Today, 9 May 2015

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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Tories confound pollsters, power to stunning win
      628 2 WIN MEANS BRITAIN WILL FACE VOTE ON CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP IN EU AGENCIES LONDON —Prime Minister David Cameron won a stunning election victory in Britain, confounding poll predictions that the vote would be the closest in decades to sweep into office for another five
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      PM LEE CONGRATULATES CAMERON ON VICTORY
      122 2 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to British Prime Minister David Cameron to congratulate him on his electoral victory. “It was a hard fight but the British people have placed their trust in your leadership,” Mr Lee wrote. “The clear mandate you have
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      Lock icon Scottish nationalists’ win sets stage for new independence referendum
      527 2 AGENCIES EDINBURGH Scottish nationalist leader Nicola Sturgeon yesterday held out the possibility of a new independence referendum but not immediately after her party’s crushing victory north of the border in a British national election. The Scottish National Party (SNP) obliterated its
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      Lock icon Science, maths skills critical to Singapore’s future: PM
      523 3  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A strong foundation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) was what underpinned Singapore’s development over the past 50 years, and continued capabilities in these areas are needed to create a vibrant, exciting and advanced society. Prime Minister
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      Lock icon US labour market regains steam
      479 3 AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Job growth in the United States rebounded last month and the unemployment rate dropped to a near seven-year low, signs of a pick-up in momentum in the world’s largest economy that will most probably keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest
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      Tender results a ‘wake-up call’ for SMRT, SBS
      697 4  -  Award to more costly bidder ‘shows Govt places greater value on quality than price’ PUBLIC’S EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FOREIGN OPERATOR WILL BE HIGHER, SAYS ANALYST KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Transport analysts yesterday hailed the fact that a foreign operator clinched the first
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      Lock icon Tower Transit shifts focus to attract bus drivers
      762 5  -  COMPANY TO CONDUCT TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR ALL STAFF JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After winning the muchcoveted contract for the first package of bus routes, Tower Transit has turned its focus to making sure it delivers on its promises and plans, such as
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    • Article
      Some unsuccessful bidders interested in submitting second tender
      645 5  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —At least three unsuccessful bidders for the first bus service package under the new bus contracting model have confirmed that they will be returning to the drawing board to prepare for the tender for the second package of
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      Lock icon Union sets up panel to ease transition for bus drivers
      742 6 Recent changes to bus con tracting model see new bus operator from UK WORKERS’ UNION, NTUC WILL ENSURE EMPLOYEES ARE LOOKED AFTER ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JEAN KHOO AND MATTHIASTAY SINGAPORE —With bus captains and technicians worried about issues such as
      Source: LTA; TODAY  -  742 words
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      GOVERNMENT TO OWN, FUND ALL BUS INFRASTRUCTURE
      323 6  -  KELLY NG Under the bus contracting model, announced in May last year, the Government will own and fund all bus infrastructure such as buses, depots, and fare systems while contracting bus routes out via a competitive tendering process. This shake-up from the current
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      Lock icon Vietnam reclaiming land in South China Sea, images show
      643 7 Work on Sand Cay, West Lon don Reef appea red to have begun before China ’s own reclamation projects CHINA ‘RESOLUTELY OPPOSED TO THESE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES’ REUTERS WASHINGTON —Newly-released satellite images show Vietnam has carried out significant land reclamation at two
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      Lock icon Defence, prosecution cross swords over Amos Yee’s primary intention
      716 9  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —The verdict on teenage blogger Amos Yee’s criminal case will be delivered on Tuesday, after prosecutors and defence lawyers yesterday argued about the teenager’s primary intention in creating the video, which has landed him in
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      142 6 AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY EXPO IN SINGAPORE! PREVIEW FIRST NEW APARTMENT TOWER FOR 2015 2007/0531 no: A$439,000* from Permit Planning sold. until 5/5/2015, TODAY SUN ONLY! (9 10 May) 10am to 7pm Conrad Centennial Hotel (Salon III IV) Two Temasek Boulevard at as Foreign Investors Can Buy! Freehold Property MELBOURNE SOUTHBANK LOCATION!
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  • voices
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      Why is NUS medical school slipping in rankings?
      339 10  -  FROM DANIEL NG PENG KEAT The latest Quacquarelli Symonds ranking of universities by subject makes for encouraging reading (“NUS, NTU among top 10 in global subject rankings”; April 29, Channel NewsAsia). Both the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University made
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      SMEs must change their mindset about staff training
      247 10  -  FROM LIU RIJING I refer to the letters, “Mid-career PMETs face unfair practices” (May 5), “Govt agencies must look beyond poly diplomas” (May 6, online) and “MNCs, SMEs play important roles in S’pore economy” (May 6). In the first letter, the writer
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      Lock icon Intelligent employees, not degree holders, secure higher salaries
      391 11  -  FROM SUM SIEW KEE I am flabbergasted by the comments left by readers on the online article “Singapore wants kids to skip university: Good luck with that” (May 4). Many of them criticised the Government for trying to fool the people and
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      Build up strong national football teams instead of domestic league
      414 11  -  FROM NORZALI MOHD I read with interest the letters “Local football needs new direction” (April 30) and “FAS always looking to improve local football” (May 7). Much as we would love to have a successful domestic league, we must face
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      Practical human rights approach exhorts respect for differences
      212 11  -  FROM SOO KWOK HENG I refer to the letter “Big difference between freedom of expression and incitement to hatred” (May 7). In it, the writer stated: “The universality of human rights is not a Western invention: It was first enshrined in the
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      Woodlands Polyclinic waiting time could’ve been managed better
      136 11  -  FROM DAVE YAP The article “Managing the wait at polyclinics” (May 6) stated that “the most notable improvement” in the Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore survey for the polyclinics sub-sector was the waiting time, with two hours being the indicative experience. On
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      119 10 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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      14 10 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon SAF winds down relief efforts in Nepal
      636 12  -  TEAM HAS TREATED MORE THAN 2,650 PATIENTS SIAU MING EN IN NEPAL siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg KATHMANDU They may not have many possessions left after the earthquake, but at heart, the villagers living in the remote areas in Gokarna had plenty. Seeing members of the Singapore
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      New NUS collaboration to improve virtual reality tools for brain surgeons
      326 12  -  REGINA LEE SINGAPORE In time to come, virtual reality tools would allow brain surgeons practising for complex operations to not only see, but also feel the simulation of a brain. The sensation of touch for such virtual reality tools
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      S’PORE CONTINGENT SET TO HEAD HOME
      300 12 A total of 182 officers from various Singapore government agencies, who have been involved in the Republic’s relief operations in Nepal following last month’s earthquake, will be returning home in the coming days, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesman said yesterday. The winding
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      Lock icon Temasek under our feet
      461 13 Singapore’s biggest archaeology dig at Empress Place unearthed an estimated three tonnes of artefacts, the country’s largest-ever haul. More importantly the objects dug up during the two-month project in front of Victoria Concert Hall, which wrapped up last month, shed more light on the period from
      Source: Dr. Lim Chen Sian, Archaeology Unit at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; Adolfo Arranz/TODAY  -  461 words
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      Lock icon Muhyiddin warns 1MDB issue toxic and could explode
      510 14 MALAYSIAN DPM ATTRIBUTES PERMATANG PAUH LOSS TO SCANDAL AGENCIES K UA L A LU M P U R Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has openly criticised the government’s handling of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal and warned that the issue
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      Lock icon Pematang Pauh loss throws up more troubling signs for BN
      757 14 AGENCIES a statement. AGENCIES WITH ADDITIONal reporting by jasontan KUALA LUMPUR —While Parti Keadlian Rakyat (PKR) saw its winning majority in Thursday’s Permatang Pauh by-election slashed by more than 3,000 votes compared to the 2013 general election, the ruling Barisan
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      Lock icon N Korea threatens strike against South
      387 15 Claims 17 South Korean navy boats encroached territory under pretext CLASH OVER BOUNDARY BETWEEN NATIONS AGENCIES SEOUL North Korea yesterday issued a “special warning” that it is ready to strike without prior notice at South Korean warships in the event of what it sees
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      Lock icon N Korea threatens strike against South
      387 15 (2nd Edition) Claims 17 South Korean navy boats encroached territory under pretext CLASH OVER BOUNDARY BETWEEN NATIONS AGENCIES SEOUL North Korea yesterday issued a “special warning” that it is ready to strike without prior notice at South Korean warships in the event of what it sees
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      Lock icon With Washington focused on Tehran, Pyongyang expands its nuclear arsenal
      993 15 THE NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL While the Barack Obama administration spent the past two years getting within striking distance of a deal to delay Iran’s race for a nuclear bomb, North Korea went on an atomic spending spree: An expansion
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      Lock icon With Washington focused on Tehran, Pyongyang expands its nuclear arsenal
      994 15 (2nd Edition) THE NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL While the Barack Obama administration spent the past two years getting within striking distance of a deal to delay Iran’s race for a nuclear bomb, North Korea went on an atomic spending spree: An expansion
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      Lock icon UN using debunked science to push climate change: Abbott adviser
      566 16 Under Australian PM’s leadership, country has been reluctant to engage in global climate change politics CLAIMS COINCIDE WITH VISIT FROM TOP UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE NEGOTIATOR AGENCIES SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s chief business adviser has accused the United Nations
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      Lock icon Foreign-fuelled housing boom weighs on Australia
      834 16 THE FINANCIAL TIMES SYDNEY A sustained property market boom in major Australian cities partly fuelled by a flood of foreign money is pricing first-time buyers out of the market and causing problems for policymakers and the country’s central bank. Record low interest rates, a
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      Lock icon Najib pushes for more women on boards of public companies
      516 17 THE MALAY MAIL KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday launched the Malaysian chapter of the 30% Club to help the country achieve its target of tripling the percentage of women on the boards of companies to 30 per cent
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      Lock icon Young, bright and paying for internships
      929 17 THE FINANCIAL TIMES LONDON Mr Krishan Neelandra felt a 2.1 in law from Oxford University was not sufficient to win a training contract at a good law firm. Nor his list of private pursuits: Playing football, tennis, cricket and hockey for his college, Somerville;
      THE FINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: CRCC ASIA  -  929 words
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  • business
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      Lock icon China’s weak trade data raises likelihood of further stimulus
      495 18 Exports dip 6.4% year-on-year last month, as fall in imports reflect tepid domestic demand GREATER RISK THAT Q2 GDP GROWTH COULD DIP BELOW 7% SINCE FINANCIAL CRISIS AGENCIES BEIJING China’s exports unexpectedly fell 6.4 per cent last month from April a
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      Lock icon GIC invests S$2.3b in UK’s biggest wireless provider
      333 18 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Sovereign wealth fund GIC is expanding its footprint in Europe by investing £1.1 billion (S$2.3 billion) in what is set to become Britain’s biggest wireless provider. GIC is among a group of five institutional investors acquiring 33 per cent of
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      Lock icon Budget airline sector showing signs of recovery
      801 19  -  Low cost carriers may return to profitability after adjusting capacities, number of flights DESPITE THIS, CARRIERS WARN OF INCESSANT OVERCAPACITY AND FIERCE COMPETITION RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The budget airline sector here is showing nascent signs of revival more than a year after
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      SMEs to get two guides on personal data security
      463 19  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE—With small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly coming under threat from cyber attacks and not having the resources to deal with them, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has joined hands with the Cyber Security Agency to launch
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  • sports
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      Lock icon CHAN SIBLINGS SET TO MAKE A SPLASH
      774 20  -  TEAM MANAGER HOPEFUL OF BIG MEDAL HAUL ON HOME SOIL NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Every evening at 8.30pm, the Chan family sets aside time from their hectic schedules to sit down for dinner. It is typically a boisterous affair for the family of
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      GAMES SPONSORSHIP EXCEEDS S$70M WITH KUBOTA DEAL
      258 20  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE The total sponsorship secured for next month’s South-east Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore has crossed the S$70 million mark, with Japanese machinery manufacturer Kubota the latest to come on board. The company, headquartered in Osaka, has pledged a S$1 million
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      DEPAY’S ARRIVAL A SENSIBLE START TO UNITED’S TRANSFER ACTIVITY
      795 21  -  YOUNGSTER COULD HELP SOLVE SEVERAL OF RED DEVILS’ SHORTCOMINGS COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Adrian Clarke, TODAY’s EPL analyst, is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for
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      Lock icon UNITED MOVE WASN’T ABOUT MONEY, SAYS DEPAY
      343 21 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Memphis Depay described Manchester United as ‘an absolute dream club’ after agreeing to join Louis van Gaal’s side on Thursday. Depay will move from PSV Eindhoven in June once the transfer window opens, subject to a medical, and the 21-year-old
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      Lock icon THE FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
      712 22 FIVE CLUBS HOPING TO AVOID THE DROP DOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP With Burnley and Queens Park Rangers all but doomed, five Premier League strugglers are battling it out to avoid sinking into the Championship with them. They have just 16 days left to save their skins,
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      RETURN TO SCENE OF MYSTERIOUS INJURY DOESN’T BOTHER ALONSO
      492 22 BARCELONA —Fernando Alonso has said he has no fear about returning to the track where he suffered his mysterious testing accident, as he claimed McLaren are proving their critics wrong despite their woeful start to 2015. Alonso missed the start of
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      Lock icon CARRICK ‘NOT A FLASH PLAYER’, BUT UNITED WILL MISS HIS VISION
      1190 24  -  ABILITY TOFACILITATE THERSMAKES‘UNDER-RATED’ MIDFIELDERVALUABE COMMENTARY BY J J BULL J J Bull is a London-based football writer for The Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Michael Carrick seems condemned to a paradoxical reality in which he is permanently “under-rated”, yet
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      Lock icon FIFPRO CRITICISES INDONESIAN IMPASSE
      480 25 World players’ union urges all parties to resolve long-running row REUTERS JAKARTA —World players’ union FIFPro has criticised the “dearth” of good football governance in Indonesia that has led to the cancellation of the domestic league and urged all parties to work urgently to resolve the
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      Lock icon NO WORLD C’SHIP WILDCARD FOR LEE CHONG WEI
      319 25 REUTERS K UA L A L U M P U R The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has opted against giving twice Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei a wildcard for the world championship, leaving Malaysia in an awkward selection position. The Badminton
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      Lock icon WITH BIG BOYS OUT, NBA PLAYOFFS SPORT NEW LOOK
      910 26 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DEAL, SIDES RELYING ON TEAMWORK ARE AFFECTING COMPETITIVE BALANCE L O S A N G E L E S The San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics have been eliminated, while the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat did not
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      Lock icon NBA WATCH
      305 26 AP CAVALIERS APOLOGISE FOR VIDEO DEPICTING VIOLENCE The Cleveland Cavaliers apologised on Thursday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) for airing a video during a playoff game that depicted an incident of domestic violence. The clip, which ran during Wednesday’s game against Chicago, was intended to be a humorous spoof
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      66 21 LIVE FIXTURES Tonight, 7.45pm Channel Singtel StarHub Everton v Sunderland 102 227 Tonight, 9.55pm Hull v Burnley 102 227 Stoke v Tottenham 103 228 Leicester v Saints 104 229 Aston Villa v West Ham 105 230 Newcastle v West Brom 106 231 Tomorrow, 12.30am C Palace v Man Utd 102
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      78 23 JOANNE PEH TAY PING HUI ZHANG YAO DONG PAIGE CHUA TERENCE CAO YE SHI PIN AKITTAY YUAN SHUAl EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: NG LAI HUAI MANAGING EXECUTIVE PRODUCER; YEO SAIK PIN STORY; HO HEE ANN In the labyrinth of humanity, there is no boundary between good andevil. I I I L I
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      92 25 Sat, 09/05/15 LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg LW l*ws'unc{ 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 A> Y(i) Always play with care.
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      62 27 SATURDAY, 9 MAY 2015 30 FIND YOUR ROOTS A NEW EXHIBITION FOCUSES ON SINGAPORE’S OFTEN UNDER-APPRECIATED ICON THE TREE 28 32 BOUND FOR CANNE S FILM-MAKER KIRSTEN TAN IS TAKING POPEYE TO FRANCE 33 BACK FOR MORE MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK ARE HEADING THIS WAY AGAIN SHEER INDULGENCE SCIENTIST ENG
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        Lock icon STAR TURN
        1639 28  -  SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT HER, SCHOLAR-SCIENTIST ENG KAI ER JUST WANTS TO DANCE MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg We’re nearing the end of a no-holds-barred chat with Eng Kai Er at TheatreWorks’ 72-13 space. The petite dancer is preparing for her latest show Indulgence, which opens later this month.
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        Lock icon Picasso finds new home in China
        273 29 A Chinese movie mogul buys the artist’s portrait owned by the Goldwyns THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Hollywood’s power base has been shifting to China and now, its art is headed there, too. Wang Zhongjun, a Chinese movie tycoon, was the mystery buyer
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        Lock icon The tree amigos
        985 30  -  Singaporeans’ special relationship with trees revealed in photo exhibition GO GREEN MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A man who goes into the forest of Bukit Panjang to pick wild durian every night when the trees are in season. A group of people who go to Ang Mo Kio
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        Lock icon This Machine works
        545 31  -  Tan Tarn How’s political play from the ’90s continues to resonate even today THEATRE REVIEW: THE LADY OF SOUL AND HER ULTIMATE “S” MACHINE MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE It took playwright Tan Tarn How two years before The Lady Of Soul And Her Ultimate “S” Machine finally saw
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        STATE of the ARTS
        75 31  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Artist Charles Lim’s SEA STATE, done with curator Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, kicks off Singapore’s return to the Venice Biennale, which was punctuated by news about a 20-year lease of a space in the event’s prestigious Arsenale site. The Indian Heritage Centre was launched
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        Lock icon Eye of the tiger
        601 32  -  Which came first: The tiger mother or the pussycat father? MUM KNOWS BEST MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mothers’ Day in its present Hallmark-card incarnation may be all pastels, hearts and flowers, but it’s worth remembering on this occasion that there is also no creature on earth
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        S’porean film-maker Kirsten Tan going to Cannes
        492 32  -  GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE The Singapore flag will be flying high and proud once again at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 13 to 24. New York-based film-maker Kirsten Tan’s first feature film, Popeye, has been selected for the festival’s 11th
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        Not too old for music
        955 33  -  MLTR drummer Kare Wanscher says the band can carry on for a very long time ROCK ON CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE To mark the 25 years it spent in showbiz, Danish band MLTR released an album last year called 25: The Complete Singles,
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        Lock icon Singer Sam Smith to have surgery
        263 33 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LO N DO N Singer-songwriter and Grammy winner Sam Smith, who had the fastest-selling debut album of 2014, has told his fans he needs “surgery” on his vocal cords. The 22-year-old singer pulled out of the rest of his Australian tour
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        Lock icon The sushi automat in the sky
        664 34 A new high-tech conveyor belt food delivery system could allow passengers to enjoy more space in the cabin LOFTY IDEAS THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON You have to love innovation, no matter how out-there the ideas may be. After all, without the Wright Brothers attempting
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        Northbound vacay
        483 34  -  SERENE LIM SINGAPORE —The recent announcement that the Singapore terminus of the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur High Speed Rail will be located in Jurong East has once again sparked off chatter about how much quicker and easier it will be to visit our closest neighbour. Coupled with talk about relooking
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      235 35 With Digital TV, all of Singapore will take a much closer look at what’s on TV. Which explains why all our artistes are doing what they can to look and speak better and in a hurry. With Digital TV, television viewing just gets better. Superior broadcast quality aside, it also
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      1170 36 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 VI 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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      Lock icon Planning a Great Barrier To Keep Terrorism Out
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      Lock icon The Treasures of Hue, Threatened by Its Economic Boom
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      Lock icon Doing Better Than Simply Doing Good
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