Today, 16 March 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    40 1 Today MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday March 16, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday March 16, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon NEL hit by 12-hour disruption
    611 1  -  Longest train service breakdown to date as five stations closed and 90,000 commuters affected TAN WEIZHEN, AMANDA LEE weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AMIR HUSSAIN SINGAPORE Three months after the North South Line was hit by two major disruptions, the busiest stretch of the North East
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    DISRUPTION SEEMED TO BE BETTER MANAGED, SAYS MINISTER LUI
    321 1 Compared to the train service breakdowns in December last year, yesterday’s North East Line (NEL) disruption which was due to faults discovered before the train services began seemed to be better managed, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew. SBS Transit’s larger
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      51 1 AFTERNOON EDITION Friday March 16, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 OUT OF EUROPE MANCHESTER NI ED’S EUROPA LEAGUE CAMPAIGN ENDS IN HUMILIATION 70 MAN CITY WIN 3-2 ON THE NIGHT AFTER STIRRING FIGHTBACK BUT GO OUT ON AWAY GOALS
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon NEW IPAD? I WANT!
      91 2 Apple fans including Mr Zhuo Hanling (right, with wife and daughter) queuing up at the M1 store at the Paragon early this morning to get their hands on the new third-generation iPad tablet. Singapore were among the first batch of 10 countries to get stock of
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      Lock icon US economy strong than before 2008, but still needs help: Geithner
      464 2 REUTERS AFTERNOON LATEST NEW YORK The United States economy shows encouraging signs of early expansion but still faces tough challenges that call for measures to create jobs to help restore fiscal sustainability, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said yesterday. In
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      Lock icon Cables expected to ‘outlast’ system
      473 3  -  SBS Transit explains what went wrong on the North East Line AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE About eight hours after SBS Transit staff discovered the snapped cables which crippled parts of the North East Line (NEL) yesterday its engineers managed to rectify the problem. But their
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      Lock icon HOW IT HAPPENED ...
      237 3 HOW IT HAPPENED About 5am: During regular maintenance, SBS Transit discovered that overhead power cables just south of the Outram Station had snapped. 6am: Bus bridging services activated. 6.36am: SBSTransit sent out media alert that NEL service between the HarbourFront and Dhoby Ghaut stations was unavailable. Service at the affected
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      Singapore unemployment rate falls to 14-year low
      481 4  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The unemployment rate last year dropped to 2 per cent for the first time in 14 years, but labour productivity growth, after rising sharply to 11 per cent in 2010, slid to 1 per cent. The moderation was due
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      NUS and NTU move up in global university ranking
      392 4  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have moved up in an annual ranking of university reputations published by the London-based Times Higher Education. The weekly publication, which provides information to business intelligence
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      Lock icon Sax and the heartlands
      597 6  -  People’s Association aims to make arts and culture for everyone, everywhere, every day NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Musicians performing at coffee shops, artworks hanging at overhead bridges and HDB void decks these could be an increasingly common sight from Sunday, as part of the latest
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      Lock icon Wuxi police detain banker after client flees with S$63.2m
      292 8 AGENCIES HONG KONG The Chinese authorities have detained a Standard Chartered banker in China on suspicion that she had aided a wealthy client who is accused of having fled the country with millions of dollars in state assets. Ms Wu Yidian
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      Lock icon China replaces charismatic politician hit by scandal
      312 8 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s Communist Party sidelined a powerful, charismatic politician yesterday following a messy scandal that threatened to cast a shadow over a looming leadership transition. The move to replace Mr Bo Xilai as party chief of the huge inland city of Chongqing
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      Lock icon Blistering and public exit for Goldman executive
      548 8 AGENCIES NEW YORK Goldman Sachs, arguably the most storied investment bank on Wall Street, has been compared to a moneysucking vampire squid and called the evil empire of finance. On Wednesday, it got a black eye from one of its own. Mr Greg
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      Lock icon Johor assemblyman joins calls to reduce proposed toll rate
      258 10 AGENCIES JOHOR BARU A Johor state assemblyman has urged the federal government to review the proposed toll rate of RM6.20 (S$2.55) for the nearly-completed Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) highway. Mr Mok Chek Hou, who represents Stulang, said the toll was too
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      Lock icon US suffers double blow in Afghanistan
      244 10 AP KABUL The United States campaign in Afghanistan suffered a double blow yesterday when the Taliban broke off peace talks and President Hamid Karzai (picture) demanded North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops immediately pull out of rural areas because of anger over a US
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      NSF found unconscious, declared dead in hospital
      164 10 SINGAPORE A Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) full-time National Serviceman (NSF) was found unconscious at Bedok Camp yesterday, and declared dead in hospital. Private Amirul Syahmi Kamal, 22, from 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, was found unconscious at about 5.30pm yesterday in a toilet stall
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      46 3 >> WORRIED OVER MRT SYSTEM VOICES 20 NEL LINE DISRUPTION PRESS CONFERENCE Get a QR code reader app from your smartphone’s app store (simply search for “QR reader”) and scan the code using the app, or you can visit http://tdy.sg/nelvideo on your browser for the press conference.
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      114 7 I ..lilt I r >«' kdzm* M: Hi f if V> it OPEN HOUSE 17 18 March 2012, 9.00 am 6.00 pm n Kent Ridge Campus "We believe that new experiences shape and prepare us for an ever- changing world. At NUS, we learn from leading experts in various fields,
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The world’s fertility implosion
      884 12  -  DAVID BROOKS David Brooks is a columnist with The New York Times. THE NEW YORK TIMES When you look at pictures from the Arab Spring, you see these gigantic crowds of young men and it confirms the impression that the Muslim Middle East has a gigantic
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      The right to rights, in debate over maids’ day off
      787 14  -  TEO YOU YENN, VIVIENNE WEE Dr Teo You Yenn is a sociologist and board member at the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE). Dr Vivienne Wee is an anthropologist and Research and Advocacy Director at AWARE. Since the
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      Lock icon Why I am leaving Goldman Sachs
      1382 16  -  The failure of belief in doing right by the client is the most serious threat to its survival GREG SMITH Greg Smith resigned on Wednesday as a Goldman Sachs executive director and head of the firm’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the
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      Lock icon Yes, Mr Smith, Goldman Sachs is about making money
      397 16 BLOOMBERG EDITORIAL BLOOMBERG Apparently, when Mr Greg Smith arrived at Goldman Sachs almost 12 years ago, the legendary investment firm was something like the Make-A-Wish Foundation existing only to bring light and peace and happiness to the world. Mr Smith, who
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      A NEW YORK TIMES READER’S VIEW
      177 17 A letter to the editor from David K Kaugher, a retired managing director of Goldman Sachs: I was very sad to read Mr Greg Smith’s bitter departure letter about the disintegration of the “culture” at Goldman Sachs. I was fortunate to have worked for
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      Lock icon China’s past needs to be rewritten
      987 18  -  A more honest debate about the past will be an essential part of China’s journey to a more open political system. A view of Chinese history that moves beyond a narrative of victimhood might also make China’s rise to global power smoother. GIDEON RACHMAN
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  • VOICES
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      Lock icon Worried over MRT system
      144 20  -  Letter from Mike Tam THE MRT has once again failed us and we may expect such on-off incidents to happen from time to time. The good thing is that such problems are discovered quickly to prevent any accidents and rectification work is carried out promptly. The
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      Education for life, not workplace
      505 20  -  Letter from Chen Junyi THE letter by Mr Gerrard Ball (March 14) urges Singapore to “address ‘human capital’ issue to be world’s most competitive city”, based on the rankings published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, in a report that was commissioned by Citigroup, which is
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      Fiancee feels let down by HDB’s married child scheme
      366 20  -  Letter from Thiang Jie Ting I HAVE received a letter from the Housing and Development Board (HDB), which requires my fiance and I to submit several documents for our Additional Housing Grant (AHG) application. We applied for a Build-To-Order (BTO) flat
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      Illegal use of State land for almost 30 years?
      147 22  -  Letter from M Lukshumayeh I REFER to the report “Residents illegally using State land in Clementi must own up” (March 14). It is puzzling that, despite the illegal use of State land at Clementi Avenue 4 for almost 30 years, the
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      New master tenant plans fresh start for Turf City
      382 22  -  After a tenancy is awarded, the SLA, like any other commercial landlord, has no right to and does not interfere in the tenant’s management of the property and its subtenants, as long as the tenant’s contract with the State is not
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      Old Police Academy site: URA mindful of heritage
      209 22  -  Letter from Tan See Nin Director (Physical Planning), Urban Redevelopment Authority WE THANK Ms Sandra Alison Jayandran for her letter “Spare heritage buildings from wrecking ball” (March 10). The plans to develop housing around the Old Police Academy site are still at
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      Lock icon Leaning trees are safe
      117 24  -  Letter from Simon Longman Director (Streetscape) National Parks Board WE REFER to Mr Ronald Koh’s letter, “Leaning trees along Bedok South Road” (March 14), and thank him for his feedback. We have inspected the roadside trees mentioned by Mr Koh and wish to assure him that
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      The young should accommodate the ageing in our society
      312 24  -  Letter from Ho Kong Loon THE “NIMBY” (Not In My Back Yard) issue regarding the building of studio flats within or close to an HDB estate set me thinking. The aforesaid flats are not nursing homes for senior citizens who need
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      Why are polytechnic students required to pay adult fares?
      150 24  -  Letter from Muhammad Mu’tasim bin Kassim I AM writing with regard to the Government’s decision to maintain the status quo and not give concession fares to polytechnic students. I am baffled by this ruling, especially since the students are genuinely in
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon More cord blood donors needed
      390 28  -  Bank aims to increase chances of compatibility NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As it marks its 101st unrelated cord blood transplant since 2006, the Singapore Cord Blood Bank is appealing for more donors to increase the chances of compatibility for patients and better represent ethnic
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      Getting under-12s not to smoke
      312 28 SINGAPORE The Republic’s two medical schools the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School have joined hands to launch a campaign that seeks to create a “tobaccofree generation” here. A group of medical practitioners and researchers from the two schools
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      Most prefer current homes for retirement
      330 30  -  Among respondents’ top considerations were accessibility to family and friends and amenities such as food outlets, supermarkets and retail shops. AMIR HUSSAIN hussainsamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE About 70 per cent of Singaporeans aged 40 and above prefer to maintain their current homes after retirement, while 52
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      FIVE YOUTHS ARRESTED FOR RIOTING AT CHALET
      182 30 Five youths were arrested yesterday for suspected involvement in rioting at the Pasir Ris Costa Sands Chalet. The police had received a call about a case of assault at the chalet at about 1.35am yesterday. They found an injured 18-year-old, who was taken
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      INTEREST ON SPECIAL, MEDISAVE ACCOUNTS HELD AT 4%
      154 30 Central Provident Fund (CPF) members will continue to enjoy a 4-per-cent interest rate on their Special and Medisave accounts between next month and June. This is in line with the Government’s announcement in September last year that it will maintain the 4
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      Lock icon Ex-actor fails to get charge withdrawn
      175 32  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE Former MediaCorp actor Ng Aik Leong, better known as Huang Yiliang (picture), is expected to plead guilty when he returns to court on April 5. The 50-year-old, who is working as an insurance agent, was in court yesterday to face a
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      Former CEO admits to 26 counts of cheating
      221 32  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE The former executive chairman and chief executive officer of Startech Manufacturing yesterday pleaded guilty to multiple counts of cheating, from which he and his accomplices pocketed almost S$29.5 million. Saw Chee Keng, 58, admitted to 26 counts of cheating,
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      Lock icon Jurong Lake District one of IBM’s ‘smarter’ cities
      133 32 SINGAPORE The Jurong Lake District has been selected as one of 33 “smarter” cities to receive grants from IBM this year. Yesterday, IBM announced the list of cities selected under its Smarter Cities Challenge. The Jurong Lake District is one of eight
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      Lock icon Iranian suspect in Thai blasts fights extradition
      399 36 AP KUALA LUMPUR An Iranian held in Malaysia and accused of involvement in an alleged plot to attack Israeli targets in Bangkok resisted extradition yesterday, claiming he had been in Thailand only for a vacation. A handcuffed Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, 31, appeared briefly in
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      Lock icon More to be charged in Cowgate scandal
      246 36 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Public prosecutors in Malaysia are set to charge a top official of a government-backed cattlefarming company and two government appointees to its board in relation to allegations of misuse of funds. The National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp), managed by the family
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      Lock icon Three held for beating man and wife to death at Thai resort
      237 40 AGENCIES BANGKOK The police have detained three Thai men for allegedly robbing and fatally beating a British man and his Thai wife at a seaside resort south of Bangkok. Police Major-General Wichean Tantawiriya said the three a security
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      Lock icon FIRE-HIT BANGKOK HOTEL LACKED SAFETY FEATURES
      154 40 AGENCIES The Grand Park Avenue Hotel in Bangkok, which was damaged by fire last week, was found to have neither fire exits nor a smoke blocking system, The Nation newspaper reported. The side windows in the hotel rooms of the two Russian tourists who
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      Lock icon BANGLADESH WINS SEA CLAIM BATTLE WITH MYANMAR
      132 40 AGENCIES Bangladesh said on Wednesday a United Nations tribunal had ruled in its favour in a complex decades­old maritime border dispute with Myanmar and said the verdict opened the way for offshore oil and gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal. Myanmar had
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      Lock icon PAKISTAN SAYS SWISS COUPLE HELD BY TALIBAN FREED
      125 40 AP A Swiss couple held captive by the Taliban in Pakistan turned up at an army post close to the Afghan border yesterday, claiming to have escaped from their captors, the Pakistani army said. They were flown to safety by the military.
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      Lock icon SEOUL OPPOSITION PARTY VOWS TO BLOCK PARTS OF CONTROVERSIAL US-KOREA FREE TRADE PACT
      165 42 REUTERS A United States-South Korea free trade pact that has stirred controversy in both countries since it was negotiated took effect yesterday, with opposition politicians in Seoul vowing to block parts of the deal they do not
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      Lock icon KOREAS ANDTHE WEST, IN HARMONY
      76 42 South Korean maestro Chung Myung Whun conducting the last rehearsal for a landmark joint concert by North Korea’s Unhasu Orchestra and Radio France Orchestra on Wednesday. The combined orchestras played to a packed house at Paris’ Salle Pleyel music hall. Mr Chung was born in
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      Lock icon Korean, female and well-educated? Call a matchmaker to find love
      459 42 REUTERS SEOUL If you are a 30-plus-year-old woman with a masters degree in South Korea, you may need the help of a matchmaker to find love and your worried mother may even end up doing the legwork for you. As
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      Lock icon Obama mulls tapping oil reserves
      260 44 REUTERS WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the possibility of releasing emergency oil reserves during a meeting on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the talks said, the first sign that Mr Obama is starting to test global support
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      Lock icon Big White House state dinner mixes celebs, political money
      242 44 AP WASHINGTON The giant state dinner at the White House for British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife on Wednesday the biggest thrown by United States President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle dished up a potent mix of celebrity
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      Lock icon US SOLDIER ACCUSED OF AFGHAN MASSACRE FLOWN TO KUWAIT
      163 44 AGENCIES The American soldier accused of shooting 16 Afghan villagers in a pre-dawn killing spree last week was flown out of Afghanistan on Wednesday to Kuwait. The United States military said the transfer did not preclude the possibility of trying the
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      Lock icon Man suspected of intimidating witness in hacking scandal
      241 46 THE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON In what could prove to be one of the most damaging chapters yet in the scandal enveloping Mr Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers in Britain, Scotland Yard arrested a former chief reporter for the News of the World
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      Lock icon Private Assad emails lift lid on luxurious lifestyle
      405 46 AGENCIES LONDON Thousands of emails purported to be from the private accounts of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife (picture) show how the leader’s family and inner circle continued to enjoy a gilded lifestyle amid the uprising against his rule that
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      Lock icon NEW SCREENING PROCEDURES IN US AIRPORTS FOR TRAVELLERS OVER 75
      154 48 AGENCIES Some air travellers over the age of 75 will soon get a break at airport security checkpoints in the United States under a test programme announced on Wednesday that will allow them to keep their shoes and light jackets
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      Lock icon Jury rules university, police responsible for Virginia Tech deaths
      343 48 AGENCIES NEW YORK University officials and police were responsible for the deaths of students killed in the Virginia Tech massacre, America’s worst mass shooting in recent history, by failing to issue an immediate warning that a gunman was on the loose,
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      Lock icon 3-YEAR-OLD US BOY SHOOTS HIMSELF IN THE HEAD
      171 48 AP A three-year-old boy in Tacoma, Washington, scrambled out of his child seat after his parents stopped at a petrol station early on Wednesday, found a gun that police say was left under the seat by his father and fatally shot himself
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      Lock icon Heart-attack likely cause of Swiss bus crash that killed 28 people
      250 50 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH GENEVA The driver of a coach that crashed in a Swiss tunnel on Tuesday night, killing 22 children and six adults, may have suffered a heart-attack at the wheel, it has emerged. Investigators said late on Wednesday
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      Lock icon Smallest town in US, population one, up for sale
      273 50 AP BUFORD (Wyoming) What is advertised as the smallest town in the United States is scheduled to go up for auction next month. Buford, located between Cheyenne and Laramie in south-east Wyoming, is famous for having just one inhabitant, Mr Don
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      Lock icon 88-YEAR-OLD NEW YORK WOMAN CHOKES TO DEATH AFTER CLOTHES GET CAUGHT IN ESCALATOR
      184 50 THE NEWYORKTIMES Officials with New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) are trying to determine to what extent an escalator that they had hoped to replace at a Long Island Rail Road station may have caused the death
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      Lock icon Fossils of new species of humans found in China
      222 52 THE GUARDIAN GUANGXI (China) —The fossilised remains of stone age people recovered from two caves in south-west China may belong to a new species of humans that survived until around the dawn of agriculture, new findings published in the journal PLoS
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      Lock icon HEAVY SCHOOLBAGS ARE GIVING STUDENTS BACK PAIN
      147 52 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH One in four Spanish children have back problems because they carry rucksacks to school weighing a 10th of their body weight, researchers have said. A study of 1,403 schoolchildren aged between 12 and 17 found that a quarter suffered from
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      Lock icon ANAESTHETIC GEL COULD REPLACE DENTIST’S NEEDLE
      185 52 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A new anaesthetic gel made from a plant found deep in the Peruvian rainforest could replace the dentist’s needle and bring relief to patients with a phobia of injections, a Cambridge University researcher claims. Indigenous tribes uncovered the remarkable painkilling properties
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      52 54 THURSDAY CLOSE 13,252.80 (+0.44%) Wednesday 13,194.10 p 0.12% Tuesday 13,177.70 p 1.68% Monday 12,959.70 p 0.29% Friday 12,922.00 p 0.11% NYSETOP5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 484.0m $9.24 p~4.52% General Electric 75.8m $20.16 p~1.87% Regions Financial 63.7m $6.44 p~4.38% Citigroup 61.2m $36.27 p~3.01% Nokia 60.4m
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      13 54 È FTSE100 5,940.72 (-0.08%) Ç DAX Ç 7,144.45 (+0.92%) CAC40 3,580.21 (+0.44%)
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      92 54 OVERNIGHT Brent inches up Brent crude inched above US$125, after falling more than US$1 the previous session, as traders balanced a firm greenback and bulging US crude stocks with lingering concerns about tensions between Iran and the West. Brent crude edged up 8 US cents to US$125.05 per barrel.
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      Lock icon US, UK set to release emergency oil stocks?
      355 54 REUTERS AFTERNOON LATEST LONDON Britain is poised to cooperate with the United States on a release of strategic oil stocks that is expected within months, two British sources said, in a bid to prevent fuel prices choking economic growth in a US
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      174 54 REUTERS The S&P 500 closed above 1,400 for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis as stocks resumed the upward climb that has produced a steady stream of gains this year. The benchmark index is up for six of the past seven sessions and
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      Lock icon Temasek, Khazanah ‘sign S$5b in property development loans’
      293 56 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings and its Malaysian counterpart Khazanah Nasional have signed S$5 billion worth of property development loans, according to a person familiar with the matter. DBS Bank, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, United Overseas Bank and Malayan Banking lent
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      GIC AFFILIATE TO BUY 42.5% STAKE IN AUSTRALIAN OFFICE TRUST
      137 56  -  PAMELA KOH A consortium comprising the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), the Public Sector Pension Investment Board of Canada and Australia’s Charter Hall Group has won more than 95 per cent of shareholder approval to buy out Charter Hall
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      WESTERN AUSTRALIA OPENS SINGAPORE TRADE OFFICE
      127 56 Western Australia (WA) opened a trade and investment office in Singapore yesterday to replace its Malaysian office, which will be closed by June 30. It was officially opened by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang as well as
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      SGX SEEKS FEEDBACK ON REPORTING, REGISTRATION OF NLTS
      137 56 The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is seeking public consultation on proposed changes to the reporting and registration of negotiated large trades (NLTs) in the derivatives market. This refers to trades with minimum contract sizes of at least 25 lots for some derivative contracts.
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      SIA PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR NOSES UP ON AIRSHOW
      135 56 Singapore Airlines (SIA) said yesterday its passenger load factor last month rose to 76.1 per cent from 75.1 per cent a year ago, helped by demand for flights to and from Singapore due to the Singapore Airshow. This was however, partially offset
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      Lock icon China’s FDI falls for fourth consecutive month
      237 58 AGENCIES BEIJING Foreign direct investment in China fell for a fourth consecutive month in February as companies reined in spending amid a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy and the European debt crisis. Investment declined 0.9 per cent to US$7.73 billion (S$9.78 billion)
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      Lock icon BoCom to raise S$11.3b in share placement
      212 58 AGENCIES SHANGHAI Bank of Communications, China’s fifthlargest lender by assets, said yesterday it would raise 56.6 billion yuan (S$11.3 billion) in a private placement to boost its capital to comply with stricter regulations in China. The share sale is the largest since Glencore
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      154 58 AGENCIES MUMBAI India’s central bank kept its key interest rate on hold yesterday, citing inflation risks despite slowing growth in Asia’s third-largest economy. The Reserve Bank of India kept its short-term lending rate unchanged at 8.5 per cent. The cash reserve ratio, which
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      Lock icon UK FACES 50% CHANCE OF LOSING TRIPLE-A RATING
      127 58 REUTERS Fitch Ratings revised down its outlook on Britain’s AAA rating to negative on Wednesday, warning the nation faced a greater than one-in-two chance of losing its top-notch status in the next couple of years if the government eases back on its
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      149 56 D KIDNEY DIALYSIS FOUNDATION PLEDGE FOR KIDNEYS, PLEDGE TO SAVE LIVES Fundraising Exhibition Event In Celebration OP World Kidney Day 18 March 2012, Sunday 10am to 6pm Tiong Bahru Plaza Outdoor Atrium Guest oP Honour: Dr Lily Neo MP oP Tanjong Pagar GRC Take charge oP your own health now
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      A FRUITY BUNDLE
      117 60 Huiji Fruity Lite now comes with less sugar and more Vitamin C and xylitol in the form of Huiji Fruity Lite Extra. Just like its predecessor, Huiji Fruity Lite Extra claims to have a whole host of health benefits in addition to its refreshing taste. According to
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      HARBOURFRONT CENTRE’S LET’S TOY AROUND DRAW
      148 60 It may be a “toy around” draw, but the prizes are pretty serious. From now until April 8, stand a chance to win a Canon EOS 1100D DSLR and S$500 Mapletree vouchers when you spend a minimum of S$30 (S$50 for supermarket receipts) at
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      A GOLDEN GRAND SLAM
      110 60 Asiana Airlines has been voted as the 2011 Airline of the Year, along with seven other titles awarded by US business travel magazine, Global Traveler. To obtain the results, the magazine surveyed more than 20,000 subscribers between the months of January and August last year. With
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      123 60 Step out in the bright colours of spring with Aeropostale’s new seasonal collection. Take your pick from flirty floral dresses and sassy skirts or throw on a striped cardigan with a camisole and jeans for effortless style. Add a dash of colour to your wardrobe with a pair
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      Lock icon Apple’s cash hoard almost twice as big as Microsoft’s
      231 62 AP NEW YORK Apple’s iPad-fuelled cash pile, the largest in corporate America, is now almost double that of No 2 Microsoft. The five United States companies with the largest cash stockpiles accounted for US$276 billion (S$349 billion), or 22 per cent,
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      130 62 REUTERS Nokia design chief Marko Ahtisaari is spending a third of his time on creating a tablet for the mobile phone maker, which would stand out among hundreds of iPad-challengers, he said in an interview with Finnish magazine Kauppalehti Optio. “We are working
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      160 62 Google is about to give its search engine an overhaul in an attempt to maintain its dominant market share, reports the Wall Street Journal. Using technology called “semantic search”, its search engine will start listing more facts and direct answers to user queries at the top of a
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      196 62 i Light Marina Bay 2012 9 March -1 April, 7.30pm 11.00pm nightly Marina Bay Waterfront, Free Admission Come nightfall this March, see Singapore in a new light at the second edition of Asia's first and only sustainable light art festival! Stroll along the light walk trail and be dazzled by
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  • PROPERTY
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      Land prices at equilibrium
      744 64  -  COMMENTARY COLIN TAN property@ mediacorp.com.sg Colin Tan is head of research and consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. A few days ago, a Hong Kong businessman told me he felt that a lot of supposedly “independent” property analysts were bent on pouring cold water on the private
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      Lock icon Home leasing market to slow but downside seen mitigated
      804 65  -  COMMENTARY ONG KAH SENG property@ mediacorp.com.sg Ong Kah Seng is a director at R’ST Research, an independent property market research firm in Singapore. Leasing activity in the private residential market is expected to slow this year as the uncertain economic outlook
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  • SPORTS
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      593 70 ‘I don’t think we can complain,’ manager Alex Ferguson admits REUTERS BILBAO Manchester United’s wretched European season ended yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) when they were knocked out of the Europa League by a skilful Athletic Bilbao side who marched into the quarterfinals after
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      Zheng Wen set for a special effort
      228 70  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Swimmer Quah Zheng Wen collected his second national Boys’ Under17 record at the 43rd Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships 2012 yesterday, after the 15-year-old clocked a time of 57.33sec in the 100m backstroke (Boys’ 15 to 17 years)
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      358 70 AP CAIRO Egypt’s top prosecutor yesterday charged nine senior police officers with assisting a murderous mob of football fans who killed 74 rival supporters last month after a match in Port Said, alleging the police actually aided the perpetrators of the world’s
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      Lock icon Abidal will need liver transplant, out for season
      363 72 REUTERS BARCELONA Eric Abidal’s season is almost certainly over and he is unlikely to represent France at Euro 2012 after his club Barcelona announced he will undergo a liver transplant. A cult figure among fans of the Spanish, European and world champions,
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      Lock icon A stirring City fightback, but it’s a little too late
      462 72 City come bacKfrom 2 goals down at home to win 3-2, but still crash out of Europa League AP MANCHESTER Manchester City crashed out of the Europa League on away goals despite rallying to a 3-2 win against Sporting Lisbon
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      Lock icon Rangers charged by FA
      198 72 REUTERS GLASGOW Crisis-hit champions Rangers and majority shareholder Craig Whyte were charged by the Scottish FA (SFA) yesterday over seven breaches of its rules. Whyte has been charged with two rule breaches, the SFA said on its website. The club, who went into administration last month,
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      Lock icon THATCHER TOLD DRUNK FANS, NOT POOR POLICING, LEDTO HILLSBOROUGH
      147 72 AGENCIES Margaret Thatcher was misinformed by a senior Merseyside police officer that “drunken Liverpool fans” were to blame for causing the Hillsborough disaster, according to confidential documents leaked to the BBC. The files include briefings to the thenPrime Minister about the
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      Lock icon Adam catches coach’s eye in Japan
      486 74  -  Albirex under-18 coach wants Sports School players to return for training stints to check their progress TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg NIIGATA (Japan) Adam Swandi made the headlines at last year’s Canon Lion City Cup. Now, the 16-year-old has been singled out as a potential J-League footballer.
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      Korean system ‘will improve S-League standards’
      445 74  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE The 2012 Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League has already lost one potential star in former Trinidad and Tobago youth international Akil DeFreitas and now the fate of another, Tampines Rovers cult hero Ahmad Latiff, hangs in the balance. Tanjong Pagar had hoped to
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      171 74  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Mike Wong, who led Geylang United to their only trophy over the last decade, has decided to leave the club. After three straight defeats so far in the 2012 Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League, Geylang announced on Tuesday that Wong, 47, would switch roles with
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      Lock icon He’s primed to make noise at East Coast Park
      519 76  -  Aussie Whistler in good form as he prepares to make his debut in Asia PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Ollie Whistler (picture) was six when he watched family friend Greg Welch become the first non-American to win the Ironman World Championship in
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      Lock icon Sunday netball at Siloso Beach
      341 76  -  Mission Foods Beach Netball Festival LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Non-stop action and bags of fun that is what the Mission Foods Beach Netball Festival 2012 will offer at Sentosa’s Siloso Beach on Sunday. The event returns for its third edition after a hiatus last year
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      263 77 AP On the eve of his first Formula 1 practice session in three years, Kimi Raikkonen (picture) was typically underwhelmed yesterday, saying he rarely bothered to watch the sport during his absence. Raikkonen is back from a spell in rally cars and various other forms
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      1032 77 A whole posse of world champions have their sights set on chasing down the reigning king FORMULA 1 Australian Grand Prix REUTERS MELBOURNE World champion Sebastian Vettel (picture) is understandably the favourite to open the 2012 Formula 1 season with a victory at the Australian Grand
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      189 72 SPORTS FIXTURES S.League S.League Home Team SAF FC Brunei DPMM Away Team Young Lions Geylang Match KickOff (Singapore date/time) Fri, 16/03/12 7.45pm Fri, 16/03/12 8.15pm For fixtures of all M League, E Premier, E Cup, E League Champ, Spanish, Italian, German, J League, K League, A League and US Soccer
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      70 76 Mission Foods Beach Netball Festival 2012 March 18, Sunday (9am to 6pm) Siloso Beach, Sentosa Categories Women’s under-23 (junior college tertiary), Women’s Open (18years and above), Mixed Open (18 years and above) Prizes per category 1st S$1,000 cash and one-month Fitness First Platinum Passport Membership 2nd S$500 cash and Banana
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      289 78 > Li N v/ > -4. •k- Si" > V, i8&£ Wkmm. X Get $3,000 worth of lifestyle vouchers when you book a unit from now to 25 March 2012*! V N I K. Your dream home has never been more alluring. > Enjoy stunning condo facilities and amazing finishes
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      57 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS MARCH 16, 2012 A PUBLICATION OF THE REAL SECRET RECIPE TAKE “HOMEMADE” DINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL T4 WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE CELEBRITY COOKBOOKS WITH A PINCH OF SALT T2 A FIRST LOOK AT THE HARRY POTTER STUDIO
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      Lock icon I was a cookbook writer
      1195 2  -  How do Martha Stewart, Jamie Oliver and Rachael Ray write their cookbooks? They don’t Julia Moskin feature s@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES “YOU. Girl with the notebook. Out.” It was only my first day on the job as a cookbook ghostwriter, shadowing a topflight chef,
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      Lock icon This round’s on... Bobby Tonelli
      665 3 Boozy conversations about what makes people smile IT’S not hard to see why Bobby Tonelli is having such a good time playing his oftsozzled, 1940’s crime reporter character, Paul Haggerty, in Keong Saik Street, a four-part mystery currently airing on MediaCorpTV Channel 5. “I’ve been
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    • FOOD REVIEWS
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        Back to the ‘hood
        542 4  -  Chef Tan Yong Hua trades the swish hotel kitchens for a humbler restaurant of his own ANNETTE TAN OVER the last 23 years, chef Tan Yong Hua may have cooked for dignitaries, royalty and celebrities. But it is his less eminent patrons who have ushered him
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        Eating with the clan
        497 4  -  The Chui Huay Lim community club is a dining destination unto itself thanks to its new restaurant ANNETTE TAN BACK in the day, dining at a Chinese clan association used to be a humble affair. But when your clan clubhouse has recently undergone a multi-million-dollar facelift,
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      157 3 ANDY WARHOL 15 MINUTES ETERNAL Turn 15 Minutes Into Eternity In Andy Warhol’s world, everyone enjoys fame for 15 minutes. Warhol enjoyed his much longer. The world-debut of Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal at ArtScience Museum presents over 260 artworks, including favorites such as Marilyn Monroe (1967), Campbell’s Soup Can
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      Lock icon Open sesame!
      793 6  -  The new Harry Potter Studio Tour is as wonderful up close as it is on screen Anita Singh features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THE Harry Potter franchise may have drawn to a close, but Warner Bros are not about to let their billion-dollar boy wizard fade away. The latest
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      Lock icon All aboard
      544 7 Disney taps New York stage talent for cruise line theatre THE NEW YORK TIMES THIS month Disney launched its fourth cruise ship, the Fantasy, and in doing so created a new theatrical playground for artists to produce work in line with that entertainment empire’s brand. Disney’s deep pockets,
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      Special moments
      814 8  -  From touring the world to performing at this year’s Olympics, life’s been ‘amazing’ for The Specials’ Terry Hall Christopher Toh christophert@mediacorp.com.sg TERRY Hall, the singer for the British ska revival band,The Specials, is feeling rather grateful for what’s been happening in his life at the moment.“I feel amazingly
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      Lock icon Mugler, Mouret at Audi Fashion Festival
      302 9  -  ZHANG WEIFANG AUDI Fashion Festival (AFF) returns for its fourth edition this May, with a contemporary digital platform. Highlights include French fashion empires Thierry Mugler and Roland Mouret, which will be showcasing their Autumn/ Winter 2012 collection, with the former opening the festival on
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      309 9 AP THE horseracing series Luck was cancelled by HBO after a third thoroughbred died during production of the drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, the channel said on Wednesday. Luck, about the seedier side of racing, will air the final two episodes of its
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      205 6 Session times are subject to change NO FREE LIST(CS) 片 CATHAY LIKE US ON facebook.com/cathaycineplexes Buy tickets on iCATHAY < Available free on the App Store Android Market follow us on cathay.com.sg twitter.com/cathay_cmemas The Cathay 10.50am, 1.25pm, 1.50,4.15,4.40, 7.00, 8.40, 9.45, 11.15pm, 12.30am, 1.50am Platinum Movie Suites 1.45pm, 4.20, 7.00,
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      79 7 Showroom Demo Bikes at discounted price from $9,900 OTR withCOE BOBBER SPYDER SPT CHOPPER PLAYCHINESE MARATHON RESULTS Snake SJS3 Book Draw Mon, 12 March 2012 Results of draw: Winning Combination Blue Cow Yellowi Brown t White Cow V Rabbit/ V Horse There was no winner for this draw. The prize
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      31 7 NO.l HORROR FILM AT US BOX OFFICE DANIEL RADCLIFFE ‘HARRY POTTER’ i jpr I' DON'T SEE JTALONE.”^*; David Edward, Daily Mirror B «5s V the WOM AN InBLACK IPG13IH0RR0RI NOW SHOWING
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  • CARS
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        501 10  -  The most-desirable Mercedes nameplate ever gets back to its roots and sheds weight Derryn Wong features@mediacorp.com.sg in Marbella, Spain MERCEDES has always been known for its luxury limousines and highrolling saloons, but its sleek coupes and convertibles have only been in vogue for the past half-century or
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        409 10  -  The 1954 Mercedes 300 SL is everything it’s hyped up to be DERRYN WONG THE original 1954 300 SL “Gullwing” has gone down in history as one of the most desirable machines ever. It was a technological wonder for its time and the first truly exotic, modern-era machine
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      Keeping it clean
      478 11  -  We sample Motul’s huge MC Care line of motorcycle products DERRYN WONG SINGAPORE’S bikers are usually a passionate sort, and they take care of their two-wheelers even more seriously than most drivers.Which is where Motul comes in.The brand’s MC Care line is a giant range of bike-centric
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  • THINGS TO DO
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      NUS Arts Festival
      100 12 This year’s NUS Arts Festival celebrates vibrant Asian cities, and brings together youthful arts talents and stellar industry professionals. There are original works and collaborative adaptations across many genres and a whole host of paid and free programmes across the platforms of City Centre, Inner Cities and
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      Largest 3D Balloon Sculpture at Marina Square
      105 12 Catch the Balloonbots in action this weekend. Witness a 11m-tall robot balloon sculpture made with 65,000 balloons. Named Sentinel, this robot is created by 50 balloon artists from Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and will mark an attempt to breakthe current Guinness
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      A Colourful Affair @ Orchard Central
      96 12 A Colourful Affair Orchard Central Orchard Central (OC) goes all bright and neon in line with the latest colourtrend. Fashion shows will be held at Discovery Walk 1 on weekends next month, beginning with one featuring pet appearances on March 31 at 3pm. These multilabel shows are choreographed by model-turned-stylist
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      Purrealism: Eat. Paint. Love
      58 12 Using a variation of the pointillism technique, artist Michelle Chang creates a captivating world filled with colourful dreamscapes. This collection embodies her existence for the past year, which has been defined by the meeting of herthree passions. Until March 25, 11.30am to 7pm, Blue Lotus Fine
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    • UPCOMING
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        Singapore Arts Festival: Priority Pre-Sales
        103 12 Priority pre-sales for Artsfest Club members have begun and will end on Sunday. Don’t miss this chance to get a 30 per cent discount when you purchase tickets to two or more performances. Signing up to be a member is free and can be done
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        The Lines of Flight Literary Festival
        86 12 This literary festival promises great fun and dazzling creative performances, and features acclaimed writers-in-residence such as Grace Chia Krakovic and Timothy O’Grady, as well as leading writers including Ng Yi-Sheng and Quah Sy Ren. Apartfrom readings and performances, there will be presentations and writing
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        Pirates Party @ Raintree Cove
        60 12 Pirates Party Raintree Cove Spend the day atthe beach where your children can indulge in pirate fantasies. There will be activities such as Walkthe Plank, Hoistthe Treasure, Shoot the Pirate and Sunken Treasure Hunt. Coupons for activities and food will be sold atthe event. Tomorrow, 10am to 3pm, Lorna Whiston
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      34 12 SUDOKUplus DIFFICULTY RATING: HOW TO PLAY The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. COPYRIGHT UCLICK YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
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      63 13 /A=diaCorp m m MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY V IF VARIETY IS THE Spice of Life ISN’T IT GREAT TO BE A WOMAN? Join MedioCorp os we dedicate the month of March to all women, for carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders with style and
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      56 14 ON MEDIACORP CATEGORY 6: DAY OF DESTRUCTION (PG) Channel~5, ~10pm In~the~wake~of~a~superstorm~of~unprecedented~ destructive~power, ~a~suspicious~chain-reaction~coast-to-coast~blackout~threatens~to~render~the~country~helpless~ —~without~communication~and~vulnerable~to~the~ unthinkable. ~Now~it’s~up~to~a~select~few~to~save~it. WILD BALTIC okto, ~9pm This~documentary~explains~how~the~Baltic~Sea~emerged~ at~the~end~of~the~ice~age~and~how~the~different~coastal~~ habitats~evolved. ~It~also~features~the~rich~plant~and~ animal~life~along~the~shore. ~ON~SINGTEL~MIO~TV THE DISAPPEARED (EXCLUSIVE TV PREMIERE) Sundance~Channel~(mio~TV~Ch~51), ~11pm~ Following~the~disappearance~of~his~younger~ brother~Tom~(Lewis~Lemperuer~Palmer), ~Matthew~ Ryan~(Harry~Treadaway)~tries~to~put~his~life~and~ sanity~back~together. ~However, ~the~past~keeps~ coming~back~to~haunt~him. SHERLOCK SEASON II British~TV~(mio~TV~Ch~366), ~Anytime~On~Demand Sherlock~and~John~Watson~return~to~face~the~ ultimate~test~in~three~of~their~most~famous~cases: ~the~Woman, ~the~Hound,
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      365 14 ~6.00AM~~ Ninja~Warrior ~6.30~~ AM~Live! ~9.00~~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~ IX ~10.00~~ The~Dr~Oz~Show ~11.00~~ Countdown~To~London ~11.30~~ Great~Ideas~From~JML ~12.30PM~~ Light~Years~II ~1.00~~ En~Bloc ~2.00~~ The~Cape ~3.00~~ The~Dr~Oz~Show ~6.00AM~~ Don’t~Worry~Be~Happy~III ~6.30~~ Battle~Of~The~Best~IV ~7.00~~ Good~Morning~Singapore ~10.00~~ The~Dream~Of~The~Red~ Chamber ~Noon~~ King~Of~Thrift~Goes~Overseas ~12.30PM~~ Delicious~Japan ~1.00~~ News~8~At~One ~1.30~~ Of~Rites~And~Rituals CHANNEL ~4.00~~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~ IX ~5.00~~ Unbeatable~Banzuke ~5.30~~ Films~&~Stars~Asia ~6.00~~ Cyril: ~Simply~Magic~ (Episode~1)
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      54 14 ON MEDIACORP MY FAIR LADIES (DEBUT) Channel~8, ~8.30pm Every~woman, ~regardless~of~their~age, ~lifestyle, ~and~ background, ~will~have~their~own~unique~take~on~the~ definition~of~beauty~care, ~diet, ~and~health. ~Let~Vivian~Lai~ and~Kate~Pang~show~you~the~latest~trends~in~the~market, where~every~woman~can~live~life~beautifully. NANBAN Vasantham, ~9pm Nanban ~is~a~2012~Tamil~comedy~drama~film~directed~ by~Shankar, ~starring~Vijay, ~Jeeva, ~Srikanth, ~Ileana~D’Cruz, Sathyan~and~Sathyaraj, ~with~music~by~Harris~Jayaraj. ON~STARHUB~CABLE~TV THE WALKING DEAD SEASON II FOX~Movies~Premium~(StarHub~TV~Ch~622), 9pm After~a~zombie~apocalypse, ~a~group~of~survivors~ struggle~to~find~a~safe, ~secure~home~in~the~world~ that’s~overrun~by~the~undead. THORNE: SLEEPYHEAD HBO~Signature~(StarHub~TV~Ch~603), ~10pm Based~on~Mark~Billingham’s~first~crime~novel,
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