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  • 24 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp SATURDAY, 29 JUNE 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 29 JUNE 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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    • 187 1 ROBINSONS WESTSIDE DEBUT AT JEM An /ll-futtoim group company GREAT BRANDS MAKE GREAT NEIGHBOURS It's our first Robinsons store in the suburbs. Naturally, we aim to make an impression at JEM. FOREWORD CURATING THE ASIAN STYLE ft 85,000 SQ. FT. OF SHOPPING PLEASURE COSMETICS FRAGRANCES TOILETRIES WOMEN'S WEAR LADIES'SHOES BAGS
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    • 273 2 ROBINSONS An /H-Futtuim group company ft y ‘■y 31 FOREWORD makes a striking statement with accessories handmade from rope and hardware am elevates your style with designs that blur the boundaries between creativity and practicality. HIGH STREET MEETS WEST With 77 new brands and 486 great concepts to explore, it's
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  • 711 1  -  DAVID BOTTOMLEY Business Editor davidb@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE Financial institutions granting property loans will have to take into account the borrower’s other outstanding debts under new rules that will kick in today, in a move that analysts predict will take some more heat out
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  • 656 1  -  Schools may close if PSI hits hazardous levels; parents urged to make arrangemen ts HEALTH ADVISORY TO GUIDE TAN WEIZHEN, ASHLEY CHIA weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Schools will re-open on Monday as planned, but the Ministry of Education (MOE) yesterday sought to assure parents
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  • 77 1 A visitor to the Christie’s Fine Art Storage at the Singapore Freeport in Changi admiring an Italian Renaissance painting worth US$9 million (S$11 million) called The Madonna and Child yesterday. The masterpiece was painted by Andrea del Sarto and will be displayed for
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    • 42 1 WITH FARMING’S UNCERTAIN FUTURE IN S’PORE, MA CHIN CHEW IS TRYING TO PROVE IT CAN BE INNOVATIVE AND PROFITABLE SATURDAY PEOPLE 16 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp SINGAPORE Electricity 2.9% tariffs to fall by 21
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  • hot news
    • 503 2  -  Facility, named Four Acres, is the MNC’s first such centre outside the United Kingdom COMPLEMENTING ‘HOME FOR TALENT’ INITIATIVE LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s ambition to be a hub for training high-quality talent took a step forward yesterday with the opening of
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    • 600 2  -  KOK XING HUI xinghui@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To ease the manpower shortage faced by the social service sector, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) is looking to recruit 15 social service professionals who can be deployed quickly to voluntary welfare
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    • 492 4 GLOBAL ECONOMY AGENCIES NEW YORK The United States economy is the victim of a little misunderstanding, Federal Reserve officials said on Thursday, telling investors who had sent borrowing costs soaring that they were misguided in believing the central bank’s stimulus campaign was about
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    • 579 6 China blames ‘overseas terrorist forces’for attacks as death toll climbs to 35 UNREST IN MINORITY REGION AGENCIES BEIJING —A tense minority region in China’s far west erupted in violence yesterday for the second time in three days, barely hours after the government
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    • 427 6 REUTERS CANBERR A —Australia’s new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd used his first press conference yesterday to kick off his push to drag the Labor Party back into contention for September’s polls, urging the country’s top trading partner, China, to conclude a stalled
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    • 644 8  -  Schools will not be giving out masks unless necessary, ‘small stockpile’in every institute N95 MASKS NOT SUITABLE FOR THEM ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Children are advised to avoid outdoor activity if Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings exceed 200 to “Very Unhealthy” levels,
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    • 577 10 Minister says ASEAN needs to discuss frameworks to address future environmental problems WORKING TOGETHER TO COMBAT POLLUTION SINGAPORE —The first and most important step in dealing with the haze is to put out the fires in Indonesia, even though Singapore’s Law and
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    • 522 10  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuamf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The operational readiness of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will not be compromised in the event of severe haze levels, despite the measures put place to ensure that the health and safety of its personnel will not be
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    • 193 10  -  ALVINA SOH Practical measures are in place to ensure the well-being of officers at Singapore’s various checkpoints, said Head of the Civil Service Peter Ong during a visit to the Woodlands Checkpoint yesterday. Speaking to reporters after he was given
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    • 578 3 WsSmgap NSRamsa Vote now to support our hawkers in a cook-off against Gordon Ramsay this July! Stand to win prepaid dining cards worth up to $8000 when you vote. HawkerHeroes.com i l Blogging is a breeze on Singapore’s fastest, most consistent Fibre Broadband Network. What’s more, you can surf safely
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    • 248 5 RESIDENCES Million 1& Residence i Retail Mall z *05 A <5> 2 wmmm. m /i SSsS Bukit Panjang Park a i ra 1 Senja-Cashew Community Club 7 r Shmvllal kBesid jkit Pan PostOfl New showflat at Jalan Teck Whye (off Choa Chu Kang Road). Open daily from 10am 7pm. Call
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    • 716 8 Advertisement URINATION PROBLEMS 'W Faced by Men and Women Choo Hou Ren Famous Artiste Urgency; refers to the disability to control ones urine or a sense of urgency to urine. When one feels the urgency, one is not able to wait but immediately has to urinate. One might also feel
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    • 398 9 NF national family celebrations FAMILY. FIRST FAMILY DAY OUT IN! Your family’s well-being is important. Hence, we are no longer celebrating “Family Day Out” at Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade today. But with these activity ideas and contests, you can still have “Family Day In” and 100% Family Fun indoors! What
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    • 1040 11 JULY 2013 In this issue ART IN FASHION Take inspiration from our favourite left-of-field artists’ personal style. “If I need to dress up for an event, I always like a flattering dress.” own.HAIR BOBBI BROWN YEO USING MELISSA the camera.” Yet, it’s clear that this level-headed girl takes her studies
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  • saturday people
    • 2036 16  -  He’s survived having his chicken-processing plants burned down. With farming’s uncertain future in S’pore, Ma Chin Chew is trying to prove it can be innovative and profitable A FARMER’S JOURNEY EUGENE NEUBRONNER eugenen@med iacorp.com. sg Fresh out of polytechnic, Ma Chin Chew expected to be
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  • voices
    • 354 18  -  FROM RICHARD HOO Group Director (Strategic Planning), Urban Redevelopment Authority We refer to Mr Lim Ching Tung’s letter, “Some solutions for a decentralised S’pore” (June 25). As he mentioned, plans to decentralise economic activities and create a hierarchy of business centres were introduced as early as
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    • 286 18  -  FROM RAYMOND KOH BOCK SWI I was intrigued by the report, “Banks pushing hard to develop S’porean core” (June 28), as it included a workforce profile of the seven largest banks in Singapore, information supplied by the banks. But only UOB and OCBC showed the figures
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    • 215 19  -  FROM PAVITHRA BAI ATHMARAM Singaporeans have a habit of prioritising work over family, and with increasing expectations and workloads here, it feels as if we are losing our laughter. Our local media can help in this regard. In the 1990s, when family
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    • 502 19  -  FROM PAUL CHAN Vice President, Channel Branding Promotions, MediaCorp We refer to Ms Pavithra Bai Athmaram’s letter, “Can the media help in reviving our laughter?”. As the national broadcaster, MediaCorp strives to reach our wide and diverse audiences with compelling content
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    • 34 18 C3IME MJATCH Tomorrow, 9:00pm (With English Subtitles) /MediaCorp Tube] MediaCorpChS xinmsn.com/5 do V/.'-VT, s One man’s online chat turns int( Find out how the police swiftly track nightmarish extortion trap, and apprehend the blackmailers.
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  • singapore
    • 92 20 This week ’s winner, Mr Stanley Tan, receiving the cheque from Ms Sally Tang, Senior Manager of OG, and Ms Ariel Tam, Special Projects Editor at TODAY. Mr Tan spent S$63.90 on a Transformers toy from OG People’s Park. He said: “I’ve participated in Shop
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    • 445 20 6-MONTH EXTENSION FOR CAB FIRMS SINGAPORE —Taxi companies will get six more months to meet availability standards as they have given feedback that they need more time, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced yesterday as it launched an online matching portal
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    • 332 20  -  KENNETH LOW KennethLowJT @mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Yishun residents can look forward to the convenience of having the country’s first integrated commercial and residential development with a Community Club (CC) by 2020. The Housing and Development Board (HDB) announced it had invited tenders for
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    • 199 21 SINGAPORE —Electricity tariffs are set to come down by an average of 2.9 per cent for the next three months, as the cost of natural gas used to generate electricity has fallen. SP Services said the cost
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    • 373 21  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —Was Tang Boon Thiew, the man behind the online vice ring which has implicated more than 20 men, a “villainous” pimp who took advantage of an underage girl or a mere scapegoat? This was a question his lawyers put before the
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    • 470 21 SIM LIM SQUARE GREAT SINGAPORE SALE (7 June to 28 July 2013) Simply spend $30 and above in a single receipt at any of the shops in Sim Lim Square from 7 June to 28 July to be entitled to participate in 2 different lucky draws. LUCKY DRAW 1 LUCKY
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  • world
    • 620 22 Will there be a repeat of last year’s meetings, which revealed disunity in confronting China? PLENTY ON THE AGENDA AGENCIES BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (BRUNEI) China’s increasingly assertive maritime disputes with its neighbours and haze in South-east Asia are among the thorny issues that
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    • 355 22 AGENCIES SEOUL —South Korean President Park Geun Hye yesterday urged South Korean executives, including the owner of Gangnam Style singer Psy’s record label, to do more to court China’s growing middle class. South Korea should be more “aggressive”
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    • 650 23 THE NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO —As the United States Senate approved a landmark immigration Bill that would let Silicon Valley companies import more foreign engineers, some Americans remain locked in a deeply emotional argument over whether outsiders are taking jobs away
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    • 689 24 Milestone in country’s efforts to open up to the world tainted by religious hatred CALL TO BOYCOTT QATAR-BASED COMPANY THE NEW YORK TIMES YANGON Religious hatred erupted in Myanmar yesterday, a day after the country awarded one of its two telecommunications contracts to a
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    • 683 25 Week-long baccalaureat increasingly viewed as flagship of flawed education system THE NEW YORK TIMES PARIS —Those who believe the trite remarks about the French and their slack work ethic would do well to observe the frenzy of study that seizes this
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    • 230 22 BUDDHIST AND PALI COLLEGE OF SINGAPORE Diploma in Buddhism 2013/2014 (21 st Intake) Awarded by The Buddist Pali University of Sri Lanka (A Commonwealth University) Whoever sees The Dependent Origination sees I he Dhamma yo paticcasamuppadam passafi so dhammam passati To understand Buddhism is to leam the Dhamma. For two
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    • 58 24 SCAN ME WITH THE MEclub MOBILE APP AND GET REWARDED! Win Italian Wines worth more than S$300 in our June Lucky Draw* when you update your profile! Visit MEclub.com.sg for details. *Terms and conditions apply. Not yet a member? Register now at MEclub.com.sg. Download the MEclub App at Google Play
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    • 172 24 AVK MK Restaurants is a well-known F&B restaurant chain with a rich heritage in Thailand. We are recruiting for the following positions. Permanent Kitchen Staff Service Staff Dishwasher From $1300 $1600 month (Depending on experience) 8 hrs day, 6 days week Various shifts between 9am 11 pm Rotating shifts, include
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    • 90 24 located between Balestier and Novena MRT with a Colonial setting requires the following positions: DIRECTRESS ASST. DIRECTRESS Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Educating Teaching Certifi cate in Infant/Toddler Care and Development Minimum 2 years of working experience required Diploma in Montessori will be an added advantage. A good team
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  • business
    • 430 26 ABE’S PUSH TO END DEFLATION AGENCIES TOKYO —Japan’s recovery strengthened last month as factory output rose the most in nearly one-and-a-half years and the closely-watched consumer price index stopped falling for the first time in seven months, bolstering Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s
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    • 595 27  -  Experts believe development will see strong demand due to Govt plans for western area LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Jurong’s transformation from a standard suburb into an increasingly desirable place in which to live will be tested this weekend with the launch of
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  • sports
    • Article, Illustration
      981 28  -  More S’poreans competing in triathlons abroad SWIM, CYCLE AND RUN AMIR YUSOF amiryusof@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There was more than the usual holiday clothes in Jessica Lee’s suitcase when she left for her week-long trip to Australia earlier this month. Apart from a wetsuit and running shoes, she also needed
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    • 551 29 A fourth major trophy is in sight, but Del Bosque insists his men are underdogs AGENCIES FORTALEZA (BRAZIL) The Confederations Cup has got the final that nearly everyone wanted. The World Cup holders against the five-time champions. The twotime European champions against the tournament host.
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    • 500 29 THE GUARDIAN LIVERPOOL —Manchester United will have to increase significantly their opening offer for Leighton Baines if David Moyes is to take Everton’s outstanding player with him in his new job as Alex Ferguson’s successor. Although Everton’s official stance is that Baines is
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    • 479 30 REUTERS PORTO VECCHIO (FR ANCE) —Rivals are lining up to target Team Sky’s hopes of consecutive Tour de France victories when the 100th edition of the world’s most famous cycle race gets under way in Corsica today. The 2012 success was built on Bradley
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    • 605 30  -  PHILIP GOH SINGAPORE —It was not as much jubilation as relief when riders from the OCBC Singapore Pro Cycling Team crossed the finish line yesterday in Pontian to complete Stage 3 of the 2013 Jelajah Malaysia. Setting out from Batu Pahat in the morning, the team’s
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    • 361 31 The 100th edition of the Tour de France will send 198 riders on a 21-stage, 3,479km journey over three weeks, ending July 21 on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Christopher Froome of Britain, a top favourite for the race. Photo: Reuters Photo: Reuters LEADING CONTENDERS CHRIS
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    • 452 32 REUTERS LON DON Home favourite Laura Robson was the toast of Wimbledon again yesterday as the 19-year-old reached the third round for the first time, five years after being dubbed the “next big thing” in British women’s tennis. By this stage of the tournament the
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    • 96 32 International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, 71 was conferred the Public Service Star (Distinguished Friends of Singapore) by Singapore President Tony Tan at the Istana yesterday in recognition of his contributions to Singapore’s development in the international sporting arena. Rogge has worked with Singapore many
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    • 549 32  -  IOC Presidential hopeful wants to convince members his plan is the best TO BE A PRESIDENT FOR ALL TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President Thomas Bach does not see the upcoming elections for the most powerful position in
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 33 29 ‘LIVE’ TELECAST ON MEDIACORP CH5 3rd/4th place (tomorrow, 11.50pm) Final (Monday morning, 5.45am) All matches are also available“ live” on Toggle via www.toggle.sg. MediaCorp is the official broadcaster of FIFA Confederations Cup 2013
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 86 32 Sat, 29/06/13 For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw l*Ph.ii-c[ Livewire (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 A Y(i) Always play with care. [responsibly/ Do not bet illegally. Singapore
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    • 40 33 CHOCO LOCO OUR CRAVINGS FOR CHOCOLATE GO BEYOND BRAIN CHEMISTRY 36 BABY SHOWER HOW AN EXPECTANT WORLD AWAITS A ROYAL CHILD 40 THE FINEST PRINT A TOP SHOW REVEALS PABLO PICASSO’S SECRETS 41 SATURDAY, 29 JUNE 2013 38 PHOTO: POLLEN
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  • T TODAY
    • cars
      • 829 34  -  MASERATI’S BETTING BIG ON ITS NEW SMALL SEDAN, THE GHIBLI LEOW JU-LEN IN SIENA, ITALY features@mediacorp.com.sg What’s the most important car in the history of Maserati? The next one. This might seem strange for a car company that’s 99 years old, but then Maserati is looking like an
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      • 402 35  -  One’s loud, the other’s low-key. Either way it’s hard to resist these two very different drop-tops BMW Z4 SDRIVE35IS VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI CABRIOLET DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A PO R E On the outset, the BMW Z4 sDrive35is and Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet are cars
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    • food
      • 712 36  -  The taste for chocolate is one of the most fundamental and ineradicable human urges LOCO OVER CHOCO ROBERT COLVILE features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON I once met a nutritionist one of these irritatingly healthy, glow-ing-skin types who swore that she could eliminate
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      • 291 36 REUTERS PARIS Thousands of French restaurants serving up mass-produced boeuf bourguignon and potato gratin as if lovingly prepared from scratch by their own chefs may soon be exposed by law. In a country that takes pride in its culinary reputation, parliament voted for
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      • 525 38  -  Hanayoshi’s modern touches don’t always hit the mark FOOD REVIEW: HANAYOSHI ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE Having enjoyed meals at Goto and Kaiseki Yoshiyoki two restaurants helmed by former personal chefs to Japanese ambassadors in Singapore we came to Hanayoshi expecting the same austere style of cooking. Hanayoshi’s kitchen
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      • Article, Illustration
        510 38  -  Pollen blossoms with its uniquely delicate approach FOOD REVIEW: POLLEN ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE How quickly time flies. It seems we were just ooh-ing and ahhing over the new Gardens By The Bay, and in the blink of an eye, the Flower Dome’s flagship restaurant Pollen is celebrating its
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      • 175 39 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS The French are increasingly turning their noses up at the venerable baguette, instead opting for cereal at breakfast, biscuits at tea time, and pasta and rice at meals. To stem the tide, defenders of French bread have launched a campaign to
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      • Article, Illustration
        345 39 BURNT ENDS’ THE LONDON EXCHANGE Chef Chris Wolff from London’s Viajante, presents a six-course degustation menu (S$120 per person) with innovative creations such as the hamachi kingfish with plum umeboshi and coriander. Additional wine pairing prepared by sommelier Cameron Dewar is also available. July 1 to 7 at
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    • culture&lifestyle
      • 560 40 Knitted kangaroos in Australia, baby showers in the US Kate’s bump has gone global BABY BOOM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —When the Duchess of Cambridge gives birth next month, millions will be watching events around the globe. Royal baby fever has reached a peak. This week, a
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      • 149 40  -  HON JING YI SINGAPORE —30 Rock star Alec Baldwin caused a stir online yesterday when he threatened a Daily Mail reporter in a series of profanitylaced tweets. The UK website had reported that Baldwin’s pregnant wife, Hilaria, had been tweeting during The Sopranos star
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      • 255 40 REUTERS PILTON —Britain’s largest music festival got off to a traditionally muddy start on Thursday as thousands of campers arrived at Glastonbury in pouring rain for three days of music headlined by veteran rockers the Rolling Stones. But Glastonbury is also known for falling
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      • Article, Illustration
        265 41  -  Prints offer insight into Picasso’s creative process ART REVIEW: THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO’S CREATIVE PROCESS: THE ART OF PRINTMAKING BRUCE QUEK SINGAPORE We tend to think of Pablo Picasso as a painter. The Singapore Tyler Print Institute’s latest show hopes to expand that. Coming from the archives of
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    • 92 37 Let's Paint a Greener World! East and do your Join us at Downtown Mother Earth. part to save We are inviting you to help paint a greener world using your hands! Besides dabbling in paint you could also meet your favorite MediaCorp stars in person. Date: 29 30 June 2013
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  • Page 41 Miscellaneous
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