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  • 20 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday April 17, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • 557 1  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The first group of men who allegedly paid for sex with a minor via an online vice ring a case that grabbed headlines in February because it involved high-ranking men in the public and private sectors were charged
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  • 817 1  -  LTA takes issue with SMRT’s maintenance regime but operator says it is more stringent and goes beyond recommended standards SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even after the Government’s legal representative made it clear that the public inquiry should be a “fact-finding” exercise and
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 371 2 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Temasek Holdings yesterday bought about HK$17.9 billion (S$2.89 billion) worth of the Hong Kong-listed shares of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), piling into three of China’s top four banks as it raised its stake in the world’s second-biggest economy.
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    • 244 2  -  ASHLEY CHIA News that former Pei Chun Public School principal Lee Lip Hong was charged for paying for sex with an underaged prostitute drew mixed reactions from parents, with more than half of the 15 parents Today spoke to outside the
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    • 420 3 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has pledged to review the country’s Sedition Act and replace the Printing Presses and Publications Act, as part of a slew of legislative reforms he hopes will sway voter support for the ruling coalition ahead of
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    • 322 3  -  LIN YANQIN yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Addressing concerns brought up by Government leaders in recent days over his wage reform proposal including the implications of productivity growth being outpaced by wage increases former National Wages Council chairman Lim Chong Yah clarified his position yesterday: His
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    • 458 4  -  LYNDA HONG, JANICE WU WITH AGENCY REPORTS SINGAPORE Housing demand has remained strong, with last month bringing first-quarter sales of new private homes to a record of 6,682 units, prompting analysts to say that the Government might impose new
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    • 295 4  -  WONG SIEW YING Amid robust housing demand, the Government is releasing six more 99-year leasehold sites for sale this month that together can yield about 2,380 new private homes. The release forms part of the 14,100 residential units underthe Government Land
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    • 243 6 AP BEIJING Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is demanding tougher anti-corruption efforts amid the political scandal involving Mr Bo Xilai’s wife. Mr Wen’s message, published yesterday, differed little from previous calls to fight endemic corruption. But it comes amid a nation-wide drive to support
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    • 479 6 AGENCIES CHONGQING (China) The British businessman whose murder has sparked political upheaval in China was poisoned with cyanide after he threatened to expose a plan by a Chinese leader’s wife to move money abroad, sources with knowledge of the police investigation said.
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    • 623 8  -  ISEAS study examined attitudes on various issues among Christians who attend different types of churches AMIR HUSSAIN hussainsamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A survey of church-going Protestants by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) has found that those who attend megachurches were,
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
    • 932 10  -  In watching Iran’s nuclear project, even a small error could spell big trouble RONEN BERGMAN Ronen Bergman is a senior political and military analyst for Yediot Aharonot, an Israeli newspaper. THE NEW YORK TIMES In January 2007, Israeli intelligence officials were horrified by information acquired when
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    • 913 12  -  A humbled military, a resurgent democracy and better ties with India are all things the US wants to see in Pakistan. Together they present hope, however slight, for a more stable, constructive Pakistan. VALI NASR Vali Nasr is a Bloomberg View columnist, a
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    • 1377 14  -  But can the land of ‘making things’ nurture the likes of Apple and Facebook? MARTIN FACKLER Martin Fackler is the Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times. THE NEW YORK TIMES A few years ago, the densely builtup coastal region around the
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  • VOICES
    • 372 16  -  Letter from Chong Lee Ming I REFER to the report “Wage shock therapy ‘too risky’: Lim Swee Say” (April 14). While Professor Lim Chong Yah’s proposal to raise salaries of low-income workers appears radical, it is worth reflecting on what prompted an eminent economist to put
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    • 240 16  -  Letter from Hazelyn A Yuen I OFFER a perspective on Professor Lim Chong Yah’s suggestion on wage restructuring in Singapore. When I think of low-wage workers, I usually think of less educated and often disadvantaged older folks who do manual cleaning or work shunned by
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    • 378 16  -  Letter from Ronald Chan I READ with interest the plan to have “Temporary closures for MRT upgrading work” (April 16) over weekends. I support such closures. It is quite commonly applied for train networks in other countries, as I have personally experienced,
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    • 97 17  -  Letter from Joan Nikral I BECAME a vegan for health and environmental reasons, and at first, I thought that being vegan was impossible in Singapore. Now it is as easy as ever, with the availability of many delicious and vegan-friendly dishes, such as
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    • 486 17  -  Letter from Chan Mei Mei I REFER to the proposal to “Have clearer guidelines on mandatory day off, say maid agencies” (April 7). Such requirements must be guidelines rather than legal stipulations. Many of those who push for a day off for maids
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    • 50 17 POINT OF VIEW In 2010, I wrote a letter to Today, asking for food items to be labelled vegetarian. I am pleased that some food products in the market now have the ‘suitable for vegetarians’ green dot. I thank these food product companies and encourage others to adopt this. GauravGour
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    • 152 16 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices JOIN THE CONVERSATION FACEBOOK.COM/ TODAYONLINE GEAR UP FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND GROWTH Review and renew your skills with e2i's Executive Classes, specially tailored for PMEs (Professionals, Managers and Executives) NETWORKING FOR SUCCESS Networking is an activity where like-minded
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 240 18  -  IMELDA SAAD SINGAPORE Given the importance of having an “agreed starting point” to combat trafficking, civil society groups here have called on the authorities to fast-track the ratification of an article of the Palermo Protocol that sets out in law the definition of
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    • 313 18 MOM to explore more regulations to prevent deaths CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE More measures to protect workers from falls look to be on the way as the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) explores the introduction of a dedicated set of regulations to address falling-from-height deaths. The
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    • 166 19 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) received a S$60,000 boost yesterday from fast­food chain McDonald’s. The donation will go towards supporting intellectually disabled children from needy families. The fund will be used for their edu­cational, vocational training and welfare needs.
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    • 432 19  -  WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As it faces an increasing workload, the staffing needs of the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) DNA Profiling Laboratory should be reviewed and addressed, said the HSA review committee yesterday. The committee, set up to look into a
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    • 123 19 The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has received a gift of S$2 million from local hotel tycoon, Mr Choo Chong Ngen. With the Singapore Govern­ment matching the contribution at 1:1.5, the Hotel 81­Choo Chong Ngen Bursary Fund now stands
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    • 194 20 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) has issued an alert on the Asian Fair Trade Advisory Group, the Singapore office of an organisation called International Timeshare Refund Action. The group has been referring existing timeshare members to companies to help them obtain
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    • 92 20  -  WAYNE CHAN Budding infocomm professionals will be given more support to participate in inter­national competitions. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore will cover students’ registra­tion fees, accommodation and airfare, said Acting Minister for Community Develop­ment, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing at
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    • 383 20  -  CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Going against its members’ calls not to pursue the case, the Tanglin Club, once one of the most sought-after social clubs in Singapore, has decided to appeal a tribunal’s decision against it for sacking a committee
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  • WORLD
    • 349 22 US, Philippine troops begin annual war games AP MANILA Nearly 7,000 American and Filipino troops began annual military exercises yesterday that will include combat drills near disputed South China Sea waters. United States and Philippine officials stressed that China, which in the past has protested against
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    • 208 22 AP TAIPEI Taiwan began annual military exercises yesterday to simulate attacks by China, with a new emphasis on fending off drones that are believed to have become a major, cost-cutting part of the Chinese military strategy. The Defence Ministry said thousands of troops will participate
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    • 260 23 AGENCIES CANBERRA Australia is ea­sing some sanctions on Myan­mar following the formerly military­run South­east Asian nation’s pledge to move to­wards democracy. Foreign Minister Bob Carr said yesterday that Australia will lift financial and travel restric­tions for 262 people in Myanmar, including President Thein Sein.
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    • 200 23 AP Two former guerrilla leaders vied for East Timor’s presidency yesterday, each hoping to steer the young, often-troubled nation after United Nations peacekeeping troops begin their planned withdrawal later this year. Mr Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres and MrTaur Matan Ruak running neck-and-neck
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    • 134 23 AGENCIES A court in Kuala Lumpur will try an Iranian implicated in February’s bomb blasts in Bangkok on May 28. The Sessions Court yesterday set the date for the trial of Sedaghatzadeh Masoud, 31, and extended the remand
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    • 152 24 AGENCIES Pyongyang will push for the launch of a new and bigger rocket despite the failed rocket test last week, according to a report yesterday by Choson Sinbo, a pro-North Korean newspaper in Japan. North Korea’s long-range rocket failed minutes
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    • 404 24 AGENCIES OSLO With a defiant closedfist salute, a right-wing fanatic admitted yesterday to a bombing and shooting massacre that killed 77 people in Norway but pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, saying he was acting in self-defence. On the first day of his
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    • 534 25 Electronics giant has not turned a profit since 2008 THE NEW YORK TIMES TOKYO Sony Corporation, which once seemed invulnerable, defined Japan’s technological prowess, wowed the world with the Walkman and the Trinitron TV, while shocking Hollywood with bold acquisitions like Columbia Pictures,
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    • 156 25 AGENCIES New Zealand’s Anglican Church will build a temporary cathedral made of cardboard in earth-quake-devastated Christchurch as it works towards a permanent replacement for the 131-year-old landmark. The Victorian-era, Gothicstyle cathedral, which dominated the city’s central square, was badly damaged in the 6.3-mag-nitude quake
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    • 156 26 AP A militant arrested in Sunday’s attacks on Kabul and three other cities has confessed that the 18-hour assault was carried out by the Haqqani network, a lethal group of fighters with ties to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, a top Afghan security official
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    • 413 26 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Google has sparked a new privacy row by forcing users to decipher blurred photos of private house numbers to access their own accounts. The task is part of new security checks to weed out “bots”
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    • 275 26 THE GUARDIAN The principles of openness and universal access that underpinned the creation of the Internet three decades ago are under greater threat than ever, according to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. In an interview with The Guardian, Mr Brin warned there
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    • 237 27 REUTERS LONDON Some glaciers in the Himalayas have gained a small amount of mass between 1999 and 2008, new research shows, bucking the global trend of glacial decline. The study published on Sunday in the Nature Geoscience journal also said the Karakoram
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    • 195 27 Size does matter for brains AGENCIES NEW YORK In the largest collaborative “crowd-sourcing” study of the brain to date, 200 scientists using imaging technology at more than 100 medical centres worldwide have for the first time zeroed in on genes that they agree play a role in intelligence and memory.
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    • 169 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Cardiologists in the United States have designed a “heart attack alarm” that warns wearers of an impending cardiac arrest with beeps or vibrations. Many heart attack victims do not have classic early warning signs, such as intense chest pain or sweating,
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  • BUSINESS
    • 216 28  -  PAMELA KOH pamelakoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s move to raise the threshold for its Global Investor Programme (GIP) might hurt its image as a financial services and wealth management hub, some market watchers have said. Potential foreign business owners will now find it harder to
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    • 104 28 AGENCIES Citigroup, the third-largest bank in the United States, said yesterdayfirst-quarter net income fell 2.3 per cent to US$2.93 billion (S$3.7 billion) on-year, missing analysts’ estimates on a bigger-than-projected accounting cost. First-quarter net income was 95 US cents a share, falling
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    • 114 28 K-REIT Asia said yesterday that first quarter distributable income doubled to S$48.5 million on-year, due to higher contributions from its existing properties and new acquisitions. The trust acquired an additional four floors of strata office space at Prudential Tower in May last
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    • 18 28 HANG SENG 20,610.64 (-0.44%) È È NIKKEI 9,470.64 2,357.03 SHANGHAI 2,357.03 4,302.30 È È AUSTRALIA 4,302.30 (-0.49%)
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    • 73 28 STOCK CALL Buy S$1.70 Kim Eng keeps Buy call and cuts target to S$2.00 from S$2.10. House lowers 2012-2014 net profit estimates by 22 per cent to 24 per cent on flat VIP volume this year and for S$2.5 billion perpetual securities issues. It says Q1 VIP volume
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    • 259 29 SINGAPORE Mr Samuel Tsien, the new chief executive officer of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, aims to boost the company’s revenue from China and Indonesia. “We can create a better presence there, we can do more business there, and we can achieve
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    • 162 29 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian investment firm Khazanah Nasional is expected to list its healthcare assets in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in the second half, in a deal that could fetch US$1.5 billion (S$1.9 billion), industry sources said yesterday. The dual listing
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    • 161 29 Inflation in India slowed slightly last month as prices of manufactured products cooled, supporting expectations that the central bank will finally start cutting its policy rate to attend a deepening growth crisis in the economy. The wholesale price index rose 6.89
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    • 144 29 South Korea’s central bank said yesterday it expects gross domestic product to grow a real 3 to 5 per cent this year, down from its forecast in December last year for 3 to 7 per cent growth. The revision was attributed to
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  • DIGITAL
    • 591 30 BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO Oracle is set to go before a federal jury for the first time with claims that Google stole some of the intellectual property behind its Android operating system. Jury selection was scheduled to begin yesterday in San Francisco in Oracle’s
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  • SPORTS
    • 623 31  -  Fit and fresh, Shaiful out to help LionsXII consolidate top spot in MSL tonight, ahead of team’s extended break SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE 2012 LionsXII vs PKNS 7.45pm, Jalan Besar Stadium SINGAPORE Many of the LionsXII had left but he stayed behind
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    • 439 31  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) have resisted calls to relieve national football coach Radojko Avramovic of his post after the Lions’ dismal showing in the third round of the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers. Last night, the executive
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    • 218 32 AP MILAN The policeman responsible for the delay of an ambulance reaching stricken Livorno player Piermario Morosini was automatically suspended yesterday pending an internal investigation. Morosini, 25, who was on loan from Serie A side Udinese, collapsed and died after suffering a cardiac arrest during a
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    • 469 32 Ferguson admits winger’s earning a reputation as a ‘diver’; Wenger calls for punishment AGENCIES LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson agrees that Ashley Young is attracting a reputation for going down too easily after his successful penalty claim for Manchester United’s opening goal in the 4-0 defeat of Aston
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    • 362 32  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Singapore national hockey side lost all six of their pre-Olympic qualifying matches in February, conceding 59 and scoring only five in the tournament in India. Many critics questioned whether the Singapore Hockey Federation (SHF) were correct to
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    • 330 33 AGENCIES The statement would not have comforted Tottenham but, after another highprofile controversy, FIFA announced on Sunday that the final phase of goal-line technology tests will begin later this month, before football’s rule-makers make a definitive decision in July. Chelsea
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    • 447 33 Buoyed by mauling of Spurs, Di Matteo looks forward to Barcelona test AGENCIES LONDON Chelsea’s interim manager Roberto Di Matteo hailed his team’s stunning 5-1 thrashing of London rivals Tottenham in their FA Cup semi-final match on Sunday and vowed to use the win as a
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    • 273 34 AGENCIES LIVERPOOL Controversial Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez celebrated his FA Cup semi-final goal against Everton by confirming that he will be staying at Liverpool beyond this season. The FA Cup finalists are reported to be in discussions with the Uruguay international to
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    • 135 34 REUTERS A South Korean footballer banned for life for his part in a major match-fixing scandal has been found dead in a suspected suicide, local media reported yesterday. The body of Lee Gyeong Hwan, 24, was found outside an apartment building in central Incheon, west
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    • 741 34 German aristocrats know they need a win on their own patch to reach the final at ‘home’ REUTERS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL, FIRST LEG Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid MUNICH Bad blood runs deep between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, and there is so
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    • 205 33 BACHELOR OF I sat, ENGINEERING -FINAL YEAR > ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING > DIGITAL SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING Next Classes Commencing (Confirmed): 12 June 2012 OCompletion in 12 months for relevant diploma holders t>Course code: BEng BACHELOR OF ARTS (Hoiis)-final year > BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION D>Completion in 12 months for relevant
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    • 119 33 SPORTS FIXTURES League I Home Team I Away Team I (s Jpo re d'ote?^me) Asian Champ Brisbane Roar Ulsan Tue, 17/04/12 5.30pm For fixtures of all other Asian Champ, M League, UE Champions, E League Champ and US Soccer League, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIREfMARINA BAY
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    • 52 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS HEALTH IF A PILL SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS T7 WHAT YOUR HORMONES HAVE TO DO WITH HEALTHY GUMS T9 APRIL 17, 2012 A PUBLICATION OF CYBER NAT GO AHEAD, SAYS NAT HO GOOGLE
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      • 1835 2  -  Thanks to the Internet, indie artistes are the new mainstream these days CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg JUST about 25 years ago, do-it-yourself (DIY) recordings in the market were about as rare as sighting a South-east Asian tarsier.They existed, but unless you knew where to look, or if
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      • 136 4 AP JAMES Cameron has shored up his position as king of the worldwide box office. Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic sailed beyond the US$2 billion (S$2.5 billion) mark in lifetime ticket sales, thanks to the 3D re-release of the film that was timed to
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      • 135 4 AP THE Metropolitan Opera in New York has reached a landmark in its movie-theatre broadcasts from the stage to the world: 10 million tickets sold since the series started. Live In HD ended its sixth season at the weekend, beaming Verdi’s
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      • 218 4 Greyson Chance The young musical phenom makes his first full-length show here. April 18, 7.30pm, Singapore Indoor Stadium.Tickets at S$70 to S$125 from Sistic. The Observatory Singapore’s premier band performs tracks from their new album, Catacombs.A mustsee. Featuring special guest Bani Haykal. April 20 and 21, 8pm, Substation
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          227 5  -  NEW BREED CHRISTOPHER TOH KOREAN pop star Jay Park previously with 2PM originally put out a mini EP with this title last year. But this one is the full-length album, and it’s also his first full-on Korean album. With 15 tracks that fans can savour (whittled down from
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          158 5  -  WONKY KEVIN MATHEWS FOR its comeback album’s title, ’90s techno dance legends Orbital brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll have elected to use the word “wonky”, which as you know, is British slang for “shaky, groggy or unsteady”. Well, the album isn’t quite groggy or unsteady, as Wonky provides evidence
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          177 5  -  PORT OF MORROW KEVIN MATHEWS WHEN The Shins’ 2007 album, Wincing The Night Away, debuted at No 2 on the Billboard album chart, main man James Mercer said it signalled the beginning of a new era. He started a new label,Aural Apothecary, sacked his band members and recruited
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          197 5  -  SOME WERE MEANT FOR SEA KEVIN MATHEWS IS THERE any context for young music lovers as they come across an artiste like Hollie Fullbrook, aka Tiny Ruins? This Kiwi singer-songwriter eschews full-blown productions in favour of stripped-down acoustic flavours where the only embellishments to Fullbrook’s guitar and vocals
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      • 739 7  -  If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg A BALANCED diet and healthy lifestyle are best for your overall well-being. For most people, however, this is easier said than done. With our hectic lifestyles and less-than-ideal diets, most people do
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        843 7 Ask The Cancer Expert Some recent newspaper reports have touched on compassion shown to cancer patients. In one report, a judge cut down the jail time of a criminal with late-stage cancer. Most people recognise that life becomes more valuable when someone, like a terminally III patient,
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        • 58 8 In this forum, find out about arthritis inflammation versus non-inflammation and what to do when surgery or pills cannot help.There will also be specialist consultation and Raffles Health supplements on sale. Date: April 21 Time: 2pm to 4pm Venue: Raffles Hospital, Level 11, Learning Centre. Fee/Registration: Free
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        • 100 8 Itch comes in different forms and has different causes. Plus, it can have a severe impact on one’s quality of life. Each itch has to be individually treated based on proper diagnosis. Find how and why itch emerges and the different approaches
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      • 539 9  -  Your hormones may be the culprit EVELINE GAN IN BETWEEN throwing up and feeling nauseous during her pregnancy, Edeline Lim also grappled with sore and bleeding gums. “I’ve always had issues with the gums around my wisdom tooth area, but the inflammation was particularly bad during my
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      • 81 9 SingHealth Signature Women’s Forum 2012 The forum will cover women’s health topics, such as peri-menopause, ovarian cancer, diabetes and oral health. Date: April 28 (Sat) Time: 10am to 11.30am (interactive sessions); 1pm to 5.30pm (forum) Venue: Sheraton Towers Singapore, Hotel Ballroom, Level 2 Fee/Registration: $25 per person/
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        65 10 Coco Igor Coco Igor (picture) is a period drama directed by Jan Kounen, aboutthe brief and illicit love affair between two 20thcentury icons: Fashion designer Coco Chanel and composer, pianist and conductor Igor Stravinsky. Starring Anna Mouglalis and Mads Mikkelsen, this film is rated R21 for sexual scenes and is
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      • 85 10 Wawasan 2020 is a plan envisioned by former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad that aims to turn Malaysia into a self-sufficient industrialised nation by the year 2020. As such, Malaysian artists are tasked to examine their own futures through the lenses of past, present
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      • 75 10 In this workshop, held in connection with the work Focus par ticipants will learn choreographic material and be guided to develop their own spontaneous choreography. The workshop emphasises the origin of movements and their possibilities in an exploration of space, time and
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      • 77 10 In this photography exhibition, Zinkie Aw looks into people’s trash and conducts an “identit y autopsy” from what we can tell about a person from what they throw away. The exhibition examines how Singapore’s waste goes into our only landfill on the offshore island of Pulau
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      • 82 10 A so-hip-it-hurts W Singapore hotel will be opening at Sentosa Cove come August 2 012 If you’ d like to be part of the W team and think you’ve got what it takes, come dressed in st yle for the “casting call”, where they will be
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      • 84 10 India, once the couturier of the world, takes centre stage in this exhibition, which features over 70 printed Indian textiles, some of which are over 600 years old. The event exposes the deep roots of today ’s globalised world and
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    • 269 11 ON MEDIACORP CRIME INVESTIGATION ASIA Channel 5, 10.30pm Jalil Ibrahim, a banker with Malaysia’s Bank Bumiputra, was found murdered. He had been silenced before he could blow the whistle to financial irregularities and dangerous liaisons which, if revealed, could destroy his bank and compromise his country. The banker knew too
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