Today, 7 June 2014

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  • hot news
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      Medisave offset of premiums ‘reassuring’
      570 2  -  Timely for unions to refocus on portable medical benefit scheme says Lim Swee Say MEDIFUND CAN OFFER EXTRA RELIEF FOR MEDISHIELD LIFE PAYMENTS: LABOUR CHIEF XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Workers concerned over higher MediShield Life premiums should be assured by the MediShield Life Review Committee’s
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      With diverse views over wages, NWC ‘more relevant’
      450 2  -  XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE Precisely because tripartite partners have diverse views about how much pay hikes should be, a platform to thrash out a compromise, such as the National Wages Council (NWC), is all the more relevant, said labour chief Lim Swee Say.
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      WP welcomes MediShield Life committee’s recommendations
      305 2  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The opposition Workers’ Party (WP) has welcomed recommendations made by the MediShield Life Review Committee and said it will study the details before responding when Parliament debates the changes. The debates could take place next month, Prime Minister Lee
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      Lock icon All set for a World Cup fiesta
      905 4  -  S’poreans heading to Brazil to enjoy beautifulfootball despite high prices and street protests INTEREST CONTINUES EVEN AFTER TOURNAMENT TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg Rio.”ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ADELENE WONG AND DANIAL HAKIM SINGAPORE A visit to the famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro is like
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    • Article
      Lock icon US recoups all jobs lost in recession
      464 6 But average wage growth of 2% a year lags behind long-run average of 3.5% 217,000 POSITIONS ADDED LAST MONTH AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Six and a half years after the Great Recession began, and five years after it ended, the United States has finally regained
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      Lock icon 75 buildings to be conserved in Master Plan 2014
      169 6 Seventy-five buildings including Alexandra Hospital, Queenstown Public Library and parts of Seletar airbase were gazetted to be conserved as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Master Plan 2014 yesterday The Master Plan, gazetted yesterday by Chief Planner Lim Eng Hwee, is
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      Lock icon Ventriloquist Victor Khoo dies from cancer
      208 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Well-known ventriloquist Victor Khoo died yesterday morning at age 63, after battling cancer for years. A prominent entertainer both in local and international circles, Mr Khoo was most famous for his ventriloquist act with his puppet Charlee (picture). He was also
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      Lock icon HK on alert after warning about bomb on flight from China
      514 8 Woman with long hair heading to territory may be armed, says Taiwanese intelligence agency THREAT FOLLOWS VIGIL MARKING TIANANMEN CRACKDOWN AGENCIES HONG KONG —After receiving a warning from Taiwan that a woman in main­land China might be planning to
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      Lock icon Higher chance of moderate El Nino this year, say scientists
      684 9 Clima te phenomenon is 70% likely to emerge before September: USforecasters DRIER, WARMER WEATHER MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN REGION AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States weather forecasters said on Thursday there was an increased likelihood of El Nino, the global climate phenomenon
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      Lock icon Hotter waters from El Nino could kill Singapore’s coral
      465 9  -  JORDAN SKADIANG SINGAPORE The increased likelihood of El Nino could hit Singapore’s coral reefs hard, say nature lovers, who have already observed signs of coral bleaching on the reefs dotting the offshore islands. With temperatures expected to rise about 1°C on
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      62 4 Fan Zone Have your say on World Cup 2014 at the Fan Zone! Tag your pictures with #TodayWorldCup THE Fan Zone when you post on Instagram. IS ALL ABOUT Post a new tweet and take part in the latest polls and quizzes at the Check on the latest headlines and
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      105 5 STORIES OF OUR CITY CO M P E T I T I O N ENDS 15 JUNE 2014 P H OTO Food. Nature. People. The three elements that shape the quintessential life and landscape of Singapore. Stories of Our City aims to capture these moments. Join the photo competition stand
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  • voices
    • Article
      Constructive politics means best ideas win
      309 10  -  FROM NG YA KEN Debating different views and alternatives is an important characteristic of constructive politics. Besides providing checks and balances, debates should ideally generate better ideas for solving issues. (“Can politics be constructive?”; Talking Point) In an election campaign, political parties’ manifestos and
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      Leaders should have deep, abiding convictions
      236 10  -  FROM FRANCIS CHENG Constructive politics is about having leaders with deep, abiding convictions who mean what they say, do what they promise and not make promises for the sake of political mileage. (“Can politics be constructive?”; Talking Point) Voters will decide how constructive the
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    • Article
      China too complex for others to dichotomise its every action
      329 10  -  FROM BRYAN CHOW WENG KEONG The commentary “When history is suddenly absent” (June 5) about China’s duplicity, with the backdrop of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, raises several key points. China has never sought to model itself on
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      People’s needs should be at heart of politics
      136 10  -  FROM PHANG LONG YEW Politics usually involves the governing and opposition parties. Constructive politics, as the term suggests, is the practice of politics that builds up, rather than tears down, by parties and their members or supporters. (“Can politics be constructive?”; Talking
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    • Article
      Govt, citizens must help those who can never catch up
      169 10  -  FROM STEVEN LEE THIEN POH Much of what was stated in “Money is not always the best solution” (June 6) is true. In my younger days, I held the same views, although my thinking has now changed slightly. I realise
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      With higher inflation, review of CPF returns timely
      362 11  -  FROM HAZELYN A YUEN The review of Central Provident Fund (CPF) returns to contribute towards reasonable retirement adequacy beyond raising the Minimum Sum is timely and crucial. When inflation hovered around 2 per cent, a 2.5 per cent return on the Ordinary
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      Time spent travelling negates savings on homes further from CBD
      107 11  -  FROM WONG BOON HONG The figures in the article “How much you ‘save’ on property along the North-South MRT line” (May 30) are misleading. For example, the calculated saving of S$81,479 a minute fails to take into account that the
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      Correction
      23 11 In the table “Indicative premiums for a middle-income family” (June 6), we published information that is outdated. We apologise for the error.
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      77 11 r r 0$ r UIL JJVS ih& "/Juuy 2D14 r L <4 T yw <9 I r ■rrm Join in the Fun at www.thestateoffun.com and get invited to the island-wide celebration. We’re celebrating the new State of Fun at Sentosa. Join us for a big bash to mark the start
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  • singapore
    • Article
      High-tech learning tool wins top prize in social venture challenge
      580 12  -  Zaya Learning Labs provides low-income schools in India content and digital platform COMPETITION RECEIVED 418 APPLICATIONS FROM MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES TAN SHI WEI tanshiwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Realising that clothing donations for disaster relief were of- ten inappropriate wedding dresses and
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      Lock icon Group switches to more practical gifts for the needy
      712 12  -  ALFRED CHUA SINGAPORE Instead of rice and cooking oil, about 500 volunteers will be delivering toothpaste and medicated oil to needy households today. Such items rather than the usual grocery staples are more useful for the elderly, said Mr Archie Ong,
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      Inderjit Singh clarifies he is not against all Govt policies
      522 14 S I N G A P O R E Member of Parliament (MP) Inderjit Singh has clarified that he does not reject all of the Government’s policies, contrary to what some people may have thought after reading a hard-hitting article
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      Lock icon Schools important in helping the less advantaged ‘level up’, says PM Lee
      423 14  -  National Junior College lauded for helping to ‘keep paths upwards open to all S’poreans’ SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Schools are important platforms from which to help Singaporeans from less advantaged backgrounds level up, and National Junior College
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      Family Night Court ceases operations
      409 14  -  ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Family Night Court, which deals with cases such as firsttime applications for maintenance or variation of existing maintenance orders, has ceased operations following a decline in demand for its services in recent months. For those unable to attend court in
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  • world
    • Article
      Lock icon Junta chief says interim govt will be formed in three months
      662 15 GENERAL URGES CONTINUED CHINESE INVESTMENT IN THAILAND AGENCIES BANGKOK Junta leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha told Chinese businessmen in Bangkok yesterday that an interim Prime Minister and Cabinet would be installed in three months and asked that they continue investing
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      Lock icon Thai police warn critics over online divisive posts
      512 15 AGENCIES BA NG KO K In the latest reminder about surveillance of social media in post-coup Thailand, the Thai police warned online critics of the military junta yesterday that they would be coming for those posting political views that could incite divisiveness.
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      Lock icon Violent clash erupts as Sikhs mark storming of Golden Temple
      598 16 Fight breaks out between rival groups over who would speak first at ceremony AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE INJURED AGENCIES NEW DELHI Sikhs wielding swords and sticks clashed inside the compound of their religion’s holiest shrine yesterday, the 30th anniversary of
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      Lock icon China uses D-Day anniversary to praise Germany, slam Japan
      279 17 REUTERS BEIJING China used the 70th anniversary of World War II’s D-Day landings in Normandy, France, yesterday to praise Germany for its contrition over its wartime past and slam Japan for what Beijing views as Tokyo’s continued denial of its brutal
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      Lock icon Prabowo pledges to spend S$75b on infrastructure if elected: Aide
      514 17 Indon presidential candidate is sa id to be open to foreign investment despite his reputation as a nationalist REUTERS JAKARTA The senior economic adviser to Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said yesterday a government led by him would spend nearly
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      Lock icon Australian defence minister to tour Japan’s stealth submarine
      307 17 REUTERS TOKYO Australian Defence Minister David Johnston will tour a Japanese stealth submarine when he visits Tokyo next week, his Japanese counterpart said yesterday, ahead of talks that could cement an agreement to cooperate in arms development. “We are planning to show
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  • business
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      China’s reforms affecting S’pore firms, but opportunities still abound
      795 18  -  Companies need to create their niche and build value for the much bigger local players there STILL A LOT OF ROOM FOR GROWTH IN SERVICES SECTOR WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E —The saying goes that when China
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      Lock icon Prada shares slump over fears its cool factor is fading
      310 18 AGENCIES HONG KONG —Shares in Italian luxury group Prada fell the most in more than two years in Hong Kong trading after profit missed analysts’ estimates amid subdued Chinese spending in Europe, sparking concern that the brand could be falling
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      Ascott ties up with Vanke to drive China growth
      192 18 SINGAPORE —CapitaLand’s whollyowned unit Ascott yesterday said it had struck a strategic alliance with Beijing Vanke, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanke China, to drive its growth in the world’s second-larg-est economy. Ascott is already the largest international serviced residence owner-operator in
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  • sports
    • BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP 06 DAYS TO KICK-OFF
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        Lock icon HODGSON MATTERS, NOT SCHOLES: ROONEY
        989 20 England star hits back at former United team-mate who suggested he is past his prime STRIKER FULLY FIT TO START AGAINST ITALY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Wayne Rooney has told England manager Roy Hodgson he is ready for the World Cup and dismissed the doubts
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        Lock icon FRESH STRIKE THREATENS TO DISRUPT WORLD CUP
        404 21 THREE INJURED AMID LABOUR UNREST AP SAO PAULO Brazilian police used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse striking workers inside a subway station in Sao Paulo yesterday, adding to fears that labour unrest could disrupt the World Cup that opens
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      • Article
        Lock icon 10 MORE COMMUNITY CLUBS TO SHOW WORLD CUP GAMES
        179 21 CHANNEL NEWSASIA S I N G A P O R E Ten more community clubs (CCs) have been added as World Cup screening sites in response to residents’ requests, the People’s Association (PA) said yesterday. In a statement, the PA said
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      • WORLD CUP WATCH
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          Lock icon OSCAR WELCOMES BABY GIRL
          122 21 AP Brazil midfielder Oscar (picture) has left their training camp to be with his wife for the birth of his first child. Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said Oscar was allowed to leave the camp outside Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday to an interior city in Sao
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          Lock icon ENGLAND’S PREPARATIONS GO HIGH-TECH
          183 21 THE GUARDIAN England’s extensive preparations for the World Cup finals have included the players being given iPads that contain a Brazil 2014 scouting app specially developed by the Football Association (FA) and tailored for each member of the squad’s needs. The programme has been put together
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          Lock icon DOWNGRADED TO ECONOMY
          97 21 AGENCIES Nine members of Italy’s 23-man World Cup squad were forced to spend their flight to Brazil in economy after it was discovered that the plane on their Alitalia flight was too small, reported The Daily Mail. Torino forward Ciro Immobile and Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne were among
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          Lock icon RONALDO WANTS BRAZILIANS TO BACK PORTUGAL
          148 21 THE GUARDIAN TO BACK PORTUGAL Cristiano Ronaldo (picture) has called on Brazilian fans to support his country at the World Cup, where he says Portugal are in the toughest of the eight groups. eight groups. “To compete in the World Cup in a brother
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        Lock icon RIBERY OUT OF WORLD CUP
        609 22 Blow for France as influential winger succumbs to back problem REMY CABELLA TO REPLACE HIM AP PARIS —France’s World Cup ambitions were dealt a significant blow when winger Franck Ribery failed to overcome a back injury and was ruled out of the squad on Friday.
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        Lock icon VAN PERSIE DECLARES FITNESS DESPITE CONCERNS
        284 22 REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO The Netherlands captain Robin van Persie (picture) has declared himself 100 per cent fit for the World Cup as the Dutch national side arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Friday for the June 12 to July 13 tournament. The Manchester
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        Lock icon YOHAN Cabaye
        441 23 With Franck Ribery ruled out with a back injury, the responsibility of being France's creative influence is set to fall on attacking midfielder Yohan Cabaye. The Bayern Munich winger’s absence means Les Bleus will depend even more on Cabaye’s vision and ability to create openings for the likes
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        Lock icon SCOLARI EXPECTS TO MEET ARGENTINA IN FINAL
        664 24 Brazil coach predicts meeting with great rivals if they go all the way FORMER BRAZILIAN GOALIE URGES TEAM NOT TO GET CAUGHT UP IN FAN EUPHORIA AP SAO PAULO —Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has predicted that Argentina will be the most likely
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        Lock icon RIO CHIEF ADMITS BRAZIL DIDN’T NEED 12 VENUES
        494 24 AP RIO DE JANEIRO —Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has said it was a bad idea for Brazil to spread the World Cup over 12 cities. “We are a continental country; we are very big,” Paes said on Thursday. “We made
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        Lock icon SHAPE-SHIFTING ITALY WILL TROUBLE RIVALS
        886 25  -  WILLINGNESS TO ADAPT IN A GAME KEY TO AZZURRI’S PROGRESS COMMENTARY BY JAMES HORNCASTLE sports@mediacorp.com.sg James Horncastle is a writer who contributes to the Daily Telegraph’s World Cup Nation. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH When Giancarlo Antognoni was injured in the 1982 World Cup semifinal against Poland,
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      Lock icon LEE UNVEILS TWO BIG NAMES
      552 26  -  Oon, Raymond add weight to team representing incumbents for swim elections GLOVES ARE OFF IN CONTEST FOR S’PORE SWIMMING’S TOP POSTS ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The gloves are off in the contest for Singapore swimming’s top posts with the incumbent team led by Lee Kok
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      THE SINGAPORE SPORTS AWARDS 2014
      213 26 Singapore sports celebrates its finest today, with the 2014 Singapore Sports Awards to be presented at the Orchard Hotel at 7pm. As we honour the athletes and coaches who delivered medals and glory for Singapore last year, TODAYpredicts who will walk away with the trophies
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      Lock icon BALLKIDS SHAPING UP WELL FOR OCTOBER WTA FINALS
      345 26  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE It has been a real-life lesson in tennis for 16-year-old Anastasia Lim, a Singapore Sports School student-athlete, ahead of October’s Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals here. Since March, Anastasia and 71 other teenagers aged between 13 and 16
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      Lock icon GUTS AND GUILE FINAL
      551 28 At Roland Garros, Halep seeks Grand Slam breakthrough while Sharapova wants a winning comeback from injury ROMANIAN TO RISE TO WORLD NO 3 REUTERS PARIS —One has nothing to lose, the other is expected to win. Even though Romania’s Simona Halep is the higher seed, at
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      Lock icon NBA FINALS WATCH
      414 28 REUTERS GAME 1 SAN ANTONIO 110 MIAMI 95 (Spurs lead series 1-0) Sauna-like conditions at the AT&T Center caused a lot of pain, frustration and dehydration in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Even the fans were not spared from the steamy conditions when an electrical outage
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      85 28 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw mww! Live wire (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 Y(i> Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools
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  • T TODAY
    • arts
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        Lock icon CREAM OF THE CROP
        652 30  -  REALITY TV AND CERTAIN THAI GENTLEMEN HAVE INSPIRED PICHET KLUNCHUN’S LATEST SHOW MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Pichet Klunchun is best known for his meticulous, studied experimentation with the traditional Thai classical dance form of Khon. But, recently, the contemporary Thai choreographer also set his creative eye on
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        Lock icon After office hours
        648 31  -  Semi-pro group Sigma Contemporary Dance wants to show you it can be done DEDICATED MOVE MAYO MARTIN SING A PORE —Sigma Contemporary Dance is not a household name even in dance circles, but that hasn’t stopped its members from pursuing their passion outside office hours, that is.
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        114 31  -  MAYO MARTIN S I N G A P O R E The line-up for Singapore’s year-long 50th anniversary celebrations next year has been unveiled, which officially includes the opening of a revamped National Museum Of Singapore in September and the opening of the National Gallery Singapore
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon Lessons from Le Noir
        330 32  -  NG YOU QIAN SINGAPORE When it comes to dishing out invaluable life lessons, fun-loving circus performers may be the last people you’d think about. But you’d be surprised at what we can learn from them. A chat with the cast of circus spectacle Le Noir, whose
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        Lock icon It’s not good enough!
        399 32  -  Before they became classics, these books were rejected FALSE ENDINGS ALICE VINCENT features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON After nine years of rejection from publishers, Eimear McBride’s debut, A Girl is a Half Formed Thing, won the 2014 Bailey’s Prize this week. But the Irish writer won’t
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        Lock icon Anthony Chen on film jury duty
        312 32  -  GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE Anthony Chen bags another first this time as the first Singaporean to sit on the international jury for this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). This follows the Iloilo film-maker’s triumph at last year’s APSA for Achievement in Directing. “I think
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        What’s on
        698 33 Performances and exhibitions to check out this week TODAY’S PICK (MUSIC) 2014 SPRING WAVE MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL The premier Mandopop outdoor music festival is back with A-mei, Jam Hsiao, Della Ding Dang, Bii, Yao Yao and more. Today, 4pm, The Meadow, Gardens By The Bay. Tickets from
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        Star power at Mercedes-Benz launch
        183 33  - Star power at MercedesBenz launch SCOTT MARSH SINGAPORE —Mercedes-Benz launched its new GLA-Class SUV in Singapore with the help of brand ambassadors and MediaCorp artistes Desmond Tan and Rebecca Lim. Three models were launched: The GLA 200 (S$186,888, including COE), GLA 200 CDI (S$188,888, including COE) and GLA 250 4MATIC
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    • family
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        Weekend Planner
        513 34 KIDS 12 AND BELOW TODAY’S PICK JUNE FAMILY FUN AT GARDENS BY THE BAY This school holidays, let your children reconnect with nature. Gardens By The Bay has lined up a host of fun and educational programmes for the young ones. Learn about environmental sustainability through simple experiments
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    • television
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        Lock icon It’s a date... in church
        296 35 New US reality show is a dating game with a twist DIVINE LOVE THE NEW YORK TIMES N E W YO R K What good Christian doesn’t love that sublimely spiritual moment on Sunday when the priest or minister says, “And now, let us pray
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        Lock icon Thrones rule HBO
        183 35 REUTERS NEW YORK Game of Thrones, HBO’s Emmy-award winning fantasy epic, has surpassed The Sopranos as its most popular series ever, the premium cable network said. Episodes in the fourth season of the show have an average gross audience of 18.4 million, including repeat showings, video on
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