Today, 1 August 2015

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    26 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp SATURDAY, 1 AUGUST 2015 MCI (P) 021/06/2015 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 1 AUGUST 2015 MCI (P) 021/06/2015
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      134 1 Be a nurse. Here s to 130 years of caring with one heart. Happy Nurses’ Day. Since 1885, they have been caring for our nation with selfless dedication. Let’s come together and thank every nurse in Singapore for having the same heart of gold. Appreciate our nurses with a message.
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    Lock icon Nurses make a big difference in small ways
    1121 2 Going the extra mile for their patients is all a part of a day’s work for nurses like Thomas Lee and Karen Tan BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CARE TO GO BEYOND CAMPAIGN FOR NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH Mr Thomas Lee’s volunteer
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      Lock icon Officials optimistic wing part is from MH370
      644 2 JET DEBRIS IS CONFIRMED TO BE PART OF A BOEING 777 AIRCRAFT AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Officials are growing increasingly optimistic that the debris found washed ashore on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean on Thursday is linked to the missing Malaysia Airlines jet,
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      Lock icon Debris alone may not help pinpoint plane’s location: Experts
      730 2 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Though the piece of airplane debris found on a remote Indian Ocean beach may yield the first tangible proof that a Malaysian jetliner that vanished almost 17 months ago crashed into the sea, experts said
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      Lock icon ISTANA KAMPONG GELAM TO BE GAZETTED AS NATIONAL MONUMENT
      191 4  -  SIAU MING EN Istana Kampong Gelam, a former royal residence which serves as a reminder of the Republic’s historic links to the Malay world, will be gazetted as a national monument on Aug 6. This will make it the 70th site
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      Lock icon S’pore watching political developments in M’sia closely: PM
      649 5 HE EXPRESSES HOPE THAT COUNTRY WILL REMAIN STABLE SINGAPORE The Republic is watch­ing political developments in Malay­sia closely, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who expressed his hope that the country remains stable. “When something happens which could cause either a political
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      Lock icon Singapore Airlines plane to fly in NDP for first time
      268 5 SINGAPORE For the first time, a Singa­pore Airlines plane featuring a Singa­pore flag design will take part in the National Day Parade (NDP) flypast. The Airbus A380 will make its fly­past over the Marina Bay area at the closing of
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      Short, thundery showers expected over SG50 weekend
      213 5 SINGAPORE It may be wise to bring along an umbrella while out celebrat­ing National Day next weekend, as short, thundery showers in the late morning and early afternoon are ex­pected. The public can also expect maxi­mum temperatures of 34°C in the sec­ond week
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      Lock icon Revealing taskforce findings will compromise 1MDB probe: AGC
      448 6 GENERAL UPDATES HAVE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN, SAYS NEW MALAYSIAN ATTORNEY-GENERAL AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —Malaysia’s AttorneyGeneral’s Chambers (AGC) said yesterday that it cannot divulge any findings by the special taskforce on debt-ridden 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) as it may compromise the investigation.
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      Lock icon IT IS NOW ‘ILLEGAL’ TO TALK ABOUT 1MDB: DR M
      284 6 AGENCIES After weeks of relentless criticism against controversial Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed has pointedly told reporters yesterday that he can no longer speak about the issue without landing in jail an apparent
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      Lock icon Malaysian PM warns of ‘outsiders’ after sacking
      652 7 Rumours abound of a plot to topple the administration over the 1MDB controversy AGENCIES kualalumpur Breaking his silence days after sacking his deputy and reshuffling the Cabinet to consolidate his political power, Malaysian Prime Minister Mr Najib Razak yesterday urged Malaysians not to
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      Lock icon Najib warns Malaysians to be wary of ‘outsiders’
      653 7 (2nd Edition) Rumours abound of a plot to topple the administration over the 1MDB controversy AGENCIES kualalumpur Breaking his silence days after sacking his deputy and reshuffling the Cabinet to consolidate his political power, Malaysian Prime Minister Mr Najib Razak yesterday urged Malaysians not
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      Lock icon Jakim warns against insulting leaders
      488 7 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s federal Islamic authority has waded into the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) controversy, releasing a nationwide sermon yesterday warning Muslims against maligning and insulting the country and its leaders. In its Friday sermon commemorating Warriors’ Day, the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim)
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      Lock icon Jakim warns against insulting leaders
      488 7 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s federal Islamic authority has waded into the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) controversy, releasing a nationwide sermon yesterday warning Muslims against maligning and insulting the country and its leaders. In its Friday sermon commemorating Warriors’ Day, the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim)
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      Lock icon STATE CHIEFS STAY MUM AMID RUMOURS OF MORE SACKINGS
      297 7 AGENCIES Prime Minister Najib Razak held a closed door meeting with state chiefs of the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) at his official residence in Putrajaya yesterday, amid rumours that some party chiefs may be replaced following a Cabinet reshuffle
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      Lock icon STATE CHIEFS STAY MUM AMID RUMOURS OF MORE SACKINGS
      297 7 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES Prime Minister Najib Razak held a closed door meeting with state chiefs of the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) at his official residence in Putrajaya yesterday, amid rumours that some party chiefs may be replaced following a Cabinet reshuffle
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      CDF’s retirement prompts speculation over entry to politics
      710 10  -  LGNg CheeMeng keeps mum but Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen acknowledges possibility NEO CHAI CHIN AND KELLY NG chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday announced that Chief of Defence Force Ng Chee Meng will retire from the Singapore Armed Forces
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      Aljunied PAP grassroots leader steps down, could be redeployed
      557 10  -  NG JING YNG S I N G A PO R E —After working the ground for the past 16 months, Mr Kahar Hassan, who was previously flagged as a potential People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate for Aljunied GRC, is stepping down
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      Lock icon China hunts for trading records post share crash
      612 11 Unlikely to have much traction in S’pore because of privacy laws FOCUS ON HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE BROKERS REUTERS es directly. Reuters, with additional REPORTING BYANGELATENG SHANGHAI China is pressing brokerages in Hong Kong and Singapore to hand over stock trading records,
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      Lock icon Chinese target spoofing as Japan criticises bid to prop up stocks
      565 11 AGENCIES TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso yesterday criticised the Chinese authorities’ measures to prop up plunging domestic stocks, questioning their transparency, as Beijing turns its focus to spoofing, to crack down on stock-market manipulation after a US$3.5 trillion
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      88 3 iQj&od tftlominty V0U&J OUR SCHOOLS OUR TEACHERS OUR STORIES Kf-^r k It 1 '1 M r, if m Showcasing 50 Years of Stories and Memories Re-live what it was like in school in the 60s and make new discoveries about school today through interactive displays, mini-games and artefacts from the
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      343 8 Singapore General Hospital SingHealth TOMORROW’S SENIOR ENROLLED NURSE ENROLLED NURSE You will provide direct nursing care and engage in activities that are specific to an assigned group of patients. You will also provide guidance to patients and caregivers on the prescribed care and treatment required for the medical conditions. SENIOR
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      26 9 VIDEO THETABUNG PROJECT: COINS FROM THE COMMUNITY Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/tabung01 for the video.
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      56 10 Over f_J*t rave l hundred deals! days of family fun! All in gettable games and entertainment daily! -good-to-rn iss street food to savour! travel fair! NUtt IT’S TOTALS WORTH THE WAIT! NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL AGENTS SINGAPORE NAT A HOLIDAY 15 31 July 2 August (Fri Sun) Singapore Expo Halls
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      Voting, like governing, is a serious business
      443 12  -  F ROM PREM SINGH A General Election is not about the charismatic appeal of individuals but about a party’s ideology, the maturity and commitment of its candidates, and a realistic master plan to help shape a better future for the nation and her
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      EBRC should be headed by judge
      288 12  -  FROM HUANG SHOOU CHYUAN When the report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) was presented to Parliament, there was scepticism from a segment of the population. Whether this was justifiable is a point of debate, as it has been pointed out that the
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      Wrong to assume there are only two camps in GE
      122 12  -  FROM ALEX LEW YAN LIANG Some Singaporeans have requested opposition parties to coordinate and avoid three-cornered fights in the coming elections, and hence for Singapore to have a more efficient election process. They have mistaken the elections to be a
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      Corrections
      143 12 The story “Pop go the shops” (July 29) stated wrongly that Michelle Looi and Sarah Tan went to Paris last year to train at Le Cordon Bleu. They went in 2013. Also, chef Bjorn Shen’s latest creation is not Bird Bird as stated. It is Neh Neh Pop. In
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      Opposition should enter the fray with logic and facts
      148 12  -  F ROM TEO KUEH LIANG I refer to the report “GE battle lines drawn” (July 25). The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee’s scrapping of the Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency has caused unnecessary but inevitable speculation and created an opportunity for opposition
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      Adopt child-centred approach to maternity benefits
      421 13  -  FROM SERENE HO LAY PING I refer to the letter “Benefits review a lifeline for single unwed mothers, who need more help” (July 31). I, too, welcome the review of the benefits that single unwed mothers are eligible for as the Ministry of Social
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      Unwed mums did make choices that led to their situation
      170 13  -  FROM KELVIN TAN TUAN WEI Logically, the argument that most single unwed mothers did not get into this situation by choice does not stand up to scrutiny. In many situations though not all there are at least three levels of
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      38 13 LETTER LET’S NOT BE LIKE THE HUNTER WHO KILLED CECIL Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ltrcecil for the letter from George Jacobs, president of the Vegetarian Society (Singapore).
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      213 13 THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY BQsim GLOBAL EDUCATION Every day, you make a difference to a person's life. Today you can do even more. It starts with making a difference for yourself. To learn the skills and knowledge that let you go beyond; for your career and for the people you
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      Bulim Bus Depot handed over to Tower Transit
      449 14 TRANSFER IS TO PREPARE FOR OPERATIONS EARLY, SAYS LTA SINGAPORE —The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has handed over the new Bulim Bus Depot to Singapore’s third local bus operator, Tower Transit Singapore, which will start fitting it out as it prepares to
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      Lock icon Singaporeans with special needs take part in local orchestra
      346 14  -  LYNETTE TAN SINGAPORE —It is an 83-strong orchestra that not only plays Western and Asian instruments, but is also music to the ears of those calling out for a more inclusive society. The Purple Symphony, which took centre stage at the
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      Lock icon Tighter regulations needed to protect online buyers: CASE
      675 16  -  WATCHDOG TO DEVELOP EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FOR PUBLIC TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the number of complaints over online purchases grows, the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) is asking the authorities to strengthen the existing legal framework
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      Mediation helps consumers ‘decide on what they really want’
      478 16  -  NG JING YNG SINGAPORE An elderly customer bought a package for hair services, costing up to a four-figure sum, but apparently changed her mind soon after and wanted a refund. She and the retailer tried to come to an agreement, with
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      Lock icon Museum hopes donors will make a whale of a difference
      627 18  -  IT WANTS VISITORS TO ENJOY INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, VIDEOS NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When the skeleton of the dead sperm whale that washed up near Jurong Island eventually goes on display at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, visitors
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      New dive trails ‘could be overwhelming for amateurs’
      647 18  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While the two new dive trails at the Sisters’ Islands Marine Park announced by the National Parks Board (NParks) in June have generated interest among nature lovers, experienced dive guides said divers have to be prepared for challenging
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      Lock icon NGOs’ efforts vital in fight against human trafficking
      903 19  -  LOUISA TANG louisatang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When he was struck down with polio at a young age, Chhap Longdy (picture) was deemed “suitable” to earn money for his family by becoming a beggar. So at age eight, he was trafficked across the Cambodian border
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      Two fresh charges against man accused of abetting elder abuse
      338 19  -  VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE —Two more charges were yesterday brought against the neighbour of the Lower Delta Road household which was purportedly captured in a video abusing an elderly woman. Darwinder Singh, 39, is now also accused of abetting his neighbour
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      118 14 ML J> ,6 4H®d KOH TO SINGAPORE’S PAST 24 JULY-2 AUGUST 2015 5PM 11PM READ BRIDGE, CLARKE QUAY FREE ADMISSION Join us at Singapore Favourite Food Village as we pay culinary tribute to our nation’s 50th by reviving the delectable charm of a long-lost makan place from the past Ellenborough
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      406 23 SCAN TO WIN! NIW OT POHS Unity 25 Maytoo 31 May Official Card Sponsor FROM 25 MAY TO 30 AUG 2015 IN THE GRAND DRAW OR $10,000* IN THE WEEKLY DRAWS Watsons 1 June to 7 June Shop Code: watsons Holland Barrett Shop Code: hollandbarrett Shop Code: unity Audio House
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      Lock icon OCBC registers record profit, UOB falls short
      724 24  -  OCBC’s net profit rises 14 per cent, while UOB’s drops 5.7 per cent BOTH BANKS GROW LOAN BOOKS LEE YEN NEE AND RUMI HARDASMALANI leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s second and third-largest banks turned in a mixed second-quarter report card yesterday, with Oversea-Chinese Banking
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      Lock icon RISE IN LOANS DUE TO BUILDING, COMMERCE
      143 24 REUTERS Total bank lending in the Republic hit a five-month high in June on a rise in loans to the building and construction sector, as well as for general commerce, central bank data showed yesterday. Loans and advances by domestic banks in the
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      Lock icon Share price plunges as SGX issues Noble a warning
      410 24 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Noble Group plunged to its biggest monthly drop in 16 years after the Singapore bourse issued a warning on the firm’s shares amid a slump in commodity prices. The trader sank 12.5 per cent to 45.5 Singapore cents yesterday,
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      Lock icon ‘LESS MONEY, MORE FOOTBALL’
      783 26  -  Petit wants FIFA to go back to basics FORMER EPL STAR PETIT BACKS ARSENAL TO WIN NEXT SEASON NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E The race to decide FIFA’s new president is heating up ahead of the elections on Feb
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      ELEVEN LOOKS TO SPICE UP GLOBAL SPORTS TV SCENE
      522 26  -  IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE Barely two months into its operations, Eleven Sports Network (ESN) the newest player in global sports television opened its first international office in Singapore in May to tap the Republic’s huge appetite for “live” European football. Since
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      Lock icon QUAH COOL TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESSURE
      695 27  -  Up-and-coming swimmer to compete in his first meet since he was granted National Service deferment ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E Just last month, national swimmer Quah Zheng Wen’s fledgling career was handed a huge boost, when the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)
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      SHUTTLER HUANG CHAO BIDS FAREWELL
      390 27  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The national badminton team has been hit by another player retirement, with Huang Chao (picture), a bronze medallist (mixed team) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games choosing to hang up his racket for good. The 23-year-old, who joined the Singapore Badminton Association
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      Lock icon BEIJING TO HOST 2022 WINTER GAMES
      658 28 Chinese capital first to win both the Summer and Winter Olympics REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Beijing was chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2022 Winter Olympics yesterday, becoming the first city to be awarded both the Summer and Winter Games. The
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      Lock icon WHY COMMUNITY SHIELD WINNERS WILL GET A LEG-UP IN TITLE RACE
      529 28  -  CHELSEA ARE FAVOURITES, BUT DON’T RULE ARSENAL OUT COMMENTARY BY ALISTAIR TWEEDALE THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The game’s most reliable raiser of curtains will be played at Wembley tomorrow, with Premier League champions Chelsea taking on FA Cup holders Arsenal.
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      Lock icon ATHLETES STAYING PUT IN RIO
      987 29 No change in Olympic venues despite concerns over water quality FOR SAILING TEAMS, CHANGING VENUE WOULD MEAN LEARNING A NEW AREA AP RIO DE JANEIRO Sailors and other athletes preparing for the Olympics have been training for months in contaminated waters where the Rio Games
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      Lock icon FIVE THINGS ABOUT RIO’S WATERS
      236 29 AP Virus levels: In the three water venues for the Olympic Games, the tests found levels of human adenovirus roughly equal to that in raw sewage. Global water experts who examined the AP’s data said the water was not safe for swimming or boating. Risk
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      Lock icon IT’S GOING TO BE A 5-RING CIRCUS
      719 30 PGA schedule a tight fit in Olympic year, as players look to juggle events GOLF RETURNS TO THE SUMMER GAMES AP FLORIDA Jordan Spieth might have no choice but to miss the John Deere Classic next year. It is the same week as
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      Lock icon PLATINI NOT A SHOO-IN
      418 30 REUTERS ZURICH —FIFA presidential hopeful Michel Platini has not secured the formal backing of the CONCACAF region, the head of the influential Caribbean Football Union (CFU) said yesterday, suggesting the claim was “just politics”. CONCACAF has 35 votes in February’s election to replace outgoing FIFA president
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      93 30 LW*: Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. LW: Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Uvewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during ‘Live’ telecast) SB: SportsBuzz@Kranji (1 8
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      52 31 SATURDAY, 1 AUGUST 2015 CAT GOT YOUR HOUSE? ENTER A FELINE-FRIENDLY HOME AND LISTEN TO JACKSON GALAXY’S PURR-FECT ADVICE 35 OLD MEETS NEW WHERE DO SENIOR S’POREAN ARTISTS STAND IN THE CONTEMPORARY ART SCENE? 32 NATIONAL RAPPER SHIGGA SHAY ON WHY HE’S LAUNCHING HIS ALBUM ON AUG 9 34 PHOTO:
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        Lock icon OLD SCHOOL NEW WORLD
        2127 32  -  IN SINGAPORE’S MAD RUSH INTO CONTEMPORARY ART, WHERE DO SENIOR ARTISTS STAND? MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg At 73, Patrick Teo is probably Singapore’s oldest emerging artist. And he’s making up for lost time. Teo recently wrapped up his second solo show for Eagle’s Eye Art Gallery. Titled
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        STATE of the ARTS
        124 33  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE —1965, the other anticipated SG50-related film, opened this week. Elsewhere, the inaugural edition of youth theatre festival Peer Pleasure kicked off; the National Arts Council and National Heritage Board announced the 18 recipients of their arts and herit- age scholarships for this year;
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        A Singapore story
        646 34  -  BBC’s Sharanjit Leyl gets personal in updated documentary about the nation FAMILY VALUES CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was, perhaps, not unexpected that someone would want to produce a television documentary on Singapore’s history this SG50 year. But for Singaporean Sharanjit Leyl, who presents the BBC documentary
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        Lock icon ShiGGa Shay to drop new album on Nat’l Day
        743 34  -  HON JING YI SINGAPORE You could say ShiGGa Shay is a brave soul. The Singapore rap star is choosing to release his eponymous album on the busiest day of a very eventful year: Singapore’s National Day. “Nobody has released an album
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        Lock icon Purr-fect home
        455 35  -  Why one lady turned her home into cat playground ROOM TO PLAY MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At one glance, you can tell who rules the roost in this condominium apartment in Changi. It is not owner Adeline Loo it is Buttons and Nemo, her two nine-month-old cats. “It’s
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        Lock icon Cat daddy
        402 35 SINGAPORE It is actually quite easy to get a cat to like you, said Jackson Galaxy. All you need is a little bit of reverse psychology. The host of Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell, in which he visits troubled cat owners’ homes and supernannies their problem felines,
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      21 35 Cat queries Burning kitty questions from local celebs http://tdy.sg/ todaytelevision MasterChef Asia 3 Singaporeans take part in first season http://tdy.sg/ todaytelevision
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  • WORLD TRENDS
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      1119 3  -  By ELLEN BARRY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh From his shop near the border with Myanmar, Mohammad Hossain watched the human smuggling business swell. The flashes of light on the water, signaling that the coast was clear,
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      Lock icon As Romans See Decline, Faith in Mayor Fades
      634 6  -  By GAIA PIANIGIANI THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY ROME The grass in some public parks sways knee high. Disgruntled subway workers have slowed service to a crawl. Fire has rendered the city’s largest airport crammed and chaotic. The arrests of public
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      619 6  -  By NORIMITSU ONISHI THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa —As delegates of South Africa’s official opposition party streamed into this resort town for a meeting recently, black people made up about two-thirds of the attendees. White people were there, too,
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      599 8  -  By KAREEM FAHIM and MERNA THOMAS THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY CAIRO When the prime minister of Egypt visited two Cairo hospitals in June, he said he was shocked by the decay he encountered. No one else was. Egyptian doctors posted hundreds
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  • SUSTAINABILITY
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      747 9  -  NEWS ANALYSIS By KATE MURPHY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY It’s summertime for half the world. On these, the hottest days of the year, office workers huddle under blankets. Complaints trend on Twitter with posts like, “I could preserve dead
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      533 9  -  By STEVE LOHR THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Dustin Bond trimmed his electricity bill last summer by about 40 percent thanks to a digital thermostat at his home in Utah. His Nest thermostat monitors the household and outside temperatures and the family’s comings
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      720 10  -  By AMY YEE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MELBOURNE, Australia Off the coast of Western Australia, three buoys look like giant jellyfish tethered to the seafloor. The steel machines, 11 meters wide, are buffeted by the waves of the Indian Ocean. By harnessing
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  • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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      1153 11  -  By JENNIFER PINKOWSKI THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY KANAB, Utah On a stormy day in southern Utah last summer, the paleontologist Alan Titus wandered from the roadside, hot, wet and annoyed. A team from California was supposed to
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      779 12  -  By RACHEL NUWER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Classical piano pieces by such composers as Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin likely sounded much different when the masters first performed them than they do today. Pianos have changed considerably but so, too, has technique. Over
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  • NEW YORK
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      Lock icon Strangers on City’s Streets Find Connection in the Sky
      782 13  -  By KIRK SEMPLE THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Felton Davis feels it deeply, this thing he calls the alienation of the people. It is evident to him in the cafe on his block in Manhattan, where patrons sit alone, isolated
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      605 13  -  By MICHAEL WILSON THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Never has buying, selling or stealing a pair of sneakers in Brooklyn been this complicated. The opposing tactics between sneaker store managers and sneaker thieves have escalated to new levels of complexity. Theft prevention
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  • ARTS & DESIGN
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      757 14  -  By TOM MASHBERG and MAX BEARAK THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Museums and collectors were paying millions of dollars for Subhash Kapoor’s Hindu, Buddhist and South Asian antiquities. A 900-year-old dancing Shiva went to the National Gallery of
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      Lock icon Broadway Casting Call Where Gestures Matter
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