Today, 2 March 2013, Afternoon Edition

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  • 25 1 TODAY /M -diaCorp SATURDAY, 2 MARCH 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 2 MARCH 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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    • 95 1 2 THE MOVEMENT KICKS OFF TODAY. Be part of the action at TAB as the region’s best crews, b-boys and freestyle dancers battle it out in an all-styles urban dance competition. Visit todaymovement.com for details Judges: II 9i TwI r* a** M i*** A -k* n t r.l is* he.
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    • 214 2 iPad 2:38 PM hot news commentary voices daily locus china&mdia world What makes a Singaporean core? i < V Several MPs give their take on the concept on the first day of debate in Parliament O P o o o BYNEO CHAI CHINSINGAPORE A common responsibility felt for one another.
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  • 475 1 S ING A PORE There are still “some ways to go” before property prices are at an acceptable level, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Thursday. “We’re still in a wrong part of
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  • 923 1  -  Courts look to provide litigan ts with ‘primaryjustice’lawyers as step between self-help and commencing action in court SUBORDINATE COURTS’ BID TO ENHANCE JUSTICE AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To provide the public with more access to legal information with the ultimate
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  • 78 1 Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III (bottom right), along with more than 200 of the ‘Royal Army’ followers, protesting after Friday prayers in suburban Taguig city, east of Manila. The three-week stand-off between members of the Muslim royal clan from the southern Philippines, who
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  • hot news
    • 291 2  -  AMIR HUSSAIN S I NG A PO R E The Community Justice Centre (CJC), a one-stop centre providing unrepresented litigants help with legal procedures, as well as in social services, was officially opened yesterday. Incorporated last December, the independent charity was established to
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    • 590 4  -  Recipients will not have to pay for one-off or annual purchases of medical equipment: Minister PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Not only will they pocket higher cash allowances every month as announced during this year’s Budget Public Assistance (PA)
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    • 574 6 Police commandos, clan members among the dead in Lahad Da tu shoot-out LAHAD DATU CONFLICT AGENCIES MANILA Fourteen people were killed in a shoot-out yesterday as the Malaysian authorities tried to end a three-week stand-off with about 200 members of a Filipino clan
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    • 1090 8  -  Some workers not comfortable with such arrangements even if 41% of companies offer them WORK-LIFE BALANCE WOO SIAN BOON, KELLY NG woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Although his supervisor had requested to work from home for a few days a week making use of the
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    • 309 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Nearly 7 in 10 respondents in a survey by the labour movement say their employers are not quite supportive of flexi-work arrangements.The survey of 5,720 respondents also found that six in 10 said they do not have supportive
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    • 447 9 AGENCIES NEW DELHI Police are investigating the rape of a seven-year-old girl inside a state-run school in the Indian capital. A Delhi police spokesman said yesterday that police registered a rape case and were questioning teachers and security guards at the school. Dr
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    • 576 3 ECO Between the hills the sky HOW MANY SPECIES OF BUTTERFLIES ARE THERE? Find out the answer and other wonderful facts about butterflies and Mother Nature at the "Wings of Beauty" event in Eco Sanctuary! This special one-day programme is designed to encourage a more sustainable community and promote a
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    • 277 4 With great fares on sale, there's no better way to spend your red packets. scoot 0 TIANJIN v< i QINGDAO TAIPEI mu 168 SGb UQSV. SGO m m Collected plenty of red packets over the Lunar New Year? Wonderful! We've got 7 Scoot destinations on sale to scoot off to.
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  • saturday people
    • 2496 12  -  Salesman, guru and master storyteller, Atlas CEO Michael Tien finds passion can help a small business achieve great things THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES LIN YANQIN Assistant News Editor yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg At 21, while his friends were excitedly planning for their university studies overseas, Michael Tien was
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    • 39 12 With eight blistering goals in his last seven matches, Spurs’ Gareth Bale has taken his game to stratospheric levels. The way some people are talking, one would think he was from a different planet. He’s not. ADRIAN CLARKE 32
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  • voices
    • 516 16 The latest episode of VoicesTODAY asked what kind of deal did the middle class get in Budget 2013, and how far was it the Government’s role to help middle-income earners. Here are some views raised in the debate on-air, via letters and on social media:
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    • 33 16 The report “His own man” (Feb 2) stated that Mr John Tan began seeking capital for his company ACR in 2005. The correct time-frame is around 2006. We apologise for the error.
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    • 232 17  -  FROM KAREN LEE I could not agree more with Mr Edwin Yeo’s letter, “Car loan limits may hurt the people they are meant to protect” (March 1). The measures may act as a high barrier to purchase, but they will certainly not stop those
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    • 332 17  -  FROM COLONEL CHUA BOON KEAT Head, National Service Affairs Department, Ministry of Defence I refer to Mr Ian Tan Yong Hoe’s letter “SAF needs to improve basic IT services” (Feb 27). We thank Mr Tan for his feedback. The
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    • 130 16 FREE ADMISSION SWING BY FOR CAREER EDUCATION 2013 TODAY AND TOMORROW. 1 3 MARCH 2013 SANDS EXPO AND CONVENTION CENTER, HALLS D, E AND F MARINA BAY SANDS, SINGAPORE OPERATING HOURS: 11AM 8PM How to get there: By MRT: Marina Bay Sands is linked directly to Bayfront MRT Station (CE2,
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    • 14 16 •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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    • 74 17 S' Ki ,'\T AlW' *> SWiSS w Vs SvVI nt. V /i Date: 15 24 March Time: 11am 8pm Venue: AMK Hub B1 Exhibition Hall A J0l< V-. p m L3et's Discover m cl ANI AL Hplanet •55^12?iM*7fvj) 1 332JL. m PLUS! Attractive great subscription deals and hourl not to
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  • singapore
    • 611 20  -  ANIMAL WELFARE SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Harsher penalties for animal abuse, a minimum age and presale screening for pet buyers these are some of the recommendations of the Animal Welfare Legislation Review Committee, which submitted its report to the Ministry of National
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    • 389 21 Coroner’s verdict a longawaited response andfamily still discussing with lawyers on next step forward, says mother CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A coroner’s inquiry into the death of a baby at Thomson Medical Centre in 2011 has concluded that he died from subdural haemorrhage,
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    • 683 22  -  Brenda Ting could hardly finish her exams, Aloysius Lim has inherited vision loss, but both did well for their A-Levels EXAM WARRIORS EUGENE NEUBRONNER, KELLY NG eugenen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One month before she was to sit for her A-Level examinations last year, Ms
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    • 121 22 RESTAURANT HOSHIGAOKA IN SINGAPORE -1972 RESTAURANT HOSHIGAOKA FAMILY JAPANESE RESTAURANT by^T^pepperdine Authentic Family Japanese Restaurant since 1972 o A D ■'S Authentic Japanese Set Lunch from $13.50++ V m 1 Due to upcoming Isetan’s 5 Dinner Dance Event, n Restaurant Hoshigaoka outlet at Shaw House (Isetan Scotts) will be closed
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  • world
    • 947 24 South Korea’s new President also calls on Japan to acknowledge aggressive past FOREIGN RELATIONS THE NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL Addressing her two biggest foreign policy challenges, South Korea’s new President, Ms Park Geun Hye, urged Japan yesterday to acknowledge its aggressive past while
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    • 282 25 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —There is no issue with non-Muslims using “Allah”, Pan-Is-lamic Malaysian Party (PAS) spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has said, in response to the drawn-out dispute over the use of the word which
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    • 371 25 AGENCIES BANGKOK —Two bombings and a deadly shooting further marred Thailand’s restive south yesterday, a day after a landmark agreement between the government and a Muslim rebel group to start talks aimed at ending a conflict that has claimed more
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    • 585 26 Two out of five people in the country will be aged 65 or older by2060 A DECADES-OLD ISSUE REUTERS TOKYO —Ms Kyoko Machiya should be enjoying life with her grandchildren. Instead, the 64-year-old’s home is a makeshift structure of boxes covered with
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    • 610 26 AGENCIES WA S HINGTON A combative President Barack Obama blamed Republican lawmakers yesterday for failing to stop automatic spending cuts that were to begin kicking in later in the day, calling the cuts “dumb, arbitrary”. Republicans said the fault was
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    • 141 27 ELLE MARCH ISSUE _OUT NOW! c/> 6 ,oR5& IritTH 'ioiAR Mlfc? o > o JO w-f, MARCH 2013 t r *GOs Mob 'TVs Se>Ho )o !0s GMueE IT'S ALL BACK! HOW TO KEEP IT FRESH THE HULA HOOP BAG EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT I MAKEUP REBOOT! HOWTODO GRAPHIC EYELINER STRONG BROWS
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  • business
    • 437 28 CHINESE ECONOMY REUTERS B E I J I N G —China’s factory growth cooled to multi-month lows last month as domestic demand dipped, weighing on firms already hit by slack foreign sales and underlining the patchiness of the recovery in the world’s secondlargest
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    • 170 28  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE —The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has announced a number of new management appointments. According to its statement, Dr Jeffrey Jaensubhakji, Mr Lim Kee Chong and Mr Ang Eng Seng will take up their new roles from April 1. Dr Jaensubhakji will
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    • 367 28 BLOOMBERG B EIJING The Chinese government yesterday told the central bank to raise down payment requirements and interest rates for mortgages on second homes in cities with “excessively fast” price gains as authorities step up efforts to cool the property market. The
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    • 195 29 BY THE 1 v< at Shangri-Las Rasa Sentosa Resort Spa, Singapore PRESENTED BY STYLE:WEDDINGS A atUrd *y, 23 u a 2013 a r, jJ I u a m 5.30 Pm Th H R^ n s PaVilhn Sh mgn k WIN! iSd*? *>■ #*<-?*: ,*>V &S, pa Sin eson ir 528
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  • sports
    • 744 30  -  Taiwanese Tseng Yani’s No 1 ranking under threat as rivals chip away 2013 HSBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE The race to displace Tseng Yani at the top of the Rolex Women’s Golf Rankings came into sharp relief on
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    • 312 30  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The Republic’s bowlers were made to work hard for their third gold of the 6th Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championship in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday, as Javier Tan, Bernice Lim, Geraldine Ng and Muhd Jaris Goh held off strong challenges
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    • 875 31 United legend, who will hit 1,000 games if he faces Norwich today, continues to defy logic THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LO N D O N After Ryan Giggs scored against Everton in January, to record the unique distinction of having found the net in every Premier League
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    • 349 31 AP EDINBURGH FIFA is willing to allow goal-line technology decisions to be shown to fans on big screens in stadiums and television viewers. In a document to be assessed by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), football’s rulemakers today, FIFA has reversed its
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    • 868 32  -  THE BIG MATCH TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS ARSENAL COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Adrian Clarke, TODAY’S EPL analyst, is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for many publications around the world.
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    • 390 32  -  DEBORAH ONG SINGAPORE The organiser of this year’s Singapore Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger has criticised the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) for downsizing its support for the event, forcing it to be cancelled. Organised since 2011 by the Sports Management Group
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    • 467 34  -  MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg scenario will change.” additional REPORTING BY DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE In their most recent two afternoon kick-offs in this season’s Malaysian Super League (MSL), the LionsXII lost 1-0 to T-Team and, four days later,
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    • 80 34 NBA LA Clippers 99 Indiana 91, Chicago 93 Philadelphia 82, LA Lakers 116 Minnesota 94 La Liga fixtures (StarHub Ch209 and SingTel mio TV Ch115) Saturday: Real Madrid vs Barcelona (10.55pm) Sunday: Deportivo Coruna vs Rayo Vallecano (12.55am), Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao (2.55am), Valencia vs Levante
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    • 25 30 REPORT SINGAPORE’S OLYMPIANS GATHER Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/oly0302. REPORT OCBC S’PORE CYCLISTS SUFFER CRASH SCARE Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/cyc0302.
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 84 32 For the latest live' telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw IWifWrc] L i vewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) 1 Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 yrs and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 yrs and above) Ip Y(i> Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account
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    • 84 33 IF YOU START SEEING STARS AFTER A SIP OF CHAMPAGNE, YOU ARE PERFECTLY NORMAL. •y. evss ?<■ .-•r Savour fine culinary masterpieces by celebrated chefs Masayasu Yonemura, Laurent Peugeot and Justin Hor. Revel in the company of MediaCorp celebrities. Enjoy the breathtaking bayfront view. Attend star-studded previews and galas by
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    • 192 34 m m \s Uj t=s i.1 N V 2 ComChest 1 )1 r a hand! Community Chest Roadshow AMK Hub B1 Exhibition Hall 9-10 March 2013 (Sat-Sun) 11 am-9pm 1 Be part of the Great 400km Pedal Challenge"! Our corporate donors will donate 1 for every metre you cycle. 3
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    • 54 35 WINE THE KNACKERED MOTHER’S WINE CLUB IS HERE TO HELP 38 BARGAIN EATS VIOLET OON ON HER FAVE DISHES UNDER S$10 40 MUSIC LOCAL SINGER DERRICK HOH WANTS IT ALL 41 SATURDAY, 2 MARCH 2013 A FINE CATCH HAVE HEARTY ITALIAN CUISINE IN ONE OF SINGAPORE’S MOST ICONIC LANDMARKS 39
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    • cars
      • 1026 36  -  WHY THE DPF MATTERS WHEN YOU’RE THINKING OF BUYING A DIESEL CAR DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Diesel-powered passenger cars have been finally enjoying their time in the sun here, thanks to the reduction of the Diesel Special Tax and the new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEVS), which
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        465 37  -  Volkswagen takes the can-opener to the Beetle and lets in the sun VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CABRIOLET BEN CHIA featu res@ med iacorp.com .sg N I C E F R A N C E Having sold more than 330,000 of the original Beetle Cabriolet, which remained in official production from
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    • food
      • 736 38  -  Having a dinner party at home and don’t know what wines would work? The Knackered Mother’s Wine Club will sort you out WINE BLOGGER SUCCESS LEAH HYSLOP features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LO N D O N When mother-of-three Helen McGinn started a wine tips blog for exhausted
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      • 369 38 French fare Fast food? THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS —Where does one go for a nice meal while in Paris? If you ask the French, they might suggest you pop into the nearest fast-food joint. Traditional sit-down restaurants, historically a sacrosanct part of the French way of life, have been dethroned
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      • 462 39  -  Raffles Hotel has given its Courtyard a new lease of life REVIEW: RAFFLES COURTYARD ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE —The much-loved Raffles Grill has been reborn as an Italian trattoria, complete with a wood-fire pizza oven and a range of Italian wines served in quaint little terracotta jars called
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      • 555 39  -  Boozy conversations about what makes people smile THIS ROUND’S ON KOK XING HUI SINGAPORE —You’ll recognise singersongwriter Sarah Cheng-De Winne from her music videos playing on television these days. Two of Sarah’s songs Happy Ever After and Love-Shape Void from her latest album, Brand New, have landed
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      • 84 40 Get your WGS tickets from March 24 Foodies hankering after tickets to this year’s World Gourmet Summit, which happens from April 16 to 26, will want to mark this down on their calendars. All WGS events tickets will go on sale from March 24 onwards, from either the official
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        475 40  -  Opened by two Italians, Burlamacco turns out some of the best Tuscan fare in town FOOD REVIEW: BURLAMACCO RISTORANTE ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE Many of us tend to judge an Italian restaurant’s worth by its pasta dishes. Pasta is, after all, the Italian staple; the country’s archetypal culinary export
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      • 249 40  -  Chef Violet Oon offers some healthy selections FARAH DALEY Seniors of the Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Constituency involved with the Cookies For Charity Programme were recently treated to an appreciation lunch by Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS) at chef Violet Oon’s restaurant. And the
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    • culture&lifestyle
      • 694 41  -  Popular singer Derrick Hoh wants to explore new ideas WINNING WAYS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Just about a month ago, popular Chinese pop singer Derrick Hoh became the first Singaporean artiste to hit the No 1 spot on the iTunes in Singapore. That Hoh tops music charts
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      • 460 42  -  Brit singer Ellie Goulding on realising dreams GOING FOR BROKE CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE —Adele winning an Oscar and Grammy for Skyfall was “mental”, according to fellow singer Ellie Goulding, who was in Singapore for a concert on Tuesday. She added that she’d
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  • Page 40 Miscellaneous
    • 51 40 “A BRILLIANTLY TWISTED PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OLDBOY” <ml y MiTOtrf.iSH mUBDIIW STOKER INNOCENCE ENDS IN THEATRES MARCH 7 ACADEMY AWARDS* WINNER BEST DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHY VISUAL EFFECTS THE NEXT AVATAR A VISUAL MIRACLE." V* a NOW SHOWING FRIGHTENING SCENES WITH CHINESE SUBTITLES IN SELECTEO CINEMAS VAWUlFEOFtTI/OVIE.COIl WWW.FOXIUaviES.COM.SG «uiill»ici3
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  • Page 41 Miscellaneous
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    • 28 42 VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH ELLIE GOULDING Get a QR rode reader app for your smartphone and scan the QR code, or watch the full interview online at http://tdy.sg/ egoulding1march.
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