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Title Section16 2013-01-15 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp TUESDAY, 15 JANUARY 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/201216 words
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Article, Illustration61 2013-01-15 1 History was made yesterday when Mdm Halimah Yacob took her chair as Singapore’s first woman Speaker of Parliament. Presiding over her first Parliamentary session, the former Minister of State (Social and Family Development) urged members of the House to speak freely, but also reminded themPHOTO: MCI - 61 words
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Advertisement249 2013-01-15 1 INDIA’S RISING MIDDLE CLASS HAS BEEN POLITICALLY AWAKENED BUT ITS ELECTORAL CLOUT MAYNOT BE FELT AT THE 2014 ELECTIONS COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2013 r. v Citizeni Consultative Committee 6th International Lion Dance Competition Date: 26 January 2013 Time: 6.00pm 11.00pm Venue: Open field at Banda Street249 words
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304 2013-01-15 1 DAVID BOTTOMLEY - Analysts say latest round of measures will lead to drop in prices demand for housing HOUSING MARKET DAVID BOTTOMLEY Business Editor davidb@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE Property stocks tumbled yesterday, as the impact of the Government’s latest round of cooling measures which304 words
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208 2013-01-15 1 NEO CHAI CHIN, TAN WEIZHEN - NEO CHAI CHIN, TAN WEIZHEN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A few days after Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said Punggol East residents are most concerned about municipal issues such as transport and childcare facilities, the Workers’ Party Chairman Sylvia Lim yesterday tried to208 words
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Article, Illustration542 2013-01-15 2 press conference today. Dr Chee told reporters that the party “knew all along” that it will have to enter the fray on its own. “We knew that all along, we are going to just have to do it, do whatever we have decided,” he said. At the WP press conference,PHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 542 words
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Article, Illustration460 2013-01-15 2 NEO CHAI CHIN - PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As someone who is thinking about starting a family, Workers’ Party candidate Lee Li Lian said she can “empathise with the considerations and concerns that young couples and young families are facing”, such as raising children460 words
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357 2013-01-15 2 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE —After going public with its correspondence with the Workers’ Party (WP) which showed the WP continually ignoring its overtures to come to the negotiating table Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Secretary-General Chee Soon Juan said yesterday that the party “knew357 words
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Article, Illustration572 2013-01-15 4 NG JING YNG - Election of former Minister of Sta te Halimah Yacob hailed as an ‘inspired choice’ PARLIAMENT NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A “national asset” and “nothing less than an inspired choice” these were the accolades Members of Parliament (MPs) lavished on Madam Halimah YacobPHOTO: MCI - 572 words
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604 2013-01-15 6 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - PARLIAMENT SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The National Development Ministry will stay vigilant to any abuse of the Executive Condominium (EC) scheme and will move to further address the issue if the abuse persists, said its minister, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, in604 words
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189 2013-01-15 8 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG BEIJING China shut dozens of factories and pulled government cars off the road to limit pollution that hit hazardous levels for a third day. The northern city of Shijiazhuang ordered 30 per cent of official cars off its roads toBLOOMBERG - 189 words
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233 2013-01-15 8 REUTERS NEW YORK Dell is in talks with private equity firms on a potential buyout, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, confirming a Bloomberg report that sent its shares soaring 13 per cent to near an eight-month high. The world’s NoREUTERS - 233 words
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252 2013-01-15 8 REUTERS LONDON Music and DVD retailer HMV said it was calling in the administrators after a last-ditch attempt to secure funding failed, bringing the curtain down on one of Britain’s bestknown high street retail stores. The accounting firm Deloitte has been namedREUTERS - 252 words
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499 2013-01-15 10 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS ANN ARBOR (MICHIGAN) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke yesterday urged United States lawmakers to lift the country’s borrowing limit to avoid a potentially disastrous debt default, warning that the economy was still at risk from political gridlock over theREUTERS - 499 words
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239 2013-01-15 10 AP DETROIT Toyota has once again dethroned General Motors (GM) as the world’s topselling carmaker, ha ving sold 9.7 million cars and trucks worldwide last year, although it is still counting. GM sold 9.29 million. Both companies saw higher sales but Toyota’s growthAP - 239 words
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Article289 2013-01-15 6 totality might, in our opinion, finally set a prolonged chill in the market.” The wide-ranging measures include higher stamp duty for certain home buyers, tighter loan-to-value limits and higher downpayment requirements for existing homeowners seeking to buy additional properties. Barclays Research said it expects “developer volumes to correct 30 to289 words
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Article, Illustration1174 2013-01-15 12 PANKAJ MISHRA - INDIAN POLITICS PANKAJ MISHRA Pankaj Mishra is the author of From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia. He is based in London and Mashobra, India. BLOOMBERG Elections make for responsive and accountable governments, or soBLOOMBERG - 1,174 words
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Article, Illustration569 2013-01-15 15 PAUL KRUGMAN - JAPAN’S STIMULUS PACKAGE PAUL KRUGMAN Nobel laureate Paul Krugman is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. THE NEW YORK TIMES For three years, economic policy throughout the advanced world has been paralysed, despite high unemployment, by a dismal orthodoxy. Every suggestion ofTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 569 words
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Advertisement35 2013-01-15 12 To end Japan’s long economic stagnation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has already taken steps orthodoxy says we must not take. And the early indications are that it is going pretty well. PAUL KRUGM AN 1535 words
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voices
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272 2013-01-15 16 YEO ENG HUAT - FROM YEO ENG HUAT I applaud the recently-announced property market cooling measures (“Govt announces slew of new property cooling measures”, Jan 12). Astronomical property prices can be broadly attributed to foreigners being allowed to buy property without much restriction, demand exceeding supply,272 words
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116 2013-01-15 16 LIM YIN-FERN - FROM LIM YIN-FERN Vice-President, Corporate Communications, NETS We refer to the letter “Rethink scrapping of online CashCard services” (Jan 12) by Mr James Poh Ching Ping. In July last year, we informed NETS CashCard users that we would be discontinuing the NETS CashCard116 words
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262 2013-01-15 16 HIAP KAI XIANG - FROM HIAP KAI XIANG I would like to express my displeasure with the time frame allocated to students who took the O-Level exams last year to participate in this year’s Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) to gain admission into tertiary262 words
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350 2013-01-15 17 KWAN JIN YAO - FROM KWAN JIN YAO The call by then-Minister of State for Social and Family Development Halimah Yacob for businesses to provide more employment opportunities for those with mental illnesses (“More jobs for those with mental illness: Halimah”; Jan 12) may be well-intentioned, but350 words
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148 2013-01-15 17 ALVIN HANG - FROM ALVIN HANG Director, Corporate Communications and Relations, Singapore Sports Council We refer to the letter “New gates no help for SwimFIT members” (Jan 9) by Mr David Kwok. In July last year, the Singapore Sports Council introduced a new admission148 words
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332 2013-01-15 18 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE The Ministry of Defence’s (MINDEF) financial compensation for injured servicemen both regulars and conscripts is “much more generous” than what is awarded under laws protecting those who suffer ordinary work-related injuries and in the civil courts, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen332 words
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357 2013-01-15 19 TEO XUANWEI - Information handed over will be of a technical, not personal, nature: Iswaran COMPUTER MISUSE ACT TEO XUANWEI S ING A PORE —Any information that the Government can now compel to be handed over with the aim of snuffing out cyber threats will “generally357 words
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329 2013-01-15 19 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG SINGAPORE —The Ministry of Education (MOE) said that almost all primary schools here had top Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) students. Citing a PSLE T-score of at least 250 traditionally achieved by the top 10 per cent of329 words
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363 2013-01-15 20 THEN AI PING - THEN AI PING SINGAPORE —In a discovery that could have a large environmental impact, four Singapore Polytechnic (SP) students have found a way to recycle sludge produced from sewage water treatment processes by using it as a cheaper alternative to treat waste water. Apart363 words
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Article, Illustration514 2013-01-15 20 HIGHER EDUCATION THE GUARDIAN LONDON —The number of postgraduate students travelling from nonEuropean Union countries to study at United Kingdom universities has fallen for the first time in 16 years, fuelling fears that the government’s immigration crackdown is deterring thousands of the brightest studentsTHE GUARDIAN; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 514 words
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Article, Illustration470 2013-01-15 22 Army chief accuses Pakistan of planning last week’s attack in disputed Kashmir region BILATERAL RELATIONS AP NEW DELHI —India’s army chief yesterday accused Pakistan of planning an attack in which two Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed Kashmir region last week, and warned ofAP; PHOTO: AP - 470 words
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207 2013-01-15 22 AP NEW DELHI One of the five men charged with gang-raping and killing a 23-year-old student on a bus in India’s capital is a minor, his lawyer said yesterday, in what could be a tactic to delay the case fromAP - 207 words
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Article, Illustration569 2013-01-15 23 AGENCIES BEIJING —The Chinese state media said yesterday that the government had to take urgent action to tackle air pollution, which has blanketed parts of the country at dangerous levels in recent days, and one newspaper called for a rethink of a “fixation”AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 569 words
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456 2013-01-15 24 PKR to capitalise on influence of ex-army personnel to help gain support of250,000 voters MALAYSIAN POLITICS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUAL A LUMPUR —The opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has set its sights on gaining the support of some 250,000 voters living in police barracks andTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 456 words
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204 2013-01-15 24 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The religious council of the opposition Parti Islam Se-Malay-sia (PAS) has clarified its stand in the controversy over usage of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims. The PAS Syura Council said that non-Muslims should avoid the use ofTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 204 words
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Article, Illustration340 2013-01-15 25 AGENCIES PYONGYANG —North Korea vowed yesterday to strengthen its defences amid reports the country may conduct a nuclear test as a follow-up to last month’s long-range rocket launch. Accusing the United States of hostility, Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry said in a memorandum that NorthAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 340 words
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172 2013-01-15 25 AP YANGON Government forces in Myanmar launched artillery strikes yesterday on the town that ethnic Kachin rebels use as their headquarters, killing three civilians and wounding four more, the rebels said. The deaths, which included a 15-year-old boy, were the first reported inAP - 172 words
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Article, Illustration304 2013-01-15 27 MALI INSURGENCY REUTERS BA M A KO —Al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels launched a counteroffensive yesterday in central Mali after four days of air strikes by French warplanes on their strongholds in the desert north, promising to drag France into a long and brutal Afghan-istan-styleREUTERS; PHOTO: AP - 304 words
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219 2013-01-15 27 AGENCIES quetta (Pakistan) Pakistani leaders dismissed the government of southwest Baluchistan province early yesterday in response to the demands of protesters angry about the attack on minority Shia Muslims there that killed nearly 100 people. Over the past three days, thousands of Shias haveAGENCIES - 219 words
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Article27 2013-01-15 28 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.27 words
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Article58 2013-01-15 28 BUY(S$0.53) DMG OSK keeps rating and raises the target price to S$0.75 from S$0.50. The house says: “The Chinese government plans to spend between 600 billion and 650 billion yuan in 2013 in rail investment, and as one of the dominant aluminium alloy extrusion products manufacturer for the rail58 words
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Article66 2013-01-15 28 BUY (S$3.85) Maybank Kim Eng keeps rating, raises target price to S$4.31 from S$3.99. The house says it likes StarHub “for its attractive dividend yield, which has room to increase further if it raises 2013 dividend guidance beyond the current S$0.20 a share. We believe it should do so,66 words
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Article59 2013-01-15 28 BUY (S$4.84) Maybank Kim Eng maintains rating and S$5.60 target price, saying “margin pressures are valid concerns but could be cushioned by higher productivity and better product mix from more conversion and repair jobs.” It adds that, “while there is competition from Chinese yards, we believe serious drillers/asset59 words
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Article71 2013-01-15 28 BUY (S$0.695) Maybank Kim Eng keeps rating and S$0.82 target price, saying its “conversation with management indicates that offshore construction contracting activities remain strong”. The house notes that contracts are available from Mexico, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. For Swiber, it says: “Our FY13F contract win expectation is US$1.271 words
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Article226 2013-01-15 28 SINGAPORE—Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday reported net profit fell 6.6 per cent to S$91.1 million in its fiscal first quarter from the corresponding period a year earlier, as its newspaper and magazine business suffered from falling advertisement and circulation revenues. For the three months ended226 words
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366 2013-01-15 28 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS NEW YORK Chinese companies are deserting US stock markets in record numbers as regulatory scrutiny mounts and the advantages of a US listing slip away. US investigations of suspect financial reports and battered share prices have for many Chinese companies wreckedREUTERS - 366 words
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208 2013-01-15 28 REUTERS AMSTERDAM United Parcel Service (UPS) is dropping its US$7 billion (S$8.6 billion) bid for TNT Express after European antitrust regulators said they would veto it. Shares in United Statesbased UPS gained 1.2 per cent yesterday after the industry world leader saidREUTERS - 208 words
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Article, Illustration768 2013-01-15 30 Hotel chain teams up with satirical website to diagnose and cure holiday hankering TREATING ‘VACATIONITIS’ THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Hilton Hotels and Resorts, the flagship brand of Hilton Worldwide, has joined forces with The Onion, the satirical news website, to attract leisure travellers toTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 768 words
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245 2013-01-15 32 Security update leaves unfixed several critical security flaws users still vulnerable to attack SOFTWARE UPDATE BOSTON —Oracle released an emergency update of its Java software for Web surfing on Sunday, but security experts said the update does not protect PCs from attack by245 words
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Article, Illustration498 2013-01-15 32 REUTERS SINGAPORE —Logic3 may be better known for its iPhone docks and gaming peripherals, but they have now joined the audiophile market with the release of new Ferraribranded audio products. The Cavallino range comes in classy tan or black, while the Scuderia modelsREUTERS; PHOTO: LOGIC3 - 498 words
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141 2013-01-15 32 REUTERS TOKYO Apple has almost halved its order of LCD panels for the iPhone 5 in the current quarter due to weak demand, the Nikkei reported yesterday. Apple has reduced its orders from suppliers Japan Display, Sharp and South Korean company LG DisplayREUTERS - 141 words
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Article, Illustration441 2013-01-15 34 TAN YO-HINN - But national swim coach is responding well to treatment, remains optimistic TODAY EXCLUSIVE TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) Technical Director Ian Turner has been diagnosed with stage two of tonsillitis cancer and is currently undergoing treatment. The veteran BritishTODAY FILE PHOTO - 441 words
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531 2013-01-15 34 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE —A new policy will be introduced by the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) in a bid to improve the standards of Singapore swimmers. Starting from this year’s Singapore National Age-Group Championships in March, swimmers aged eight to 12 years from531 words
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425 2013-01-15 35 DAN GUEN CHIN - DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE PKNS were one of the few Malaysian teams to achieve the “double” over the LionsXII last season. But LionsXII head coach V Sundramoorthy insists revenge is not on their minds ahead of their 2013 Malaysian Super League (MSL) clash425 words
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Article, Illustration694 2013-01-15 35 GERARD WONG - Former national coach pens letter to thank fans, supporters before returning to Serbia GERARD WONG Sports Editor gerard@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Radojko Avramovic has penned a farewell letter to local football fans on the eve of his departureTODAY FILE PHOTO - 694 words
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Article, Illustration207 2013-01-15 36 AP LONDON FIFA President Sepp Blatter (picture) has raised fresh doubts about the safety of playing the 2022 World Cup in Qatar during summer. There have been growing calls to move the tournament to the winter to avoid the sweltering desert heat thatAP; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 207 words
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Article, Illustration372 2013-01-15 36 AFTERNOON LATEST THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ABU DHABI Rory McIlroy will become one of the biggest earners in sporting history after confirmation of a multi-year sponsorship deal with Nike. Although the length of the deal was not revealed, it has been widely reported toTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 372 words
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203 2013-01-15 36 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS Newcastle United’s increasingly troubled season suffered another blows after Queens Park Rangers dramatically won the race to sign striker Loic Remy. Newcastle thought they had finalised a £10 million (S$20 million) deal for Marseille forward Remy, only toTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 203 words
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Article, Illustration1329 2013-01-15 38 CURRENT EVENTS SPIN THE GOLDEN GLOBES THE NEW YORK TIMES “When it comes to torture, I trust a lady who spent three years married to James Cameron,” Amy Poehler said. And with that, the 70th annual Golden Globes were off and running. Poehler, who hosted the ceremony onTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS: AP - 1,329 words
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Article, Illustration211 2013-01-15 40 Fashion winners and losers on the red carpet FASHION POLICE BEST DRESSED Naomi Watts is flawless in Zac Posen, proving one doesn’t have to put everything out there to get all the boys to the yard. Silly Jessica Chastain tucked her dress into her spanx. Speaking of puttingALL PHOTOS: AP - 211 words
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Article, Illustration231 2013-01-15 41 Here’s who the big winners at yesterday’s Golden Globe Awards were AP MOTION PICTURE Best Picture, Drama: Argo Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: Les Miserables Best Actor, Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis (for Lincoln) Best Actress, Drama: Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) Best Director: Ben Affleck (Argo) Best Actor,AP; PHOTO: AP - 231 words
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Article, Illustration660 2013-01-15 42 MAY SEAH - Necessary Roughness star Callie Thorne extols the virtues of therapy WHAT’S UP, DOC? MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —It can be tough when you’re too good at what you do. Just ask actress Callie Thorne. Thorne is apparently so convincing asPHOTO: BETV - 660 words
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Article, Illustration64 2013-01-15 44 OUR PICK This is your last chance to catch this Swedish electronic dance music trio as they perform on their last tour together before they officially break up. They will perform their greatest hits as well as latest releases Greyhound and Don’t You Worry64 words
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Article63 2013-01-15 44 This hip-hop dance idol and former Korean group 2PM member returns to Singapore yet again but this time, for his very own solo concert. Prepare to be entertained as Jay showcases his singing, rapping and dancing talents. Jan 18, 8pm, The Star Theatre, The Star63 words
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Article84 2013-01-15 44 So the holidays have ended and school has begun. No reason to feel blue though, the NLB has organised a fun programme for kids to get back into the swing of things. They can learn how to create a schoolhouse photo frame to display photos of themselves84 words
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Article60 2013-01-15 44 Young violinist Loh Jun Hong joins Lan Shui and the SSO in Bruch’s celebrated Concerto No 1. This concert of familiar favourites also include Mozart’s Symphony No 34 and the passionate, yearning and ultimately tragic work Romeo And Juliet Fantasy Overture by Tchaikovsky Jan 18, 7.30pm,60 words
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87 2013-01-15 44 The Arts House presents But Is The Book Better, a look at films heavy on fantasy and high on imagination for the dreamer in all of us. This week, Tim Burton shapes a fantastical version of the novel by Lewis Caroll. We follow Alice as87 words
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Article76 2013-01-15 44 The Singapore Art Museum’s permanent exhibition is dedicated to presenting artworks selected from the museum’s collection to promote engagement and discussion of broader issues through contemporary art. The gallery also aims to nurture an appreciation for art and develop creative and analytical thinking among its visitors, including the76 words
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