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  • hot news
    • 801 2  -  EVEN THE MOST HEINOUS OFFENDERS DESERVE THEIR DAY IN A COURT OF LAW: SUBHAS ANANDAN MATTHIAS TAY matthiastay@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When Mr Subhas Anandan lost a kidney in 2001 to cancer, the infamous Anthony Ler was among those who offered to
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    • 963 4  -  RESTRUCTURING LOAN SCHEME TO HELP SMEs AMONG OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —Set up a single government body to champion the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), provide more financing and assistance and defer further planned increases in
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    • 636 6  -  High Court’s decision for motorists who cause death ‘hadproblematic reasoning’ JUDGMENT DID NOT ARISE FROM TEXTBOOK CASE OF NEGLIGENCE: LAW TUTOR KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The landmark decision by the High Court to stiffen the starting sentence for motorists who cause death
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    • 363 6 AGENCIES LONDON Brent crude pared losses after dipping below US$50 a barrel for the first time since May 2009 yesterday amid signs of a continuing supply surplus. Brent for February settlement added 55 cents to US$51.65 a barrel on the London-based ICE
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    • 439 8 LEFT-LEANING PAPER HAS DRAWN IRE WITH CARTOONS OF RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL FIGURES AGENCIES PA RIS French newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s staple is to be provocative poking fun at popes, presidents and Prophet Muhammad. The publication has a history of drawing outrage
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    • 190 8 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Three gunmen entered the offices firing sub-machine guns, killing 12 people. A witness to the attack said ‘two black-hooded men’ entered the building with Kalashnikov rifles. ‘A few minutes later, we heard lots of shots,’ they said. French President Francois Hollande said there is
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    • 825 10 SHOOTINGS REGARDED AS DIRECT ASSAULT ON FREEDOM OF PRESS IN EUROPE AGENCIES LONDON World leaders condemned the shootings at French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo yesterday. European Union politicians called them brutal and inhumane as well as a direct attack on the freedom
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    • 287 10 A gun assault on the Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo yesterday was the deadliest terrorist attack in France’s recent history. Some other terror attacks in Western Europe: AGENCIES March 11, 2004: Bombs on rush-hour trains kill 191 at Madrid’s Atocha station in Europe’s
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    • 529 12 GROUP CEO ATTRIBUTES INCIDENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR THE MALAY MAIL K U A L A L U M P U R AirAsia group chief executive officer Tony Fernandes insisted yesterday that flight QZ8501 had permission to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route seven
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    • 390 12 REUTERS TORONTO The United Nations aviation agency will propose a new standard that requires commercial aircraft to report their position every 15 minutes as part of a global tracking initiative in the aftermath of the disappearance of a Malaysian jetliner.
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    • 115 5 SG mm 50 k m K 4 t ||M r i Violet Neo, 69 jfc i j In 1963, Violet Neo signed up as a naval volunteer, a gutsy move at a time when girls were expected to stay at home. That was when she learnt how to fire a
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  • comment&analysis
    • 1061 14  -  REMOVING THE INCOME REQUIREMENT FOR CREDIT CARDS RICHARD HARTUNG Richard Hartung is a financial services consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992. For anyone who has a credit card, buying the latest gadget or going out for dinner is easy
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    • 1000 16  -  FAITH IN THREE PROPS OF POST-COLD WAR WORLD MARKETS, DEMOCRACY AND U. S. POWER HAS FALTERED GIDEON RACHMAN Gideon Rachman is chief foreign affairs commentator at The Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES For the first half of my life, international politics was defined by
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    • 956 16  -  HOW TO LIVE IN THIS TIGHTLY WIRED WORLD WHERE PEOPLE CAN PEEK INTO ONE ANOTHER’S LIVES THOMAS FRIEDMAN Thomas Friedman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist with The New York Times. THE NEW YORK TIMES You could easily write a book or, better yet,
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    • 61 14 We’re in the midst of a Gutenberg-scale change in how information is generated, stored, shared, protected and turned into products and services. Thanks to the integration of networks, smartphones, banks and markets, the world has never been more tightly wired. As they say: ‘Lost there, felt here.’ Whispered there, heard
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    • 70 17 pulse JPSUCCKS 4 t M m r 4 fc_ t II SINGAPORE DUALITY 2011 WINNER At ITE, students are equipped with the knowledge, skills and values they need to succeed. From training under industry experts to working alongside professionals in our country's hospitals and clinics,they receive a globally-recognised career and
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  • voices voices
    • 478 20  -  FROM CARINA TAY JING YI Education has always been a key focus of Singapore’s pragmatic, forwardthinking society. This was again highlighted in the report “SingTel launches scholarship for polytechnic students” (Jan 7), which stated that the SingTel Cadet Scholarship Programme will
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    • 478 20 (2nd Edition)  -  FROM CARINA TAY JING YI Education has always been a key focus of Singapore’s pragmatic, forwardthinking society. This was again highlighted in the report “SingTel launches scholarship for polytechnic students” (Jan 7), which stated that the SingTel Cadet Scholarship Programme will
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    • 441 20  -  FROM ALEX LEW AND LOKE HOE YEONG In his commentary “Changi Airport must develop into a destination in itself” (Jan 6), Mr David Leo argues for the need to develop the airport as a “city” and retain its status as an aviation
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    • 441 20 (2nd Edition)  -  FROM ALEX LEW AND LOKE HOE YEONG In his commentary “Changi Airport must develop into a destination in itself” (Jan 6), Mr David Leo argues for the need to develop the airport as a “city” and retain its status as an aviation
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    • 176 20  -  FROM ACE KINDRED CHEONG I refer to the commentary “Changi Airport must develop into a destination in itself” (Jan 6). Changi Airport is already a destination for some, if not many, Singaporeans and foreigners. Since I was young, I have been in love with
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    • 176 20 (2nd Edition)  -  FROM ACE KINDRED CHEONG I refer to the commentary “Changi Airport must develop into a destination in itself” (Jan 6). Changi Airport is already a destination for some, if not many, Singaporeans and foreigners. Since I was young, I have been in love with
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    • 282 21  -  FROM TAN KIA LEE I agree that a sense of national identity plays a crucial part in Singapore’s ongoing nation-building endeavour. (“Shared values could serve as core of S’porean identity”; Jan 6) At the opening of Parliament in 1989, then President Wee Kim Wee
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    • 136 21  -  FROM VIVIEN GOH I am delighted that the SG50 Celebration Fund got off to a good start with Percussion 101. The SG50 Programme Office is calling for more project ideas from Singaporeans keen to celebrate the nation’s jubilee. (“SG50 committee calls for
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  • singapore
    • 566 22  -  NO FORMAL MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS FOR ORTHOREXIA, A LITTLE-RESEARCHED DISORDER KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —An avid water-polo player and a fitness pageant finalist, Ms Robin Lim appeared to be the perfect poster girl for glowing good health. But every time
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    • 671 24  -  But they have to complete courses within six years, instead of the current eight CHANGE KICKS IN FROM AUGUST VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Amid moves by the Government to drive and support adult learning, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has revamped
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    • 236 24 SINGAPORE The results of last year’s GCE O-Level examinations will be released on Monday. Students may collect their results from their schools at 2pm. Private candidates will be informed of their results by post. Alternatively, they can access them online via the Singapore
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    • 146 24  -  VALERIE KOH From August, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will offer two new parttime modular certificate programmes in power and clean energy, and offshore engineering. These short-term programmes will comprise four to five courses and cater to working professionals looking to improve their knowledge on
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    • 465 26  -  Project channelling waste heat to water tank could save families about S$20 a month COMPANIES HAVE SHOWN INTEREST IN SYSTEM EMILIA TAN emiliatankn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Three Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) students have found a way to recycle waste heat generated by air-conditioner
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    • 54 27 First bidding by category (inS$) COE Tender results First bidding by category (in S$) B (Cars above 1,~600cc or 97kW) A (Cars up to 1,~600cc 97kW) C (Goods vehicles,~ buses) D (Motor cycles) Today 2 weeks ago E (Open) 66,010 75,289 55,011 4,403 75,200 65,~889 74,~000 52,~100
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    • 432 27  -  YVONNE LIM yvonnelimsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A woman who forged an ex-boyfriend’s signature to withdraw money from their joint bank accounts, and later embezzled money from her company to fund her new lover’s gambling habits and their lavish lifestyle, was sentenced to
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    • 183 27 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Broadband services for some SingTel users were unavailable for several hours late on Tuesday night, prompting some customers to post complaints on the telco’s Facebook page. Yesterday morning, Mr Ahmad Fairuz, who was one of those affected, wrote: “Fibre broadband
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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  • world
    • 773 32 Decision to let petrol prices floatfreely may bring resistance from state oilfirm LANDMARK MOVE MAY LEAD TO MORE MARKET LIBERALISATION REUTERS JAK ARTA The announcement came without fanfare, in line with Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s style, but his decision to
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    • 896 36 Their plight shows continuing failure to help workers who had been enslaved on the farms SOCIETY IS TREATING THE VICTIMS WORSE THAN THE SALT FARMERS DID: LAWYER AP MOKPO (SOUTH KOREA) —Life as a saltfarm slave was so bad
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    • 307 38 LIMITING PROJECT’S SIZE ‘NOT DISCUSSED’ SINGAPORE —The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore said it has not received any official correspondence from the Malaysian government regarding limiting the size of the Forest City project by Country Garden Pacific View as reported earlier this
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    • 329 38 AP SEOUL South Korean prosecutors yesterday charged the former Korean Air executive who achieved worldwide notoriety by kicking a crew member off a flight with violating aviation security law and hindering a government investigation. Cho Hyun-ah, the daughter of the airline’s
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  • business
    • 515 40  -  MANUFACTURING, PROPERTY SECTORS SET TO BE MAIN AREAS OF CHANGE ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic has its work cut out for it this year as it enters an important phase in its crusade to restructure and transition the economy, with the
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    • 339 40 AGENCIES BRUSSELS —Deflation is stalking the euro area. As European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers gathered for their first meeting of the year yesterday, the backdrop is a 0.2 per cent annual fall in consumer prices the first in more
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    • 539 42 NEW SYSTEM, TO BE LAUNCHED IN MARCH, WILL HELP FOREIGN FUNDS WORK AROUND CHINESE RULES AGENCIES HONG KONG —The Hong Kong stock exchange plans to launch in March a system fix that would help foreign funds work around China’s settlement rules and
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    • 224 42 SINGAPORE —Company directors who are audit committee members must take their responsibilities seriously as they play an important role in ensuring the integrity and quality of corporate reporting in Singapore, directors attending a conference were told yesterday. The focus is now very
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    • marketbuzz
      • 118 44 Fill your closet with the season’s best pieces from GOLDLION. To better meet the style needs of men, the brand is introducing technologically advanced fabrics into office wear with its new line of dress shirts. Thanks to GOLDLION’s attention to detail, these shirts feature designs that
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      • 135 44 Leading sports brand, Reebok, is the official outfitter and apparel provider for one of the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organisations, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Created with input from the athletes, Reebok’s Fight Week gear and Fight Night kits will be seen on UFC fighters from
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      • 139 44 There were stars aplenty at the Colours of Joy Kids’ Rising Star Talent Contest on Nov 30, 2014 at the Singapore Sports Hub. Organised by Yeo’s to promote family bonding, more than 140 pupils below the age of seven got their chance to show off
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      • 186 44 Ring in the new year with new appliances for your home. Running from tomorrow till Sunday at the Singapore Expo Hall 4A, the Consumer Electronics and Home Appliances Expo by Gain City will feature products from more than 50 brands. Expect to find deals on a
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      • 162 44 Thanks to the newly opened Paya Lebar Square, the Paya Lebar Central area may be on its way to becoming the new hotspot for shoppers and foodies. With direct access to Paya Lebar MRT station and interchange, this shopping mall features an enticing mix of
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      • 143 44 If you have a business or accounting diploma awarded by the Informatics Academy, you now have more options to upgrade yourself professionally. Informatics Group and Oxford Brookes University (OBU), a leading university in the United Kingdom, are collaborating to offer top-up degree programmes in the business and
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      • 123 44 Fans of quirky Japanese household merchandise and cult Asian beauty brands, head down to the new Tokyu Hands outlet at Orchard Central. Apart from everyday essentials such as skincare products, stationery and kitchen ware, the 7,500-sq-ft store features the The Japan Difference line, a
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    • 493 41 DELI ORGANIC WINE SEAFOOD INTERNATIONAL SELECTIONS Fair Price fm QS t. Bringing the fine life closer to you Prep yourself to a Healthy Start. What better way to ring in the New Year than to get your hands on our nutritiously fresh harvest? Meticulously picked from the world over, our
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    • 225 42 Consumer electronics HOME APPLIANCES EXPO 2015 BIGGEST FAIR LOWEST PRICE WIDEST RANGE LATEST TECHNOLOGY^ EXPO HALL 4A I 11AM-10PM I 9-11 JAN 2015 [THOUSANDS UP FOR Spend a min. S$3,000 on DBS/POSB 0% Interest IPP and receive S$150 Gain City Vouchers (limited to first 100 redemptions) Terms and conditions apply.
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    • 309 43 FairPriceyftra Low Prices More 8gusset 14 18 TRENDZ Pillow Protector 80 each s upp ay STUDIO BASIC Air Gusset Memory Foam Deluxe Pillow U.P. $99 TRENDZ Mattress Protector Assorted Sizes U.P. $15.90/$19.90 OA STUDIO BASIC 0W Ultra Support each up 0 $69 0lster QA studio basic Ow Special Edition each
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  • technology
    • 236 50 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —A Singapore-based company yesterday launched a mobile application that enables Muslim foodies and travellers to share halal restaurant discoveries around the world. The free HalalTrip app, available for Apple iOS and Android devices, enables users to take and upload
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    • 434 50 ‘GIVE POLICE LEGAL ACCESS TO APPLE, GOOGLE USER DETAILS’ BLOOMBERG WA S H I N G TO N —Apple and Google should be legally required to give the police access to customer data necessary to investigate crimes, New York County’s top prosecutor
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    • 325 50 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO —Intel Corp chief executive Brian Krzanich showed off a computer built into a jacket button and a wristband that transforms into a selfie-snapping flying camera, as the chipmaker extends its push into smart wearable gadgets. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics
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    • 632 52  -  Golf fraternity cheers comeback of Singapore Open, hopes for a return to better times TOURNAMENT TO RETURN NEXT YEAR LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It may carry a smaller prize purse, but the impending return next year of the Singapore Open is welcome news for local
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    • 390 52 REUTERS BARCELONA —Barcelona coach Luis Enrique (picture) has described reports of a bust-up with Lionel Messi as inaccurate and ill-intentioned and said he had the backing of all the players in his squad. Talk has been rife of disagreements and heated exchanges
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    • 722 53  -  CORRUPT ORGANISATIONS ARE ALMOST NEVER REFORMED FROM WITHIN COMMENTARY BY PAUL HAYWARD sports@mediacorp.com.sg Paul Hayward is chief sports writer at The Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The question nags: If the great powers of Europe really want to depose Sepp Blatter,
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    • 391 53 REUTERS LONDON —Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has said he would have agreed to stay at the club if he had been offered a new contract in the close season. The 34-year-old announced last week that he would leave at the end of this
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    • 629 54 Spaniard’s fitness for first slam of 2015 uncertain after shock loss to 127th-ranked Berrer INSUFFICIENT RECOVERY TIME A FACTOR IN DEFEAT THE DAILY TELEGRAPH DOHA —Rafael Nadal’s ability to make a quick recovery from his long list of injuries and ailments and
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    • 49 55 58 60 SELLING THE MUSIC ALBUM SALES DIP AGAIN AS STREAMING IS ON THE UP JETSETTING CHEF BJORN SHEN SAYS TRAVELLING IS NECESSARY FOR INSPIRATION THURSDAY, 8 JANUARY 2015 HIGH-TECH HOTELS FROM ROBOT BUTL RS TO REMOTE ACCESS, TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING HOWTHE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WORKS 56 ARTWORK: KENNETH CHOY
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      • 721 56  -  HOTELS HAVE EMBRACED ALL KINDS OF TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE YOUR STAY AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com. sg Welcome to 2015. While it’s not quite what the Back To The Future movies imagined it to be (yet), hotels are more than ever using new and
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        230 57 Against the tide of high tech wizardry, three hotels are drawing from historical and natural inspirations Savour Japanese craftsmanship at Ritz-Carlton Kyoto The latest addition to Kyoto’s hotel scene, the Ritz-Carlton pays homage to the ancient capital of Japan with its tatami suites and a zen garden built
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      • 693 58  -  JETSETTING WITH SERENE LIM SINGAPORE —You can say that 2014 was pretty momentous for Bjorn Shen, the owner of popular Middle Eastern restaurant Artichoke. He stepped down as head chef last November, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and changed his diet losing 10kg in the process
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      • 522 59  -  NEW COOKBOOK BY RENOWNED CHEF JASON ROBERTS AIMS TO LURE BUSY PEOPLE BACK INTO THE KITCHEN DORENE INTERNICOLA features@mediacorp.com.sg REUTERS Celebrity chef and television personality Jason Roberts hopes to persuade even the most time-pressed, budgetconscious eater to think beyond prepackaged food with his new cookbook. With
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        492 59  -  American-style Sear serves excellent beef at reasonable prices FOOD REVIEW: SEAR ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE —Sear is part of the lineup that makes up 50RP, a new night- life and dining destination on the 45th and 46th floors of Singapore Land Tower. In theory, its penthouse location should look
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      • 551 60 Album sales continue to slide although streaming numbers rise SELLING SONGS REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Streaming continued to be the big story in music consumption last year, as sales in both physical and digital formats experienced ongoing flattening, year-end figures from Nielsen Music showed. Breaking out the
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        321 60 S I N G A P O R E —Here’s a heads-up for petrol-heads: If you still don’t know, the Singapore Motorshow will make its return to the motoring scene next week. Presented by Motor Traders Association of Singapore (MTA), in collaboration with MediaCorp, and held from
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      • 356 60  -  HON JING YI SINGAPORE —Go ahead, have your say: You can now vote which song will take top prize for MediaCorp’s SG50: The Gift Of Song, song-writing competition organised by MediaCorp to celebrate Singapore’s 50th birthday. The three shortlisted songs are Being Here
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    • 305 62  -  Scrumptious Chinese New Year cookies are easy with FairPrice’s range of Wang Lye goodies BROUGHT TO YOU BY ANNETTE TAN The Chinese New Year is synonymous with many things luck, prosperity, hong baos, and for most Singaporeans, pineapple tarts, love letters and almond cookies. For those of us
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