Today, 15 October 2013

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    15 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp TUESDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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    Economy poised for better growth
    709 1  -  Optimism rises after Q3 GDP estimates beat analysts’forecasts, led by services sector Q3 GDP CONTRACTS 1% ON-QUARTER WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The gradual recovery in advanced economies will mitigate short-term uncertainties in the external environment and help Singapore achieve better growth this year, economists
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    Lock icon MILLIONS IN MECCA
    42 1 Muslim pilgrims gathering near the Namera mosque on the plains of Arafat, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, yesterday. An estimated two million Muslims are in the holy city for the start of the annual Haj pilgrimage. PHOTO: REUTERS PHOTO: REUTERS
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    SingTel to compensate customers affected by disruption
    698 1  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It would be “impractical” to replicate all cables at Internet exchange facilities that link services to homes and offices, even though SingTel Consumer Singapore CEO Yuen Kuan Moon yesterday acknowledged the company could have done better in preventing and
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      47 1 WOMEN IN NS: IT IS NOT ABOUT WHY THEY SHOULD NOT SIGN UP; THE QUESTION TO ASK IS WHY THEY SHOULD. CHARLES TAN COMMENT&ANALYSIS 9 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp TODAY wishes its Muslim readers a happy Hari Raya Haji
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Court rules against ‘Allah’ usage in blow to church
      564 2 Chief Judge says word usage is ‘not an integral part of the Christian faith, will cause confusion in the community’ EDITOR TO APPEAL AGAINST VERDICT IN FEDERAL COURT AGENCIES PUTRAJAYA A Malaysian court ruled yesterday that a Catholic newspaper cannot use
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      MAS MAINTAINS EXCHANGE-RATE STANCE
      247 2  -  year, WONG WEI HAN The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday stood pat on its monetary policy as expected, signalling its intent to address lingering inflationary concerns just as economic growth is starting to pick up. The central bank’s stance on maintaining the modest and gradual
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      SingTel criticises StarHub for not properly communicating connectivity problems
      368 4  -  TAN WEIZHEN S I N G A P O R E —Telecommunications company SingTel yesterday accused its rival StarHub of not properly communicating problems related to the outage caused by last Wednesday’s fire at SingTel’s Bukit Panjang building. Instead, StarHub has
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      Lock icon HDB moves to rein in speculation in commercial, industrial properties
      696 4  -  FOUR NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRES ALSO ANNOUNCED SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KENNETH CHENG AND NAVENE ELANGOVAN SINGAPORE As it announced plans for four new neighbourhood centres in Punggol, Hougang and Sembawang, the Housing and Development Board (HDB)
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      Lock icon Senate deal elusive as deadline looms
      706 6 Disagreements regarding spending and stopgap measure keep government shuttered REPUBLICANS ACCUSE DEMOCRATS OF CONSTANTLY ‘MOVING THE GOAL POSTS’ AGENCIES WASHINGTON —With a possible default on government obligations only days away, Senate Democratic leaders believing they have a political advantage in the continuing fiscal impasse
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      Lock icon Myanmar police urge vigilance after a string of bomb blasts
      421 6 AGENCIES YANGON —Several small bombs have exploded in and around Yangon in recent days, causing the police to urge vigilance in Myanmar’s largest city. No one has claimed responsibility for the blasts which reportedly killed two people and injured three
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      88 5 Radio listeners are tuning in to hear about your business 4-9 November 2013 SUNTEC SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION EXHIBITION CENTRE Several convenient daily sessions. Places are strictly limited. Register now and join us at RadioConnect to find out how you can: Reach~ new~ customers~ with~ Singapore’s~ leading~ stations Save~ thousands~ from~
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      94 7 Connect with our readers grow your business 4-9 November 2013 SUNTEC SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION EXHIBITION CENTRE Several convenient daily sessions. Places are strictly limited. At the PrintConnect Expo you will: Learn~ proven~ newspaper~ marketing~ strategies Have~ a~ newspaper~ campaign~ specifically~ tailored~ to~ your~ business~ needs See~ our~ once~ a~ year~
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      28 8 Rather than consider, say, eradicating extreme poverty and averting global warming in tandem, proposed solutions focus on one or the other, undermining their effectiveness. KEVIN J NOONE 12
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon The case for women in National Service
      893 9  -  A RESPONSIBILITY TO DEFEND HOME CHARLES TAN MEAH YANG Charles Tan Meah Yang is a Singaporean investment analyst currently working in London. While the recently released Institute of Policy Studies survey reveals ambivalence over whether National Service (NS) should be obligatory for women,
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      Lock icon The ‘forgotten’ insurgency that failed
      1198 8  -  LOSING HEARTS AND MINDS: THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF MALAYA 1968-1989 ONG WEICHONG, KUMAR RAMAKRISHNA The ongoing debate over the historic role of Chin Peng, the recently deceased Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) SecretaryGeneral, has thus far tended to focus attention on his actions during the
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      A singer without a band, but don’t rule him out
      692 9  -  JUSUF KALLA AND INDONESIA’S 2014 ELECTIONS KARIM RASLAN Karim Raslan is a columnist who divides his time between Indonesia and Malaysia. Journalists love Jusuf Kalla. Open, confident, knowledgeable and at times wonderfully indiscreet, the 71-year-old former Vice-President always makes for
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      Lock icon Money matters: High interest rates
      862 10 Get the best returns for your savings with Standard Chartered Bank’s Bonus$aver Curren t Account and family.” producedbythetodayspecial PROJECTS TEAM Source: Department of Statistics Singapore When it comes to money and investments, Ms Faith Ong is constantly on the lookout for ways to make her
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      Lock icon ‘One problem at a time’ just won’t do
      987 12  -  TO SAVE EARTH, NEW KIND OF DECISION-MAKING NEEDED KEVIN J NOONE Kevin J Noone is Director of the Swedish Secretariat for Environmental Earth System Sciences and Professor of Meteorology in the Department of Applied Environmental Science at Stockholm University. PROJECT SYNDICATE Take
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      172 12 Europe's m Best Airline A STAR ALLIANCE MEMBER \lf" rom to Europe f m$1270 fivm$1290 from $1430 And to 49 other cities with the Best Europe Fare Culinary delights, comfortable seats, great entertainment and much more... We fly to more countries than any other airline. We are Turkish Airlines, we
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      42 13 Season 2 S3 (TlasterChef China Every lues Wed, 9pm J ji A GOURMETS LE CORDON BLEU DELIGHT A MASTERCHEF'S HELLISH TRIAL Think you can be a MasterChef too? Get the receipe from xinmsn.com/u Tli channelu channel u A-diaCorp ENGAGE ENTERTAIN ENRICH S
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  • voices
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      Lock icon Speaking another’s language key to social integration
      396 14  -  FROM TANG LI I refer to Ms Laletha Nithiyanandan’s commentary, “Always, Singaporean first” (Oct 7). I particularly enjoyed the way she reminded us how Singaporeans of all races mixed together and enjoyed one another’s culture freely. Like her, I believe that this is
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    • Article
      Draft more players for youth football teams to ensure racial diversity
      219 14  -  FROM DAVID LEONG I support the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) in thinking that it must pull in players of all races. And I feel that the comparison between the national table tennis and football teams, in the letter
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    • Article
      Corrections
      99 14 The article, “S’pore must guard against going the way of Venice” (Oct 14), stated that Mr George Yeo was the Foreign Affairs Minister in 1988 when he compared the rise of Venice and Singapore. This is incorrect. He was then Director of Joint Operations and Planning at the Ministry
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    • Article
      Let us remember our roots as we forge S’porean identity
      284 14  -  FROM ANTHONY OEI I agree with Ms Aresha Gopala Krishnan that it is “Time to move on from racial identity” (Oct 14). Her reason is that most of us left the “motherland” a long time ago. Indeed, most of today’s
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      Work-life balance should be a personal choice
      309 15  -  FROM HAJ MOHAMED During Channel NewsAsia’s recent Ask the Prime Minister programme, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, when asked about work-life balance, said it was unclear if people knew the trade-offs involved. He added: “If you look at other countries, Vietnam, China, even in
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      Lock icon Towards smoke-free taxis
      225 15  -  FROM OSCAR LEE SHING KIAN I have a winning proposition for taxi companies, cabbies and passengers. The companies need only put a prominent decal on a taxi’s front and back windscreen to indicate that the driver has pledged not to smoke. This would project a healthy image
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      33 14 LETTER SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS CAN ATTRACT PLAYERS OF ALL RACES Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/sports15oct for the letter from Jeffrey Law Lee Beng.
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      14 14 •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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      93 15 SEVEN SEAS Established Healthcare Brand in UK ORIGINAL PURE COD LIVER OIL Trusted for generations to fortify the body's immune system Great traditional remedy to help strengthen the body's immune system Rich in ERA and DHA fatty acids Contains high amounts of vitamins A, D and E PAC X OCEAN
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Arrival information to be available at more bus stops
      581 16  -  Commuters want panels to be more accurate and updated in a more timely manner PROJECT TO COST S$1M SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The number of panels that tell commuters when their bus is arriving will go up by more than 50
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      Lock icon Longer travel time on part of Circle Line on Oct 27
      160 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE SMRT has advised that travelling time on part of the Circle Line (CCL) will be slightly longer on the morning of Oct 27 as it will be replacing the power cable on the line that morning.
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      Lock icon Caring for the caregiver
      711 17  -  The Alzheimer’s Disease Association provides crisis intervention to caregivers reaching the end of their rope SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Like many caregivers of loved ones who suffer from dementia, Mr Richard Ashworth’s life came to a halt when his foster father was diagnosed with the
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    • Article
      New programme to help social enterprises maximise impact
      412 17  -  SARA GROSSE saragrosse@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —To provide social enterprises with the business expertise they need to grow, a mentorship programme has been launched, where corporate professionals and entrepreneurs will act as mentors to selected social enterprises. Piloted by the Ministry of Social and
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      Lock icon Remembering the good old days
      117 18 A special stamp issue on vanishing trades in Singapore will be released this week. It features tradesmen such as the kachangputih man, parrot astrologer, knife sharpener, ice-ball seller, cobbler and lantern maker. Once a common sight on the fivefootways of Singapore’s shophouses, few of these
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      Moneylender fined for breaking rules
      270 18 19TH TO BE CONVICTED SINCE 2011 SINGAPORE A licensed moneylender was fined S$18,000 yesterday for breaching moneylending rules, including giving out loans to borrowers who had not first applied in writing for them, and failing to get borrowers to sign on receipts for cash repayments.
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      Couple punished for dirtying neighbour’s car
      183 18  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE —A couple who scattered trash onto a neighbour’s car because they were annoyed by his headlamps shining into their home were fined a total of S$3,000 yesterday. Lau Kin Kee and her husband Ng Choon Meng, both 40, had flung tissue
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      127 18 A diploma programme aligned to the Singapore Workforce Development Agency’s (WDA) Creative Industries WSQ framework aimed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills and competencies to work with a production crew and lead a TV or film production. Developed and delivered by Industry Practitioners. WHO IS IT FOR? Production Assistants
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  • education
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Gulf states face dearth of qualified locals for energy jobs
      788 19 As govts limit foreigner influx, education and training infrastructure are lacking for an industry dominated by expats GOVTS NEED TO BE ‘MORE MODEST WITH TIMETABLE SET FOR PHASING OUT EXPATS’ THE NEW YORK TIMES DUBAI —As the United Arab Emirates
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      Lock icon UK adviser’s views on genetics and social mobility spark controversy
      458 19 THE GUARDIAN LONDON —A 250-page paper written by the outgoing special adviser of the United Kingdom’s Education Minister containing his views on genetics and his criticism of conventional thinking on social mobility, among other things has triggered controversy in the
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon In India, some leaders show their mettle with prison terms
      1134 20 Governing coalition’s Rahul Gandhi endorses ruling that disqualifies politicians sentenced to over 2 years in jail VOTERS DISMISS ATTEMPT TO CRUSH CHAMPIONS OF THE POOR THE NEW YORK TIMES DALTENGANJ (INDIA) —When he decided to run for a parliamentary seat
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      Lock icon China welcomes Vietnam’s efforts to boost economic ties
      640 21 JOINT WORKING GROUP ON MARITIME DEVELOPMENT ‘AN IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH’ BLOOMBERG HANOI —China yesterday welcomed Vietnam’s efforts to build economic ties and calm territorial tensions, as Premier Li Keqiang continued a charm offensive to strengthen the country’s position in the South-east Asian region.
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      Lock icon China offers S$1b in rewards to six regions to fight air pollution
      277 21 REUTERS B E I J I N G —China said yesterday it would give rewards amounting to 5 billion yuan (S$1 billion) for curbing air pollution in six regions where the problem is serious, underscoring government concern about
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      Lock icon 6 Chinese officials sentenced to jail for torturing another to death
      461 21 REUTERS B E I J I N G Six Chinese Communist Party officials have been sentenced to between four and 14 years in jail for torturing another official to death, lawyers and his former wife said yesterday, in a
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  • world
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      Lock icon Kerry, Brahimi call for ‘urgent’ conference on Syria
      543 22 UN-Arab League envoy to travel to Middle East to meet representatives of all sides SYRIAN REBELS URGED TO LET INSPECTORS VISIT CHEMICAL SITES AGENCIES LONDON United States Secretary of State John Kerry and the United Nations-Arab League envoy for Syria said yesterday
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      Lock icon North Korea ‘testing chemical weapons on political prisoners’
      457 22 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PYONGYANG —North Korea is using political prisoners held in its extensive gulag network as subjects for chemical weapons tests, according to a report in the United States. The allegations have been made in the most recent report on Pyongyang’s
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      Lock icon Britain relaxes visa rules for Chinese visitors
      263 22 AP L O N D O N —Britain yesterday announced simplified visa application rules that it hopes will entice more high-spending travellers from China, as the two sides eased a spat over the Dalai Lama that had disrupted economic exchanges. Treasury Chief George
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      Lock icon 3 Americans win Nobel prize for work on stock prices
      599 24 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Three American professors Dr Eugene Fama, Dr Lars Peter Hansen and Dr Robert Shiller were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences yesterday for showing that stock prices, while unpredictable in the short term, tend to follow
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      167 23 Toh Sze Ning, 20 years old Born with cerebral palsy J* -w. t. /A o. m Mr Lim, 82 years old Widower, with two sons diagnosed with intellectual disabilities and depression 'T X~"V 'K "i' t n .*v t-¥ P K Wf, Anthony Xavier, 78 years old Widower who lives
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  • business
    • Article
      Lock icon China inflation at 7-month high, limits room for easing
      556 25 But few analysts expectfurther rise in inflation or policy tightening in coming months CPI ROSE TO 3.1% IN SEPTEMBER REUTERS BEIJING —China’s annual inflation rate rose to a seven-month high last month as poor weather drove up food prices, limiting the
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      Lock icon Queensland seeks to emulate S’pore in casino push
      328 25 BLOOMBERG BRISBANE —Australia’s Queensland state may issue as many as three new casino licences as it seeks to spur tourism with integrated resorts modelled after Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). The state will welcome applications for redevelopment
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      Retail sales fall as demand for vehicles continues to decline
      266 25 SINGAPORE —Retail sales fell in August, dragged lower by a plunge in demand for motor vehicles as buyers steered clear of car showrooms. Total sales were down 7.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, according to the
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  • impact
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      Lock icon Advertising agency’s ‘labour of love’
      881 26 A news organisation gets a free rebranding campaign that raises the profile of investigative journalism MEDIA FIRM GETS THOUGHT-PROVOKING NEW LOGO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —A leading non-profit organisation in the field of investigative journalism is getting a free branding and advertising campaign,
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  • technology
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      Lock icon Alibaba’s S$600b marketplace set to expand China’s e-conomy
      1013 28 Group’s logistics, support andfinancial services networks to deliver products faster in an already growing market ONLINE COMMERCE TO ACCOUNT FOR ‘ONE-FIFTH OF SALES IN 5 YEARS’ REUTERS H A NGZH OU —The Alibaba Group’s plans to revolutionise China’s retail industry, investing US$16
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  • sports
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      Lock icon SYRIA’S BATTLE TO LIFT SPIRITS
      756 29  -  Team want to use their matches to bring some joy to war-torn country ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER: SINGAPORE V SYRIA IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E For more than two years now, the headlines on Syria have been about
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      Lock icon ASIAN CUP QUALIFIERS ALSO A SEA GAMES TEST
      392 29  -  FELICIA QUICK The result is possibly the last thing on Singapore national coach Bernd Stange’s mind as they host Syria in their 2015 Asian Cup qualifier at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight. The Lions, who are bottom of Group A, retain a
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      Lock icon IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
      1010 30 The road to next year’s World Cup in Brazil is nearing its end, and for the European teams, there is plenty to play for in the final round of qualifiers today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland are already through, but
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      Lock icon TAO LI TO PUT SWIMMING FIRST
      509 31  -  SIM student wants to defer studies to prepare for SEA Games and Asian Games ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E —In a bid to optimise her preparations for the upcoming South-east Asian (SEA) and next year’s Asian Games, Singapore swimming star Tao
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      Lock icon I WANT TO PLAY IN THE EPL: LEWANDOWSKI
      425 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Robert Lewandowski has admitted he remains determined to play in the Premier League after insisting no deal has been struck for him to leave Borussia Dortmund for Bayern Munich next summer. The Poland forward will face England at
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      Lock icon MCILROY, WOZNIACKI END ROMANCE
      600 32 Golf star thinks relationship with tennis player the cause of his poor form this season WOZNIACKI ‘ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED’ AGENCIES LONDON —Former golf world No 1 Rory McIlroy has broken up with his tennis superstar girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki in a bid to get his game back on
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      Lock icon VETTEL INCHES CLOSER TO BREAKING 60-YEAR-OLD RECORD
      501 32 REUTERS SUZUK A With Sebastian Vettel’s fourth successive Formula 1 title now just a formality, the more intriguing question is whether the Red Bull driver can go on to match a record that has stood for 60 years. After winning Sunday’s Japanese Grand
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    • Miscellaneous
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      69 30 SELECTED FIXTURES AND TV TIMES *All matches on Wednesday morning Portugal v Luxembourg (StarHub Ch222, 1am) Greece v Liechtenstein (StarHub Ch203,1am) Turkey v Holland (StarHub Ch201,2am) Spain v Georgia (StarHub Ch222,2.55am) Scotland v Croatia (StarHub Ch202, 3am) Belgium v Wales (StarHub Ch203, 3am) Italy v Armenia (mio TV Ch112, 2.40am)
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      81 32 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg LW Iffiuric] Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip A, Y(i) Alv/oys play with care. Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service. Call
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      41 33 34 FEELING AT HOME HOMELAND STAR DAMIAN LEWIS ON TACKLING THE TRAPPINGS OF SUCCESS TUESDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2013 35 TV BOUNTY WHAT SURIA HAS IN STORE FOR VIEWERS 37 TOP OF THE POPS MILEY CYRUS IS THE NEW BRIT POP QUEEN
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  • T TODAY
    • television
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        Lock icon STARS AND GRIPES
        768 34  -  HOMELAND STAR DAMIAN LEWIS ON FAME, FORTUNE AND NOT GETTING KILLED OFF EMMA BROCKES features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN Damian Lewis, the other star of the hit TV series Homeland, is at the zenith of his fame, ebullient with success and exposure, and throwing out an energetic charm that
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        SURIA STYLE
        818 35  -  MAY SEAH SINGAPORE Those who can’t get enough of hunky actor Aaron Aziz should tune in to MediaCorp TV Suria more often. The star, who can currently be seen in cinemas in KL Gangster 2, the prequel to highest-grossing Malaysian film of all time, KL Gangster (2011), will
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon Fun is important for Ylvis
        1009 36 Norwegian duo didn’t expect to have a hit but they aren’t shying away from the limelight BROTHERLY LOVE THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —Studio 6A, the Rockefeller Plaza, home of NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, was filled with artificial smoke and laser lights
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