Today, 15 October 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    15 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp MONDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • Article
    Lock icon As emerging markets wane, global economy looks shaky
    775 1 RECESSION FEARS REUTERS TOKYO The global economy is facing its third major brake on expansion in five years as emerging markets slow from China to Brazil, provoking debate about how much policy-makers should respond. Three years after industrialising nations led the world
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      28 1 IN THE FIGHT FOR TALENT, THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB INTERVIEW QUESTION IS ONE MOST EMPLOYERS NEGLECT TO ASK MANAGEMENT 27-28 HOT NEWS 4 IN FREEFALL, 1.24 TIMES THESPEEDOFSOUND
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon The gunshot that united a nation
      550 2 Prayers, vigils held for teen blogger shot by Taliban for a dvocating educa tion for girls TALIBAN SHOOTING AGENCIES ISL AMABAD A 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban after defiantly speaking out about the importance of education for girls and criticising
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      Lock icon He went 1.24 times the speed of sound
      731 4 Extreme athlete successfully returns to Earth after 39km jump shatters records AFTERNOON LATEST AP ROSWELL (NEW MEXICO) Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner landed gracefully on Earth after a 39km jump yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) from the stratosphere in a daring, dramatic feat
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      Lock icon THE SOCIAL NETWORKS
      315 4 AP Mr Felix Baumgartner’s skydive was a boon for social networks as millions of users shared in the wonder of the moment from their computers, tablets and phones. Here is a look at how the world, through the Internet, watched thejump. YouTube As Mr Baumgartner ascended in
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      Lock icon Grey haired and yet still contributing
      785 6  -  Elderly volunteers are making a difference by helping their peers as well as others ELDERLY VOLUNTEERS TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mr Lim Geok Inn, 78, lives in a rental flat. Every day at about 7.30am, he is the first to arrive at a seniors’
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      223 4 SEMINAR ■•iij mm 1 Mr. Tan Hua Koon mini! !i!i CEO Chief Trainer, LEAPP Pte Ltd BSc (Honours) in Computer Science,NUS Masters of Engineering in NTU Hua Koon has been involved in mobile applications consultancy and development for more than 10 years and has delivered many projects in a wide
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      63 5 IDOCBC Bank WORLD’S STRONGEST BANK Ranked by Bloomberg Markets The confidence to zig when others zag. To speak up for yourself, when no one else does. To quit your job when you’ve stopped enjoying it. We believe that you should be confident of your future. Strive for more onfidence Be
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      123 6 SWITZERLAND Bachelor of International Business in Hotel Tourism Management Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Business Management I CULINARY INSTITUTE Htfll Hotel institute Montreux School of Hotel Management 0PWD LT Neuchatel Switzerland Bachelor of Arts In Culinary Arts American BBA Degree In Hotel, Restaurant and Resort Management Swiss BBA (Hons) Degree
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon Hard to be easing
      1123 8  -  QE3’S QUE STIONABLE EFFECTS NOURIEL ROUBINI Nouriel Roubini is Chairman of Roubini Global Economics, Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, and co-author of Crisis Economics. PROJECT SYNDICATE The United States Federal Reserve’s decision to undertake a third round of quantitative easing, or QE3,
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      Lock icon The fault line of values
      1026 10  -  RACIST RANTS EUGENE K B TAN Eugene KB Tan is Assistant Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University School of Law, and a Nominated Member of Parliament. Ms Amy Cheong’s raciallycharged post is not the first and, it is probably safe to say given
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      193 8 “How We Overcame Mediocrity for Success in CAREER, LIFE WEALTH!” O'TvG a* n m e^ eC FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT The road to success is seldom easy. But you can gain a head start by actively learning new knowledge and skills. Join us for the PLUS Learning OctoFest as we share strategies
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      23 8 For me, the Amy Cheong episode underscores a new fault line that of values, rather than racist attitudes. EUGENE K B TAN 10
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      167 9 note The new Samsung GALAXY Note II lie Now on SingTel’s 4G network, the fastest and best experience. The new smartphone everyone’s been waiting for. Get yours now at www.singtelshop.com/galaxynotei. Register your interest and purchase the Samsung GALAXY Note II LIE with a 2-year mobile contract at our Launch Event
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      304 11 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OF WORK-LIFE EXCELLENCE You truly deserve the highest recognition for your efforts in enhancing work-life harmony. Employers who excel in work-life strategies are in turn rewarded with motivation, dedication and loyalty from appreciative employees. That's what the Work-Life Excellence Award is about celebrating effective work-life strategies and
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  • voices
    • Article
      How to prepare a child for life
      465 14  -  FROM FOO-ANG KAI LING The Prime Minister’s National Day Message mentioned the importance of investing in our people through education. He said, “Prepare every child for the test of life, not just a life of tests.” The question now is: How? He also
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      Why no retention in primary school?
      321 14  -  FROM JENNIFER SULLIVAN Two years ago, my son was learning at a slower rate than other children in his kindergarten class. After much investigation, I determined that he was dyslexic. I enrolled him in Primary 1 at a local primary school, where he has
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    • Article
      Evolution should be taught to all students
      317 17  -  FROM KHOO HOON ENG Several recent Voices letters discussing evolution have sparked vibrant discussions about how evolution explains Earth’s diversity of life. Although evolution is one of the greatest discoveries in the history of science, not every Singapore student, unfortunately, learns about it
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      Why ads here need to be monitored
      243 17  -  FROM LIM JIAN DA According to the Singapore Code of Advertising Practice, all persons should be portrayed in a manner respectful of their dignity. No one should be commoditised. According to Kantian ethics, humans are rational beings and should never be treated as
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    • Article
      Did Sue really need seven bodyguards?
      123 17  -  FROM RASHID OSMAN I refer to the Page 1 photograph and caption “Who are those men by Sue’s side?” (Oct 3). It disturbs me to read that seven bodyguards are needed to protect one prosecution witness. I have not heard of such a practice
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      14 14 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • singapore
    • Article
      A new app to tackle injury
      526 18  -  ergo@work app can help you correct your posture to relieve strained body areas MUSCULO-SKELETAL DISORDERS WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As work-related musculoskeletal disorders see an uptrend here, a new mobile phone app aimed at helping to improve posture at work desks has been
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      Lock icon MediaCorp’s RadioConnect expo draws strong response
      351 19 S I NG A PO R E The inaugural MediaCorp RadioConnect advertising expo, which showcased radio’s effectiveness as a marketing tool, drew more than 1,300 participants from about 900 companies and organisations. The five-day event, held at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre last
      SCREEN GRAB: WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL  -  351 words
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  • youth
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Making an impression in Estonia
      714 20  -  Meet two S’poreans who went on a street campaign to raise awareness on sustainability ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE While Mr Alvin Chia, 25, patrolled the streets of Tartu, Esto­nia’s second largest city, distributing cotton recyclable bags in exchange for plastic ones,
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      Lock icon Teenagers are happiest people in Britain: Survey
      206 21 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Despite high tuition fees and high youth unemployment, a report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found that 16- and 17-year-olds are “most satisfied” with life, compared to any other age group in Britain. Teenagers were also
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH  -  206 words
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      176 21 Sh? §|A#k V \t. C I APE Eh iATIO H a Competitive Industry rav SUD PSB Learning y Choose certainty Add value. *SL www.tuv-sud-psb.sg/learning Customer Experience by Design Learning best practices of service innovation from successful organisations Outstanding customer experience, driven by service innovation and delivery, happens not by chance,
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon China’s firefighter
      712 22 BEIJING Back in 2008, on a trip to Washington, Vice-Premier Wang Qishan (picture) said that while China’s economy was large, its per capita gross domestic product was a fraction of that of the United States. He asked Finance Minister Xie Xuren to check out then-US Treasury Secretary Henry
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      Lock icon British diplomats posted to India to learn ‘Hinglish’
      253 22 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW DELHI British diplomats posted to India will first need to learn Hindi as “Hinglish” a blend of Hindi and English becomes the country’s most important language. The move marks both a return to colonial practice when young East
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH  -  253 words
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      Lock icon Women facing rising entry barriers
      507 23 Gender-based admission scores, quotas a response to rising number of women in tertiary institutions, news reports claim CHINA UNIVERSITIES THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING On the last day of August, Ms Xiong Jing and two friends shaved their heads in Beijing to protest a growing
      THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  507 words
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      Lock icon Prehistoric man had panda for dinner: Scientist
      118 23 AP BEIJING Early humans used to eat pandas, a Chinese scientist has claimed. Mr Wei Guangbiao, head of the Institute of Three Gorges Paleoanthropology at a Chongqing museum, said in a newspaper interview that prehistoric man ate the bears in what is now
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      250 23 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. CC In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish. JJ Donald Trump MDIS Business School MDIS, pioneering hands-on learning for the new economy. In collaboration with Southern Cross University Southern Cross University is a member of the
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  • world
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      Lock icon UN warns of major hunger crisis next year
      318 24 THE GUARDIAN NEW YORK World grain reserves are so dangerously low that severe weather in the United States or other foodexporting countries could trigger a major hunger crisis next year, the United Nations has warned. Failing harvests in the US, Ukraine and
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      Lock icon Muslim rebels in Manila to sign pact
      296 24 HISTORIC PEACE AGREEMENT AP MANIL A About 200 Muslim rebels led by their elusive chief arrived in the Philippine capital yesterday for the signing of a preliminary peace pact aimed at ending one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s decades-long
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      Lock icon Syria ‘using cluster bombs’
      214 24 AP AMMAN Syrian government forces appear to have recently used cluster bombs, weapons banned by most countries because of the danger they pose to civilians, a New York-based rights watchdog said yesterday. Human Rights Watch said in a report that Syrian activists posted at least 18
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      Lock icon Obama leads among those who have voted: Poll
      414 25 REUTERS WA SHINGTON United States President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are neck and neck in opinion polls, but there is one area in which the incumbent appears to have a big advantage: Those who have already cast their ballots.
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      Lock icon 1,500 Brazilian officers in drive against drugs
      78 25 REUTERS A police car rams through a barricade on the edge of the Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro that is controlled by drug cartels. About 1,500 Brazilian police officers and commandos, backed by armoured cars and helicopters, surged into the two of
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon M’SIA PLANS MANDATORY JAIL FOR SEX WITH MINORS
        74 25 AGENCIES Malaysia may make jail terms mandatory for sex with minors, following a recent uproar after two convicted men were allowed to go free. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Mr Nazri Aziz, was quoted by local media as saying that the
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        Lock icon MYANMAR’S RULING PARTY TO PICK NEW CHIEFS
        77 25 AGENCIES Myanmar’s ruling party started a threeday conference yesterday to choose a new party chief and map out a new strategy ahead of a general election due in 2015, reported the BBC. The move came after the Union Solidarity and Development Party lost
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
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        DISCLAIMER
        27 26 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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        DBS
        88 26 OUTPERFORM (S$14.18) CIMB keeps call, raises target to S$17.32, expecting catalysts from sustained feeincome strength. Says DBS’ partial stake sale in Bank of the Philippine Islands could be aimed at boosting its capital in preparation for the Danamon acquisition. CIMB raises its fiscal 2012 net profit forecast by 11.6
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      Lock icon Yuan at equilibrium rate: Beijing central bank chief
      208 26 AGENCIES TOKYO China’s currency has reached its equilibrium rate and its value is mainly determined by the market, rather than intervention, Beijing’s central bank chief said yesterday, signalling there is little likelihood of major movement in the yuan’s value in the near
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      Lock icon Euro zone mulls new ways to cut Greek debt
      331 26 EUROPEAN ECONOMY REUTERS TOKYO Euro zone officials have said they are considering new ways to reduce Greece’s huge debts because delays to reforms by Athens and continued recession have put the target of a debt to GDP ratio of 120 per
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  • management
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      The most important job interview question
      787 27  -  RECRUITING TALENT COMMENTARY BY ANTHONY K TJAN Anthony K Tjan is CEO, managing partner and founder of venture capital firm Cue Ball, Vice-Chairman of advisory firm Parthenon, and co-author of the New York Times best-seller Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck. At my venture capital
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      78 27 Trans1ti@ns i ir* Ex nence r ell lit. < /a Transitions ADAPTIVE LENSES Clear indoors Adapt quickly Comfortably dark outdoors Experience it for yourself today Transitions® adaptive lenses automatically adjust from clear to dark and every shade in between, so life looks more vivid, more vibrant, more true. See things
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      2 28 xinmsn.ccm/5 MediaCorpCh5
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  • technology
    • Article
      Lock icon Why Apple’s call was the right one
      637 29  -  APPLE MAPS COMMENTARY BY LAURENCE CAPRON, WILL MITCHELL Laurence Capron is the Paul Desmarais Chaired Professor of Strategy Director of“M&Asand Corporate Strategy” Programme at INSEAD. Will Mitchell holds the Anthony S Fell Chair in New Technologies and Commercialization at the University of Toronto.
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      Elderly-friendly Android apps
      213 29  -  HIRANAND SUNNY SINGAPORE Singapore’s first Android game apps specially designed for the elderly were launched yesterday at the Adventist Home for the Elders’ (AHE) 30th anniversary celebrations. The two apps Can See, Can Hear and Snakes Ladders Plus were developed by the AHE and Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP).
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  • sports
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon EYEING SEA GAMES GOLD
      515 30  -  National pole vaulter Chong wins under-23 championships, wants to break 5m mark next ATHLETICS LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Torrential rain pelted down on Bishan Stadium yesterday afternoon, just as pole vaulter Chong Ming Xun was getting ready for his attempt at a new national record
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    • Article
      TERENGGANU, NEGERI ENQUIRE ABOUT SUNDRAM
      356 30  -  DAN GUEN CHIN KUALA LUMPUR His LionsXII may have exited the Malaysia Cup, but V Sundramoorthy is now in demand. TODAY has learnt that Negeri Sembilan and Terengganu last year’s champions and finalist, respectively have made contact with the former Singapore international to enquire about
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      Lock icon Yoga for a healthier, balanced lifestyle
      57 30 Over 550 yoga enthusiasts took part in a one-hour yoga workout yesterday at Fort Canning Park in celebration of World Osteoporosis Day. Presented by MARIGOLD HL Milk and in support of Osteoporosis Society (Singapore), the event aimed to promote a healthier, balanced lifestyle and
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      Lock icon VETTEL TAKES CHARGE
      648 31 Red Bull driver wins Korean GP, leapfrogs Alonso to take six-point lead in drivers’ title race KOREAN GRAND PRIX AGENCIES YEONGAM Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix yesterday to move ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in the Formula 1 championship standings with four
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      Lock icon WATSON MAKES BRITISH TENNIS HISTORY
      282 31 REUTERS TOK YO Heather Watson became the first Briton to win a WTA singles title in 24 years after she fought back from match point down to beat Taiwan’s Chang Kai-chen 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 in the final of the Japan Open yesterday. The British No
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      Lock icon MARCELO BREAKS FOOT TRAINING WITH BRAZIL
      265 32 AP SAO PAULO Real Madrid left-back Marcelo broke his right foot in training with Brazil yesterday and will be sidelined until at least the end of the year. Brazil doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said the defender will be out for at least three months because
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      Lock icon ARMSTRONG’S LAWYER CALLS FOR LIE-DETECTOR TESTS
      489 32 AGENCIES PARIS Lance Armstrong’s lawyer Tim Herman has said the disgraced cyclist might be willing take a lie detector test in an attempt to prove he is innocent of doping allegations and would also be keen for some of the 26 witnesses who gave
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      Lock icon HODGSON SHUFFLES ENGLAND PACK TO TACKLE POLISH THREAT
      612 32 AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN L O N D O N Roy Hodgson will demonstrate his ruthless streak by making up to six changes to his England line-up for the World Cup qualifying tie in Poland tomorrow (Wednesday morning, Singapore time), despite seeing
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  • T TODAY
    • arts&design
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        Lock icon INSPIRING MOVES
        1332 34  -  ATTHIS YEAR’S DA:NS FEST, MUSIC, MANGA ANDTECHNOLOGY FIND THEIR UNIQUE SPACE MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Get ready for another 10 days of exquisite dance performances as The Esplanade’s Da:ns Festival kicks off. From the return of butoh company Sankai Juku to these shores after two decades, to an all-star
        HUGO GLENDINNING; KAZUYUKI MATSUMOTO; TANG NGIAP HENG  -  1,332 words
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        107 36  -  MAYO MARTIN The latter part of the week saw everyone in a celebratory mood: The Esplanade, with its 10th anniversary; and the National Museum of Singapore, had its 125th birthday Open House. Both also gave a nod to legendary composer Zubir Said with a concert and
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        Lock icon ARTS GUIDE
        365 36 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2012 It’s quality photographs galore at the ongoing homegrown biennale dedicated to the art form. Aside from the expansive Open Call exhibition, highlights include Chinese artist Wang Qing Song’s 42m-long The History Of Monuments and the Magnum Mentorship programme show. Until Nov 17, various
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        387 37 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Last week, Singapore’s Gardens By The Bay picked up the World Building Of The Year award at the World Architecture Festival 2012. According to festival director Paul Finch: “In a globalised environment, there is so much interest in how we deal
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      402 38  -  An e-book review from ilovebooks.com Ramesh William To most, the inner workings of the human mind are mysterious and downright stupefying. Why do our brains work in ways beyond our comprehension? Why do we behave irrationally even when we know our actions are irrational? In Thinking, Fast
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        MAJULAH! THE FILM MUSIC OF ZUBIR SAID
        68 38 Zubir Said is remembered primarily for composing Singapore’s national anthem. On the 25th anniversary of his passing, the National Museum of Singapore pays tribute to one of Singapore’s greatest music icons with a programme comprising a series of 11 classic Malay films with
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        SPOOKTACULAR EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
        86 38 S e nto s a’s p opu la r H a l lowe e n eve nt Spooktacular, is back. Sentosa’s Fort Siloso will, for the first time in Singapore’s Halloween history, house this year’s Horror Trails. Asian ghosts such as the Pontianak, Chinese Ghost Bride,
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        LANDSCAPE HISTORY OF SINGAPORE FROM FORT CANNING HILL
        65 38 Fort Canning Hill is an excellent vantage point from which to view the Singapore River, so it’s the perfect site for an exhibition that chronicles the changing landscapes of Singapore’s history during the 19th and 20th centuries. See the different faces that
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      121 38 BEST SELLERS FICTION ~THIS~ LAST~ The New York Times E-Book List TITLE~ AUTHOR ~WEEK~ WEEK ~1~ The~Casual~Vacancy~~ J~K~Rowling ~2~ 2~~ Fifty~Shades~Of~Grey~~ E~L~James~ ~3~ 3~~ Fifty~Shades~Freed~~ E~L~James ~4~ 4~~ Fifty~Shades~Darker~ E~L~James~ ~5~ 5~~ Gone~Girl~ Gillian~Flynn~ ~6~ 6~~ A~Wanted~Man~ Lee~Child ~7~ 1~~ Winter~Of~The~World~ Ken~Follett ~8~ Something~Witchy~This~Way~Comes~ H~P~Mallory~ ~9~ 10~~ Bared~To~You~ Sylvia~Day~ ~10~
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      250 39 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~~ Films~&~Stars~Asia 6.30~~ AM~Live! 9.00~~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~ ~Show~IX~(HD5) 10.00~~ The~Chew 11.30~~ Great~Ideas~From~JML 12.30PM~~ Films~&~Stars~Asia~ 1.00~~ India:~A~Love~Story 2.00~ Million~Dollar~Listings~III 3.00~ The~Dr~Oz~Show~II 4.00~ The~Jeff~Probst~Show~~ ~(HD5)~(Premiere) 5.00~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~~ ~Show~X~(HD5)~(Premiere) 5.45~ The~Price~Is~Right~(USA) 6.45~~ America’s~Funniest~~ ~Home~Videos~XXI 7.15~ Mega~Monday~Movie:~~ ~Dr~No~(PG)~(HD5) 9.30~~ News~5~Tonight~(HD5)~~ ~(Followed~By~Highlights~~ ~From~Parliament) 10.20~~ Alcatraz~(PG) 11.10~ Nikita~(PG-Action~Violence) MN~ Football~Action:~MUTV~II 3.00AM~ Fleet~Racing~Tour~2012~~ ~(HD5)~(Part~2) 3.30~ The~Price~Is~Right~(USA)
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      147 39 CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~~ Silver~Servers 6.30~ My~Genie~II 7.00~ Tuesday~Report 7.30~~ Good~Morning~Singapore 10.30~~ The~Unforgettable~Memory 12.30PM~~ Makan~Unlimited~~ ~(Last~Episode) 1.00~~ News~8~At~One 1.30~~ Focus 2.00~~ The~Story~Of~Nao~Nao 2.30~~ The~God~Of~Medicine 3.30~~ The~Four~Brothers~Of~ ~Peking~(PG) 4.30~~ Unique~Flavor~(PG) 5.30~~ Double~Happiness 6.30~~ Singapore~Today~ 7.00~~ Justice~In~The~City~~ ~(PG)(Debut) 8.00~~ Love~In~Progress~(Debut) 9.00~~ Game~Plan~~ ~(PG-Some~Violence) 10.00~~ News~Tonight~With~~ ~Highlights~From~~ ~Parliament 10.50~ Harlem’s~Fashion~Show 11.20~~ First~Wives~Club~ ~(PG13-Mature~Themes) 12.20AM~
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      197 39 CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM~~ Home~Shopping 3.00PM~~ Money~Week 3.30~ P.R.D.~Walker 4.00~ The~Stories~In~China 5.00~~ Angel~Lover 6.00~~ Moonlight~Resonance~ 7.00~~ Jumong ~(PG-Some~Violence) 8.00~~ VS~Arashi 9.00~ The~King~Of~Adventure 10.00~~ Bread,~Love~and~Dreams~ ~(PG) 11.00~~ News~Tonight~With~~ ~Highlights~From~~ ~Parliament~ 11.50~~ VS~Arashi~ 12.50AM~~ The~King~Of~Adventure 1.50~ Angel~Lover~ 2.50~ End~of~Transmission tellokto@mediacorp.com.sg 9.00AM~ LazyTown~(Preschool) 9.30~~ Harry~&~Toto~(Preschool) 10.00~~ Bugsville~(Preschool) 10.30~ Dora~The~Explorer~(Preschool) 11.00~ Olivia~(Preschool) 11.30~ Postman~Pat~SDS(Preschool) NOON~
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      119 39 tellvasantham@mediacorp.com.sg 3.00PM~~ Suvai~Arusuvai 3.30~~ Gopuram 4.00~~ Kalyanam 4.30~~ Villakku~Vecha~Nerathilla 5.00~~ Chinna~Papa~Periya~Papa~II 5.30~~ Tenali~Raman 6.00~~ Local~Variety 6.30~ Test~Tube:~Veethi~Varai 8.00~~ Rudhra 8.30~~ Tamil~Seithi 9.00~~ Kacheri~Arambam 10.00~~ Nila~Surian 10.30~~ Vanjam 11.00~~ Puthaiyal 11.30~~ Tamil~Seithi MN~~ Close KACHERI ARAMBAM Kacheri Arambam is a fun and exciting new variety programme. Chill out and laugh to
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