Today, 9 August 2013

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    Lock icon Economy expected to do better than forecast
    822 1 In National Day Message, PM Lee also says Govt will play bigger role in building ‘fair and just society GROWTH PROJECTIONS RAISED TO 2.5%-3.5% SINGAPORE —The Republic’s economy is expected to do better this year than previously expected, with the growth forecast raised
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      82 1 US GOVT’S EVACUATION OF MID-EAST DIPLOMATSPLAYS INTO THE TERROR AND FEARSTOKED BY EXTREMISTS, SAY CRITICS WORLD• 30 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp HOT NEWS 19 STAGE 1 OF DOWNTOWN LINE ON TRACK TO OPEN IN DEC HOT NEWS Former President S R Nathan
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Ex-President Nathan awarded Singapore’s highest honour
      770 2  -  ‘PROFOUNDLY TOUCHED, OVERWHELMED AND HUMBLED’ SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Former President S R Nathan was yesterday awarded The Order of Temasek (First Class) Singapore’s highest honour given to a rare few for his distinguished career in public service, which culminated in the presidency. And
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      Lock icon Downtown Line on track for Stage 1 opening in December
      480 19  -  MORE THAN HALF OF CHECKS COMPLETED SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Testing for the new Downtown Line (DTL) trains is almost complete and the first stage of the line is on track for
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      Lock icon Johor Sultan holds Open House
      105 19 Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew (second from right) and Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing (left) yesterday attended an Open House at the Istana Pasir Pelangi. It was hosted by Johor Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar (centre) and Raja Zarith Sofiah (right) as
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      Man held over murder in Choa Chu Kang block
      296 19  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A 58-year-old Chinese national has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 41-year-old woman, who is believed to be his wife. He will be charged in court today. The woman, also a Chinese national, was
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      Lock icon Man killed in gangland-style shooting in Penang capital
      722 20 MORE VIOLENT CRIME IN MALAYSIA AGENCIES G EO RG E TOW N —A 37-year-old man was murdered yesterday morning in a gangland-style shooting in Penang’s capital. The victim, identified as Mr K Veerapan and a resident of Air Itam, Penang, suffered no
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      EPL rebate war: StarHub ups the ante by doubling offer
      343 20 SING A PORE With about a week to go before the new English Premier League (EPL) kicks off, a “rebate war” between telco rivals StarHub and SingTel has begun in earnest. Yesterday, StarHub announced that it was doubling its rebate
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      Lock icon The New York Times isn’t for sale: Publisher
      651 21 Chairman Sulzberger Jr insists paper has both the ideas and the money to pursue innovation THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON —After a week in which both The Boston Globe and The Washington Post were purchased by new owners, the publisher of The
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      Lock icon Japan protests after Chinese ships linger in disputed waters
      673 22 BEIJING SAYS VESSELS WERE ON PATROL AGENCIES TOKYO The Japanese Foreign Ministry lodged a protest with China’s top diplomat in Japan yesterday after three Chinese paramilitary ships stayed in waters around disputed islands for the longest period of time since a
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      Lock icon China trade rebounds in possible sign of stability
      364 22 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s trade rebounded more than expected last month in a possible sign that the world’s No 2 economy is stabilising following a slowdown over the past year. The improvement offers small but encouraging hope for the country’s leaders, who are
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      Lock icon PHILIPPINES TO OPEN TALKS ON LARGER US MILITARY PRESENCE
      250 22 AP Philippine officials said they will soon begin negotiations with the United States on a larger American military presence to help deter what they say is increasing Chinese aggression in Philippine-claimed waters in the South China Sea. In a letter to
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  • national day special
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE YOUTH: APATHETIC NO MORE
      1174 4  -  Thanks to the Internet, the young are making a difference and debunking the myth that they are only interested in the 5Cs LOH CHEE KONG Associate Editor cheekong@med iacorp.com .sg It was not too long ago when Singapore youths had to constantly fend off the
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      Lock icon Running high on passion
      740 6  -  Youth Without Borders may be resource-strapped, but that has not stopped its founders from doing more for the needy A NETWORK THAT HELPS VOLUNTEERS, BENEFICIARIES KENNETH LOW today@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E They describe themselves as “random” and “experimental” they once
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      Lock icon Foreign workers ‘are just like us’
      969 8  -  Slowly but surely, this group wants to change attitudes towards migrant labour PROVING THEY ARE NOT ‘SCARY’ ALFRED CHUA today@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —From the moment she enters the soup kitchen in Little India for this interview with TODAY, it is clear that photographer Bernice Wong
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      Lock icon ‘Growing wave of empathy’ for the larger community
      974 9  -  Conjunct Consulting connects people, companies and social organisations using volunteers, the Internet and kaya toast EMILY LIU emilyrliu@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A PO R E There is a recurring theme behind the success of Conjunct Consulting, the first pro-bono consulting firm in
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      Lock icon Not your typical misfit
      923 10  -  SG Haze Rescue’s Jeremy Chua never allowed doors to be shut on him, despite his struggles to fit in the education system TAKING THE UNCONVENTIONAL ROUTE EMILY LIU emilyrliu@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —The story of Mr Jeremy Chua’s life is a classic tale of someone who
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      Lock icon Jumping on the Bandwagon
      1066 11  -  Singapore’s first local music gig finder website aims to bring the model to neighbouring regions OVERCOMING SCEPTICISM ZARA ZHUANG today@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —His passion has always been music, but 25-year-old Ilyas Sholihyn acknowledges self-deprecatingly that he’s just “not good enough to be a full-time musician”. So the
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      Bonding across the generational divide
      972 12  -  The Silver Yarn Project wants to encourage the younger generation to develop closer ties with their seniors GETTING TO KNOW YOUR GRANDPARENTS ZARA ZHUANG today@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For years, she was fascinated by the collection of clocks her grandfather had accumulated at home, but “never had
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      Lock icon Helping film-makers build a following
      734 13  -  Co-founder of movie library Viddsee hopes to drive the region’s micro-cinema scene LAUNCH PAD FOR INDEPENDENT FLICKS ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Film-maker Ho Jia Jian, 25, sees a problem when faddish flicks such as parodies of the wildly popular Gangnam Style music video, for instance
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      Lock icon ‘We are not an ungracious, unhelpful bunch of people’
      842 14  -  Singer Elson Soh is on a mission to ensure that ‘no S’porean gets left behind’ HIGHLIGHTING THE PLIGHT OF THE NEEDY ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE —Undergraduate Elson Soh, who is also an up-and-coming singer with an album under his
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      Lock icon From tech noob to CEO of online marketplace
      946 15  -  An epiphany was all it took for Elisha Tan to break out of the routine and start Learnemy ‘I DON’T WANT TO JUST GET A JOB, HAVE KIDS AND THEN DIE’ ALFRED CHUA today@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R
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      Lock icon Not too green to be greenies
      875 16  -  Stirred into action by debate over Population White Paper, this group hopes to have a say in environmental issues LITTLE EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE IN CONSERVATION, BUT KENNETH LOW today@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —They may be students with little expertise or experience in environmental science, but being the
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      My best memories about Singapore
      396 18 TODAY readers share their #SGmoment about the Republic and what makes it truly home to them Email text entry from Muthhukumar Malaiiyyappan Singapore is a cosmopolitan city teeming with differences. It offers me not only the opportunity to appreciate different cultures, but also the space
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      299 5 RUNNING HIGH ON PASSION: Being resource-strapped has not stopped the founders of Youth Without Borders from doing more for the needy 6 FOREIGN WORKERS ‘ARE JUST LIKE US’: Photographer Bernice Wong and her BTBBTM group want to change attitudes towards migrant labour 8 ‘GROWING WAVE OF EMPATHY’ FOR THE LARGER
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      30 17 We know the song by heart. Now, let's sing it with all our hearts. Many Stories... C?ne Singapore APP V B.IRTMPAV tg ygg. Wishing Singapore a Happy National Day! /A=diaCorp
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      161 20 PS® NANYANG n HT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE SCHOOL GRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMME SOLVING GLOBAL CHALLENGES, THE INTERDISCIPLINARY WAY JANUARY 2014 INTAKE Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is the fastest-rising university in the world’s top 50. Interdisciplinary Graduate School offers outstanding graduate students opportunities to pursue exciting PhD research
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  • voices
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      Let’s be thankful for what we have
      283 24  -  FROM LIM YING NING Singaporeans are living in a blessed country, and usually complain about minor issues such as seats “choped” with tissue paper or the unbearable weather. Yes, there are some hot issues that worry Singaporeans. Some of us are dissatisfied over
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      Hair for Hope: Are there other ways to show empathy?
      181 24  -  FROM MELVIN CHONG CHEE LEONG In the end, who was at fault? (“No wigs for St Margaret’s five: Education Minister”; Aug 7, online) The school has rules, which the students chose not to follow because of good intentions to show
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      Empathy, honour at the heart of education
      104 24  -  FROM JEFFREY CHAN I am glad the eventual outcome is that the “St Margaret’s girls who shaved heads need not wear wigs” (Aug 8). The principal and the girls have good intentions, and no one needs to feel misunderstood. There is indeed much
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      Our core values are alive and well
      286 25  -  FROM MAMTA BHALCHANDRA SHUKLA A recent incident has highlighted to me that Singapore’s core values are alive and that Singaporeans are willing to help others, especially children. I was at Pasir Ris MRT Station around 6pm when I saw a young girl on
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      Let citizens choose their CPF drawdown age
      151 25  -  FROM FANG SHOUYI I am concerned about the rising drawdown age for Central Provident Fund members. Some of us could have worked hard during our early days and want to retire early. I am in my 30s and am worried that in 30
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      Do new immigrants know what being S’porean means?
      195 25  -  FROM SHI LIANG I have been a Singapore citizen for over two years, and I am still trying to integrate as a local by participating in community events and reading books about the Singapore system. Daily events have helped instil in me
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      14 24 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Mine deal puts China’s state industries under new scrutiny
      672 26 S$2b purchase raises concerns about the grip state-owned conglomerates exert on the country ’s economy, resources VASTLY OVERPRICED AND ILLEGAL: CRITICS THE NEW YORK TIMES ZHONGSHE (CHINA) —A moribund coal mine here descends deeply, more than 1,158 metres underground. But the
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      Lock icon Beijing threatens heavier fines after milk powder probe
      353 26 REUTERS SHANGHAI China yesterday threatened to impose heavier fines on companies which have broken the law, a day after six milk powder producers were hit with a total of US$110 million (S$138.7 million) in penalties for pricefixing and anti-competitive behaviour. Mr Xu
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      Lock icon DANONE DUMEX EXPANDS RECALL OF MILK FORMULA PRODUCTS
      238 26 AGENCIES Danone Dumex has taken more infant formula tins off supermarket shelves in Singapore after being told by New Zealand’s Fonterra that the product was packed on a production line that may have held residue of the potentiallycontaminated raw material. In a
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  • world
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      Lock icon Thai lawmakers give initial OK to amnesty Bill
      393 28 AP BANGKOK —Thai lawmakers gave initial approval yesterday to a controversial Bill to grant amnesty to people charged with political offences during turmoil that began with a 2006 military coup. The Lower House of Parliament voted 300 to 124 to accept the
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      Lock icon Myanmar democracy groups push for probe of 1988 crackdown
      568 28 Activists stress reconciliation is a crucial step in country ’s transition towards democracy 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF UPRISINGS AGENCIES YANGON —Human rights groups are making a push for an independent investigation into a deadly crackdown on the 1988 pro-democracy uprisings in Myanmar,
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda terror threat: Did US overreact?
      839 30 DIPLOMATIC EVACUATION CRITICISED THE NEW YORK TIMES WA SHINGTON The gloating among jihadists and their sympathisers began last week, right after the United States shut down almost two dozen diplomatic posts across the Middle East in response to a terrorist threat. “God is
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      Lock icon US REMAINS ‘GREATEST FORCE FOR FREEDOM’
      63 30 AP United States President Barack Obama told troops and their families at Camp Pendleton, California, on Wednesday that security threats will never lead the US to retreat from the world. He said Americans do not get terrorised. He said the US will remain, in
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  • business
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      Lock icon Growing competition a challenge for Jetstar
      667 32  -  Airline’s CEO upbeat about prospects, will continue its focus on measured development ‘HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL’ DAVID BOTTOMLEY Business Editor davidb@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Jetstar Asia will have to deal with “ultra” competition in the budget airline market in the coming months and years, but
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      Lock icon Japan to study impact on economy of any sales tax hike
      363 32 REUTERS TOKYO The Japanese government will make a decision on whether to raise the sales tax as planned sometime from late September to early October, the Economics Minister said yesterday, in what is becoming a test of whether the
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    • marketbuzz
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        TUPPERWARE BRANDS GREAT GIVEAWAY
        368 36 On Tuesday, about 25,000 taxi drivers received a limited-edition one-litre Eco Bottle from TUPPERWARE Brands. The “TUPPERWARE Brands, We Care” campaign pays tribute to taxi drivers for their hard work and dedication to their job. Mr Christian Skroder, Chief Executive Officer of TUPPERWARE Brands Corporation, said:
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        JOHN LITTLE’S FIRST DATE WITH GEORGE
        225 36 Refreshing and inspiring, the new John Little at Plaza Singapura excites customers with its stylish interiors and impressive portfolio of brands, including popular UK brand George in a unique store-within-store concept covering 8,000 sq ft. George is a one-stop fashion retailer that offers ladies’
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        WHAT’S NEW AT IKEA?
        98 36 Look out for the new IKEA Catalogue 2014 on Aug 29. Turn to the new catalogue for more than 300 pages of inspiring ideas to spruce up your home. There will also be exciting new collections as well as lower prices on classic ranges, such as
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        FEAST ON THE MOVE
        180 36 M Hotel’s Feast on the Move is back with an array of exciting culinary delights. The one-night-only event features five menus at various locations within M Hotel. For S$88++, diners can choose to feast at one or all five venues. Indulge in cocktails and fresh oysters
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        GET YOUR GROOVE ON
        152 36 Held on July 27 at Bugis+, the H-TWO-O Ultimate Dance Challenge 2013 also reinforced the importance of living an active lifestyle while giving back to society. That day, 24 contestants from the Solo and Group category battled it out on the dance floor to win more
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  • property
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      A look at the hot spots
      893 38  -  HDB RESALE MARKET ADAM RAHMAN property@mediacorp.com.sg Adam Rahman is Senior Marketing Executive at PropertyGuru. The Population White Paper released earlier this year drew public ire with its projection that the population in Singapore could reach 6.9 million by 2030, a figure that most agree
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  • technology
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      Lock icon Samsung’s S4 Active performs swimmingly
      438 40  -  Complement your sporty lifestyle with this tough-as-nails smartphone LISTEN TO MUSIC UNDERWATER PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —If the number of ruggedised electronic devices are anything to go by, I would think we live very exciting lives. Cameras these days are dust-, water-, shock- and even
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      Living on cloud nine
      272 40  -  PETER YEO SINGAPORE —The Samsung HomeSync is a 1TB storage device touted to work as a home cloud solution enabling up to eight separate accounts to share and save content from your Android devices. It can also be hooked up to the Internet either wirelessly or
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    • Article
      Lock icon Google Chrome security flaw exposes users’ passwords
      346 40 THE GUARDIAN LONDON —A serious flaw in the security of Google’s Chrome browser allows anyone with access to a user’s computer to see all the passwords stored for e-mail, social media and other sites, directly from the settings panel. No password is needed
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      609 41 S Fair Price Tiiaft Mij FairPrias! /rr/Vfi f\ of Service from the Heart Celebrating 48 years of nation building Happy National Day Singapore 9-14 Aug 2013 Thank you for making us No. Stefanie Sun International Artiste At Abbott, we are honoured that you have entrusted us with the nourishment of
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      691 42  -  SUAREZ TYPIFIES THE MODERN MERCENARY TAKEN TO AN UGLY EXTREME COMMENTARYBY HENRY WINTER Henry Winter is the Daily Telegraph’s Football Correspondent THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Ah, the sweet smell of the new season: The freshly-mowed grass, paint on redecorated stands and the stench of duplicity.
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      295 42 AGENCIES A furious Brendan Rodgers has turned Luis Suarez into an outcast at Anfield, after blasting him for “total disrespect of the club” and ordering him to train alone until he shows a better attitude. Liverpool’s Manager rejected Suarez’s claim that he was promised a move
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      608 43 AGENCIES LONDON —David Moyes has admitted that he has been finding it tough adapting to life as Manchester United manager during a testing summer in which he has had to deal with constant speculation over an unsettled Wayne Rooney and being frustrated in
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      524 43  -  In Part Three of our primer on thriving in the TODAY Fantasy League, David Ngiau (david@mediacorp.com.sg) shows how important it is to rotate the captain’s armband among your players regularly. David Ngiau (david@mediacorp.com.sg) David Ngiau is Deputy Digital Editor at TODAY and an
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      991 44  -  Aim of 10 judokas is to win medals in Myanmar and set platform for more success at home GETTING A NEW LEASE OF LIFE LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A hush descends on the mat at the Singapore Judo Federation’s (SJF) Guillemard Crescent
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      26 43 Join the TODAY Fantasy League at www.todayonline.com/fantasyleague for the chance to win US$500 Manager of the Month prizes and the US$5,000 Manager of the Season award.
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      102 44 Live telecast of National Day Parade 2013 at Livewire [Singapore Pools). Finger food will be served. LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 yrs and above during live’ telecast)
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        2471 46  -  JUST WHAT DOES BEING SINGAPOREAN MEAN? SIX LOCAL CELEBS TAKE IN THE VIEW AT ME@OUE AND CHIME IN CELEBRATING SINGAPORE VINCENT LEE o many little quirks and idiosyncrasies define the Singaporean identity. It could be the uniquely Singaporean dictionary, with its colourful colloquial phrases and distinct sentence
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        385 50 Actress Sharda Harrison on The Necessary Stage’s latest production on Japan, history and technology ASIA THEATRE SINGAPORE The Necessary Stage’s latest production maybe all about “flat cities”, but Sharda Harrison’s most memorable image while preparing for it was of squashed people. In the lead-up to the group’s
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        259 50  -  ALBUM REVIEW MUSIC NOTES CHRISTOPHER TOH KEVIN MATHEWS For the full album reviews, visit http://tdy.sg/ tdymusicrev Avalanche (Quadron) While none of the songs here bring about the sonic avalanche suggested by the title, there is enough going on in this album by the Danish duo Coco O
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        213 51 EMPRA It’s taken a while, but Singaporean muso Sanny Velooand his band Empra are finally gracing our shores. Guest acts include Amterible, Plainsunsetand guitarist Simon Yong. Aug 9, 7.30pm, Hood Bar. Tickets at S$17 (S$20 at the door) from www. empraonline.com (includes free album and EP). Eraserheads The
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        347 51  -  Latest digs around town NATIONAL DAY EDITION GET IT NOW BY KENNETH CHOY Patriotic heartbeat Wear your love for Singapore with Giordano’s “I love SG” collection, refreshed this year with colours like Neon Yellow, Neon Very Hot Pink, Summer Green and Neon Blue. For those who prefer a larger
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      26 46 What’s your Singaporean story? Share them with us through a photo, video or audio on toggle.sg/mystory or tweet or post a photo on Instagram with #mystorySG.
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      59 50 Sept ‘0’ Level Revision Boot Cam Do Whatever It Takes to Score A1! with Top Trainers In SG! Meet the DWIT Team in a FREE Sneak Preview to find out how we can transform your child’s results this September Holidays! “Power Up to A1 in 0 Level Math Science DWI
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      659 50 'HE BESTkNEVTR RES I rd \l WILLIS MALKOVICH MARY-LOUISE BYUf.ti HUB CATHERINE .ANTHONY ..HELEN PARKER LEE ZETA-JONES HOPKINS MIRREN RED 2 NOW SHOW1N IWTTH CHINESE SUBTITLES] JCUBE 2 JURONG EAST CENTRAL 1 BALESTIER SHAW PLAZA LEVEL 4 LIDO SHAW HOUSE LEVEL 5 BUGIS BUGIS JUNCTION LEVEL 4 LOT ONE LEVEL
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      29 51 HOW TO PLAY Fill in the grid so that every row every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9 .DIFFICULTY LEVEL: YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION COPYRIGHT UCLICK
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      497 51 «v w tern K, i' T 111 1)1 R CT R^° -'---.h S f\ W A X n INSIDI C) V s if if if'if i LOH /TODAY ZAKIJUFRI IEfsiNG.COM Sthe HORROR EVENT of THE YEAR” BRAD MISKA BLOODY-DISGUSTING COM s L INJURING NOW SHOWING RYAN PAUL MICHAEL SNOOP MAYA
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      451 52 It's Singapore's Birthday and it's time for a big Happy Carnival! Have fun with the Busy Bees who will present you with balloon "flowers", sing along to familiar tunes and look out for the Kachang Puteh man who will pop up for some unexpected fun. The Singapore Flag is to
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      524 53 As kids, we love stories. Stories connect us to another place, another time. Stories excite our imagination, allow us to step into another person's shoes and see the world through another person's eyes. They give us knowledge, hope and joy. We continue to be entertained by stories throughout our lives
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      195 54 Many Stories... One Singapore -a theme that unites all Many Stones... One Singapore Singaporeans I V* Everyone has a story to tell and these stories define who we are as an individual and collectively as a nation. This year’s theme for the National Day Parade (NDP) 2013 is “Many Stories...
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      352 55 NDP 2013 National Day Celebrations Not going for the National Day Parade (NDP)? You can still be part of Singapore's 48th birthday celebrations! Join us in the many exciting events lined up for you and catch the NDP highlights on 9th August. Wherever you may be, join us in the
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      80 56 Pledge Moment for NDP 2013 Let us all come together as One United People to recite the pledge on the 9th August 2013. CITIZENS SINGAPORE SIIMlini DUflDI t REGARDLESS OF RACE, UNI I tU rtUrLt .LANGUAGE OR RELIGION, PLEDGE ,OURSELVES buildAs e g“ c BASED“ n JUSTICE«nd EQUALITY so as
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      129 57 LET THE CELEBRATIONS BEGIN \vV s m r ilii m 0* r 1# 1 I n rTh f f < IWhi. 22 Mi V 1 i> V 4 f <«p r m i ft 1 H. I VJ X. ir i t vtt. *r m m ■A r*'-" *> 4
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      121 58 yggs wit/} pi09 r s Many Stones... C?ne Singapore Singapore/ Sembcorp Marine has spent the last 50 years building a reputation for quality, service and reliability that extends across our diverse product lines, including rig building, ship repair conversion, and offshore engineering construction. We are proud to be part of
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      77 59 sfing/apu ra To celebrate our 48 th birthday, we wanted to wish you Happy National Day in a very special, very Singaporean way one that only a true blue Singaporean would appreciate. To view the ‘Unofficial Version’ of our National Day message, simply scan the QR code or go to
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      83 60 and are proud to be part of Singapore's success the last 48 years V s'' y/ Syy'-'yy v III, n m "v X 7 v/ 31 I n i m HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ST Engineering is an engineering group that provides smart solutions. We innovate integrate and customise emergent technologies for
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      130 61 Sett in a For Singapore's 48th Birthday Bash f 4 -Mat 1SS V&M I 4 is* 0 M Many Stones.C?ne Singapore X l/ u u. f i i .Hi.jA.Jb ■E DSTA members contributed to NDP 2013 from the stage, parade supplies, sound, power to fireworks DSTA is honoured to be
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      382 62 Happy 48 th Birthday, Si ngapQ m NDP 2013 Many Stones... C?ne Singapore PSA Singapore Terminals is the world’s largest container transhipment hub. In 2012, Singapore became the second container port in the world to cross the 30-million TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units of containers) mark, with PSA Singapore Terminals handling
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      155 63 A' w m TIONG HWA STEEL STRUCTURES PTE LTD STARTED OFF AS A MODEST COMPANY IN 1970S. SINCE THEN, THEY HAD BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY'S FOREFRONT PROVIDING I I EXCELLENT CUSTOMERS. innovating their structure! to BEST SUIT THE REQUIREMENTS OF CUSTOMERS, TIONG HWA STEEL STRUCTURES PTE LTD WAS AWARDED THE
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      47 64 yeos 7 Many Stones... One Singapore Pomsak MediaCorp Artiste managed by Left Profile jfeos Singapore, MyHome Q e Zx y\ 23 V m W5 mtm wm On'^KW On’nf: <£Si J A Kei JSOtal NtfJMel ■I 250 ml el 250 ml The Natural Cho Like us on YEOS.SG
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      173 65 ;-y-vr 31 W, Many Stones... One Singapore 'v jr-as: ki I -5 m %SnjRT 1 CELEBRATING SINGAPORE'S JOURNEY OF NATION-BUILDING COSMOPROF 1MY m m I mLEARN MAKEUP ARTISTRY BEAUTY THERAPY 2013 NDP BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE A H COSMO! HOP M U! Cosmoprof Makeup Team CALL: 6339 3325 WWW.COSMOPROF.COM.SG Cosmoprof Academy Pte
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      798 66 6AM~ 9AM~ Fresh~ With~ Bharati~ Jagdish~ And~ Andre~ Ahchak 9AM~ 11AM~ Body~ And~ Soul~ With~ Daniel~ Martin~ 11AM~ 2PM~ Lunch~ Box~ With~ Howie~ Lim 2PM~ 5PM~ Afternoon~ Tea~ With~ Eugene~ Loh 5PM~ 9PM~ The~ X~ And~ M~ Show~ With~ William~ Xavier~ And~ Michelle~ Martin 9PM~ 12MN~ Nightcap~ With~ Angela~ Lim
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      183 66 To subscribe, log on to www.toggle.sg or call Toggle Customer Care Hotline at 6388 3888 (9am-9pm daily) TOGGLE-IT-FIRST Watch episodes on Toggle before they are shown on TV LOVE AT RISK Shi Sanmei and her daughter, Wu Qiyu, sell vegetables at a market. She is on bad terms with her
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      439 67 ip,- a., AKIRA Singapore Brand, Quality Assured AKIRA Celebrates Singapore National Day Parade 2013 Many Stories... One Singapore a t3 fe AKIRA Light Stick brings joy to all Singaporean during and after National Day Parade 1 k 0* Happy Birthday Singapore! Quality, Value for Money and Widest Range Thank you
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      1198 68 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.30AM MTV Exit Presents Simple Plan in Vietnam (HD5) 7.00 AM Live! 9.00 Holiday Movie: Meet The Robinsons 11.00 MTV Exit: Jason Mraz in Myanmar (HD5) 11.30 Just For Laughs Gags XII 11.45 Holiday Movie: Mamma Mia! (HD5) (PG) 2.00PM Holiday Movie: Harry Potter And The
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      170 69 Watch 15 channels for FREE from Wednesday 7 August, noon to Monday 12 August, noon, Watch the LIVE simulcast of NDP Parade on the go! In 4 languages! ft VVV* Iff. s i r r *o r t r nu rT .,VT V TA,. A V A I A A
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      51 70 Back in the ’50s, We Fought Alongside Men Mata -Mata; PREMIERES TONIGHT, RIGHT AFTER THE NATIONAL DAY PARADE Mondays 8pm from 12 August onwards v years Of TV connect experience #matamatasg m I a: t X r.£-.-4 A V: Watch it first on Toggle ft U lM e MediaCorpChS xinmsn.com/matamatasg
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