Today, 13 November 2010

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  • 26 1 MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 November 13 14, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking November 13 14, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking Weekend TODAY MICA (P) 207/09/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 November 13 -14, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • 776 1  -  Law and Home Affairs Minister Shanmugam warns those involved will face very serious consequences ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Revenge, not a staring incident, was the probable motive behind the Downtown East slashing which claimed the life of a polytechnic student. And both groups
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    • 44 1 TO DAY-NEWYORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY THE BIG STORY PAGES 2 3 A MIXED REPORT CARD FOR THE NEW MEDIA AVAILABLE IN SELECTED AREAS ANDALSO ONLINE AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS MINISTER LUI TUCK YEW DON’T MISS 28 PAGES OF T
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  • THE BIG STORY
    • 351 2  -  ANDRE YEO andreyeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Central Narcotics Bureau is taking a pre-emptive strike against three synthetic drugs before their misuse picks up here or leads to a fatality. From Monday, BZP (1-benzylpipera-zine), TFMPP (1-3-trifluoromethylphenyl piperazine) and mephedrone (4-methyl-methcathinone) which are abused as ecstasy substitutes
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    • 920 2  -  While the Internet’s influence on overseas elections isn’t as great as some may think, it has made a huge difference in how the authorities engage citizens LOH CHEE KONG news editor cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Four years is by no means a long period in
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    • 642 3  -  LOH CHEE KONG SINGAPORE The storm that has engulfed even some of the world’s most prestigious newspapers has yet to fully hit Singapore. Part of the reason why newspapers in the West were hit so badly by the rise of the Internet, Mr
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    • 542 3  -  LOH CHEE KONG SINGAPORE As the global power re-configuration takes shape post-economic crisis, the use of media to perpetuate soft power has taken on added impetus. China, in particular, seems intent on taking full advantage of what experts have dubbed the Asian decade. Its
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  • NEWS
    • 42 4 Dedicated to readers... Endless enthusiasm... Complete and concise analysis... Appreciated by all... Dare to be different... Entertaining yet enriching... Congratulations on your 10th and more to come! Mr Shawn Lee, managing director, 6range Group
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    • 200 4 SINGAPORE From next year, four Special Education (SPED) schools will pilot vocational preparation for their students from the age of 13. They are Tanglin School, Grace Orchard School, Katong School and Metta School. The Ministry of Education (MOE) said this phase
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    • 291 4  -  LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE She had allegedly told him that his love rival was better in bed. While Ms Jeevitha Panippan’s purported words “undoubtedly” impacted him, a High Court Judge rejected Pathip Selvan Sugumaran’s defence that he was provoked to kill his girlfriend. Ms Jeevitha,
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    • Article, Illustration
      178 4  -  JOANNE CHAN The primary school selection process which typically depends on, among other criteria, whether a child’s siblings or parents had any ties with the school is not uniform or meritocratic, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said on Friday after visiting Raffles Girls Primary School (RGPS). So
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    • 207 4  -  HOE YEEN NIE SINGAPORE A more subtle approach to promote its message of healthy living. That is what the Health Promotion Board (HPB) will be adopting as the world becomes more wired and media consumption habits change. HPB chairman Lucas Chow cited the use
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    • 280 4  -  DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE The Republic’s universities need to distinguish themselves from one another, a high-level education committee said on Friday. One way would be to pioneer education models the way the new universities are doing, said the panel. The Singapore Institute of
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  • VOICES
    • ‘Like watching schoolboys play’
      • 319 6  -  Letter from Peter Khaw AS I write this letter, I am watching the live telecast of the Asian Games football match between Singapore and India. It’s not yet half-time but I’m already drafting this note because I don’t expect the team to win or even
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      • 159 6  -  Letter from Tan Gee How Sebastian WITH the exception of our Youth Olympic Games team, I often wonder why our national footballers can’t show the dynamism, pace, movement and stamina that our neighbours, such as Thailand and Vietnam, do. My guess is
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    • 148 6 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices H m mmm SMS IMI Vw |R VJ «bRNP mtwmm. f Sk V mm KflE r w-: I W 1®R1E ocffiom? Sunday, 14 Nov 2010 Singapore Racecourse A Race that Reflects Joy in the Smiles of Many. The
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    • 122 6 World CORD Day 2010 FREE Spirometry Test 15 November 2010 (Mon) 9am 3pm Lobby Parkway East Hospital 32I Joo Chiat Place Singapore *****0 1. Do you cough a few times most days? 2. Do you produce phlegm or mucus most days? 3. Do you have breathlessness more easily than others
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
    • 1875 8  -  GEOFF DYER The writer is The Financial Times’ Beijing bureau chief. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED Professor Shi Yinhong, an international relations scholar at Renmin University in Beijing had this to say about China’s relations with the rest of Asia: “If Bismarck were in Beijing today, he would
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    • 715 10  -  SINDERPAL SINGH The writer is a Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. These are his personal views. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (picture) just ended a week-long trip to East and South-east Asia that
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  • TODAY: A DECADE OF NEWS
    • 497 12 The birthday bash in pictures It was a starry, starry night as Ministers, diplomats and corporate bigwigs celebrated Today’s 10th anniversary with MediaCorp management and staff at St Regis hotel on Wednesday. MediaCorp chairman Teo Ming Kian (right) and MediaCorp CEO Lucas Chow (centre) welcoming Minister for Information, Communications and
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    • 197 14 Letting our hair down Jeremy Monteiro (far left) and his band, fronted by vocalist Rani Singam. Today senior circulation manager Sunny Isaac, MediaCorp human resources assistant managerTeo Suat Lay and finance senior manager Kueh Hui Eng. Chief editor Radio News Lee Foong Ming and MediaCorp NewsHub senior editor Derrick A
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    • 44 15 on iPad For the latest news updates on the go. It’s FREE! Get the latest news, photos and videos from on your iPad. Daily Videos and Radio Live Streaming Photo Gallery Comprehensive TV Programme Listings Headlines at a Glance Latest News and Features http://www.todayonline.com/iTODAY
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  • WORLD
    • 229 16  -  IMELDA SAAD Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wants to see a regional free trade grouping expand to cover more areas. The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP), he said, should go beyond traditional FTAs to tackle emerging trade issues such as regulatory and other
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    • 445 16  -  Nations should find balance between laying down rules and supervision, he says ANDY MUKHERJEE, LIM YUN SUK andymukherjee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday at the G-20 summit that getting banks to add further layers of capital, on top of the
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    • 211 16 THE GUARDIAN LONDON The British delegation is taking seriously to the potential threat of an attack on the ongoing G-20 summit by North Korea, whose border is just 50 km away from the gathering in Seoul. A diplomat said: “There has been speculation
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    • 382 20 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Mr Zahid Hamidi will face the heat next month for implying that the country’s non-Malays lacked patriotism when Parliament debates a motion to cut his salary as Defence Minister by RM10 ($4). Opposition lawmaker M Kulasegaran
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    • 171 20 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PUTRAJAYA Malaysia’s top court on Friday unanimously dismissed a Hindu mother’s bid to raise her two young children in the religion they grew up with. Ms S Shamala’s two children were converted to Islam eight years ago by
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    • 159 20 REUTERS TAIPEI Taiwan’s Supreme Court sentenced former President Chen Shui-bian (picture), an anti-China firebrand whose rhetoric enraged Beijing and irked Washington, and his wife to 19 years in prison for bribery. The decision cannot be appealed, ending a web of cases against the former
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    • 333 22 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Russia has sent a hit squad to kill a renegade colonel in its foreign intelligence service who fled to the United States this summer after exposing a sprawling Russian spy ring. The man, named as Colonel Scherbakov, worked
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    • 49 22 Hungarian-born pianist Charles Brunner setting a world record for longest keyboard playing in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Brunner started on Nov 7 at 8am and ended on Nov 11 at 11.11pm with 111 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds of playing time. REUTERS
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    • 332 22 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Scotland Yard was condemned yesterday for an “intelligence” failure after it emerged that anarchist groups had been openly threatening violence at the tuition fees protests eight days before Wednesday’s march in London. The Radical Workers’ and Students’ Bloc
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    • 147 22 The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Indonesia has launched a probe into claims that a local official had embezzled state money meant for Nias disaster victims, the Jakarta Post reported yesterday. “We have dispatched a team to investigate the report,” KPK spokesman
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    • 199 22 AP Specialists investigating the mid-air explosion of a superjumbo engine last week have narrowed their search in Indonesia for missing parts that could provide clues. The Australian Transport and Safety Bureau said on Friday that it was sending officials to join Indonesian
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    • 82 22 iTODAY on BlackBerry smartphone For the latest news updates on the go. It’s FREE! BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone BlackBerry® Curve 8520 smartphone iTODAY is also available on BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 smartphone. Download the latest version of the application from your device's App store. BlackBerry®, RIM, Research In Motion, SureType, SurePress
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  • SCIENCE
    • 309 24 THE NEW YORK TIMES BOSTON It has taken four highlyqualified engineers and a bunch of integral equations to figure it out, but we now know how cats drink. The answer is: Very elegantly, and not at all the way you might suppose. Cats
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    • 175 24 THE GUARDIAN Young people with severe acne should be carefully monitored as the condition can make them suicidal and in some cases that may be worsened by anti-acne drugs. A paper, published on Friday in the British Medical Journal says drugs such as Roaccutane (isotretinoin) reduce
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    • 544 24 Water shortages as a result of rising temperatures will not do as much damage as feared GUARDIAN NEWS MEDIA 2010 WASHINGTON It is generally acknowledged that a warming world will harm the world’s forests. Higher temperatures mean water becomes more scarce, spelling death
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  • BUSINESS
    • 537 26 AGENCIES SEOUL Leaders of the world’s biggest economies agreed on Friday to curb “persistently large imbalances” in saving and spending that impede the global recovery, but deferred until next year the tough decisions on how to identify and fix them. In its joint communique, the
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    • 159 26  -  JONATHAN PEERIS It was smooth sailing for STX OSV, a unit of Europe’s largest shipyard, as its shares began trading in Singapore on Friday. The Norwegian shipbuilder’s shares were quoted at 85 cents each on debut, 7.6 per cent higher than the issue price of
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    • 160 26 AGENCIES European Union heavyweights sought on Friday to reassure investors unnerved by Ireland’s fiscal problems they would not be forced to take a write-down. A statement by France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Britain was issued at the G-20 summit in Seoul after spreads
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    • 178 26 Conglomerate Fraser Neave (F&N) is toasting a year of record profit. It said on Friday that net profit for the fiscal year ended Sept 30 rose 26.5 per cent to $584.5 million as revenue increased 11 per cent to $5.7 billion, supported by
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    • 164 27 AGENCIES SHANGHAI Chinese shares posted their biggest daily percentage decline in more than 14 months on Friday amid concerns over further monetary tightening measures. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ended down 5.2 per cent at 2,985.44, the largest daily drop since Aug
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    • 226 27  -  WAYNE CHAN waynechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s continued investments in skills upgrading during the global recession has paid off, as it emerged top in Asia and sixth globally in skills competitiveness. This is according to international business school INSEAD, which presented the findings at its
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    • 238 27  -  RYAN HUANG SINGAPORE M1’s decision to enter the pay TV market has left the analyst community divided. One camp believes it may turn out to be an expensive foray, with operating expenses rising due to content acquisition costs. “Content is king and unless
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 121 30 SPORTS BETTING Asian Champ Singapore Cup Singapore Cup Home Team Seongnam Young Lions Tampines Away Team Zobahan Etoile FC Bangkok Class Match KickOff (Singapore date/time) Sat, 13/11/10 6.00pm Sat, 13/11/10 7.4Spm Sun, 14/11/10 7.45pm E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish, Ita ian, German, A League and J League matches are
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  • SPORTS
    • 459 32  -  TAN YO-HINN When told she stirred Tao Li up when she said she had no rivals in the 100m butterfly at the 16th Asian Games, China’s Jiao Liuyang (picture) admits she may have overstepped the mark. She may be Asia’s No 1 butterfly
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    • 506 32  -  16th Asia Games opens with a spectacular water-based show TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg GUANGZHOU This time, there was no Li Ning dramatically suspended on wire flying around the stadium roof to light the Games’ cauldron. The organising committee of the 16th Asian Games knew they
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    • 572 32  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It has been a spectacular year for Singapore sport. The women’s table tennis team made headlines around the globe when they floored China in Moscow in May to be crowned world champions. In
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    • 527 33 Bowling 2 Among the men are the likes of Remy Ong, Jason Yeong-Nathan and Basil Low, while the women feature stars like JasmineYeongNathan, JazreelTan and New Hui Fen. All have experience of competing in the pressure-cooker atmosphere of a world-class competition. Whoever
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    • 109 33 938LIVE’s SportsZone wades into the thick of the action as it looks ahead to Team Singapore’s campaign in Guangzhou, China, over the next 15 days. Swimming sensation Tao Li ‘flies’ into action on Saturday in the 100m fly and MediaCorp’s Tan Yo-Hinn
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    • Article, Illustration
      704 28 Torres is in the mood and the Reds are rising ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Stoke vs Liverpool AP LONDON Fernando Torres’ return to form has coincided with Liverpool’s belated climb up the Premier League table and the Spain striker will be looking to score in the third match running
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    • 509 28  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There were a number of familiar faces on the leaderboard among those that finished their second round at the 2010 Barclays Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club on Friday. Two-time winner Adam Scott of Australia (2005,2006) led
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    • 377 30 AGENCIES ABU DHABI With the race for the Formula 1 drivers’ championship on the line, the four drivers in contention ahead of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday have kept their tactics under wraps. At the top of the
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    • 669 30  -  Red Bull their own worst enemy as Vettel continues to eye the prize IAN DE COTTA F1 Senior Correspondent ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fernando Alonso smells blood. He is within touching distance of a third title and with the bit between his teeth, Ferrari fans are
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    • 601 31  -  RHB SINGAPORE CUP 2010 Tampines Rovers v Bangkok Glass Jalan Besar Stadium, Sunday Nov 14, 7.45pm SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is said they play a similar brand of pass-and-move football and both camps have a healthy respect for each other. But come Sunday
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    • 403 31  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Hassan Sunny (picture) does not have good memories of the RHB Singapore Cup final. The last time he was involved in the finale to the biggest cup competition in local football was seven years ago with Geylang
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    • 37 33 Nescafe Singapore Karting Championship 2010 Kartright Speedway Arena Country Club 511 Upper Jurong Road (Opposite SAFTI Military Institute) ROUND 5 I 9am 5pm (Sat) 13 14 Nov 2010 9am 3pm (Sun) Organised By: Singapore Motor Sports Association
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    • 213 34 MEN'S EXPRESSIONS face body wellness Shedding 13kg in 2 months has helped me meet the challenges of my acting schedule "Why shouldn't a guy want to be his best?" HEAVYWEIGHT SOLUTIONS, LIGHTWEIGHT PRICES AS LOW AS GET 30 GET 100 TREATS TREATS FORTHE PRICE OF FORTHE PRICE OF 15 TREATS
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    • 48 1 MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY NOW SMELLS AS GOOD AS HE LOOKS. T8 TOYOTA LEAVES ITS TUMULTUOUS PAST IN THE DUST. T14 HOW TO SURVIVE A FAMILY VACATION WITH THE KIDS. T24 NOVEMBER 13 14, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF MEMORIES AND RECIPES FROM THE FAMILY OF PRESIDENT WEE KIM WEE. T4
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  • COLUMN
    • 841 2  -  Singaporeans are always looking on the bright side of life, aren’t they? Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the deputy features editor at Today. I’VE said it before and I’ll say it again. Singaporeans are optimistic people.Wait a minute, I hear you snort, Singaporeans optimistic? Are
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    • 789 3  -  Is it ever okay for a man to miss the birth of his child? Kira Cochrane feature s@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN NO ONE could accuse former English footballer John Barnes of being anything other than cool, calm and collected about the birth of his seventh child. But there’s
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    • 301 3 Are You Struggling To Earn $8,000 A Month? Do You Want To Start A Profitable Business in Singapore and 16 Countries Worldwide? President, Northwest Booming Business “Started in United States Expanded to Australia, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, India.. Dr Sobey launched Camp Invention, which now has more than 40,000 kids in
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  • FOOD
    • 874 4  - Cooking for the president a love story Daughter pays tribute to Mr and Mrs Wee Kim Wee with family recipes Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg THIS BOOK took a remarkable 21 years to complete, but the 200-plus recipes featured in this hardcover dates back nearly four lifetimes. But it is much more
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    • 150 4 5PIRATI0NS 8 to 19 November 2010 From the famed Park Lane Hotel Jakarta, Indonesian Guest Chefs I Wayan Muliarta and Reni Nurfarida will whip up signature dishes like IkanAsam Padeh.Ayam Goreng Kremes and Dadar Guling. With authentic Indonesian cuisine, daily live traditional Indonesian dance perfoimances and the chance to win
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  • DRINK
    • 439 6  -  The rarest Macallan, at 64 years of age, will change the lives of millions DON MENDOZA IT IS turning out to be a rare celebration of the exceptional that enthusiasts have been affirming, and all for a fitting cause to boot. On Nov 3 in Los Angeles,
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      498 7  -  RAISING with Don Mendoza Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg THIS may come across as a random probability to consider. But as mankind’s long and crazy history so eloquently bears out, we are nothing if not unpredictable. Well, except when it concerns our cravings for the predictably rare and equally volatile,
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  • STYLE
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      558 8  -  Hollywood hunk Matthew McConaughey takes on new role for Dolce Gabbana Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg ACTOR Matthew McConaughey is one of Hollywood’s most popular romanticcomedy leading men. And it’s easy to see why. Firstly, there is that cheeky, dimpled smile the icing on the poster-boy looks which won
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      76 9 THE Johnnie Walker Jet Black Party series marked its third instalment last Friday, hosting more than 600 fans at White Rabbit. Local personalities spotted sipping Black Label at the event included St James Power Station CEO Dennis Foo, DJ Andrew T, and Singapore Idol alum Paul Twohill. Organised
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    • 378 10 Fashion stylist Karen Ng test-drives Louis Vuitton’s ladylike look for fall NEVER mind comfort or that it requires an extra pair of helping hands to even get it on. Fashion stylist Karen Ng sucks it up and gushes about her newfound curves in this swishy LouisVuitton frock. What
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    • 124 11 TODAY IS WORLD KINDNESS DAY Appreciate kindness with a daisy! Today, we congratulate Mr. See Chip Yew on his display of kindness to all who board his bus. Always greeting with a smile, he has made every passenger's trip fun and pleasant. Let’s show our appreciation for people like him,
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  • SHOP
    • 426 12  -  Cool concept store Asylum reopens and it’s more stylish than ever Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg AS COUNTLESS horror movies have shown, people can never resist wandering into basements especially when they’re not supposed to.The customers of multi-brand concept store Asylum were apparently no exception. Despite being told
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    • 363 12 IT’S hard to miss Divian Nair (picture) right now: Besides co-hosting Channel News Asia’s talk show BlogTV, the 23-year-old also hosts AM Jam, the morning show on MediaCorp Radio 987FM, alongside DJ Vanessa Fernandez. Before he joined the 987FM crew, however, the former freelance emcee
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  • CARS
    • 581 14  -  Toyota is putting their tumultuous past behind as they look ahead Derryn Wong cars@mediacorp.com.sg in Nagoya, Japan A YEAR on from Toyota’s biggest public relations headache ever, the truth behind the “sudden unintended acceleration” problem that plagued the Japanese car giant still hasn’t been revealed and
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        64 14 AUDI has launched its flagship A8 luxury sedan with highlights including a new multimedia interface that comes with handwriting recognition input and all-LED adaptive headlamps. Engine variants include a 6.3-litre W12 (500bhp), a 4.2-litre V8 (372bhp) and a 3.0-litre V6 (290bhp).All will be driven through an eight-speed
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      • 66 14  -  DERRYN WONG LOCALToyota distributor, Borneo Motors, is kicking off its “Only Toyota Can” campaign this weekend, running until Nov 18. As part of the campaign, it is offering hard-to-beat deals including a promotional 1.49-per-cent interest rate and a 12-month bodycare programme. Borneo Motors is so confident, they will
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    • 471 16  -  Nissan’s Juke proves that a lifestyle vehicle needn’t sacrifice driving dynamics CAR REVIEW Daryl Lee cars@mediacorp.com.sg IT’S all too easy to dismiss the Juke, Nissan’s latest and smallest addition to its crossover line-up, as one of “those lifestyle vehicles”. In industry parlance, this means something
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 99 18 REAPER II Channel~5, ~11.30pm Ben~wants~to~introduce~Nina~to~Sam~and~Sock, ~but~ he’s~concerned~they~won’t~accept~her~because~she’s~ a~demon. ~Andi~discovers~Sock~has~created~a~fake~ employee~at~the~Work~Bench~to~double~his~salary, but~when~he~refuses~to~fix~the~situation~the~two~ go~head-to-head~in~a~battle~of~wits. ~Meanwhile, The~ Devil~tells~Sam~he~must~send~a~prizefighter~from~the~ ’50s~back~to~hell~by~getting~in~the~ring~with~him~and~ knocking~him~out. ~Also~starring~Eriko~Tamura. ON~SINGTEL~MIO~TV BARCLAY PREMIER LEAGUE ASTON VILLA VS MANCHESTER UNITED (Live and Exclusive) mio~Stadium~(mio~TV~Ch~102)~(HD), ~8.45pm Will~Wayne~Rooney~return~or~can~the~“little~ pea”~continue~his~goalscoring~streak~at~Villa~ Park?~Ashley~Young~is~the~latest~player~to~put~ contract~talks~on~hold, ~and~will~look~to~be~at~his~ best~to~attract~a~better~offer. ON~STARHUB~CABLE~TV INSADONG SCANDAL: REPLICATED STROKES (Exclusive TV Premiere) Mei~Ah~Movies~Channel~(Asia)~(mio~TV~Ch50), ~10pm A~royal~painting~is~discovered~after~400~years. Once~properly~restored,
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    • 367 18 ACCIDENTAL CHEF Channel~NewsAsia, ~9.30pm, ~12.30am Melvyn~finds~himself~in~seafood~haven~as~he~ heads~to~Xiamen. ~He~meets~two~different~ families~—~one~lives~in~a~fishing~village~and~the~ other~owns~a~famous~restaurant~chain. CHANNEL CHANNEL ~6.00AM~ Loving~Spoonfuls ~6.30~ The~Martha~Stewart~Show~III ~7.30~ 16th~Asian~Games: ~Opening~Ceremony~(Encore) ~10.30~ Sports@SG: ~Asian~Games~Special ~11.00~ GP~Racing~–~On~Track~(2010) ~11.30~ Films~&~Stars~Asia ~Noon~ 16th~Asian~Games: ~Daily~Action~~ –~Table~Tennis~/~Badminton~/~Football~(Live) ~6.00PM~ 16th~Asian~Games: ~Daily~Action~~ –~Swimming~(Live) ~7.45~ Stay~Home~Saturday~Movie: ~Shrek~II ~9.30~ News~5~Tonight ~10.00~ Vampire~Diaries ~11.00~ 16th~Asian~Games: ~Daily~Highlights ~11.30~ Reaper~II: The~Sweet~Science ~12.30AM~ Barclays~Singapore~Open~2010~Highlights ~1.30~
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    • 432 19 SUNDAY PRIME MOVIE: SHREKTHETHIRD Channel~5, ~7.45pm Just~as~beaming~newlyweds~Shrek~and~Fiona~prepare~ to~enjoy~their~blissful~“happily~ever~after”, ~King~ Harold~suddenly~dies. The~ornery~ogre~finds~himself~ beingn~fitted~for~the~royal~crown. ~Unless~Shrek~can~ find~a~suitable~King~for~Far~Far~Away, ~he~could~be~ stuck~with~this~job. The~most~promising~candidate, Fiona’s~cousin~Artie~–~an~underachieving~Medieval~ high~school~slacker, ~proves~to~be~more~of~a~challenge~ than~they~bargained~for. CHANNEL ~6.00AM~ Star~Wars: The~Clone~Wars ~6.30~ The~Martha~Stewart~Show~III ~7.30~ The~Oprah~Winfrey~Show~XXIII ~8.30~ Style~By~Jury ~9.00~ GP~Racing~–~On~Track~(2010) ~9.30~ Survivor~XXI: ~Nicaragua ~10.30~ The~Amazing~Race~XVII ~11.30~ 16th~Asian~Games~: ~Daily~Highlights~(Encore) ~Noon~ 16th~Asian~Games: ~Daily~Action~–~Badminton~/~ Wushu~/~Gymnastics~/~Table~Tennis~(Live) ~6.00PM~ 16th~Asian~Games: ~Daily~Action~~ –~Swimming~Finals~(Live) ~7.45~
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    • 129 19 FILMART: RABBIT WITHOUT EARS okto, ~10pm~(PG–Mature Themes) When~reporter~Ludo~gets~into~trouble, ~he~ gets~sentenced~to~300~hours~of~social~work~ in~a~nursery~run~by~Anna, ~a~long-forgotten~ schoolmate. ~She~has~never~forgotten~how~he~ used~to~make~fun~of~her. ~Now~it’s~time~for~her~to~ turn~the~tables~on~Ludo~—~though~it~would~be~ easier~if~she~didn’t~fall~in~love~with~him. ON~SINGTEL~MIO~TV FORMULA ONE: ABU DHABI GP (Live and Exclusive) STAR~Sports~(mio~TV~Ch~115), ~8.45pm The~F1~season~races~to~an~exciting~climax~ in~Abu~Dhabi~after~a~gruelling~eight-month~ tour~around~the~world.~Will~Red~Bull’s~Mark~ Webber~or~Sebastian~Vettel~cap~a~brilliant~year~ by~lifting~their~first~Drivers’~Championship, ~or~ can~Fernando~Alonso~complete~a~remarkable~ comeback~and~steal~the~title? BILLU Zee~Channel~ (mio~TV~Ch~39), 9pm Billu, ~a~poor~ barber, ~is~ struggling~to~ support~his~ family. ~He~sees~ few~customers~
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    • 869 20 CHANNEL CHANNEL CHANNEL MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY ~6.00AM~ Whacked~Out~Sports ~6.30~ Prime~Time~Morning ~9.30~ The~Price~Is~Right~–~ USA ~10.30~ Alternative~Sports~ Diary ~11.00~ Makansutra~Raw~ ~11.30~ 16th~Asian~Games: ~Daily~ Highlights~(Encore) ~NOON~ 16th~Asian~Games: ~~Daily~Action~(Live) ~9.30~ News~5~Tonight ~10.00~ White~Collar~~ (Season~Finale)~ ~11.00~ 16th~Asian~Games: ~Daily~ Highlights~(Live) ~11.30~ The~Amazing~Race~XVII~ (Same~Day~Telecast)~ ~12.30AM~ House~III ~1.30~ America’s~Toughest~Jobs ~2.30~ Californication~ (PG-Mature~Themes)~ ~3.00~ 16th~Asian~Games: ~~Daily~Highlights ~3.30~
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    • 1583 21 HEADLINES 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 12.30am, 1am, 1.30am HEADLINES/SINGAPORE UPDATES 9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4.30pm HEADLINES/SINGAPORE MARKET REPORT 10.30am, 3.30pm 9.00AM Eloise (PRESCHOOL) 9.30 Five Minutes More (PRESCHOOL) 10.00 Nouky Friends (PRESCHOOL) 10.30 Tao Shu The Warrior Boy (PRESCHOOL) 11.00 Hurray For Huckle (PRESCHOOL) 11.30 Super Why!
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  • THINGS TO DO
    • 302 22 1 Anime Festival Asia The festival returns bigger and louder this time around. Besides concerts by artistes such as JAM Project and Scandal, there’s also a themed restaurant to look forward to, and highly anticipated Regional Cosplay Championship! Date: Until Nov 14 Time: Various times Venue: Suntec
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    • 411 22 plus 5 others 6SPORTScapade Open to singles aged 20 and above, this event gears you up for an adrenalinecharged day where you can take part in sports such as inline skating, Sports Chanbara (freestyle Japanese fencing), fusion dance aerobics, Ultimate Frisbee and handball.You can also mingle with newfound friends over
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    • 370 22 NOW SHOWING! RGANISATION J S7 Years Of Entertaining The World Q 6738 0555^ I, p ree c0 ect j b e pen w j th gt egst 'T 3 tickets purchased at Bugis or CCK Box Office. While stocks last! mmi mm Book tickets at www.shaw.sg and stand to win
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    • 245 22 CATHAY ONLINE BOOKING -WWW.CATHAV.COM.SG BOOKING HOTLINE-6235 1155 THE CATHAY 2 Handy Road, Levels 5 ft 6 UNSTOPPABLE* 11.00am. 2.10pm, 4.30, 7.20, 9.30, 11.45pm, 2.00am RED* 12.05pm, 2.25,4.40, 9.50pm, 12.10am, 2.25am 14TH GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL I THE DOOR* 7.15pm SOUL KITCHEN* p-SOpm" SON OF BABYLON* 11.15am, I. 3.15, 5.20, 7.25, 9.30,
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    • 1146 23 1900 912 1234 www.gv.com.sg m.gv.com.sg VIVOCITY TIONG BAHRU PLAZA MARINA SQUARE JURONG POINT TAMPINES MALL GRAND, GREAT WORLD PLAZA SINGAPURA GVmax UNSTOPPABLE*▲ 12.10am MEGAMIND 3D*▲ 10.40am 1.20 4.00 6.40 9.20pm TOM: 1.20 4.00 6.40 9.20pm UNSTOPPABLE*▲ 11.50am 2.10 4.30 6.20 6.50 8.30 9.10 11.30pm TOM: 10.40am 2.45 4.20 5.05 6.40
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  • TRAVEL
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      578 24  -  With proper planning and fresh ideas, holidays with kids can be fun even for parents Serene Lim SereneLim@mediacorp.com.sg UNLESS you’re Brangelina, who make globetrotting with their platoon of kids and super nanny look as breezy as a walk in the park, holidaying with the entire brood can be
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    • 451 25  -  Mayo Martin Luang Prabang mayo@mediacorp.com. sg SIMON Wescott is not your run-of-the-mill traveller. For starters, he used to be the publisher and director of the Lonely Planet Group. Nowadays, the 46-year-old UK-born, Melbourne-based travel guru is the region’s managing director for the London-based travel book publisher
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    • 108 25 The stuff travelling’s made of WHEN you’re roughing it out against the harsh elements during your travels, do less-than-valiant thoughts like “Why is my skin so rough?” or “Man, my face looks as pink as Patrick Star’s” cross your mind? Well, Dermalogica Skin Kit ($92) will ensure
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    • 51 25 They all think they have what it takes. They don't. DAVID FINCHER? R'DiEvscorr? Only one will win Singapore’s first short film competition where the prize is a ticket to Hollywood. PROJECT A 4-part reality TV special about making films. And maybe some enemies. Begins 14 Nov Every Sunday 9pm mediacorp.sg/ppda
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    • 39 1 4 11 Arts styles Seeking perfection in a lingerie model. World trends A Chinese village’s silk goes out of style. Money Business High cotton prices give synthetics an in. intelligence: For obama, a time for politics, Page 2. 16
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  • WORLD TRENDS
    • 591 2 LENS EljcJCcUt |jork Etmcs California’s reputation as a place where trends are set may have been undermined when voters there decided against legalizing marijuana for recreational use earlier this month. Though Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reduced the penalty for possessing small amounts to the level of a traffic
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    • 856 4  -  By JIM YARDLEY El)c JfcUt JEjork ehncs MUMBAI —The newest and most exclusive residential tower for this city’s superrich is a cantilevered sheath of steel and glass soaring 27 floors. The parking garage fills six levels. Three helipads are on the roof. There
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    • 760 10  -  ESSAY TYLER COWEN El)ciNVut }3ork Eimcs The continuing arrival of immigrants to American shores is encouraging business activity and producing more jobs, according to a new study. Its authors argue that the easier it is to find cheap immigrant labor at home, the less likely
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    • 802 12  -  By KENNETH CHANG EljciXcUt Jjork Shncs For $150 billion, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration could have sent astronauts back to the Moon. The Obama administration judged that too expensive, and in September, Congress agreed to cancel the program. For a fraction of that
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    • FINDINGS
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  • THE WAY WE EAT
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  • ARTS & STYLES
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