Today, 12 July 2012, Afternoon Edition

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  • 15 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp THURSDAY, 12 JULY 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 384 1 Law represents ‘bygone era’, says PMNajib; National Harmony Act will replace it MALAYSIAN POLITICS AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR Malaysia will repeal its Sedition Act, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced yesterday, in his latest move to regain the momentum for reforms ahead of elections that
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  • 321 1  -  TODAY EXCLUSIVE TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE TODAY has learnt that a Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) probe against Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) is underway over alleged reimbursements of casino entry levies. The investigation, which started almost a year ago, is understood to allegedly involve hundreds of incidences
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    • 181 1 RISING INCOME INEQUALITY: DON’T BLAME IT ON ANTI-WORKER POLICIES OR POLICIES THAT FAVOUR THE RICH COMMENT&ANALYSIS 10 THINKING P) 0 9 3/0 6/ 2 0 1 2 TODAY EXCLUSIVE RWS in levy probe? TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE TODAY has learnt that a Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) probe against Resorts World
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  • hot news
    • 459 2  -  Race promoter respon ds to F1 boss Ecclestone’s claim that terms have been agreed SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@med iacorp.com ,sg SINGAPORE With all parties trying to eke out the best deal for themselves, Singapore GP (SGP) confirmed yesterday that negotiations
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    • 466 2  -  AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE The author of the Yawning Bread blog has taken down a post on the case involving prominent surgeon Woffles Wu and posted a letter of apology after being contacted by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). In the letter of
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    • 565 3  -  PRs who no longer need to stay in their flats should sell them instead of subletting, saysHDB PUBLIC HOUSING JOANNE CHAN SINGAPORE Singapore permanent residents (PRs) who want to rent out their public flats will now face stricter subletting rules, such as a shorter
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    • 417 3  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is in the final stages of the advance engineering study for the Thomson Line, and will announce the alignment and stations “in the next few months”. The LTA is also starting consultancy studies
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    • 478 4  -  S’pore and India should move beyond economic ties and coopera te on broader scope: PM SINGAPORE-INDIA RELATIONS S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg NEW DELHI It is important Singapore and India go beyond economics and strengthen ties across a broad range of activities, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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    • 420 6 Beijing warns neighbours not to respond to US calls for talks on regional dispute SOUTH CHINA SEA BLOOMBERG PHNOM PENH China has warned nations to avoid mentioning territorial disputes with the Philippines and Vietnam at a security meeting this week, rebuffing United States
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    • 394 6 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PETALING JAYA The recent spate of crime is causing expatriates to fear for their safety and could impact Malaysia’s efforts to attract talent to deal with its skills shortage, a senior human resource manager with a major multinational company told a
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    • 544 8 PMRajoy announces cuts in benefits and wages as miners take to the streets to protest AUSTERITY PACKAGE BLOOMBERG M A DRID Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy rolled back socialwelfare protections and raised taxes to clinch emergency aid and pacify investors as anti-austerity protesters marched in
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1241 10  -  RISING INCOME GAP RAGHURAM RAJAN Raghuram Rajan, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, is Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and the author of Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy. PROJECT SYNDICATE To
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    • 790 14  -  HIGGS BOSON AMIT CHAUDHURI Amit Chaudhuri is professor of contemporary literature at University of East Anglia in Norwich, United Kingdom, and the author of The Immortals. THE GUARDIAN With the recent announce­ment of the latest findings in the search for the Higgs boson,
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    • 1149 16  -  US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETER FOSTER Peter Foster is The Daily Telegraph’s US Editor based in Washington THE DAILY TELEGRAPH He’s politically dumb and his campaign is run by amateurs. He does not have a message and does not know how to deliver a message. He is
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    • 31 10 The uncomfortable truth for Mitt Romney is that US elections are a test of charisma as much as that of character, and he is short of the former. PETER FOSTER 16
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    • 9 14 CHINA&INDIA ENOUGH ABOUT HIGGS, LET’S DISCUSS THE BOSON 29
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  • voices
    • 478 18  -  FROM MAKOTO HONG CHENG While I agree that key “Legislation terms must be made clear” (July 11) in the proposed amendments to the mandatory death sentence, I part company with Mr Benjamin Ong on three points. These are: The purposes underlying the amendments, the extent to
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    • 159 18  -  RAYMOND LO WAN MOU I refer to the report “Death sentence no longer mandatory” (July 10). It is refreshing that the proposed changes take into account offenders’ different roles in the supply and trafficking of drugs, with appropriate sentences to be meted
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    • 130 20  -  FROM LOUISE J TAGLIANTE I refer to the letter “When price discrimination goes too far” (July 9). With due respect to the letter writer, imagine applying for a job and being paid less or told that you will not get promoted because of your gender.
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    • 296 20  -  FROM NICOLE FOO MIN-HUI The writer is a mother of two breastfed babies and is still nursing the younger one, who has just turned one. I refer to the commentary “Why breastfeeding won’t make kids smarter” (July 4) and agree with the letter “Countless
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    • 93 20  -  FROM LIM SING TAT I support the Government’s latest move to identify problem gambling among Singaporeans who frequent the integrated resort casinos too often for their own good. I suggest that the annual S$2,000 unlimited-entry levy be axed. Some members may feel compelled to visit the casinos
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    • 200 20 TALKBACK ON 938LIVE Do you feel that gender discrimination is prevalent in Singapore? How should we remove gender discrimination? Tune in to Talkback on 938LIVE after the news at 8am tomorrow. Call us at *****938 and share your views. EVERYONE Rigatoni in Hazelnut Creme Al I? m k 9 M
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  • singapore
    • 85 22 The Singapore Zoo is celebrating the birth of a white rhino on April 10. Weighing 70kg at birth, the calf has been named Jumaane. Its mother, Shova, is always close by. White rhinos are hunted for their horns and are considered near-threatened
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    • 192 22 SINGAPORE For an hour on certain days this month, shoppers can snap up fruits, bread and grooming services for 10 cents, as part of the Heartland Fiesta taking place in various neighbourhoods. Last weekend saw long queues as shoppers found apples, kiwi fruit, eggs and
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    • 382 22 Three key strategies provide a new approach to help youths pursue alternative pathways SPORTS AND ARTS FRAMEWORK CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A new framework will now provide a more coordinated and structured approach to engage at-risk youths through sports and arts. Known as the
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    • 285 22  -  AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E An Indonesian maid charged with the murder of a disabled girl here two years ago may escape the death penalty. The Jakarta Globe reported yesterday that the prosecution will be proceeding on a
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    • 454 23  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A man who cheated OCBC bank by forging 176 invoices, which led to S$2.6 million being credited to his company’s account, had his prison sentence halved after a High Court judge allowed his appeal yesterday. Tan
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    • Article, Illustration
      89 23 ONLINE RESOURCES Official website: www.ndp.org.sg Facebook: tdy.sg/fbndpeeps Twitter: @ndpeeps Videos on YouTube: tdy.sg/ytndpeeps Photos on Flickr: tdy.sg/frndpeeps MUSIC VIDEO This year’s National Day Parade theme song, Love at First Light, was unveiled yesterday on YouTube. Composed and arranged by local musician Iskandar Ismail, performed by local singer Olivia
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    • 75 24 IN BRIEF A 25-year-old man, believed to be involved in cases of online cheating in which he duped victims into transferring money to buy electronic equipment and Universal Studios Singapore tickets which did not materialise, will be charged in court today. He was
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    • 272 24  -  Cyber Security Awareness Day sees 630,000pledges to secure electronic devices INFOCOMM SECURITY DYLAN LOH S ING A POR E The Government will continue its efforts to mitigate future threats, but infocomm security is also a shared responsibility, said Minister for Information, Communications and the
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  • silver
    • 475 26 The elderly can now borrow cash from the local govt to pay for care and defer payment ELDERLY CARE THE GUARDIAN LONDON The elderly and vulnerable in England will be allowed to borrow cash from their local authorities to pay for residential care and the government
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    • 183 26  -  VIMITA MOHANDAS SINGAPORE NTUC Eldercare and the Home Nursing Foundation (HNF) have come together to provide both nursing and social services to the elderly in the community. Through this collaboration, HNF nurses will have a satellite office in NTUC Eldercare centres and both
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  • china & india
    • 275 28 Chinese woman and family, called traitors by townspeople, take S$14,000 due to pressure FORCED ABORTION CASE AP BEIJING The family of a woman forced to undergo an abortion because she ran afoul of China’s one-child policy has accepted a cash settlement, apparently ending a controversy that
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    • 265 29 REUTERS HONG KONG A Chinese book that aims to pave the way for “patriotic education” in Hong Kong and instil a greater sense of identity has unnerved many in this freewheeling city amid growing concerns over Beijing’s influence. The book, titled
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    • 373 29 AP NEW DELHI While much of the world was celebrating the international cooperation that led to last week’s breakthrough in identifying the existence of the Higgs boson particle, many in India were smarting over what they saw as a slight against one of
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  • world
    • 329 30 Poll shows Mayor of Solo city leading with current Governor in second place INDONESIAN POLITICS JAK ARTA Indonesia’s capital voted yesterday to choose a Governor in an election that is seen as a test for the main political parties ahead of 2014 when President
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    • 125 30 AGENCIES TOKYO Japan has summoned the Chinese Ambassador to protest against the alleged violation of its waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, an issue that has long been a cause of friction between Asia’s two biggest economies. Japan’s top government
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    • 284 31 REUTERS BEIRUT Syria’s ambassador to Iraq defected yesterday in protest over President Bashar Al Assad’s military crackdown on a 16-month uprising, Syrian opposition sources said. Mr Nawaf Al Fares, who has close ties to Syrian security, would be the first senior diplomat
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    • 386 31 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG NEW YORK In separate probes into the roots of Alzheimer’s, scientists have uncovered a rare gene mutation that keeps plaque from forming in the brain and found the disease may take hold 25 years before symptoms appear. The DNA variant slows production of
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    • 711 32 Militants have taken over regions covering more than three times the size of Britain FIGHT AGAINST TERROR THE DAILY TELEGRAPH segou (MALI) A few days after desert gunmen swept out of the Sahara and captured Timbuktu, the city’s conquerors broadcast a message
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    • 231 33 AGENCIES LON DON Investigators were conducting further tests yesterday in a bid to shed light on the death of Mrs Eva Rausing, one of Britain’s richest women, whose body was found in her west London home. Her husband, Mr Hans Kristian Rausing,
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    • 228 33 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS French cows are enjoying up to two bottles of high-quality wine every day as farmers attempt to produce the best beef in Europe. The development has seen the establishment of the Vinbovin meat label, which is already being
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 92 33 AP The first United States Ambassador to Myanmar in 22 years formally assumed his job yesterday by presenting his credentials to the country’s President. Mr Derek Mitchell carried out the formality at the presidential mansion in the capital Naypyitaw, said the website of the
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      • 106 33 AP A 21-year-old man was found dead yesterday inside a tiger den at the Copenhagen Zoo after having received a fatal bite to his throat. The Danish police said it was unclear how or why the man had entered the pit but
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      • 96 33 AGENCIES A baby giant panda died of pneumonia at a Tokyo zoo yesterday, less than a week after becoming the first to be born at the facility in 24 years. The cub was found motionless and without a heartbeat on its mother’s belly and
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      • 96 33 REUTERS Relief could be on the way for those trapped in an awkward date. The Bad Date Rescue app, launched by the dating website eHarmony. com this week, lets users arrange for a call to appear on their iPhone to graciously allow them to
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • 27 34 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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      • 64 34 SELL(S$3.62) Maybank Kim Eng downgrades from Buy and cuts target to S$3.04 from S$3.52, citing a rally in its share price. “The stock has raced to an all-time high amid the current risk-off environment and its dividend yield has compressed to the lowest level since listing,” Maybank said. It
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      • 60 34 BUY (S$0.725) DBS Vickers keeps call with S$0.92 target. Says Tiger’s June operating statistics were encouraging. “With Australia having started operations from its second base in Sydney on July 1, we expect the carrier to move steadily towards profitability and expect the group as a whole to be
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      • 62 34 OUTPERFORM (S$10.76) CIMB keeps call with S$14.80 target, saying “Keppel is a blue chip to own in this choppy environment”. Says Keppel’s S$305 million jack-up-rig order, won with its Kazakhstan partner, is priced at a 30-per-cent premium to a similar rig awarded in 2010. It believes the pricing includes
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      • 77 34 HOLD (S$0.60) DBS Vickers downgrades the vegetable processing firm from Buy and cuts target price to S$0.60 from S$1.45, citing cost challenges, lower margins outlook and muted growth prospects. “The slower-than-expected flushing out of crops due to the winter delay in FY12 and persistently higher costs are
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    • 299 34 AFTERNOON EDITION REUTERS WASHINGTON The United States Federal Reserve is open to buying more bonds to stimulate the economy but the recovery might need to weaken for a consensus to build, minutes from the central bank’s June meeting released yesterday showed. The Fed last month
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    • 327 35  -  LINETTE LIM SINGAPORE The number of cross-bor-der listings have slumped amid volatility in the financial markets, with only 25 such initial public offerings worth US$4 billion (S$5.05 billion) this year. This is down from the 78 listings, worth US$33 billion, for the whole of
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    • 118 35  -  IN BRIEF WONG SIEW YING The Urban Redevelopment Authority (UR A) will launch a Reserve List site at Tai Thong Crescent for sale by public tender in about two weeks after accepting an application from a developer to release the 99-year leasehold site.
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    • 186 35  -  LYNDA HONG SINGAPORE A landmark development broke ground yesterday with the unveiling of Marina One as the name of the project, which will marry office, high-end residential and retail space in the Marina South district by 2017. “The schedule of the development is on
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    • 160 36 REUTERS HONG KONG Australia and Hong Kong officials will discuss the potential for direct conversion of the Australian dollar and Chinese yuan for transactions completed in mainland China, without pricing through the US dollar, particularly in the area of commodity exports, Australian Treasurer Wayne
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    • 265 36  -  KRISTIE NEO kristieneo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Local investors are conservative compared with many of their Asia-Pacific counterparts, a study of online consumers by Nielsen has found. The study showed that 34 per cent of Singaporean investors consider themselves “conservative” and are willing to accept only minor fluctuations
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    • 119 36 IN BRIEF REUTERS Economic growth across emerging markets eased in the second quarter of this year, dragged down by lacklustre manufacturing sector activity, especially in China and Brazil, a survey showed yesterday. HSBC’s emerging markets index, based on 21 service and manufacturing sector surveys in
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    • 149 48 Every week... Our weekly SME section will now feature monthly themes, offering insightful entrepreneur interviews or features related to a particular industry or business topic. This is the second story in this month’s look at enterprises in Singapore’s creative industry, a sector that is not only raking in the dollars,
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    • 329 52 City halts official buying of firm’s products over its environmental credentials GREEN TECH THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SAN FRANCISCO The city’s 50 departments and 28,000 employees will no longer be able to use city funds to buy Apple desktops, laptops or monitors because the Cupertino,
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  • sports
    • 316 54  -  DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE Ever wondered if you could swim faster than Tao Li, or beat Feng Tianwei at table tennis? That may happen at the inaugural Singapore National Games (SNG) 2012, which is open to Singapore citizens and non-citi-zens. Yesterday, a S$2.65
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    • 589 54  -  Deja vu as Lions to face Indonesia and M’sia in AFF Suzuki Cup group round FOOTBALL: AFF SUZUKI CUP SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg thing.” ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DAN GUENCHIN SINGAPORE Last November in Jakarta, Singapore crashed out early in the football competition at the South-east Asian Games, failing
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    • 480 55  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Like many local football fans, Adam Swandi and Muhammed Amer Hakeem Mohamed Nazri love English football, and swear allegiance to their respective teams Liverpool and Arsenal. But when it comes to business, they are perfectly happy with Dutch side Ajax
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    • 188 56 REUTERS M I A M I NBA champions Miami Heat strengthened their already imposing roster yesterday by completing the signings of free agents Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, hugely boosting their threat from long distance. Allen is the NBA’s all-time leading
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    • 441 56 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS GENEVA Ex-FIFA President Joao Havelange and his former son-in-law Ricardo Teixeira took multi-million-dollar bribes on World Cup deals, Swiss prosecutors said in a legal document released yesterday, dealing a fresh blow to world football’s ruling body. The two Brazilian football administrators were
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    • 200 64 AGENCIES LONDON New Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has accused Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich of broken promises and “quitting on me” when sacking him as manager in March. Villas-Boas said he would “never accept” Abramovich’s decision to dismiss him a mere eight months into his Chelsea
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    • 299 64 AFTERNOON LATEST AP BUENOS AIRES Diego Maradona said he wants to hold talks with Al Wasl to try and save his job, one day after being fired as coach by the Dubai club. On Tuesday, the club said the former Argentina great was being “relieved”
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    • 51 65 JETSETTING AUTHOR ROS HOO TRAVELSTO SOUTH KOREA IN K-POP STYLE 70 TRAVEL 101 WHAT YOU CAN DO IN SORRENTO FOR S$101 71 THEATRE THERE’S MORE TO ANNIE THAN JUST CURLY HAIR 74 THURSDAY, 12 JULY 2012 GREECE LIGHTNING Living the Olympic dream in the ancient ruins of the Nemean Games
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  • travel
    • 1308 66  -  ATTHE NEMEAN GAMES, YOU’RE AN OLDSCHOOLOLYMPIAN KEVIN RUSHBY features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN GREECE The air is cool in the darkness of the tunnel. We stand together, a little nervous, no one talking. The distant noise of the crowd and the blast of a herald’s trumpet announces that
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      516 70 JETSETTING WITH... SINGAPORE You’ve heard of K-Pop-mad fans visiting South Korea. Now how about K-Pop-mad fans who’ve visited the country and published a travel guide to share that knowledge with like-minded folks? Meet Ros Hoo, the 34-year-old who first hopped onboard the K-drama wave back in 2002. After
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      354 71 How to spend S$101 (you big spender, you) in a day in southern Italy TRAVEL 101 Sorrento is sometimes better known as “the town that serves as a stopover before tourists head off to the Amalfi Coast cities”. But forgoing Sorrento is a mistake. The transport hub has gems
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    • 347 71 SCALED DOWN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AU S T R A L I A Cage diving with sharks is to be banned in Western Australia following the deaths of four people attacked while in the sea. The activity is popular in Southern Australia and South
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    • 332 72 In a fast changing digital and technological world, it’s harder to keep on top of your game than before. At Singapore Media Academy, we help you make sense of the shifting business landscape, and fire up your potential to lead the pack. Realise your true potential with Singapore Media Academy,
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    • 272 73 J HeritageFest SINGAPORE q -a? uak >\ u r rr mi Recollect Reflect Reconnect 20-29 July 2012 Singapore HeritageFest invites you to Recollect the good old days. Reflect on the past to see how it informs our present, and Reconnect with yourself, your family, friends and neighbours. Join the islandwide
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  • culture & lifestyle
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      476 74  -  Nation building was never this cute THEATRE REVIEW: ANNIE MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE You have been warned: Annie is in town. It’s hard to resist the charms of the redhead spunky symbol of optimism at the centre of this much-loved Broadway classic. Here’s an orphan who wants to
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    • 160 74 BOOKBOOST THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The incredible success of E L James’ erotic novel is having an effect on the classical music industry. After selling over one million copies on Kindle and becoming the fastest print novel to sell one million copies, 50 Shades
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    • 286 75 MUSICAL TRIBUTE REUTERS LOS ANGELES The makers of a planned film about rock icon Janis Joplin have tapped recent Tony Award winner Nina Arianda to play the part of the 1960s singer in a biographical movie directed by Sean Durkin, a spokesman for the
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  • Page 75 Miscellaneous
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  • things to do
    • 79 77 KUO PAO KUN FESTIVAL 2012: LAO JIU THE MUSICAL OUR PICK Lao Jiu is one of the most iconic works produced by the late acclaimed playwright and theatre director Kuo Pao Kun. This restaging is by The Theatre Practice, featuring Lim Kay Siu, Inch Chua, Sing Chew and Marcus Chin.
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    • 150 77 DON’T STOP BELIEVING SLO CHILDREN’S CHOIR IN CONCERT The voices of the SLO Children’s Choir will be raised for three segments of folk s on g s f rom A s i a E u rop e a nd Nor t h A m e r ic a i n
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    • 51 77 Does a blurry image mean that a photograph is badly taken? Award-winning photographer Fandy Razak who also won the Nikon Big Shot 2 competition gives this talk about why imperfections in photography shouldn’t necessarily be shunned. July 13, 7.30pm, Photographic Society Of Singapore, Selegie Arts Centre.
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    • 58 77 On July 10, we published a listing regarding the Japanese Film Festival Singapore 2012. Unfortunately, due to an oversight, there was an error in the data entry process. And the information published came out as wrong. We sincerely apologise for the mistake, and we will do our best to
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    • 88 77 Come a nd meet some of Si n gap ore’s most interesting heritage enthusiasts and bloggers, as they share how they have used blogging and social media to share their passion for Singapore’s past and present. You can also sign up
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    • 75 77 Join the musicians of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for two intimate chamber works by Johannes Brahms. The String Quartet In A Minor, Op.51 No 2 draws its inspiration from the Hungarian origins of Brahms’ friend, violinist Joseph Joachim. Composed shortly after the death
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    • 87 77 Started in 1995 by the Singapore Dance Theatre, Ballet Under The Stars, which performed to a sold-out crowd last year, returns for its 17th season with a staging of four pieces displaying a mix of classical and contemporary ballet: Paquita by Janek Schergen; ZIN! and Organ
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    • 29 77 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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