Today, 15 May 2013, Afternoon Edition

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    25 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • Article
    Partial MRT closures on Sunday mornings
    815 1  -  North-South, East-West lines to be shut temporarily to speed up maintenance work PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Stretches of the NorthSouth and East-West MRT lines could be partially closed till noon on Sundays for maintenance work, as public transport operator SMRT seeks to
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    WIGAN’S CUP RUNNETH OVER
    74 1 Wigan became the first team to win the FA Cup yet be relegated in the same season, following a 4-1 loss at Arsenal last night. Manager Roberto Martinez blamed their inability to avoid the drop on bad luck with injuries. “Going forward we were magnificent, but
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    Lock icon SingTel profit down 33% in Q4
    423 1 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), South-east Asia’s biggest phone company, reported fourth-quarter profit fell 33 per cent after taking a loss on a stake sale and paying higher taxes. Net income declined to S$868 million in the three months ended March from S$1.29 billion
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      MND, WP dispute managing agent rates
      812 2  -  Ministry says its computation of ten der rate is applied consistently to all town councils TOWN COUNCILS ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A PO R E The managing agent (MA) rates of the town council run by the Workers’ Party (WP) which
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      S’pore steps up fight against tax dodgers
      754 4  -  IRAS will not need to obtain court order to get bank info govt finalising FATCA deal with US TAX EVASION LIN YANQIN yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Government is beefing up measures that will make it easier for Singapore to share information on potential tax
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      Lock icon ‘Hypothetical’ questions raised over Todd’s death
      767 6  -  SHANE TODD INQUIRY AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Was it possible that American researcher Shane Todd had died elsewhere and his body was carried back into his apartment since no blood stains were found? And was it possible that the furniture was moved back to
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      Lock icon Top Bloomberg editor says access of clients’ data inexcusable
      328 10 CUSTOMER PRIVACY AGENCIES N E W YO R K Bloomberg News Edi-tor-in-Chief Matthew Winkler on Monday apologised for allowing the company’s journalists access to sensitive data about how clients used Bloomberg terminals, saying it was “inexcusable”, but he claimed that important
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      Lock icon Expert cookware that lasts longer
      546 11 Enjoy healthy cooking with Tefal’s long-lasting Intensium Cookware BROUGHT TO YOU BY United States. PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM We know eating well means reaching for fresh produce and ingredients whenever possible. To make the best of these quality ingredients, it is also
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      MCA man joins Johor govt despite party’s stand
      527 12  -  MALAYSIA POLITICS DAN GUEN CHIN IN JOHOR BARU danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg JOHOR BARU —A Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) politician has accepted a post in Johor’s new state Cabinet despite the party’s stand that its members would not accept any government post in light of
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      Lock icon Taiwan threatens to conduct naval drill near the Philippines
      347 14 It also plans to freeze all new applications by Filipinos seeking work on the island SHOOTING INCIDENT AGENCIES TAIPEI Taiwan yesterday threatened to conduct a naval drill in waters near the Philippines if Manila did not officially apologise for the killing
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      A CALL FOR GREATER MARITIME COOPERATION
      258 14  -  VIMITA MOHANDAS Asia is at a point where it holds “great promise” and could be one of the engines of global growth, but if “we get it wrong”, it may be “missed golden opportunities”, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday, as he called
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      Lock icon Sands loses Macau suit, must fork out S$87m
      384 15 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS LOS ANGELES Las Vegas Sands, the casino operator controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, owes US$70 million (S$87 million) to a Hong Kong businessman for his help in obtaining a Macau gaming licence, a Nevada jury ruled. The jury in
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      Lock icon Boeing resumes deliveries of 787 Dreamliners
      418 15 REUTERS NEW YORK Boeing resumed deliveries of its high-tech 787 Dreamliner jet yesterday, ending a period of nearly four months in which it was unable to provide new planes to customers because of safety concerns about the battery system. The delivery of the first
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      26 8 $5 Million Anniversary Draw Fri, 17 May 2013,9.30pm Visit www.singaporepools.com.sg for details. [p |_aY(L Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G
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  • comment &analysis
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      S’pore cannot afford to import M’sian politics
      1173 16  -  RIPPLES FROM MAY 5 ELECTIONS BILVEER SINGH Bilveer Singh, PhD is Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for National Security, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. As a Singapore citizen, and student of politics and security, it was
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      Lock icon Don’t blame democracy for rise of populists
      1015 18  -  THE POLITICS OF GRIEVANCE PHILIP STEPHENS Philip Stephens is Associate Editor and Chief Political Commentator of the Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED Democracy is in trouble. Barack Obama has become an “if only” President he would love to fix America’s finances, tighten
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      Lock icon Choose low-fat milk
      639 21 Get the wholesome goodness of milk, without the extra fat coconut milk,” she said. PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM Singapore is a well-known food paradise where scrumptious cuisine is readily available. Thanks to our love of food, however, an increasing number of Singapore residents are
      coconut milk,” she said. PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM; PHOTO: THINKSTOCK  -  639 words
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      Lock icon New PM must mend Pakistan’s fault lines
      640 22  -  RETURN OF NAWAZ SHARIF CYRIL ALMEIDA Cyril Almeida is Assistant Editor of the Pakistani daily, Dawn. THE GUARDIAN Nawaz Sharif is back. To critics, he is an unreformed rightwinger, a conservative politi- cian who allows his party to pander to the extremist Islamist
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      154 16 Economic interdependence and borderless communications leave governments to compete with multinationals, with a proliferation of non-state organisations, and with religious and ethnic identities. This is fertile ground for the politics of grievance. PHILIP STEPHENS 18 L VS HEALIHY L L F DATE: 28 31 May 2013 (Tue Frl) TIME: 10.30am
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      Go beyond the ideology of democracy
      462 24  -  FROM SANJAY PERERA The letters on the subtext of democracy, “Look at message behind quote” and “Conundrum first-past-the-post system poses” (May 14), emphasise the problematic nature of this ideology. However, we would be mistaken to think that democracy is “neutral” simply because it can
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      Scrutinise leadership and ability of RCs
      225 24  -  FROM M LUKSHUMAYEH The People’s Association has been reported to have set aside S$44 million for Residents’ Committees (RCs), which seems to be a good move (“Major revamp of RCs; residents will have a say”; April 22). However, as Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok
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      StarHub’s new billing format introduced after consideration
      182 26  -  FROM CASSIE FONG Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, StarHub We thank Mr Saul Sio for his feedback in “Don’t put consumers at losing end in telco contracts” (May 14). StarHub has provided our mobile post-paid customers with per-second billing for 13 years. Unfortunately, due
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      Lock icon Authorities should address changing traffic load in residential areas
      332 26  -  FROM TAN YEOW HWA Recently, a neighbour in my condominium met with a fatal road accident at Clementi Avenue 3, opposite Clementi Mall. She left behind a young daughter. Thus, I worry more than ever about the road situation in my
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      Lock icon Make Tampines Bike Park an attractive housing feature
      304 28  -  FROM ALEX KIM As a mountain biker, I have ridden trails in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Singapore’s trails are unique due to the flora and fauna here, and the efforts of various agencies and bike groups that constantly maintain the trails. So,
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      Annual value of properties reviewed regularly: IRAS
      196 28  -  FROM WALTER LIM Director (Corporate Communications), Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore In his commentary, “Court ruling creates uncertainty for developers” (May 10), Mr Colin Tan seemed to suggest that the Glengary case was the first time the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore had
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      Greater focus on mosquitoes breeding at construction sites
      642 30  -  WAR AGAINST DENGUE WOO SIAN BOON SINGAPORE —As the number of dengue cases hit another weekly high of 567 cases last week, construction sites have also become a source of concern for the authorities. As at May 10, the National Environment Agency
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      Lock icon 55% of cars in scheme sold after curbs are lifted
      182 32 TEMPORARY TRANSFER SCHEME CHANNEL NEWSASIA S I NG A POR E Around 55 per cent of the used cars left in the Land Transport Authority’s Temporary Transfer Scheme (TTS) before car loan restrictions were imposed in February have been sold.
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      Lock icon S$2m funding for airlines to test self-service solutions
      138 32 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will set aside S$2 million for airlines to test out self-service check-in and bagdrop services for passengers. Known as the Passenger Self-Service Adoption Programme, about 50 to 70 per cent of the
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      Lock icon Tey should be treated as a public servant: Prosecution
      518 35  -  SEX-FOR-GR ADES TRIAL AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg S ING A PORE —The issue of whether the National University of Singapore (NUS) is a public body and if its staff should be treated as public servants was raised in a district court
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      Lock icon Temporary road changes in Little India, Toa Payoh
      265 37 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Lembu Road, a 100m-long stretch leading to Mustafa Centre in the Farrer Park area, will be converted temporarily to a one-way street with effect from 6am today. This is to facilitate drainage improvement work along Syed Alwi Road, said
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      Lock icon Drivers caught evading duty on cigarettes and tobacco
      304 37 ICA tightens security checks on passengers and vehicles AT WOODLANDS CHECKPOINT CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Duty-unpaid cigarettes and manufactured tobacco have been found hidden in a bus and car at the Woodlands Checkpoint. The combined potential customs duty and Goods and Services Tax
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      816 40  -  Growing obesity andfewer children may be reasons more women in S’pore are suffering from the disease WOMEN’S HEALTH EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —At an age when many of her peers are actively building a family, 38-year-old Ann underwent a total hysterectomy last year to remove
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      980 42  -  ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES COMMENTARY BY SCOTT SUMMERS Scott Summers is Associate Professor, Programme in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, and Director, Graduate Programme in Integrated Biology and Medicine, at theDuke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is rooted in the philos­ophy of Taoism,
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      136 44 REUTERS BEIJING —A deputy head of China’s top planning agency has been sacked for graft after allegations against him were first posted online, Chinese media said yesterday, in the government’s latest move against rampant corruption. Mr Liu Tienan was removed as deputy of
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      445 44 President wants to preserve top-down control with any economic liberalisation IDEOLOGICAL THREATS THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG —The Chinese Communist Party has warned officials to combat “dangerous” Western values and other perceived ideological threats, in a directive analysts said on Monday reflected the
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      475 46 Rights group urges government to commit to enforcemen t of provisions that prohibit arbitrary detentions, brutality HUMAN RIGHTS AGENCIES BEIJING —The police in China frequently beat, torture and arbitrarily detain suspected sex workers, often with little or no evidence that they engaged in
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      221 46 AP A school principal and a government worker in China have been detained on suspicion of inappropriate liaisons with six girls under 14 years of age after they were taken to separate hotels and spent a night with the men, state
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      485 48 WARTIME HISTORY AGENCIES TOKYO —The Mayor of one of Japan’s largest cities, who is seen by some as a possible future Prime Minister, drew an outcry on Monday after he said that women forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese army during World War
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      231 49 AGENCIES sittwe (myanmar) Several overcrowded boats carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims trying to escape an approaching cyclone capsized off the coast of western Myanmar, and only 42 were known to have survived, the United Nations (UN) said yesterday. Eight
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      484 49 AGENCIES MANILA Philippine President Benigno Aquino was set to win unprecedented control of the two chambers of Congress after midterm elections yesterday, raising hopes for his reforms to sustain growth, create jobs and make a dent on chronic poverty. But the political comeback
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      309 50 BLOOMBERG RIYADH Saudi Arabia has confirmed four new cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus in its Eastern Province, state media reported late on Monday, citing the Health Ministry. The ministry said one of the four new cases had been treated
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      584 51 Govt obtains records for more than 20 phone lines of agency’s offices and journalists but provides no reason for seizures LEAK OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Federal investigators secretly seized two months of phone records for journalists of The Associated Press in what the
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      326 52 MOTHER’S DAY SHOOTING AP NEW ORLEANS —A 19-year-old man has been named by the police as a suspect in the shooting of nearly 20 people during a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, after several people identified him as the gunman. Police Superintendent
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        84 54 BUY (S$0.56) OCBC upgrades from Hold; keeps S$0.63 fair value. Says Q1 results were within expectations, helped by its China operations, an inventory selldown and lower operating expenses. “While crude palm oil prices may still remain weak in the near term, headwinds appear to be dissipating; management is
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        76 54 NEUTRAL (S$11.46) CIMB keeps call and cuts target to S$11.19 from S$11.25. Says CityDev’s Q1 results were weak amid a “collapse” in the hotel segment profit before interest and taxes. It notes CityDev is working down its Singapore resi-dential-property inventory, but while favourable mass-market project take-up is expected,
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      407 54 AFTERNOON LATEST AP LONDON European anti-trust authorities have launched investigations into at least three oil companies on suspicion of price-fixing. Britain’s BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Norway’s Statoil confirmed they are subject to the inquiry announced yesterday by the European Union’s executive
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      295 54 REUTERS ATHENS Ratings agency Fitch upgraded its sovereign credit rating for Greece by one notch yesterday, citing the country’s progress in cutting its budget deficit and the receding risk of its euro zone exit. After nearly crashing out of the euro last year and coming
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      351 56  -  These companies should also seek out partnerships with public research institutions: Iswaran PRODUCTIVITY PUSH WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When engineering company Hoestar PD Technology wanted to develop an effective way to monitor machine health, A*STAR scientists were seconded for research
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      615 57  -  ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When fashion label Depression started out seven years ago in a shoebox space in Far East Plaza, customers “turned and walked out” of the store upon learning that it is a Singapore brand, according to Mr Kenny Lim, the company’s designer
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      213 55 Some things really stick Training can stick, too. Sending staff for training is necessary. How do we ensure what is learnt at training programmes are actually used on the job? How can we make training ‘stick’? Improving learning transfer can increase your organisation’s return on training investment and contribute to
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      138 56 WALK-IN INTERVIEW 15 to 22 May 2013 Sam to 11am 1pm to 4pm Human Resources Department EPCOS PTE LTD (A Member of TDK-EPC Corporation) 166 Kallang Way, Singapore *****9 Tel: 6841 2011 Fax: 6845 7794 (Take SBS Bus 125 from Aljunied MRT Station) Applicants unable to attend the walk-in interview,
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      Lock icon Amazon buys display maker Liquavista
      269 58 Acquisition sparks talk of a full-colour e-ink Kindle being in the works AGENCIES SEATTLE Amazon.com said on Monday it had acquired Liquavista from Samsung Electronics to help the world’s largest Internet retailer develop new displays for mobile devices. Netherlands-based Liquavista focuses on a technology called
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      594 59  -  MOBILE DEVICES DAVID BOTTOMLEY IN ORLANDO Business Editor davidb@mediacorp.com.sg ORLANDO (FLORIDA) Delegates gathering in Orlando for this week’s BlackBerry Live conference might be witnessing another episode in the possible renaissance of a former leader in the tech industry. With sales of its new
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      778 60 FA Cup winners relegated after loss to Arsenal, who are gunning for Europe AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS LONDON Wigan Athletic became the first team to be relegated from England’s top flight in the same season as winning the FA Cup after they lost 4-1 at Arsenal,
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      676 61  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Much ink has been spilled about the supposedly fierce rivalry between swimming legends Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the “race of the century” kept millions glued to
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      265 61  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE National paddlers Pang Xuejie and Clarence Chew saw their campaign at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships in Paris grind to an early halt yesterday. Both had topped their respective qualifying groups on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) at
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      519 62 Whoever becomes next IOC President faces huge task, says the Singaporean AGENCIES SINGAPORE International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President Ng Ser Miang is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC President. Yesterday, the Associated
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      697 63  -  FOOTBALL PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Shakir Hamzah has little cause for complaint these days. Despite nursing a bruised knee and a knock on his chest after last Saturday’s 3-0 win over T-Team in the Malaysian Super League, the 20-year-old LionsXII defender can
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      200 64 REUTERS ROME World No 1 Novak Djokovic bounced back from last week’s shock defeat in Madrid to ease past Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the Rome Masters yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). Djokovic lost in three sets to Grigor Dimitrov
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      309 64 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS A MSTERDA M Chelsea winger Eden Hazard will miss the Europa League final against Benfica today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) with a hamstring strain, while John Terry’s ankle problem is still being assessed, interim manager Rafa Benitez said. The pair were injured
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      92 61 Showcase your musical talent and stand to win a trip to Vienna! Young Talent Project Symphony 92.4FM's Young Talents Project 2013 is a talent search for classical music prodigies aged 15 years and below. Get the chance of a lifetime to perform on television as well as radio stations across
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      153 64 28 29 MAY 2013 Singapore Media Academy brings together Media Professionals from diverse media disciplines for Transmedia 2013. Learn, network and understand how Transmedia productions and 360 story developments are taking the world by storm. 28 29 May 2013 9.00am to 5.00pm S$1,284.00 S$727.60 Date: Time: Price: (Tues Wed) (Full
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      111 64 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Timing Venue Wed, 15/05/13 Asian Champ Jeonbuk Kashiwa Reysol 6.00pm LW Thu, 16/05/13 UE Europe Benfica Chelsea 2.45am LW’ LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw Ifc’h'unc] Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools)
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      36 65 WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013 IT’S LEO MASTECTOMY ANGELINA JOLIE: DIFFICULT DECISION SPACED OUT SPACE ODDITY: VIRAL HIT 70 72 GLAD TIMES GLAD STONES: GOOD TIDINGS 74 MR DICAPRI MAKES HIS MOVE IN THE GREAT GATSBY 66
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        EVERYBODY LOVES LEO
        910 66  -  WHY DOES EVERYONE WANT TO WORK WITH LEONARDO DICAPRIO? GENEVIEVE LOH IN NEW YORK CITY genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg Triple-A-list actor, one-time teenage breakdancer wannabe and eco-warrior Leonardo DiCaprio smoothed down his hair and smiled at me as I sat across him in New York City’s legendary Plaza hotel suite.
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        417 68  -  MOVIE REVIEW: THE GREAT GATSBY (PG, 142MIN) GENEVIEVE LOH S I NG A POR E Everyone knows that giving great literature and one such as F Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic, The Great Gatsby silver screen life takes the bravado of a certain sort of auteur. So,
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        466 69  -  The Star Trek sequel is a blast MOVIE REVIEW: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (PG/132 MIN) GENEVIEVE LOH S I N G A P O R E Clued-in virtuoso J J Abrams boldly went where no man did before with his much celebrated 2009 Star Trek restart, by
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        509 70 Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy due to cancer fears STAR TURN AGENCIES LOS ANGELES —Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has said on Tuesday that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy after finding out she had a gene mutation that leads to a sharply higher risk of both
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        178 71 SINGAPORE —The top radio station in Singapore, Y.E.S. 93.3FM, is looking for their next on-air talent. The radio station is looking for anyone between 16 and 30 years old, to take part in their DJ search, dubbed The Voice Of Y.E.S. 93.3FM. To that
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        323 72 A cover of David Bowie’s Space Oddity takes YouTube by storm SPACE MAN REUTERS CAPE CANAVER AL —A music video shot aboard the International Space Station went viral on Monday, turning an astronaut into an overnight music sensation with his zero-gravity version of David Bowie’s
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        503 74  -  Singapore duo The Glad Stones are off to a rolling start TWO’S COMPANY KEVIN MATHEWS SING A PORE —Many musicians have big dreams, but most of them don’t come true. That isn’t the case for Singaporean duo The Glad Stones. Comprising singer-songwriters Marcel Lee Pereira and Jaye Foo,
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      56 70 DIRECT FROM UNITED STATES, FIRST IN SINGAPORE! UPROARIOUS! A glitzy gloomy musical' "Insanely funny. A definite must-see!" f\ Broadwayworld Bloomberg News A NEW MU5ICAL COMEDY 9-28 Jul 201 3 (For 3 weeks only) Festive Grand™ Theatre, Resorts World® Sentosa Online Booking: www.sistic.com.sg Booking Hotline: 6348 5555 VlZPRO MOVENPiCK j3 QoM
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