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Title Section23 2013-04-22 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp MONDAY, 22 APRIL 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING AbdiaCorp MONDAY, 22 APRIL 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/201223 words
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Article, Illustration779 2013-04-22 1 AGENCIES LUSHAN —Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of south-west-ern China yesterday as the death toll and the number of those missing from the earthquake climbed to 208 with almost 1,000 serious injuries. The 6.6 magnitude quake struck in Lushan county,AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 779 words
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Article, Illustration557 2013-04-22 1 AMANDA LEE - Residents’ Committees can now develop own programme theme, centres to be upgraded by 2017 REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Residents’ Committees (RCs) across the island are undergoing their largest revamp since they were formed 36 years ago,PHOTO: ERNEST CHUA - 557 words
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hot news
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606 2013-04-22 2 NG JING YNG - Tertiary institutes offering programmes for early childhood educators will raise intakes EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Tertiary institutes here offering training programmes for early childhood educators will be raising their intakes a move pre-school operators felt would address the sector’s perennial606 words
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378 2013-04-22 2 WOO SIAN BOON - WOO SIAN BOON SINGAPORE —Grassroots leaders are able to respond faster to the community’s needs, since the Residents’ Committee/Neighbourhood Committee manager scheme began in 2011. Once, for instance, Ms Norhayati Ibrahim was notified on the phone that a family in one378 words
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144 2013-04-22 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Singapore Government will contribute S$50,000 through the Singapore Red Cross to support China’s disaster relief efforts in Sichuan. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to convey his condolences to the people and governmentCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 144 words
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Article, Illustration116 2013-04-22 6 About 35,000 runners at the London Marathon yesterday observed a moment of silence to remember the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, under the watchful eyes of increased numbers of police officers deployed. Despite the recent tragedy, big crowds lined the 42km routePHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 116 words
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258 2013-04-22 6 AP BOSTON —Tamerlan Tsarnaev ranted at a neighbour about Islam and the United States. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, relished debating people on religion, “then crushing their beliefs with facts”. The older brother sought individual glory in the boxing ring, while the younger excelled asAP - 258 words
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532 2013-04-22 6 BOSTON BLASTS AGENCIES BOSTON —Investigators were seeking a motive for the Boston Marathon bombings and whether others were involved as they waited for a chance yesterday to interview the surviving ethnic Chechen suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, in a Boston hospital. Dzhokhar was seriouslyAGENCIES - 532 words
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603 2013-04-22 8 People’s Bank of China Governor says slower growth in first quarter ‘normal’ as nation is undergoing restructuring CHINESE ECONOMY BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON —China’s slower expansion in the first quarter is “normal” as the world’s second-largest economy sacrifices growth to make structural reforms, said People’s BankBLOOMBERG - 603 words
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491 2013-04-22 8 AGENCIES GELANG PATAH —Opposition Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) Lim Kit Siang said yesterday that he wants to win the country’s southernmost state with the support of all races, stressing the message that his party will defend the interestsAGENCIES - 491 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1100 2013-04-22 10 ANDREW YEO ZHI JIAN - EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE ANDREW YEO ZHI JIAN Andrew Yeo Zhi Jian is a final-year sociology student at the University of Buffalo’s programme at the Singapore Institute of Management. He will further his studies at the London School of Economics and Political SciencePHOTO: NTU - 1,100 words
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Article, Illustration870 2013-04-22 12 FOUAD AJAMI - TERROR BEYOND BORDERS FOUAD AJAMI Fouad Ajami is a senior fellow at the Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and author of The Syrian Rebellion. The world, in all its tangled webs, will be read into the Boston bombing suspects. For some, the TsarnaevPHOTO: AP - 870 words
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Article, Illustration713 2013-04-22 13 TRISHA CRAIG, ZACHARY WALKER - KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION TRISHA CRAIG, ZACHARY WALKER Trisha Craig is Executive Director of Wheelock College Singapore. Zachary Walker is Assistant Professor of Early Childhood and Special Needs Education at the National Institute of Education. The Government’s revised kindergarten curriculum is a model for713 words
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Advertisement32 2013-04-22 10 No ‘intel’ can find and identify this unsettled breed ordinary neighbourhood types who step forth to do battle against a modernity, and an order, they had once yearned for. FOUAD AJAMI 1232 words
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voices
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502 2013-04-22 14 MUHAMMAD HAZIQ JANI - FROM MUHAMMAD HAZIQ JANI Mr Robin Chua’s letter, “Name the flag and bind a nation” (April 20), and Mr Simon Tay’s commentary, “What makes a S’porean? A debate returns” (April 8), seem to imagine the possibility of a certain Singaporean identity. Mr Chua suggests naming502 words
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254 2013-04-22 14 HELEN LIM - FROM HELEN LIM Director, Media Relations and Public Education, Land Transport Authority We refer to Ms Linda Foo’s letter, “Free travel scheme may not benefit all” (April 18). The free pre-peak travel trial aims to ease crowding during the morning peak hour along the city-bound254 words
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412 2013-04-22 15 LIEW KAI KHIUN - FROM LIEW KAI KHIUN From coolie to architect, and from grumpy heartlander to courageous Criminal Investigation Department officer, Mr Huang Wenyong has played many roles since he joined the local television industry in 1980. Entertaining us nightly on the small screen, Mr412 words
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120 2013-04-22 15 RICHMOND LEE - FROM RICHMOND LEE It has been common to hear National Servicemen complain about losing out to women, who enter the universities and the workforce two years earlier. To better compensate NSmen after their full-time service, they should be given enhanced education subsidies. This would spur120 words
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singapore
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669 2013-04-22 16 NEO CHAI CHIN - SOCIAL INTEGRATION NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When the Government last month signalled its intention to help Singaporeans and their foreign spouses remain here together and form stable families, it seems that work was already under way to look into issues669 words
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277 2013-04-22 17 S RAMESH - S RAMESH SINGAPORE —Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Singapore today for a Leaders’ Retreat with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The visit aims to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relationships. During their meeting, both leaders will review277 words
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Article, Illustration63 2013-04-22 17 Show 1 of the Star Awards 2013 last night started with a minute’s silence and a video tribute for veteran MediaCorp actor Huang Wenyong, who died on Saturday. The 60-year-old garnered a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role in Joys Of Life. ShowPHOTO: ALEX WESTCOTT - 63 words
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235 2013-04-22 18 HETTY MUSFIRAH - HETTY MUSFIRAH SINGAPORE —Children from low-income families living in Jalan Kukoh will get a leg up with a new programme known as CATCH Plus, which aims to provide holistic after-school care services for those aged between seven and 16 years old. Other235 words
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Article, Illustration49 2013-04-22 18 The second okto Kids’ Congress was held on Saturday for more than 300 primary school pupils, who presented their perspectives on how to do their part to promote a more gracious society. A MediaCorp initiative, the congress encourages and empowers the young. PHOTO: MEDIACORP PRESSPHOTO: MEDIACORP PRESS - 49 words
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youth
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595 2013-04-22 19 KOK XING HUI - Youth-initiated movement clinches award for efforts to help the needy in Singapore MOVEMENT WITH A HEART KOK XING HUI kokxinghui@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Over three days, 20 youths took part in a camp that sought to highlight the plight of the less fortunate. They595 words
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Advertisement167 2013-04-22 19 SMU MBA The future of globalisation is clearer from here. SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY MBA Being strategically located in the central business district of Singapore, and with Asia leading the world's economic growth, SMU is at the epicentre of global business. The SMU MBA programme is taught by a world-class faculty167 words
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china&india
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Article, Illustration256 2013-04-22 20 AGENCIES NEW DELHI —A doctor said the condition of a five-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped, raped and tortured by a man and then left alone for two days in a locked room in India’s capital, has improved. Dr D K Sharma saidAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 256 words
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355 2013-04-22 20 ‘WOEFUL’ RIGHTS RECORD AGENCIES BEIJING —China accused the United States yesterday of spying on its own citizens, discriminating against women and ethnic minorities and allowing gun crime to run out of control in a rebuttal to Washington’s criticism of its rights record.AGENCIES - 355 words
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215 2013-04-22 20 AGENCIES BEIJING Taiwan will help with the assessing of the effectiveness of current testing measures on the deadly H7N9 virus strain and possibly work on developing a vaccine, according to a health official from the Taiwanese Centers for Disease Control (CDC).AGENCIES - 215 words
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Article, Illustration599 2013-04-22 21 Creation of programme for study in China shows country’s importance to Wall Street financiers corporate leaders THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG The private-equity tycoon Stephen Schwarzman, backed by an array of mostly Western bluechip companies with interests in China, is creating aTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 599 words
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Advertisement99 2013-04-22 21 Let bare sole meet cushiony grass. Sign up for the Habitat-Barclays Bare Your Sole 2013 barefoot walk. Your feet will love it and what's more, you'll be helping raise funds for projects that improve the living conditions of Singapore's elderly and less fortunate. Sign up at bareyoursole.org.sg Date: 1st June,99 words
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world
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Article, Illustration675 2013-04-22 22 DAN GUEN CHIN - Sabah ex- Chief Minister Pairin to defendKeningau seat; says election will be his last MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTION DAN GUEN CHIN IN KOTA KINABALU danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg KOTA KINABALU —After an illustrious political career spanning almost four decades, Sabah’s caretaker Deputy Chief Minister JosephPHOTO: THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 675 words
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420 2013-04-22 23 AGENCIES KOTA BA RU The Barisan Nasional (BN), the ruling party led by Prime Minister Najib Razak, has said it is open to helping Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali campaign for the federal seat, a day after its nominee for Kelantan failed toAGENCIES - 420 words
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878 2013-04-22 24 CHECHEN SEPARATISM THE NEW YORK TIMES WA SHINGTON —The two brothers of Chechen heritage, who are linked to the Boston Marathon bombings, lived in the United States for years, according to friends and relatives, and have no direct ties with known Chechen terroristTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 878 words
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404 2013-04-22 26 TENSIONS IN THE PENINSULA REUTERS SEOUL —North Korea has moved two short-range missile launchers to its east coast, indicating it is apparently pushing ahead with preparations for a test launch, a South Korean news agency reported yesterday. South Korea and its alliesREUTERS - 404 words
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Advertisement244 2013-04-22 22 PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY UP TO 90% COURSE FEE SUBSIDY available for SINGAPOREANS SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENTS! Long lead times, high development expenses, high failure rates of projects an ever-changing market landscape are challenges in the life sciences industry. This workshop demonstrates how a detailed development plan can244 words
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business
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STOCK CALLS
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Article75 2013-04-22 28 NEUTRAL (S$11.19) CIMB downgrades from Outperform and cuts target to S$11.90 from S$13.30, saying Keppel’s Q1 net profit slightly below consensus expectations. Cuts FY13-15 EPS forecasts by 3%-5% on lower offshore and marine revenue expectations. Expects zero growth in FY14 earnings, and FY15 earnings to drop 15%. DISCLAIMER Readers75 words
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Article63 2013-04-22 28 BUY(S$1.66) OCBC keeps call and S$1.80 fair value estimate. Says CCT’s Q1 results in line with expectations. CCT reported Q1 distributable income of S$55.7 million, up 3.3% on-year, due to contributions from 20 Anson and higher rentals at HSBC Building. This translates to a Q1 DPU of 1.9663 words
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Article53 2013-04-22 28 BUY (S$0.47) OCBC keeps call with fair value estimate of S$0.73. Says KSH’s joint venture in China won a 157-million-yuan (S$31-million) construction contract for a condominium in Beijing. Notes the construction contract to build three blocks of 11-13 storey residential buildings with office and commercial units is its53 words
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Article86 2013-04-22 28 BUY (S$2.09) DMG Partners keeps call and S$2.48 target. Notes Ezion’s joint venture with Kim Seng Holdings secured another charter contract from a national oil company in Central America valued up to US$148.6 million (S$183.8 million). Adds: “We remain positive on Ezion for its undemanding valuation versus the86 words
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718 2013-04-22 28 ADELENE WONG - BANKING ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As Myanmar’s economy opens up after decades of isolation, developing the country’s financial services industry may offer high-potential opportunities for Singapore’s banks, whose expertise could be utilised to overhaul the outdated and underdeveloped sector there. Ms Khine Zyn718 words
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management
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Article, Illustration896 2013-04-22 30 STEVEN LOCK - The new hiring mindset think ‘team’ PRODUCTIVITY STRATEGY STEVEN LOCK Steven Lock is the founder and High Performance Strategist of a talent management training and consulting company and author of Hiring for Performance. Productivity has conventionally been viewed from the perspective of individual contribution. In other words, organisations hire the896 words
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technology
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Article, Illustration526 2013-04-22 32 PETER YEO - Music app makes discovering new tunes as easy asfollowing your favourite artistes, friends SOCIAL MEDIA PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE —Twitter on Thursday sounded a siren call to music lovers with its Twitter #music service. The app, currently only availablePHOTO: AP - 526 words
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sports
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Article, Illustration558 2013-04-22 33 Tottenham revive Champions League dream with a stunning comeback ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE THE GUARDIAN SPURS MAN CITY 3 1 LONDON It was a turnaround so startling as to seem faintly ridiculous. For 75 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur huffed and puffed, Gareth Bale was anonymousTHE GUARDIAN; PHOTO: AP - 558 words
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Article349 2013-04-22 33 AGENCIES LONDON —Sir Alex Ferguson believes his current Manchester United side deserve to be considered among the best, despite criticisms they are not as good as his treble-winning squad of 1998-1999. United will win the English Premier League title with four matches remaining if theyAGENCIES - 349 words
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Article, Illustration86 2013-04-22 33 NBA Playoffs: NY Knicks 85 Boston 78 (NY Knicks lead the best-of-seven series by 1-0), Brooklyn 106 Chicago 89 (Brooklyn lead the best-of-seven series by 1-0), Denver 97 Golden State 95 (Denver lead the best-of-seven series by 1-0), LA Clippers 112 Memphis 91 (LA Clippers leadPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 86 words
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Article, Illustration613 2013-04-22 34 PHILIP GOH - OCBC S’pore team land two podium finishes, but fall short of winning MALACCA GOVERNOR’S CUP PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg M A L ACC A It was a bitter-sweet feeling. Despite celebrating a double podium finish in the Malacca Governor’s Cup, their latest stop onPHOTO: PHILIP GOH - 613 words
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Article, Illustration446 2013-04-22 34 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two goals, including a delightful long-range strike, in Saturday’s 3-1 win over ATM FA in their Malaysian Super League (MSL) clash at the Jalan Besar Stadium underlined Shahfiq Ghani’s status as one of the most excitingPHOTO: FAS - 446 words
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Article, Illustration497 2013-04-22 35 Red Bull ace starting to pull away as Ferrari endure forgettable outing in Bahrain AP SAKHIR (BAHRAIN) Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday, easily beating Lotus drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean in a dominant performance that will bolster his chances ofAP; PHOTO: AP - 497 words
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392 2013-04-22 35 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Four paddlers from the national table tennis youth team are another step closer to representing Singapore at this year’s Asian Youth Games (AYG), as well as the 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Nanjing, China. Yin392 words
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Article, Illustration440 2013-04-22 36 NBA PLAYOFFS REUTERS NEW YORK With a history dating nearly a century, the bitter New York-Boston sports rivalry observed a momentary truce before Game 1 of the NBA playoffs between the New York Knicks and visiting Boston Celtics on Saturday (yesterday morning,REUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 440 words
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Article, Illustration1105 2013-04-22 38 MAYO MARTIN - SRT ISN’T JUST ABOUT SHAKESPEARE YOU KNOW MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Picture this: The Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) staging a Mandarin musical. It seems somewhat uncharacteristic for a company which has done English-language productions since, well, the very beginning. But that’s its game plan. On its 20th yearPHOTO: SRT; PHOTOS: SRT; PHOTO: MANUAL HARLAN - 1,105 words
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Article, Illustration161 2013-04-22 39 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Last week was a study in contrast. On one hand, the local comic book industry celebrated news of artist Drewscape’s nomination for the Will Eisner Awards (considered the Oscars of the comic book industry) for his short story Moving Forward, which was part161 words
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Article45 2013-04-22 40 Vertical Submarine member Justin Loke presents his first solo show, an installation based on Stanley Kubrick’s 1975 film, Barry Lyndon, using painting, sculpture and film. April 24 to May 20, 11am to 7pm, Objectifs Gallery, 56A Arab St. Free.45 words
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Article53 2013-04-22 40 Pangdemonium Productions presents David Lindsay-Abaire’s bittersweet play about a family coping with the tragic loss of a member. Stars Janice Koh and Adrian Pang, directed by Tracie Pang. April 25 to May 12, 8pm, DBS Arts Centre Home Of SRT .With 3pm weekend matinees. Tickets from S$20 to53 words
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Article43 2013-04-22 40 The Finger Players’ latest multi-discipli-nary performance looks at “two remnants of a day yesterday and tomorrow”. April 25 to 28, 8pm, Drama Centre Black Box. With 3pm weekend matinees. Tickets at S$30 from Sistic. In English, Mandarin and Chinese dialects.43 words
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Article50 2013-04-22 40 A showcase of British artist Tim Wakefield’s unique digital art technique transposing soundwave patterns on canvas, signed by music stars such as Coldplay, Pink Floyd and Eric Clapton. April 26 to May 31, 10.30am to 6.30pm, Icon Gallery, 476 River Valley Road. Closed on Mondays and public holidays. Free.50 words
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Article53 2013-04-22 40 Espace Louis Vuitton Singapore presents this group exhibition featuring Donna Ong, Genevieve Chua, Jane Lee and Ng Joon Kiat that explores the landscape as repository of our memories of the world. Curated by Khim Ong. April 25 to Sept 30, 10am to 11pm, Louis Vuitton Island Maison, Marina53 words
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Article38 2013-04-22 40 A group show by the Printmaking Society Of Singapore and guest artists dealing with the “horizontal narrative”. April 27 to May 5, noon to 9pm, The Substation Gallery. Free. For the complete list, visit http://tdy.sg/ artsguide.38 words
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Article, Illustration582 2013-04-22 40 SERENE LIM - What’s the award-winning Pinnacle@Duxton doing in a book called Horror In Architecture? BUILDING SIGHTS SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Don’t get the authors of Horror In Architecture wrong. Joshua Comaroff and Ong KerShing did not set out to write a book about “horrible or horrific or ugly buildings”.PHOTO: DARREN SOH - 582 words
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Article, Illustration533 2013-04-22 41 MAY SEAH - For his colleagues, it is a loss for the industry as well as a personal loss RIP MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The unexpected passing of actor Huang Wenyong shocked his colleagues and fans as the respected veteran actor had kept his lymphoma a closely-guarded secret.533 words
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