while the telco scrambled to
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    • 487 6  -  PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Unfazed by his dismal showing in the 2011 General Election, Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) Secretary-General Desmond Lim has stepped forward to contest the Punggol East by-election, “with a full-on approach driven by dedication and determination”.
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    • 358 6  -  AMIR HUSSAIN, WOO SIAN BOON amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Unlike with the People’s Action Party (PAP), there will be “no more broken promises” with the Reform Party (RP) in charge of Punggol East, said RP Secretary-General Kenneth Jeyaretnam yesterday as he confirmed that he
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    • 1306 8  -  Concerns run the gamut from public transport connectivity to lack of coffeesh ops, ma rkets PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg fer in the national arena.” additional REPORTING BY DESIREE TAY, HENG WEI XIANG, REPORTING BY DESIREE TAY, HENG WEI XIANG, LOUISATANGANDTHENAI
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    • 490 10  -  Key witness was offered a break when it was being recorded but she refused it SEX-FOR-GRADES CASE AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —Contrary to her testimony last week that she was coerced into making parts of her first statement to the Corrupt
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    • 154 3 Photo courtesy of McDonald’s Standard Cg Chartered Here for good friends on a surprise visit dollar McDelivery surcharge heartwarming reunion TM m fV t m I m ir r''' $0^! i.-f »1 v*V--I 1 fc 9 [***** It’s good when prosperity is at your doorstep. Celebrate with abundance this Lunar
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    • 698 9 BROUGHT TO YOU BY Fair employment at work Resources and recourse are available to address discrimination at work Today, discriminatory race criteria in job ads published in Singapore are almost never seen. This is a huge improvement compared to the 1990s, when one third of all job ads had a
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    • 110 10 9 > 1 Hr > ■»u V Hop* GHt* -I Sops 4 I «S= iflB Bring any of the below Kellogg’s box (with LEGOLAND® Malaysia Voucher) to ‘LEGOLAND® Malaysia Ticketing Counter’ to redeem the Kids go Free ticket with a full paying adult. FREE entry is only valid for ONE
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    • 715 11 SHOP, DINE MORE UPTO 50% OFF* with BOC Credit Cards SPEND REDEEM From 1 Jan to 28 Feb 2013, spend with your BOC Credit Card and redeem instant rewards at China Square Central*. .xki m DINING RETAIL/HOTELS TRAVEL COPTHORNE KING'S HOTEL Tien Court 20% OFF Takeaway Yu Sheng 10% OFF
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  • comment &analysis
    • 1561 12  -  WHY THE BUDGET MATTERS DEVADAS KRISHNADAS Devadas Krishnadas is the Director of Future-Moves. He was previously Deputy Director of Fiscal Policy at the Ministry of Finance. This is extracted from a longer article posted at IPSCommons. The annual national Budget is something
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    • 951 16  -  MEDIA STRIKE AFTERMATH XIAO SHU Xiao Shu is the pen name of Chen Min, who was an opinion writer at Southern Weekly until 2011. He is on the editorial board of the history journal Yanhuang Chunqiu and a fellow at the Transition Institute,
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    • 43 12 The crisis at Guangdong’s Southern Weekly newspaper has subsided, but there is little room for future optimism, because the deep-seated question has not been resolved: Is there, in fact, room for professional journalism to survive and develop within the system? XIAO SHU 16
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    • 475 15 SPRING IN THE CITY m )¥I ■> m m V Spring into a year of bountiful shopping rewards and privileges! Enjoy cultural arts performances and fun-filled activities as you indulge in your New Year retail therapy here at Raffles City. ALIVE WITH THE ARTS CRAFTS OF THE ORIENT PROSPER WITH
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    • 138 16 Welcome to the sunny side. 3 Ji if m Ill Wake up on the sunny side at the new Days Hotel at Zhongshan Park, featuring 405 bright and cheery rooms equipped with free Wifi and gym facilities. Savour authentic Mediterranean fare at 2i on Rajah, which serves vibrant cuisines from
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    • 197 16 5 Amazing Secrets How EVEN HDB Owners can Profit From The Latest Cooling Measures and Create a Multi-Million Property Portfolio C7 Eric Chiew Multi-million property investor and Finalist of the Young Entrepreneur Award I 2010, active property investor and consultant to over 1000 property buyers in SingaporeM Raymond Lim Business
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    • 233 17 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. MDIS School of Media Communications m jIA v /7 m 9>> ZTz > o'I MDIS, pioneering hands-on iWa/ning for the new*economy. Oklahoma City University Singapore's first American style Liberal Arts programme in Moss Communications established since 1992 Ranked 26 th in the ‘Regional University West Rankings'
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  • voices
    • 278 18  -  FROM LEE CHUN HWEE I refer to Ms Braema Mathi’s letter, “Lawsuit threats put muzzle on diverse views” (Jan 9). She argues that the Prime Minister’s action in demanding an apology from Mr Alex Au, and a retraction of his allegations, would have a “chilling
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    • 343 18  -  FROM SANJAY PERERA The writer of the letter, “Valid to consider economics when debating death penalty” (Jan 14), said that retributive justice should not be conflated with the economic reasons for the death penalty. Retribution, though, is another form of revenge,
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    • 123 19  -  FROM WILLIAM WAN General Secretary, Singapore Kindness Movement Your reports “Bringing CNY cheer to the needy with rice” and “NTUC youth volunteers collect food items for the poor” (Jan 14) confirm again that the value of kindness resonates with our young people. Such heart-warming
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    • 238 19  -  FROM FARAH ABDUL RAHIM Director, Corporate Communications, Ministry of Manpower We refer to the letter “Protect jobseekers’ personal data from scams” (Jan 4). The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) thanks Ms Tan Pei Ying for bringing to our attention the recruitment practices of a finance-related company
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    • 105 19  -  FROM MOHAMED KAMIL AMANULLAH I wonder why train operators will be subject to “Stiffer fines for future train disruptions” (Jan 11), while commuters do not get any compensation except for free bus rides, for which there are long queues during the disruptions. It
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    • 120 19  -  FROM CHAN LAI YING While I am heartened that the smoking ban has been extended to five more areas with effect from yesterday, I wonder why it does not include parks and park connectors (“Smoking ban extended to more public areas from Jan 15”; Jan
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    • 14 18 •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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  • singapore
    • 480 20  -  Incidents involve individuals entering remaining in casinos without valid entry levies CASINO REGULATIONS EUGENE NEUBRONNER eugenen@med iacorp.com. sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY THEN AI PING AND HENG WEI XIANG SINGAPORE The two integrated resorts have been fined S$230,000 by the Casino Regulatory Authority of
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    • 364 20  -  in September 2011. david bottomley AND ADELENE WONG, WITH ADDITIONAL AND ADELENE WONG, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AGENCIES SINGAPORE —It is “business as usual” for the moment at HMV’s two stores in Singapore even though the music and entertainment retailer is calling in administrators
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    • 486 22  -  MEDICAL FEES ASHLEY CHIA SINGAPORE The issue of how much a doctor can and should charge dominated prominent surgeon Susan Lim’s five-hour-long appeal hearing before the Court of Three Judges yesterday. Senior Counsel Lee Eng Beng, Dr Lim’s lawyer, questioned if charging fees
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    • 560 23  -  DESIREE TAY desireetay@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E What most take for granted holding a pen, sitting up straight is a trial for undergraduate Jacqueline Woo, 20, who has generalised dystonia, a condition that causes strong involuntary movements
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    • 165 24 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A total of about 2,400 cartons of contraband cigarettes and about 700 bundles of chewing tobacco were seized at checkpoints over the weekend. The biggest haul was made at about 8.30am on Jan 12 at Tuas Checkpoint. Officers from
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    • 244 24 MUSIC INDUSTRY CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Music professionals, freelancers and newcomers to the music industry can get training grants and allowances, as part of efforts to create a more vibrant music sector. These have been made possible by a partnership between the Media Development Authority
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    • 677 21 A Lunar New Year Special Brought To You By ANZ A Celebration of Family, Tradition and Value What does the Lunar New Year festive season mean to us? Is it only a tradition we follow through year after year, to eat, drink and make merry? Or is it a time
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  • health
    • 837 26  -  Some parents report progress, but experts warn that children may miss out on socialisation AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After being diagnosed with severe autism at the age of three, much of Nathan Perez’s childhood was centred on shuttling between numerous therapy
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    • 68 27 AN EYE FOR DETAIL SHINAGAWA LASIK& Eye Centre 7 A ’•ftfui/j Learn more about LASIK, at our public forum Sometimes only the smallest of details can help you distinguish a difference. 0 LVaVaVA-1 il I iW» E1V/=K<»] JjVSH M Come join us: Date Jan 18 (Fri), 24 (Thu) Feb 7
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  • china&india
    • 510 28 BILATERAL RELATIONS AGENCIES N E W D E L H I India’s relations with arch-rival Pakistan “cannot be business as usual” in the wake of a spate of attacks in Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (picture) said yesterday in a statement that threatens
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    • 387 29 REUTERS BEIJING Days after choking smog blanketed China’s capital, the country’s Premier-designate added his voice to appeals to curb the toxic haze, but offered few specifics and said there was no quick fix. The comments from Vice-Pre-mier Li Keqiang, who is expected to
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    • 166 29 AP BEIJING China said yesterday that it plans to conduct a detailed survey of islands in the East China Sea at the heart of a simmering territorial dispute with Japan. The tiny, uninhabited rocks surrounded by rich fishing grounds and suspected undersea mineral
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    • 135 28 m 1 mm Yomeishu Good health Is true wealth Give a gift of well-being this Chinese New Year. Yomeishu is a Japanese medicated wine made from 14 natural ingredients. This age old formula promotes blood circulation and supports our body function, leading to overall well-being. Enjoy and share the beneficial
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  • world
    • 362 30 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The state government of Kedah, led by the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia, yesterday lifted its ban on adult women performing on stage in shopping malls and other public spaces during Chinese New Year celebrations. A directive issued by State Arts
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    • 231 31 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Bank Islam Malaysia said yesterday it is the bank’s current practice to suspend staff if they engage in political activity or make political comments. Its Chief Economist, Mr Azrul Azwar Ahmad Tajudin, said yesterday he
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    • 395 31 Party members attempt damage control by distancing themselves from her remarks MALAYSIA POLITICS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUAL A LUMPUR —A video of a pro-Ba-risan Nasional (BN) speaker publicly chewing out a university student at a forum has gone viral in Malaysia, forcing
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    • 619 32 Court order raises stakes in tense stand-off between government, opponents PAKISTAN POLITICS THE NEW YORK TIMES I S L A M A B A D —Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in a corruption case, raising
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    • 591 33 US President endorses new plan to ban assault weapons before shock over Newtown school shooting fades away AP WASHINGTON —United States President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps to curb gun violence that he could enact without approval from a deeply divided
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • 67 34 OCBC keeps rating and fair value of S$4.05. House says: “The persistent trend of falling circulation and advertisement revenues point to increasing uncertainties in SPH’s core newspapers and magazines business, and would put pressure on overall operating margins over the mid to long term. However,
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      • 73 34 DMG starts coverage with a target price of S$1.66. House says: “MTQ’s core business of oilfield equipment servicing is booming due to the high rig utilisation worldwide, yet this gem has gone completely unnoticed by the market it is trading at only 5.6 times FY13F earnings per
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      • 27 34 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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    • 433 34  -  SME BUDGET WISH-LIST WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Slow down manpower policy tightening, provide more grants and assistance, and help businesses reduce operating costs. The Small and Medium Enterprise Committee (SMEC), led by the Singapore Business Federation, called on the Government to do these as it
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    • 275 36 SINGAPORE —The S$13 billion battle for Fraser and Neave (F&N) may take a closer step to finality after the Securities Industry Council (SIC) yesterday ruled that an auction procedure would be put in place for the property, publishing and
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    • 265 36 PRIVATE PROPERTY AGENCIES S I N G A P O R E Sales of new private homes rebounded nearly 30 per cent last month from November after two months of decline, Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) data showed yesterday, reflecting the resilient housing demand
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    • 549 38  -  Company’s expansion plans to fuel long-term growth amid economic uncertain ty include Parkroyal on Pickering and Serviced Suites Beach Road TOURISM INDUSTRY WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite the regional economic uncertainty, the Pan Pacific Hotels Group is betting that Singa- pore’s tourism
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  • technology
    • 458 40 Microsoft Windows 8fails to buoy market as more decide against replacing older PCs PERSONAL DEVICES THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON In further bad news for the industry, which is struggling against growing smartphone and tablet sales, Gartner said worldwide PC shipments declined to
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    • 412 41  -  ALVIN CHONG alvinchonggl@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Style and sound are important factors when choosing audio docks for your living room, and Logitech’s Air Speaker has balanced form with function beautifully. The curved front of the Air Speaker with the piano-black finish
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    • 584 42  -  Swimming community backs Technical Director as he recovers from tonsil cancer LOCAL SPORTS TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The swimming fraternity in Singapore has rallied behind Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) Technical Director Ian Turner. A day after news broke that the
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    • 392 42 AGENCIES MADRID Barcelona have warned off former coach Pep Guardiola from trying to lure away any of their players when he finally decides which club he is going to coach next season. Guardiola, who stepped down at the end of last term after four
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    • 580 44 Former national captain will lead team, a pipeline for the senior national squad, this season S-LEAGUE SINGAPORE Half of the 22-man squad that won the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup for an unprecedented fourth time last month, including captain Shahril Ishak and deputy skipper Hariss
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    • 366 44  -  DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE The 100 per cent record may have gone, but the LionsXII’s first defeat of the 2013 Malaysian Super League (MSL) season could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. A long-range stunner from Nazrin Syamsul Bahari after
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    • 673 46 Oprah confirms cyclist admitted in interview he used drugs during career DOPING SCANDAL AGENCIES NEW YORK Oprah Winfrey has confirmed that, after years of furious denials and threats, Lance Armstrong finally “came clean” over his doping past during their two-and-a-half-hour interview. She implied that Armstrong had been
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      • 397 49  -  This disaster movie is harrowing and gruesome, but it still needs to be told REVIEW: THE IMPOSSIBLE (108MINS, PG13) MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona’s latest film, The Impossible, dramatises the true story of how one family survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Maria
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        246 49  -  THREE TO SEE FARAH DALEY There’s no denying the popularity of the horror film. Whether it’s because audiences are hungry for that adrenalin rush, want an excuse to huddle (and cuddle), or are desperate to lose a few calories seriously, it’s been scientifically proven that you can lose
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      • 1332 50  -  Singapore’s street dance scene is invading studios, schools and community centres STEP BY STEP MAY SEAH may@med iacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —In a country that’s all city, it can be tough just finding enough space to breathe, much less to spread your wings and dance. But in
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      • 57 54 RANIA MATAR: ORDINARY LIVES WOMEN OF THE MIDDLE EAST OUR PICK This Lebanon-born, US-based photographer aims to portray the beauty of women in the Middle East, and how they get on with their everyday lives despite the turmoil and conflict. Until Jan 27 noon to 9.30pm (Wednesday to Sunday), Sana
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      • 70 54 This South African funnyman makes his debut in Singapore. Combining witty observations from everyday life with his signature facial expressions and animated physical antics, the electrician-turned-comedian now has five stand-up comedy DVDs to his name and has starred in several television shows and movies.
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      • 82 54 Celebrated choreographer Albert Tiong seeks to paint a picture of our souls by studying the relationships of people with their surroundings and subject matters from different states of mind. Dancers of Tiong’s new dance company Re: Dance Theatre perform in this work com m i s s
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      • 39 54 The Singapore-based conceptual photographer presents the images from his latest two-part series, featuring creative compositions of plant parts. Until Jan 20, 10am to 6pm, The Atelier, National Museum of Singapore. Free admission.
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      • 98 54 The Arts House opens up its spaces to a range of proposed activities in celebration of its ninth birthday. Here’s your chance to suggest events rel ate d to b o ok s w r it i n g o r s to r y te
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      • 77 54 This concert features the talented musicians from the NUS Symphony Orchestra performing bite-sized classical and contemporary chamber music through the ages. Look forward to selections such as Schumann’s Piano Quartet In E-flat Major; the first movement of Dvorak’s Op 97 For String Quintet; and
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      • 66 54 This exhibition traces the voyages of the spice trade, colonisation, migration patterns, and life in early Singapore. It also features many hands-on activities and multimedia programmes as you discover the development of Singapore from the 19th Century, and the importance of spices. Ongoing, 9am to 7pm (Tuesdays
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