Today, 14 June 2014, Afternoon Edition

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      Consul-General rebuts HK report on open letter by Catherine Lim
      528 4  -  PAP has weathered crises since claims were first made 20 years ago says JackyFoo WRITER RAPS PM LEE’S DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST BLOGGER JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A South China Morning Post (SCMP) report on Monday about novelist Catherine Lim’s comments
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      National Youth Council to be autonomous body under MCCY
      543 4  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The National Youth Council (NYC), currently a division under the People’s Association (PA), will be restructured as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, a move welcomed by stakeholders who felt it
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      TRUST IN GOVT IN SINGAPORE REMAINS HIGH, SAYS OFFICIAL
      435 4 Your report, “Writer Catherine Lim’s open letter to Singaporean PM fuels social media debate” (June 9), quotes the writer saying “Singaporeans no longer trust their leaders”. Ms Lim first asserted this two decades ago in 1994. The ruling party had won
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      PILOT INTAKE OF YOUTH CORPS TO START TRAINING NEXT WEEK
      291 4  -  SIAU MING EN Close to 100 youths have been chosen for the pilot intake of the Youth Corps Singapore and will begin the programme with a five-day residential orientation on Pulau Ubin next week, aimed at equipping them with leadership
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      Lock icon US will not send troops back to Iraq, says Obama
      817 6 AGENCIES BAGHDAD —United States President Barack Obama yesterday said he was weighing a range of options for halting the violent Islamic insurgency in Iraq, but he warned that American military action alone could not stabilise the country. “The United States
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      Lock icon China data shows growth stabilising, but recovery seems patchy
      573 6 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s economy showed signs of stabilising last month after the government unveiled more stimulus measures, as retail sales logged their best performance of the year, but property market weakness indicates more policy support may be needed to ensure a
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      Lock icon London commuters happy with bus standards
      1761 7  -  Last month, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that the public bus industry will be restructured under a bus contracting model, where operators will bid for a package of routes through competitive tendering. The model has been adopted by cities such as London and
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      Despite experiences of London, Perth, bus fare hikes ‘not inevitable’
      1011 8  -  WHETHER AND HOW MUCH TO SUBSIDISE DEPEND ON GOVTS, SAYS ANALYST JOY FANG IN LONDON joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg LON DON As a result of the United Kingdom government’s austerity measures in the aftermath of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, commuters in London
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      Overwhelming interest in bus driver positions in London
      682 9  -  JOY FANG IN LONDON joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg LONDON —In sharp contrast to the situation in Singapore, London’s transport operators get to cherry-pick their bus driver hires because applications pour in for what is regarded as a semi-skilled profession, comparable in standing to teachers. On
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      Contracting model for London’s rail industry produces differing results
      426 9  -  JOY FANG IN LONDON joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg LONDON —With Singapore shifting towards a bus contracting model for its public bus system, questions have risen over whether a similar move could work for the rail industry. London has tried a contracting model for its
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      Lock icon TODAY clinches infographics prize at SOPA awards
      339 9 S I N G A P O R E TODAY has won an award for infographics at the annual Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) awards. Mr Rodolfo Carlos Pazos, 32, TODAY’S senior art director, won the Award for Excellence in Infographics on
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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
      Fathers deserve more recognition
      505 12  -  FROM SHELEN ANG Head, Research Development, Focus on the Family Singapore It is commonly observed that Father’s Day celebrations tend to be quieter than those for Mother’s Day. At times, fathers are even thought of as being helpful but not critically necessary. They should instead be
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      Cheaper coffee for courtesy? No, thank you
      123 12  -  FROM DANNY G TAN On the surface, it does not seem wrong for polite customers to get a discount for their coffee. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions. (“Spreading courtesy in coffee cups”: June 10) This reflects a Singapore
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    • Article
      Designated cabins for pets at off-peak hours?
      127 12  -  FROM SHERMAINE LAU BOON KUAN Although I am not a pet owner, I understand how difficult it is to keep a pet. It is common to see animals on board trains overseas. Maybe the visibility of owners’ affection for their pets would help
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    • Article
      Practical approach to SingPass security
      217 12  -  FROM NG SOOK FUN Director, Corporate and Marketing Communication, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore We thank Mr James Poh for his suggestions for improving the SingPass security system. (“Best security is the user, not a password”; June 10) The Infocomm Development Authority is in the
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    • Article
      Accidents may be more likely with countdown timers
      210 12  -  FROM HELEN LIM Director, Media Relations, Land Transport Authority We refer to Mr Zulhaffeq Zuffean’s letter “Install countdown timers for safer roads” (June 6). Singapore’s traffic lights operate on the Green Link Determining System, where the green time at a junction can
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  • singapore
    • Article
      Q1 unemployment rate increases slightly to 2%
      628 16  -  GROWING NUMBER OF JOB SEEKERS WITH BELOW-SECONDARY-EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS LOUISA TANG louisatangqr@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The unemployment rate here crept up in the first quarter of the year, fuelled by a growing number of job seekers with below-secondary-education qualifications, though unemployment remains low overall, the Ministry
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      Taking collective responsibility fundamental to future: Tharman
      297 16  -  OLIVIA SIONG SINGAPORE —Taking more collective responsibility and preserving an egalitarian ethos will be fundamental to Singapore’s future, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. One example of this is the new national health insurance scheme, MediShield Life, where collective responsibility is demonstrated by
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      Lock icon Former law prof seeking court order to get back PR status
      400 17  -  ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Days after he announced a legal bid challenging his dismissal from the National University of Singapore (NUS), former law professor Tey Tsun Hang is again seeking the court’s intervention this time over the Immigration and
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      Lock icon Residents hit by discoloured tap water to receive PUB rebates
      157 17 CHANNEL NEWSASIA singapo re —Punggol residents affected by brown-coloured water running out of their taps since Thursday will receive rebates from PUB, which apologised for the problem. The national water agency said some could still be experiencing the problem yesterday
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  • world
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      Lock icon Interim Thai govt by September: Junta chief
      565 18 ARMY LIFTS CURFEW THROUGHOUT COUNTRY REUTERS BANGKOK —The head of the junta that seized power in Thailand last month said yesterday that an interim government would be set up in August the first time he has given a clear date on delegating any
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      Lock icon MILITARY CONSIDERS S$15.7B TRANSPORT PLAN
      240 18 AP The head of Thailand’s military junta said yesterday that he is considering a 3 trillion baht (S$15.7 billion) plan to build more rail lines and other infrastructure, adding more than US$30 billion (S$37.5 billion) to a cancelled project of the government it ousted. Army
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      Lock icon M’sian government’s proposed tax investment panel draws flak
      446 18 REUTERS KUAL A LUMPUR Malaysia’s government has submitted a Bill to Parliament that would create an investment panel in the country’s tax revenue agency that could invest in a wide range of areas, including initial public offerings (IPOs) of companies. The Bill,
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      Lock icon Park shuffles Cabinet to regain trust after ferry disaster
      440 19 AGENCIES SEOUL South Korean President Park Geun-hye carried out her first Cabinet shake-up since taking office, replacing seven Cabinet members as she strives to regain public support and sustain economic growth after the deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry. Ms Park
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      Lock icon KIDS ATTEND SAFETY CLASSES AFTER SEWOL
      244 19 REUTERS South Korean parents, well known for marching their children off to cram schools, have been enrolling their youngsters in safety classes since hundreds of people were killed in a ferry sinking in April. The Sewol ferry, overloaded and travelling too fast on a
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      Lock icon Myanmar rules out Suu Kyi’s hopes of becoming President
      533 20 Parliamentary committee votes not to change rule barring anyone who marries a foreigner from becoming head of state REUTERS YANGON Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s hopes of becoming Myanmar’s President next year have been dealt a blow when a parliamentary
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      Lock icon 7 charged with defaming Modi in college magazine
      282 20 AP NEW DELHI —The police in southern India have arrested seven people, including four students, and charged them with defaming the country’s new prime minister in a college magazine, officials said yesterday. The arrests came after an annual student magazine at the
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  • business
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      Lock icon PC demand to lift near-term prospects for local chip industry
      671 21  -  Renewed optimism comes as Intel cites improving demand from companies looking to replace office computers CONFLICTING VIEWS ON WHETHER TREND CAN BE SUSTAINED WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Demand for personal computers may be waning as consumers shun them in
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      Lock icon Singapore to launch overnight yuan liquidity facility in July
      395 21 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —The Republic’s position as an offshore yuan hub is set to receive an additional boost with the launch of a facility to provide overnight liquidity as trade transactions using the Chinese currency rise. The facility, offering up to 5
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      Lock icon AirAsia drops plan to buy Tiger’s Mandala unit
      130 21 REUTERS JA K A R TA —Malaysia’s AirAsia has dropped a plan to acquire Indonesian low-cost carrier Tigerair Mandala and will instead grow its business organically in South-east Asia’s biggest economy with planned investment of US$300 million (S$375 million) a year. Singapore-based
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  • sports
    • BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP
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        Lock icon FRED’S DIVE BLOTS BRAZIL’S MOMENT
        990 22  -  CONTROVERSIAL START TO WORLD CUP COMMENTARY BY PAUL HAYWARD IN SAO PAULO Paul Hayward is the chief sports writer at The Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH After all the acrimony and scandal, the last thing this World Cup needed was for a referee to reward
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        Lock icon WORLD CUP FEVER HITS SINGAPORE
        354 23  -  ADELENE WONG, DANIAL HAKIM SINGAPORE —In true Singaporean fashion, residents took to community clubs (CC) and coffee shops, clad in flip flops and T-shirts, to get a piece of the World Cup fever. Fans were undeterred by the early-morning kick-off and turned up in good
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        Lock icon REF WAS OUT OF HIS DEPTH, SAY CROATIANS
        492 23 AP SAO PAULO —While refereeing standards at the World Cup would always be hotly debated, Yuichi Nishimura made sure this one will not be any different after a controversial performance in the opening match on Thursday, when hosts Brazil beat Croatia 3-1
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        Lock icon THREE LIONS REVITALISED FOR REMATCH WITH OLD FOES
        998 24  -  MATCH OF THE DAY: ENGLAND v ITALY COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg 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
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        Lock icon ITALY’S DE SCIGLIO COULD BE OUT OF WORLD CUP
        287 25 AP MANGAR ATIBA —Italy’s first-choice full-back Mattia De Sciglio (picture) hurt his right leg in a practice session on Thursday and is being assessed for a muscle injury that could force him out of the World Cup. The Italian team said
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        Lock icon A SINGLE GOAL WILL DECIDE IT
        692 25  -  LionsXII brain trust agree 1-0 will be scoreline between England and Italy, but differ on which team will win DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The pragmatic in him says Italy is the favourite and that is where LionsXII coach Fandi Ahmad stands. As for
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        VIEWER VOICE
        451 26  -  SHAH SAHARI Executive Chief Sub-Editor shahirons@mediacorp.com.sg For all Croatian supporters out there feeling aggrieved by Fred’s admittedly soft penalty okay, dive I have only two words for you: Slaven Bilic. Bilic, in case you have forgotten, performed a similarly dramatic two-and-a-half-pike somersault after being barely touched by Laurent
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        Lock icon THE OTHER SIDE OF CAVANI
        911 26  -  With Luis Suarez’s appearance in Uruguay’s first two Group D games against Costa Rica today and England on July 19 still uncertain as he recovers from a recent knee surgery, the Daily Telegraph’s chief sports correspondent Ian Chadbandprofiles Paris St-Germain star Edinson Cavani, the man
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        Lock icon WE’RE MORE THAN JUST FALCAO: COLOMBIA
        582 27 Greece wary of South Americans keen to make up for lost time AP BELO HORIZONTE —Colombia’s 16-year wait for a return to the World Cup was miserable enough for its supporters. Now they’re coming to terms with a few setbacks before Colombia’s Group C
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        Lock icon YOSHIDA READY TO RENEW RIVALRY WITH TOURE AND CO
        359 27 REUTERS RECIFE —Japan defender Maya Yoshida is ready to renew his rivalry with some familiar faces in Saturday’s (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) World Cup clash against Ivory Coast in Recife, aware that he needs to be on top of his game
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        Lock icon FRANCE AIM NOT TO TRIP OVER MINNOWS HONDURAS
        567 28 LES BLEUS HOPE TO AVOID 2002 EARLY EXIT REUTERS PORTO ALEGRE —Former champions France should put underdogs Honduras to the sword in their World Cup Group E opener in Porto Alegre on Sunday although their penchant for self-destruction gives the Central Americans
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        Lock icon HIGUAIN SET TO MAKE WAY FOR LAVEZZI
        299 28 AP It’s hard to think of another team in the World Cup that could leave a player like Gonzalo Higuain on the bench. Argentina might. The Napoli target player is normally coach Alejandro Sabella’s first choice to link up with Lionel Messi and
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      • WORLD CUP WATCH
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          Lock icon GREETINGS FROM SPACE
          78 28 AP The six-member crew on the International Space Station may be busy conducting scientific experiments out there on the final frontier, but even astronauts will be taking some downtime to watch the action in Brazil. In a video message from orbit, German crew member Alexander Gerst wished
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          Lock icon US DENY REPLACING QATAR AS 2022 HOSTS
          90 28 THE NEW YORK TIMES United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati has denied a report that FIFA had asked it to form an organising committee that could take over preparations for the 2022 World Cup if it is taken away from Qatar. Gulati
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          Lock icon MARCELO’S UNWANTED RECORD
          121 28 REUTERS Defender Marcelo marched into the history books on Thursday by scoring Brazil’s first own goal at a World Cup. Marcelo’s mistake came in the 11th minute after Croatia forward Ivica Olic found space on the left to put in a teasing cross which his team-mate Nikica
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          Lock icon WORLD CUP OPENER GETS MORE FACEBOOK COMMENTS THAN OSCARS
          184 28 REUTERS Brazil’s 3-1 victory over Croatia in the World Cup opener on Thursday generated 58 million posts on Facebook, almost five times more than this year’s Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, the social media company said on Friday. The most commented
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        • Article
          Lock icon BECKENBAUER BANNED BY FIFA FOR FAILING TO COOPERATE
          193 28 REUTERS German World Cup-winning player and coach Franz Beckenbauer was banned for 90 days by FIFA yesterday after failing to cooperate in a corruption enquiry into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.Beckenbauer was part of the FI FA
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      Lock icon SHANTI CLINCHES ASIAN JUNIOR 100M BRONZE
      327 30  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —She is the Republic’s record holder for the women’s 100m and 200m sprint and yesterday in Taipei, Shanti Pereira proved yet again that she would be the one to watch at next year’s SEA Games after clocking 11.79s to claim
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      Lock icon SSA PRESIDENT BY ONE VOTE
      785 30  -  Lee Kok Choy beats Jessie Phua for S’pore Swimming Association’s top post, pledges review of selection policy for athletes DISCONNECT EXISTS BETWEEN GROUND AND POLICYMAKERS: PHUA LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The chilly boardroom at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex gave little indication that it
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      Lock icon NBA FINALS WATCH
      435 32 REUTERS GAME 4 MIAMI 86 SAN ANTONIO 107 (Spurs lead series 3-1) The visiting San Antonio Spurs again torched the two-time defending champions Miami Heat in their own backyard, moving to within one victory of clinching the NBA championship after a lopsided Game 4 win. lopsided The
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      Lock icon STILL AS DEVILISH AFTER REVAMP
      655 32 Pinehurst No 2 takes no prisoners as players cope with golf s sternest challenge 2014 US OPEN THE NEW YORK TIMES pinehurst Matt Kuchar’s second shot at the 18th hole rolled through the green, sped down an embankment and did not stop until it was
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      62 23 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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    • Miscellaneous
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      67 33 RANT AND RAVE DON’T BE A TROLL, SAYS DENISE TAN 36 TAKING TOP HONOURS MEDIACORP BAGS FIVE MEDALS AT PROMAXBDA AWARDS SATURDAY, 14 JUNE 2014 43 INTO THE WOOD NUS MUSEUM’S LATEST EXHIBITION WEAVES A TALE OF TEAK AND A NATION’S WOODCUT HISTORY 34 A WOODPRINT COLLAGE WORK BY LUCY
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  • T TODAY
    • arts
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        Lock icon IT’S TEAK TIME
        1001 34  -  AN ‘ARCHAEOLOGY OF A BED’ AND MORE AT NUS MUSEUM MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Hang around a bed long enough and maybe obsess a little over it and it will certainly take you places. That is what happened to Singapore artist Lucy Davis, who, over the past few
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        STATE OF THE ARTS
        124 35  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE —Time for the literary scene to shine once more, with three Singaporean writers making it to the longlist of the 2014 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award: O Thiam Chin, Amanda Lee Koe and Zhang Yueran. The much-missed alternative art space Post-Museum is
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        Lock icon Introducing Nora
        630 35  -  Young theatre group Our Company takes on Ibsen’s A Doll’s House NEW VOICE MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE —What would Singapore be like if it were a woman? A bit like a character straight out of a Henrik Ibsen play, it would seem. That was the playful analogy that eventually
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        520 37 Performances and exhibitions to check out this week TODAY’S PICK (MUSIC) 100 BANDS FESTIVAL At this massive party, artistes and musiclovers of all kinds gather to celebrate, listen to, learn about and appreciate local music. Featuring original local music in various genres, from rock to indie, electronic, and
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        924 38  -  Fancy clubbing at 8am on a workday? RISE AND SHINE STACEY ANDERSON features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —Three tall, glowing jellyfish puppets swept around the club floor, illuminating the broad grins and sweatsoaked brows of wildly hopping dancers. Thumping house remixes of Tears for
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        243 38 REUTERS NEW YORK —Comedian Tracy Morgan, badly injured in a weekend highway crash, is showing signs of improvement in a New Jersey hospital where he remains in critical condition, his publicist said. The pile-up on the New Jersey Turnpike last Saturday killed comedian James “Jimmy
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        143 39 The World Cup 2014 opening ceremony was a beautifully boggling carnival of indigenous dances and star-studded performances and, yes, people dressed as musical instruments FIRST LOOK From left: Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull and Claudia Leitte perform during the 2014 World Cup opening ceremony. Into the music: Brazil’s musical variety
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        1108 40  -  Google adds street art to its portfolio ART MAP RACHEL DONADIO features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES PARIS —There’s a portrait of an anonymous Chinese man chiselled into a wall in Shanghai, a colourful mural in Atlanta and black-and-white photographs of eyes that French artist JR affixed
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        638 41  -  HON JING YI SINGAPORE —The names Lee Wei Song and Lee Si Song car ry a certain weight in the Mandopop world. After all, the Singaporean twin brothers are a formidable songwriting duo and have penned tunes for the likes of Jacky Cheung, Sandy Lam,
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        246 41 REUTERS LONDON Actor Harrison Ford was injured on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII on Thursday and taken to a hospital for treatment, a Disney rep- resentative said. Ford, 71, hurt his ankle while filming at Pinewood Studios, on the outskirts of London, Disney spokesman
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        171 41 REUTERS LOS ANGELES —As unlikely as it is that Rihanna and Jim Parsons would be BFFs in real life, the origin of their friendship in Dreamworks’ Home is even more out of this world. When Earth is taken over by the
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        599 42 KIDS 12 AND BELOW SINGAPORE PHILATELIC MUSEUM: THE LEAGUE AGAINST EVIL: A DC COMICS SUPER HEROES EXHIBITION This year marks the 75th anniversary of DC Comics superhero Batman. To mark the occasion, the Singapore Philatelic Museum has on display stamps, artworks of comic pages, figurines and model collectibles.
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        227 43 REUTERS LOS ANGELES It was the 1990s, the early days of reality television, and legendary actor Marlon Brando had an idea. Perhaps he was inspired by MTV’s The Real World, which premiered in 1992 and featured a house filled with cameras. Christopher Walken
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    897 1  -  By DAVID E. SANGER, NICOLE PERLROTH INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MOUNTAIN VIEW, California Engineers here at Google are accelerating what has become the newest arms race in modern technology: They are making it far more difficult for the National Security Agency and the intelligence
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      39 1 INTELLIGENCE Iran’s convoluted history with the veil. PAGE 2 WORLD TRENDS Some leave as Thailand cracks down. PAGE 3 SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY The science of soap is rethought. PAGE 11 ARTS DESIGN Where country and rap music overlap. PAGE 13
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      949 2  -  INTELLIGENCE/ ROYA HAKAKIAN Roya Hakakian is the author of “Assassins of the Turquoise Palace.” Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY As the leaders of the United States and European Union engaged in nuclear talks with Iran in recent weeks, another conversation was going
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      568 2  -  By RAPHAEL MINDER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MADRID —There is no doubt that King Juan Carlos played an essential role in ushering Spain toward democracy, and later remained a respected voice for his nation abroad while also providing a balm to
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      719 3  -  By THOMAS FULLER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY PHNOM PENH, Cambodia Thailand, long the liberal bastion of Southeast Asia, has traditionally been a haven for refugees from its less democratic neighbors. Now, after a recent coup, a small group of Thai intellectuals are
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      774 4  -  By SAM BORDEN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY RIO DE JANEIRO The most impressive move in Brazilian sports has nothing to do with soccer, takes place on sand and is known, delightfully, as the Shark Attack. While most of the attention in this city
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      660 6  -  By ROD NORDLAND, MARK MAZZETTI THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY DOHA, Qatar The five hardened Taliban militants were whisked in a fleet of cars to the shoulder of a highway on the outskirts of the capital just
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      727 8  -  By DAMIEN CAVE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY SALTILLO, Mexico Jason Sauey calls them lemmings all the American companies that rushed to China to make toys and toilet brushes, now searching for factories in Mexico. His family-owned company, Flambeau,
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      549 8  -  By SUGITA KATYAL THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY NEW DELHI When Tata Motors rolled out a supercheap compact vehicle in 2009, the automaker said the car would change the lives of millions of Indians. But the eggshaped car, the Nano, failed to
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      665 10  -  By MARIA KONNIKOVA THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Does handwriting matter? Many educators call for teaching legible writing, but only in kindergarten and first grade. After that, the emphasis quickly shifts to proficiency on the keyboard. But psychologists and neuroscientists say it
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      813 11  -  By STEPHANIE STROM THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Consumer products containing ingredients made using an advanced form of engineering known as synthetic biology are beginning to show up more often on store shelves. A liquid laundry detergent made by Ecover, a
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      618 11  -  By JAMES GORMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY If an exercise wheel sits in a forest, will mice run on it? Every once in a while, science asks a simple question and gets a straightforward answer. In this case, yes, they
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      696 12  -  By ALAN BLINDER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas Larry Manuel remembers when Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley were just two musicians trying to make it along the Mississippi River. Now 75, Mr. Manuel is not a historian, but
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