Tabla, 27 September 2013

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  • EDUCATION
    • 508 1 Senior Minister of State Masagos Zulkifli assures students that the Government is committed to supporting them tabla@sph.com.sg THE Young Sikh Association (Singapore) and the Sikh Centre organised a plaque presentation ceremony on Sept 21 to recognise the academic achievements of young Sikh graduates, including those who
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    • 373 2  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of three Indian schools here to play reporter and photographer (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, GIIS) ADITYA UMAKANTH, Class 10 IGCSE SCIENCE Week is one of the
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
      • Article, Illustration
        271 2  -  ARSHA AGGARWAL, Class 10 IGCSE OUR annual Science Week was inaugurated with Quizbowl an inter-house quiz competition for the 6th and 7th graders conducted by the students of 11 A Level. The teams competed in four rounds Best Of 4, Rapid Fire, “Do You Know Your inventions”
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      • 150 2  -  SAROJ SUSANNA BOMBAY, Class 5A OUR Science Week celebrations in the Primary Section allowed everyone to participate and enjoy the thrill of being junior scientists and doctors. On the first day, the 5A students made scrap books which illustrated common injuries and included step-by-step procedures of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 312 1 u I credit my teachers at GIIS for building my confidence and strengthening my academic performance. Himmat Singh Mann GIIS IGCSE, Class 10Topper 2013 with 9A*s GIIS Queenstown Campus (2013 Testimonial) Academics is at the forefront of our focus at GIIS in providing a holistic educational experience to our students.
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 200 3 Indian Heritage Centre’s seminar on tracing ancestral roots sees a lot of interest Wilson Silas David PARTICIPANTS had a very interesting time at the first-ev-er seminar on tracing the ancestral roots of Singapore’s Indian community organised by the Indian Heritage Centre (IHC) last week. Local and foreign
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    • 902 4/5 Jamuna Sundaraj spends a day with the Bollywood actor jamunas@sph.com.sg IWAS to be a fly on the wall as the Roshans Hrithik and Rakesh met the local press, students and fans at three different locations, on Sept 21. The father and son were brought to Singapore by
      PHOTOS: JAMUNA SUNDARAJ, T. KAVI, HILL+KNOWLTON STRATEGIES  -  902 words
    • 826 4/5  -  PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com.sg WHAT kind of conversation do you carry out when you have Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan on your left and his producer-director father Rakesh Roshan on your right during dinner? Last Saturday night, the star and his dad were with a select group of people
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    • 1094 6/7  -  Shoppers and vendors are a happy lot after the five-day Singapore International Deepavali Shopping Festival JAMUNA SUNDARAJ jamunas@sph.com.sg LAST year, the two publications for the Indian community –tabla! and Tamil Murasu organised the Deepavali Mela 2012 with events company de ideaz. The three-day event featured around 50
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    • 227 8/9 FROM August next year, firms must put out advertisements for job vacancies on a new online national job bank before they make a new Employment Pass (EP) application. Job advertisements must be open to Singaporeans. Failure to do so will result in the companies’
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    • 372 8/9 THE Housing Board is working on its largest single so-lar-leasing project to date. It is also looking into households being able to buy electricity made from the sun’s energy. Last month, it called its largest solar-leasing tender: For a company to own
      PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES  -  372 words
    • 286 8/9 Lauding Mr Lee through poetry... former president S.R. Nathan (second from left) was the guest of honour at the launch of Lee Kuan Yew 90, a collection of 90 poems to mark Mr Lee’s 90th birthday. Also at the event were (from left) Mr Nagai
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    • 218 8/9 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sought to inject some balance in the national preoccupation with work-life balance, warning Singaporeans that competitors are out to steal their lunch. At a forum telecast on Channel NewsAsia on Sept 24, he said the idea of work-life balance has
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    • singapore snippets
      • 97 8/9 SINGAPORE’S harmony cannot be taken for granted, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said in his opening address at the 11th National Security Seminar on Sept 24. He urged people to be mindful of new fault lines over immigration and gay rights.
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      • 109 8/9 THE annual Fire Walking festival will be held at the Sri Mariamman Temple on South Bridge Road on Oct 20. About 4,500 male devotees are expected to take part in the festival which begins at 6pm at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in
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      • 112 8/9 FROM January next year, firms that want to hire skilled foreigners must pay them at least $3,300 a month, up from $3,000 now. The change comes amid moves to improve Singaporeans’ employment chances, though industry bodies have raised concerns it could lead to
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      • 149 8/9 THE week-long bidding session for car registration series SKM starts at 8am on Sept 28. Numbers from 1 to 9,999 will be available for bidding and the session will conclude at noon on Oct 5. The minimum bid amount is $1,000
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    • 160 11 61% Of Singaporeans want to semi-retire at 57, according to a study by HSBC bank, which surveyed 1,000 people 750 TV channels in India 19,600 Applications for new HDB flats in 2012, a big rise from 13,640 in 2011 9.4% Increase in passenger numbers at Changi Airport in
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    • 330 11 “The country will move forward on the strength of the dream of the poor.” Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi at a party rally in Rajasthan “We have chosen something which I believe is more simple, more stable, easier and more straightforward to implement and to police.” Transport Minister
      PHOTOS: IANS, THE STRAITS TIMES  -  330 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 207 3 Learn Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Healing Karma by the Yoga of 9 Planets Opening the Heart Chakra with Acharya Rudra Receive complete training in all techniques of Babaji Kriya Yoga in a series of progressive initiations KRIYA YOGA is a scientific art of Self-Realisation. It was revived by a great Master
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    • 55 3 -m /L? v,ro ™<*^ s/&#tes //fe/ong leax^xe.^ Admissions open for classes Nursery to Grade 12 UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE International Examinations For admissions contact admissions@dps.edu.sg or call us *****30C www.dps.edu.sg 36, Aroozoo Avenue, Singapore- *****2 Cambridge International Centre DPS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (CPE Registered) UEN *****9549N (CPE Registration No.) 22 August 2011
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 422 10 Singer will perform at a two-hour concert in Singapore SUFI devotional music singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will be in Singapore on Oct 5 for a musical concert. It promises to showcase his mastery of the Sufi devotional music genre. He is a virtuoso of the
      PHOTO: JADE GROUP ASIA  -  422 words
    • mirch masala
      • 185 10 IF ALL goes as planned, Tamannah Bhatia will act with Ravi Teja in his upcoming but yet untitled Telugu film to be helmed by Veerabhadram. “Her name has come up since the two (Ravi and Tamannah) have not worked together. The makers thought that
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      • 117 10 FILM-MAKER Vishesh Bhatt, who has decided to take on full responsibility of his father Mukesh Bhatt and uncle Mahesh Bhatt’s company Vishesh Films, aims to make films on par with Hollywood. “I’m going to add great structure and change the face
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    • 72 10 Start the music BANDWIDTH, a band made up of Indian expats, is getting together for their biggest concert to date on Oct 5 at The Pavilion, Far East Square. It is the 10th anniversary concert of the eight-member band. Their music spans many generations. At the concert they will play
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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  • RELAX
    • 313 12 Indo-Asian News Service NATIONAL Award winning costume designer Niharika Bhasin Khan says taking up the task to design for The Lunchbox was one of the quickest decisions she has ever made. She gave it her best shot despite the budget constraints. While
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    • 414 13 VOLUNTEER The Young Sikh Association (Singapore) is organising a community service project in India in December 2013. Held over three weeks, the project will be led by two qualified leaders and a facilitator, and will involve developing a library, painting murals and classrooms in a village school in
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    • 38 13 DANCE Watch Hema Malini perform in Durga, a dance ballet. Tickets: $150, $100, $75, $65, $50 and $40 When: Sept 29, 7pm Where: NUS UCC Hall Contact: 8298-7213 or log on to www.sistic.com.sg
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    • Article, Illustration
      183 13  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which of these awards is named after a physician? a) Elizabeth Blackwell Medal b) Abel Prize c) Bradbury Award 2. Which character in Tintin comics was based on one of Herge’s real life friends? a) Calculus b) Haddock c) Chang 3. In Japan, what is a
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 260 12 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 2pm VIJAY: Naina 3.30pm SONY ENT: Golmaal Fun unlimited 4.30pm ASIANET: Bharathchandren I.P.S 9pm VASANTHAM: Thiramai 9pm SONY MAX: Student Of The Year 10pm ZEE CINEMA: Tanu Weds Manu Mn STAR GOLD: Ghatak Mn VTV: Maapillai Saturday 1pm STAR PLUS: Rishtey 1pm VASANTHAM: Aayiram Poi 2pm COLORS:
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    • 293 12 FUTURE SPEAKS Aries You may face obstacles when trying to reach your objectives. There may be a lack of cooperation from subordinates because of jealousy. Taurus You will have enough confidence to initiate new activities. Your innovative thinking will be appreciated. Gemini Lack of concentration may result in serious mistakes
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 333 13 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Students no more 6 Medicinal morsel 10 Box a bit 14 Transmit payment 15 Not be victorious 16 Counterspy 17 This puzzle’s theme 20 Switching device 21 Rootless sea life 22 Find a purpose for 24 Cindy Brady had one 26 Back on board 27 Brunei monarch
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    • 46 13 SUDOKU The objective is to place the digits 1 to 9 only, once in each of the small 3x3 squares. At the same time, you must create a row of unique digits going across and down over the large grid. GFor solutions, turn to next page.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 28 14 SOLUTIONS quiz crossword sudoku 1. Elizabeth Blackwell Medal 2. Chang 3. Dress 4. Rice 5. Bleat 6. Wellington 7. Charminar 8. Nations 9. Nose 10. Earn $1 billion
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  • SPORTS
    • star column
      • 897 15  -  They empower players and the result is there to see HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg IN THE buildup to IPL-6, I was studying the Sunrisers Hyderabad and doing what I do with every team: Trying to put together their best 11 and seeing how strong it looks. I
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