Today, 23 November 2013

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      Singapore must adopt practical approach to languages: PM Lee
      491 2  -  FORUM ATTENDEES AIR BILINGUALISM CONCERNS XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More public notices in Chinese may not necessarily lead to more Mandarin speakers and Singapore must adopt a practical approach to languages, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night. He was
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      Lock icon Indonesia reviews cattle import from Australia over spy spat
      296 2 AGENCIES JAK ARTA Indonesia is reviewing its dependence on cattle imports from Australia, in the first sign that a dispute over alleged spying could affect trade and investment between the two neighbours. Indonesia, which takes more than 60 per cent of
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      PSLE questions structured to ‘guide thinking’
      368 4 Change was to bring students’ focus back from chasing poin ts to learning says Heng STUDENTS WOULD HAVE FOUND QUESTIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE S I N G A P O R E —Some of the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) questions this year were crafted
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      Parents to let children’s abilities, preference guide choice of schools
      378 4  -  KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE —Practical concerns appear to figure heavily on the minds of parents and their children, as they have till Thursday to decide on their secondary school choice after results of the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) were released
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      ‘Special child’ displayed resilience in face of challenges
      432 5  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite having only one arm, 12-year-old Lim Jia Xuan has never let it deter her from achieving the things she had set out to do. Her list of achievements include playing the piano, swimming and, now, acing
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      Lock icon He took exam despite 4-month absence
      458 5  -  After successful liver transplant, Skye Poh is ‘very happy to achieve target score TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Twelve-year-old Skye Poh has suffered from glycogen storage disease since birth. The disease affects his liver and muscles, slows
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      Lock icon Tigerair first budget airline to fly from S’pore to Maldives
      425 6 Budget carrier will commence services to the upmarket beach holiday destination in January FOUR WEEKLY FLIGHTS BETWEEN S’PORE AND MALÉ SINGAPORE —The upmarket beach holiday destination of the Maldives is set to become more affordable after lowcost carrier Tigerair announced
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      Lock icon Roads around Padang may be closed in future
      786 7  -  Move is part of plans to make the Civic District more pedestrian-friendly SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As part of plans to make the Civic District more pedestrianfriendly, roads around the Padang, such as parts of St Andrew’s Road, Anderson Bridge and Fullerton
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      Lock icon Former Joo Chiat Police Station to be part of hotel project
      365 7 SINGAPORE The former Joo Chiat Police Station looks set to be restored to its past glory, after the Urban Redevelopment Authority launched for sale yesterday a site at East Coast Road for a large hotel development that could include
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  • saturday people
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      Lock icon A 360° GURU
      1629 10  -  When global movers and shakers need help becoming better leaders, they turn to Marshall Goldsmith who himself finds inspiration from Buddhism THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES LIN YANQIN Assistant News Editor yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg His current client roster alone is impressive: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, Pfizer CEO Ian
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      35 10 Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson, a throwback to many midfield warriors of old, loves a tearup. If war is waged or a battle ensues, the youngster usually stands tall and fights his corner with pride. ADRIAN CLARKE•24
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  • voices
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      Good arrears management can help ensure a clean estate
      107 12  -  FROM PATRICK SIO Arrears management is part of money management by a town council (“AHPETC receives poor rating for arrears management”; Nov 22). Poor arrears management may result in cashflow issues, as a town council needs to pay contractors to keep
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      Lock icon Vigilance from all key to fighting dengue
      438 12  -  FROM DEREK HO Director-General, Environmental Public Health Division, National Environment Agency We thank Dr Ong Siew Chey for his letter “Why war against dengue has not been won” (Nov 19). According to the World Health Organisation, there has been a dramatic rise in
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      Lock icon Unsolicited flyers may be a safety issue
      177 12  -  FROM WONG BOON HONG Since my letter box was upgraded to keep out unsolicited flyers, I have noticed that such flyers, many from renovation vendors, are left at my doorstep. This is especially unsafe for families on holiday, as flyers left behind help
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      What flyers left outside homes say about us
      117 12  -  FROM TAN CHEK WEE Flyers are often slotted between door grilles and some fall on the floor outside our homes. I would often pick up flyers outside a neighbour’s flat but, recently, I did not, to see whether anyone would pick them
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      Lock icon Holistic measures necessary in fight against cyberbullying
      535 13  -  FROM JERALDINE PHNEAH JIA LIN I refer to the report, “Harassment laws to be strengthened by next year” (Nov 19). Despite having the second highest rate of cyberbullying among 25 countries surveyed last year, Singapore has lagged in efforts to combat this issue,
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      Lock icon What do socks have to do with education?
      122 13  -  FROM CHERIE SIM My son is entering Primary 1 next year. We went for the orientation and were perplexed to learn that we must buy exercise books, clear folders and even socks bearing the school name. He has spare exercise books that
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      Has any country never spied on others?
      117 13  -  FROM EE TECK EE Many countries have claimed to be surprised and have expressed indignation at being spied on by the United States or its close allies. They should have known better. How could any security agency do its job without intelligence collection,
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      Gratitude to do-gooder who paused during peak hour
      106 13  -  FROM HO WEI JIE I wish to compliment the kind soul who picked up my wallet this week and passed it to the staff at Buona Vista MRT Station. It contained a few hundred dollars, and nothing was missing. I was rushing
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      Easier way to renew family season parking at Bukit Batok
      187 13  -  FROM WONG THIAM CHWEE I renew my Housing and Development Board season parking on an annual basis through GIRO, so I need not go to the branch office in Clementi to pay the fee. However, to renew my family season
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  • singapore
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      More help for those facing domestic violence
      567 14  -  Committee considering the setting up of specialist agencies to provide targeted assistance to families in need LEGAL ROUTE NOT THE BEST SOLUTION FOR FAMILY CONFLICT: INDRANEE ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Divorce-and family-re-lated services could be strengthened, with several specialist agencies set up to
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      Increase in cases involving money mules
      414 14  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN S ING A PORE —More cases involving money mules were investigated by the police in the first nine months of this year compared with the whole of last year. There were 133 cases totalling S$15.5 million from January to September. Last year,
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      Tougher laws against illegal tourist guides
      380 15 Proposed changes to STB Act include harsher fines and right to detain suspects SINGAPORE —The Government is proposing to add more bite to laws dealing with illegal tourist guides a growing problem since the Republic’s tourism boom from 2010. Apart from harsher fines against
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      Lock icon Red sandalwood worth S$5 million seized by AVA
      225 15 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Three containers with 45 tonnes of endangered red sandalwood were prevented from being moved out of Singapore in the largest seizure made by the authorities since 2011. The three containers were transiting through Singapore from India when they were
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      Lock icon S’pore-listed palm oil firm found to violate compliance
      413 15  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E —Amid charges that it cleared forests in Kalimantan inhabited by orang-utans, Singapore-listed palm oil group Bumitama Agri has found that it fell short of standards set by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
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      Man sentenced to five months’ jail for sex with minor
      272 15  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE —The fifth man to challenge the accusation that he had commercial sex with an underage prostitute was yesterday sentenced to five months’ jail the stiffest sentence to be handed out in the case so far. Emlyn Thomas
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      Lock icon Pool of NTUC industrial relations officers to grow
      962 16  -  More needed as labour movement undertakes more programmes aims to increase unionisation rate THEY NOW NEED TO ALSO PUSH FOR ELDERLY- AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACES AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They spoke up mostly on workers’ pay and issues concerning occupational health and safety
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      Union assists retrenched workers with job search
      501 16  -  AMIR HUSSAIN SINGAPORE Forced to cease its operations in Singapore due to regional competition and cost pressures, a unionised Japanese speciality chemical company which had been operating in Tuas for the past 25 years had to retrench 193 workers last month. Within a
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      136 14 V \W 'iN V tunit |eS CZ.-3«* rV •s Exciting-r; Industry A vRaffles Academy of Continuing Education has given me a truly enriching experience. I have picked up useful and relevant skills that will help me enter the fashion world. The course also provides its students with opportunities to work
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  • world
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      Lock icon Xi to promote allies in sweeping reshuffle: Sources
      893 17 ‘Move would allow President to deepen his power base, counter opposition to the bold reforms unveiled earlier this month’ CHANGES ANTICIPATED AROUND MARCH NEXT YEAR REUTERS beijing— Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to promote a string of allies in coming months as
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      Lock icon China’s first stealth combat drone takes maiden flight
      121 17 Screengrabs from CCTV showing China’s first stealth combat drone during its successful flight test in the city of Chengdu on Thursday, making it the fourth country to implement the technology after Britain, France and the United States. The Sharp Sword unmanned aircraft
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      Lock icon NO RUSH ON CHINA POLITICAL TALKS: MA
      254 17 AGENCIES Taiwan’s President said yesterday that the democratic island is in no rush to enter into substantive political talks with mainland China, despite a call to do so by Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Addressing journalists in Taipei, Mr Ma Ying-jeou acknowledged that at
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      Lock icon Three women, held captive for 30 years, rescued
      459 18 AGENCIES LO N DO N London police have announced that three women had been rescued from a home in the British capital where they claim to have been held against their will for about 30 years, and that a married couple who
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      Lock icon 47 killed after roof collapses in Latvia
      94 18 At least 47 people died, including three firefighters, after an enormous section of a roof collapsed at a Latvian supermarket in the country’s capital on Thursday. Rescue workers pulled more bodies yesterday, but more are believed to be buried under the rubble. The
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      Lock icon Japan set to form its own security council, US-style
      545 18 Body will allow Abe to tighten grip on foreign securi ty policies to counter China, North Korea UPPER HOUSE EXPECTED TO APPROVE BILL BY EARLY DECEMBER DOW JONES TOKYO A Bill to create a Japanese National Security Council (NSC) is set
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      Lock icon US eyes increase in Arctic operations
      686 19 Gas and oil explorations, research and military exercises on Washington’s agenda EXPERTS PREDICT LARGELY ICE-FREE SUMMERS AS EARLY AS 2030 AP H A LIFA X (NOVA SCOTIA) The United States military is looking for ways to expand operations in the vast waters of the
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      Lock icon US, China find convergence on climate issue
      672 19 THE NEW YORK TIMES WARSAW (POLAND) —Discord and rivalry between governments in Beijing and Washington have been factored into international discussions of global warming since the United Nations climate treaty was established in 1992, contributing to the foundering of the 2009 talks in
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      Lock icon China wants win-win treat, says chief negotiator
      134 19 THE NEW YORK TIMES Mr Xie Zhenhua, China’s chief climate negotiator, acknowledged this week that China was now the world’s largest source of carbon emissions, a result of the country’s rapid industrialisation, but he said China was slowing down the rate of growth
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      117 18 m I r-1 DEFIN TOMORRi EXPLORING DENTAL ASSISTING AS A CAREER Come on down to see what it takes to make smiles, and how you can bea part of our extraordinary team as a Dental Surgery Assistant! Date: 30 November 2013 (Saturday) Time: 9am-4pm Venue: National Dental Centre of Singapore
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  • business
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      Tighter insurance rules good for industry: Great Eastern
      709 20  -  Curbs could help sector to enhance professionalism, public image, says GE chief ‘NEW REGULATIONS UNLIKELY TO DETER TALENT FROM JOINING INDUSTRY’ WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The insurance industry is set to face a slew of tighter regulations that may create operational
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      Lock icon Straits Trading seeks to emulate Blackstone for property funds
      515 20 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —Straits Trading, an investor in Singapore’s biggest publicly traded property trust manager, is planning “Blackstone-like” funds as Asia’s appetite for real estate investments increases. Straits Trading last month invested in Singapore-listed ARA Asset Management, the property trust manager partly
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      Lock icon Glorious Property gets S$736m buyout bid from founder
      364 21 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG —Glorious Property stock soared by a record yesterday in Hong Kong following a HK$4.57 billion (S$736 million) offer by Chinese billionaire Zhang Zhirong to take the company private after the developer’s shares fell on slumping sales and amid financial
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      Lock icon China’s Shandong Weigao to divest Biosensors stake for S$390m
      165 21 REUTERS HONG KONG —China’s Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer is selling its entire 21.7 per cent stake in Sin-gapore-listed medical device-maker Biosensors International Group for about S$390.4 million to focus on its main businesses. Hong Kong-listed Shandong Weigao will sell the
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      Lock icon SGX divides role of risk, regulatory chief
      250 21 REUTERS S I N G A P O R E Bourse operator and regulator Singapore Exchange (SGX) is splitting the role of its regulatory and risk chief officer, a move that follows a penny stock crash that raised questions about the firm’s regulatory
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      142 21 GUEST-OF-HONOUR DR AMY KHOR Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower WALK FOR LOVE Do your part for charity! Come join us at this 3-km walk to raise funds for the less privileged. For more information, do visit our website at www.hnf.org.sg or call 6854 5503 6854 5507. For
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  • sports
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      Lock icon TIME FOR PACQUIAO TO BOW OUT WITH A BANG
      885 22  -  A DAVID-AND-GOLIATH WAR IAN DE COTTA IN MACAU ian@mediacorp.com.sg MACAU —The Sands Cotai Strip here almost mirrors the colourful glittering landscape of neon lights and dramatic architecture of Las Vegas. But although the full complement of brick and mortar has yet
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      Lock icon PACQUIAO VS RIOS QUICK FACTS
      143 22 THE NEW YORK TIMES According to HBO, this fight is its first pay-per-view event outside the United States. Pacquiao and Rios will eat before sunrise and fight around lunchtime on Sunday. Pacquiao, for instance, will wake at 4.30am on Sunday for breakfast, and eat again
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      Lock icon NOVEMBER PAIN FOR AQILAH
      527 23  -  Injury rules Commonwealth Games shooting champion out of SEA Games LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Already hit with the organisers’ decision to omit the men’s and women’s 10m air rifle events, Singapore’s hopes of achieving two medals in shooting at next month’s South-east Asian (SEA) Games
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      Lock icon BECKHAM AND SANDS JOIN FORCES
      199 23 SINGAPORE —Former England star David Beckham and integrated resort developer Las Vegas Sands announced a new business partnership to develop dining, retail and leisure concepts at Sands China properties in Macau and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Speaking at the announcement in Macau yesterday, the
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      WORLD CUP PERFECTION FOR BOWLER JOEL TAN
      432 23  -  ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E After consecutive strikes in all previous seven frames, Joel Tan was shivering in the last three frames as he inched closer to a rare perfect game. And the 17-year-old did not
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      Lock icon THIS DERBY IS JUST TOO CLOSE TO CALL
      659 24  -  THE BIG MATCH: EVERTON V LIVERPOOL ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg TODAY’s EPL analyst Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for many publications around the world. Follow
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      Lock icon SPURS HAVE LOST THAT SCORIN’ FEELING
      427 25  -  ADRIAN CLARKE MANCHESTER CITY TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v LONDON When is Andre VillasBoas going to let Spurs release the handbrake? Down the pub, in the office and on the building site, this is all Tottenham fans want to talk about as frustration grows at not
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      Lock icon EUROPEANS VOICE CONCERN FOR MIGRANT WORKERS IN QATAR
      385 25 REUTERS B RU S S EL S The European Parliament joined the controversy over 2022 World Cup host Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers on Thursday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), when it passed a resolution expressing concern over their plight. However, the Parliament
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      Lock icon CHASING THE RECORD BOOKS
      680 26 Victory in Brazil will back Vettel’s case to be in F1 pantheon of greats BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX AGENCIES SAO PAULO —The Formula 1 season ends with the Brazilian Grand Prix tomorrow, with champion Sebastian Vettel looking to set more records to cap an already impressive year.
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      Lock icon HORNER CAN SUCCEED ME: ECCLESTONE
      379 26 REUTERS LONDON —Formula 1 Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone has named Red Bull team boss Christian Horner as the ideal candidate to succeed him when he finally relinquishes his grip on the sport, British media reported yesterday. Ecclestone, who has built Formula 1 into a global
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
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      82 25 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw fwuBpi Livewire MB S) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) I8*Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzzOKranji (18 years and above) [pL~AYJ) Always play with care. [responslblyf Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service. Call
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      47 27 SATURDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2013 FOOD SOURCE THE FUTURE OF GASTRONOMY ACCORDING TO ASIA’S BEST 28 TOKYO DELIGHTS JAPANESE CAR MAKERS SHOW THEIR METTLE AT THE TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 32 THERE’S NOTHING THAT WARMS THE COCKLES OF OUR CULINARY HEARTS LIKE SOME FRANCO FAVOURITES29 DUCK CONFIT FROM ABSINTHE
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    • food28
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        Lock icon FOOD FOR THOUGHT
        738 28  -  NEXT YEAR’S EVENT FOR THE ASIA’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS LIST WILL ALSO FEATURE A FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF FOOD DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg It is confirmed, the results of the S. Pellegrino Aqua Panna sponsored Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list for 2014 will be revealed on Feb
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        French toast
        489 29  -  Elegant and consistently good food explain why Absinthe still commands a firm following FOOD REVIEW: ABSINTHE ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE Sometimes, it’s nice to return to an old favourite that has withstood the dining scene’s fickle trends. One such example is Absinthe, the French restaurant helmed by chef Francois
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        Easy does it
        473 29  -  A fun new taqueria brightens up the East Coast Road stretch FOOD REVIEW: LOWER EAST SIDE ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE It’s hard to miss Lower East Side Taqueria, what with its name in lights and its brightly coloured interior. Located close to the Tanjong Katong end, this eye-catch-ing
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon Spidey spin-offs possible
        237 30 REUTERS NEW YORK Popular Marvel villains Venom and the Green Goblin should start getting ready for their close-ups because Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chairman Amy Pascal hinted that the studio is planning spin-off adventures for supporting characters in its Spider-Man franchise. “We are going to access Marvel’s full
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        Ketel One Vodka’s Justin Smyth
        505 30  -  Boozy conversations about what makes people smile THIS ROUND’S ON DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE —A good cocktail often begins with a good spirit. And nobody understands that more than Ketel One Global Fraternity Ambassador Justin Smyth. A bartender himself, Smyth said the brand uses modern techniques
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        DINING GUIDE
        275 31 CRAFT BEER DINNER AUSSIE STYLE The Intrepid Gastro Bar brings the best of Melbourne, with wonderful Aussie fare paired with fabulous Aussie craft beers. The five-course dinner (S$68) includes two bottles of Feral craft beers. Some highlights include the Feral White (Witbier) paired with Pan-seared Blue Swimmer Crab
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        Spice and everything nice
        319 31 Lenka on all the things she likes about our little red dot FOR FOOD AND FANS SING A PORE —Stingray, prawns and crab. These are what Aussie songstress Lenka (full name: Lenka Kripac) is looking forward to the most when she sets foot on our shores
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