Today, 14 May 2013

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  • hot news
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      Sylvia rejects MND findings, questions aspects of AIM deal
      727 4  -  Tender failed to follow spirit of what an open tender should be, charges WP Chairman AIM REVIEW WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Workers’ Party (WP) Chairman Sylvia Lim yesterday rejected the Ministry of National Development’s town council review’s conclusion that
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      Taking over town council ‘emotionally tiring’
      656 6 MPs call on National Development Ministry to play bigger role as mediator TOWN COUNCIL MANAGEMENT SINGAPORE —Underlining the problems of the existing process, Pasir RisPunggol GRC Member of Parliament (MP) Zainal Sapari and Potong Pasir MP Sitoh Yih Pin yesterday aired their woes over
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      Lock icon Todd ‘visited suicide websites 19 times’
      601 7  -  Friends testify they did not feel US researcher was suicidal even though he was depressed SHANE TODD INQUIRY AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Two varying accounts of an American researcher who died in an apparent suicide about a year ago emerged during the first day
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      P1 registration: Not all PA community leaders get priority: Indranee
      324 8  -  Phase 2B eligibility based on contribution, not party lines, and not available to ‘great number’of PA committees GRASSROOTS ORGANISATIONS EUGENE NEUBRONNER eugenen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Not all community leaders serving in the People’s Association (PA) receive priority during Primary 1 registration, and
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      Lock icon Ho Yeow Sun to resume executive role in City Harvest Church
      546 9  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Ms Ho Yeow Sun, the wife of City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee, will resume her role as Executive Director of the church after two suspension orders against her were lifted yesterday with immediate
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      Ministry, MPs to discuss childcare crunch; alternative sites being studied
      478 10  -  LACK OF FACILITIES ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Ministry of Social and Family Development is approaching each constituency’s Member of Parliament (MP) to discuss the crunch in childcare places and draw up solutions, as five MPs stood up in Parliament
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      Lock icon 27 BN parliamentary seats being probed for fraud: PKR
      271 11 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PETALING JAYA The opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is investigating the results of 27 parliamentary seats, which the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition won by a razorthin margin in the May 5 general election, for electoral fraud, the
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      Lock icon BN plans urban reform to tackle plunging support
      354 11 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition said yesterday it will spearhead an “urban transformation” programme in a bid to tackle plunging support among city dwellers in the recent general election. The BN’s veteran backbencher Shahrir Samad said the urban
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon Can neighbours pull together for safer seas?
      1070 12  -  PAN-ASEAN MARITIME SECURITY COOPERATION COLLIN KOH SWEE LEAN Collin Koh Swee Lean, Associate Research Fellow and doctoral candidate at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, is co-host of the International Maritime Security Conference at IMDEX Asia 2013 (May 14-16). His research specialises
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      Lock icon Vietnam needs to update reform playbook
      678 14  -  CHALLENGES FOR WOULD-BE SOUTH-EAST ASIAN TIGER WILLIAM PESEK Tokyo-based William Pesek won the 2010 Society of American Business Editors and Writers prize for commentary. BLOOMBERG Like other would-be tiger economies, Vietnam faces a trifecta of new threats: A crisis-paralysed Europe, a faltering America, and
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      Lock icon Taking the first step to health
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      43 12 For Vietnam, gradualism is no longer an option. It’s time for the country to develop its own model, one that roots out corruption, invests more in education and key growth sectors, and empowers businesses to move up the value-added ladder. WILLIAM PESEK 14
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  • voices
    • Article
      Look at message behind quote
      459 16  -  FROM GRACE GUO I refer to the report, “MP apologises for controversial quote on Facebook” (May 11). The prevalent opinion is that the use of the quote, “Democracy in and by itself is not necessarily good. Gang rape is after all democracy in action”, should
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      Conundrum first-past-the-post system poses
      163 16  -  FROM DANNY G TAN The recent Malaysian election has been an eye-opener. The Barisan Nasional (BN) won enough seats in Parliament to form the government, but more Malaysians voted for the Pakatan Rakyat than for the BN. So, while the BN has the constitutional legitimacy to
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      Put the ‘why’ into S’poreans’ financial literacy education
      513 17  -  FROM JAMES CHIA WEE TIONG The letter, “Teach money management skills in schools” (April 23), raises important issues. First, financial literacy skills must be taught early, so that correct spending habits can be inculcated from young. Second, a financially-proficient youth has flexibility
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      Don’t put consumers at losing end in telco contracts
      166 17  -  FROM SAUL SIO I refer to the letter, “Reasonable notice given in April about May 1 change: StarHub” (May 13). As one of the main service providers that people look up to for fair, reliable telecommunication services, what is StarHub’s contractual
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  • singapore
    • Article
      High-rise litterbugs may face tougher penalties
      561 18  -  Ministry to review procedure for deployment of security cameras to catch offenders DEALING WITH A SOCIAL NUISANCE WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The penalties for highrise littering “need to be significantly raised”, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan yesterday, adding
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      Lock icon Without sustained transmission, low risk of virus outbreak: Gan
      556 19  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As long as there is no “sustained” human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 bird flu virus or the novel coronavirus, the risk of an outbreak in Singapore will remain low, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong. Mr
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    • Article
      Community policing off to good start, set to be expanded
      512 20  -  CRIME PREVENTION EUGENE NEUBRONNER eugenen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A community policing strategy that has officers out of their patrol cars and pounding the ground on their feet or on a bicycle will be expanded to 12 more locations by the end of
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      Green Man + to appear at more crossings
      215 22 Green Man to appear at more crossings Additional time for elderly, disabled to cross the road at a further239 spots by 2015 SINGAPORE —More pedestrian crossings have been included in the Green Man scheme, which will provide the elderly and disabled with longer “green man” time at pedestrian crossings, following
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      589 22 THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 CLEAR WATER UNIVERSAL INC. (the “Company”) NOTICE OF LIQUIDATOR’S APPOINTMENT NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1) (a)(i) that ANDREAS MICHEL BLOMQVIST of Blk 182 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, #10-2912, Singapore *****2 has been appointed liquidator of the Company by a resolution
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      67 22 THE BVI BUSINESS COMPANIES ACT, 2004 BIG WALL FINANCIAL CORP. (the “Company”) NOTICE OF LIQUIDATOR’S APPOINTMENT NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204(1) (a)(i) that ANDREAS MICHEL BLOMQVIST of Blk 182 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, #10-2912, Singapore *****2 has been appointed liquidator of the Company by a resolution
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      6 22 TECH 33 GO WITH THE FLOW
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  • education
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Taking a chance on polytechnic education
      340 23  -  TERTIARY EDUCATION AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —She could have gone to a junior college after completing her O-Levels in 2010, but against the wishes of her parents, Ms Teng Zi Ying (picture) chose to pursue a Diploma in Applied Drama and Psychology at Singapore
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      Lock icon Beyond promotions and pay cheques
      678 23 One student learned some valuable life lessons while studyingfor his degree Mr Benjamin Tan always wanted to give something back to his community and country, so he joined the civil service a logical step for someone who wanted to serve his nation. The 25-year-old wouldn’t
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  • china & india
    • Article
      Lock icon Chinese students head to New York private schools
      985 24 Small but growing cadre of wealthy teens enrol in prep schools to experience US-style educa tion and way of life EDUCATION THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —Ms Zhang Weiling, a sophomore at the Leman Manhattan Preparatory School, yearned to communicate with
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    • Article
      Lock icon Hong Kong transgender woman wins right to marry
      248 25 AP HONG KONG —Hong Kong’s top court granted a transgender woman the right to marry her boyfriend yesterday in a watershed ruling that falls short of allowing same-sex marriage. The Court of Final Appeal ruled in favour of the woman, identified as
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      198 25 Discover 100% Pure New Zealand like never before Singapore New Zealand return from S$988 Fly into Christchurch and return from Wellington. Visit Christchurch, Wellington Marlborough. With this great fare, take your family and discover these two great cities, plus Marlborough along the way. Depart between 18 April 31 July 2013.
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  • world
    • Article
      Lock icon Malays could react strongly to DAP’s insults: Utusan
      426 26 MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTION AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Utusan Malaysia yesterday suggested that the opposition Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) continuous insults against the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) will spur a strong reaction from the country’s Malays. In a column headlined “What more does
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      Lock icon Park apologises after spokesman’s alleged groping incident
      268 27 BLOOMBERG SEOUL —South Korean President Park Geun Hye apologised for a “grave blunder” in which her spokesman allegedly groped a female intern during her visit to Washington last week. “I sincerely apologise for the shock the woman and her parents must have felt,”
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      Lock icon Aquino urges calm amid Taiwanese anger over shooting
      355 27 AGENCIES TAIPEI —Philippine President Benigno Aquino called for calm yesterday amid an escalating dispute with Taiwan over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in a confrontation with the Philippine Coast Guard in disputed waters. Mr Aquino said Manila’s de facto embassy in
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      Lock icon Filipino clans, celebrities dominate midterm polls
      469 28 ELECTIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES AP MANIL A From Ms Imelda Marcos to Mr Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of Philippine political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots for yesterday’s congressional and local elections, which will gauge popular support for the President’s anti-cor-ruption drive and other
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      Lock icon 19 injured in US Mother’s Day shooting
      375 29 AGENCIES NEW ORLEANS —Gunmen opened fire on a Mother’s Day neighbourhood parade in New Orleans on Sunday, the police said, wounding at least 19 people, including two children. Video released yesterday by the New Orleans police showed a possible suspect in the shooting.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Pakistan’s Sharif starts talks on new government
      226 29 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD —Mr Nawaz Sharif, the man set to become Pakistan’s next Prime Minister, has started talks to form a new government as partial election returns suggested that he and his party would have a commanding hold on Parliament. Mr Sharif on Sunday
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      182 29 4 REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC Academyfor Continuing Education@RP L AV 4 w y T ACE YOUR CAREER ACE@RP is the continuing education and training (GET) arm of Republic Polytechnic (RP). We promote lifelong learning amongst working adults so that they can remain valuable participants in a knowledge-based economy. ACE@RP offers various academic
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  • business
    • STOCK CALL
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        UOL GROUP
        111 30 HOLD (S$7.35) OCBC keeps call and raises fair value to S$7.16 from S$6.01. Says UOL’s first-quarter results with PATMI down 15% year-on-year due to weak contribution from its hotel segment were within expectations. UOL’s cash offer of S$2.55 per share to delist Pan Pacific Hotels Group will “consolidate
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      Branson muscles in on fitness sector
      355 30  -  GLOBAL FRANCHISE WONG WEI HAN SINGAPORE —The Republic’s fitness industry has become the playing field for yet another global franchise as Mr Richard Branson’s Virgin Active brings to town its first club in Asia. But operators believe there is still room for growth even
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      City Developments Q1 profit down 12.2%
      241 30 SINGAPORE —City Developments (CDL), Singapore’s second-largest property developer, said yesterday first-quarter net profit fell 12.2 per cent to S$137.6 million, partly due to the absence of contributions from a warehouse it sold in the same period last year. Revenue fell 9.8 per cent to
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      Lock icon Temasek, CITIC to buy Chinese software firm Asiainfo for S$1.1b
      280 31 AGENCIES HONG KONG —A consortium including China’s CITIC Capital and Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings has agreed to buy Asiain-fo-Linkage for about US$890 million (S$1.1 billion), joining a growing number of buyouts of United Stateslisted Chinese companies. The buyers agreed
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    • Article
      Straits Trading accepts UE offer for WBL in S$509m deal
      423 31  -  CONRAD RAJ Editor-at-Large conrad@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —The Straits Trading Company (STC) has been enticed by United Engineers’ (UE) enhanced offer of S$4.50 a WBL share to part with its entire 44.6 per cent stake in the technology, property and car
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      646 32 Advertisers are learning that cutting-edge ads can be a double-edged sword sometimes REACHING CONSUMERS THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Some of the biggest names in marketing have recently apologised to consumers who mounted public outcries against ads that hinged on controversial subjects. PepsiCo found itself meeting
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      546 33  -  Dual screen ultrabook-tablet by Asus offers plenty of possibilities for road warriors MOBILE COMPUTING PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8 has released a deluge of tablet-PC hybrids that try to leverage on the touch-friendly operating system. I have seen screens that swivel
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      611 34  -  S’pore paddlers look to replicate bronze medal finish at 2007 World Championship TABLE TENNIS LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Out to replicate their best-ever finish at the World Table Tennis Championships, when the now-retired pair Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu secured the women’s doubles bronze, Singapore’s
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      576 34 REUTERS PONTE VEDR A BEACH (FLORIDA) —Playing with controlled aggression, Tiger Woods gave notice at the Players Championship that he stands poised to reassert his dominance once again on the world of golf. After an uncharacteristic wobble with a double-bogey on the back
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      353 36  -  GERARD WONG S I N G A P O R E —Multiple South-east Asian (SEA) Games discus champion James Wong is hoping to clinch his qualifying ticket to this December’s SEA Games in Myanmar at the Singapore Athletic Association’s (SAA) Track and Field
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      503 36  -  4th inning Grand Slam douses hopes of ACSI comeback SOFTBALL FELICIA QUICK feliciaquick@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —They had split their previous two encounters this season by a single run and a close fight was expected yesterday in the National Schools “A” Division Softball Final. But when
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      401 37 AP LONDON —As Manchester United undergo a smooth handover of power, Manchester City appear to be in disarray. City manager Roberto Mancini has publicly expressed anger that the club are not disputing reports that Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini has been lined up to
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      516 37 AGENCIES LONDON —Wayne Rooney’s future at Manchester United is all but over, unless David Moyes, his former boss at Everton, could work his magic. The England star’s career at Old Trafford appeared to have reached a point of no return after outgoing United manager Sir
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      509 38 NBA PLAYOFFS AP INDIANAPOLIS —A sick feeling is emanating through the New York Knicks. The offence is struggling, their playoff hopes teetering and key players are missing practice. That was not how coach Mike Woodson intended to spend Sunday afternoon following an abysmal Game 3
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      284 37 the forward had handed in a transfer request and did not want to play in his farewell game at Old Trafford because it had been rejected. But the arrival of Moyes, who officially becomes United’s manager on July 1, from Everton could rescue Rooney’s Old autobiography, but reconciled three years
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          2237 40  -  WE LOOK AT THE LESSONS WE LEARNT FROM ’80S TV GENEVIEVE LOH PHIN WONG MAY SEAH MAYO MARTIN CHRISTOPHER TOH SERENE LIM ZHANG WEIFANG DON MENDOZA No other decade provokes such a smorgasbord of reactions than the ’80s and all it stands for from leg warmers to shoulder pads.
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          640 43  -  Actress Linda Evans on that funny little thing called Life ’80S ICON CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE —Some have called the ’80s the age of excess. Everything was bigger then bigger hair, bigger credit lines, bigger shoulder pads, you name it. And nothing encapsulated that sense of largesse than
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      225 40 YOUR WEEKLY RADIO CHARTS Get the top songs on MeRadio.sg now! I TOP 20 For the week: 10 May 16 May 01 Gentleman S' PSY C 02 Clarity Zedd 03 Heart Attack 11 Mirrors Justin Timberlake 12 Just Give Me A Reason Pink feat. Nate Ruess Demi Lovato O 04
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      251 41 WARNING: Not All Internet Marketing Programs Are Created Equal! RECESSION-PROOF YOUR INCOME IN 2013! “From Broke To Internet Millionaire!” Find out how Asia's Top Internet Expert, Fabian Lim, helped a former 24-yr-old swimming instructor become an internet millionaire with his PROVEN 5-step internet system. Here's what you'll learn in this
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      594 42 JCUBE 2 JURONG EAST CENTRAL 1 LEVEL 4 BALESTIER SHAW PLAZA LEVEL 4 nex nex SERANGOON CENTRAL LEVEL 4 LIDO SHAW HOUSE LEVEL 5 LOT ONE LEVEL 5 LOT 1 CHOA CHU KANG BUGIS BUGIS JUNCTION LEVEL 4 THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (PG13) 11:00am, 1:40pm, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 THE BIG
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      774 43 Advertisement ckfL Fast-growing of Plant-based Sr Calcium and Glucosamine Market Mdm Teo, 55 years old, after menopause, starts to experience backaches, cramps and weakness in her limbs. Her knees feel uncomfortable and weak when she moves up and down the stairs or when she squats. She realized that her condition
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      224 43 HOW TO PLAY Fill in the grid so that every row every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9 .DIFFICULTY LEVEL: YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION COPYRIGHT UCLICK THE CATHAY 2 Handy Road, Levels 5 6 THE BIG WEDDING* 1.15pm, 3.20, 5.25, 7.30, 9.35pm EVIL DEAD* 12.45pm, 2.30, 4.30,
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      660 46 Toggle LOVE 50% Wen Kai plans to surprise Sandra, his rich girlfriend who has been away in Singapore for a business trip, on Valentine’s Day. 6.00AM~ The~ Invincible 8.00~ Butterfly~ Dreaming 10.00~ The~ Test~ Of~ Time NOON~ The~ Scoop 2.00PM~ The~ Ranger 4.00~ The~ Matchmaker’s~ Match 6.00~ Legend~ Of~ Da~
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      178 46 TOGGLE-IT-FIRST Watch episodes on Toggle before they are shown on TV 96°CCAFE A light-hearted romance series, 96°C Cafe circles around cafe owner Liqiao and his wife Xijie. Though business is rarely brisk, there is a group of regulars who keep it going. THE NOOSE UNCUT S6 The Noose stands ready
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      1139 47 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM The Price Is Right (USA) 7.00 AM Live! 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show X (HD5) 10.00 The Dr Oz Show II 11.00 Lunch Crunch (HD5) 11.30 Great Ideas From JML 12.30PM Achar II 1.00 Point Of Entry II (HD5) (PG) 2.00 Don’t Forget The Lyrics
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