Today, 12 March 2015

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      NEL services delayed after student’s leg gets caught in platform gap
      385 2  -  COMMUTER DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL, OTHERS AIR GROUSES ONLINE VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Peak-hour train services along the North-East Line (NEL) were delayed yesterday morning, after a student’s leg was caught in the gap between the platform and train at
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      Q2 tender for new Pasir Ris, Punggol bus services
      637 4  -  Package to initially have 25 routes shared by 400 buses, to expand to 500 buses by2021 SECOND BUS PACKAGE TENDER TO AFFECT AROUND 420 PUBLIC TRANSPORT WORKERS: UNION XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The second package of public bus services under the
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    • Article
      Public transport fares more affordable now: Lui
      388 4  -  XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE Public transport fares, particularly for those with lower income, have become more affordable over the years, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew. Data collected by the Public Transport Council (PTC) show that among households in the 21st to 40th income
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      Lock icon More commuters satisfied with ease of taxi booking
      482 6  -  THIRD-PARTY APPS HELPING TO MATCH DEMAND AND SUPPLY AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE —The benefits brought about by the proliferation of thirdparty taxi booking apps have become clearer, as the ease of taxi booking saw the biggest improvement in commuter
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    • Article
      Ten more hawker centres to be built in next 12 years
      461 8  -  THEY WILL BE IN NEW OR UNDER-SERVED ESTATES SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government will build 10 more hawker centres over the next 12 years in new estates or existing ones that are relatively underserved, said Second Minister
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      2 PILOTS ON RECYCLING FOOD WASTE
      231 8  -  SIAU MING EN Two pilots on food waste recycling will be conducted to improve the management and recycling of such waste, said Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Grace Fu yesterday. The first pilot involving two hawker centres will try out different
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    • Article
      Tighter industrial emissions standards for better air quality
      571 10  -  MORE PUSH FOR CATEGORY C DIESEL VEHICLES TO GO GREEN SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE Industrial emissions standards will be tightened to improve air quality standards, as industries such as power stations and oil refineries account for a significant portion of particulate matter
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    • Article
      Govt eyes limits on water use in severe drought
      694 12  -  PUB considering underground space for plants, other facilities to cater to S’pore’s water needs THIRD DESALINATION PLANT TO BE BUILT IN TUAS NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Washing of cars and pavements, as
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      Govt eyes limits on water use in severe drought
      686 12 (2nd Edition)  -  PUB considering underground space for plants, other facilities to cater to S’pore’s water needs THIRD DESALINATION PLANT TO BE BUILT IN TUAS NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Washing of cars and pavements, as well as the watering of lawns, could become
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    • Article
      AHPETC comes under fire for project management, ‘distortion’
      465 12  -  KELLY NG Singapore The way the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) had handled upgrading projects in its constituencies came under scrutiny in Parliament yesterday. In one case, the Workers’ Party (WP)-run town council pulled the plug on its plan to build a
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      AHPETC comes under fire for project management, ‘distortion’
      467 12 (2nd Edition)  -  KELLY NG Singapore The way the Alju-nied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) had handled upgrading projects in its constituencies came under scrutiny in Parliament yesterday. In one case, the Workers’ Party (WP)-run town council pulled the plug on its plan to build a
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      Lock icon Defence Minister Hishammuddin Malaysians’ top pick as next PM
      642 14 AGENCIES. KUAL A LUMPUR Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, a leading member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), is a clear front-runner to replace current Prime Minister Najib Razak. a new survey has found. The UMNO vice-president was selected by
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    • Article
      S’pore to be GSK’s base for growth in Asia
      737 14  -  HEADQUARTERS IN ONE-NORTH TO BE ONE OF PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT’S THREE GLOBAL ‘CONTROL TOWERS’ TAN WEIZHEN Weizhen@mediacorp.com. sg SING A PORE —Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced yesterday that it will use Singapore as a base to steer its growth in Asia, with
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      Lock icon China falls short of growth forecasts in multiple sectors
      578 15 REUTERS BEIJING Growth in China’s investment, retail sales and factory output all missed forecasts in January and last month, falling to multi-year lows and leaving investors with little doubt that the economy is still losing steam and in need of further
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      286 6 Mark S u r a t m a n Markasan is a poet, writer of short stories and a novelist who has also written and presented many working papers pertaining to literature, language and culture in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Suratman has received numerous literary awards. Suratman started writing
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      22 12 (2nd Edition) SINGAPORE FORMER HOME OWNERS APPLYING FOR RENTAL FLATS A ‘WORRYING TREND’26 GOVT SET TO CALL FOR PROPOSALS ON RAIL CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT 28
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  • comment&analysis
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon How to build a ‘rational’ cyberspace
      1016 16  -  EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY TO SPUR PRO-SOCIAL ONLINE BEHAVIOUR CAROL SOON Last month, the Media Literacy Council (MLC) launched a campaign to spur pro-social online behaviour. The campaign, timed to mark the Safer Internet Day, celebrates individuals and groups that exhibit responsibility
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      Lock icon A nation split over India’s Daughter
      1072 19  -  INDIANS MORE EMBARRASSED ABOUT GOVT BANNING THE FILM THAN THEY ARE ABOUT THE WORK CHANDRAHAS CHOUDHURY Chandrahas Choudhury is a novelist based in New Delhi. BLOOMBERG India’s new government has started a war it cannot win over India’s Daughter, a documentary by British film-maker
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      194 16 By claiming that the widespread circulation of Singh’s testimony amounts to a glorification of violence against women, the Indian government has revealed that it is more outraged by the representation of reality than by the reality itself. CHANDRAHAS CHOUDHURY 19 TOMORROW YOU WILL BE STUNNED BY NATURE’S WONDERS. Every day
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      190 17 You HAVE TO THINK LIKE a Hacker to OUTSMART a Hack I didn’t learn it in school. I learnt it at MDIS. Shawn Yeo MDIS Student (2015) SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY E-LEARNING I A W i 1 A 1 k Cybersecurity IT professionals have never been more in demand, with an
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  • voices
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      Not enough financial help in place for single mothers
      430 22  -  FROM VIVIEN TAN As a single mother with sole custody of two children and having struggled financially after my divorce more than 12 years ago, I share the sentiments expressed in “Help divorcees who were stay-at-home mums” (March 10). I am,
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    • Article
      Unfair to subsidise childcare for mums who opt not to work
      141 22  -  FROM MICHELLE CHUA I refer to this week’s Talking Point, “What’s a stay-at-home mum worth?” If one is a stay-at-home mother by choice and not because one has a child with special needs or old folks to care for,
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    • Article
      GST recalculation may have unintended effects
      212 22  -  FROM ALVIN TAN CHIANG PERN It is good that the Consumers Association of Singapore has called for a review of the way the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is calculated for dutiable items. At the same time, it is true that the same method
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    • Article
      Children alone the best reward for stay-at-home mums
      190 22  -  FROM ANATASSIA BASYARUDIN “What’s a stay-at-home mum worth?” asks Talking Point. It varies for everyone. My children are my most promising “investment”, but how does one put a value on this? What matters is the return, which is the kind of individuals
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    • Article
      Other ways to enjoy music without exposing youth to drugs
      487 25  -  FROM VICTOR LYE Chairman, National Council Against Drug Abuse I refer to the letters “Questions over FMFA ruling”, “Permit denial shows challenge of hosting clean FMFA” (March 10) and “Police should have let music festival go on” (March 9, online).
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      Robust vetting a must for citizen archivist work
      138 25  -  FROM DANNY TAN GHEE GAY I commend the National Archives of Singapore (NAS) for rolling out a Citizen Archivist Portal. (“Citizen archivists to be engaged in archiving Singapore’s past: MCI”; March 10, online) This should be a win-win situation for the NAS
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      42 22 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices LETTER A MOTHER’S LOVE IS PRICELESS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ltrmumsmar11 for the letter from Darius Lee.
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      31 25 LETTER ORGANISER SHOULD CLEAN UP MUSIC FESTIVAL FIRST Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ltrmusicmar11 for the letter from Lee Chun Hwee.
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Former home owners applying for rental flats a ‘worrying trend’
      395 26  -  MND ramping up supply of units, but will be judicious in allocating them, says Maliki REFRAIN FROM SELLING NEST EGG IN TOUGH TIMES: MINISTER OF STATE KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A PO R E A “worrisome trend”
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    • Article
      Modernise fish farming methods to cut losses: Maliki
      418 26  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Although steps will be taken to minimise the impact of recurring plankton bloom the most recent episode killed more than 600 tonnes of fish farmers “must consider modernising their farming methods, so they will be better protected in
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      Lock icon Govt set to call for proposals on Rail Corridor development
      246 28  -  PROPOSAL WILL FIRM UP OVERALL PLAN AND DESIGN LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After three and a half years of gathering public feedback, the Urban Redevelopment Authority is ready to launch a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Rail Corridor’s concept
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    • Article
      2,100 mature trees transplanted last year: MND
      385 28  -  LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE Recognising that old trees are part of the Republic’s natural heritage, efforts have been put into ensuring that such trees are not cut down indiscriminately and that this is done only after very careful consideration, said Minister of State (National
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      Younger diabetics manage condition less well than older patients: Study
      553 29  -  MATTHIAS TAY matthiastay@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When it comes to managing Type 2 diabetes, younger patients here, or those below the age of 40, appear to be having a harder time keeping their conditions in check than their older counterparts, a study
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      New protective mask provides better fit for children
      361 29  -  JORDON SIMPSON jsimpson@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A new type of protective mask has been developed for use by children aged seven and above, addressing the long-standing problem of conventional N95 masks being unsuitable for children’s use. Developed by ST Engineering subsidiary Innosparks, the Air+
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    • Article
      ITE slashing: 16-year-old charged for attack on youth
      192 32 SING APORE The teenager who attacked another youth at Institute of Technical Education College West on Tuesday in full view of students and security was charged in court yesterday. Muhammad Zuhairie Adely Zulkifli was charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt by a
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      Lock icon Ex-Changi Airport Group employee charged with graft
      328 32  -  YVONNE LIM yvonnelimsy@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE A former employee of the Changi Airport Group (CAG) and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) was charged with 28 counts of graft yesterday, including six for accepting nearly S$44,000 in bribes from a vendor in return
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Chinese media confirms navy building second aircraft carrier
      710 34 People’s Daily says ship being assembled in north-eastern city of Dalian, citing top officials BUILD-UP OF FRIGATES, DESTROYERS, SUBMARINES EQUALLY AGGRESSIVE: ANALYST AGENCIES BEIJING China has come its closest yet to confirming that it is building a second aircraft carrier, as Beijing
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      Lock icon China slams ASEAN chief for 9-dash line remark
      556 36 AGENCIES BEIJING China expressed anger yesterday at the Vietnamese head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for comments he had made rejecting Chinese claims based on the so-called nine-dash line in the South China Sea dispute. Mr Le Luong Minh,
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      Lock icon China wants Taiwan to join event marking end of WWII
      439 38 XI TO OVERSEE MILITARY PARADE, RECEPTION AND EVENING GALA IN SEPTEMBER REUTERS BEIJING China wants Taiwan to participate in commemorations later this year to mark the end of World War II and is also planning events to com- memorate the
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      Lock icon Japan increasing South China Sea presence cagily to balance Beijing
      584 41 TOKYO WORRIED ABOUT BECOMING ISOLATED SHOULD CHINA DOMINATE WATERWAY REUTERS TOKYO Seventy years after its imperial forces were kicked out of the South China Sea, Japan is quietly moving back into the region, forging security ties with the Philippines and
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      Lock icon Mahathir to Malaysians: Let BN know if you’re unhappy with GST
      630 42 PEOPLE ‘SHOULD THREATEN GOVERNMENT WITH VOTES IF HEALTHCARE COSTS BECOME ONEROUS’ THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR —It is up to the public to tell the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition that it may not be re-elect-ed if more taxes
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      Lock icon Malaysian Home Minister vows to enforce Sedition Act to defend Islam
      509 43 THE MALAY MAIL PUTRAJAYA Malaysian Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi vowed yesterday to ensure the controversial Sedition Act 1948 will be used to defend Islam, the Malays and rulers for as long as he remains Home Minister. The vice-president
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      Lock icon Parents of former Thai princess jailed
      72 44 Thailand’s Criminal Court yesterday sentenced the parents of former princess Thanpuying Srirasmi Suwadee, the ex-wife of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, each to two years and six months in prison without suspension for lese majeste, or offending royalty. Apiruj Suwadee, 72, and his wife Wanthanee
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      Lock icon Ageing workforce ‘poses risks to Eastern Europe’s economy’
      548 44 Dwindling birth rates, mass emigration and outdated practices curbing workforce strength: World Bank report ‘SEVERE’ IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL BUDGETS, PENSIONS THE FINANCIAL TIMES LONDON Eastern Europe risks ending its booming economic growth and increasing strains on the public purse unless there are
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      Lock icon Rents for private homes, HDB fell last month: SRX
      463 46  -  Weaker showing partly due to market slowing down during Chinese New Year: Analysts DECLINES RECORDED IN CITY CENTRE, FRINGES LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Rents for both private and public homes here fell last month amid a limp leasing market. The
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      Lock icon BCA to launch S$20m scheme to lead green technology testing
      276 46 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) will roll out a S$20 million scheme to spearhead the testing of energy-efficient technology in buildings. The move, called the GBIC-Build-ing Energy Efficient Demonstrations Scheme (GBIC-Demo), is the latest in encouraging
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      MBS taps technology to cope with manpower crunch
      425 48  -  COMPANY IS ABLE TO MONITOR EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE, ENSURE HIGH SERVICE STANDARDS ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With almost 2,600 hotel rooms and more than 9,000 employees under its watch, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) is tapping technology to help run its business. For example,
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      Lock icon Google CFO to retire
      228 48 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Google chief financial officer Patrick Pichette, 52, is retiring and will remain at the operator of the world’s biggest search engine through the transition period. Mr Pichette, who joined in 2008, informed the Web company of his intent to leave on March 4,
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      Lock icon Beijing plans new round of state firm consolidation
      553 50 MADE IN CHINA 2025 FOCUSES ON PROMOTING KEY SECTORS IN OFFSHORE MARKETS REUTERS BEIJING —China is poised to embark on a fresh round of industrial consolidation, as part of a sweeping plan to reinvigorate the country’s inefficient state-owned enterprises and raise the
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        OPTIMISE YOUR CASH REBATES
        153 52 With the new Optimum World MasterCard from ANZ, you get to choose the rebate category for your credit card. Pick one from the four offered by the bank dining and leisure, travel, shopping and groceries. Then spend on your Optimum World MasterCard at merchants in that
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        HELP FOR YOUR HAIR
        133 52 Learn how to take better care of your crowning glory by watching infotainment series Hair Challenge 101, hosted by Dasmond Koh and You Yi. Its 10th season debuted on MediaCorp Channel 8 at 10.30pm on Monday. Catch upcoming episodes on March 16 and 23 at the
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        MAKE SPACE FOR NEW APPLIANCES
        141 52 There is no better time to replace that ageing television set or air-conditioning unit now that the Courts Biggest Clearance sale is happening. Expect discounts of up to 80 per cent at all Courts stores. Make a purchase on Courts Flexi Plans, and pay S$5
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        BEAUTY BONANZA
        147 52 Ladies, you’d want to help Watsons celebrate its 27th birthday at its Girls Day Out beauty bash. Running until this Sunday at nex, the carnival offers deals from 27 popular health and beauty brands. These include Watsons Hair Pro, Pure Beauty, and Divinia, Watsons’ new skincare line. You
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        PUMP FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE
        141 52 The iconic Reebok Pump is back and has made its way into the brand’s newest running shoe. The Reebok ZPump Fusion with Pump technology comes with an inflatable cage that tightens around your foot when it is pumped with air. This feature allows you to modify
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        HELP MAKE LIFE MORE BEAUTIFUL
        203 52 Mark World Kidney Day at the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Love Life Love Your Kidneys event this weekend at the National Library Building. A host of fun educational activities has been lined up from noon to 6pm to help you find out about kidney failure
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        A STYLISH WEDDING
        147 52 The wedding gown has been dubbed the most important dress in a woman’s life. Catch a glimpse of yours at the Couture Runway Show 2015 at W Singapore Sentosa Cove this Sunday at 4pm. Rub shoulders with celebrities like Jesseca Liu, Chris Tong, and Zen Chong at
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      505 54 Some are sceptical about coming up with big idea, as tech firm has blocked a ccess to certain fea tures TECH GIANT WANTS PEOPLE TO THINK OF APPS THAT WORK DIFFERENTLY THAN ON AN IPHONE REUTERS NEW YORK —Software developers
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      Lock icon Alibaba ‘in funding talks with Snapdeal’
      203 54 REUTERS SHANGHAI Alibaba is in talks with Indian online marketplace Snapdeal over a potential cash investment, a source familiar with the negotiations said, in what would be the Chinese ecommerce giant’s first direct investment in India. Snapdeal competes in India with bigger rivals Flipkart.com
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      Lock icon AISYAH’S ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL
      670 56  -  National rower wants to make up for a disappointing Asian Games 2013 MYANMAR GAMES GOLD MEDALLIST CLOCKS PERSONAL BEST INDOOR TIME IN SYDNEY STINT LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There is no question that Saiyidah Aisyah Rafa’ee is Singa­pore rowing’s golden girl. From the video
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      Lock icon Safuwan scores again, but can’t stop Melbourne losing
      214 56  -  Newcastle Jets at the AAMI Park on Saturday. SHANJAYAN MUNIAPPAN, PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Safuwan Baharudin (right in photo) scored his second goal in three matches for Melbourne City, but he was unable to prevent his side losing 3-2 to the Western Sydney
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      Lock icon CHANCE OF A LIFETIME FOR S’PORE EPL FANS
      549 57  -  Arsenal, Stoke and Everton set for July date, but turnout could depend on prices IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The biennial Barclays Asia Trophy, which features English Premier League (EPL) clubs and was launched 12 years ago, will make its debut in
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      Lock icon RONALDO SEETHES AS REAL CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE
      513 57 REUTERS M A D R I D Cristiano Ronaldo may have become the record scorer in European competition on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), but the Real Madrid forward was left seething by another poor performance from the stuttering European champions. Although the
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      Lock icon BRIATORE REMARK FUELS ALONSO CONTROVERSY
      431 58 Spaniard’s manager appears to suggest McLaren at fault for crash that ruled him out of Australian GP SPECULATION THAT F1 DRIVER HAS ‘MYSTERY ILLNESS’ DISMISSED THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Fernando Alonso’s manager, Flavio Briatore, has fuelled speculation surrounding the Spaniard’s testing accident, describing it as
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      Lock icon ALONSO STILL THE MOST MARKETABLE DRIVER: RESEARCH
      223 58 BLOOMBERG M A DRID Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso remains the most valuable endorser of any Formula One driver for a second straight year, showed research by Repucom. The 33-year-old Spaniard is out of this Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne
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      354 58 AGENCIES CLEVELAND 127 DALLAS 94 Even without his trademark headband, LeBron James scored 27 points and took over sole possession of the Cavaliers’ career assists record as Cleveland beat the Dallas Mavericks 127-94 on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), reported the Associated Press. He now has 4,207 assists,
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      138 59 WQtsons j look good, feel great. watsons.com.sg A member of A.S. Watson Group A Hutchison Whampoa Company EXCLUSIVE Neutrogena NEUTROGENA rain bath refreshing shower and $10. 90 SAVE 32% Neutrogena M BSpSI 16.0 FL OZ (473 mL) 5 4322 •A Promotion period: 12-18 March 2015. While stocks last. VOTED SINGAPORE’S
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      225 61 look good, feel great. j watsons.com.sg A member of A.S. Watson Group A Hutchison Whampoa Company MOST RECOMMENDED MORE DENTISTS RECOMMEND SENSODYNE FOR SENSITIVE TEETH THAN ANY OTHER TOOTHPASTE EXCLUSIVE Buy/I SENSODYNE U.P. $6.95 $8.80 Promotion Period: 12 Mar -1 Apr 2015 5INSQDYNE Wine Adds pronM s> D seNS odyne-
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        835 2  -  WE LOOK AT THE THINGS SINGAPOREANS SAY ON THE WORLD’S LARGEST TRAVEL SITE SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg We’re willing to bet you can’t stay in a hotel overseas without first checking its reviews on TripAdvisor. I know because I go to it for my fix of reviews, even
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        361 4  -  Running for your flight could be a thing of the past if airlines and travel sites have their way TRAVEL ACCESSORY NATALIE PARIS features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON For holidaymakers, the main benefit of an Apple Watch, which goes on sale on April 24,
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        369 7 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW Win an all-expense-paid trip to New Taipei City EVA Air is adding more flights between Singapore and Taiwan from June and introducing tour packages to the New Taipei City region (encompassing places such as Pingxi and Gongliao), starting from S$398 before
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        625 8  -  Don’t ask the EDM producer where to party back home JETSETTING WITH... HON JING YI SINGAPORE Ferry Corsten may be one of the world’s most famous producers of trance and electronic dance music. But when it comes to having a good time in his home city of
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        WHITHER SINGAPOREAN CHEFS?
        838 9  -  MORE RESTAURANTS IN SINGAPORE MAKE THE ASIA 50 BEST RESTAURANTS LIST, BUT WHY AREN’T OUR LOCAL CHEFS ON IT? DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg Perhaps it was to be expected that Restaurant Andre would be named The S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in Singapore. Chef Andre Chiang’s eponymous restaurant was the
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        Lock icon Korean cuisine for beginners
        500 10  -  This new bar-restaurant impresses with its range of house-brewed rice wine and easy-to-appreciate fare FOOD REVIEW: JOO ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE —You know a bar is serious about its booze when it names itself after the Korean word for “alcohol” and has a range of house-brewed makgeolli
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        A place to call his own
        553 12  -  Former Paradise Group executive chef Fung Chi Keung breaks out with his new restaurant FOOD REVIEW: XIN YUE ANNETTE TAN S I N G A P O R E Even after they’ve achieved success by rising through the ranks of a grand hotel or
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        Lock icon Style vs staging
        698 14  -  When it comes to fashion shows, which comes first? PARIS FASHION WEEK VANESSA FRIEDMAN features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES PARIS How much does context matter when it comes to fashion? It’s hard not to wonder. Karl Lagerfeld, for example, recreated a Parisian bistro (Brasserie Gabrielle, named after
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        618 16  -  The BBC refuses to say if the show will air again after it suspends host Jeremy Clarkson PUTTING THE BRAKES ON GORDON RAYNER features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The BBC is refusing to discuss whether Top Gear will return to television after Jeremy Clarkson was suspended
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        Eric Carle pays tribute to surrealism
        325 18 His latest book for children is ‘preposterous’ and combines verbal and visual jokes SURREAL READ NEW YORK Eric Carle, the 85-year-old author of the children’s classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has an- nounced that his next book, called The Nonsense Show, will be a
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        Lock icon Blurred Lines is a Marvin Gaye copy, says court
        452 20 Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams to pay S$10.2 million after they were found to have infringed copyright SONG CONTROVERSY AGENCIES LOS ANGELES Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke owe US$7.4 million (S$10.2 million) to the children of the late Marvin Gaye after a
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      337 21  -  Harvest Fields dried fruits make great snacks as well as ingredients for other dishes like salads BROUGHT TO YOU BY ANNETTE TAN When you get a snack attack, some of the healthiest things you can satiate yourself with are dried fruit. We especially like FairPrice’s private label
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      109 9 Smart Decisions, Build Your Future »1 Career Education 2015 Education I Recruitment I Training 12-14 March 2015 Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre Halls 403 405 11 am-8pm daily e2i Jobs Bank Connect Employability Coaching Get Access to Over 60, 000 Jobs! FREE Personality Profiling Understand your Ideal Job Course Fit
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      171 15 26 March 2015, The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore *Photos from the 2014 Luminary Awards Forum Gala Dinner In Asia, one event has risen to prominence as the annual high point for celebrating the region’s brightest minds in business. It promises to draw an eager body of participants, keen to discover their
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      134 16 World Down Syndrome Day Venue Time Date 21 March 2015, Saturday 8am to 3pm Ngee Ann City, Civic Plaza Guest-of-Honour Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for Culture, Community Youth Second Minister for Ministry of Communications and Information World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is a global awareness day which has been officially
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      17 18 Library revamp At least four libraries will be given a facelift in the next few years http://tdy.sg/librevamp
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      53 19 DESMOND TAN REBECCA LIM RICHARD LOW CHEN GUO HUA TRACY LEE VESTER NG EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: HAN KWANG WEI STORY: HAN KWANG WEI NG KAH HUAY CHONG LIANG SIN ANG GHEE CHUAN 12.03.2015 MONTOFRI 10Py Everything is never as it seems... wm m WM D L SECOND C sina m /A=dia£orp
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      255 22 EVENING DIGEST WITH MICHELLE MARTIN AND DANIEL MARTIN Join the Martins as they accompany you on your drive home with news and the latest health advice. 6.00AM Morning Agenda With Bharati Jagdish And Keith De Souza 10.00 Viewpoints With Howie Lim And Andre Ahchak 2.00PM The Culture Cafe With Angela
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