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Title Section15 2013-12-03 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp TUESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/201315 words
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765 2013-12-03 1 XUE JIANYUE - Move comes a year earlier than Govt had previously indicated as COVpremiums average application rate forBTOs decline BTO APPLICATION RATE FOR SECOND TIMERS AT 2.4 XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Government will slow down the supply of new public flats from765 words
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Article, Illustration54 2013-12-03 1 Amazon is testing delivering its parcels using drones and hopes to have the plan up and running within five years. The gadgets, called Octocopters, would pick up a yellow box containing a customer’s order and then fly it to his address, dropping it on thePHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 54 words
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Article, Illustration737 2013-12-03 1 KENNETH CHENG - KENNETH CHENG kennethcheng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After registration opened at midnight on Sunday, tens of thousands of consumers who have had to put up with unsolicited phone calls, text messages and faxes from telemarketers rushed to list their telephonePHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 737 words
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Advertisement44 2013-12-03 1 S’PORE NEEDS DISABILITY LEGISLATIONTO TACKLE DISCRIMINATION AND AFFIRM THE RIGHTS OF ITS DISABLED: ALVAN YAP COMMENT&ANALYSIS 16 Download the new TODAY ANDROID APPSFOR SMARTPHONES tdy.sg/todaydroidmobile AND TABLETS tdy.sg/todaydroidtablet HOT NEWS 8 Archaeology disrupted as China flexes muscle in waters it claims HOT NEWS 1444 words
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Article, Illustration852 2013-12-03 2 Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets as protesters try to seize govt buildings in capital, but strike call goes unheeded SUTHEP’S BOLD, BLATANT DEMANDS GO DOWN WELL WITH THE PEOPLE: ANALYST AGENCIES B A N G KO K Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday calledAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 852 words
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Article, Illustration628 2013-12-03 4 AMANDA LEE, LEE YEN NEE - Number of customers requestingfor cancellation small: Airlines travel agen ts SIA TO WAIVE FEES FOR CUSTOMERS AMANDA LEE, LEE YEN NEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —She was to head to Bangkok for a short vacation this week, but Ms K Teh’s motherPHOTO: REUTERS - 628 words
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403 2013-12-03 4 AGENCIES BANGKOK —The Thai currency fell to a 12-week low yesterday as protestors seeking to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra vowed more unrest, but stocks rebounded from early weakness to end in positive territory on late bargain-hunting. “We are seeing chaoticAGENCIES - 403 words
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Article, Illustration791 2013-12-03 6 AMIR HUSSAIN - DPM stresses needfor personal responsibility as Govt increases aid for lower-income group AVOIDING ENTITLEMENT MENTALITY AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While the government has been tilting its policies “in favour of the lower-income group” since 2007, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam stressed yesterday that791 words
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Article, Illustration991 2013-12-03 8 Beijing exerts ownership of thousands of shipwrecks in vast area of the region COUNTRY POURING MONEY INTO STATE-RUN PROGRAMME DOW JONES BEIJING —Underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio’s team was exploring the wreckage of a 13th-century Chinese junk off the coast ofDOW JONES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 991 words
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773 2013-12-03 10 Japan reiterates its stance; Beijing chastises Tokyo for ‘politicising’issue BIDEN TO TRY TO CALM TENSIONS DURING ASIA TRIP AGENCIES TOKYO Japan reiterated yesterday that Tokyo and Washington had both rejected Beijing’s move to set up an air defence zone over the disputed East ChinaAGENCIES - 773 words
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Article, Illustration634 2013-12-03 14 Octocopters would pick up customer’s order, then fly it to his address using GPS SCHEME COULD COMMENCE WITHIN FIVE YEARS AGENCIES NEW YORK Amazon is testing delivering its parcels using drones, the company’s Chief Executive Officer has revealed. The company hopes to have the schemeAGENCIES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 634 words
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Advertisement23 2013-12-03 2 HOT NEWS S’POREANS GOING AHEAD WITH TRAVEL PLANS TO BANGKOK DESPITE TURMOIL 4 THAI BAHT FALLS BUT STOCKS RECOVER AS PROTESTS CONTINUE 423 words
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Advertisement18 2013-12-03 10 COMMENT&ANALYSIS THE COMING RED TIDE 18 CHINA&INDIA IN THE EAST CHINA SEA, A TEST OF POWER LOOMS 3618 words
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comment &analysis
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Article, Illustration1197 2013-12-03 16 ALVAN YAP - TACKLING DISCRIMINATION, AFFIRMING RIGHTS ALVAN YAP Alvan Yap is deaf and has worked in the education, publishing and social service sectors. Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. If I toss a piece of tissue paper on the ground and I am caughtTODAY FILE PHOTO - 1,197 words
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Article, Illustration1553 2013-12-03 18 DAVID BOEY - SINGAPORE AND CHINA’S PUSH INTO SOUTH-EAST ASIA DAVID BOEY David Boey is a former defence correspondent and keeps a blog on Singapore’s defence. This article is based on a post at kementah. blogspot.sg Although Singapore is far enough from China’s Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) thatPHOTO: AP - 1,553 words
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voices
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313 2013-12-03 22 JACE LOI CHEN MIN - FROM JACE LOI CHEN MIN I refer to the report, “Customer satisfaction with tourism, F&B sectors hits record high” (Nov 27). While I applaud this outcome, I wish to highlight an aspect of service quality that was not measured or received little attention: Business-to-business313 words
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Article196 2013-12-03 22 CHONG JUN HIEN - FROM CHONG JUN HIEN “Heavy rain warning” is a text message I receive often these days. It is also common to hear about occasional flash floods that bring inconvenience and, sometimes, damage. However, we have neither dominion over natural forces or luxurious amounts of land to196 words
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202 2013-12-03 25 JAMES POH CHING PING - FROM JAMES POH CHING PING I refer to the letter, “What do socks have to do with education?” (Nov 23). As a parent, I am pleased that mainstream schools require pupils to wear uniforms. It is important that nobody gets bullied for his202 words
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158 2013-12-03 25 CHONG WAN YIENG - FROM CHONG WAN YIENG Director, Corporate Communications, Ministry of Manpower We refer to Ms Jenny Ng’s letter, “Government ads should focus on initiatives that affect general public” (Nov 28). The Ministry of Manpower and our agencies advertise selectively on a mix of mass158 words
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Article114 2013-12-03 25 THOW CHUN MENG - FROM THOW CHUN MENG It is the start of the work week and people are milling about the train stations; some form orderly queues to board the trains. My train soon comes and commuters squeeze onto the carriages. A staff member at the station says:114 words
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138 2013-12-03 25 SUN XI - FROM SUN XI I accompanied my wife recently to volunteer for the Christmas Kettle Appeal by the Salvation Army, a charity committed to serving the underprivileged without discrimination. Our job was to encourage passersby to drop a donation into kettles for138 words
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Article, Illustration477 2013-12-03 26 WOO SIAN BOON - Previous cluster that held top spot, Bedok Reservoir Road, ceased to be a high-risk area N.E.A. URGES ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO DO THEIR PART WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The dengue cluster in Orchard Road has risen to become the largest here, after the previousSource: Ministry of Health - 477 words
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464 2013-12-03 27 ASHLEY CHIA - ASHLEY CHIA SINGAPORE —A new 24-hour mobile hotline to provide a “human touchpoint” to the myriad of social services in Singapore was launched yesterday by the Community Chest. Called ComChest Carer, the programme aims to render help by referring those464 words
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204 2013-12-03 27 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Singaporeans who are eligible for the GST Voucher Cash and GST Voucher Medisave but have yet to sign up for it are reminded to do so by Dec 31, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. Those eligible would have receivedCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 204 words
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417 2013-12-03 28 TIARA HAMARIAN - Problem started at 8am, telco said issue was resolved at 2pm I.D.A. INVESTIGATING INCIDENT TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE M1 subscribers could not access the Internet on their mobile devices for hours yesterday after the telco’s mobile data network was hit417 words
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230 2013-12-03 29 SINGAPORE —The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will add two new submarines to its fleet, after the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) yesterday announced that it had signed a deal with German naval shipbuilding firm Thyssenkrupp Marine System GmBH. The two Type 218SG submarines are230 words
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329 2013-12-03 29 Winning town will receive S$10,000 to organise events SINGAPORE —Residents in Chinatown, Tiong Bahru, Upper Serangoon and Moulmein will hope that this will be the second time lucky for their estate, after the National Heritage Board (NHB) yesterday launched an open call for nominations for329 words
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Article, Illustration284 2013-12-03 31 CLAIRE HUANG - Judge dismisses argument of self-defence as metal rod was used to hit the other party BAD BLOOD BETWEEN THE TWO CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An unemployed man who had fractured his neighbour’s skull with a rod was yesterday sentenced to six284 words
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211 2013-12-03 31 CLAIRE HUANG - CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE A 25-year-old man was yesterday placed on 12 months’ probation for rubbing the thigh of a female passenger on a bus. Ted Ho Shu Rong admitted to molesting the 28-year-old woman in August last year on SBS211 words
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Article, Illustration1746 2013-12-03 32 Multi-agency collaborations in the real estate and travel sectors have yielded good results In a globalised economy, the market is highly competitive, with a large number of companies vying for the same slice of pie. Large corporations and owners of small and mediumPHOTOS: KOH MUI FONG - 1,746 words
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education
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Article, Illustration713 2013-12-03 34 Those from the working class less likely to apply to elite varsities despite achievements STUDY SAYS CHOICE OF UNIVERSITY AFFECTS CAREER, WAGES THE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON While it may be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle thanTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 713 words
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Article, Illustration1053 2013-12-03 36 Washington and Beijing engage in shadow conflict, while Seoul and Tokyo plan to step up their military presence in the area ALMOST A THROWBACK TO THE COLD WAR THE NEW YORK TIMES WA S HINGTON In an eraTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AP - 1,053 words
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Article, Illustration658 2013-12-03 37 AGENCIES B E IJ ING China launched its first extraterrestrial landing craft into orbit, en route for the moon, early yesterday in a major milestone for its space programme. The Chang’e-3 lunar probe, which includes the Yutu or Jade Rabbit buggy, blasted offAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 658 words
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Article, Illustration918 2013-12-03 38 South Sulawesi, which last saw such overt activity more than a decade ago, is a new place of concern: Counterterrorism chief ‘OLD NETWORKS DIE HARD’ DOW JONES MAK A SSAR (INDONESIA) Indonesia is refocusing on the southern reaches of Sulawesi island in its fightDOW JONES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 918 words
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217 2013-12-03 39 REUTERS Indonesia’s anti-graft agency questioned the Energy Minister yesterday over a corruption scandal that has ensnared top oil officials and threatened to tarnish President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s final year in office. Minister Jero Wacik, a member of the President’s ruling Democratic party, wasREUTERS - 217 words
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620 2013-12-03 40 ALLIES OFFERED DATA ON AUSSIES DOW JONES CANBERRA —Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has rejected calls from political opponents for an inquiry into the country’s spy agencies, following reports that Canberra offered its close allies access to communications dataDOW JONES - 620 words
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628 2013-12-03 41 A hot German model apprenticeship holds US in thrall THE NEW YORK TIMES BERLIN —For Mr Joerg Klisch, hiring the first 60 workers to build heavy engines at his company’s new factory in South Carolina was easy. Finding the next 60 was not so simple. “It seemed like we hadTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 628 words
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business
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651 2013-12-03 44 Average value of shares transacted daily fell to two-year low in November TRADING DOWN 36% IN PAST 2 MONTHS BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —The value of equities traded on the Singapore Exchange sank to a two-year low last month, threatening to slow the bourse’s earnings growth,BLOOMBERG - 651 words
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285 2013-12-03 44 SINGAPORE —The recovering economy has given a shot of confidence to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, who plan to increase spending on new technology and assets to drive productivity as they become more optimistic about their performance prospects. More firms285 words
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146 2013-12-03 44 SINGAPORE —The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is releasing a residential site at Geylang East Avenue 1 for sale by public tender, after receiving a commitment by a developer to bid at least S$95 million. The 67,146-sq-ft land parcel, located next to Aljunied MRT146 words
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Article, Illustration911 2013-12-03 46 Grapejuice brand Welch’s partners with Vine mobile a PP for poverty-relief charity GRAPE JUICE BRAND’S APT USE OF VINE APP THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK –Welch’s most essential ingredient comes from vines, so it is fitting that for a new cause-marketing effort, the grape productsTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: WELCH’S - 911 words
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399 2013-12-03 48 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON— Samsung is reportedly planning to release the successor to its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone early next year, following speculation that the device could come in two versions one metal and one plastic. According to Korean news website ETTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 399 words
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Article, Illustration782 2013-12-03 50 PHILIP GOH - TODAY’s countdown for the SEA Games (Dec 11-22) focuses on the young talents who have the potential to win medals both in Myanmar and at the 2015 Games in Singapore. We shine the spotligh t today on kayaker Brandon Ooi who is not only gunningPHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 782 words
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436 2013-12-03 50 DAN GUEN CHIN - DAN GUEN CHIN S ING A POR E Gabriel Quak, Faris Ramli and Madhu Mohana have been included in the 22-strong Singapore Under-23 football squad for the SEA Games (Dec 11-22), even though doubts remain over their ability to participate in the biennial436 words
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Article, Illustration852 2013-12-03 51 ALAN HANSEN - COMMENTARY BY ALAN HANSEN Alan Hansen is a former Liverpool defender and Scotland international who won eight league titles, three European Cups, two FA Cups and three League Cups with the Reds. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Andre Villas-Boas may have earned a brief respiteTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 852 words
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Article, Illustration354 2013-12-03 51 AGENCIES LONDON —Martin Jol became the third Premier League manager to lose his job after the 57-year-old Dutchman was sacked by Fulham following their 3-0 thumping by West Ham United on Saturday. The result was Fulham’s sixth successive defeat and leaves themAGENCIES; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 354 words
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Article, Illustration361 2013-12-03 52 AP LAGUNA NIGEL (CALIFORNIA) One of the four Olympic gold medals won by American track and field star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games is up for sale in an online auction by SCP Auctions. The medal recalls both the NaziAP; PHOTO: AP - 361 words
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159 2013-12-03 52 SINGAPORE Rising bowling talent Joel Tan added yet another feather to his cap when he won the 44th Singapore National Championships Men’s Open Masters title on Sunday. The 18-year-old, who made the news two weeks ago when he scored a perfect game159 words
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Article, Illustration581 2013-12-03 52 PHILIP GOH - Hosts rack up second straight win, take on arch-rival Sri Lanka today NATIONS CUP 2013 PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The shrieks and yells were positively deafening at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall last night as Singapore and Papua New Guinea servedPHOTO: NETBALL SINGAPORE - 581 words
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Miscellaneous79 2013-12-03 52 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg IW BftfeuWp] Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) LW Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service. Call 6786 668879 words
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Advertisement21 2013-12-03 53 TUESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2013 A TV50 SPECIAL: INSIDE THE DRAMA AND VARIETY OF LIFE IN LOCAL TELEVISION 55 PHOTO: JASON HO21 words
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Article, Illustration361 2013-12-03 55 Chen Shu Cheng remembers a time when everything was black and white One actor who has been working since the days when television was in black-and-white is the venerable Chen Shu Cheng, who went from a Rediffusion and radio presenter to being an actor in361 words
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Article, Illustration243 2013-12-03 56 Did you know? Children were the first real actors As local drama was going through its teething stages, Bryan Wong was growing up right along with it. At age seven, he was one of 24 youngsters chosen from 2,400 applicants to join the Children’s Drama Training243 words
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Article, Illustration452 2013-12-03 56 How The Awakening changed Xiang Yun’s life and the industry Xiang Yun is today one of the most beloved household names, but the former clerk hesitated for a long time before deciding to become one of the first full-time artistes in 1981 for fear of452 words
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Article, Illustration525 2013-12-03 56 Why poor Chen Xiu Huan felt alienated at work A career in show business brought romance to some, notably the marriage between Xiang Yun and fellow actor Edmund Chen. But romance and family have also caused others to leave entertainment, like Ivy Lee, Huang Biren,525 words
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Article, Illustration537 2013-12-03 57 Behind the scenes, collecting ants, helping Li Nanxing rescue puppies Chen Xiu Huan may have had a bad rep, but the production crew do have their favourites. Just ask Lee Choon Hua, who started out 23 years ago as an Assistant Producer at the537 words
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Article, Illustration340 2013-12-03 57 Overseas talents gave our fledgling industry a boost In the ’70s, SBC produced children’s dramas, but entertainment for adults came in the form of Hong Kong dramas. The problem was that Hong Kong TV stations raised their fees each year and, more importantly, these dramas,340 words
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Article, Illustration360 2013-12-03 57 What it’s like to shop for a living and why you won’t want to try on a fatsuit Poh Shae Ching has been working in MediaCorp’s wardrobe department for 17 years, starting out as a costume designer and working her way up to her360 words
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Article, Illustration757 2013-12-03 58 How Suria and Vasantham found their own homes Channel 5 was our one and only channel when regular broadcasts began in April, 1963, with four hours of programming. In November that year, Channel 8 debuted, and a third channel, SBC12, was launched in 1984, carrying arts757 words
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Article, Illustration418 2013-12-03 58 An army marches on its stomach, but cast and crew endure the pong of leftovers Loving food is a prerequisite for being Singaporean. It’s no surprise, then, that many actors’ memorable moments involve eats. Aileen Tan “will always remember” the scene from 1988’s418 words
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Article, Illustration445 2013-12-03 59 The original Singapore idols It’s hard to wrap your head around how entertainment programmes have gone from two guys talking Chen Shu Cheng remembers crosstalk comedians Wang Sha and Ye Fung being all the rage back in the day to teenagers weeping over Twitter about being445 words
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Article, Illustration528 2013-12-03 59 Variety show hosts have seen it all and wouldn’t trade that for the world Hosting a variety show is much harder than it looks. One needs thick skin, in Quan Yi Fong’s words. It was only after she was chosen for the first and last Hosts’528 words
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Article, Illustration529 2013-12-03 60 Don’t turn off the TV the show’s not over yet So, TV in Singapore celebrates its golden jubilee. But age is just a number, right? One lives and learns, never rests on one’s laurels, and constantly evolves so as to stay relevant. “We moved from,529 words
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Article, Illustration408 2013-12-03 61 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Experience the history and magic of 50 years of television TV AT THE MUSUEM CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Pop into the National Museum to watch TV? That’s not such a strange proposition. See, to commemorate 50 years of television broadcasting in Singapore, MediaCorp and the National Heritage408 words
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