Today, 2 May 2015

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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Nepal quake death toll reaches 6,250
      687 2 Efforts to step up pace of aid delivery hampered by shortage of supply trucks, drivers THOUSANDS STILL MISSING REUTERS KATHMANDU —The death toll from last Saturday’s massive earthquake in Nepal has risen to 6,250, with 14,357 injured, as Nepali and foreign officials yesterday struggled
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      Lock icon S’pore sends more medical, police personnel to join relief effort
      495 2  -  SIAUMINGEN IN KATHMANDU siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg K ATH M A N DU As the death toll in quake-hit Nepal climbs, the Singapore Government has sent more help to aid in relief efforts. Two doctors and four nurses from the Singapore General Hospital
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      Lock icon Exceptional leadership needed to keep S’pore system ticking: PM
      477 3  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Think the system to keep Singapore ticking can run on autopilot? Be very careful, for national leadership makes all the difference, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his May Day Rally speech yesterday. “Some people
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      PRIME MINISTER GETS ALL-CLEAR FOR PROSTATE CANCER
      212 3  -  NEO CHAI CHIN Doctors have given Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong the all-clear for prostate cancer, following a blood test two weeks ago. The test was done two months after Mr Lee underwent keyhole surgery in February for early-stage prostate cancer, which was
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      Lock icon Swee Say’s ideas, policies improved workers’ lives: PM
      563 4  -  PM Lee pays glowing tribute to outgoing labour chief, saysMrLim is ideal man to helm Manpower Ministry HE INSTITUTED SYSTEM OF LEADERSHIP RENEWAL IN UNIONS XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A PO R E In a glowing tribute, Prime Minister Lee
      PHOTO: DON WONG  -  563 words
    • Article
      A labour chief who cared deeply for workers
      426 4  -  XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE While improving the lives of low-wage workers, particularly in the aftermath of the financial crisis some seven to eight years ago, Mr Lim Swee Say also pushed for higher salaries for all employees via the progressive wage model, for
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      Lock icon Strong govt-union ties ‘unique to Singapore’
      705 5  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Angry speeches and demonstrations are no longer a part of Labour Day here but the bond between the Government and unions, forged from the days of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, have endured, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday.
      PHOTO: DON WONG  -  705 words
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      High-Speed Rail on agenda at Leaders’ Retreat: M’sian envoy
      554 5  -  CELENE TAN celenetan@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE —Improved connectivity between Singapore and Malaysia will be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak meet at a two-day Leaders’ Retreat early next week, said the
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      Lock icon Jokowi drawn again into feud between police, anti-graft agency
      693 8 Top KPK investigator arrested for questioning over his role in shooting of a thief in 2004 INDONESIAN PRESIDENT ORDERS OFFICER’S RELEASE AGENCIES JAK ARTA —The Indonesian police yesterday arrested a top anti-graft investigator for questioning over his role in the deadly
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      172 4 AUSTRALIAN PROPEERTYJNFO^ IN SINGAPORE .7 TO 10 MAY (THURS SUN) Conrad Centennial Hotel, Two Temasek Boulevard "How to buy, lease and manage a Melbourne Property while living in Singapore' fiC, au U j-" Australian Solicitor in attendance! DISCOVER: Q How to buy brand new property with an initial 10% deposit,
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      9 4 SINGAPORE SWEE SAY THANKS MIGRANT WORKERS FOR CONTRI­BUTIONS 12
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      119 6 CURTIN OPEN HOUSE 2015 Friday 15 May 2015, 4.30pm to 8.00pm 90 92 Jalan Rajah Singapore *****2 Graduate career-ready with Australia’s Curtin University degree in Singapore. Event Highlights ■S Come visit Curtin campus and go on a facilities tour •S Learn about business, mass communication and health science courses from
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      30 8 Get ready for a brand new, exclusive interview series which unveils never-before-heard celebrity tales straight from the stars themselves! f Toggle *2. FROM 4 MAY, TOGGLE TALK! Toggle Talk Toggle
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  • voices
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      Lock icon More benefits than stress from nature photography
      388 9  -  FROM BEN LEE Founder, Nature Trekker To say that nature is under stress from a photography boom is a doubleedged sword. But in this scenario, nature is still able to derive more benefits than stress (“Nature under stress from photography boom”; April 27).
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    • Article
      Unused technology draining productivity
      216 9  -  FROM ROLF VAN DER POL In response to the report “S’pore ‘must push to be manpower-lean economy’” (April 28), I wish to make a few observations. First, I sometimes see workers raking up the leaves at East Coast Park, which is great because it makes the
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      Correction
      38 9 In the report “MOH to track outcome management of critically ill” (April 25), we named wrongly the president of the Society of Intensive Care Medicine. The society’s president is Dr Jonathan Tan. We apologise for the error.
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    • Article
      Tax breaks for MNCs pay off in many ways
      295 9  -  FROM WOON WEE MIN I refer to the letter “Have tax incentives for MNCs paid off?” (April 29). Considering the profits earned by mining, metals and petroleum powerhouse BHP Billiton, the writer raises valid concerns and appears alarmed by the measly
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    • Article
      Collective effort to curb youth depression
      358 10  -  FROM DELANE LIM ZI XUAN Youth depression is on the rise around the world, including in Singapore. Is our society doing enough are we proactive or reactive to help curb youth depression and the rate of attempted suicide? (“When kids think of suicide”; Talking
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      Mayweather-Pacquiao fight similar to those between Ali, Frazier
      207 10  -  FROM MANORAJ RAJATHURAI I refer to the report “I’m the smarter one, says May weather (April 30). The Floyd Mayweather Jr-Manny Pacquiao fight draws parallels with the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier battles years ago, especially as they represented the beginning of the end.
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      IKEA’s endorsement of play doesn’t equate to support for LGBTs
      369 10  -  FROM IVAN HENG Founder and Artistic Director, Wild Rice I agree with Mr Edmund Khoo’s call, in “Gaffe by LGBT activists to attack pastor, IKEA” (April 30), for all in Singapore to embrace diversity and inclusiveness. However, he has confused
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      162 10 LETTER TO PROTECT CHILDREN, DEAL WITH BULLYING Scan the QR code on your smartphone, or visit tdy.sg/lgbtbully for the letter from Edison Loy Hwa Wei. LETTER INTEREST GROUPS RISK A BACKLASH WHEN THEY PUSH TOO FAR Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ ikeabacklash for the letter from Daniel Koh
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      Lock icon Establishments turn to digesters to better manage food waste
      627 11  -  More outlets installing such equipment on-site, but space, cost remain issues MACHINES REQUIRE UP TO 28 SQ M OF FLOOR SPACE MATTHIAS TAY matthiastay@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE Even as the authorities get cracking on a new landfill cell at Pulau Semakau,
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      Warm, wet days for first half of May
      365 11 SINGAPORE —Get prepared for warm and wet days these two next weeks. In its fortnightly forecast released on Thursday night, the National Environment Agency (NE A) said there will be light winds that are variable in direction for the first half of
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      Lock icon Swee Say thanks migrant workers for contributions
      502 12  -  MWC wants to raise awareness among workers on their rights, especially relating to injury compensation procedures MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS HELD AT FOUR RECREATION CENTRES YVONNE LIM yvonnelimsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In his final May Day as labour chief, Mr Lim Swee Say took the opportunity
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      Lock icon Protest calls for restructuring of unions, slams hiring of foreigners
      490 12  -  YVONNE LIM SINGAPORE —For the third straight year, Transitioning.Org, a website supporting the unemployed, organised a Labour Day protest at Hong Lim Park, drawing about 400 participants. A total of nine speakers took the stage, arguing for the need for
      ERNEST CHUA  -  490 words
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      Lock icon 8 motorists arrested for drink-driving
      252 13 SINGAPORE —Eight motorists were arrested early yesterday morning during an islandwide operation against drink-driving, the Traffic Police said. Those arrested were aged between 26 and 56, and were among the 26 drivers stopped and tested at various locations. The highest Breath Evidential Analyser test result
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      Man arrested over Amos Yee attack
      326 13 SINGAPORE —A day after a mystery man’s slapping of Amos Yee got widespread public attention, a 49-year-old man was arrested in connection with the case. TODAY understands the arrest was made at 2am, less than 12 hours after the assault on the 16-year-old blogger
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      70 13 WGuinness FOREIGN EXTRA GOOD (BEER) BETTER (BEER GAO) BEST (GUINNESS) i 4 GO FULL ON FLAVOUR GUINNES Make your BEER GAO by adding a touch of that full Guinness flavour to your lager. And. for the most rewarding choice, enjoy the rich, smooth taste of Guinness Foreign Extra Stout all
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      Lock icon 10,000 protest in KL against GST
      631 14 Rally was largely peaceful, but police say there were incidents of vandalism NAJIB BOOED BY WORKERS IN SARAWAK WHEN HE MENTIONED THE TAX AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR About 10,000 people, many dressed in red and black, took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur yesterday in
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      Lock icon Surge in crime in Hong Kong fuels concern
      567 14 AGENCIES HONG KONG The kidnapping of a tycoon’s grand-daughter, an armed robbery and a spate of high-profile burglaries in the homes of Hong Kong’s elite have sparked concern in a city ranked as one of the safest in the world. Hong Kong,
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      Lock icon US ‘welcome to use Beijing’s facilities’ in South China Sea
      535 15 Amenities can be utilisedfor search and rescue, weather forecasting when conditions are right: Chinese navy chief REUTERS BEIJING —The United States and other countries will be welcome to use civilian facilities Beijing is building in the South China Sea for
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      Lock icon Chinese, Russian navies to conduct drills in Mediterranean
      812 15 THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG —The Chinese navy will hold joint exercises with Russia in the Mediterranean this month, China’s Defence Ministry has announced, a further indication of the closer ties between the two countries and of the navy’s increasing ambitions.
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      Lock icon S’pore-Malaysia ties special, substantive: High Commissioner
      2270 16  -  As Singapore celebrates its 50th birthday this year, TODAY is running a monthly series of interviews with the ambassadors of several countries that play a key role in Singapore’s foreign relations. This month, reporter Celene Tan (celenetan@ mediacorp.com.sg) speaks with Malaysian High Commissioner Husni
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      Lock icon Pay, perks, promise: Wooing Indian talent back from Silicon Valley
      634 17 REUTERS MUMBAI —After losing top engineering talent for years to America’s tech heartland of Silicon Valley, India is drawing them back as an e-commerce boom sparks a thriving start-up culture, unprecedented pay and perks, including free healthcare for in-laws. India’s
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  • business
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      Lock icon China’s weak factory PMI signals stimulus
      546 18 Official manufacturing PMI stood at 50.1 last month, identical to March’s reading DOMESTIC, EXPORT DEMAND ALSO UNCHANGED REUTERS BEIJING China’s factories struggled to grow last month as domestic and export demand remained weak, reinforcing expectations that Beijing will roll out more measures to support
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      Lock icon Beijing unveils incentives to boost employment
      443 18 REUTERS BEIJING China’s Cabinet yesterday unveiled new measures to boost employment, offering more flexible tax breaks to companies to hire the jobless, preferential loans and incentives for farmers and new graduates. Facing slowing economic growth, the Chinese authorities have said that avoiding mass unemployment
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      Lock icon LinkedIn joins social media losers
      637 19 THE FINANCIAL TIMES SA N FR A NCI SCO LinkedIn became the third social media company in a week to lose as much as a quarter of its valuation in minutes after reporting a weaker outlook, on a steep slide in European advertising as well
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      Lock icon Fired Sands China head tried to destroy the company: Adelson
      679 19 AGENCIES L AS VEGAS —In a combative court appearance earlier this week, Las Vegas Sands Corp chairman Sheldon Adelson rejected what he described a “delusional and fabricated” allegations that his casino empire had ties to organised crime. Las Vegas Sands
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  • sports sports
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      Lock icon PHILIPPINES ARE NEW SEABA CHAMPS
      686 20  -  But Singapore cagers say SEA Games gold medal dream is still alive REPUBLIC BEATEN 82-56 ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Shoppers entering Kallang Wave Mall yesterday afternoon were greeted by the surprise sight of snaking queues outside the 41,000sq m complex. But the long lines were
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      Lock icon PHILIPPINES ARE NEW SEABA CHAMPS
      686 20 (2nd Edition)  -  But Singapore cagers say SEA Games gold medal dream is still alive REPUBLIC BEATEN 82-56 ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Shoppers entering Kallang Wave Mall yesterday afternoon were greeted by the surprise sight of snaking queues outside the 41,000sq m complex. But the long lines were
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    • Article
      Lock icon INVESTIGATE CYCLIST’S DOPING CLAIM, SAYS MALAYSIAN SPORTS MINISTER
      420 20 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Sports Minister has called for an investigation into claims that a young cyclist was injected with the same banned drug that former badminton World No 1 Lee Chong Wei tested positive for. Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom, 20, is
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      Lock icon INVESTIGATE CYCLIST’S DOPING CLAIM, SAYS MALAYSIAN SPORTS MINISTER
      420 20 (2nd Edition) REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Sports Minister has called for an investigation into claims that a young cyclist was injected with the same banned drug that former badminton World No 1 Lee Chong Wei tested positive for. Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom, 20, is
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      Lock icon TIRELESS TERRY FOUNDATION OF BLUES’ CAMPAIGN
      1165 21  -  VETERAN CENTRE-BACK PERFECTS ART OF DEFENSIVE ANTICIPATION 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 publications around the world. Follow him on Twitter
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      Lock icon EVERYONE WANTS A PIECE OF MAYWEATHER VS PACQUIAO
      1056 22 Biggest fight this week is for coveted tickets to the biggest bout in Vegas history THOSE WITH ACCESS TO TICKETS GETTING NUMEROUS CALLS FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY BLOOMBERG LAS VEGAS Even Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman cannot get a Floyd May weather-Manny Pacquiao
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      Lock icon The US$300 million ‘Fight of the Century’
      70 23 Facts and fgures on the richest prize fght of all time between undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, 9am Singapore time. The highly-anticipated mega-fght is projected to set new records
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      Lock icon SAO PAULO TO HOST OLYMPICS FOOTBALL
      556 24 World Cup venue Itaquerao stadium to host 10 Olympic matches in 2016 ORG NISERS EXTEND DE DLINE FOR FANS TOAPPLY F RTICKETS AP SAO PAULO Olympic organisers have confirmed Sao Paulo as one of the host cities of the football tournament at the 2016
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      Lock icon FORMER BELGIAN U-21 PLAYER DIES AFTER COLLAPSING ON PITCH
      286 24 REUTERS BRUSSELS Former Belgium under-21 international Gregory Mertens (picture) died on Thursday, three days after collapsing with heart failure during a match, a spokesman for his club, Lokeren, said. The 24-year-old defender had been in a coma since going into cardiac
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      Lock icon NBA WATCH
      328 24 AP MILWAUKEE 66 CHICAGO 120 (BULLS WINSERIES4-2) Chicago came close to setting an NBA play-off record for margin of victory, as the Bulls routed Milwaukee 120-66 on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time) to complete a 4-2 series win against the Bucks and move into the final eight of
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      66 21 LIVE FIXTURES Tonight, 7.45pm Channel Singtel StarHub Leicester v Newcastle 102 227 Tonight, 10pm Liverpool v QPR 102 227 Aston Villa v Everton 103 228 Sunderland v Saints 104 229 West Ham v Burnley 105 230 Swansea v Stoke 106 231 Tomorrow, 12.30am Man Utd v West Brom 102 227
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      81 22 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw mww! Livewire (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 Account Service. Call 6786
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      60 25 BOMBS SATURDAY, 2 MAY 2015 AWAY A UTOPIA OF DISCO BALLS AND MORE AT THE SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM IT’S NO PICNIC THE ROCKY HISTORY BEHIND THE POPULAR SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK 26 COME TOGETHER MUSICIAN ART FAZIL IS WAITING FOR THAT S’PORE POP ICON 30 28 K AWAYAN DE GUIA’S
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        Lock icon PARK LIFE
        1154 26  -  WHAT MAKES THE SPECTACLE THAT IS SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK TICK MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg It is always tricky business doing outdoor plays when the tropical weather might take an unexpected turn. But for the past seven years that Shakespeare In The Park has held court at Fort Canning
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        A Japanese master revisited
        464 27  -  A long-awaited retrospective of Sori Yanagi makes its first overseas stop in Singapore DESIGN GURU SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Japanese designer Sori Yanagi passed away on Dec 25, 2011, one of the industry’s most influential names, English furniture designer Jasper Morrison, wrote a tribute and
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        Lock icon The ideal world
        1065 28  -  Utopia at the heart of the Singapore Art Museum’s latest exhibition ART REVIEW: AFTER UTOPIA MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In 1516, the philosopher Thomas More coined the word “utopia” to describe an idealised society living on an island. He could not have predicted that, nearly half a
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        Lock icon A delightful voyage
        563 29  -  THEATRE REVIEW: DESCENDANTS OF THE EUNUCH ADMIRAL MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE At some point, we may finally tire of referring to director Jeff Chen as Singapore theatre’s l’enfant terrible and his works as oddball curiosities in the scene’s general scheme of things. But, thankfully, not just yet. He
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        STATE of the ARTS
        157 29  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE The National Heritage Board’s annual Patron Of Heritage Awards was held, honouring 69 individuals or groups who donated a total of more than S$8.5 million (in cash or kind) to Singapore’s heritage efforts last year. Film and photography centre Objectifs was also in
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        Lock icon Art Fazil wants more local heroes
        1449 30  -  When an artist has something to say about something RANT AND RAVE CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For musician Art Fazil, the exhibition he curated for this year’s Singapore Heritage Festival, Ole Ole Temasek: 50 Years Of Singapore Malay Pop Music, is more than just
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        Lock icon Marrying fashion and contemporary dance
        869 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The last time Hussein Chalayan put up a show at Sadler’s Wells, he dressed a woman in a coffee table. The year was 2000, and the designer had chosen the London venue to unveil his autumn/winter collection. A set of furniture
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        Lock icon New study suggests link between cheese and long life
        404 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LO N D O N A study has suggested that cheese consumption could be the key to a faster metabolism and reduced obesity. Scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark investigated the fact that the French tend to lead
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        Lock icon Thailand in the middle of China?
        1097 32  -  The exotic-sounding prefecture of Xishuangbanna offers travellers a refreshing experience in the Middle Kingdom DEJA VU TRIP ALYWIN CHEW features@mediacorp.com.sg XISHUANGBANNA I rubbed my eyes and did a double take at the surroundings while on the way to the hotel from Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport
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        Lock icon China in photo books
        679 33 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —In 1971, Lin Biao, Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China, was killed in a plane crash somewhere in Mongolia. Lin, once Mao Zedong’s closest comrade and his presumptive successor, had fallen from grace in the months before his death. The
        THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTOS: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; BEIJING: CHINA PHOTOGRAPHIC PUBLISHING HOUSE,1976; BEIJING: PEOPLE’S FINE ARTS PUBLISHING HOUSE, 1959  -  679 words
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      1112 34 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com. sg 6.00AM Right Frequency III 6.30 Sizzling Woks II 7 .00 Priceless Wonder 9.00 Pleasant Goat And Big Big Wolf IV 9.30 Happy Family Family Of Joy 10.00 Tales From Journey To The West (HD) 10.30 Heritage Hunters (HD) 11.00 The Voice Of China Season 3
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      1152 35 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Talking Point (HD) 7.00 JML TV Home Shopping 8.00 The Dr Oz Show IV (HD) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXX (HD) 10.00 The Queen Latifah Show (HD) 10.45 Making Of Clash Of The Titans 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XII (HD) (PG) 11.45 Just For
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      298 36 ON SATURDAY 5.00PM 987 HOME With Joakim Gomez 6.00 Say It With Music With Naomi Yeo 10.00 Automated 11.00 987 Anthems by Zouk And The AOS Collection DJs 6.00AM News Plus The Best Of Body Soul With Daniel Martin 10.00 News Plus Weekend Brunch And Out About With Angela Lim
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