The Straits Times, 24 March 2013, Afternoon Edition

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    24 1 the sunday times A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 90 cents MARCH 24, 2013 I 106 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS I MCI (P) 049/02/201 3
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    50 1 VICTORY:Fitness trainer Jen Li Sheng letting out an emphatic roar as he drags the Singapore Civil Defence Force Red Rhino and police jeep, a total of six tonnes, over the finish line. He won the men’s individual category in yesterday’s HomeTeamNS Strongman Challenge.See ST PHOTO: EDWARD TEO
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    71 1 The Singapore National Olympic Council has asked the Singapore Table Tennis Association to clarify its nomination process for August’s Asian Youth Games. In its query, it has noted that there are other candidates who appear to be better qualified due to a higher world
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    Lock icon Najib drums up support for polls
    49 1 Prime Minister Najib Razak urged voters to support him at a rally last night in the capital of his home state Pahang. Earlier, he played the Chinese drums with action superstar superstar Jackie Chan (left) at a fund-raisingdinner fund-raisingdinner for a Chinese school.
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    Lock icon Dialogues to delve into specific issues
    461 1  -  Our SG Conversation to hold targeted sessions from April to June, in ‘deep dive’ into topics Rachel Chang rchang@sph.com.sg ‘have The Our Singapore Conversation exercise changes next month, moving from open and wide-ranging discussions to targeted sessions on specific hot topics. From next month
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      575 1 Top cop aims to make Singapore ‘THE SAFEST PLACE IN THE WORLD’ TOPNEWS PAGE4 THINK PAGE42 THE WOMAN WHO CAME HE WOMAN WHO CAME BACK FROM ACK FROM THE DEAD Ministries should work with opposition MPs too THINKPAGE43 TAME THAT TIGER TOPNEWSPAGE3 CLARISSA OON CHUA MUI HOONG Lindsey Vonn, the
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      18 1 See >>Sport Page 57 See >>Top News Page 12 S’pore dialogues ‘have impacted policymaking’ >>Top News Page 8
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    264 2 / 3 Dozens of office buildings, hotels and shopping malls turned off non-essential lighting from 8.30pm to 9.30pm for global initiative Landmarks like the Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay and the Esplanade went dark for an hour last night. Dozens of office buildings, hotels and
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    1646 2 / 3  -  Singapore lawyer declared brain dead wakes up amid calls to pull plug on her BACK FROM THE DEAD K.C. Vijayan vijayan@sph.com.sg Lawyer Suzanne Chin is convinced that what happened to her four years ago is nothing short of a miracle. The mother
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      11 2 / 3 Assisted dying, a matter of life and death >>Think Page 45
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    264 4  -  Melody Zaccheus Their faces taut with determination, participants attempted Herculean feats at yesterday’s HomeTeamNS Strongman Challenge. While exercise therapist Diane Sera Farhanah Sedik, 25, struggled to complete the log walk, Ms Cheryl Foo Wei Shan, a 20-year-old personal trainer, did so with relative ease. Female
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    Lock icon Making S’pore the world’s safest place
    1115 4  -  Police chief focuses on crime prevention by having officers interact more with the public Francis Chan News Editor franchan@sph.com.sg Singapore’s crime rate fell last year to its lowest in almost 30 years, but Commissioner of Police Ng Joo Hee believes it can be better.
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    Lock icon ‘Life as a police officer is tough and relentless’
    444 4  -  Francis Chan The Singapore Police Force has not been spared the labour crunch. It needs to hire at least 450 recruits, on top of moving some 600 officers from other police units, to fill positions in its Community Policing System (Cops).
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    525 6  -  Chia Yan Min chiaym@sph.com.sg While the outlook for global markets remains relatively buoyant in the short term, investors should be mindful of their goals and time horizons before jumping in. This was one of the takeaways from The Sunday Times Invest Seminar presented by DBS
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    541 6  -  Victims in the prison near Yogyakarta were suspects in the killing of a soldier last week Zakir Hussain Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta zakirh@sph.com.sg Around 15 masked men carrying AK-47s stormed a prison in Sleman, Yogyakarta, and shot dead four detainees in what
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      32 6 See report >>Page 40 WATCH THE VIDEO www.straitstimes.com RACHEL SCULLY brings you highlights from the seminar Download a QR code reader app on your smartphone and scan this code for more information.
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    548 8 AP New York Times Amman (Jordan) Israel and Turkey have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologised in a phone call for a deadly naval raid against a Gaza-bound international flotilla in a dramatic turnaround
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    1394 8  -  Minister says public engagement exercise prompted initiatives unveiled in Budget Rachel Chang rchang@sph.com.sg To those who dismiss the Our Singapore Conversation (OSC) exercise as a wayang, a talkshop or a sideshow, the minister guiding it, Mr Heng Swee Keat, points to the recently passed Budget
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      33 8 WATCH THE VIDEO www.straitstimes.com Education Minister Heng Swee Keat talks about the impact of Our Singapore Conversation Download a QR code reader app on your smartphone and scan this code for more information.
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    993 10 / 11 Pope Francis meets predecessor Benedict in unprecedented move for private chat, lunch AP AFP Reuters Castel Gandolfo (Italy) Pope Francis flew in to a papal residence near Rome for an unprecedented encounter with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI the first time a pontiff has met
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    Lock icon Uneasy calm in violence-torn Myanmar town
    459 10 / 11  -  Nirmal Ghosh Indochina Bureau Chief In Yangon A tense calm has settled on the shattered and charred remains of burnt-out neighbourhoods in Meikhtila as some 50 trucks full of soldiers patrolled the streets of the central Myanmar town, imposing martial law to quell three
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    284 10 / 11 AFP Mae Surin (Thailand) Thai rescue workers picked through the ashes of hundreds of shelters for Myanmar refugees yesterday after a ferocious blaze swept through a camp in northern Thailand, killing 35 people. Around 100 people were injured in Friday’s fire
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    717 12  -  Thousands of Malaysians throng rally as PM seeks fresh term to go on fulfilling promises Carolyn Hong Malaysia Bureau Chief In Kuantan (Pahang) carolynh@sph.com.sg As election fever gripped Malaysians, thousands flooded a municipal field in Kuantan for Prime Minister Najib Razak’s final Promises Kept
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    1167 12  -  Yong Yen Nie Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur It was 1951, six years before Malaya became independent. In the small town of Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, a Malay school headmaster and his teacher wife welcomed a baby girl into the world. They
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    163 14 AP New Delhi An Indian court will try five Bollywood actors, including action hero Salman Khan, for allegedly killing two rare deer in a western India wildlife preserve 14 years ago. Attorney K.L. Vyas says that while Salman Khan was charged with shooting the
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    889 14  -  ‘Shattered,’ Bollywood star tweets about being ordered back to jail by India’s top court Rupali Karekar rupsk@sph.com. sg San jay Dutt has played the well-inten-tioned rogue and muscular but dopey lover in many a Bollywood hit film, but, in life, the actor remains
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      649 16  -  Customers have to use their own or buy reusable ones from furniture chain David Ee Jessica Lim davidee@ sph.com. sg limjess@ sph.com.sg Furniture giant Ikea has decided that it is plastic not-so-fantastic. From yesterday, the Swedish company became the first retailer in Singapore to
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      Lock icon Plastic find in Kit Kat bars in UK sparks recall
      185 16  -  Maryam Mokhtar Plastic in Kit Kat bars? Nestle is recalling its popular peanut butter Chunky bars here as a precaution after seven customers in the United Kingdom found a piece of plastic in their chocolate bars. However, it did not
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      Lock icon S’pore appealing for more haj visas
      468 17  -  Yaacob asks for patience, urges potential pilgrims to send appeals to Muis instead of other agencies Robin Chan chanckr@sph.com.sg Singapore is actively appealing for more haj visas in the wake of tightened restrictions by the Saudi authorities, but applicants must also be patient. The
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      Lock icon Slash victims in stable condition
      221 17  -  Lim Yi Han The two men who were slashed outside Tampines West Community Club last Friday, resulting in one of them getting his nose hacked off, are in stable condition. A spokesman for Changi General Hospital, where the victims are warded, told The Sunday Times
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      769 18  -  New edition of book by former minister, beloved St Andrew’s principal launched Akshita Nanda akshitan@ sph.com.sg If he had to cane a student, this principal of St Andrew’s School would later cry in secret, recalled friends and former colleagues of the late Mr Francis Thomas
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      Lock icon Scheme aims to plug social worker gap with part-timers
      300 18  -  Lim Yi Han limyihan@sph.com.sg With ageing Singapore facing a social worker shortfall, a plan has been announced to plug the gap with part-timers. Singapore Association of Social Workers president Alvin Chua hopes the pilot scheme, which was launched yesterday, can help
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      317 20  -  Boy Thunder and Adam’s 77-hour show breaks feat set by duo in London in January Maryam Mokhtar maryamm@sph.com. sg They talked and talked and talked, and finally talked their way into surpassing a Guinness World Record. For 77 hours, HOT FM91.3 deejays Gerald Koh
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      Lock icon SIA employee charged with drug trafficking in Australia
      234 20  -  Maryam Mokhtar A 50-year-old Singapore Airlines cabin crew member arrested in Sydney for drug trafficking was charged in an Australian court last week. That was confirmed by the Australian Federal Police yesterday. The Singaporean was arrested last Sunday at Sydney International Airport
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      Lock icon Nafa revamps diploma courses for job fit
      574 21  -  Some programmes merged, more focus on practical experience Melody Zaccheus melodyz@sph.com.sg The Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) has revamped its diploma programmes in a big way to ensure graduates hit the ground running and are better equipped to meet the demands of
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      Lock icon Practical ways to cope with ageing
      311 21  -  Melody Zaccheus It is important to understand the many changes that come with growing old. This is why the Council for Third Age is launching a course that is practical and easy to understand. The programme, Practical Social Gerontology, is the first of its
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      676 22 He meets Russia military leaders to reinforce message of working together more closely Reuters AFP AP Moscow Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against foreign interference in the affairs of other nations during a speech in Moscow yesterday, sending a signal to the West and echoing
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      298 22 AFP Beijing Already famous and immensely popular in her homeland due to her long career as a singer, China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan (right) set Chinese media and social network sites abuzz with her elegant style from the moment she stepped off the plane
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      Lock icon Musharraf vows return to Pakistan
      530 24 Ex-military ruler in self-exile willing to risk prison, assassination to run in May elections Washington Post AFP AP Islamabad If former president Pervez Musharraf makes good on his vow and returns to Pakistan today to run in historic parliamentary elections after five years of self-exile,
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      Lock icon China to join US-hosted naval drill
      292 24 Reuters Washington The People’s Liberation Army of China has accepted an invitation to participate for the first time in a major United States-hosted naval drill, but legal restrictions will limit its role to less sensitive exercises, like disaster relief, US officials say. Beijing’s agreement
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      Lock icon French minister visits S. Korea, land of her birth
      308 25 AFP Seoul French government minister Fleur Pellerin began a highly anticipated visit yesterday to South Korea, the land of her birth, where her unusual success story is a source of pride, admiration and curiosity. Born in 1973 in Seoul and abandoned,
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      Lock icon China moves to crimp N. Korea trade
      403 25 Beijing tightening goods flow after Pyongyang’s nuclear test AP Beijing China is trying to punish ally North Korea for its nuclear and missile tests, stepping up inspections of North Korean-bound cargo in a calibrated effort to send a message of Chinese pique without
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      Lock icon Cross-strait ties take on ‘deathly’ aspect
      856 26  -  Taiwanese funeral services are tapping into China’s burgeoning market as its population ages Lee Seok Hwai Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei seokhwai@sph.com.sg The biggest funeral service provider in Taiwan is gearing up to tap into the world’s biggest aged population. Lung Yen Life Service Co,
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      Lock icon Coast is not clear as shark attacks rise
      1043 27  -  Western Australia is one of world’s two hot spots; reason for spate of attacks unknown Jonathan Pearlman jonathanmpearlman@ gmail.com In Perth It is called “the shark capital of the world” but this stretch of surf beach in Western Australia holds little fear
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      Lock icon Lebanon reeling from resignation of PM, govt
      415 28 Deep divisions among political blocs fuel fears of Syria’s civil war spreading there AFP Reuters AP Beirut Lebanon was yesterday without a government after the surprise resignation the day before of Premier Najib Mikati and as it battled deep divisions triggered by the
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        32 28 Bloomberg London Heavy snow and sleet in Britain are disrupting flights at airports in London, north England and the Midlands. The chill is likely to persist through tomorrow.
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        32 28 AP Paris The Al-Qaeda-linked North African warlord Abou Zeid was killed in combat with French troops in Mali last month, France said yesterday, ending weeks of uncertainty about his death.
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        34 28 AFP Tokyo Japan’s government has asked Okinawa’s governor to approve plans to reclaim land to construct a runway for the US military a vital step to ending a lengthy Tokyo-Okinawa row.
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      971 30 Govt proposes taxing deposits of over $163k at biggest bank in bid to secure EU bailout Reuters AFP Nicosia Cyprus says it is looking at seizing a quarter of the value of big deposits at its largest bank as it races to raise the
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      Lock icon US Senate approves first Budget since 2009
      452 31 But showdown looms as GOP-led House adopts its own fiscal plan Reuters AFP Washington The US Senate reached a milestone early yesterday when it overcame partisan gridlock to approve its first Budget resolution in four years, setting up a political duel with the
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      Lock icon S’pore investors seek US class-action lawsuit
      272 31 Bloomberg New York A group of 18 Singaporean investors are seeking a US judge’s permission to proceed with a class-action lawsuit against investment bank Morgan Stanley for selling complex investment products that were allegedly designed to fail. Singapore Government Staff Credit Cooperative Society, Singapore’s
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      Lock icon 2013 ‘may herald start of post-crisis era’
      1303 33  -  Analysts point to equities as the way to go ahead of property, gold and commodities Alvin Foo alfoo@sph.com.sg The unfolding Cyprus debacle and Italian election deadlock have left investors wondering what shocks lie in store in the next few months. Yet, across the
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        1154 36 / 37  -  Castlewood CEO does not go about looking for nice property, it’s about the bottom line Joyce Teo joyceteo@sph.com.sg Property developer Christopher Comer has a keen eye for real estate and what it is worth, which is why he resists the temptation to invest in
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        864 36 / 37  -  Lessons from history can help save you from rash decisions and in times of crisis Best investment strategy: Goh Eng Yeow Senior Correspondent engyeow@sph.com.sg I have been writing for years on the various investment strategies investors can deploy to build a nest egg but the ideas
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      Lock icon Unique dynamics of Malaysian property
      884 38  -  Investors need to be aware of the challenges of different micro-markets Brian Koh The writer is head of consulting and research, DTZ Malaysia A robust Malaysian economy supported by sound economic fundamentals sets the stage for a favourable property investment climate. The warming of ties
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      1346 40 / 41  -  Look for attractively-valued assets that will appreciate in the long term Lim Say Boon The writer is the chief investment officer at DBS Group Wealth Management and Private Bank. The ride on the risk asset markets is about to get a lot bumpier again. Get
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      376 33 ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA Mr Christopher Comer, managing director of the Castlewood Group, with his wife Phoebe (right) and their 12-year-old daughter, Kimberly. INSIDE INVEST Down to earth No Cyprus woes Lesson from yore The past may hold important lessons as you invest for the future. See >>Page 37 Troubles
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      678 34 BROUGHT TO YOU BY SHAREINVESTOR Hear From the Investment Expert Strategist Wang Zilong and Investment Analyst Lee Chen Hoay from Phillip Futures Tapping the booming Chinese stock markets Wang Zilong, Strategist at Phillip Futures, gives tips on how savvy foreign investors can tap the booming Chinese stock markets: As the
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      501 35 Jjj. OVAL QUARTER LONDON SW9 LONDON’S NEWEST PARKSIDE ADDRESS The computer generated illustration is drawn from plan and is indicative only of how the completed development will appear. lemt i I EE 3 i M B 1 u si EH n Bi i a 55, 4b£s 5, Ass 5 •Up
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      322 42 EDITORIAL Plans for the design of the controversial nursing home in Bishan have been drawn up, taking into account the concerns of residents. You don’t want an eyesore? The home will have a modern facade complementing the landscape. The breeze blowing through your flat will be
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      2256 42  -  Policing is the only job top cop Ng joo Hee has held and he relishes the challenges Francis Chan News Editor The Sunday Times franchan@sph.com.sg Midway through the first interview he has given since becoming Commissioner of Police, Mr Ng Joo Hee says: “Did I tell you
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      969 43  -  Working with the opposition shows Government’s respect for voters’ choice Sunday with Chua Mui Hoong Opinion Editor muihoong@sph.com.sg The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) intends to set up a network of 20 social service offices across the island. They will
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      1085 43  -  Clarissa Oon Senior Writer clare@sph.com.sg A sea change is taking place in how the arts are being regulated, though some unanswered questions remain following Parliament’s recent debate on the budget for various ministries. From early next year, the majority of arts performances will not need to be
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      488 43  -  Jessica Cheam Political Correspondent jcheam@sph.com. sg A debate over inequality in Singapore and former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s recent appearance at a forum dominated the online discussion on Singapolitics last week. Speaking at the Standard Chartered Singapore Forum his first speaking engagement
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      Lock icon The $6b question: Will govt funds help SMEs to do better?
      1092 44  -  Govt should review whether the money it spends is producing the desired results Han Fook Kwang Managing Editor hanfk@sph.com.sg Suppose you were the Finance Minister announcing the annual Budget and had $100 million to distribute. How would you decide
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      Lock icon Why waste so much if we love food?
      906 44  -  Tom Benner The writer is a freelance writer based in Singapore. Singaporeans tossed out some 675 million kilos of food in 2011, according to the National Environment Agency, a vast amount that exposes the casual attitudes and habits of living in a
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      644 44  -  Kor Kian Beng China Bureau Chief In Beijing kianbeng@sph.com.sg Many people think of China as a one-party state. No universal suffrage. No democratic elections. So it was somewhat surreal to watch nearly 3,000 parliamentary delegates casting their votes recently for the country’s president,
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      Lock icon Assisted dying: A matter of life and death
      2849 46  -  Intensely complicated, there are many facets to it with very few ready answers, says Cj Sundaresh Menon Chief justice Whatever our political, religious or moral leanings, the assisted dying debate remains an irreducibly human issue. It follows that we must summon all
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      1746 47  -  NUS centre working to harness the power of this super material for commercial use Chang Ai-Lien Senior Correspondent ailien@sph.com.sg Professor Antonio Castro Neto whips out a transparent flat case slightly bigger than a namecard. It works like a regular touchscreen panel, but take a
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      2187 48  -  Dumped by girlfriend, he pulls up his socks and now owns thriving business Wong Kim Hoh meets... Jason Soon kimhoh@sph.com.sg Jason Soon was 19 when his girlfriend dumped him for another man. She was brutally honest when pressed to tell him why:
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      834 49  -  Quirky guesthouse in prewar building a sign of George Town’s revival Young couple make an impulsive decision to lease a shophouse and turn it into a hostel LETTER FROM PENANG Carolyn Hong Malaysia Bureau Chief In George Town (Penang) carolynh@sph.com.sg Three weeks ago, Mr Lucas Low and
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        278 49  -  Leng Kar Yee (Ms) After reading last Sunday’s report (“From abortion to adoption”), I would like to share my experience as an adopted child. My mother was an unmarried 42-year-old hairdresser when she adopted me and brought me up with the help of
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        443 49  -  Corinna Lim (Ms) Executive Director Jolene Tan (Ms) Volunteer Association of Women for Action and Research The Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) welcomes Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing’s statements on abortion (“Do more to encourage adoption
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        209 49  -  Bernard Tan The commentary, “Car ownership scheme should be better managed” (March 10), may be barking up the wrong tree. The certificate of entitlement (COE) system was designed as a price clearing mechanism for the Government’s heavy and continued intervention in the car market.
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        106 49  -  Yeow Hwee Ming I have observed that street lights remain on beyond 7.15am, when the sky is already quite bright. If these lights could be switched off 15 minutes earlier in the morn- ing, and switched on 15 minutes later in
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        358 49  -  Braema Mathi (Ms) President Maruah As a human rights group, Maruah objects to the conditions for offering counselling services to women and girls seeking abortions (“Abortions in Singapore”; last Sunday). Though we recognise that having an abortion is a personal choice, counselling
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    989 50 Ipl'v "Tam the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even though he dies: Wf and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. "John 11:25-26 a TAN POH HEE Age: 55 Was called home to be with the Lord on 22 March 2013. Dearly missed
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      119 51 TV times BASKETBALL ABL Singapore Slingers v San Miguel Beermen (Live, StarHub Ch201 mio TV Ch114, 3pm). NBA Chicago v Indiana (Live, StarHub Ch216, 8.30am), Golden State v Boston (Live, StarHub Ch202, 10.30am). CRICKET 4th Test India v Australia, day 3 (Live, StarHub Ch236 and mio TV HD Ch123, noon).
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      89 54 Sun, 24/03/13 For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg I w lEnSunc! Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) LW Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 yrs and above during ‘Live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 yrs and above) Ip a Y(i> A l wa Y s with care. (responsibly) Do
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      827 57  -  Olympic council calls on table tennis body to hold trials instead to pick the best for AYG in August May Chen maychen@sph.com.sg The Singapore Table Tennis Association’s choice of paddlers for this year’s Asian Youth Games (AYG) has met with doubt from the national body in
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      1011 57  -  COMMENTARY Rohit Brijnath rohitb@sph.com.sg As a word, in individual sports especially, there are few others as interesting as “earn”. It has clarity, it is honourable, it has heft. You earn respect. You earn victory. Most importantly, you earn your place in a
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      501 51 Defensive lapses and poor focus at times mean Lakers have work cut out AP Los Angeles With Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol returning from injuries and the Washington Wizards owning one of the league’s worst road records, it seemed like an easy win was in
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      Lock icon Miami freeze again, before turning up heat to extend run
      309 51 AP Miami It is becoming common now, this trend of the Miami Heat getting off to slow starts and having to dig their way back from double-digit deficits. Apparently, they do not mind. LeBron James scored 29 points, Dwyane Wade
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      447 51 BASKETBALL NBA (selected) Toronto 94 New York 99, Orlando 97 Oklahoma 89, Indiana 102 Milwaukee 78, Atlanta 93 Portland 104, New Orleans 90 Memphis 83, Houston 116 Cleveland 78, Dallas 104 Boston 94, San Antonio 104 Utah 97 (OT), Phoenix 86 Minnesota 11 7. CRICKET 4th final Test In
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      12 51 BASKETBALL ABL Singapore Slingers v San Miguel Beermen (Indoor Stadium, 3pm)
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      315 51 Reuters Kuala Lumpur Big-hitting Thai golfer Kiradech Aphibarnrat will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the weather-hit Malaysian Open today, as world No. 3 Luke Donald missed his first cut on the European Tour. South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel was a shot behind after
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      524 52 Holder slips in bid for an 8th Bay Hill title; Haas and Rose lead by a stroke into weekend AP Orlando Bill Haas wanted to atone for the way he finished his opening round. He did that and more on Friday and was tied for the
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      805 52 Orlando It was Feb 19, 2010, the day Tiger Woods had delivered a televised apology for his serial philandering. American skier Lindsey Vonn had a press conference of her own at the Winter Olympics in Canada. She missed the moment Woods
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        72 52 Home United jumped to fourth place in the S-League football table after beating Geylang International 3-1 at Bedok Stadium last night. Yasir Hanapi put Geylang ahead in the 32nd minute but the Protectors came back strongly in the second half with goals from Lee
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        70 52 AFP Miami Fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina crashed out of the ATP Miami Masters on Friday, falling 6-7 (5-7), 1-6 to world No. 89 German Tobias Kamke in a second-round match disrupted by rain. The tennis tournament lost another Grand Slam
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        58 52 AP Los Angeles Olympic boxers will fight without head guards and with a professional-style scoring system, the International Boxing Association has declared. Male boxers at the world championships in October and the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016 will not wear the protective head guards
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        64 52 Reuters London Norwich City have agreed a deal to sign Dutch striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel from troubled Portuguese side Sporting on a four-year contract, the Premier League club said. The 24-year old former Utrecht and Vitesse Arnhem player is set to arrive at Carrow Road on
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        93 52 AP Madrid Eufemiano Fuentes, the doctor at the centre of the Operation Puerto blood-doping trial, says he never treated Real Madrid’s players, following the football club’s announcement that it plans to sue him for giving the impression that he had. Fuentes said on Friday that Real
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        72 52 AP Sochi (Russia) Jorrit Bergsma led a Dutch sweep of the podium yesterday in the men’s 10,000m race at the speed skating world championships and Olga Fatkulina won the women’s 1,000m to capture Russia’s second gold in three days. Bergsma clocked 12min 57.69sec to edge out
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      970 53  -  Teams could do well to splash the cash only on big-name foreign strikers: S-League chief Sanjay Nair nsanjay@sph.com.sg Encouraging local football clubs to splash the cash only on big-name foreign attackers sounds like a radical idea. But S-League chief Lim Chin believes this could be necessary
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      233 53  -  Text and pictures by Raj Nadarajan Cleve Mu, 29 Civil servant Height: 1.79m Weight: 66kg Exercise regimen: I believe that having a strong core enables you to run faster, run farther and lift more weights. So, I focus on calisthenics, using body weights, push-ups, pull-ups, abdominal exercises and
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      536 53  -  Goh Jun Yong Tan Jing-E is good enough to compete at the upcoming Asian Youth Games (AYG). Unfortunately, the swimmer simply is not old enough. The Methodist Girls’ School Secondary 1 student, who turns 13 in November, is barred from the quadrennial competition
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      Lock icon Battle royale for gymnastics honours
      125 53 The Republic’s top young gymnasts battled it out in the Junior Senior Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics categories at the fifth Singapore Gymnastics National Championships yesterday. Raffles Institution’s Joey Tam (right) clinched silver on the balance beam, but could only finish fourth overall in the
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      83 53 The Raffles Junior College pairing of Kimberly Lim Min and Savannah Siew were among the winners on the final day of the Fish Co National Youth Sailing Championships yesterday. The duo cruised to victory in the 420 class at the National Sailing Centre. Other winners include
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      1269 54 Former Liverpool hotshot prepares for life off the pitch as he winds down career Bloomberg AFP London In his prime, Michael Owen was always metres ahead of a chasing defender. But even as the 33-year-old prepares to hang up his boots at the end of the season,
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      293 54 The Times, London London Alex Ferguson has been fined 10,000 euros (S$16,200) for not speaking to the media after Manchester United’s defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League earlier this month. Uefa’s disciplinary committee has also confirmed that Red Devils midfielder
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      1060 54  -  HEART OF FOOTBALL Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg Never mind England’s thrashing of Fifa’s lowest-ranked country in the world, San Marino. Unless you are into sport as sadism, scoring eight goals where Germany once scored 13, is merely a routine whipping
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      638 55 Three Lions’ win over San Marino clouded by defender’s remarks during TV commentary The Times, London London Rio Ferdinand’s international prospects appeared even bleaker on Friday, after he was repeatedly booed by England fans in Serravalle, San Marino, while providing a scathing critique of
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      401 55 AFP Gijon (Spain) Spain manager Vicente del Bosque lamented his side’s inability to turn possession into goals, as they could manage only a 1-1 draw at home with Finland in Friday’s World Cup qualifier. Despite their dominance throughout, the world and European champions
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      260 55 Reuters Paris Mathieu Valbuena scored a goal and created two others as France beat Georgia 3-1 to leapfrog Spain at the top of World Cup qualifying Group I on Friday, ahead of next week’s clash between the two heavyweights at the Stade de France. France
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      156 55 Reuters Astana Germany eased past Kazakhstan 3-0 on Friday without deploying a striker for the first time in a competitive match under manager Joachim Loew. The victory kept them at the top of their World Cup qualifying group. Two goals in two minutes midway through
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      367 55 AP AFP Reuters Moldova 0 Montenegro 1 Mirko Vucinic struck a late winner to give 10-man Montenegro a priceless 1-0 victory over Moldova, ensuring that his side stay top of European Group H World Cup qualifying ahead of their showdown with England on Tuesday. With 13 points from
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      637 56  -  Red Bull driver makes the most of a well-timed change of tyres to seize pole Fabius Chen fabiusc@sph.com.sg In Sepang The lead-up to this year’s Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix was dominated by talk about tyres and, yesterday, Sebastian Vettel showed just why. On the back
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      412 56  -  Fabius Chen Sepang So it is the team most vocal in their complaints who have clinched the first two pole positions of the Formula One season. The irony was not lost on Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery. “It’d be quite funny if it’s
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      388 56 AFP Sepang McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh side-stepped questions about his future yesterday but admitted “we lost our way” with a new car design after their early season woes continued at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Whitmarsh, under fire after failing to win a
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      319 1 IGNATIUS LOW My crazy walkaholic friends page14 March 24, 2013 Unsung heroes Singapor ’s national culinary teams have been bagging awards in competitions overseas, despite inadequate funding and support. REBECCA LYNNE TAN finds out what drives them Chefs Daniel Tan (left) and Chan Tuck Wai, both from Marina Mandarin Singapore,
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        1399 2  -  He may be a hunk, but Ah Boys To Men actor Joshua Tan was cheated on by a girlfriend and is still feeling the sting Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Hunky actor and Cleo’s Most Eligible Bachelor 2013 Joshua Tan once had his heart “completely broken”
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        610 3  -  Some yoga studios are offering classes for pre-schoolers and toddlers, and teachers say it helps the little ones to concentrate Soh Gill sohgill@sph.com.sg Adult yoga practitioners love to contort themselves into challenging poses, but can children as young as six months old do the Downward Dog too?
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        889 4 / 5  -  Volunteers are needed especially for unloved charities or causes such as the mentally ill Lee Siew Hua siewhua@sph.com.sg A man tutors a boy. It is an unremarkable scene, except that they are huddled over homework in a grey, featureless void deck and the tall, kind
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        496 4 / 5 AUTISTIC ADULTS When they first met last September, the teen volunteers wondered if the autistic adults might whack them. But soon, the six accounting students from ITE College Central were cycling, baking and doing crafts with autistic youths from the Eden Centre For Adults.
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        480 4 / 5 MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS Garbed in jeans and gossamer headscarf, housewife Rosni Ali, 56, shows her gym class in a mosque how to destress. She mixes yoga poses with Pilates and tai-chi moves as her students, who have mental illness, breathe deeply. Twice
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        463 4 / 5 CHILDREN OF PARENTS IN JAIL Children whose parents revolve in and out of jail hide emotional scars and rarely have positive image of adults. So their adult befrienders stick around for at least a year to bond and steer them away from parental footsteps, says Life
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        425 4 / 5 FOREIGN WORKERS The idea that foreign workers are perpetual outsiders in Singapore helps to explain why their cause seems short of regular volunteers. Think of the migrant worker as an honorary Singaporean instead, suggest veteran volunteers serving some of the one million low-wage transient
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        550 4 / 5 END-OF-LIFE PATIENTS Madam Koh Lai Kim, 96, has dementia and cancer, and is nearly blind. “It can be trying on the family as she gets frustrated with herself and the rest of us,’’ says daughter Tan Ee Leng, a leather goods business owner. But
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        1564 6  -  Some parents fix a time but others prefer to trust their children to tell them where they are Eileen Tay, Soh Gill eiltay@sph.com.sg sohgill@sph.com.sg When 16-year-old Willaine Tan got home 20 minutes past her 7pm curfew, her parents gave her the cold shoulder. Then, they
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        346 6 Parenting 101 Q Growing up, my younger brother resented me because he felt I had my mother’s love, though my mother would ask me to “give in to didi (Mandarin for little brother)”. Now, as an adult, I dislike his “take-charge” attitude. What should we
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          61 6 Families with kids can have a fun-filled time at this Looney Tunes Live! Classroom Capers show featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester, Taz, Marvin The Martian and Porky Pig. Where: Downtown East, D’Marquee, 1 Pasir Ris Close MRT: Pasir Ris When: Today, 3pm Admission: $40
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          75 6 Families and kids will get to meet Marvel action heroes Iron Man and Spider-Man, take souvenir photographs with them and enjoy interactive activities. Organised by Frasers Centrepoint Malls and held in conjunction with the launch
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          60 6 Children aged four to nine can join these Conservatories Guided Tours, which will be followed by an interactive activity that reinforces important lessons learnt during the tour. Where: Gardens by the Bay MRT: Bayfront When: Today, 10. 30am noon Admission: $18 a child (extra charge for
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          59 6 Directed by Ian Loy, this interactive production for young children will let them climb to The Magic Treetop with Yasmin and sing and dance with Mummy and Papa Robin as they wait for Baby Robin to hatch. Where: Esplanade Recital Studio MRT: Esplanade/ City Hall
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          89 6 Marine Life Park’s inaugural Marine Biodiversity Week features interactive activities for the young spearheaded by young, aspiring conservationists from Youths For The Wild, a start-up environmental group, and final-year undergraduates from Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communications and Information. Activities include exhibitions, conservation
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          80 6 This play, based on the well-known children’s story, comes with music and lyrics by award-winning West End musical theatre songwriting duo, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Recommended for children aged three and above, it is staged by The Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Little Company. Where: DBS
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        1164 7  -  Relatively Speaking Eve Yap eveyap@sph.com.sg The first time actress Rosita Hussin was confident enough to make an independent decision, she made sure her parents were halfway around the world in Mecca. Then 20, she was applying for her first job as an air stewardess after two
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        720 8 Parents who think their children are using social media sites properly should take a closer look Associated Press Washington Relieved your kids are not posting embarrassing messages and goofy self-portraits on Facebook? They are probably doing it on Instagram and Snapchat instead. The number of popular
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        659 9  -  Seriously Kidding Dennis Chan dennis@sph.com.sg Imagine this scenario at the South-east Asian Games. Instead of the athletes representing their nations, they are asked to don the colours of unrelated teams. For instance, some Singapore athletes are assigned to represent the red team, while others
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        1117 10  -  Lifestyle management agency founder Phillip Poon loves the Lan Kwai Fong nightlife hot spot Phillip Poon’s TRAVEL BLACK BOOK Huang Huifen hfhuang@sph.com.sg Name: Mr Phillip Poon, 36, one of the founders of lifestyle management agency Massive Collective, which co-owns venues such as nightclub Mink, luxe
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        980 11 The emirate is attracting artists and gallery owners who want to escape political turbulence in the region International Herald Tribune Dubai In the centre of a large room, the skeletal shape of a bird an installation of steel and light-emitting diodes hovers near the ceiling.
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        820 12 / 13  -  More airlines are offering the service of economy class with business section perks Nicholas Yong nicy@sph.com. sg It gives you some of the benefits of business class, without the business class price tag, and is becoming an increasingly common service on airlines. Sometimes known as the
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        351 12 / 13  -  Nicholas Yong CHAN BROTHERS TRAVEL FAIR The Shaking Good Travel Fair, Chan Brothers’ biannual travel fair, is on today at Suntec City Mall Level 1, Tropics Atrium, from 11am to 8pm. The first 100 customers to book a package tour of more than $1,000 will get 10 per
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        1084 14  -  Methinks I should stick to motorised air-conditioned vehicles after getting lost on a recent nature hike Ignatius Low ignatius@sph.com.sg We sat on the stone benches in the little pavilion watching the rain come down in sheets. “Can you get a signal?” someone asked. I took out
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        819 14  -  Rachel Chang rchang@sph.com. sg Like most 1980s kids, I was subject to a whole gamut of enrichment classes in childhood. Strangely, the one that stuck the longest was an activity that I have zero talent for: piano. Thinking back on the almost-decade over which I
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        794 14  -  Sharon Loh sharonl@sph.com.sg You couldn’t call Singapore a cultural desert today but that’s what it felt like in the 1970s and 1980s when I was growing up. My mother loved classical music but I got my exposure to it mainly by listening to her
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        38 17 Channel 5, 6.45pm Special elite force G.I Joe has to save the world from an evil organisation trying to intercept special warheads from the weapons company Mars. Stars Rachel Nichols (right).
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        36 17 HBO (StarHub Channel 601), 10pm The movie follows the life of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma’s democracy movement and her relationship with her husband. Stars Michelle Yeoh (right).
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        41 17 FIA F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 MAIN RACE (LIVE) (LIVE) Star Sports (mio Channel 115), 3.45pm Find out if Fernando Alonso (right) will win a race again after winning one for the first time in Malaysia last season. PHOTOS: MEDIACORP, STARHUB, SINGTEL
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        866 19  -  Madeleine Lee has a mathematical mind and her new poetry collection has a title inspired by the Golden Ratio formula The Read Interview Akshita Nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg When it comes to poetry, Madeleine Lee is a perfectionist. For her sixth volume of verse, One Point Six One
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        464 19  -  Hot Off The Press Hau Boon Lai THE PANTHER By Nelson DeMille Grand Central Publishing/Hardcover/625 pages/ $46.31/Books Kinokuniya/ The thrill of discovering a new author with a backlog of well-regarded books is matched in intensity only by the disappointment of finding that a good
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        322 19  -  Sarah Roxanne Sim Who: Copywriter and arts blogger Sarah Chan (right), 22, has a thing for dystopian literature. She says: “I enjoy stories set in a world that appear to be true to real life, just ruled by a wildly different system. It is a way for readers to
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        2804 20 / 21  -  The national culinary team has been quietly doing Singapore proud, winning top competitions overseas Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Singapore chefs have been winning cooking championships for years, making a name for Singapore from Luxembourg to Japan. They have been plugging away at international competitions since the 1980s, at
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        967 22  -  New coffee chains serving local kopi and kaya toast are giving old favourites a new twist Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Amid the rise of artisanal coffee and indie coffee spots, the local coffee or kopi and kaya toast scene is holding its own, with established players expanding
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        651 22 OWL CAFE What: You have seen the company’s coffee sachets stacked on supermarket shelves. Now, dine at the first Owl Cafe at The Star Vista. The chic 85-seat cafe features an extensive menu complete with appetisers, main courses and desserts. Kopi costs $2.20 a cup and
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        946 23  -  As a trainee cook, Osia sous chef Lee Boon Seng did not even know what a carrot was Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg As a 17-year-old trainee cook at Swissotel The Stamford’s Equinox Restaurant, Mr Lee Boon Seng’s knowledge of Western food was limited to chicken chops, French fries
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        581 24  -  Posh Nosh Tan Hsueh Yun Food Editor hsueh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/tanhsuehyun Rangoon Road is a mad jumble of a street that can be frustrating and rewarding in equal measure. Parking is impossible but once you secure a lot, there is a lot to do there. A clutch of eateries
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        545 24  -  It takes two hours to make this rich herbal broth of duck and sea cucumber Singapore Cooks Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg A hot, aromatic pot of herbal duck and sea cucumber soup sits on the lazy susan at the dining table at Mrs Seah Yeow Moy’s
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        117 24 The crisp, light snap of a Calbee Jagabee potato stick is one I cannot seem to get enough of. So it is perhaps a good thing that these addictive sticks, made with purple potatoes, are divided into individual packs of about 17g each. That adds up to about
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        116 24 The intense, savoury flavour of Japanese soy sauce adds a little something special to food. Just a little splash of shoyu in a stir-fry peps it up, and the scent of it heating in the pan whets the appetite. So when I see Double Soy Rice Crackers
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        383 24 INGREDIENTS Half a duck (1.5kg) 2 Tbs dark soya sauce 2 Tbs light soya sauce 2 tsp ground white pepper, or more to taste 41/2tsp salt, or more to taste 5 litres water 500g chestnuts, peeled 500g lotus root, washed and
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        689 25  -  Japanese barbecue eatery Ito-Kacho serves up wagyu beef flown in from Kyushu at decent prices Restaurant Review Wong Ah Yoke Wong Food Critic ahyoke@sph.com.sg Singaporeans seem to have a voracious appetite for beef, judging from the number of restaurants specialising in the meat that have sprouted
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        605 25  -  Zi Char Review Tan Hsueh Yun Food Editor hsueh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/tanhsuehyun Spring Court has moved to Chinatown, Red House has restaurants in Robertson Quay and East Coast Seafood Centre and Palm Beach is now at One Fullerton. But unlike these other seafood restaurants, which used to do
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        392 25  -  Cheap Good Thng Lay Teen layteen@sph.com.sg For more years than I can remember, I have always made a beeline for a stall in Sim Lim Square food centre for xiao longbao (Shanghai soup dumplings) and guotie (potstickers). It was a shock when I went there early this year
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        634 25  -  HOW TO NAVIGATE THE FOOD WORLD LIKE A PRO Text and photos: Chris Tan What would we do without the coconut? Here is a guide to its myriad culinary faces: L Coconut water: The slightly cloudy liquid inside a freshly opened coconut. It is currently trendy
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      761 9 April Chong recalls the time when Bedok Library was low-tech and Hardy Boys a draw for little girls THE resounding thud that one hears when the librarian “chops” your books is one of my earliest memories of my childhood haunt. This is a sound that this generation of school-going children
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