Today, 3 July 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    23 1 A=D!AC0RP TUESDAY, 3 JULY 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp TUESDAY, 3 JULY 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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      304 2 c If W 3 -T< V Ay w gOr v Us We made sure you knew that Lonely Planet had named Darwin as a 'don't miss' destination. We told you that it was the only Australian city included in the list. Now we want you to know why. Discover some
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    New life breathed into S’pore’s property market
    620 1  -  After moderating in previous quarters, resale prices increase at faster pace PROPERTY TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The state of the economy and rising wages have breathed new life into the property market here, with the respite for house hunters proving to be shortlived.
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    Lock icon Private home prices at new high in Q2: URA
    428 1 AGENCY SINGAPORE Private home prices rebounded to a new record high in the second quarter after dropping for the first time in almost three years in the previous quarter, Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) data showed yesterday, but analysts are divided over
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      57 1 AS THEIR NUMBERS GROW, HISPANIC VOTERS MAY PLAY A KEY ROLE IN DECIDING WHO WILL BE THE NEXT US PRESIDENT COMMENT&ANALYSIS 6 WORLD 22 ‘GOD PARTICLE’ AS GOOD AS FOUND, SAY SCIENTISTS EDUCATION 18 S’PORE’S EDUCATION MODEL FORTHE UNITED KINGDOM? SPORTS 30 UNDER COVER, THE DJOKER REVELS T 2 CHUA
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  • hot news
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      Infrastructure woes
      439 2  -  World’s policymakers weigh in on keeping pace with rapid urbanisation and growth WORLD CITIES SUMMIT WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Infrastructure development in cities has struggled to keep pace with rapid urbanisation and economic growth, according to most policymakers at the World Cities Summit’s opening plenary session yesterday.
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      Only S’pore has 2 feature projects
      211 2 SINGAPORE Two projects, one designed to meet Singapore’s waste disposal needs and the other to cater to the city’s water needs, have propelled the Republic to be the only country with two feature projects among the world’s top 10 urban infrastructure projects, according to
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      Lock icon The Supertree Grove lights up
      87 2 The OCBC Skyway and OCBC Light and Sound Show were launched yesterday by NTUC Secretary-General and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Swee Say at Gardens by the Bay. Located at the Supertree Grove, the OCBC Skyway is an aerial walkway offering visitors a
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      UNDP, Govt to set up public service centre
      312 2  -  WAYNE CHAN S ING A POR E The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Singapore Government have agreed to set up a centre that will help developing countries strengthen their public services. The Global Centre for Public Service Excellence, which will
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      Lock icon Anwar, 2 others face new charge over Bersih rally
      326 4 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two other officials of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) yesterday faced an additional charge over the Bersih rally for electoral reform on April 28. Anwar, PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali and Rembau PKR
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    • Article
      JB police team to track down kidnappers of S’porean family
      312 4 SINGAPORE The police in Johor Bahru (JB) have formed a special team to track down the two men involved in the kidnapping of a Singaporean family there on Sunday, according to Bernama news agency yesterday. The police, who have not
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon Hispanic power may swing US election
      1256 6  -  CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS JON SWAINE Jon Swaine is Washington correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Marie Lopez Rogers works on the same scorched patch of Arizonan desert today as she did 55 years ago. But while her hands were torn to ribbons as
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      Lock icon Learning to live in a changing climate
      546 8 THE FINANCIAL TIMES EDITORIAL GLOBAL WARMING THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED Environmentalists rejoice: ExxonMobil is on your side. Well, sort of. In his characteristically plain-speaking way, Mr Rex Tillerson, Exxon’s Chief Executive, last week set out a view of climate change that could not
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      Lock icon Europe’s great illusion
      971 10  -  EURO SUMMIT DEAL PAUL KRUGMAN Paul Krugman is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. THE NEW YORK TIMES Over the past few months, I have read a number of optimistic assessments of the prospects for
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      Lock icon Morsi could show the way for the Arab world
      900 12  -  EGYPT’S NEW ISLAMIC DEMOCRACY CON COUGHLIN Con Coughlin is an expert on international terrorism and the Middle East, with 25 years in foreign journalism. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH When Mr Mohammed Morsi, the political face of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, sent his top
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO AP  -  900 words
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      40 6 Egypt’s new President may be making all the right noises about preserving the status of women in society, but there will be many of his followers who are not so open-minded and demand a more fundamentalist approach. CON COUGHLIN 12
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      25 8 IT’S GAME ON AT MCDONALD’S'! Get your limited edition Olympics Coca-Cola" glass, starting this Thursday. Free with any upsized Extra Value Meal Only at McDonald’s".
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      379 10 S P JAIN EXECUTIVE MBA OPEN HOUSE: Entrepreneurship Executive MBA What is the link? K) <3 V-5 S3 <3 r* Entrepreneurship has been the engine propelling much of the growth of the business sector as well as a driving force behind the rapid expansion of the social sector. Mr. Koh
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      314 12 MASTER THE V Towards Achieving All Your Life Goals! Adam Khoo Asia’s Top Success Coach Best-Selling Author 6 Success Strategies That Will Make The Difference In Your Life Have you ever wondered what makes the difference in people’s lives? Why are some people able to experience success, happiness and fulfilment
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  • voices
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      Towards a better NS experience
      523 14  -  FROM GALEN YEO As a Singaporean, I am less concerned about the ongoing discussions of who serves national service. I am far more concerned about the institution of National Service (NS) itself. Most people I know have never seen NS as a productive use of
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      ‘Reserved’ seats left vacant sometimes
      99 14  -  FROM G JAGA I refer to the letter, “Yes, do away with ‘reserved’ seat” by Ms Pearline Cher (June 29). She has my sympathies as she seems to have had a hard time trying to get a seat despite the presence of “reserved” seats for
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    • Article
      Unfair to ‘penalise’ peak-hour commuters
      198 14  -  FROM GOH KIAN HUAT I refer to the report “More discounts for off-peak travel on SMRT” (June 29). From Aug 6, commuters will get 50 cents off their fares under the SMRT’s existing Travel Discount Scheme if they end their journey by 7.45am on weekdays
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    • Article
      Supermart had 30 lost PAssion Cards
      165 15  -  FROM JOLENE LIM When I lost my PAssion Card recently, I recalled that I must have left it at the supermarket scanner. I called the branch and, after giving all the details and waiting for two hours without reply, decided to make a trip
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    • Article
      SingPost ‘continuously improving operations’
      238 15  -  FROM PATSIE TAN Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Communications, SingPost We refer to the feedback from Ms Rhiannon Chu “Signed, sealed but not (re) delivered” (June 26). SingPost is continuously improving our operations and processes to serve our customers better. Responding to feedback from customers for self-col-lection of
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    • Article
      Thomson area becoming a concrete jungle
      169 15  -  FROM BENJAMIN HO I live in Sin Ming and was surprised recently to see a large billboard by the Housing and Development Board near my estate advertising a tender for a 99-year lease for a piece of land between my HDB estate and the
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon A new approach to family medicine
      386 16  -  Training aims to bridge ‘distinct gaps’ between community, public hospitals HEALTHCARE NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Whereas hospital rotations and polyclinic postings were kept separate for family physicians previously, family medicine resident Wang Mingchang now spends half a day each week treating patients at
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    • Article
      Pilot fined for punching taxi driver
      246 17  -  PROPOSED SWEEPING REFORMS ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A SilkAir pilot was fined S$1,000 yesterday for punching a taxi driver. Ajmer Singh Ajit Singh, 48, was found guilty with one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to taxi driver Chua Hock Kwee, 58. He is appealing against
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      Lock icon Two property agents punished by CEA
      374 17 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Two property agents have become the first to be punished under the Council for Estate Agencies’ (CEA) disciplinary framework. In one of the cases, a sales person sent 51 abusive and insulting SMS messages to a prospective tenant when she stopped
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  • education
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      Lock icon UK debates S’pore education system
      724 18 Controversy overproposals to scrap GCSEs in favour of two-tier S’pore model AGENCIES LONDON A debate has erupted about the Singapore education system halfway around the globe in the United Kingdom, where its Education Secretary Michael Gove is reportedly so enamoured with the Republic’s system that
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      304 19 r ANNIVERSARY OFFERS Offers are valid from 3 Jul to 6 Aug 2012 RED HOT SPECIALS While stocks last. I ll f 5145 2 70 5 pokkat: pokkat: m 5155 nar L f ker olcSse r2 00 10 80 rat /gf i nfacy -AIRPRICE 111 3th ides' MUNCHY'S DOUBLE FP
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  • china & india
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      Lock icon India turning a corner?
      396 20 Investors quietly putting money into country which has yet to see significant outflows FOREIGN INVESTMENT REUTERS MUM BA I India has gone from the country set to overtake China to the country that can do nothing right. Now, a few contrarians see signs India is turning
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon 2 SUSPECTS DEAD IN PLANE HIJACK ATTEMPT
        88 20 AP Two Uighur men who allegedly tried to hijack a plane in Xinjiang on Friday by battering the cockpit door with a crutch and trying to set off explosives have died, state media said yesterday. A newspaper reported that both had died in
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        Lock icon N KOREA TO SEND 40,000 WORKERS TO CHINA
        69 20 BLOOMBERG North Korea will send about 40,000 of its citizens to work in China, with most of their earnings going directly to its government, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday. The agreement will allow North Korean seamstresses, technicians, mechanics, construction workers
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      160 20 4 Days Darwin Croc Adventure Return airfare SIN/DRW/SIN on SilkAir 3 nights' accommodation in Darwin Return airport/hotel/airport transfers Daily breakfast Admission to Crocosaurus Cove Full day tour to Kakadu National Park Nourlangie Rock and Yellow Water (lunch included) 5 Days Darwin Kakadu Experience Return airfare SIN/DRW/SIN on SilkAir 3 nights'
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  • Article
    Lock icon ‘God particle’ as good as found?
    329 22 AP GENEVA Physicists say they have all but proved that the “God particle” exists. They have a footprint and a shadow, and the only thing left is to see for themselves the elusive subatomic particle believed to give all matter in the universe size
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    Lock icon Malaysia’s IHH to launch S$2.5b IPO
    538 22 Sale of shares in Asia’s largest private hospital operator hot on the heels ofFelda listing AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Prime Minister will launch today the US$2 billion (S$2.53 billion) initial public offering of state-backed IHH Healthcare, Asia’s largest private hospital operator, solidifying
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      237 22 FREE SEMINAR WOULD YOU HAVE BOUGHT Facebook SHARES IF YOU KNEW HOW TO? Do you know what would have happened if you have bought Facebook shares at its IPO? Ever wondered why Facebook’s shares took such a big hit even though there were so much anticipation and attention on them?
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  • IN BRIEF
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      Lock icon MOST AUSSIES OPPOSE CARBON TAX, GOVT
      71 23 AP Two-thirds of Australians oppose the country’s newly implemented carbon tax, a poll released yesterday said. The poll by market researcher Nielsen found that 66 per cent of respondents oppose the tax and only 33 per cent support it. It also found 58 per
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      Lock icon MEXICO’S EX-RULING PARTY BACK IN POWER
      68 23 AGENCIES The party that ruled Mexico with an iron grip for most of the last century has sailed back into power. In a“ quick count” by electoral authorities, Mr Enrique Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party had around 38 per cent of the
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      Lock icon MYANMAR ARRESTS 30 OVER KILLINGS
      67 23 REUTERS Police in Myanmar have arrested 30 people in connection with the killing of 10 Muslims that sparked days of sectarian violence in Rakhine state last month. “Action is being taken against them according to the laws”, the New Light of Myanmar newspaper said yesterday.
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      Lock icon FIVE MILLION IVF BABIES SINCE 1978
      64 23 AGENCIES Five million babies have been born through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment since assisted reproduction began in 1978, according to an estimate by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Experts based the estimate on worldwide figures for IVF cycles up to
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    Lock icon ‘Free firewood, you haul’
    62 23 AP A tree sitting atop a vehicle offers free firewood in the city of Falls Church in Virginia yesterday as cleanup continued after Friday’s storm. Around three million people were without electricity across a swath of states along the eastern U nited States as the area
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  • Article
    Lock icon UK migrants to face ‘patriotic’ citizenship test
    199 23 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Migrants applying for a British passport will soon have to be able to recite the first verse of God Save the Queen, under an overhaul of the United Kingdom citizenship test this autumn. They could also be tested on their
    THE GUARDIAN  -  199 words
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      132 23 NANYANG Uack technological UNIVERSITY QCi INSTITUTE ON Asian Consumer Insight Gain insights into what truly motivates Asian consumers The NTU-ACI MSc (Marketing) Programme m PRIDE EEC Discover how cultural beliefs and societal values drive Asian consumers' preferences. Hone the skills required to analyse, evaluate and appreciate their unique needs. Develop
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
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        DISCLAIMER
        27 24 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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        SINGTEL
        80 24 HOLD (S$3.27) DBS Vickers downgrades from Buy, trims target to S$3.29. Cites concerns over increasing competition in India, the coming Singapore Inter Connect Offer and limited potential returns. “We like SingTel’s strategy of venturing into mobile advertising space and its bold restructuring exercise. However, we expect to see cost
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      Lock icon US manufacturing hits first slump in 3 years
      324 24 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS NEW YORK Manufacturing shrank last month for the first time in nearly three years in the United States as new orders plummeted, according to one measure of the sector that provided a stark sign of the economic recovery’s slowdown.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Microsoft takes S$7.9b charge
      166 24 REUTERS WA S HINGTON Microsoft admitted its largest acquisition in the Internet sector was effectively worthless and wiped out any profit for the last quarter, as it announced a US$6.2 billion (S$7.9 billion) charge to write down the value of an online advertising agency it bought
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    • Article
      Lock icon Sinar Mas’ planned reverse takeover now worth S$2.2b
      282 25 AGENCIES SINGAPORE The value of Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas’ planned listing of its coal assets in Singapore through a reverse takeover (RTO) of United Fiber System has been raised to S$2.2 billion. United Fiber said yesterday that a unit of India’s GMR
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon CAPITAMALLS ASIA SETS UP S$1.3B CHINA FUND
        107 25 REUTERS CapitaMalls Asia, the shopping mall arm of CapitaLand, yesterday said it had set up a US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) private equity fund that will invest in China. Institutional investors will take up half the capital in the CapitaMalls China Development Fund III,
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        TIONG SENG IN S$229M NTUC FAIRPRICE DEAL
        105 25  -  DOW JONES Tiong Seng Holdings yesterday said its wholly-owned subsidiary won a contract from NTUC FairPrice Co-operative to build a warehouse development in western Singapore for about S$229 million. Tiong Seng Contractors will undertake the development, a 16-storey building at Benoi Road and
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        CHINA HOME PRICES RISE AFTER 9 MONTHS
        111 25  -  DOW JONES The average housing price in 100 major Chinese cities recorded its first sequential rise last month after nine straight months of decline in a sign that the housing market is turning a corner. The average home price last month was 8,688
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        MIDAS JOINT VENTURE WINS S171.5M CONTRACT
        107 25  -  DOW JONES Singapore-listed railway stock company Midas Holdings yesterday said its joint venture Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport has won an 860 million yuan (S$171.5 million) contract to supply metro train sets for the Dongguan Rapid Railway R2 Line project in southern China. The
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      650 25 East Asia Institute of Management Experience a different University of London International Programmes > f. I °<W ttVOO'* t :K r r k *The Study Grant applies to the course fees payable to EASB and does not extend to any other fees such as application or administration fee, nor to
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  • impact
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      Scoot’s smoothest moves
      452 26  -  Budget carrier takes off with imaginative ad campaigns ADVERTISING HE PEIWEN hepeiwen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Low-cost airline Scoot is more than just a budget way to fly. The Singapore Airlines-owned carrier offers “service with personality” or what it calls “Scootitude”, says its Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson. Here’s a
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  • technology
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      Lock icon A S$76m peace settlement
      585 27 Apple shells out the money to Proview to end dispute over iPad trademark in China IPAD TRADEMARK SAGA AGENCIES SHANGHAI Apple has paid US$60 million (S$76 million) to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China that saw the world’s most
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      Lock icon Oldie but goodie
      571 27  -  NICHOLAS YEO SINGAPORE The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is the latest Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus. The retro-de-signed camera will fit into any locally curated museum, but does it live up to the rich OM legacy? The advent of the single-lens reflex system saw cameras increase in
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  • euro 2012
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      OTHER GREAT SIDES
      189 28 THE GREATEST FOOTBALL TEAM OF ALL TIME IS... The first team in history to win three maj or international titles in a row, many believe the current Spanish side are the best the world has ever seen. But are they really? We take a look at others
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      Lock icon GREAT, BUT NOT YET THE GREATEST
      568 28  -  COMMENTARY BY TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg Tan Yo-Hinn is Deputy Sports Editor at TODAY. The urge to anoint Spain as the greatest ever national team is indeed very tempting. That is hardly surprising. Winning the 2012 European Championship with a 4-0 victory over Italy meant
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  • sports
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      Lock icon S’PORE OPEN AIMING FOR PREMIER STATUS
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      1395 32  -  ACTORANDALL-AROUND NICE GUYCHUAENLAI ISMORETHANJUSTA FUNNYMAN, YOU KNOW? MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg If there’s a downside to being one of Singapore’s best known funnymen, it’s that no one takes you seriously. Just ask Chua Enlai. “People don’t take me seriously!” said the actor. “They always think I’m joking. (When I say)
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      583 34  -  Beyonce, Chris Brown win top honours at the BET Awards VICTORY SOUNDS PIYA SINHA-ROY features@mediacorp.com.sg REUTERS LOS ANGELES The BET Awards on Sunday split top honours among several artistes, including Beyonce and Chris Brown, in a telecast filled with lively performances and an emotional tribute to late
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      478 35 BREADTALK THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS Forget that foie gras is now banned in California, the French have got more pressing culinary matters to consider. The true French croissant a Gallic gastronomic icon is dying out, baking purists have warned, amid claims by one federation
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      63 36 OUR PICK The little curly-haired red-head comes to town in one of the most beloved musicals of all time. It’s Oliver Twist with a twist as the sunshine-filled orphan always manages to make the best out of the terrible circumstances. From July 10 to Aug 5, 7.30pm (Tue to
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      110 36 Imagine Michelle Chong, Hossan Leong, Sebastian Tan, Chua Enlai, Selena Tan, Kumar and Gurmit Singh coming together to tickle your funny bone? Yes, you r come dy a l l– s t a r d re a m come s true in this show by Singapore’s top
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      71 36 This features a series of oil paintings i n s pi re d by t he a r t i s t ’s t r ip to T ib et Anhui-born Chinese artist Song Lianmin’s works are as personal as they are
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      140 36 Marina Mandarin Singapore turns 25 and is giving out treats at its dining outlets and spa. Enjoy perks and promotions such as S$25 off the buffet lunch at Aquamarine with every two paying adults (from S$58++ per adult). Hungry for fine Cantonese food
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      REMEMBERING DR SUN YAT SEN
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      248 37 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~~ Just~For~Laughs~Gags~IX 6.30~~ AM~Live! 9.00~~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~ ~Show~IX 10.00~~ The~Chew 10.45~ The~Revolution 11.30~~ Great~Ideas~From~JML 12.30PM~~ Police~And~Thief 1.00~~ 24th~Canon~Lion~City~~ ~Cup~2012:~SemiFinal~2:~~ ~SG~U16~vs~Vasco~De~Gama 3.00~~ Countdown~To~London 3.30~ The~Chew 4.15~~ The~Revolution~~(PG) 5.00~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~~ ~Show~IX 6.00~ America’s~Got~Talent~V 7.00~~ Minute~To~Win~It~II 8.00~ Just~For~Laughs~Gags~IX 8.30~ Meat~And~Greed~ 9.00~ Sport~Rockz~(Premiere) 9.30~~ News~5~Tonight 10.00~~ Unnatural~II~~ ~(Season~Finale) 10.30~~ Grimm~(Premiere)~ ~(PG13-Horror) 11.30~ Hawaii~Five-O~II~~
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      124 37 CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~~ Focus 6.30~ Kung~Fu~Chefs 7.00~~ Good~Morning~Singapore 10.00~~ The~Unforgettable~ ~Memory NOON~~ Wonderful~World~V 1.00PM~~ News~8~At~One 1.30~~ Frontline 2.00~~ Mat~YoYo~ 2.30~~ My~Fair~Lady 3.30~~ The~Female~Constable~~ ~(Episode~1) 4.30~~ Pay~It~Forward 5.30~~ Devotion 6.30~~ Singapore~Today~ 7.00~~ Journey~To~The~West 8.00~~ Battle~@~Water~Margin~ 9.00~~ Joys~Of~Life~ 10.00~~ News~Tonight~ 10.30~~ Tuesday~Report 11.00~~ Golden~Ferris~Wheel~(PG) MN~~ Time~Story 1.00AM~ Comedy~Night 2.00~~ The~Voyage~Of~Zheng~He 4.00~~ Golden~Ferris~Wheel~(PG)
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      260 37 CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM~~ Home~Shopping 3.00PM~~ Vocals~of~Arts 3.30~ Guess 5.00~~ 100%~Entertainment~ 6.00~~ The~Silver~Chamber~ ~Of~Sorrows 7.00~~ Jumong~(PG) 8.00~~ Stylish~Man~—~The~Chef 9.00~ The~Magic~Ring 10.00~~ While~We~Were~Drunk~~ ~(PG) 11.00~~ News~Tonight 11.30~~ Stylish~Man~—~The~Chef 12.30AM~~ The~Magic~Ring 1.30~ 100%~Entertainment 2.30~ End~Of~Transmission WHILE WE WERE DRUNK (PG) Xiaoru is shocked to know that Jiexiu had brought her to see her
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