Today, 15 March 2014

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1 14 Today
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  • hot news
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      S’pore deploys another aircraft to help search for missing plane
      285 2  -  XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE —The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has deployed another aircraft to help look for the missing MH370 jet, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday. The maritime patrol aircraft with six personnel on board took off
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      Lock icon Probe into missing jet focusing on possible foul play
      675 3 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MIGHT HAVE BEEN PURPOSELY TURNED OFF AGENCIES NEW YORK —The investigation into the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines jet, which has been missing since it was last sighted on air traffic control screens last week, is being centred on
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      Lock icon Kin of Chinese passengers ask to speak directly to Malaysian leaders
      442 3 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —Families of Chinese passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plane have requested to speak directly to Malaysian leaders via a teleconference, said a report by Bernama. The report added that the prime concerns of
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      Lock icon Seismic event may point to plane crash, say scientists
      237 3 AGENCIES BEIJING Seismologists at a top Chinese university said they had detected a slight seismic event on the sea floor between Vietnam and Malaysia on March 8, which might be consistent with the fact that a plane crashed into the sea.
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      Lock icon Hugely popular Jakarta Governor to run for presidency
      580 6 Nomination also gives significant boost to PDI-P’s chances in parliamentary polls JOKOWI SEEN AS SHOO-IN TO BE NEXT INDONESIAN LEADER REUTERS JAKARTA —Indonesia’s main opposition Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI-P) yesterday named Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo as its presidential candidate, the man widely
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      Air quality levels may hit unhealthy range this weekend
      448 6  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Air quality levels here may briefly hit the unhealthy range this weekend if wind conditions bring more haze from hot spots in Johor, the National Environment Agency (NE A) said yesterday. In its haze advisory issued
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      Lock icon HAZE IN SELANGOR REACHES HAZARDOUS LEVELS
      377 6 AGENCIES The haze situation in Selangor reached hazardous levels yesterday, with Port Klang and Banting recording Air Pollutant Index (API) readings of 350 and 318 respectively in the morning. Given the worsening situation, which had started on Thursday, the authorities yesterday ordered the closure
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      105 4 MORE TO GAIN FOR SINGAPOREANS! Mr Tan Peng Boon Technician Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel MrSahul Hamid Pump Attendant Singapore Petroleum Company Ms Chia GekNoi Home-based Hairdresser (Self-Employed) Ms Rahumatammal Health Attendant SmgHealth Polyclinics C5 4. aL f.. A orkfare WORK TRAIN. MORE TO GAIN! S Workfare gives more to Singaporeans
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      170 5 MediaCorp Switches to Digital Broadcast With the move towards digital TV, viewers will be able to receive better quality pictures, superior sound, multi-language subtitles and electronic programme guides for TV programmes. Digital TV will progressively be rolled out in Singapore over the next two years. How Do I Get Digital
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      140 7 THE LAURELS 2014 Viewers’ Listeners’ Choice Vote to win $10,000 cash! Support your favourite television and radio commercials and stand to win the following cash prizes: Grand prize: $10,000 2ndto 6th prize: $1,000 10 consolation prizes: $500 Viewers’ Choice Finalists V01 V02 IKEA Small Spaces V03 McDonald’s McAloo Tikki V04
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  • saturday people
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      Lock icon BRINGING WOMEN’S ISSUES TO THE FORE
      1328 8  -  CNN journalist Sumnima Udas’ documentary on the high-profile Indian gang rape gave the global audience a different perspective DELHI’S SITUATION ‘NOT GOING TO CHANGE OVERNIGHT’ JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg Over six months, CNN correspondent Sumnima Udas would regularly call the parents of gang rape victim
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      32 8 We know that Robin van Persie loves playing against Liverpool, but does he still love playing for Manchester United? We may get some answers in tomorrow night’s big game. ADRIAN CLARKE 23
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  • voices
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      A hazier, drier future?
      575 12 What part can consumers play in the air pollution issue? What are the greatest challenges for govts? The debate continued in the post-live show segment of Thursday’s VoicesTODAY HAZE Chua Chin Wei: There were many episodes of fire last year. With drier weather, we can expect
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    • Article
      Special school for dyslexic children not needed currently
      269 13  -  FROM ARNOLD CHUA CHEE KEONG There has been some concern over the help for children with dyslexia (“More help for dyslexic children, but where’s the school?”; March 12). As more children are diagnosed with or suspected to have dyslexia, the Education Ministry
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      HDB resale rule might shore up prices
      272 13  -  FROM BEN ONG The announcement that a valuation for a resale flat will now be granted after the option-to-purchase (OTP) has been signed is baffling. (“HDB resale: Parties must agree on price before valuation”; March 11) While the intent is to steer away
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      88 12 LETTER ONE WAY TO SAVE WATER, PLANTS? Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ltrsave15mar for the letter from Michael Yee Kong Weng. BRITISH COUNCIL Education (ud Innovative. Individual. Inspirational. Shine with a UK Education Visit our Education UK Exhibition to spark
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      14 12 •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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      26 13 LETTER LET ALL MIGRANT WORKERS SWITCH BOSSES FREELY Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ltrwork15mar for the letter from Jolovan Wham, Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics.
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      297 13 changiairport.com c BSn&l jmami m 0 B y» i jiuil HI ]Ult f W- K^ PRESENTED BY CHANGI AIRPORT, 14 March-13 April 2014 12pm 10pm Terminals Level 2, Departure Check-in Row 11 (Public Area) There's no better time to discover Turkey, a captivating country that shares its border with both
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  • singapore
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      Car-sharing firms call on Govt to address growing business costs
      683 14  -  Operators hope Private Car Rental Scheme would be expanded to include weekdays LTA, HDB IN PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING SUITABLE LOCATIONS FOR NEW CAR-SHARING STATIONS XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Industry players have welcomed the Government’s move to boost car-sharing by adding
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      Lock icon More locals hired last year as growth in foreign employment slows
      357 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —More locals were hired last year than in 2012, while foreign worker employment has slowed amid tighter foreign manpower measures. The Labour Market 2013 report by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed unemployment remained low and
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      Curbs on buses for workers in Little India pose risks, warn operators
      430 15  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The post-riot curbs imposed by the authorities on operating hours and the number of private buses ferrying foreign workers to and from Little India have made the area more orderly, but are posing
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      Checkpoint breach: Charges against woman dropped
      225 15  -  ALICE CHIA SINGAPORE —The Malaysian teacher who was arrested three days after slipping past immigration officers at Woodlands Checkpoint in January was yesterday granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal. Ms Nurul Ruhana Ishak, 27, will be released to the Immigration and Checkpoints
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    • mediacorp showcase
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        Lock icon In celebration of inspiring women
        505 16 The Singapore Woman Award honours ordinary women with extraordinary achievements EMPOWERING WOMEN women and children. PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM S I N G A P O R E Improving social infrastructure to support women at work was one of the issues Minister
        women and children. PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM; PHOTOS: OOI BOON KEONG; PHOTOS: MOKY  -  505 words
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      96 14 CARDIFF Inspire, Reach and Achieve In 2013 CSFC was ranked No.l in the UK by A Level results cited in The Times and Daily Telegraph. www.OverseasEducation.sg 2013 100% A*-B grades/ 94% A*-A grades 2012 99% A*-B grades 94% A*-A grades 2011 98% A*-B grades 84% A*-A grades Meet us @SUNTEC
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      21 14 M=k<hih»?nq N (Maid Agency) MANPOWERS; Recruitment of Foreign Manpowers Domestic Flelpers Online Application For All Work Passes centralmanpowers@gmail.com uc No:09C2957 y
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      93 15 X SirtgApoiTQ/, is X s From 1 st March to 4 th May, up your happiness when you take our joyride at a discounted price. OFF CABLE CAR TICKETS for DBS/POSB, NTUC cardholders and SingTel customers. UP TO f# I a a 3 11 jS ENJOY Unlimited admission to 4D
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      152 19 'll SIM UNIVERSITY Manage Your Future Understanding languages and human behaviour could advance your career Low Xiao Xuan has the POWER TO ACHIEVE v 3 School of Arts and Social Sciences Prepare yourself for greater opportunities If the prospect of career advancement excites you, our programmes can help you reach
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  • business
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      Lock icon DBS ‘agrees to S$316m deal’ for SocGen’s Asian private bank
      455 20 ANNOUNCEMENT COULD COME ON MONDAY REUTERS HONG KONG DBS Group Holdings has agreed to buy Societe Generale’s (SocGen) Asian private bank for about US$250 million (S$316 million), with an announcement expected as early as Monday, sources familiar with the deal
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      Lock icon China stimulus decision looms as investment slows
      641 21 Bank of America and at least five other institutions trim their expansion forecasts following this week’s data BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s weakest start to a year for investment growth since 2001 and unexpectedly slow industrial production are adding pressure for economic stimulus amid questions
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      329 20 I like an education that takes me higher. It*s my choice. Open House 22 March 2014, i2-5pm Kaplan City Campus Wilkie Edge i At Kaplan, we believe a great education is the key to success. With an extensive range of diploma programmes that offer possible completion in just 8 months,
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      168 21 SCREEN FOR HOPE www.screenforhope.com THE MAKE J u B>e.c<A<Ase. wt pvow\]st6 4° <*4 30 K »rerAA'iOK\ i'k r —E-; 'in The best way to express your love is to be there for the times that matter. People grow up, times change, but promises don’t have to. And while at times
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  • sports
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      Lock icon HOPE AND JOY FOR AISYAH, DINAH CHAN AND LIM-PRASAD
      774 22  -  The Government announced in Parliament this week that more funding and support will be given to national athletes who plan to train full-time for at least six months before next year’s SEA Games. For three female athletes who shot to fame
      PHOTOS: SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL, TODAY FILE PHOTOS  -  774 words
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      FANDI WANTS NOTHING LESS THAN 3 POINTS AGAINST SARAWAK
      360 22  -  DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A PO R E Fandi Ahmad is demanding that the LionsXII make an immediate comeback from their 1-2 home defeat by Kelantan last week when they take on Sarawak at the State Stadium
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      Lock icon VAN PERSIE’S ACTIONS WILL SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS TOMORROW
      1048 23  -  COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg TODAY EPL analyst Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for many publications around the world. Follow him on Twitter
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      Lock icon FIFA OFFICIAL WARNS OF MATCH-FIXING THREAT AT WORLD CUP’S GROUP STAGE
      350 23 BLOOMBERG RIO DE JANIERO —FIFA security chief Ralf Mutschke said the biggest threat from match-fixers at this year’s World Cup is likely to come in the final round of group games. These matches, which begin on June 23, will
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      Lock icon DENNIS’ RETURN VITAL TO MCLAREN’S FUTURE
      744 24  -  TEAM CHIEF CENTRAL IN STRUGGLE FOR F1 MONEY COMMENTARY BY IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg Ian De Cotta is TODAY’s Senior F1 Correspondent. Formula 1 kicks off its 2014 season in Melbourne tomorrow with the hope that changes in technical and sporting regulations will boost
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      Lock icon MERCEDES’ HAMILTON, ROSBERG SET THE PACE IN PRACTICE
      309 24 AP MELBOURNE Mercedes confirmed their status as favourites to win the Formula One season-opening Australian Grand Prix by setting the fastest two times in yesterday’s practice sessions, with Lewis Hamilton pipping his team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton failed to complete a lap in
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      72 23 COMING FIXTURES Tonight, 8.45pm Channel mio TV StarHub Hull v Man City 102 227 Tonight, 11pm Fulham v Newcastle 103 228 Southampton v Norwich 104 229 Swansea v West Brom 105 230 Stoke v West Ham 106 231 Sunderland v 107 232 Crystal Palace Everton v Cardiff 102 227 Tomorrow,
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      113 24 Live Telecast of Australia Race Qualifying available at Liveuuire (Singapore Pools), Liveuuire (RWS) S Liveuuire (MBS). Insights by Former F1 Driver Alex Yoong available at vuuuuv.singaporepools.com.sg/en/ sp/Pages/ motor_article.aspx For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw BbSure] L i vew i re (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above)
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      21 24 Live on TV (mio TV Ch 115 and StarHub Ch 209) Today Practice Session 3:11am Qualifying: 1.50pm Tomorrow Main race: 1pm
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      54 25 SATURDAY, 15 MARCH 2014 TRIPLE TREAT THE BEST THINGS TO COME OUT OF SINGAPORE DESIGN WEEK 26 FRET NOT GUITAR GURU STEVE VAI PONDERS HIS LEGACY (OR NOT) 30 28 WORLDS COLLIDE L KING AT TWO OF SINGAPORE’S PIONEER ARTISTS WITH FRESH EYES HO HO YING’S CREATION OF PLANETS (1976).
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    • arts
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        Lock icon A CITY BY DESIGN
        1150 26  -  WE LOOK AT THREE BIG MOMENTS AT THE FIRST SINGAPORE DESIGN WEEK SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg There has been much excitement and cheer among design buffs in the past few days over the Singapore Design Week, which is set to wrap up tomorrow. The jewel in the
        PHOTOS: NATIONAL DESIGN CENTRE; INDUSTRY+, LUZERNE AND DBCS  -  1,150 words
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        205 27  -  MAYO MARTIN SING A PORE Arts was on the agenda at the Parliament’s Committee Of Supply debate this week, with Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong announcing the Government will pump in S$65 million over the next few years for the revamp of
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon Old is new
        1177 28  -  NAFA’s exhibitions by pioneering artists highlight a legacy of adventure STILL FRESH MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With Singapore’s visual art scene hurtling forward at breakneck speed, buoyed by many art fairs, aggressive galleries and new art centres, the preoccupation with contemporary art and its youthful practitioners nowadays
        PHOTOS: HO HO YING AND CHEN CHENG MEI; PHOTO: CHEN CHENG MEI  -  1,177 words
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        A moment in time
        616 30  -  Forget about legacy and do your best now, says rock guitarist Steve Vai AXE MAN CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE —There’s a line from a Bob Dylan song that goes: “You may be a rock ‘n’ roll addict prancing on the stage but you’re gonna have to serve
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        What’s on
        613 31 Performances and exhibitions to check out this week TODAY’S PICK (MUSIC) MOSAIC MUSIC FESTIVAL The last weekend of the 10th edition of one of Singapore’s most popular music festivals, featuring acts from all over the world, including Rosli Mansor, Charlie Lim, The Oddfellows, King Kong Jane, Lucy Rose,
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    • family
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        Weekend planner
        504 32 KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK SENTOSA KIDZ FLEA 2014 Love scouring flea markets for bargains and unique buys? Don’t miss this special marketplace where the kids have the final say in everything. Play-trepreneurs aged between seven and 12 will be selling toys, books, handmade accessories and even
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    • television
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        Lock icon Crisis management
        571 33  -  Dermot Mulroney has a ‘real job’ and a missing pinkie CLOAK AND DAGGER MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Dermot Mulroney, of My Best Friend’s Wedding and Young Guns fame, has a “real job” at last and it’s all because he gets to cut off a finger. The star of
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      128 29 to WRITE OUR mi ist KNOW OUR P Future WE Must n m o war L. ."-V-- vr.-J Treasure Hunt Maratho 17-22 Mar Daily 6pm Missed an episode? Now you can catch all 6 episodes of Treasure Hunt once more on Channel NewsAsia. Don’t miss your chance to see the
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      58 30 REWARDS. FROM ME TO YOU. WIN ME! Win a Luxury Cruise for 2 worth S$1, 580 in our March Lucky Draw! To enter: 1. Update your profile, OR 2. Redeem 200 Star Points T&Cs apply. SCAN ME! Download the MEclub app, and scan this QR code to receive Star Points!
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      62 31 "WONDERFUL 1 ACTION-PACKED FAMILY FUN"* Alex Zone, The Sun v ORY IS CATCHING UP WITH THEM "I, .t i e i G WITH CHINESE SUBTITLES'* SINGAPORE BOX OFFICE #1 ■peabodyandsheiman com 0 f msmm Ml8 sSua N l C scenes with Chinese subtitles ©legendary iS8rS& HL«, l "VISUALLY STUNNING” Betsy
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      692 31 JCUBE 2 JURONG EAST CENTRAL 1 LEVEL 4 BALESTIER SHAW PLAZA LEVEL 4 LIDO SHAW HOUSE LEVEL 5 nex nex SERANGOON CENTRAL LEVEL 4 LOT ONE LEVEL 5 LOT 1 CHOA CHU KANG TARZAN✱✱ 3D 9:15pm TARZAN (CS) 11:15am, 1:15, 3:15 5:15, 7:15,11:15pm MR. PEABODY SHERMAN 3D (G) (CS) 7:00,
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      220 32 Experience Join 8 DAYS Eat as we bring Adelaide, South Australia, to you! Get insights into the city’s food culture and excite your taste buds at a wine tasting and pairing session. Also, get free Instagram print-outs to design your own travel collage! date Mar 22, 2014 tim 3pm 5.30pm
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      304 33 8 DAYS PRESENTS BACK BY POPULAR DEMANI MAR 22.2014 (sad 4.30PM 7.30PM THE PROMONTORY MARINA BAY EVENT PROGRAMME Elvin Ng MediaCorp j Artiste sMK Julie Tan MediaCorp Artiste ll. Spend a fun day out with your pets at the 8 DAYS Pets ‘n’ the City, back for the third year
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      795 34 9.00AM You And The Law With Keith De Souza 10.00 Road Trip With Keith De Souza And Daphne Lim 11.00 Sports Zone With Raj Kumar And 938LIVE Sports desk NOON Hot In The City With Daphne Lim 7 .00AM Asia Pop 40 With Dom Lau 10.00 Automated 2.00PM Weekends With
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      1102 36 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~ My~ Big~ Brother~ 6.30~~ HDB~ Tai~ Tai~ III 7 .00~ Destiny~ In~ Her~ Hands~ (PG) 8.00~ Panda~ Fanfare~ (R)~ 8.30~ Ori~ Princess~ 9.00~ Pleasant~ Goat~ And~ Big~ Big~ Wolf~ V 9.30~ Doraemon~ 10.00~ The~ Legend~ Of~ Nezha 10.30~ The~ Mighty~ Knights~ II~ (Debut) 11.00~ Think~
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      1182 37 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL 6.00AM Mission Possible 7 .00 Destiny In Her Hands (PG) 8.00 Pleasant Goat And Big Big Wolf III 8.30 Chinese Moral Education Stories Series II 9.00 Jacky Chan’s Fantasia 9.30 Doraemon 10.00 Chinese Di Zi Gui 10.30 Fun Lab (HD) 11.00 Fun Discovery With Maths
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