Today, 9 April 2016

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    13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp SATURDAY, 9 APRIL 2016 MCI(P) 021/06/2015
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    Lock icon Need funding? Ask the crowd and you may well receive
    3213 1  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As some banks cut back lending to small businesses amid a turbulent economic climate, more firms seeking to raise capital quickly are latching on to crowdfunding which comes without the hassle of trying, often in vain,
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    Retrenched PMETs to get more help
    839 1  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With higher layoffs among white-collar workers expected as the economy continues to undergo restructuring, the Government will be expanding existing schemes to help this group of Singaporeans if they lose their jobs. From next month, the Career Sup- port
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    Lock icon PSLE scoring system to be revamped, T-scores will be removed
    1098 1  -  Move is part of several steps to reduce excessive focus on academic results: Ng Chee Meng CHANGES TO TAKE EFFECT IN 2021 AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Almost three years after the changes were first mooted, it was announced yesterday that
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      45 1 IN T-SECTION: FRIED CHICKEN, FAMILY AND FLOWERS WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO THIS WEEKEND 23 PLACES WHERE CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND PLAY 22 TRAVEL IN TIME WITH TULIPMANIA 23 THE HUMBLE FRIED CHICKEN GETS A MAKEOVER18 PARLI AMENT More reports on Budget debate Pages 3-7
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      Lock icon Pope wants Church to be more welcoming of divorcees, single parents
      674 2 DOCUMENT LEAVES DECISIONS WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS THE NEW YORK TIMES Rome— In a broad proclamation on family life, Pope Francis yesterday called for the Roman Catholic Church to be more welcoming and less judgmental, and he seemingly signalled a
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      Lock icon M’sia MP charge under Secrets Act may backfire
      484 2  -  tan Harapan coalition. AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY EILEEN NG EILEEN NG AGENCIES, WITH KUALA LUMPUR Opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Vice-Presi-dent Rafizi Ramli was charged yesterday under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) for allegedly distributing a page from a classified report
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      Lock icon PAC REPORT CLEARS NAJIB: MINISTER
      283 2 THE MALAY MAIL ONLINE Malaysia’s Cabinet is satisfied with the bipartisan parliamentary Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), particularly for controverting the allegations made by former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, said Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan
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      Lock icon Pope wants Church to be more welcoming of divorcees, single parents
      674 2 (2nd Edition) DOCUMENT LEAVES DECISIONS WITH BISHOPS, PRIESTS THE NEW YORK TIMES ROME— In a broad proclamation on family life, Pope Francis yesterday called for the Roman Catholic Church to be more welcoming and less judgmental, and he seemingly signalled a
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      Lock icon Indonesia to step up patrol of Natuna Islands
      703 2 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Indonesia will deploy new patrol boats and special forces troops equipped with its latest air defence system to the Natuna Islands cluster in the South China Sea, media reports said, in another sign that it is stepping up efforts to
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      Lock icon Parents sceptical PSLE changes will reduce stress on students
      590 3  -  AMANDA LEE, LAURA PHILOMIN, NG JING YNG leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —Parents of the first batch of students to be affected by the changes to the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) grading system have welcomed the Government’s move and lauded the reduced
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      Polys, universities to take in more students based on interests, not just grades
      744 4  -  Curiosity more likely to lead to mastery of a subject: Ong Ye Kung THOSE UNDER DIRECT POLY ADMISSIONS SCHEME DO BETTER IN STUDIES: MOE LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Polytechnics and universities will have more room to admit
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      Lock icon Student juggles studies and love of the circus
      649 4  -  LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE —If not for the Direct Polytechnic Admission (DPA) exercise, 20-year-old Jonathan Goh would not have been able to pursue his passion of circus arts and work towards realising his dream of starting a circus arts company. Jonathan, who was
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      Earn and Learn programme to be enhanced, expanded
      496 5  -  New pathway towards a polytechnic diploma added 10 more sectors to offers ELPs AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —A work-study programme launched under the SkillsFuture movement will be enhanced to give Institute of Technical Education graduates an additional track to earn a
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      Earn and Learn programme to be enhanced, expanded
      496 5 (2nd Edition)  -  New pathway towards a polytechnic diploma added 10 more sectors to offers ELPs AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —A work-study programme launched under the SkillsFuture movement will be enhanced to give Institute of Technical Education graduates an additional track to earn a
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      Lock icon All Secondary 3 students to go through five-day OBS from 2020
      509 5 (2nd Edition)  -  LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE All Secondary 3 students will go through a five-day Outward Bound Singapore (OBS) expeditionbased camp, under the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) new National Outdoor Adventure Education Masterplan. The camp will be piloted with some schools next
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      Lock icon All Secondary 3 students to go through five-day OBS from 2020
      512 5  -  LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE All Secondary 3 students will go through a five-day Outward Bound Singapore (OBS) expeditionbased camp, under the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) new National Outdoor Adventure Education Masterplan. The camp will be piloted with some schools next
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      Lock icon STUDENTS LESS SELF-CENTRED, MORE DISCIPLINED AFTER CAMP: ORGANISERS
      404 5 (2nd Edition)  -  LAURA PHILOMIN An increase in confidence and having a less self-centred outlook are some of the positive changes that camp organisers have seen when students are taken out of their comfort zones and put through a camping experience. Ms Putri Illiyana Nuratiqah,
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      Lock icon STUDENTS LESS SELF-CENTRED, MORE DISCIPLINED AFTER CAMP: ORGANISERS
      404 5  -  LAURA PHILOMIN An increase in confidence and having a less self-centred outlook are some of the positive changes that camp organisers have seen when students are taken out of their comfort zones and put through a camping experience. Ms Putri Illiyana Nuratiqah,
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      Lock icon Re-employment age to be raised to 67 from July 1 next year
      480 6  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In tandem with the move to raise the re-employment age from 65 to 67 come July 1 next year, a wage cut provision for workers turning 60 will be removed from the law, said
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      Lock icon WAGE RELIEFS BOOST JOB PROSPECTS OF OLDER PMETs
      340 6  -  NG JING YNG After getting retrenched in April last year, Mr Kuan Mun Fai, 52, went for networking sessions and basic skills upgrading courses as he looked for jobs. In a two-hour class on Microsoft Excel that he attended, he found that
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      EP criteria refined to prevent build-up of pass-holders in some sectors
      746 7  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The application process for Employment Passes (EPs) has been refined with additional criteria for firms to ward off a “highly undesirable” concentration of Employment Pass (EP) holders in certain companies, segments of industries and locations,
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      45 9 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE VIDEO CROWDFUNDING BABY YUJIA Visit tdy.sg/yujia09 for the video. VIDEO CROWDFUNDING FINANCING A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CAREER Visit tdy.sg/squash09 for the video. REPORT THE CAUSE MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON CROWDFUNDING’S RESULTS Visit tdy.sg/1qA2Uxk for the report by Kenneth Cheng.
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      More Govt action needed to help tackle climate change
      502 10  -  FROM RICHMOND LEE Climate experts have warned that this could be the next hottest year on record after two straight years. (“Planetary warming reaches new level of worrying extremes”; March 19). Climatologist James Hansen cautioned presciently in the 1980s that the
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      Property cooling measures benefit many, and should stay
      264 10  -  F ROM TANDALAI TANDALAI NATESAN SRINIVASAN The property cooling measures instituted by the Government should remain in force (“Budget 2016’s longerterm positive impact on property”: April 1). They are a welcome, wise and benevolent solution to the property tsunami a few years
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      Fair valuations of properties being built a challenging issue
      315 10  -  F ROM PATRICK TAN CHOON HONG I refer to the report “Property experts caution against reliance on computerised valuations” (April 8). Among other things, the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV) warned the public that those relying solely on computer-generat-ed
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      22 10 LETTER AS IT GETS WARMER, A CALL FOR ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE Visit tdy.sg/ ltrwarmer for the letter from Chan Bi Jing.
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      S’pore overtakes Hong Kong as Asia’s top financial centre
      519 13  -  COUNTRY RISES FROM FOURTH TO THIRD IN GLOBAL RANKINGS RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic has leapfrogged rival Hong Kong to become Asia’s top financial centre and the third in the world after London and New York, London-based research firm Z/Yen
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      S’pore overtakes Hong Kong as Asia’s top financial centre
      519 13 (2nd Edition)  -  CITY RISES FROM FOURTH TO THIRD IN GLOBAL RANKINGS RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic has leapfrogged rival Hong Kong to become Asia’s top financial centre and the third in the world after London and New York, London-based research firm Z/Yen
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      Lock icon US rate hikes on track, says Yellen
      397 13 REUTERS NEW YORK —The United States economy is on a solid course with hints of inflation, keeping the Federal Reserve on track for further interest rate hikes, said the central bank’s chair Janet Yellen on Thursday. In a rare spectacle, Ms Yellen spoke
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      Lock icon US rate hikes on track, says Yellen
      397 13 (2nd Edition) REUTERS NEW YORK —The United States economy is on a solid course with hints of inflation, keeping the Federal Reserve on track for further interest rate hikes, said the central bank’s chair Janet Yellen on Thursday. In a rare spectacle, Ms Yellen spoke
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      Lock icon Top yen analyst predicts surge on haven demand
      480 13 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —The top forecaster for the yen predicts it will surge versus the United States dollar as demand for the Japanese currency as a safe haven from market turmoil sidelines efforts by Tokyo to stem the rally. Julius Baer Group will
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      OSIM raises offer price by 2 cents
      502 13 (2nd Edition) S ING A POR E —After keeping shareholders on tenterhooks for three days following an abrupt trading halt on Tuesday, lifestyle products distributor OSIM announced late yesterday that it would be sweetening its offer yet again by two cents a share to take
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      NEW AWARDS FOR FOOTBALL’S FORGOTTEN MEN
      574 14  -  Tampines Rovers chairman wants Pentagon Awards to recognise those off the field UNIQUE INITIATIVE IN S-E ASIA NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The inaugural Pentagon Awards may be unique in the world of South-east Asian football, but the man behind their conception, Tampines chairman Krishna
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      ELEVEN SPORTS NETWORK GAINS EURO RIGHTS
      181 14  -  NOAH TAN Football fans in Singapore hoping to catch UEFA Euro 2016 on television will have to tune in to Eleven Sports Network (ESN). The London-based network, which is available online and on Singtel TV, announced yesterday that it had secured exclusive rights to
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      Lock icon MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WANT TO SEND CASOOJEE OFF ON A HIGH
      331 14  -  AMANPREET SINGH S I N G A P O R E —The national men’s hockey team are determined to send their head coach Solomon Casoojee off on a high at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) World League event the
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      Lock icon IT WILL BE PACQUIAO — BUT NOT BY A KNOCKOUT
      1157 15  - IT WILL BE PACQUIAO BUT NOT BY A KNOCKOUT BOXING LEGEND’S FINAL FIGHT? JULIAN TURNER sports@mediacorp.com.sg So here we are, ready to watch Manny Pacquiao’s final fight in boxing, his goodbye wave to a sport he has helped define over the past decade. That is, if we can believe what
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      Lock icon FOUR REASONS LEICESTER MAY CHOKE IN FINAL STRETCH
      1042 16  -  The Foxes’ path to a first-ever league crown is littered with several obstacles. Can they rise above them? THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THEY ARE LEAVING NO MARGIN FOR ERROR The art of the 1-0 win is not to be underestimated. Arsenal were so
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      28 17 YOUR GO-TO GUIDE FOR WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND 18 A CRAVING FOR FRIED CHICKEN DESPITE NEW-FANGLED DINING TRENDS, A STAPLE DISH LIKE THIS ALWAYS COMES BACK INTO VOGUE
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      29 17 22 FAMILY FUN The National Gallery Singapore offers educational enjoyment with its new weekend programme 23 IN BLOOM It’s tulip time at the Flower Dome, Gardens By The Bay
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        Lock icon MORE THAN JUST FINGERLICKIN’GOOD
        1328 18  -  STEP ASIDE, KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN CHEFS ARE TAKING THE HUMBLE FRY-UP IN NEW DIRECTIONS DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg Let’s be honest. When it comes to fried chicken, there are only so many ways you can reinvent the wheel and we thus tend to take it for granted.
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        Where to get your fried chicken fix
        721 19 1 CHICKEN UP (48 Tanjong Pagar Road #01-01, Tel: *****203) With chicken marinated for 12 hours and then double-fried to seal in the flavours, Chicken Up offers a variety of fried chicken such as its b est-sel l i n g Ya n
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        Weekend dining guide: Where to get your tasty treats
        653 20 CLEVER COMBOS AT JACK’S PLACE In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Jack’s Place has rolled out four savoury combos: Grilled sirloin steak with tempura slipper lobster accompanied by Mexican salsa and guacamole (S$27.80++); grilled salmon with crispy calamari rings served with
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        SECRETARIES’ WEEK MENU AT MAN FU YUAN
        93 20 BOOKING AHEAD From April 25 to 29, Man Fu Yuan will celebrate Secretaries’ Week with an exclusive five-course menu, available during lunch and dinner. Priced at S$38++ per person, diners can expect a medley of highlights including a combination trio that comprises roasted
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        Having a heritage update
        515 21  -  It has a new address but this Teochew restaurant still serves its well-loved classics FOOD REVIEW: CHAO SAN CUISINE LOWSHIPING SINGAPORE —An indication of the quality fare that Chao San Cuisine dishes out can be found in the crowds that pack the heritage eatery during lunch
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        Lock icon Going Italian in Ang Mo Kio
        321 21  -  This new addition boasts a satisfying and affordable rendition of the popular cuisine FOOD REVIEW: POCOLOCO ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE —Premium pastas from Italy, foie gras served with truffle cream, a fresh green salad with burrata cheese. These may read much like any other Italian
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        Lock icon Not just kids’ play
        775 22  -  National Gallery Singapore’s new family weekend programme adds to edutainment choices for kids FUN ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE This weekend, parents all over Singapore are probably asking: Where can one go to dump erm, we mean, bring the children? Singapore is
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        FINDING FAMILY-FUN
        334 22 NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE 1. STORIES IN ART: For children five years old and above. Held every second Saturday and Sunday of the month, from 3.30pm to 4pm. Not ticketed on April 9 and 10. By registration at Keppel Centre for Art Education. 2. ART EXPLORERS: For children five
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        Lock icon Flower power
        703 23  -  Gardens By The Bay’s latest Tulipmania show takes you to Turkey TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE When you think of tulips, you think of Holland, windmills and Dutch maids. But Gardens By The Bay’s latest Tulipmania show urges you to go further afield all the way
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        Lock icon WEEKEND PLANNER: Other things to do this weekend
        711 23 KAREN MOK REGARDEZ WORLD TOUR One of Hong Kong’s top Mandopop stars promises to re-create the Aurora, orthe Northern Lights, at her first concert in Singapore in 15 years. April 9, 8pm at The Star Theatre. Tickets from S$88 available at SISTIC.
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        HEADS UP:
        80 23 SINGAPORE ART BOOK FAIR The third edition of the Singapore Art Book Fair, which specialises in contemporary art books and magazines, aims to present the best in local arts publishing. From April 14 to 17 at the ArtScience Museum. Admission is free. VOILAH! 2016 Discover your inner French
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        CONSCIENTIOUS THRILLERS
        769 25  -  AN EXCITING RIDE DOESN’T HAVE TO BE LOUD, OBNOXIOUS AND POLLUTING, AS THIS LIST OF LITHE, EFFICIENT AND DESIRABLE MACHINES PROVES EFFICIENT IS THE NEW EXCITING DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg 1 LEXUS LC 500H Petrol hybrid Power/Torque: 354bhp /TBC 0-100kmh: <5.0s Top Speed: TBC Efficiency: TBC Price: TBC 2017
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        Lock icon Style haven
        439 26  -  Citroen’s face-lifted C4 offers a slice of flair at a sweet price, albeit with a rough edge or two CITROEN C4 DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Without risking our toes by dipping into the subjective reasoning of what makes something cool, style is generally something you have to pay
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        Lock icon Strong, silent type
        738 27  -  Fuel-consumption claims can seem far-fetched, but Toyota’s new Prius delivers on its claims, and more TOYOTA PRIUS LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The new Toyota Prius might look like nothing else on earth, with its strikingly angular features and highly sculpted body, but what matters most about the
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        Hyundai’s Prius in Singapore
        200 27 Korean car makers have hybrids, too, but only one is in Singapore. You’ll find a sleek Hyundai Ioniq in the Komoco showroom on Alexandra Road, though it’s not for sale. “We shipped it in to let people know that Hyundai is on the hybrid train as
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        Meet the 1,000-hp hybrid
        274 27 If you prefer your hybrids with a bit more fire in their belly, check out the Toyota TS050. Blink and you’ll miss it, though the petrol-electric machine has much more power than a Formula One racing car. Toyota built the TS050 Hybrid for the World Endurance
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      1229 28 CHANNEL CHANNEL programming@channelnewsasia.com tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM The Food Detectives (HD) 6.30 On The Red Dot (HD) (CC) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 NOT The 5 Show (HD) (PG) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XII
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      1270 29 CHANNEL CHANNEL programming@channelnewsasia.com tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Only The Brave (HD) (PG) 6.30 Talking Point (HD) (PG) 7 .00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) (PG) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 The Hoarder Next Door (PG) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XII
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      311 30 ON SATURDAY 5.00 987 HOME With Joakim Gomez 6.00 Say It With Music With Naomi Yeo 10.00 Automated 11.00 987 Anthems by Zouk And The AOS Collection DJs 6.00AM News Plus The Best Of Body Soul With Daniel Martin 10.00 News Plus Weekend Brunch And Out About With Angela Lim
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      321 30 E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil Mediacorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. FREE LATEST CATCH-UP TV Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV. PEACE PROSPERITY (EP 5)
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      Lock icon Guatemalan Villagers Seek Justice In Canada
      1217 1  -  By SUZANNE DALEY LOTE OCHO, Guatemala Her husband was away in the fields, she said, when the truckloads of soldiers, police officers and mining security officials arrived. A half-dozen armed men swarmed into her house, helping themselves to the meal she had made for
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