Today, 10 July 2012

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    402 2 “If the couriers give us substantive cooperation leading to concrete outcomes, such as the dismantling of syndicates or the arrest or prosecution of syndicate members, that will help us in our broader enforcement effort,” said Mr Teo. MORE ENFORCEMENT AGAINST CROSS-BORDERSYNDICATES Separately, penalties for repeat traffickers will be enhanced. Enforcement
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  • hot news
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      Details need to be worked out: Observers
      440 2  -  CHANGES TO DRUG TRAFFICKING LAWS AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From a “small step in the right direction” to a “significant milestone”, observers generally hailed the Government’s proposals to give judges the discretion not to impose the death sentence for certain drug trafficking offences.
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      Lock icon Death penalty will remain integral to justice system
      606 3  -  But Govt intends that capital punishment only be meted out when there is intention to kill NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the Republic becomes “safer, less violent, and more mature”, in the words of Law and Foreign Minister K Shanmugam, it
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      Lock icon LTA’s role under scrutiny
      499 4  -  MPs question if authority’s role as operational planner would be in conflict with regulatory role PUBLIC TRANSPORT NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Its role as regulator in December’s train disruptions came up in the Committee of Inquiry’s (COI) report last week. Yesterday, the move to also
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      Not possible for governance reviews to ‘uncover everything’
      416 4  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE It is not always possible for governance reviews in the charity sector to detect signs of mismanagement or fraud, pointed out Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) Chan Chun Sing in Parliament yesterday. But, in doing
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      NEW BUSES, NEW ROUTES, MORE DRIVERS
      178 4  -  NEO CHAI CHIN The first buses under the Government’s S$1.1 billion injection announced earlier this year will hit the roads in September. And, in the next 12 months, 14 new routes will be introduced, with service levels for one in three existing bus routes
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  • comment & analysis
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      End of ASEAN centrality?
      1095 8  -  EAST ASIAN REGIONALISM YANG RAZALI KASSIM Yang Razali Kassim is a Senior Fellow with the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, and a contributor to the Centre for Multilateralism Studies. China has announced that China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to begin
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      Tough stance, but greater calibration
      1310 10  -  CHANGES TO DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES TEO CHEE HEAN To restrict supply, we have adopted a highly deterrent posture against drug trafficking. In 1975, we introduced the death penalty as a punishment for drug trafficking. Under our laws, anyone who traffics drugs is liable
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      237 8 While there is abroad acceptance that we should be tough on drugs and crime, there is also increased expectation that where appropriate, more sentencing discretion should be vested in the courts. DPM TEO CHEE HEAN•10 psb W Ararlon Academy YOUR AMBITION DESERVES A QUALITY EDUCATION Pursuing a degree should be
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      241 10 SPEECH MR TEO CHEE HEAN’S ADDRESS IN PARLIAMENT Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/dpmteomdp for the full speech by DPM Teo. If your Dream is to become a Hot-Shot Banker, we’ll show you the way! "N The B.SC ECONOMICS FINANCE
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    TOP solution: Get rid of mite dust
    377 12 Brought to you by Those flu-like symptoms you have might be caused by an allergy to mite dust Ever wondered why you wake up in the morning with watery eyes and a runny nose? Do you sometimes experience a sneezing fit? You could
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  • voices
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      Let’s train youth entrepreneurs
      444 14  -  FROM SOON HAO JING In our education rat race, parents move near “branded” primary schools to enrol their children there and they fuel a lucrative tuition industry. These parents, anxious for their children to acquire good degrees and secure high-paying, respectable jobs, display our trademark kiasu-ism.
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      Better to control source and use of animal products in TCM
      270 14  -  FROM JAMES POH CHING PING I agree with Ms Jennifer Lee, in her letter “Horns used in TCM products” (July 4), about the importance of protecting animal species from extinction. Since 2004, the European Union (EU) has required manufacturers
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    • Article
      Sign alerts motorists to change in traffic light timing
      251 15  -  FROM HELEN LIM Director, Media Relations and Public Education, Land Transport Authority We refer to Mr Goh Kian Huat’s letter “Reconsider traffic lights with countdown timer” (June 25). We put up the temporary sign, “Change in traffic light timing”, whenever there
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      Allow singles to purchase HDB flats early
      333 15  -  FROM JAMES KOH LEE MENG I refer to the report “Luring the stork” (June 29). The policy of not allowing singles to apply for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats needs revisiting. This pro-family policy may put the Government on high moral ground,
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      378 15 LETTER EXPAND LENTOR AVENUE Scan the QR code using your smartphone, or visit tdy.sg/lentorave for the letter from Eric Yong Wing Sang. 0\ am tv ore FrstivallVillage > a Kampong Gelam Feast on a smorgasbord of seafood to your heart’s content at the Singapore Food Festival Village 2012! For the
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  • singapore
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      Strict security around camps
      320 16  -  Defence Minister responds to NMP’s question on rifle-snatching incident IN PARLIAMENT AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Investigations into an incident in which a civilian snatched a rifle from a full-time National Serviceman (NSF) found that the cadet “made his best effort under the circumstances to prevent the
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      Immigration Bill against marriages of convenience
      250 16 SINGAPORE The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) yesterday introduced a Bill in Parliament to amend the Immigration Act. Among the proposed changes, the ministry wants to criminalise marriages of convenience and introduce a good conduct condition for permanent residents (PRs). The Immigration Act, last
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      More to be done to ‘increase quality, reach’ of local shows
      321 17  -  ALICIA WONG Assistant News Editor aliciaw@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A PO R E Even as MediaCorp’s Channel 5 has increased its viewership, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Yaacob Ibrahim said yesterday that more must be done to
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      Why Braddell View owners may not all vote to privatise
      337 17  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN SINGAPORE Braddell View residents may favour privatisation but feel compelled to vote against it if the premiums are too high, said Member of Parliament (MP) Hri Kumar Nair yesterday. Changes to the HUDC Housing Estates Act were passed
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      Lock icon Jail, caning for man who was involved in fatal attack
      236 18  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE A 33-year-old man involved in the killing of a pest controller in 2002 was yesterday jailed seven years and ordered to be caned seven strokes for his role in the attack. Junaidi Ahmad pleaded guilty to being
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      5 years in jail for ex-MOE scholar
      323 18  -  ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Former Ministry of Education scholar Jonathan Wong Wai Kheong, who committed serious sexual offences against a 15-year-old girl shortly after he returned from Britain, was jailed five years yesterday. Wong, 25, had pleaded guilty to two counts of committing
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  • education
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      Lock icon The social sciences edge in business
      497 19  -  Studying society and human behaviour is essen tial if businesses want to innovate HIGHER EDUCATION NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Understanding customer behaviour through the social sciences or the study of society and human behaviour could give businessmen an edge in an increasingly interconnected
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      690 19 How Newbies Can Make Money In Volatile Market US-based millionaire trader in Singapore to share free trading tips on 11 and 12 July 2012 Advertisement Investors are doubtlessly perplexed. The weak US dollar and the European financial crisis have created an uncertain climate of volatility. Any hint of trouble may
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  • china & india
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      Lock icon Refinery plan iced but suspicions remain
      462 20 Residents still wary about government’s unwillingness to explain plans for copper plant CHINA POLLUTION REUTERS S HIFA NG Mr Lao Zhou, a farmer, splutters with rage when asked if he believes government promises to scrap plans for a copper refinery near his home in
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      Lock icon Beijing to introduce machines that give subway credits for plastic bottles
      246 21 THE GUARDIAN BEIJING The Chinese capital’s vast army of plastic bottle scavengers will get an automated rival later this month, when it introduces its first reverse vending machines that pay subway credits in exchange for returned containers. More than
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      Lock icon Request revives ‘truth serum’ debate in India
      391 21 THE GUARDIAN LONDON It is the sort of scene that belongs in a film noir, not a 21st-cen-tury democracy: An uncooperative suspect being injected with a dose of “truth serum” in an attempt to elicit a confession. But some detectives in India still
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      2 20 HURRY!32 SEATSLEFT!
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      76 20 Singapore jCIEHCE FESTIVAL 2012 27 JULY-17 AUGUST 2012 W NJI You draw joy Science draws energy Be empowered by Science Clean and quiet, wind can become the world’s major sustainable source of electricity. To experience the wonders of science, join us at the Singapore Science Festival 2012. Create New fossmims
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  • world
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      Lock icon More threats in run up to polls
      371 22 Inflammatory language, much of it directed at the opposition, shocks even seasoned observers MALAYSIAN POLITICS REUTERS KUAL A LUMPUR A Malaysian ruling party politician suggests that an electoral reform activist should be hanged. Mock funeral rites are held outside the home of an
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      Lock icon Sword-wielding man shot dead in Najib’s compound
      198 23 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police shot dead a sword-wielding man who entered Prime Minister Najib Razak’s compound yesterday, police officials said. The man and a female companion, who was also carrying a sword, tried to pass through a security post in the compound
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      Lock icon Once-in-a-decade drug bust
      49 23 AP Malaysian customs officials displaying plastic bags containing Erimin-5 pills during a news conference in Port Klang, Selangor, yesterday. The three million pills worth RM58 million (S$23 million) were seized from a shipping container from India in the country’s biggest drug bust in a decade. AP
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      NUKE WATCH
      137 23 SAFECAST TO THE RESCUE With Tokyo slow to update the public with radiation data in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster whichbegan in March last year, Japanese have been turning to Safecast a volunteer group founded in the United States that has created a detailed and constantly
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      Lock icon Parliament to meet today, says Speaker
      182 26 EGYPTIAN POLITICS REUTERS CAIRO Egypt’s Speaker said Parliament would reconvene today, risking a showdown with the army after the new, Islamist President defied the generals by quashing the dissolution of the legislature they had ordered last month. Mr Saad Al Katatni who like President
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      Lock icon WikiLeaks links UK lord with Assad
      242 26 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BEIRUT A British hereditary peer was recruited to design a luxurious country garden for the ruling Assad family in Syria, according to leaked emails obtained by the WikiLeaks website. Mr Randle Siddeley, the 4th Baron Kenilworth, had charged thousands of pounds
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon GREEK GOVERNMENT WINS CONFIDENCE VOTE
        80 28 AGENCIES Greece’s new three-party coalition government won a vote of confidence in Parliament yesterday to keep the country in the euro zone and out of its longest recession. It has pledged to push through privatisations and long-dis-cussed structural reforms. It also vowed to convince lenders
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        Lock icon HFMD ‘CAUSE OF CHILD DEATHS IN CAMBODIA’
        81 28 AP A deadly form of a common childhood illness has been linked to many of the mysterious child deaths in Cambodia that have caused alarm, after a cause could not immediately be determined. The World Health Organization and Cambodia’s Health Ministry said lab
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      Lock icon Rising ocean acidity ‘a major reef threat’
      254 28 Coral and other sea life in danger from increased carbon emissions, US agency warns ECOSYSTEM AP S YDN E Y Rising acid levels in the oceans has emerged as one of the biggest threats to coral reefs, acting as the “osteoporosis of the
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
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        DISCLAIMER
        27 30 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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        TIGER AIRWAYS
        59 30 BUY (S$0.71) OCBC keeps call with S$0.76 fair value. Says Tiger’s naming of Mr Koay Peng Yen as group CEO “should provide continuity in its recovering operations Notes that Koay has no prior airline-industry experience, but “his proven leadership and strategic skills across different sectors related to transport
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        PETRA FOODS
        59 30 UNDERPERFORM (S$2.45) CIMB Research keeps rating but lowers target price for the cocoa company to S$2.04 from S$2.34, citing potentially lower processing margins. Says Indonesia’s grinding capacity is expected to jump 43 per cent this year on new installations and by another 28 per cent to 500,000 metric
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        MIDAS
        55 30 HOLD (S$0.32) OCBC keeps hold but lowers fair value estimate to S$0.30 from S$0.33. Says expects “lackadaisical” second-quarter results but adds that second half may be better for the rail components provider on a year-on-year basis, due largely to a low-base effect from the Chinese Minister of Railways’ corruption
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        MAPLETREE COMMERCIAL TRUST
        80 30 BUY (S$1.00) DBS Vickers Securities keeps call and S$1.12 target price, citing quality assets. Performance for VivoCity, the largest asset in its portfolio continues to exceed expectations, it says. Notes there is no refinancing due this year and gearing has moved to 37.7 per cent in line
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      CapitaLand to buy Ascott Reit property
      248 30 PROPERTY SECTOR SINGAPORE CapitaLand said yesterday it will buy the Somerset Grand Cairnhill serviced apartments from Ascott Residence Trust for S$359 million and sell it back after redeveloping it into a hotel and residential complex. The new development will have 371 serviced residences under
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      Lock icon TEMASEK-BACKED FIRM NAMES CEO
      66 30 IN BRIEF REUTERS Clifford Capital, a project finance company backed by Temasek and set up by the Finance Ministry, has appointed Mr Clive Kerner as its Chief Executive Officer. Clifford, which will begin operations in the last quarter, expects to provide about S$400 million of financing
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      Lock icon China inflation nears 2½ year low
      238 31  -  LINETTE LIM linettelim@mediacorp.com.sg AGENCIES SINGAPORE China’s consumer inflation eased to a near two-and-a-half year low in June, opening the door for further loosening of monetary policy and more investments by the government to ensure the world’s second-largest economy rebounds. China’s consumer price index rose
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      Ascendas Hospitality files for S$498m IPO
      155 31  -  DOW JONES SINGAPORE Ascendas Group yesterday filed a draft prospectus for an initial public offering on the Singapore Exchange of some of its hotel assets in a flotation that could raise as much as S$497.9 million. Ascendas Hospitality Trust plans to sell between 506.08
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      MAS mulls sale of inflation-linked bonds
      169 31  -  DOW JONES SINGAPORE The Monetary Authority of Singapore is studying the viability of inflation-linked bonds to help investors here cope with rising costs that low-interest returns are unable to defray, board member Lawrence Wong said yesterday. Mr Wong, who is also Minister of State
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      922 32  -  Frozen food brand Birds Eye partners Nickelodeon to get children to eat their vegetables FOOD COMMERCIALS ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK There are plenty of commercials for healthy food, but the odds of a child viewing them are about as
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      515 33  -  KHOO BEE KHIM Deputy Special Projects Editor khoobeekhim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Checking Facebook while at work is the last thing you would associate with improving productivity in the office and work-life balance. But that is what Canon wants to achieve with its
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      Lock icon A massive Internet black-out
      659 34 Residue from a virus last year may have caused350,000 computers to lose Web access ‘DNS CHANGER’ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The “DNS Changer” virus yesterday caused approximately 350,000 computers to lose Web access. DNS Changer was a virus run by an Estonian crime ring until the
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      MORE THAN JUST A PHONE
      89 35 Smartphones are no longer just for calling or texting while on the go. Using your smartphone for other activities can take a toll on its battery life. Below are the percentages of those who use their smartphones to: 65% take/share photos 62% research restaurants 59%
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      74 35 At the end of any given day... 62% of devices have less than 20% of power remaining 33% of devices go below 10% power 12% of devices run out of power completely Other reasons can contribute to battery drain like... Trojanisedapps that require certain
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      POWER PACKED
      211 35  -  PETER YEO According to stakeholders, smartphone penetration in Asia has surpassed 70 per cent with numbers in Singapore riding above the trend. It is not difficult to see why since phones these days have cuts ties that would have left us in a queue or stuck behind a
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      528 35 Company statement explains CEO Thorsten Heins’ confidence and optimism BLACKBERRY 10 THE NEW YORK TIMES OTTAWA A friendly crowd is unlikely to greet Mr Thorsten Heins tomorrow, when he makes his first appearance as Chief Executive at the annual meeting here of Research in
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      197 34 I want redefine myself within the financial arena It’s my choice. In today's world, it takes a different perspective to make an impact. At Kaplan Financial, we find ways for you to reinvent yourself in the financial industry. Our goal is to create an environment where students can create and
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      43 35 Book online at zuji.com.sg or call $20 rebate off all airfares, 15% off hotels, and $80 off all packages. Sale ends 16 July 2012. worldwide across all other travel periods within 2012. Enter Hotel Promo Code at the point of your purchase. SG10CHECKIN
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  • sports
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      Lock icon MORE CRACKS OPENING UP
      524 36  -  Fissures in referees’ fraternity lead to calls for neutrals to break up cliques BAD REFEREES SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From allegedly turning up for duties reeking of alcohol to moonlighting at un-sanctioned competitions, a complete absence from duty and even complaints of biased officiating, recent incidents
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      246 36  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Injuries and National Service commitments mean coach V Sundramoorthy has only 14 players to pick from for the LionsXII’s match against T-Team in Kuala Terengganu tonight, but he insists it will not be exhibition football. Kelantan have already been crowned
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      Lock icon A CALCULATED MOVE
      569 37  -  Fernandes says QPR’s signing of Park is crucial for the club’s future FOOTBALL IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg LONDON When Park Ji Sung walked through the doors at Old Trafford seven years ago, he was determined to prove he was not signed just to sell Manchester United jerseys
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      Lock icon Nani wows Zhenghua Primary
      96 37 Manchester United star Nani turned up to rapturous applause at Zhenghua Primary School yesterday morning, when the footballer made a surprise appearance at the school’s morning assembly, much to the students’ delight. The Portuguese was in town to help promote the Singapore Olympic Founda-tion-Peter Lim Scholarship
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      STILL WAITING
      226 38 Andy Murray’s 4-6,7-5,6-3,6-4 loss in Sunday’s Wimbledon final to Roger Federer means Britain is still waiting for a homegrown champion at its very own Grand Slam tournament since Fred Perry won it in1936. Watch Murray at his post-match press conference at tdy.sg/wmbmurray Bunny Austin Two years after Perry’s
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      Lock icon MURRAY’S HOPE IN OLYMPIC GOLD
      479 38 Delivering a win for Great Britain will ease heartache of Wimbledon loss TENNIS THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON He was the first British man to reach the Wimbledon final in 74 years but Andy Murray again failed to break his Grand Slam hoodoo against a rejuvenated
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      39 39 TUESDAY, 10 JULY 2012 IN THE SPOTLIGHT Singapore theatre gears up for its blockbuster season 42 OBIT ERNEST BORGNINE SHUFFLES OFF THIS MORTAL COIL 40 MOVING HOUSE DOWNTOWN ABBEY’S JOANNE FROGGATT HEADS FOR HOLLYWOOD 41 ARTWORK LEE YEN YOK
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  • television
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      Lock icon WORKING UNTIL THE END
      383 40 ERNEST BORGNINE,STAR OF TV’S MCHALE’S NAVY, DIES AP LOS ANGELES He was a tubby tough guy with a pug of a mug, as unlikely a bigscreen star or a romantic lead as could be imagined. Yet Ernest Borgnine won a woman’s love and an Academy Award
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      Lock icon Ninja Turtles return to TV
      265 41 BACK ON THE BLOCK REUTERS LOS ANGELES While Michael Bay tries to quell the masses of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fans who are enraged with his big-screen tinkering, Nickelodeon will bring Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo back in a to the small screen in the
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      Lock icon Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt heads for Hollywood
      121 41 MOVING HOUSE THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Downton Abbey actress Joanne Froggatt is going to America to pursue her film career. After winning the attention of American audiences by playing maid Anna Bates in the television series Downton Abbey, Froggatt is planning to
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  • culture & lifestyle
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      It’s a blitz
      1072 42  -  Our one-stop shop to the block-buster theatre season this month CURTAIN RAISERS MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the movie world, you get the so-called summer blockbuster season that explodes from Hollywood with its action bonanzas, from The Avengers to The Dark Knight Rises. If only there was
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      23 43 VIDEO LA CAGE PREVIEW Get a Tag Reader app for your smartphone and scan the Tag, or visit http://tdy.sg/ tdylacage on your browser.
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      315 43 Lights. Camera. Action! No film or drama is perfect without a stellar cast of production people working behind the scenes. At Singapore Media Academy, obtain practical skills and manifest your talents under the bright lights of Showbiz. Realise your true potential with Singapore Media Academy, the only Media CET centre
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      511 43 -Q- shAW ORGANISATION \3’D/ 88 Years Of Entertaining The World (fe www.shaw.sg (U m.shaw.sg LIDO BUGIS JCUBE SHAW HOUSE LEVEL 5 BUGIS JUNCTION LEVEL 4 2 JUhongmst central i nex LOT ONE nex SERANGOON CENTRAL LEVEL 5 LEVEL 4 LOT 1 CHOA CHU KANG STRICKEN (R2D* (dutchmes) 10:50am, 3:00,5:10,7:20,9:30 ABRAHAM
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      173 44 REDEEM TICKETS TO WATCH THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY RETROSPECTIVE. Only Ml rewards you with tickets to watch The Dark Knight Trilogy Retrospective, including the preview of The Dark Knight R/ses™ before its official release. PREVIEW DATE VENUE TIME RATING IN CINEMAS TO REDEEM 18 July 2012 (Wed) The Cathay (Handy
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  • things to do
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      JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL SINGAPORE 2012
      72 46 OUR PICK The Embassy of Japan, Singapore Film Society and Luna Films present this local film series featuring screenings and question-and-answer sessions with local directors. The Festival will showcase two short films by filmmakers from the LaSalle College of the Arts’ Puttnam School of Film:
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      RAW: HOMOGENOUS
      63 46 After seeing her grandfather in hospital, a woman’s monotonous life is shaken up when she begins to ponder an inevitable future of machines, medication and being bed-ridden. This interactive performance, created and performed by Patricia Toh, integrates text, movement and sound. July 10 and 11, 8pm, Esplanade Theatre
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      BIO-RHYTHM
      39 46 This exhibition explores the relationship between music (rhythms) and thebody. It merges science and arts through a series of highly interactive exhibits. Until Aug 16, 10am to 6pm, Annexe, Singapore Science Centre. Tickets at S$8. www.science.edu.sg Bio-Rhythm exhibition.
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      SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM ARTIST & CURATOR TOURS — SEEKER OF HOPE: WORKS BY JIA AILI
      130 46 SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM ARTIST CURATOR TOURS SEEKER OF HOPE: WORKS BY JIA AILI Join Singapore Art Museum assistant curator David Chew as he discusses the art of Jia Aili, whose paintings are a reflection on the dramatic changes in Chinese society after2000. Born in a time of open economy and
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      29 46 HOW TO PLAY Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION COPYRIGHT UCLICK
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      276 47 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 11.00 America’s Cup Magazine Television Series 11.30 Great Ideas From JML 12.30PM Police And Thief 1.00 India: A Love Story 2.00 Countdown To London 2.30 The
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      185 47 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 4.30 Pay It Forward 5.30 Devotion 6.30 Singapore Today 7.00 Journey To
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      288 47 CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM Home Shopping 3.00PM Daddy 101 3.30 Guess 5.00 100% Entertainment 6.00 The King of Snooker 7.00 Jumong (PG) 8.00 Stylish Man The Chef 9.00 The Magic Ring (Last Episode) 10.00 While We Were Drunk (PG) 11.00 News Tonight 11.30 Stylish Man The Chef 12.30AM The Magic Ring
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      189 47 programming@channelnewsasia.com HEADLINES 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 8pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 12.30am, 1am, 1.30am HEADLINES/S’PORE UPDATES 9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4.30pm HEADLINES/S’PORE Market Report 10.30am Programmes may be pre-empted due to breaking news 6.00AM Asian Home News 6.30 AM Live! Early Edition 7.00 AM Live! 9.00 World Today
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      142 47 tellvasantham@mediacorp.com.sg 3.00PM Anjaraipetti II 3.30 Gopuram 4.00 Kalyanam 4.30 Villakku Vecha Nerathilla 5.00 Chinna Papa Periya Papa 5.30 Chhota Bheem 6.00 Masthaana Masthaana IV 7.00 Abirami 7.30 Rayil Payanangal 8.00 Soundaravalli 8.30 Tamil Seithi 9.00 NC Pathinaaru II 10.00 Kadhal Channel 10.30 Sambavam 11.00 Galatta Kalyanam MN Tamil Seithi 12.30AM
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