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    17 1 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SUNDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2015 MCI (P) 088/09/2014
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    Lock icon Focus on big picture, PM urges voters, as hustings hit halfway mark
    1451 1  -  PM: Be dispassionate and vote in good conscience for what will secure your future; WP calls for bigger opposition presence AHPETC ISSUE: RULING PARTY WILL LEAVE IT TO VOTERS TO MAKE UP THEIR MINDS JOY FANG, KELLY NG
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    Lock icon No let-up in unhealthy haze likely today
    611 1 ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE There will be no let-up from the haze today, with air quality possibly climbing into the low end of the unhealthy range in the next 24 hours. The haze descended on Singapore yesterday morning, with the three-hour
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  • HOT NEWS | General Election 2015
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      Lock icon Voters reminded of what is at stake on Sept 11
      624 3  -  PM Lee says PAP has worked assiduously over last 10 years to address people’s needs, build on past achievemen ts SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday took stock of the hustings as election campaigning period
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      Lock icon Turn focus back to national issues, urges Shanmugam
      447 3  -  TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As the election enters its final stretch, Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam called for the focus to be turned back onto national issues, instead of engaging in non-constructive debate, as the Opposition has been
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      Lock icon Strange psychology to think Govt is dying to do bad things: PM
      859 4  -  Govt is trying to do its best, says Mr Lee, refuting WP claim that stronger mandate could see reversal of certain policies SIAU MING EN, TOH EE MING siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday dismissed claims
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      Be careful, PAP is capable of revising policies after election, Low warns
      552 4  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Workers’ Party chief Low Thia Khiang yesterday continued to press his argument for sufficient Opposition presence in Parliament so that the People’s Action Party (PAP)
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      Lock icon Shift to higher social spending ‘will be done in a fair, practical way’
      989 5 (2nd Edition)  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As Singapore makes the shift to higher social spending, the Government will do so in a fair, practical way without overburdening the middle-income, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday as he
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      S’PORE’S NEW PATH ‘WILL GIVE CITIZENS OPTIMISM FOR FUTURE’
      330 5 (2nd Edition)  -  NEO CHAI CHIN What will give Singaporeans optimism for the future is the opening up of new opportunities for everyone, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday, declaring that Singapore must maximise its people’s potential “in a way no country has
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      Lock icon S’pore ‘not perfect, but anyone can make it here’
      748 6  -  Natural for opposition parties to focus on the negative, stir people, get them excited and all upset, says minister JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is “natural” for opposi­tion parties to focus on the negative during an election, and while not eve­rything
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      PAP’s Holland-Bukit Timah team issues strong rebuttal to SDP rivals
      741 6  -  CELENE TAN SINGAPORE Dr Teo Ho Pin, the Peo­ple’s Action Party (PAP) candidate for Bukit Panjang Single Member Con­stituency (SMC), as well as the PAP team contesting the Holland­Bukit Timah Group Representative Con­stituency (GRC) yesterday issued a strong collective rebuttal
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      Lock icon PAP’s long-term plans ‘will change healthcare scene’
      508 7  -  Keeping healthcare costs low requires a fiscally prudent govt says Health Minister Gan LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Long-term plans have been laid to transform the healthcare landscape, and Health Minister Gan Kim Yong called on voters to support the People’s Action
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      Lock icon Improved estates, transport facilities among PAP’s plans for Chua Chu Kang
      592 7  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The People’s Action Party’s (PAP) team in Chua Chua Kang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) yesterday asked voters to extend support to the party again so it can continue to fight for and see through programmes
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      Lock icon Swee Say warns against drastic, populist changes to CPF system
      869 8  -  REFINEMENTS MUST ‘STAY TRUE TO THE PURPOSE OF THE SCHEME’ TANG CHEE SENG tangcheeseng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Weighing in on one of the hot topics of this General Election, Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say yesterday cautioned against making populist and drastic changes
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      Lock icon WP denies Lee Bee Wah’s claim it is misleading elderly on how to vote
      445 8  -  TOH EE MING SINGAPORE People’s Action Party Member of Parliament Dr Lee Bee Wah has alleged that Workers’ Party (WP) supporters mislead elderly residents about how to vote. This was, however, denied by the opposition party.
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      Lock icon Mini PAP posters removed after SDP cries foul
      437 9  -  ELD says posters put up by a merchant association, reminds everyone to abide by the rules VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Miniature posters plastered around Ghim Moh Market and Food Centre promoting the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) candidates running in the constituency have
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      Lock icon Chong-Aruldoss ‘highly unsatisfied’ with ELD’s response on PM’s photos
      453 9  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore People’s Party candidate Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss hit out at the Elections Department’s (ELD) response on the display of posters of People’s Action Party (PAP) secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong in all the constituencies, describing it as “highly unsatisfactory”.
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      Lock icon Punggol East was in deficit when WP took over, Low charges
      616 10  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE After being put on the defensive over the Aljunied-Hou-gang-Punggol East Town Council’s (AHPETC) financial woes for several weeks now, Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang yesterday went on the offensive and charged that Punggol East
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    • Article
      WP calls for overhaul of grassroots organisations
      812 10  -  PARTY QUESTIONS IF STATE ORGANS SUCH AS MND, HDB ARE PAP’S ‘POLITICAL TOOLS’ KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The blurring of lines between grassroots organisations and the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has placed opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) on an uneven playing field,
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    • Article
      WP unveils plan to help elderly with retirement, unemployment
      650 11  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE First, it suggested raising incomes through a national minimum wage. Now, the Workers’ Party (WP) campaign is rolling on with ideas in another policy area: Improving retire­ment adequacy. In the party’s fourth rally, held at Punggol Field
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      Lock icon No question AHPETC’s finances have improved over past 2 years: Png
      528 12  -  PARTIES SHOULD BE GIVEN MORE LIBERTY TO RUN THEIR TOWN, HE SAYS AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Possibly addressing the issue of Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) for the last time, AHPETC vice-chairman Png Eng Huat stressed yesterday that its
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      Lock icon NSP’s comments against Tin Pei Ling ‘have no place in politics’
      512 12  -  NG JING YNG S I N G A P O R E Comments that were made against the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) candidate Tin Pei Ling on her status as a new mum have no place in Singapore’s political
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      Lock icon Minimum wage viable, says WP’s Gerald Giam
      578 13  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the Workers’ Party (WP) coming out strong with its minimum wage proposal, questions have also surfaced about its viability, such as possible job losses, how it would apply to part-time workers and whether the minimum wage would become
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      Lock icon SPP candidate criticises Amy Khor’s track record
      660 14  -  HE CITES HOSPITAL BED CRUNCH AS EXAMPLE VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Citing the bed crunch in hospitals and the foreign manpower pool in the Republic, Mr Ravi Philemon, the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) candidate in its contest for Hong Kah North, yesterday questioned
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    • Article
      Chong-Aruldoss to work with architects to preserve Dakota Crescent
      371 14  -  VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE Mrs Jeannette ChongAruldoss, the Singapore People’s Party’s candidate for the Mountbatten single-seat ward, intends to work with architects, residents and heritage groups to draw up a plan for the authorities to reconsider redeveloping the entire Dakota Crescent estate.
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      Chee takes aim at ‘disappointing’ approach to foreigners
      607 15  -  Continued mismanagement will lead to ‘downward spiral’ of greater competition for jobs a more stressful lifestyle LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The way the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has handled the consequences of opening the floodgates to foreigners affords little confidence
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      Lock icon NSP calls for quota on inflow of foreign manpower
      775 16  -  Candidates also speak out on rising cost of living, criticise stressful education system PARTY WILL BE THE ‘TIGERS’ FOR VOTERS HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Calling for quotas on the number of foreigners who can work here, a less exam-centric education
      PHOTOS: DON WONG  -  775 words
    • Article
      NSP confident it can do better than in GE2011
      714 17  -  HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE His party had undergone a string of resignations by its members, leading to his appointment last month as acting secretary-general, and has had to endure a smear campaign on two of its members. However, the National
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      Lock icon RP chief calls General Election a national referendum on PAP policies
      596 18  -  LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE —The General Election is a “national referendum on People’s Action Party (PAP) policies”, said Reform Party secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam at the party’s second rally of the elections, pointing out that these policies have failed to deliver
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      Lock icon Current PAP leaders ‘have betrayed the ideals’ of Mr Lee
      541 18  -  ALFRED CHUA alfred@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Holding his party’s first rally on the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s home turf, Singaporeans First (SingFirst) party secretary-general Tan Jee Say fired the latest salvo against the current crop of leaders from the People’s Action
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon S$25m boost for promotion of mother tongue languages
      468 19 SINGAPORE The Ministry of Education (MOE) will increase its funding for the promotion of mother tongue languages by 50 per cent to S$25 million in the next five years, announced Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday at the launch of Malay Language
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      Lock icon Minister says Najib would survive no-confidence vote
      652 20 Voters should turn to the ballot box if they disapprove of the current government BN LAWMAKERS FROM SABAH AND SARAWAK WILL THROW IN THEIR LOT WITH PM, HE SAYS AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR In a strong vote of confidence for Prime Minister Najib
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      Lock icon US, Japan keen to strike a quick agreement on TPP
      503 20 AGENCIES TOKYO In what may be an injection of political capital into the stalled talks on the ambitious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and United States Treasury Secretary Jack Lew have agreed this week that
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  • voices
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      Lock icon A minimum wage has unintended consequences that affect everyone
      313 22  -  FROM DESMOND WAI CHUN TAO Some political parties are championing minimum-wage legislation. The Workers’ Party suggested that the minimum wage should start at S$1,000, and raised to S$1,250 gradually. The Singapore Democratic Party suggested that it be set at S$1,232. We
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    • Article
      Corrections
      121 22 In “Han Hui Hui raps Govt over healthcare, housing, CPF at rally” (Sept 4), we reported wrongly that the Central Provident Fund payout eligibility age was 63. The correct age is 64. In “Low slams PAP for distorting facts on AHPETC” (Sept 4), we reported that Mr Low Thia
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      Lock icon Foreign labour policies of the past differ from those of today
      261 22  -  FROM LAU SWE E KWONG In his recent speeches, the Manpower Minister has offered comprehensive justifications for the policies that allowed the large influx of foreign talents and workers into Singapore in the past decade. Notwithstanding this, there is
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      Lock icon Time for a more person-centred approach to social support
      470 23  -  FROM NOEL CHIA KOK HWEE I have been a keen observer of the changing landscape of special education in Singapore, and it is always heartening to read letters in advocacy of this sector (“Special educators, social service workers deserve pay rises
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      141 23 m KFC WING s H\ HO Hill TAKE THE SEAT 3 Will you cast your vote for the tangy and savoury Umadare Wings or the sweet and spicy Yang Yeum Wings? Pledge your support and vote for your favourite KFC Wings flavour now. Who will take the seat? You decide.
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Residents open their homes, share personal stories via plays
      743 24  -  PART OF PA SCHEME TO ENGAGE ORDINARY SINGAPOREANS IN THE ARTS MARISSA YEO marissayeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At Northvale condominium in Choa Chu Kang, a play unfolds, with the audience being led on a trail around the condominium as they follow the love
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    • Article
      Wear a plaster for suicide awareness
      409 24 SINGAPORE —Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) is encouraging the public to talk about suicide by wearing a conversation starter in the form of an SOS plaster on their inner wrists. The campaign comes amid a 260 per cent jump in the number of referrals it
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  • world
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      Lock icon 2020 vision: Big polluters pledge to reduce emissions
      719 26 Delegates from 190 nations are considering phasing out of fossil-fuel pollution UN SEEKING CLIMATE DEAL AT DECEMBER SUMMIT BLOOMBERG BONN (GERMANY —Countries responsible for almost three-quarters of the world’s greenhouse gas pollution have submitted pledges to reduce emissions in the post-2020 period,
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      Lock icon Migrants spill into Austria after Hungary gives in
      582 26 AGENCIES NICKEL S DORF (AUSTRIA) Thousands of exhausted migrants, who had demanded passage to Western Europe, streamed into Austria yesterday after being bussed to the border by the Hungarian government that gave up trying to stop them, as Europe’s asylum system buckled
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      Lock icon Cyber crime: States using hackers to do digital dirty work
      838 27 Concerns raised as to what will happen if criminal groups decide to broaden target list FINANCIAL TIMES WASHINGTON —Just as England’s Queen Elizabeth I officially licensed pirates to plunder the treasure ships of her rival Philip II of Spain in
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      Lock icon China sanctions on agenda as US looks to retaliate for attacks
      515 27 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON —Any effort by US President Barack Obama’s administration to impose sanctions in retaliation for Chinese cyber-spying might evoke the old arcade game Whac-a-Mole. That is because, generally speaking, some potential sanction targets know how to avoid them,
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  • business
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      Lock icon Bricks-and-mortar shops fight back against online rivals
      818 28  -  Customer engagement takes centre stage as traditional retailers seek new ways to attract business BANKING ON THE SENSORY EXPERIENCE VERSUS VARIETY ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the e-commerce tide sweeps across the retail landscape in Singapore, bricks-and-mortar shopowners are upping the ante in
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  • sports
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      Lock icon GOLDEN GIRLS SET TO MAKE A SPLASH
      702 29 Singaporean swimmers Goh and Yip aim for ASEAN Para Games triumph NEXT GOAL: 2016 PARA GAMES SINGAPORE —Cruising in an aeroplane 3km above Australia’s Gold Coast last month, national para swimmers Theresa Goh and Yip Pin Xiu were strapped in for their first
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      S’PORE NEED TO FIND ‘KILLER INSTINCT’
      399 29  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE Their dream of qualifying for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship may be over, but the Singapore Under-15 football team have one final task to accomplish at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight. The young footballers will be aiming to salvage
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      Lock icon GERMANY TOP EURO 2016 QUALIFYING GROUP
      736 30 Cup hero Mario Gotze scores twice in 3-1 victory over ‘strongest opponents’ IMPRESSIVE WIN UNSEATS POLAND FROM TOP OF THE TABLE AP BERLIN —Germany assumed top spot in their European qualifying group at Poland’s expense, while Albania and Denmark could not take advantage of
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      Lock icon BIG NAMES, TOP COACHES FOR CHINESE LEAGUE
      1181 31 But the jury is still out as to whether football superstars have helped raise local standards THE NEW YORK TIMES BA NG KO K If the Chinese Super League was not the hottest football destination outside Europe before this summer transfer window opened,
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      Lock icon M’SIAN COACH DOLLAH SALLEH QUITS AFTER 10-0 ROUT
      346 30 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Former international midfielder Ong Kim Swee has taken over as caretaker coach of Malaysia after Dollah Salleh’s resignation in the wake of the record 10-0 defeat by United Arab Emirates in World Cup qualifying. It was the worst result
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      Lock icon WILLIAMS SURVIVES SCARE, BUT NADAL EXITS US OPEN
      706 32 Williams sisters on collision course after Venus defeats Swiss teen Bencic FOGNINI CLAIMS VICTORY OVER NADAL AFTER FIVE SETS REUTERS NE W YORK Serena Williams and Marin Cilic both survived thirdround scares on Friday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to keep their US
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      Lock icon UNSTOPPABLE HAMILTON TAKES POLE POSITION AGAIN
      448 32 REUTERS MONZA —Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton saw off a strong Ferrari challenge at the Italian team’s home Grand Prix to seal his seventh pole position in a row and 11th in 12 races yesterday. The Mercedes driver, whose teammate and title rival
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  • T TODAY
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        Lock icon BIRD ON A WIRE
        1166 34  -  K RAJAGOPAL’S FIRST FEATURE, A YELLOW BIRD, IS GETTING OFF THE GROUND CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg He maybe an award-winning director with a string of critically acclaimed short films to his name. But director K Rajagopal still gets butterflies in his stomach when he embarks on a
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        Lock icon Classic old school
        615 35  -  The Kathakali tradition comes alive in Smriti Padha SIFA 2015 MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Scheming kings, some gambling, slavery, divine intervention, some comic relief and a dose of sweet revenge. What more can you ask for in a show? Well, how about some of the most elaborate
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        Lock icon Desperately dull
        538 35  -  This flaccid romantic comedy is all mindless banter THEATRE REVIEW: HELLO GOODBYE NAEEM KAPADIA SINGAPORE Hello Goodbye is the Singapore Repertory Theatre’s (SRT) first romantic comedy in nearly 15 years. Reason being, they had apparently been waiting for a good one to come along. If only they had
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
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      182 36 6.00AM News Plus Weekend Brunch And Out About With Angela Lim And Daphne Lim 10.00 News Plus The Wow Club And Talking Books With Michelle Martin 2.00PM News Plus Parenting Made Easy With Susan Ng 8.00 News Plus The Best Of Body Soul With Daniel Martin 9.00AM 987 Top 20
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      319 36 MediaCorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil FREE TOGGLE ORIGINALS Check out exclusive movies and series produced by Toggle anytime, anywhere. COOK EAT CHINA S2
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