Today, 24 September 2012

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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp MONDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 228 1 S I N G A PO R E Red Bull’s reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel took advantage of a gearbox failure by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton to clinch his second consecutive SingTel Singapore Grand Prix last night and climb to second in the Formula
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  • 698 1  -  Better environment needed to support those with children, say participants at PM’s forum TV FORUM NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Pressure from an early age beginning in schools and through to the workplace is a key deterrent to parenthood and bigger families here, said participants
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    • 34 1 S’PORE CAN LEARN FROM WHAT JAPAN HAS DONE WITH ITS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN TACKLING ITS AGEING POPULATION WOES COMMENT&ANALYSIS 8 Ni. omoiiauu: It'! *Wj HOT NEWS 4 TREASURE BAY ON THE HUNT FOR VISITORS
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  • hot news
    • 683 2  -  With improvement to old towns, increasing land area, it’s possible to accommodate 6 million people, says PM Lee TV FORUM NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With older towns being rebuilt and efforts to increase Singapore’s land area, a population of six million is possible, said Prime
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    • 614 4  -  Resort hopes the ‘Singapore factor’ will make Bintan the next big thing in tourism INDONESIA TOURISM WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The developer of a resort in Indonesia’s Bintan Island has set its sights on attracting at least a million visitors the majority
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    • 453 4 AGENCIES TOKYO China has cancelled events to commemorate 40 years of diplomatic relations with Japan, further signalling its anger over a simmering territorial dispute. China’s state-run Xinhua news agency, citing officials from the Chi-na-Japan Friendship Association and another government-affiliated
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    • 440 6 Two of those arrested said to be key figures of group that had planned several terror attacks TERRORISM AP JAK ARTA An elite anti-terror squad has arrested 10 Islamic militants in Indonesia and seized a dozen homemade bombs from a group suspected of planning suicide
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    • 349 6 REUTERS BEIJING China plans to stick to its tight property sector policies and a nationwide rebound in home prices remains unlikely, a senior official at the housing ministry said in remarks published by the state media yesterday. The comments underscore Beijing’s determination
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1115 8  -  CARING FOR AN AGEING POPULATION LOKE WAI CHIONG Loke Wai Chiong is Director of Global Healthcare Practice atKPMG in Singapore. Japan is one of the world’s most rapidly ageing countries. According to statistics, 23 per cent of its population of about 120
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    • 1125 10  -  NATIONALIST MYTH-MAKING PANKAJ MISHRA Pankaj Mishra is the author of From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia. BLOOMBERG Last week, demonstrators incensed by Japan’s purchase of the disputed rocky outcrops known as the Senkaku
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    • 28 8 Japan and China need each other’s markets and products, especially as their economies slow.... but both remain trapped in a malevolent fantasy of the other. PANKAJ MISHRA 10
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  • voices
    • 364 12  -  FROM VIJAYAN NAMBIAR I applaud the Education Minister for his bold review of the education system. The issue of excessive homework and testing is a great concern to most parents. Ahead of the Primary School Leaving Examination, schools have been overloading pupils with test papers. As
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    • 197 12  -  FROM JOANNA WONG I represent a group of travellers from Hong Kong to Singapore for the Formula 1 race and concerts. The organisation of the event on Saturday disappointed us. After the thrilling qualifying race, we went to the Maroon 5 concert area but
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    • 133 12 LETTER NOT DOING WELL IN PSLE NOT A PROBLEM UNLESS... Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/psleproblem for the letter from Tan Wei Ming. YOGA BYTHESEA SYMPHONIC YOGA MASS WORKOUTS 6 th OCT 2012 (SAT) 1500 -2100 ANGSANA GREEN EAST COAST
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  • singapore
    • 277 14  -  HEALTH WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Health Promotion Board (HPB) will distribute some 20,000 sets of resource packs containing tips on how to cope with caring for dementia patients by next year, amid projections that the condition will strike 80,000 nearly four times that
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    • 515 15  -  WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Discomfort over the siting of a new nursing home in Bishan Street 13 continues to linger among some residents there despite two recent letters from the authorities explaining why the residents’ suggested alternative locations cannot be
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    • 288 15 TUV 5UD PSB Learning Choose certainty. Add value. V r www.tuv-sud-psb.sg/learning Training pathways that take you from novice to qualified auditor Better career prospects, professional credibility and greater earning potential await you. Get international recognition (IRCA certification) with credentials in Environment Management and Occupational Health and Safety assessment. Take advantage
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  • youth
    • 391 16  -  VOLUNTEERING ABROAD AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE Born and raised in Singapore, it came as an “absolute culture shock” when 22-year-old Roshni Kapur learnt that some of the girls from the Karala community in India were afraid to leave their homes or travel alone in
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    • 230 16 THINK YOU’RE A BETTER MANAGER THAN THESE GUYS? PROVE IT. TODAYONLINE.COM/ FANTASYLEAGUE Achieve Greater Strides With China Master of Arts in Contemporary China (MACC) This programme provides the theoretical and practical knowledge that a professional in any fi eld would want to be equipped with, to deal with a unique
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  • china&india
    • 147 17 AP GAUHATI (INDIA) A flash flood triggered by torrential rain on Friday killed at least nine construction workers and left 15 others missing and feared dead in India’s remote north-east. Mr Karma Zyatso, Chief Secretary of Sikkim state, said the workers were swept away by
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    • 328 17 China seals security, economic agreements with neighbour in bid to bolster Beijing’s influence BILATERAL TIES REUTERS KABUL China has signed security and economic agreements with Afghanistan during a rare trip to Kabul by a top Chinese official, in deals seen to be aimed at
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  • world
    • 406 18 Some protesters hurt in Hong Kong clash, while Bangladesh goes on strike over crackdown ANTI-ISLAMIC FILM AGENCIES BENGHAZI Libya’s President has ordered the disbandment of “illegitimate” militias, a move designed to assert state authority amid violence by armed groups, including an assault
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    • 416 18 AGENCIES CAIRO Egypt’s Islamist President said on Saturday the United States needed to fundamentally change its approach to the Arab world, showing greater respect for its values and helping to build a Palestinian state, if it hoped to overcome decades of pent-up
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    • 77 19 REUTERS Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (far right) and Queen Saleha (far left) celebrating their daughter Princess Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah’s marriage to Mr Muhammad Ruzaini in a lavish traditional ceremony at the sultan’s 1,700-room palace in Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday. The bride wore a crystal-beaded beige and silver
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 68 19 THE GUARDIAN Only 43 per cent of French voters are happy with President Francois Hollande, according to the latest opinion poll by the Ifop organisation for French weekly newspaper Journal du Dimanche. The drop of 11 percentage points for the Socialist President is one of the
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      • 54 19 REUTERS Germany’s Siemens yesterday denied allegations by an Iranian lawmaker that it planted explosives in equipment sold to Iran for use in its nuclear programme. The Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy committee claimed that officials had detected explosive material inside devices supplied for
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      • 61 19 AP Syrian opposition figures called yesterday for the overthrow of President Bashar Assad at a rare meeting of anti-regime groups held in Damascus. The statements from the 16 parties in the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change may be aimed at gaining credibility among Syrians
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      • 67 19 AP An avalanche swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak in Nepal yesterday, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing. Officials said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and German man were recovered and rescue pilots spotted seven other bodies on the slopes
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      • 71 19 AP Moscow police said they have detained more than 130 drunken drivers over the past 24 hours, including a man who crashed his car into a bus stop, killing seven people and injuring three. The police said the car was travelling more than 200kmh.
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      • 71 19 REUTERS An Islamist group in the United Arab Emirates yesterday denied reports that its members had set up an armed wing with the aim of seizing power and establishing an Islamic state. Some 60 members of Al Islah have been detained by the authorities
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    • 415 21 FLAMBOYANT LIFESTYLE AP MANILA Termites, storms and neglect have damaged part of former Philippines’ First Lady Imelda Marcos’ legendary stash of shoes and other vanity possessions, left behind after she and her dictator husband were driven into United States exile by a 1986 popular revolt.
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    • 183 21 REUTERS ROME A man, who posed as an airline pilot and travelled in the cockpit of at least one plane, was arrested in Turin Airport using forged identity cards and wearing a pilot’s uniform, Italian police said on Saturday. The 32-year-old,
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    • 154 21 (trust SCHOOL OF EDUCATION S PROVEN WM EErrslusiBETTER JOBS.E&S^E Since 1988, KLC School of Education has gained a reputation for quality education, producing graduates who are highly valued for their strong practical skills and in-depth knowledge. Improve your employability capitalise on KLC’s proven name today. TOURISM HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT Diploma in
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • 27 22 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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      • 60 22 BUY(S$1.145) Maybank-Kim Eng upgrades from Sell, raises target to S$1.35 from S$0.90. Advises investors to “take advantage of residual weak sentiment from NOL’s exclusion from the STI to own a stock well poised to ride the recovery cycle”. Forecasts NOL will return to profitability with US$102 million
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      • 58 22 OUTPERFORM (US$11.20) CIMB keeps call with US$12.00 target. Says Dairy Farm is set to benefit if Carrefour pulls out of Malaysia and Indonesia. Says while the company appears uninterested in Carrefour Malaysia, it could be saving ammunition to bid for Carrefour’s Indonesian business. “We believe only Dairy Farm
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      • 60 22 OUTPERFORM (S$1.39) CIMB keeps call with S$1.82 target. Says I FAR appears to be on track to achieve sugar production targets and benefit from strong domestic sugar prices and “investors should accumulate IFAR for its attractive valuations and the potential of its sugar business”. Notes IFAR is one
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      • 91 22 BUY (S$0.29) OCBC upgrades from Hold and raises fair value to S$0.50 from S$0.26. It sees compelling risk-reward, with limited downside as KSH has been actively buying back shares and as it is likely to keep up its dividend, with an expected 6.1-per-cent yield. “We see sustained earnings
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    • 400 22 ECB’s Benoit Coeure says euro area now has conditions in place to ultimately restore growth EURO ZONE ECONOMY BLOOMBERG Frankfurt European Central Bank Executive Board Member Benoit Coeure said policymakers may not cut interest rates further as confidence in the euro area’s economic outlook
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    • 204 22 BLOOMBERG S Y D N E Y Australia cannot rely on its resources to ensure better living standards over the next decade and the government needs to tighten its budget to create room for interest rate cuts, said Trade Minister Craig Emerson. A government
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  • management
    • 972 24  -  ORGANISATIONAL CONVERSATION COMMENTARY BY BORIS GROYSBERG, MICHAEL SLIND Boris Groysberg is a professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Michael Slind is a writer, editor and communication consultant. They are co-authors of Talk, Inc.: How Trusted Leaders Use Conversation to Power Their
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    • 158 24 THINK YOU’RE A BETTER MANAGER THAN THESE GUYS? PROVE IT. TODAYONLINE.COM/ FANTASYLEAGUE AUSTONk INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT f r Business Engineering Computing www.auston.edu.sg -2* i m 3: University Partner Coventry University 53 rd Ranked University (UK) y Top 10 Modern University (UK) y A Proud Member of ACU .DOCTOR, LAWYER, ENGINEER
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  • technology
    • 613 26  -  APPLE’S MAP APP FIASCO JOE NOCERA Joe Nocera is an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times and a regular business commentator. THE NEW YORK TIMES If Steve Jobs were still alive, would the new map application on the iPhone 5 be such
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  • sports
    • 379 27  -  LOW LIN FHOONG A groan rippled through the crowd at the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix last night, with many watching in disbelief as then-race leader Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren MP4-27 stalled just before Turn 5 at the Marina Bay street circuit. Despite starting from pole,
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    • 704 27  -  Two-time world champ ends 9-race barren streak, trails Alonso by 29 points SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE It has been a season where he played chaser for the most part and the chequered flag was hard to come by. But at the
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    • 82 28 1. Nico Hulkenberg is a blur of colours as he zips about in his Force India car. 2. Felipe Massa checks out the rival Red Bull engineering team. 3. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is one of the highlight acts of the evening. 4. Dancers
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    • 474 28 Brake failure forces Schumacher to retire, making it his worst season in comeback SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX AGENCIES SINGAPORE Michael Schumacher suspects a technical failure to his Mercedes car caused the heavy collision that ended his Singapore Grand Prix yesterday, and is determined to get to
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    • 420 29 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has blasted Chelsea defender David Luiz for what he described as a “dreadful” tackle on forward Jonathan Walters during their Premiership clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, where Ashley Cole’s strike gave the home side
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    • 574 29 Late Van Persie goal leaves Liverpool still hunting for first Premier League win of the season ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LIVERPOOL MAN UNITED 1 2 LIVERPOOL Robin van Persie’s contentious penalty secured Manchester United’s first victory at Anfield since December 2007 on an emotionally charged afternoon
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    • 173 30 S I N G A P O R E Feng Tianwei finished fourth at the US$150,000 (S$183,750) Volkswagen Women’s World Cup table tennis championship after a 4-3 defeat to Spain’s Shen Yanfei in the women’s singles third-place play-off at the Huangshi Gymnasium in Huangshi, China,
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    • 327 30 REUTERS M E L BO U R N E New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has welcomed Richie McCaw’s decision to take a sabbatical in a bid to prolong his in-jury-riddled career and improve his chances of making the 2015 Rugby World Cup. A
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    • 432 30 Chinese star, in Japan for Pan Pacific Open, ignores queries on diplomatic spat TENNIS REUTERS TOK YO Former French Open champion Li Na has refused to be drawn into the escalating diplomatic row between China and Japan ahead of this week’s Pan Pacific Open
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    • 54 31 SWIMMING WITH SHARKS DOES TV’S GEORGE YOUNG SINK OR SWIM IN HIS THEATRE DEBUT? 34 GILLMAN BARRACKS HOW TO GET THERE (DON’T GOOGLE MAP IT) AND WHAT TO EXPECT 36 MONDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2012 WINSOME TWOSOME Huzir Sulaiman and Claire Wong on love, collaboration, and 10 years of Checkpoint Theatre
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  • T TODAY
    • arts&design
      • Article, Illustration
        1241 32  -  FROM SHY LOVE BIRDS TO CHAMPIONS OF NEW TALENT, CHECKPOINT THEATRE HAS COME A LONG WAY MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Huzir Sulaiman and Claire Wong are recounting their love story. At some point, it involved brushing teeth. It was 2001 and the two of them were acting in separate
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      • 488 34  -  It’s Entourage with more of a conscience THEATRE REVIEW: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The pitch for Swimming With Sharks is that it’s about the boss from hell. But really, it’s about the industry from hell. The movie industry. Pangdemonium’s latest black comedy offering,
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      • 152 36  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH Brit rocker Noel Gallagher, late of O a s i s i s n t o n e to m i n c e wo rd s W h e t h e r it ’s h i s t h o u g ht s
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      • 74 36  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Artists and cultural workers gathered to talk shop in the first Community Cultural Development Symposium. The National Library Board held a mini-Chinese opera festival. Ming Wong premiered his latest video installation, After Chinatown, at the ongoing Liverpool Biennale. Finally, organisers of Art Stage
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      • ARTS GUIDE
        • 36 36 Eight artists teaching at Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts team up with their students for this show. Until Sept 26,11am to 7pm, Lim HakTai Gallery, NAFA Campus 1, 80 Bencoolen Street. Free admission.
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        • 41 36 Green Zeng focuses on the Chinese school student activism of pre- and postIndependence Singapore, transforming the gallery into a classroom of sorts. Sept 27 to Oct 18,11am to 7pm, Chan Hampe Galleries, Raffles Hotel Arcade #01-20/21. Free admission.
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        • 50 36 Cultural Medallion recipient Yeng Pway Ngon shares his experiences as a writer, and launches the entire set of his Poems One To Five series. Sept 28,7.30pm, Marine Parade Library, Level 2, Activity Room, 278 Marine Parade Road. Free admission. In Mandarin and interpreted in English.
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      • Article, Illustration
        477 36  -  What’s the Gillman Barracks experience really like? ARTSPACE BRUCE QUEK SINGAPORE It is arguably the most hotly anticipated cluster of galleries to open in Singapore. But after all the hoopla over last week’s opening showcase, it’s time to ask the big question: What’s Gillman Barracks going to be
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    • Article, Illustration
      415 38  -  An e-book review from ilovebooks.com —Lynette Koh How does one leave a middling that is, average life behind? And what does an unconventional existence look like? In the second of a three-part series, local author R.S. Vern explores these questions and continues the story of Haee, a
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    • things to do
      • 58 38 THIS BUDDHIST FILM FESTIVAL 2012: BAMIYA SCHOOLING THE WORLD Bamiya is a short film on the discovery, myths and legends of the Buddha statues in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley that were destroyed in 2001. This is followed by the 64-min documentary Schooling The World, which won Best Feature Documentary at the
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      • 33 38 Julia Calfee’s photo exhibition captures the mood and spirit of New York City’s infamous Chelsea Hotel in its last days from 2004 to 2008. Till~Oct~12,~11am~to~7pm,~Art~Plural~Gallery,~ 38~Armenian~Street.~www.artpluralgallery.com
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      • 47 38 Enjoy promotions like the Clarins Extra Firming Lift Set going for S$130 instead of the usual S$218 at Isetan Scotts, Katong, Tampines and Serangoon Central, and free gifts worth S$120 from Estee Lauder with a minimum S$180 nett purchase. Till~Sept~26,~10.30am~to~10pm,~all~Isetan~ stores.~www.isetan.com.sg
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    • 322 33 Go on an Action-packed Escapade and Save Up to 24% in Sept with your MasterCard® SN 7^ i CT. 98 wmw Go beyond the screen and Ride The Movies® at Universal Studios Singapore®. Only here can you experience cutting-edge rides, shows, and attractions based on your favourite blockbuster films and
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