The Straits Times, 29 March 2013

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  • 39 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 F R I D A Y MAR C H 2 9 2 0 1 3 184 PAGES IN EIGHT PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 050/02/2013
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  • 467 1  -  This will help cut waiting time; part of plan to ease transport bottlenecks By JERMYN CHOW jermync@sph.com.sg THE new Downtown Line will get 15 more trains than previously planned, to shorten waiting times for commuters when the line comes into operation. The Land
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  • 514 1 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NICOSIA Anxious Cypriots formed long lines outside banks as they reopened yesterday. The banks restarted business under tight controls imposed on transactions to prevent a run on deposits, after the government was forced to accept a stringent
    REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  514 words
  • 55 1 CAR dealers have raised prices of bigger cars by as much as $14,000, after the latest hike in certificate of entitlement (COE) premiums for cars above 1,600cc. But there were discounts for some of the smaller cars, as COE premiums for this category had
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  • 55 1 A DOCTOR in Brazil may have killed as many as 300 patients possibly to free up beds in a hospital intensive care unit. Dr Virginia Soares de Souza, already charged with killing seven patients, reportedly said she wanted to “clear” the unit
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    • 172 1 VOLUNTEER GUIDES SHARE YOUR PASSION CHINATOWN’S TEXTILE TRADE YAM AH MEE’S FAREWELL ‘YAM SENG DAY’ THE LONG INTERVIEW G ITERVIEW HOME B4 AKING HEALTH CARE REMAKING HEALTH CARE OPINION A36 A36 A FOLDING BUSINESS FOLDINGBUSINESS LIFE! WEEKEND D2&3 HOME B10 L TOP OF THE NEWS A6 L TOP OF THE
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
    • 459 2 / 3  -  Added significance to visit amid trade talks and tensions in South China Sea By ROBIN CHAN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT chanckr@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong heads to the United States this weekend for what will be his first visit to the White House
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    • 540 2 / 3 By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT esthert@sph.com.sg THE Shunfu HUDC development along Marymount Road has finally been privatised almost 12 years after it first made the attempt. The first try in 2001 failed because only half the residents backed the idea. The conversion
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    • 443 2 / 3  -  By SALMA KHALIK SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma AS THE number of dengue cases continued to rise, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said it was monitoring the epidemic closely and working with hospitals to manage the bed situation. Between Sunday and 3pm yesterday,
      ST PHOTOS: KEVIN LIM  -  443 words
    • 590 2 / 3  -  Home buyers will have to stump up more of their income for loan payment By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT esthert@sph.com.sg MORTGAGE rates here are on the rise and could continue climbing as funds grow tighter. Many banks have them pegged to a key banking
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
      • TOP OF THE NEWS
        • 49 4 THE new Downtown Line will get 15 more trains than previously planned, to shorten waiting times for commuters when the line comes into operation. The Land Transport Authority is buying the additional trains from a consortium led by Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Transportation. PAGE A1
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        • 64 4 IN A veiled warning to groups fomenting religious violence in central Myanmar, President Thein Sein declared in a televised address that he would not hesitate to use force “as a last resort”, even as he urged the population to rise above prejudice. Deadly clashes between Buddhists and
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      • WORLD
        • 74 4 THAILAND yesterday began landmark peace talks with a major Muslim rebel group even as a roadside bomb attack killed three in a stark reminder of the difficulties negotiators face. The Barisan Revolusi Nasional led by Mr Hassan Taib is believed to be the largest rebel
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        • 55 4 THE Malaysian opposition has been trying to chip away at the ruling coalition’s strong support base within retired military leaders by actively wooing former soldiers to join its fold. Analysts say the recent support of high-profile former army men for the opposition coalition has added to Pakatan
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        • 66 4 THE Hong Kong government has laid out a road map to free the city skies of smog by enforcing rules for using clean fuel and production practices. The steps could go a long way in polishing the city’s image. Surveys have found that air pollution
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      • OPINION
        • 45 4 THE national dialogue will now focus on specific hot topics. As proposals are advanced, there might be a clash of interests at times. Hopefully, Singaporeans will understand that policies should always be guided by the larger public good. PAGE A34
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      • HOME
        • 60 4 PRIMARY school principals gave a thumbs up to having pre-schools on their premises. This gives the little ones a chance to be in a big school, and the older pupils a chance to care for the younger children. Some said they would have activities to include the kindergarteners,
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        • 83 4 AFTER enjoying a roaring trade back in the 1960s and 1970s, the textile merchants at the 45-year-old People’s Park in Chinatown say their business has taken a turn for the worse as mass production and ready-to-wear garb has bitten off a huge slice of their pie. PAGE
          PHOTO: DIOS VINCOY JR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES  -  83 words
        • 55 4 THE Housing Board will strive to cover blocks still to benefit from the Lift Upgrading Programme, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. In a blog post, he said around 200 blocks are still without lift access on some floors. The programme is due to
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      • MONEY
        • 46 4 SOME private banks here have established a set of guidelines aimed at protecting themselves from tax criminals. They come ahead of a regulatory measure that, from July 1, will designate serious tax offences as money money laundering predicate offences. PAGE C1
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      • LIFE!
        • 63 4 FAMED Michelin-starred dim sum restaurant Tim Ho Wan from Hong Kong will be opening its first overseas outpost at The Atrium@ Orchard next month. A second outlet will open at ERA Centre in Toa Payoh Lorong 6 in the third quarter. The plan is to open
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        • 70 4 PEOPLE who missed out on dining at El Bulli, the famous, now-defunct, Spanish restaurant headed by chef Ferran Adria (above), will be able to go to Rosas Spain in 2015 and visit the sprawling “experiential space” that is being constructed there. The complex is
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      • SPORT
        • 81 4 THE Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak in the National Basketball Association (NBA) came to a shuddering halt on Wednesday after they lost to the Chicago Bulls 97-101. It was the first time the Heat tasted defeat since Feb 1, as they fell six games short of
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
        • 67 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Driver nabbed after high-speed chase from Punggol to Shenton Way L Student, 12, knocked down at zebra crossing outside school L Hit-and-run case: Ionescu found guilty, given three years’ jail L Motorist nabbed after high-speed police chase L More COEs next year,
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        • 64 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Ferrari driver blocks gantry after being refused entry into Bishan condo L Driver who parks illegally every day finally gets his wheel clamped L Parked MPV hits car because driver forgets to engage brakes L P6 kid’s bag weighs 7.5kg but school says it
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      • 50 4 IN YESTERDAY’S report in Life!, “Phantom returns here in July”, we stated that public sales of tickets to the musical, The Phantom Of The Opera, at Marina Bay Sands start on Monday. In fact, the sale starts next Thursday. We are sorry for the error.
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    • 595 6  -  Traders pass on higher COE premiums; prices of small cars hold steady or drop By ROYSTON SIM, JERMYN CHOW roysim@sph.com.sg jermync@sph.com.sg THE prices of bigger, mass-mar-ket cars rocketed yesterday some by as much as $14,000 as motor traders passed on higher
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    • 448 6 REUTERS BRASILIA A Brazilian doctor charged with killing seven patients to free up beds in a hospital intensive care unit may have been responsible for as many as 300 deaths. Prosecutors said Dr Virginia Soares de Souza, a
      REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  448 words
    • 617 6  -  By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF zakirh@sph.com.sg INDONESIA’S Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says incidents like Tuesday’s show of force by the Chinese navy near Malaysia and Brunei highlight the need for Asean and China to come up with standards for
      ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN  -  617 words
    • 372 6  -  By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg ON PAPER, it was just an interschool table tennis match. But yesterday’s match-up between Raffles Institution (RI) and the Singapore Sports School (SSP) held much greater significance when RI scored a 3-2 victory. Set against the backdrop of a selection
      ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG  -  372 words
    • 416 8  -  By ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg FOR four years, 12 used-car traders banded together to get themselves a good deal at auctions of motor vehicles that the Government had seized or no longer needed. They agreed not to enter into a bidding war.
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    • 618 8  -  He appeals to citizens to rise above differences as religious tensions spread By NIRMAL GHOSH INDOCHINA BUREAU CHIEF nirmal@sph.com.sg YANGON Myanmar President Thein Sein has warned that he will use force if necessary to protect lives and property, and
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  • WORLD
    • 617 10  -  But only BRN, the largest of several Muslim groups, is taking part By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Landmark peace talks between the Thai government and a major Muslim rebel group from the country’s south began yesterday, even as a fresh
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    • ASIA
      • 586 11  -  Pakatan hopes they will help take military votes off BN By TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR In a bid to win over soldiers and their families, Malaysia’s opposition recently recruited several retired military leaders including a former army chief into its
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      • 437 11 THE STAR ASIA NEWS NETWORK MANY dates have come and gone and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has yet to call the general election. Datuk Wong Chun Wai, editor-in-chief of The Star daily which had forecast that a poll would
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      • 724 13  -  Steps include phasing out oldest vehicles, getting ships to use cleaner fuel By LI XUEYING HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg HONG KONG The promise of “blue skies” in the Pearl River Delta region by 2020 was held out by the Hong Kong government
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      • 223 13 REUTERS HONG KONG Hopes that Hong Kong’s 2017 election will be genuinely democratic have been dashed after a senior Chinese leader said Beijing will have the final say on who is appointed the city’s next leader regardless of the vote. Mr Qiao
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      • 84 14 Children playing the violin yesterday at the opening concert of the 16th Suzuki Method World Convention in Matsumoto, about 240km north-west of Tokyo. Some 2,000 children from Japan and 35 other countries displayed their skills at the concert. Instructors from around the world also gathered
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      • 593 14  -  Reason behind China’s state media attacks unclear NEWS ANALYSIS By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING State broadcaster Central China Television (CCTV) took the first bite. The People’s Daily followed, and now others like Guangming Daily and The Global Times have joined
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      • 468 17 Use of nuke-capable B-2s a message to Pyongyang on US commitment to South AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL The US said two nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers flew “deterrence” missions over South Korea yesterday, defying apocalyptic threats of retribution from North Korea against ongoing war games.
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      • 447 17  -  By JULIE MASIS greenelephant888@yahoo.com FOR THE STRAITS TIMES PHNOM PENH The walls are covered with bullet holes. There is no door and no glass in the windows. There is nowhere to sit or kneel. Only the cross on the roof remains. This
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      • 707 20  -  Italian minister’s resignation over marines’ return caps political crisis NEWS ANALYSIS By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI The resignation of Italy’s foreign minister has been met with quiet satisfaction by the Indian government, capping an episode that has caused major embarrassment
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      • 445 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS MUMBAI Breaking down repeatedly, popular Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt declared he will serve his prison sentence for a 1993 weapons conviction in a case linked to the deadliest terror attack in Indian history. Dutt broke his silence a week after
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    • 801 24  -  Zardari’s son leaves for Dubai amid talk of disagreement over policies By ZEESHAN HAIDER zeesh.haider14@gmail.com FOR THE STRAITS TIMES ISLAMABAD The sudden departure of Mr Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son and political heir of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, to Dubai this
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    • ASIA BRIEFS
      • 61 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK A Thai man was sentenced to more than three years in prison yesterday for lese majeste after selling copies of a controversial Australian documentary about Thailand’s royal family, his lawyer said. The imprisonment of Eakachai Hongkangwan, 37, is the latest in
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      • 60 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI A Taiwanese politician known for her close ties with President Ma Ying-jeou has been interrogated for allegedly taking bribes, prosecutors said yesterday. Ms Lai Su-ju, a member of the Taipei City Council, was questioned on suspicion of soliciting and accepting money from
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      • 57 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING The Chinese partner of Hero Group, a major Swiss baby formula manufacturer, has been accused of adulterating Hero’s production. State broadcaster CCTV said yesterday that Xile Lier company mixed out-of-date formula with supplies imported under its deal with Hero, and the Chinese firm’s
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    • 649 28 Groups angry at being blacklisted by agency allegedly behind ‘denial-of-service’ attack ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON A record-breaking cyber attack targeting a spam watchdog group has sent ripples of disruption coursing across the Web, experts said. Spamhaus, a site responsible for keeping ads
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    • 252 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING China has branded a new US spending Bill barring government purchases of Chi-nese-made technology “biased”, after the two powers clashed over accusations of cyber-hack-ing. The Bill, signed on Tuesday by President Barack Obama, bars specifically the Commerce and
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    • 451 29 Move may be sign of anger at events in Syria and Cyprus Russia’s allies ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered surprise military exercises in the Black Sea region involving 7,000 troops and 36 ships, just two months after Russia held
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; BLOOMBERG  -  451 words
    • 451 29 Move may be sign of anger at events in Syria and Cyprus Russia’s allies ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered surprise military exercises in the Black Sea region involving 7,000 troops and 36 ships, just two months after Russia held
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    • 352 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG Former South African president Nelson Mandela (right) has been readmitted to hospital with a recurrent lung infection, and South Africans were urged to pray for the frail anti-apartheid hero. The 94-year-old, who has had several health scares recently, was
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    • 352 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG Former South African president Nelson Mandela (right) has been readmitted to hospital with a recurrent lung infection, and South Africans were urged to pray for the frail anti-apartheid hero. The 94-year-old, who has had several health scares recently, was
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
      • 70 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PRETORIA A South African court has allowed Paralympian sprint star Oscar Pistorius, who faces murder charges, to resume international travel and return to his upmarket Pretoria home. The double amputee faces trial later this year over the Valentine’s Day killing of his
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      • 46 29 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BORDEAUX A corruption probe against Mr Nicolas Sarkozy escalated yesterday after the judge who charged France’s former president received a bullet and a death threat in the post. The investigations have provoked a furious reaction from his political allies.
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      • 77 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON The United States Supreme Court has concluded two days of debate on gay marriage, in a case over a federal law that bans recognition of same-sex marriages, affecting benefits available to married couples, including survivor benefits and tax breaks. Justice Anthony Kennedy said
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    • 292 29 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK A ruling that Internet monitoring service Meltwater News infringed Associated Press (AP) copyrights could have a significant impact on companies that redistribute news online. In an opinion last week, United States District Judge Denise Cote in
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    • 549 30 Cash to ensure banks have enough for withdrawals when they reopen NEW YORK TIMES NICOSIA The European Central Bank (ECB) sent an airplane filled with about €1.5 billion (S$2.4 billion) in a container to Larnaca airport near Nicosia on Wednesday in an
      NEW YORK TIMES  -  549 words
    • 679 30 In the days since the euro zone’s leaders declared it was Cyprus’ oversized banking system that brought the country to the brink of financial oblivion, the spotlight has turned to other countries in Europe with large financial services industries. The
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    • 392 30 REUTERS BERLIN A wave of anti-German sentiment unleashed by the harsh conditions imposed in a ¤10 billion (S$15.9 billion) bailout for Cyprus has stung politicians in Berlin and may harden resistance to further euro zone rescue measures in the run-up to a September
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    • 484 33 Central bank to act against adverse impact of investment grade debt rating BLOOMBERG PHILIPPINE officials are preparing to counter the impact of capital inflows after the nation won its first investment grade debt rating. The central bank will probably unveil next quarter a new set
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    • 323 33 REUTERS PARIS The United States and Japan are leading a rebound in advanced economies while the still fragile euro zone needs an interest rate cut to ensure a recovery takes hold, says the OECD. The outlook has finally strengthened for the Group of
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
      • 78 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, the new head of the Bank of Japan, yesterday called the country’s national debt “abnormal”, warning Tokyo must avoid a plunge in confidence among bondholders. Japan is struggling with chronically anaemic growth, while its ever-increasing debt mountain stands at over
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      • 115 33 BLOOMBERG SEOUL South Korea announced it will unveil a stimulus package next month to spur the property market and revive the economy after slashing its growth forecast for the second time in four months. A supplementary Budget and details of the steps to spur
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    • 450 34 OUR Singapore Conversation, which began five months ago, had to overcome cynicism that it was a public relations exercise or a way of soothing frayed nerves by directing the gaze to a distant future outlined by the aspirations articulated. But the national dialogue, as an
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    • 1089 34  -  Too much cherry-picking by health insurance companies to boost profits is not a good thing. Insurers can be profitable and also offer good protection to customers. But regulators need to step in to spell out core requirements insurers must meet. BY CAROL TAN-GOH
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    • 1041 38  -  MALAYSIA’S CHANGING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE By OOI KEE BENG stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is the deputy director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WHILE waiting for the 13th general election to be declared, campaigned and decided, one should step back
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      • 225 42  -  Paul Chan Poh Hoi I HAVE been taking public transport daily since giving up my car last year, and have experienced “bus bunching” at first hand (“How to solve the problem of bus bunching”; last Friday). I share the view that bunching
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      • 368 42  -  Lee Soh Hong (Miss) THE report (“Given 1,000 times radioactive dose at SGH”; March 15) could have stirred up feelings of helplessness, anger and sadness among victims of medical errors and their families. I can empathise with them as I lost my father under
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      • 374 42  -  Lee Chuen Yang Director StreetSine Technology Provider to the SRX I COMMEND Mr Philip Loh Chin Hwee (“Property cooling measures ineffective? Not exactly...”; Wednesday) for raising the issue of measuring price changes. Given the proliferation of data, technology and crowd-sourcing, it is imperative
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      • 199 42  -  Ong Chye Watt OF LATE, I have noticed that there are more cyclists on our roads, and many are riding along narrow flyovers and viaducts. Flyovers and viaducts are usually designed with little or no shoulder space, which is meant to facilitate the smooth flow
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    • 684 1  -  They say MOE move will let younger children interact with older pupils By STACEY CHIA, PEARL LEE staceyc@sph.com.sg leepearl@sph.com.sg PRINCIPALS have welcomed the move to house kindergartens in their primary schools, where the younger children would have ac- cess to their facilities and
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    • 520 2  -  No effort will be spared to bring full lift access to these blocks: Khaw By DARYL CHIN PROPERTY CORRESPONDENT darylc@sph.com.sg EVEN though its lift upgrading programme is drawing to a close, the Housing Board will continue to find ways to cover
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    • 318 2  -  By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg A MAID was allegedly attacked by a man’s unmuzzled doberman yesterday morning while on her way to buy groceries in Tampines. A photo of her injuries, which included a 10cm gash on her arm from the dog’s bite,
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    • 303 2  -  By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg THIRTY-FOUR workers of an American maintenance firm will receive overdue annual increments, after the Industrial Arbitration Court (IAC) ruled in their favour yesterday. The Singapore-based First Defense Services is a company that provides maintenance support to the United
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    • 671 4  -  850 officers will work longer hours to destroy mosquito breeding areas By SABRINA TIONG sabrinat@sph.com.sg THERE will be no long weekend for some officers of the National Environment Agency (NEA), who will still be out conducting checks in areas where there have
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    • 232 4  -  By PRISCILLA GOY goyshiyi@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Children’s Society (SCS) is looking to raise $2 million to $3 million annually by next year, by getting more companies to loosen their purse strings. The society’s 1000 Enterprises for Children-In-Need (1000E) programme hopes to engage 1,000 enterprises to
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    • 553 4  -  By TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg MR YAM Ah Mee was yesterday hailed as one of the People’s Association chiefs who made the greatest impact, even as it emerged that he nearly did not make the cut for the job. Speaking at the farewell
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    • 321 7  -  More than 50% unhappy about pay and plan to leave within two years By MELODY ZACCHEUS melodyz@sph.com.sg UNSATISFIED with their pay and bonuses, more than one in two employees surveyed by a recruitment agency plan to quit within two years. The intention to leave
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    • 368 7  -  By DEBBIE LEE ldebbie@sph.com.sg RETAILERS at a soon-to-open shopping mall are partnering the South West Community Development Council (CDC) to offer part-time and flexi-work jobs to attract staff in today’s tight labour market. Jem, sited next to Jurong East
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    • 175 7  -  PRISCILLA GOY ABOUT 800,000 Singaporean Housing Board households can expect to receive $77 million in rebates for service and conservancy (S&C) charges this year. Announced in last month’s Budget speech, they will help households cope with rises in living costs. Depending on the
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    • 820 10  -  Future of shops hanging by a thread as business declines By MELODY ZACCHEUS, LIM YI HAN melodyz@sph.com.sg limyihan@sph.com.sg WEALTHY Indonesians would come to buy in bulk. Locals, dressed in immaculately tailored clothes, would look for the next fashion statement. And the hundred textile shops at
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    • 396 10  -  LIM YI HAN AT 29, she is the youngest textile shop owner in People’s Park at Chinatown, where most owners are in their 50s and 60s. Plus, Ms Ng Mei Ling has a Singapore Polytechnic diploma in electrical engineering. Which
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    • 354 11  -  Annual event to promote premier shopping belt kicks off By LESLIE KAY LIM llim@sph.com.sg A BEVY of models caused a stir last night when 20 of them strutted down the crossing between Ngee Ann City and Paragon, holding lit helium balloons. The spectacle was
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    • 342 11  -  By JESSICA LIM, PEARL LEE limjess@sph.com.sg leepearl@sph.com.sg THE Giving Store, a roving truck stocked with free munchies, made its debut at Plaza Singapura shopping mall yesterday. Its gift of cookies, raisins and nuts to anyone who promises to do a good deed swiftly
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    • 596 13  -  Top jazz musician praises support, hopes for more help to involve disabled By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg JAZZ maestro Jeremy Monteiro sang praises of the financial support given to artists and musicians in Singapore yesterday, describing it as among the best in the world.
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    • 857 15  -  DPPs argue Swiss can be prosecuted even if he didn’t have a guilty mind ONLINE VICE RING CASE By WALTER SIM, ELENA CHONG waltsim@sph.com.sg elena@sph.com.sg IN HIS meetings with a teenager for paid sex, former bank executive director Juerg Buergin did nothing to
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    • 216 15  -  By ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg THE man who allegedly led police on a 15km high-speed chase from the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) to a Shenton Way carpark on Monday evening had more to answer for than speeding yesterday. Soh Seng Tze, 31, was charged
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    • 261 15  -  By JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg THE body of one of the three men missing after Tuesday’s tugboat fire has, it seems, been found. But no recovery was attempted because it was too dangerous. The body is believed to be under the wreck
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    • 494 16  -  Ex-rally driver ‘seeking $1.2m after fall in lobby left her wheelchair-bound’ By K.C. VIJAYAN SENIOR LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A FORMER endurance racing driver who claims she quit the sport after a fall in a wet hotel lobby left her wheelchair-bound is suing its
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    • 271 16  -  By PRISCILLA KHAM pkham@sph.com.sg A FIRE broke out in a shophouse near Beach Road yesterday afternoon, leaving a Bangladeshi man with burn injuries on his right arm. The blaze was confined to the second storey of the shophouse at 71 Aliwal Street,
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    • 530 16  -  By KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg A BANGLADESHI cleaner told a coroner’s inquiry yesterday that he tried to stop his Indonesian lover from drowning herself in a rooftop water tank in May 2011. But according to Mr Md Repon Mostafa, she stabbed him
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    • 253 16 A JOBLESS man who cut through a sleeping woman’s panties to peep at her buttocks as she slept on a void deck bench was jailed for nine months yesterday. Rostam Salim, 42, had pleaded guilty on Tuesday to using criminal force to outrage her modesty. A
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    • 471 19  -  NYP students to ease staff crunch in sector by taking up jobs before graduation By LIM YI HAN limyihan@sph.com.sg A GROUP of social work students are helping to ease the manpower crunch in the sector as they start taking up jobs ahead of
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    • 220 19  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER A RUSSIAN tourist fell to his death from Swissotel The Stamford on Wednesday morning. It is believed the 33-year-old was staying on the 59th floor of the 73-floor hotel. His body was removed from a fifth-floor beam by officers
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      • 352 8  -  Revenue also rises as port operator handles more containers By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg PORT operator PSA International has turned in dazzling full year results despite tough times in the shipping industry and the global economy generally. It announced yesterday that net
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      • 526 8  -  By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg TRANSPORT operator SMRT Corp has hired an air force logistics veteran to take charge of maintaining its trains and tracks. And it has issued a rare profit warning. Mr Lee Ling Wee, 47, who
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      • 470 9  -  Ample liquidity cushions market; penny stocks take centre stage BULLS AND BEARS By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg THE combination of a long weekend coming up and no further bolts of anxiety from Europe resulted in a day of limited price movements on the local
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        • 18 9 STI TRADING VOLUME 273 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 9 Losers: 18 Unchanged: 3
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        • 86 9 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods Consumer serv 821.94 578.34 839.34 -1.95 Points Change Real estate 229.07 -1.49 1142.19 -0.54 -4.44 252.02 223.53 Financials 510.77 898.15 269.35 Real estate hldg dev 847 .09 -1.55 -7
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        • 20 9 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 2.62 billion shares worth $1.41 billion UP& DOWN Gainers: 165 Losers: 266 Unchanged:355
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        • 56 9 Yesterday’s close Index Change Yesterday’s close Index Change Jakarta Comp -165.19 22,299.63 12,335.96 1,993.52 2,236.30 930.14 Hang Seng -157 .83 Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp 0.08 -64.96 4,940.99 1,544.57 4,966.50 SET Thailand Sydney ASX 200 Wednesday’s close Dow Nasdaq 12.88 -16.30 -28.49 -33.49 14,526.16 3,256.52
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        • 172 9 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: MARCH 28,2013 Top Rises Mar 28 CENTS (0) DBXT MSMSIA 10US$ 1410 47.2 2.8 DBXT S&P500 10US$ 2551 45.9 1.5 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 2280 42.2 1.5 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** 29.0 0.3
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        • 57 9 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL CORRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'ODD HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 226 132 CapMallsAsia 205 cd -4 *****
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        • 114 9 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 2 11 1 0 0 0 2 11 1 Manufacturing 37 63 37 7 15 8 44 78 45 Commerce 20 25 20 5 10 1 25 35 21 Tpt/Stor/Comms 12 21 6 1 1
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        • 121 9 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 46,568 46,568 174,862 174,862 Manufacturing 307,224 238,484 545,708 170,799 25,895 196,694 Commerce 133,924 367,775 501,699 107,781 32,748 140,530 Tpt/Stor/Comms 118,506 13,727 132,233 188,219 5,221 193,441 Finance 106,201 208 106,409 244,224 65 244,289 Construction 73,619 34,108 107,727 13,831
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        • 23 9 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol SingHaiyi 3.8 386,457,000 WE Hldgs 11.4 250,990,000 1.4 166,484,000 21 86;87i;000 2.2 82,784,000 2.6 82,474,000
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        • 44 9 (US$) (S$) (US$) (S$) 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths ,0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** .0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) .0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates 1 mth 2 mths (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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        • 54 9 Mar 28 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Against US$ Bid Offer Euro S$/US$ to 100 units of foreign currency: 1.2952 1.2955 Hong Kong dollar 1.0433 1.2208 1.2214 0.9837 0.9833 Norwegian krone 1.5896 1.2799 1.2802 NZ dollar
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        • 213 9 Top Rises Mar 28 CENTS FalconEne W*****2 4.9 40.0 1.4 Allied Technologies 1 25.0 0.2 Ezion MBeCW*****1 6.3 10.5 0.6 DBS MB eCW*****9 ...........9.2 9.5 0.8 Wilmar MBeCW*****2 DBS MB eCW*****0 15.1 7.1 1.0 OCBC Bk MBeCW*****2 20.5 5.1 1.0 DBS BP eCW*****2A 14.9 4.9 0.7 S
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        • 30 9 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol COCO) CapMallA2.15%*****1 100.6 CapMallA3.8%b*****2 103.6 -0.2 20 City Dev NCCPS 127 -1 36 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -80 0 EuNetw cbl*****
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        • 375 9 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF Last Sale 111.7 95.8 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US109.2 1421 1246 CIMBASEAN40 100S$D 1393cd 1150 706 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US1145cd ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 118 925 673 DBXT
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  • 385 11 Obituaries "The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 1:14 TAI TOCK HIONG SERENE Age: 62 Was called home to be with the Lord on 28 March 2013. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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  • SPORT
    • 760 17 Bulls stop them 6 wins short of NBA record streak of 33 by Lakers in 1972 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHICAGO The Miami Heat’s bid for National Basketball Association history ended on Wednesday when their 27-game winning streak was stopped by the Chicago
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    • 689 17  -  COMMENTARY By CHIA HAN KEONG ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR hankeong@sph.com.sg THE record is safe. The 1972 Los Angeles Lakers were better. The 2013 Miami Heat came up short. No sooner had LeBron James and gang tripped up for the first time in
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    • 537 11 Bryant disputes foul claim as LA beat Wolves for 22 straight wins ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS Kobe Bryant has beaten the Minnesota Timberwolves 22 straight times, and he may have gotten away with one in his latest victory. Ricky Rubio insists Bryant fouled him on a three-pointer
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    • 333 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich treats the stretch run of the regular season like a series of final exams for his team. The Spurs passed their latest but just barely. Tim Duncan had 23 points, 14 rebounds and five
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    • 523 11 NEW YORK TIMES SOCHI (Russia) The biggest worry among organisers for next February’s Winter Olympics in Sochi is not whether the sites will be ready. The biggest worry is one that hosts Russia cannot control: the weather. And they have plenty to worry about.
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 55 12 XINHUA KUALA LUMPUR Singapore’s national badminton team have been drawn with Denmark and Japan in Group D for the Sudirman Cup mixed team tournament. Defending champions China have been grouped with India and former powerhouses Indonesia. The prestigious event will take place from May 16
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      • 61 12 SINGAPORE lost their second Group A match in the Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Cup to Malaysia by six wickets in Kirtipur, Nepal, yesterday. Singapore scored 171-6 in 20 overs, with Chaminda Ruwan contributing 47 and Anish Param 44 not out. Malaysia then hit 172-4 in 18
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      • 66 12 COURTS Young Lions lost their sixth successive S-League football game last night after going down 0-3 to Warriors FC, who move up to seventh spot on seven points. Balestier Khalsa stayed fourth after coming away from Pasir Gudang with a 0-0 draw against Harimau Muda
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    • 586 12 Houston Open offers him chance to test game before Masters AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS HUMBLE (Texas) Once the frost thawed, Rory McIlroy was back at work on Wednesday morning trying to find a swing he could trust and repeat. The Northern Irishman has not looked anything
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    • 368 12 REUTERS LONDON He might have the backing of Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone, but Sebastian Vettel still apologised in person to Red Bull staff for ignoring team orders in a controversial Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend. The team said the 25-year-old had also spoken after winning
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    • 477 13 A day after ousting Djokovic, German dispatches Simon to qualify for semis REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MIAMI A day after stunning tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, veteran Tommy Haas produced a strong encore in a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Frenchman Gilles Simon on Wednesday
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    • 397 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI Maria Sharapova kept her quest for a first Miami tennis title on track on Wednesday, with a hard-fought 7-5, 7-5 quarter-fi-nal triumph over Sara Errani. “With all the tournaments I have played, this one I have been so successful
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    • 650 14  -  They beat S’pore Sports School 3-2 in q-final round; RI coach disputes his first red card in 20 years By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg IT WAS not even a final, yet had been touted as a must-watch of the year’s school sports season. Still, the Schools
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    • 387 14 Today Basketball NBA: Phoenix v Sacramento (Live, StarHub Ch216,10am). ABL: Malaysia Dragons v Saigon Heat (Live, StarHub Ch208, 8pm). Football S-League: Home United v Tampines Rovers (Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm) Live, StarHub Ch201. French Ligue 1: PSG v Montpellier (Live, mio TV Ch111, tomorrow, 3.30am). Golf Indonesia
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      466 14 Basketball NBA Toronto 88 Atlanta 107, Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 92, Charlotte 114 Orlando 108, Cleveland 92 Boston 93, New York 108 Memphis 101, Chicago 101 Miami 97, New Orleans 91 LA Clippers 105, Houston 91 Indiana 100, Oklahoma 103 Washington 80, Minnesota 117 LA Lakers 120, San Antonio 100
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    • 601 15  -  Singapore outfit will top table if they beat Negeri Sembilan, Perak at home By SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg FRESH from a three-week break, the LionsXII now face two crucial home tests that will move them ahead of the pack in the Malaysian Super League.
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    • 298 15 LONDON It is no secret that Arsene Wenger wants the Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic at Arsenal next season and is prepared to spend a fortune to land the Montenegrin. But Jovetic’s team-mate, former Italy international Luca Toni, believes that the Gunners are
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    • 408 15 LONDON Chris Smalling is out for revenge at the Stadium of Light tomorrow. Sunderland fans had mocked Manchester United during their final English Premier League match last season, as they were pipped by bitter rivals Manchester City. United defender Smalling now wants to turn the
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    • 382 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS THE HAGUE Robin van Persie has been a revelation at Manchester United this season and now the Dutch international forward says he would like to finish his career with the club. The 29-year-old joined United from Arsenal at the beginning
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    • 776 16 Mancini concedes defeat but says team will try to play well, win games L Champions bow to Man Utd L Blues focused on FA Cup L But is it all mind games? REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has finally admitted
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    • 317 16 LONDON Roberto Mancini has dismissed speculation that he will be the next Monaco manager, while also refuting reports that his unsettled midfielder Yaya Toure will leave Manchester City. Italian newspaper Gazzetto dello Sport had suggested that Monaco have renewed their interest in the Italian,
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    • 595 16 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Joe Hart yesterday accused his England team-mates of complacency as the realisation grew among the players that they face a battle to qualify for next year’s World Cup finals. The Manchester City goalkeeper admitted that England had taken qualification for granted before
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    • 144 1 PART D FRIDAY, MARCH 29 2013 ArtScience Museum docent Gina Soh can conduct tours in sign language. More wildlife, history and art lovers are volunteering as docents to lead tours of museums, zoos and parks. KEZIA TOH reports. Secret watering holes Psst, is this a bar? D2&3 Hong Kong treats
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      2543 2 / 3  -  The number of volunteer guides at museums, parks and wildlife reserves here is rising Kezia Toh keziatoh@sph.com.sg If spending your weekends attending lectures, reading and conducting mock exhibition tours sounds like fun rather than work, you may want to sign up as a docent at museums, parks
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    • 1880 4 / 5  -  Don’t want to jostle with the crowds at bars? Head for these secret places which only those in the know patronise Walter Sim waltsim@sph.com.sg They are meant to be underground bars, secret watering holes with no signboards or distinctive facades and some requiring passwords, but hush-hush cocktail bars
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    • 589 6  -  GET CRAFTY Lisabel Ting lting@sph.com.sg When it comes to turning plain wine glasses into unique artworks with paint and a few baubles, Ms Neena Ali has a piece of apt advice. “Once you get into the flow of things, the ideas will come,” says the 41-year-old,
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    • 1051 7  -  Hong Kong’s Michelin-starred Tim Ho Wan will open a restaurant in Plaza Singapura Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Famed Michelin-starred dim sum restaurant Tim Ho Wan from Hong Kong will be opening its first overseas outpost at The Atrium@Orchard, Plaza Singapura’s new wing, in
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        436 8 THE BIGGEST LIE IN THE WORLD BY HANGING UP THE MOON The Biggest Lie In The World, the second album by Hanging Up The Moon, a music project by Sean Lam and friends, explores a different sound from their debut album. Brought together by the wonders of technology, this
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      • 230 8 INTIMATE MOMENTS: A SOLO EXHIBITION BY VICENTE ‘TITO’ DELGADO Through printmaking, Spanish artist printmaker and lecturer at Lasalle College of the Arts Vicente “Tito” Delgado pays tribute to the last 10 years he has lived in Singapore. Fifteen per cent of the proceeds from the sale of the artworks
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        546 8 PUBLIC HEALTH TALK: PROSTATE CANCER A panel of doctors will talk about the diagnosis and treatment of the cancer and answer questions or resolve misconceptions. Prostate cancer is the third most common cancer among men and the sixth leading cause of death for them. Where: Kebun Baru Community Club,
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      • 504 8 STRUT THE BOARD, LEARN THE ROPES Fancy being an actor? Learn about acting and theatre by performing in a show. Participants will join an audition and perform a show for an invited audience, as well as pick up acting techniques, vocal care and stage craft along the way. Where:
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        268 8 REMINISCENCE Under the baton of its resident conductor Lum Yan Sing, the NUS Chinese Orchestra celebrates 40 years of music-making by performing songs with themes of beauty, love and passion. Held in conjunction with the NUS Arts Festival. Where: Singapore Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall, Singapore Conference Hall, 7 Shenton
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        2130 9 NEW RESTAURANTS A FOR ARBITE Arbite, a Serangoon Garden eatery which offers hearty fare including homemade pastas and brunch offerings at weekends, has opened a second outlet. The new 64-seat Aliwal Street restaurant in Kampong Glam serves dishes such as beef onglet tataki marinated with shoyu and sesame oil
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        1868 10 CONCERTS DAUNTLESS SPIRIT 2013 Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra showcases its skills at its annual concert with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra. Held to celebrate the youth orchestra’s 10th anniversary with songs such as Celebration Overture by Zhao Ji Ping and the finale piece featuring a combined orchestra. Under the baton
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        202 11 LATE NITE MOVIE SCREENING: KATY PERRY: PART OF ME View this documentary chronicling American pop singer Katy Perry’s (left) life on and off-stage. It also features backstage scenes from her last world tour, California Dreams. Where: Ion Square, giant LED screen at Level 1, Ion Orchard, Orchard Turn MRT:
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      • 591 11 ULTIMATE COMEDY CHALLENGE BY COMEDY CENTRAL Aspiring comedians here can sign up for this one-on-one comedy tournament where they are given one minute to make any of four opponents a lawyer, taxi-driver, security guard and businesswoman laugh. There will be five rounds and the overall winner gets $1,000 cash.
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      • 167 11 FREE ADMISSION FOR KIDS Now till Sunday, children aged three to 12 can enjoy free admission to Jurong Bird Park when they are accompanied by a paying adult. Where: Jurong Bird Park, 2 Jurong Hill MRT: Boon Lay When: Till Sun, 8.30am 6pm Admission: Free for kids Info: To
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        436 11 SPRING STYLIST SEARCH (CALL FOR ENTRIES) 313@Somerset mall is looking for stylish shoppers to style a runway fashion show with a professional fashion stylist. The winning team from this Spring Stylist Search will have their creations worn by models during the Spring Fashion Runway Show on April 27 at
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        523 11  -  COMPILED BY MAGDALENE LUM, CHRIS TAN LION CITY CHARITY BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST Photographers Singaporeans, permanent residents and international photographers can vie for the top award of $2,000 in this Lion City Charity Black-And-White Photography Contest with the theme Singapore In Your Eyes. Organised by the Lions Club of
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          114 8  -  MELISSA KOK BOON CHAN RECOMMEND Melissa Kok Irish alternative rock trio The Script are back in Singapore to rock the crowd with their pop tunes with a bit of hip-hop thrown into the mix. Drummer Glen Power (left), frontman-keyboardist Danny O’Donoghue (centre) and guitarist Mark Sheehan have proven
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        • 95 8  - TIGER HUANG RICKY HSIAO 2013 TRUE VOICE SINGAPORE CONCERT Boon Chan Taiwan’s Tiger Huang and Ricky Hsiao (both right) are known for their emotive pipes and this gig promises to showcase that. One of Huang’s best known hits, Not That Simple, was composed by Hsiao and fans can expect to
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        • 77 8  -  MK Indulge in a triple treat of original Mandarin and Canto rock tunes tomorrow as local Chinese bands Tian Di Hui (above) and V’s, as well as special guest band CEO from Hong Kong, take the stage. Headbang to gritty guitar riffs, thundering drumbeats and progressive
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        • 129 8  -  MK Local audio-visual collective Syndicate kicks off the second year of its Subsessions music series with performances by experimental electronica musicians Kiat (above) and Vandetta (below). Expect a night of musical soundscapes filled with live beats, bass, bleeps and other experimental noise, accompanied by
          PHOTOS: ESPLANADE, MY PAPER FILE, SINGAPORE INDIAN FINE ARTS SOCIETY, TIAN DI HUI, SUBSTATION, KEVIN WESTENBURG, LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE  -  129 words
      • food picks
        • 392 9 FOOD EDITOR TAN HSUEH YUN RECOMMENDS Tardiness does not pay, especially when you want to get your hands on putu mayam (right) made on the spot at Heavens, a hawker stall in Bedok. When I turn up at lunch time on a Sunday, Mr Daniel
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        • 244 9 Steam rising high from bamboo boxes lined with fluffy bao and crystal skin dumplings is a signal that I’m drawing closer to AsterPau, located in the basement food hall of Junction 8 shopping mall. It is part of an island-wide chain selling good dim sum at
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        • 281 9 A satisfying bowl of pho can cure all ills, I firmly believe. Every time I feel the sniffles coming on or have a scratchy throat, I go have a bowl and am fine afterwards. So, feeling a little out of sorts and not so perky recently, I
          PHOTOS: TAN HSUEH YUN, JOSEPH NAIR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES, LES AMIS GROUP, BEN & JERRY'S  -  281 words
        • 175 9 Out of the blue one day, a friend who lives in Hougang sends me a text message, asking if I would like some tau sar piah from a good shop in his neighbourhood.I never say no to anything he proposes since he has excellent taste.
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        479 9  -  Ian Loy, 33, artistic director of performance arts centre MySuperFuture, will direct Hello Paige!, a children’s production at the Esplanade Recital Studio from May 1 to 9. Soh Gill ‘Ifirmly believe in healthy living on my weekends. On Saturdays, I start the day with my family with a
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        • 98 10 HUANG LIJIE RECOMMENDS Critically acclaimed Chinese cellist Wang Jian (left), who is known for his exquisite interpretation of melody and emotion, will play a sublime masterpiece, Schumann’s Cello Concerto In A Minor, under Austrian conductor Gunter Neuhold. The orchestra will also play Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3 In
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        • 72 10 SYC ENSEMBLE SINGERS: BLACK WHITE Be moved by the voices of the adult contemporary music ensemble SYC Ensemble Singers as it presents a programme of musical, geological, emotional and philosophical juxtapositions. Works featured include those by Finnish composers Einojuhani Rautavaara and Mikko Heinio, and Latvian Peteris Vasks. The ensemble is
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        • 143 10 Catch the latest instalment of the Singapore Art Museum’s permanent exhibition of its collection before it ends. The show, which features 24 works by 17 artists from South-east Asia, adopts a country-specific look at how contemporary art engages social, cultural and political issues. The
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          127 10 This murder-mystery play set in a French country mansion in the 1950s should have audiences on the edges of their seats. Any of the eight women in the female-dominated household could have killed the patriarch. Francois Ozon made this into a 2002 movie starring Catherine Deneuve. Here, director
          PHOTOS: XU BIN, SING THEATRE, SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM, DREAM ACADEMY PLAYHOUSE, SYC ENSEMBLE SINGERS  -  127 words
      • 566 10  - AN HOUR THE MUSEUM IN THIS WEEKLY COLUMN, WE VISIT MUSEUMS AND ART SPACES AND HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE IF YOU HAVE ONLY AN HOUR TO SPARE Deepika Shetty Selected works from the final of the regional Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2012-13 are on display at the Louis Vuitton
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      • film picks
        • 131 11  -  JL 110 minutes What starts out as a satire of over-medicated America becomes a Hitchcock-style suspense thriller in the second half. In this work by acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh, Emily (Rooney Mara, above) and Martin (Channing Tatum) are a young married couple who have the perfect high-maintenance
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          140 11  -  JOHN LUI AND BOON CHAN RECOMMEND Boon Chan 125 minutes Compared to Twilight, this novel-to-movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s book of the same title feels more low-key and contemplative. The central idea here is of two personalities forced to share one body. A parasitic alien race has
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        • 124 11  -  John Lui 165 minutes There is a lot that can be said about this update of the spaghetti western violent and exploitative might be a good starting point but the word at the top of the list should be Tarantino-esque. All of writer-director Quentin Tarantino’s tics are
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        • 143 11  -  JL Fiction features and documentaries from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Australia and other countries make up the festival, now in its third year. This year, there will be 20 screenings, 10 post-screening discussions and Vietnamese experimental short films. Screening tomorrow is Golden Slumbers
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      • 133 12 ‘I said, “You’ve won an Oscar.” He said, “It doesn’t make any difference.” He’s just standing there, covered in dust, you know, surrounded by these Muppets’ Comedian Ricky Gervais (left) on making the new movie The Muppets... Again with actor Christoph Waltz (right) ‘I’ve lost perspective
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      • 679 12  -  Hanging Up The Moon’s second album features luminaries of Singapore’s indie-rock scene Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg As far as local indie collaborations go, Hanging Up The Moon’s second album is probably as star-studded as it can get. The one-man band is the solo project of
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        219 12 It’s the Spring/Summer season once again. And when the temperature rises, so do hemlines. What better way to stay cool and stylish than by wearing a dress? This season, designer labels have sent out frocks in every style imaginable, from 1960s-inspired mini-dresses at Louis Vuitton and boho-style midi-dresses
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      • 1008 17  -  The Spanish chef tells Life! an ‘experiential space’ will be housed where his now-defunct El Bulli restaurant is Tan Hsueh Yun Food Editor hsueh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/tanhsuehyun People who missed out on dining at El Bulli, the famous, now-defunct Spanish restaurant headed by chef Ferran Adria,
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      • 564 18  -  Han Yew Kwang takes home the $16,000 award and will develop his script of a postman who practises martial arts Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg A Singaporean film-maker has won a Hong Kong film industry prize for his story idea about a postman skilled in
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      • 482 18  -  Chang Tou Liang Review Concert LUTOSLAWSKI QUARTET Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concert Hall/Wednesday This has been an exceptional year for chamber music. It got even better at the 6th Singapore Chamber Festival with a very challenging but rewarding recital by Poland’s Lutoslawski Quartet. Seldom has
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        554 19  -  G.I. Joe: Retaliation is a standard issue action movie let down by bland gongfu tropes John Lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Review Action G.I. JOE: RETALIATION (PG13) 110 minutes/Now showing/ The story: The sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra (2009) continues the plot. Zartan (Arnold Vosloo), now disguised
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      • 553 20 Hairstylist Chris McMillan is the man behind the trendy short crop of Miley Cyrus and Charlize Theron New York Times New York While the Chop, a pretty safe, layered bob plus some bang action, is making its rounds across beauty salons, another more daring look on the
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      • 484 21 Peng Liyuan’s elegant dressing on her husband’s state visits has sparked a fashion frenzy Agence France-Presse Associated Press Beijing The independent Chinese label that designed attire for the country’s new first lady Peng Liyuan has turned down the chance to make a fortune from
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    • S SPECIAL MARCH HOME FURNITURE FAIR 2013
      • 1130 13  -  The March Home Furniture, Reno Décor Expo 2013 is a unique fair with great bargains and special promotions by cheryl tay HOME-OWNERS can look forward to the latest furniture, furnishing and interior design ideas at the inaugural March Home Furniture, Reno Décor Expo 2013 exhibition. Whether you want
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      • 581 16  -  Yeefinds out how to give your bedroom a luxe hotel look Teo Kuan Yee IF you want to recreate the luxurious look and feel of a five-star hotel room, you can, with some expert help. Before you begin the makeover, consider how you want your
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    • LIFE! Buzz
      • 379 22 Los Angeles Justin Bieber has addressed talk about his recent peculiar behaviour, explaining why he went out topless and wore a gas mask in public. And he insisted he was not heading for a meltdown as has been speculated. “I’m young and I
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      • 304 22 Reuters London The Rolling Stones will play Britain’s Glastonbury music festival for the first time, organisers announced on Wednesday, joining Arctic Monkeys and folk band Mumford Sons as headliners at the three-day June event. The appearance by the British rock group follows weeks of rumours
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      • Buzzing
        • 58 22 The Leslie Cheung memorial concert featuring the likes of Jacky Cheung will air in Singapore on Sunday, the same night it is held at the Hong Kong Coliseum. The telecast will begin on TVBJ (StarHub TV Channel 838) at 10pm. The concert marks
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        • 41 22 British band and Mercury Prize winner The xx will perform their debut headline show in Singapore at The Star Theatre on Aug 2. Tickets from $68 to $148 go on sale on April 17 from Sistic.
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        • 50 22 Actress Ada Choi, 39, welcomed her second daughter on Monday, her actor husband Max Zhang, 38, announced. Among the first of their friends to visit their newborn in hospital was actress Zhang Ziyi, who co-starred with Max Zhang in The Grandmasters, said Hong Kong newspapers.
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        • 52 22 Film-makers Andy and Lana Wachowski, 45 and 47 respectively, will distribute their first TV series via Netflix next year. The Internet video streaming service said Sense8, a 10-episode series described as a tale of minds linked and souls hunted, will debut on Netflix late
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        • 46 22 Actress Ashley Judd, 44, announced that she would not run for United States Senate in Kentucky against Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, 71. The former Kentucky resident had hinted last week that she was nearing a decision about the race.
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    • 28 1 YOUR GUIDE TO LOOKING GOOD 050/02/2013 (P) MCI FRIDAY MARCH 29 2013 NEW MALLS, FRESH LABELS AND SHOPPING DEALS GALORE. GET SET FOR MORE ATTRACTIONS IN ORCHARD ROAD
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    • 63 3 s: SS V A I& nOAD A sS»P t Presenting Sponsor tmi Official Make-Up _/HLrEIDO professional] Official Fashion Paper THE STRAITS TIMES URBAN Participating Malls: 313@somerset Forum The Shopping Mall ION Orchard Mandarin Gallery Orchard Central Paragon Takashimaya Shopping Centre/Ngee Ann City TANGS Orchard The Centrepoint Wisma Atria www.facebook.con /fashionstepsout
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      682 4 / 5  -  From cheery colours to trendy prints, The Centrepoint has everything you and your family need to stay stylish for spring!summer 2013. Tee Hun Ching URBAN EDITOR Rohaizatul Azhar URBAN WRITER MANGO $39 Stash this versatile tribal-inspired design in your bag to jazz up any outfit in an instant.
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    • 647 6  -  The annual Fashion Steps Out kicked off yesterday with a private party at Paragon and will end on May 1 2. Now in its fourth year, the six-week fiesta, packed with shopping deals and style events, aims to make fashion accessible and draw visitors to Orchard
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      872 8  -  Design students create original prints which are displayed on tree trunks in Orchard Road. LESLIE KAY LIM reports LESLIE KAY LIM llim@sph.com.sg Even the trees are getting dressed up for this year’s Fashion Steps Out (FSO) event. More than 40 trees lining Orchard Road, from Forum The Shopping
      PHOTOS: CAROLINE CHIA, ORBA & RAFFLES DESIGN INSTITUTE  -  872 words
    • 1124 10  -  Since Fashion Steps Out started in 2010, it has created more buzz in Orchard Road. GLADYS CHUNG reports GLADYS CHUNG gladysc@sph.com.sg Last year, the Orchard Road Business Association (Orba) literally stopped traffic with its Fashion Steps Out (FSO) fashion show. A 600m stretch of Orchard Road, from Tangs
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      1374 12 / 13 JAN AND FEB N American streetwear brand Stussy (photo 1) opened its first stand-alone store here at 04-30, 313@somerset in January. This is where you can find exclusive pieces from the brand’s limited-edition collections, such as the Stussy X Nike T-shirts. N Multi-label boutique chain Limited Edt’s latest
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    • 900 14  -  Singapore’s pioneering graffiti artist Mazlan Ahmad tells PAIGE LIM his journey of designing the 500 chairs to be displayed at this year’s Fashion Steps Out catwalk finale PAIGE LIM paigelim@sph.com.sg The models traipsing down Singapore’s premier shopping street will not be the only star attraction at
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    • 28 14 WATCH THE VIDEO www.straitstimes.com Mazlan Ahmad talks graffiti with BRYAN DE SILVA Download a QR code reader app on your smartphone and scan this code for more information.
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    • 534 2  -  TEE HUN CHING Editor hunching@sph. com. sg In a fit of mad desperation, I once shaved off my eyebrows during my teens. I have always been cursed with sparse brows of no discernible shape or arch just two pathetic, patchy tufts and I thought
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        98 2 For the second time, Mrs Michelle Obama graces the cover of US Vogue. Here’s what some of you thought of the centrespread featuring the First Lady wearing Michael Kors in the April issue: Hai Ning Ng: “Looking every part the trend-setting First Lady we know and love.” Ct
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        28 2 FASHION’S NIGHT OUT We were at the opening party of Samsung Fashion Steps Out Orchard last night to bring you the highlights of the event.
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      • 255 4  -  ROHAIZATUL AZHAR While it was announced last week that pop star Beyonce (above) will be H&M’s new face for its summer 2013 collection, Vanessa Paradis (right) is fronting a new line called Conscious Exclusive, which launches next Friday. The 40-year-old French actress-singer models a series of outfits
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      • 101 4 Get vintage-style homeware pieces from online store Centerpiece Creation and support emerging artists. Founded last month by former business development manager Cindy Ong, the online portal collaborates with Asian artists, such as Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Chau Giang and Singaporean Justin Lee, to create special items for the
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        87 4 Need a sturdy carryall that is also easy on the eye? Till April 25, spend at least $350 in one receipt at any of the three Kids 21 stores 02-23 Forum The Shopping Mall, 05-46 Paragon and B1-52 The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands and get a
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      • 63 4 For a staple white shirt with a twist, this design with a giant bow sash is a winner. The show-stopping look is from the new eight-piece White Shirt collection by VenezuelanAmerican designer Carolina Herrera. The 79-year-old opened her first South-east Asian stand-alone CH Carolina Herrera boutique in
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        164 4 To usher in spring/summer 201 3, here are two reasons to go shopping. N New Look Till Tuesday, the British high-street label is trimming prices by up to 50 per cent in its mid-season sale. Items on offer include pieces from the current spring/sum mer 2013 collection, such
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      • 135 4 Can’t distinguish between your button-downs from pennies? Then let one of Ben Sherman’s shirt experts, called Shirteliers, help you. The British high-street menswear label has unveiled a special counter at its store at 03-48 Paragon dedicated to shirts. Called The Shirt Bar, its experts will help you
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      662 6  -  ROHAIZATUL AZHAR GLADYS CHUNG I work in an air-conditioned office. How can I keep my lips moisturised all day long? Lip balms work only for a few hours. After that, my lips turn dry and start flaking. Dead skin curbs the effective absorption of moisturisers and balms. So,
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      131 6 KALEY CUOCO, 27 HOT Wearing Monique Lhuillier at the 22nd Annual Hall of Fame Induction Gala in Beverly Hills on March 11 While a sleek updo and more colour on her lips would have suited the occasion better, the Big Bang Theory actress still manages to impress in
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      • 226 7  -  GLADYS CHUNG Khroma Beauty, the make-up brand by the Kardashian sisters, has hit a legal snag. Due to the name’s similarity to a Florida-based beauty line called Kroma Makeup, a district court in California issued a preliminary injunction on March 13 to block the sale of Khroma Beauty
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      • 137 7 To mark the launch of its latest star product, the Blue Therapy Serum ($99 for 30ml), Biotherm is giving the anti-ageing potion to 10 Urban readers. It is made up of three kinds of plankton and algae from some of the purest water bodies in the world
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      • 155 7 Home-grown etiquette school Carrie Academy, an offshoot of Carrie Models, will conduct another round of make-up courses for Urban readers. Be among the first 50 to sign up at info@carrieacademy.com for the three-day sessions. In January, it announced that beauty product distributor Tai Wah Distributors will sponsor
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        572 7  -  GLADYS CHUNG If you have single eyelids, you might find it painstaking work to create dramatic make-up looks. One common problem: You spend much time perfecting the application of eyeliner and eyeshadow close to your lashline, only to realise that you cannot see most of the make-up
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    • 480 8 1 Back band riding up If the back band of your bra rides up your back, this could be because it is too loose. This could also occur when the bra cups are too small or the straps too tight, forcing
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    • 754 8  -  Women may have been wearing bras for a century but many are still not picking the size that is right for them. PAIGE LIM reports PAIGE LIM paigelim@sph.com.sg The bra marks its 100th anniversary this month. New York socialite Mary Phelps Jacob is credited with
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    • 537 9  -  A new perfume, which blends a bit of each scent created last year, makes its debut. ERIC WILSON gets a whiff ERIC WILSON THE NEW YORK TIMES Try this,” said the perfume salesman behind the beauty counter at Colette, with a flick of a spritz on
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    • 985 10  -  The pointed-toe shoe is making a comeback both on and off the runway, says LISA A. FLAM LISA A. FLAM ASSOCIATED PRESS I f you are looking to take a fashionable step into spring, let your shoes lead the way. Sleek, sophisticated and ladylike, the pointed-toe
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    • 485 11  -  From structured A-line frocks to ethereal floor-length gowns, the dress has a starring role in the spring/summer 201 3 collections ROHAIZATUL AZHAR rohai@sph.com.sg It is a wardrobe staple for every woman. Whether conservative for the office or flirty for a night out, the right dress can make
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    • 526 12 / 13 WHY WE LOVE IT While florals for spring may not be a ground-breaking idea, this season’s trend is pushing the boundaries with dark bouquets that are not necessarily pretty. Black dandelions make a bold statement on pastel-coloured maxi dresses and ruffled frocks at Valentino, while
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      530 14 / 15 WHY WE LOVE IT This season is all about showing off your legs with 1960s looks that are sexy, colourful and youthful. Marc Jacobs led the mod squad with his 45-piece Edie Sedgewick-inspired collection. His new take on the classic mini-dress featured leopard prints and striped T-shirts worn
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      315 16 BLACK WHITE WHY WE LOVE IT Minimalist prints pack maximum punch there are no shades of grey when it comes to this colour combination. Clean and simple, black-and-white makes for a strong, sophisticated contrast to the season’s attention-grabbing bold hues. Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors showed sleek checked and striped
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    • 290 18 / 19  -  ROHAIZATUL AZHAR and PAIGE LIM round up the fab bags, shoes and accessories you need to have this season ROHAIZATUL AZHAR, PAIGE LIM FLORAL Floral clutch (left) $600, from Aigner Vintage-inspired necklace (above) $13.90, from www. modcloth. com Satin clutch by Coast (right) $129, from Robinsons The
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      808 20 / 21  -  Models and celebrities are looking to dark and bushy yet immaculate brows as a style statement. GLADYS CHUNG eyes the trend GLADYS CHUNG gladysc@sph.com. sg This season’s beauty looks raised more than a few eyebrows on the spring 2013 runways. At Thakoon, brows were given an architectural and
      PHOTOS: BENEFIT, EMPRO, ETUDE HOUSE, LANEIGE, LAURA MERCIER, LUNASOL, MAKE UP FOR EVER, REUTERS, SASA, TALIKA  -  808 words
    • 820 20 / 21 1 Always seek the help of a professional if you are shaping your brows for the first time. Once you have them shaped perfectly, you can maintain them easily on your own at home with tweezers. Try these brow-shaping services: I Benefit Brow Bar,
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    • 404 20 / 21 1) Empro Triangular Brow Pencil (above) $45, from Sasa stores The smooth crayon comes with a flat side for drawing on the thicker parts of the brows, and a tapered side for filling in the thinner areas, such as the ends. 2) Benefit High Brow Glow (right)
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    • 850 22  -  Camouflage has surfaced as the chosen pattern on the runways. Heading the pack is Dries Van Noten, says WILLIAM VAN METER THE NEW YORK TIMES No one saw it coming. The men’s fashion collection that Dries Van Noten showed for spring was a cavalcade of camouflage.
      THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, CHRISTOPHER KANE  -  850 words
    • 923 23  -  Designer Thom Browne, known for his tailored suits, never set out to be famous, preferring to do things his way. SAMANTHA CRITCHELL reports SAMANTHA CRITCHELL ASSOCIATED PRESS Don’t overthink Thom Browne. Yes, he dressed Michelle Obama on Inauguration Day in an outfit made of fabrics usually
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      • 925 24  -  LESLIE KAY LIM When her first monologue, performed at children’s theatre company Act 3’s graduate showcase when she was seven, was met with applause, Elizabeth Lazan recalls thinking: “It is so fun to pretend to be someone else.” Since then, she has been hooked on acting. Now, the
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