Today, 26 April 2013, Afternoon Edition

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    25 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp FRIDAY, 26 APRIL 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp FRIDAY, 26 APRIL 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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    Lock icon PMETs make up majority of those laid off last year
    762 1  -  EUGENE NEUBRONNER eugenen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More workers were laid off here last year, compared to 2011, with PMETs (Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians) making up the majority. Over the last three years, the proportion of PMETs among those who were made
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    Lock icon Boston bombers’ next target: Times Square in New York
    1127 1 TERROR ATTACKS AP N E W YORK The Boston Marathon bombers were headed for New York’s Times Square to blow up the rest of their explosives, the authorities said yesterday, in what they portrayed as a chilling, spur-of-the-moment scheme that fell
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      25 1 SUMMARY CONDEMNATION OF MUSLIMS IN USWILL BREED MORE ALIENATION, RETRIBUTION FROM WITHIN: NINA KHRUSHCHEVA COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 SPORTS 58 BASEL’S EUROPA DREAMS DEALT A LAST-MINUTE BLOW
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Presidents line up to honour Bush
      237 2 REUTERS DALLAS Mr George W Bush basked in warm praise from United States President Barack Obama and three fellow former US presidents yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) as Bush’s library was dedicated in a ceremony that emphasised his resolute response to terrorism while skirting
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      Lock icon ASEAN in process of fulfilling ambitious agenda, says PM Lee
      381 2 REGIONAL TIES CHANNEL NEWSASIA BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN With less than three years to the deadline for ASEAN to fully integrate economically, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned South-east Asian leaders yesterday that unless the regional grouping develops an effective economic
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      Lock icon S’pore’s healthcare institutions on alert for H7N9, says MOH
      607 6 AVIAN FLU AGENCIES SING A PORE The Republic’s healthcare institutions are on “heightened alert” and are “prepared for the eventuality of a possible case” of the deadly H7N9 avian flu, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday, after a case was
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      Lock icon DAP URGES JOHOR, SABAH, SARAWAK TO DENY BN FROM FORMING FEDERAL GOVT
      270 8  -  MAY WONG The Democratic Action Party (DAP) has called on the states of Johor, Sabah and Sarawak to deny the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) from forming the federal government after the coming general election. DAP adviser Lim Kit
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      What Kadazandusuns want from Barisan
      523 8  -  MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTION DAN GUEN CHIN IN KOTA KINABALU danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg KOTA KINABALU They make up just an estimated 18 per cent of Sabah’s population of three million and lack the numbers to decide the coming General Election. But the Kadazandusuns, Sabah’s largest indigenous group, are
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      Lock icon Overcrowding on farms behind mystery of Shanghai’s floating pigs
      609 10 CHINA POLLUTION REUTERS J I A XI N G Overcrowding on farms around Shanghai was the underlying factor that led to 16,000 dead pigs floating down the Huangpu river into China’s affluent financial centre, according to an analysis of official documents
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      393 3 It's "snooze one more time" o'clock. The bedroom is where we end, and start, every day. Which is why so many of those magical family moments we dream about happen in this very room. The EMMIE and MALIN bed textiles were designed for just those moments, as you can mix
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      123 4 Book Exchange 2013 Saturday, 18 May Share A Book Share Your Story Li 27 April to 12 May Drop off your used books at our public libraries* (except for library@chinatown) *Central Public Library till 18 May, 4pm Collect your coupons to exchange for other books 18 May Redeem books with
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      298 5 citibank 1-for-l From 18 April to 6 June. u> Citibank ourme Pleasures A -:*s Moonstone Dining Main Course Muddy Murphy's Main Course nydc Main Course MS* V' Penny Black Main Course V* I I I 4 Zfifteen Kitchen Main Course Tanuki Raw Sushi and Sashimi Melting Pot Cafe Buffet Lunch/Dinner
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      99 8 CHECK OUT THE LATEST 1/ Fair Price PROMOTIONS INSIDE! SINGAPORE 26 FASTER DETECTION OF TROPICAL DISEASES WITH NEW BIOCHIP 'JOIN THE CELEBRATIONS] ,TOA PA YOU HUBfflllAM -9PM EVENINC FINALE SHOW oyGU On 26 April, Singapore and more than 100 countries around the world come together to celebrate World Intellectual Property
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      62 8 FOLLOW TODAY’S COVERAGE OF THE MALAYSIAN ELECTIONS On May 5, Malaysians go to the polls in a crucial election. Keep abreast of all the key developments via TODAY’S correspondents on the ground Teo Xuanwei in Johor, Amir Hussain in Selangor, and Dan Guen Chin in Sabah as well as expert
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      20 8 WORLD RISING CRIME RATE MAY BECOME BIG M’SIAN POLLS ISSUE 36 FORMER BN STRATEGIST TELLS MALAYS TO BACK DAP 37
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      853 9 Singapore’s Fastest I Fibre BroadBand NOW com esWlthH Kids will be kids. That's why we offer Home LIVECam. This home monitoring service will ease your worries, showing you what’s going on 24/7, on any mobile device or internet-enabled computer. Upgrade to 300Mbps at $99.90/mth and receive a FREE live home
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon Race, alienation, violence: The Boston paradox
      998 12  -  AFTERMATH OF BOMBINGS NINA L KHRUSHCHEVA Nina L Khrushcheva, author of Imagining Nabokov: Russia Between Art and Politics, teaches international affairs at The New School and is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute in New York. PROJECT SYNDICATE Whose fault is it
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      Learning in the 21st century
      864 14  -  CHANGING EDUCATION K RANGA KRISHNAN K Ranga Krishnan is Dean of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore. A clinician-scientist and psychiatrist, he chaired the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences at Duke University Medical Centre from 1998 to 2009. This article has input from his
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      153 12 While the world has changed, schools and educational systems have been slow to adapt. But traditional methods provide only basic information; conceptual understanding comes from more interactive learning. K RANGA KRISHNAN 14 Tabulous deals to Europe. Zurich Vk u m g v a U m g u g g v
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      437 13 STARHUB’S LATEST LOCAL PRODUCTION =1 Debuts 20 May Every Mon, 8pm m ♦rPau me Lan r t. V ■n»\ /O' «tiy* •i >ii Kil L r L .2 Catch Lady First SG anywhere you go! m (*»5> Sign up for StarHub TV and WIN a pair of invites to a
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      276 14 Sea/y mmmimvwm a www.facebook.com/SealyAsiaSingapore Prestige Collection Ti (TITANIUM) is a trademark of Sealy *Designed in cooperation with leading orthopaedic surgeons. A great night’s sleep awaits when you step up to a new level of luxury and support. Experience the famous Sealy Posturepedic* support, premium comfort layers, UniCased™ Construction, and Silver
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      299 15 IXUS Where style meets substance Cation Delighting You Always EVERY MOMENT YOU DESERVES AN IXUS. 15:45 When you post a picture, you want it to tell a story in all its glory. With a Canon IXUS camera, you can capture scenes more vividly, and convey emotions more convincingly. And thanks
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      42 17 THE DO v SSiRIPUB Do the 5-Step Mozzie Wipeout together every Sunday B OUR EVERY ACTION COUNTS DO THE 5-STEP MOZZIE WIPEOUT. w* M J Get updates and find out more about the Dengue Community Alert System online: /.dengue.gov.sg f www.facebook.com/Stop.Dengue.Now www.twitter.com/NEAsg
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  • voices
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      Lock icon Employers’ unethical tactics need to be stopped
      398 18  -  FROM JOLOVAN WHAM Workfair Singapore The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) should be commended for taking action against Zhong Jiang (Singapore) International for failing to pay its workers’ salaries on time. In our experience assisting migrant Chinese construction workers, it is a widespread practice
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      Support fuss-free check-ups for seniors
      247 18  -  FROM LEE KWOK WENG As healthcare costs rise, and since it is better for seniors to be proactive in looking after our health, the Ministry of Health (MOH) should support annual health checks for illnesses likely to afflict us, such as diabetes. In the long
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    • Article
      Clarification
      45 18 The report, “SAF armour units to double training time in Germany” (April 25), stated that Exercise Panzer Strike involved, among others, 14 Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tanks from the Singapore Armed Forces. The SAF has clarified that these were Leopard 2SG Main Battle Tanks.
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      Some ways to improve our rail system
      94 18  -  FROM YANG CHUN HONG I refer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic, “What makes a world-class rail system?” Singapore has an economical but ageing rail system. The tracks, especially those constructed in the 1980s, must be inspected more closely. The safety and comfort levels
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    • Article
      SingTel should explore options before crying foul
      239 22  -  FROM DESMOND LOH SingTel’s response to the Media Development Authority’s directive to offer its English Premier League content to StarHub reeks of hypocrisy (“SingTel told to offer EPL to StarHub”; April 25). It says in its statement that “at SingTel, we always put
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      Lock icon Create lasting memory of Huang Wenyong
      198 22  -  FROM PREM SINGH I am saddened by the death of one of our finest actors, Huang Wenyong. I rate him as an actor extraordinaire. I have watched him on screen over the years and was always mesmerised by his convincing roles. He was fully
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      Full content from Astro should be shown on mio TV
      87 22  -  FROM MUHAMMAD ZULHILMI HALID The content on both Astro Ria and Astro Prima on mio TV is lacking, compared to the original. A lot of the programmes are repeated daily. As it is, Malay viewers in Singapore have only eight
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      29 18 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices VOICESTODAY WATCH LAST NIGHT’S EPISODE OF THE SHOW Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/voicestoday
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Majority of Pearls Centre owners, tenants accept Government’s compensation
      286 24 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The majority of owners and tenants at Pearls Centre have accepted the Government’s compensation for the acquisition of the building, after several of rounds of discussions with the stakeholders that saw the Government eventually increasing its ex-gratia payout.
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      Stretch of Pasir Panjang Rd to be widened by early 2017
      278 24 ROADWORK SINGAPORE —A dual one-lane stretch of road that serves as a key connection to the Science Park and West Coast areas will be widened, as part of a move to facilitate smoother traffic flow in the vicinity. When
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      Construction firm fined S$8,000 for late salary payments
      224 26  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE —A construction firm has been fined S$8,000 for failing to pay its workers on time. Zhong Jiang (Singapore) International was charged in court yesterday after the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) investigated the company over a work dispute protest by
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      Lock icon Faster detection of tropical diseases with new biochip
      282 26  -  MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY KOK XING HUI SINGAPORE —Thirteen tropical diseases and their subspecies can now be detected in two to three hours rather than in days or weeks, with a new biochip that can identify these diseases from a single blood sample. The
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      293 26 FUJIFILM www.fujifilm.com.sg S’ Ride The Movies* t Save up to 20% on a picture-perfect trip to Universal Studios Singapore® with FUJIFILM! Z (IIP.SA83V- For onvy n c\ud eS pacKaQ u K, 3L res •17 f f J, :> r, A. St i 'M\ 1 t* > r\ > MV m
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  • science
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      Meditation can raise body heat to fight infection
      383 28  -  NUS RESEARCH FINDING ZARA ZHUANG SINGAPORE Core body temperature can be raised through meditation this is the finding of researchers led by Associate Professor Maria Kozhev­nikov from the Department of Psychol­ogy, National University of Singapore. This finding may be applied to fight
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon US ‘confusing right and wrong’ by questioning Xinjiang clash
      358 32 Washington should be sympathetic instead of making ‘absurd accusations about its ethnic policy, says Beijing VIOLENCE IN WESTERN CHINA AP BEIJING China chided the United States yesterday for questioning a deadly clash on the Chinese Central Asian frontier that Beijing said
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      Lock icon China becomes world’s biggest source of tourists
      153 32 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI —China overtook Germany and the United States to become the world’s biggest source of tourists after the number of outbound trips taken by its citizens rose 18.4 per cent last year. Outbound travel from China climbed to 83.2 million trips last
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      Lock icon Polluted air from China ‘killing trees on Japanese isle’
      596 35 ENVIRONMENT THE NEW YORK TIMES YA KU S H IM A (JA PA N —A mysterious pestilence has befallen the primeval forests in the south-western Japanese island of Yakushima, leaving behind the remains of dead trees on the green mountainsides. Mr
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      769 32 Advertisement r Fast-growing of Plant-based Calcium and Glucosamine Market Mdm Teo, 55 years old, after menopause, starts to experience backaches, cramps and weakness in her limbs. Her knees feel uncomfortable and weak when she moves up and down the stairs or when she squats. She realized that her condition is
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      161 32 Internationalisation ofS‘M‘Es:\ Strategies and Opportunities Guest of Honour MrTeo Ser Luck Minister of State for Trade and Industry Mayor, North East District Day 1:6 May 2013 1:30pm-8:30pm Factory Visit Track 1 (Retail): Mustafa Warehouse Track 2 (F&B) Aalst Chocolate Factory Day 2; 7 May 2013 9:00am 6:00pm Conference 6:00pm 8:00pm
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      362 33 World Book Day r Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body World Sit 7i A Book W "A 19 April-5 May 2013 a 28.1 /W£v ■M English Books Storewide Buy 2 or more at English Books Enjoy 30% Off on these selected titles! over 100 titles
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      122 34 Opening 27 April 2013 A 3,000 YEAR~OLD MYSTERY UNWRAPS Only at ArtScience Museum Advanced booking recommended. Exhibition includes and is preceded by a 3D film, which has limited seating every 30-minute time slot. Please arrive at Exhibition entrance at least 15 minutes before your booked slot; to avoid disrupting the
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  • world
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      Lock icon Rising crime rate may become big M’sian polls issue
      661 36 Latest murder on Saturday one of many violent cases that raise questions on official sta tistics MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTION THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The rising crime rate in Malaysia may become a major issue among urban voters ahead of the
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      Lock icon Former BN strategist tells Malays to back DAP
      353 37 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PAYA JARAS Once a major strategist for the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in Malaysia’s 2008 elections, former Selangor Mentri Besar Muhammad Muhammad Taib is now praising the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP), telling Malays not to be believe the
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      Lock icon S Korea summons Japan envoy after Abe defends shrine visits
      300 37 REUTERS SEOUL South Korea summoned the Japanese Ambassador yesterday to protest against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s defence of visits by senior officials and lawmakers to a shrine seen by Japan’s neighbours as a symbol of wartime aggression. China and South
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      Lock icon Avoid war by preparing for it: Top US general
      454 38 TENSIONS IN THE PENINSULA AGENCIES TOKYO The United States top military officer told American troops based in Japan yesterday that “the best way to avoid war is to prepare for it”. General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
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    • Article
      Lock icon S Korea, US fail to reach deal on nuclear energy
      82 38 THE NEW YORK TIMES South Korea and the Obama administration have delayed the deadline for a deal Seoul had hoped would allow it to begin making its own fuel for its civil nuclear energy programme, but that the US feared
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      Lock icon Bangladesh factory owners ignored evacuation orders
      260 40 BUILDING COLLAPSE AGENCIES SAVAR —With deep cracks visible in the walls, the police had ordered a Bangladesh garment building evacuated the day before its deadly collapse on Wednesday. The factories, however, flouted the order and kept more than 2,000 people working in the Rana
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    • Article
      Lock icon Safe working conditions
      86 40 THE NEW YORK TIMES Wednesday’s collapse revived questions about the commitment of local factory owners, officials and global brands to provide safe working conditions. Many labour rights advocates said the collapse of Rana Plaza showed a continued failure to take meaningful action. ‘The front-line responsibility is the
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        59 44 BUY(S$1.48) BofA-ML upgrades from neutral and raises target to S$1.81 from S$1.63. “We believe earnings have hit trough and could surprise in the next few quarters.” Reasons to buy: reaffirmation by management of credit extension, hiring of team to revamp massmarket operation and investors getting optionality on overseas
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        84 44 BUY(S$1.39) OCBC keeps call and raises target to S$1.45 from S$1.33. Says CACHE produced “solid results as expected” in the first quarter, mainly from upward rental adjustments and contribution from past acquisitions. Notes CACHE’s plans to continue acquiring yield-accretive assets across key markets and to grow organically.
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      181 44 REUTERS NEW YORK Starbucks yesterday reported higher quarterly profit that matched Wall Street estimates and it raised its full-year earnings forecast. The world’s biggest coffee chain cited increased sales in the United States, its top market. Sales at stores open at
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      347 44 AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES SA N FR A NCISCO Yahoo Chairman Fred Amoroso has resigned and will not be seeking re-election as a director while the company undergoes a fresh turnaround effort by Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer, the company said today. Mr
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      225 46 THE NEW YORK TIMES HOUSTON Exxon Mobil yesterday reported a virtually flat profit for the first quarter, with strong earnings on its chemical business partly compensating for declines in exploration, production, refining and marketing. Exxon, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, reported net
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      269 46 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS SA N F R A NCI SCO Amazon.com yesterday reported solid first-quarter profits as the world’s largest Internet retailer controlled shipping expenses and other costs but international revenue growth slowed. Amazon, which has been on a spending spree in
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      201 48 Women, take charge of your hearts and learn more about heart disease and stroke at the Singapore Heart Foundation’s Go Red for Women Symposium 2013. Themed “What Every Woman Needs To Know”, the symposium will educate women about cardiovascular disease and encourage them to take
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      A TASTE OF NEW ZEALAND
      131 48 Until May 12, 47 Cold Storage stores will be retailing a wide selection of specialty products and premium imported food and beverages at the New Zealand Fair. There will be popular New Zealand brands including Bluebird chips, Lemon Paeroa beverages and Deep South ice cream.
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      140 48 Got an appetite for adventure? Try the new KFC Zinger Double Down Max burger a golden hash brown, sliced cheese and turkey bacon all sandwiched between two hot and crispy Zinger fillets. Inspired by Marvel’s latest Iron Man 3 movie, the hero-sized bunless chicken burger fulfils
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      308 48 Turn your bedroom into a personal sanctuary filled with all your favourite furnishings and decorations from Ikea. In its latest bedroom campaign, Ikea is encouraging customers to take control of how their room looks and to organise and style it to their liking. PAX to the rescue
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      157 48 Craving satay? Head to Satay by the Bay at Gardens by the Bay and indulge in your favourite dish while enjoying the lush garden Located between view. Located in a garden between the Garden Flower and the Flower Dorm and the Marina Barrage, Satay by the
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      334 50 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Japan-focused Croesus Retail Trust yesterday lodged its preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore for a listing on the Singapore Exchange, seeking to raise up to S$383 million ahead of an expected increase in consumer spending in the
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      385 50 Analysts say birdflu fears weigh on near-term prospects but long-term impact unlikely CORPORATE EARNINGS AGENCIES SINGAPORE CapitaMalls Asia yesterday reported its net profit rose 9.6 per cent in the first quarter from the corresponding period a year earlier as contributions from new properties offset
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      Suntec REIT Q1 DPU down 9.2%
      233 50 SINGAPORE Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) yesterday announced a 9.2-per-cent drop in its first-quarter distribution per unit (DPU) as gross revenue slumped because of the partial closure of Suntec City Mall and Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre for asset enhancement work.
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      229 52 SINGAPORE —Bright Chambers, a ninestorey commercial building at the junction of Middle Road and Victoria Street, has been sold en bloc for S$45 million to Arjuno Holdings, a special purpose vehicle run by Pamfleet Asset Management, marketing agent Jones Lang LaSalle said
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      372 52 OVERSEAS REAL ESTATE AGENCIES SHANGHAI —China’s outstanding real estate loans in the first quarter rose 16.4 per cent from the same period a year ago, even while overall industrial lending slowed, providing new evidence that the property market in Asia’s largest economy is
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      364 54  -  Samsung’s flagship phone boasts bigger screen and new features but comes across as updated version of predecessor SMARTPHONE REVIEW HIRANAND SUNNY hiranandsn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE I was awestruck when I first laid eyes on the Samsung Galaxy S4 during its launch event in New York.
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      289 54 HP recommends Windows 8. Simplicity honed to give joy m HP CoolSense HP ProtectSmart 1 Options galore. Mobility standard. Big things come in small packages, and at HP, they come at an affordable price. The HP Pavilion g4 offers just the right choices for speed, graphics, and storage to fit
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      536 56 Dortmund and Bayern wins signal winds of change in European football CHAMPIONS LEAGUE THE NEW YORK TIMES DORTMUND —Changes in the balance of power in Europe can take centuries, but when it comes to soccer, a revolution happened swiftly, in 180 minutes on the field. For the
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      454 56 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Strange but true: If not for the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud in 2010, Robert Lewandowski (picture) could have ended up playing for Blackburn Rovers then managed by Sam Allardyce in the Premier League. According to his agent,
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      749 57  -  Top riders in town for Singapore Pro Criterium, which locals are aiming to finish for first time PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —For the seven riders representing local interests tonight in the 2013 Singapore Professional Criterium, the primary challenge before them is to
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      520 57  -  TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The OCBC Cycle Singapore, the Republic’s premier cycling event, looks set to move to the Sports Hub in 2015 as part of longterm plans to grow the race. Chris Robb, Managing Director of
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      525 58 AFTERNOON LATEST AP BA SEL David Luiz, lucky to be on the pitch after a shocking challenge, scored with the last kick of the game to give Chelsea a 2-1 win at Basel in the first leg of their
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      414 58  -  FELICIA QUICK SINGAPORE Although she stands at a diminutive 1.58m and 44kg in weight, taekwondo exponent Chew Xin Wei is known to be lightning quick around the mat. And the 15-year-old student from East Spring Secondary School lived up to her reputation yesterday, beating Bowen
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      452 59 THE GUARDIAN LONDON —Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has attacked Luis Suarez’s 10-game ban from the Football Association (FA) for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic as “absurd and unfair”. Reina, who is Spanish, said the Uruguayan striker who is now reportedly thinking of quitting
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      160 59 AGENCIES JAKARTA —An Indonesian player who punched a referee in the face has been banned for life by the PSSI, the country’s football authority. Pieter Rumaropen, a striker for Papua province club Persiwa Wamena, punched referee Muhaimin in the face after the
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        3441 2  -  JEANS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF FASHION EXPRESSION WHAT DOES YOUR PAIR SAY ABOUT YOU? BROUGHT TO YOU BY LEVI’S PHIN WONG WHAT SAY ABOUT Clothes say more about you than you think. What you wear is a declara- tion of your taste, your personality, and your attitude.
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        499 13  -  VINCENT LEE SINGAPORE —A lack of confidence is the last description you expect to hear from Paige Chua of herself, especially since this model-turned-actress has had more than four years of experience in the business. Apart from her stints on TV, she has been the
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        585 16  -  Singapore rapper Kevin Lester wants to take on the world LION CITY BOY KEVIN MATHEWS S ING A POR E —Rapper Kevin Lester better known as the frontman of Singapore hip-hop outfit Sixx whose debut solo EP, Everything You Love, You Hate, made No 2 on
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        307 16 Sarah ChengDe Winne The Soul Bros Nominated for Best Song (R&B/ Soul) at The 12th Annual Independent Music Awards, singersongwriter Sarah Cheng-DeWinne will perform her distinctive blend of music. April 26, 9.45pm, Blujaz Cafe, Free entry. Identite 9.3 The continuing gig series features Kevin Mathews and the latest
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        282 18  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE —Singapore’s only classical music station, Symphony 92.4FM, announced its grand prize for the annual music talent search, the Young Talents Project (YTP): The Amadeus Grand Prize, whose recipient will enjoy a trip to Vienna, Austria, to attend masterclasses with
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        459 19  -  Chicago Fire star Taylor Kinney pays tribute to real-life firefighters FLAME ON MAY SEAH SINGAPORE —As far as female fantasies go, a man in uniform is always a good bet, and, at the risk of sounding sexist, few uniforms are more titillating than firemen’s suspenders. One on-duty
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        187 20  -  MUSIC REVIEW: MOSQUITO YEAH YEAH YEAHS KEVIN MATHEWS New York City’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs —Karen O (vocals), Nick Zinner (guitars, keyboards), Brian Chase (drums) was part of the initial wave of garage-punk/post-punk revival, but the trio has gone from strength to strength, releasing three appealing-yet-edgy albums that
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        119 20  -  MUSIC REVIEW: POET’S ROAD AXEL LOUGHREY KEVIN MATHEWS London-based singer-songwrit-er Axel Loughrey (pronounced “Lock-rey”) has released three well-received recordings thus far, and with this new EP, he brilliantly evokes the best moments of everything that is exciting about rock ’n’ roll. The wondrously gorgeous Sinking Ship perhaps
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