The Straits Times, 21 July 2013

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    23 1 the sunday times A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 90 cents JULY 21, 2013 I 114 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS I MCI (P) 049/02/2013
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    Lock icon SAF to recruit more women
    537 1  -  Military aims for 3,000 women as number of male enlistees is expected to shrink Jermyn Chow Defence Correspondent jermync@sph.com.sg The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is looking for more women to join as career soldiers as the pool of qualified male enlistees shrinks. For a start,
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    Lock icon Blast rattles Beijing airport
    66 1 A handicapped Chinese man set off a home-made bomb at Beijing’s international airport yesterday evening, hurting himself but no one else. The incident happened outside the arrivals exit of Terminal 3. Local media said the 34-year-old man from eastern Shandong province had sought to express his
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    Lock icon 42,663 babies
    72 1 babieslast year, but only half had parents who were both Singaporeans. So who had the rest? Singaporean dad, Singaporean mum: Teachers Mohamed Shahrom Taha, 34, and Yvonne Neo, 30, and their son Mohamed Mikail, seven months. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN Singaporean dad, foreign mum: Property agent Dennis Ng,
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      Lock icon SHRINKING SINGAPOREAN CORE?
      53 2 / 3 Fewer babies born to parents who are both Singaporeans, while near doubling in those born to foreign couples living here NOTE: *Excluding Asia, Australia, America and Britain, and including countries such as those in Europe, South America and Africa Source: REPORT ON REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
      Source: REPORT ON REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS GRAPHICS: LIM YONG  -  53 words
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      Lock icon More choose to have their babies here
      616 2 / 3  -  FOREIGN MUM, FOREIGN DAD Jane Ng Rajat and Aarti Nagpal arrived in Singapore from India in 2011 and had their second child here last year. Mr Nagpal, 34, a regional director at Expedia, said Singapore’s medical facilities and cleanliness were among the factors
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      Lock icon Fewer kids with both parents from S’pore
      691 2 / 3  -  A rising number of babies are being born to Singaporeans with foreign spouses. Theresa Tan and Jane Ng examine the implications of this demographic shift. Theresa Tan, Jane Ng theresat@sph.com.sg janeng@sph.com.sg facebook.com/ST.Janeng There were 42,663 babies born in Singapore last year, but only
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      Lock icon Marriages with men from China on the rise
      388 2 / 3  -  SINGAPOREAN MUM, FOREIGN DAD Jane Ng Singaporean Cara Ng, 43, never thought she would marry a man from China, not least because of her poor command of Chinese. But Cupid struck after her mother introduced her to Mr Zhang Lei, who was
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      Lock icon Wives may face visa problems
      547 2 / 3  -  SINGAPOREAN DAD, FOREIGN MUM Theresa Tan Singaporean property agent Dennis Ng’s first marriage to a Singaporean ended after three years and no children. Now 40, he says he is enjoying marital bliss with his 24-year-old Vietnamese wife Nguyen Thi Dieu Hien, whom he met when
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      Lock icon Trail of destruction from JB quarry blast
      391 4 The Star Asia News Network Johor Baru It took less than five minutes and when it was over, the industrial area of Seri Alam in Johor Baru looked like a war zone, with 20 cars crushed by flying boulders and a Nepalese worker
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      Lock icon Asylum seekers riot at Aussie facility
      401 4 Buildings razed on Pacific island of Nauru in violent reaction to new immigration rules AFP Sydney Buildings were razed as hundreds of asylum seekers escaped detention during riots at an Australian refugee facility on Nauru, witnesses said, following the launch of a hardline immigration
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      Lock icon Catholic Church hails George Yeo’s Vatican role
      411 6  -  Janice Tai The Catholic Church in Singapore has hailed the appointment of former foreign minister George Yeo to a special Vatican commission set up by Pope Francis I. Archbishop William Goh said the Church will give him all the support it can as
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      Lock icon Men treat us like one of them, say SAF women
      438 6  -  Female SAF regulars say they have not encountered any discrimination Jermyn Chow Defence Correspondent jermync@sph.com.sg Women combatants in the Singapore Armed Forces say the male-dominated workplace is a conducive environment for doing well and progressing in their careers. About a
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      Lock icon Yearning for the front line
      318 6  -  SAF’s Nightingale Jermyn Chow Dissatisfied with her humdrum stint in a paediatric ward, nurse Kong Hui Yun decided to switch to a military career and a more fast-paced emergency department. She was drawn to the prospect of treating casualties on the front line, after chancing
      PHOTO: COURTESY OF KONG HUI YUN; ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM  -  318 words
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      Lock icon Pioneer scholarship holder also proud mum
      412 6  -  high-flier Jermyn Chow The most senior female officer in the Singapore Armed Forces is Colonel Gan Siow Huang, who was among the first four women to receive the SAF merit scholarship in 1993. After graduating from the London School of Economics, she rose through
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      Lock icon A naval diver, tough as the guys
      346 6  -  trailblazer Jermyn Chow Naval diver Esther Tan almost did not make history as the crack unit’s first-ever female in 2001. She finished among the top of her naval officer cadet batch and aced her physical and medical tests, but she was not picked
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    • going cashless
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        Lock icon Contactless payment: More riding the wave
        650 8 / 9  -  More such cards being issued, merchants offering service but many are still resistant [IN SINGAPORE] Jessica Lim Consumer Correspondent limjess@sph.com.sg Paying with a wave of a card over a reader is becoming more common here, with more cards rolled out and more merchants on
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        Lock icon Credit cards popular, but age-old habits die hard
        976 8 / 9  -  IN THE REST OF ASIA Kwan Weng Kin Japan Correspondent In Tokyo Additional reporting by Grace Ng in Beijing, Lee Seok Hwai in Taipei, and Pearl Liu in Hong Kong Office workers in Japan are loaded, literally, after pay day, their wallets
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        Lock icon Not fully cashless, but getting there
        491 8 / 9  -  IN AUSTRALIA Jonathan Pearlman For The Sunday Times In Sydney Australia has not gone entirely “cashless”, but it is heading that way in a hurry. This trend is borne out by the fewer and also smaller cash withdrawals at ATMs in the past five
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        Lock icon HIGH-TECH CARDS NO MATCH FOR COLD HARD CASH
        1026 8 / 9  -  Jessica Lim I have no credit cards and I like the feel of cash. You can instantly see how much you’ve spent and how much you have left while few retailers turn their noses up at loose change. But here I was,
        PHOTOS: ASHLEIGH SIM, DIOS VINCOY JR FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES  -  1,026 words
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      Lock icon Don’t dictate sick leave, employers told
      365 10 / 11  -  MOM reminds them not to request less leave than is needed for injured workers Radha Basu Senior Correspondent radhab@sph.com.sg The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has told employers not to influence doctors to give injured workers less sick leave than they need. The e-mail reminder
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      Lock icon $1,000 fee for 120-word medical report
      646 10 / 11  -  Radha Basu At least three foreign workers who wanted copies of their medical records were charged between $850 and $1,000 by an orthopaedic surgeon in private practice, two help groups and a law firm told The Sunday Times. That is more than five times
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      Lock icon 3-month search for kin of man who died abroad
      1129 10 / 11  -  Joyce Lim Eight years ago, the daughter of Mr Wong Hong Kong tried to have him declared dead so she could use his Central Provident Fund savings for her studies in the United States. She told the High Court that her
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      Lock icon Found: Two stolen boats
      428 10 / 11  -  K.C. Vijayan Charissa Yong A barge and tugboat have been recovered after they were stolen from an Indonesian shipyard owned by a Singapore-linked company. A lawyer for BH Marine and Offshore Engineering said the vessels were with Batam Marine Police at a pier in Sekupang yesterday.
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      Lock icon DEBATE ON RACIAL PROFILING, SELF-DEFENCE LAW
      273 12 AP A Florida jury last week acquitted Mr George Zimmerman of all charges in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed, in February last year. The verdict was cheered by those who agreed that Mr Zimmerman was acting in self-defence, while others
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      Lock icon Trayvon could have been me, says Obama
      633 12 He calls on Americans to do soul searching after acquittal of man who shot black teen AP Washington Post New York Times Reuters Washington President Barack Obama has called on Americans to do some soul searching over the death of black teenager Trayvon
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      Lock icon Miss World S’pore struggles to look good
      771 16  -  Beauty pageant hit again by controversies and scandals ahead of july 28 finale Feng Zengkun zengkun@sph.com.sg The last thing Miss World Singapore’s organiser Edmund Ooi wants is for history to repeat itself. Two years ago, his elder brother Raymund was tasked with cleaning
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      Lock icon ‘Important lessons’ from prison incident
      445 18  -  How an organisation deals with mistakes is a reflection of its integrity, says Iswaran Debbie Lee ldebbie@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Additional reporting by Jalelah Abu Baker The community can, and must, draw important lessons from the incident of an inmate who died in jail after
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      Lock icon Bearding the (Mer)lion in its den
      90 18 More than a hundred adventure seekers aged between 15 and 57 abseiled down the Merlion yesterday morning, during the inaugural Outward Bound Singapore (OBS)-The Merlion Charity Abseil. Life Community Services Society (LCSS) CEO James Wong (right, in black), 57, and OBS director Nicholas Conceicao
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      Lock icon NDP song cheesy? That’s one view
      385 19  -  A whole spectrum of responses is to be expected with each new song, says Ng Eng Hen Stacey Chia staceyc@sph.com. sg This year’s National Day Parade (NDP) theme song, One Singapore, may seem to have hit all the wrong notes, but Defence Minister Ng
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      Lock icon Neighbourhood primary schools ‘well-received’
      326 19  -  Amelia Teng Primary schools in the neighbourhoods have been “well-received” in the latest Primary 1 registration exercise, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said yesterday. His comments come as places at popular primary schools are taken up more quickly this year than ever before. At an event
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      Lock icon A heartfelt tribute by medical students
      525 20  -  They hope to raise funds for NUS bursary in late student’s name with collection of docs’ tales Amelia Teng ateng@sph.com. sg Giving up medicine for politics was not an easy decision for Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. However, the authors of a new collection of short
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      Lock icon Get fitness products, free health checks at fair
      182 20  -  Amelia Teng Fitness equipment, skin-care products and vitamin supplements are among the products being promoted at the annual Health You exhibition which started yesterday. This year’s weekend event boasts 71 booths its largest number yet. Presenting sponsor AIA Singapore is demonstrating its
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      Lock icon Hub for health care is world’s biggest
      470 21  -  Research facility in Outram houses laboratories, mock wards, conference facilities and offices Janice Tai jantai@sph.com. sg The world’s largest health-care training facility housing laboratories and conference facilities under one roof opened officially in Singapore yesterday. Academia, a 13-storey, $360 million building with a
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      Lock icon Grand plans for KL’s grande dame of restaurants
      764 22 / 23  -  Malaysia’s oldest colonial-themed eatery expands, possibly to S’pore Teo Cheng Wee Regional Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur chengwee@sph.com. sg It was 1985 and waiter Mohan Narayanan was wrapping up his lunch shift at the Coliseum Cafe. In strode an elderly gentleman, neatly dressed
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      Lock icon 3-year-old left in car by ‘forgetful’ mum dies
      316 22 / 23 Subang Jaya A three-year-old girl in Selangor died from heatstroke in her mother’s car when the woman, in her rush to work, forgot about the child who had dozed off in the back seat. Nawal Iris Samsudin was found dead by her
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      Lock icon Malaysia forbids shisha smoking for Muslims
      319 22 / 23 Kuala Lumpur A nationwide edict declaring the sale and smoking of shisha as haram, or forbidden, for Muslims has been issued in Malaysia, following a similar order issued last month in the state of Perlis. Shisha smoking, or waterpipe smoking, a popular social activity
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      Lock icon Chinese officials grilled on TV
      522 24  -  Residents get a chance to expose errant officials on popular show Ho Ai Li China Correspondent In Beijing hoaili@sph.com.sg They call the shots in their various government departments, overseeing matters from water to traffic. But earlier this month, some officials of Wuhan city in central
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      Lock icon School lunch deaths: Oil highly toxic
      265 24 AFP Reuters Patna (India) Oil used to cook a school lunch that led to the deaths of 23 pupils in eastern India contained powerful insecticide that was five times the strength commercially available, a forensic report said yesterday. The children died last Tuesday after
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      Lock icon Blast at Beijing airport
      300 25  -  Grace Ng China Correspondent In Beijing graceng@sph.com.sg A handicapped Chinese man set off a homemade bomb at Beijing’s Capital International Airport, but no one was hurt in the explosion except himself, according to state media. The strong blast occurred at 6.24pm yesterday, blanketing with smoke an
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      Lock icon American inmate in N. Korea seeks help
      417 25 Missionary’s family receives letters saying he is in poor health New York Times Seoul The family of Mr Kenneth Bae, an American sentenced to 15 years of hard labour in North Korea, received letters from him in the mail for the first time
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      Lock icon Ma re-elected party chief
      226 25 AFP Xinhua Taipei Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou was overwhelmingly re-elected chairman of the ruling party yesterday, amid corruption scandals involving top officials and public anger at his government. Mr Ma, the sole candidate in the election, took around 200,000 votes over 90 per cent of the
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      Lock icon Asiana crash victim was run over by fire truck
      554 26 16-year-old was lying buried under firefighting foam after surviving crash AP San Mateo (California) A teenager survived the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco only to be struck and killed by a fire vehicle rushing to fight a blaze that broke
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      Lock icon Dubai imprisons Norwegian woman who reported rape
      528 26 AP Dubai A Norwegian woman who ended up with a 16-month jail sentence after reporting her alleged rape in United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now speaking out, she says, to warn others about the risk of misunderstanding the country’s Islam-ic-influenced legal code. Ms
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      Lock icon Israel to release some Palestinian prisoners
      472 27 Both sides agree on groundwork to restart frozen peace talks AFP Reuters Jerusalem Israel has announced that it will release some Palestinian prisoners as a “gesture”, after the two sides agreed to lay the groundwork to resume peace negotiations frozen for three years. Some
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon Six get life in gang-rape case
        85 27 AFP New Delhi Six men accused in the gang-rape and robbery of a 39-year-old Swiss woman tourist have been sentenced to life terms by a court in central India, according to the media. They were detained soon after the attack in March in a
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        Lock icon Clash over Muslim face veil ban
        79 27 AP Trappes (France) About 250 people hurling projectiles clashed with police firing tear gas west of Paris. Five people were injured and six detained in last Friday night’s violence, the authorities said yesterday. The violence erupted after a group gathered to protest against the
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        Lock icon Vendor’s death: Six detained
        83 27 Reuters Shanghai Chinese police have detained six security officials involved in a spat that led to the death of a watermelon vendor and sparked online fury over perceived abuses of power by city patrols. The rapid action by the authorities could help defuse growing public anger
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      Lock icon Fun way to take care of skin
      92 27 Tourists who no doubt came armed with an extra set of clothes –got their hands and more dirty as they gamely revelled in the mud, covering themselves from head to toe with wet earth, during the 16th Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon swimming
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      497 29 They were allegedly lured with drinks so captor could cash welfare cheques AFP AP Houston Four elderly men were found living in “deplorable conditions” in a Houston, Texas, garage and they told police they were lured into imprisonment by promises of alcohol and
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      582 30  -  Analysts say it signals govt’s resolve to push reforms, but is low on immediate impact Grace Ng China Correspondent In Beijing graceng@sph.com. sg Highly symbolic but low on immediate impact. This is what many analysts made of China’s move last Friday to remove a
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      274 30 AFP Kuala Lumpur Malaysian police have detained 14 people protesting against ongoing negotiations for a huge transpacific free trade deal, an activist said. Delegations from Asia-Pacific countries, Latin America and the United States have been meeting in the capital of eastern
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      529 31 Its move puts into question a key profit centre for Wall Street’s top players Reuters New York The United States Federal Reserve is “reviewing” a landmark 2003 decision that first allowed regulated banks to trade in physical commodity markets, a move that may send new
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      322 31 Washington Post Washington The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged hedge fund tycoon Steven Cohen with ignoring red flags that two of his employees engaged in insider trading, a case that could all but end the career of the hedge fund industry’s godfather.
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        77 31 New York Times New York A federal judge has approved a US$1.6 billion (S$2 billion) settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Toyota to compensate vehicle owners who suffered financial losses after widespread reports of sudden, unintended acceleration in 2009 and 2010. The deal represents
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        81 31 Reuters London The Chinese authorities have arrested a British contractor as part of an inquiry linked to allegations of bribery and corruption at drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline, Britain’s Foreign Office said. Earlier last week, Chinese police accused GlaxoSmithKline of bribing officials and doctors to boost sales
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      Lock icon Ways to deal with rising interest rates
      1306 33  -  Experts give advice on how investors and home loan borrowers can minimise risks Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg The spectre of rising interest rates is spooking global markets. Bond yields have spiked and stock prices have fallen in anticipation of rates going up after the
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      407 34  -  Rachael Boon The idea of rewarding insurance policyholders with lower premiums if they are healthy is catching on with insurers here. AIA Singapore launched AIA Vitality last week, a “wellness programme”. It provides customers with tools to help them develop a healthier lifestyle. The
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        1151 36  -  Business failure taught him to value money and appreciate people around him Rachel Scully rjscully@sph.com.sg In 2005, Mr Felix Liau and his wife were facing debts of close to $1 million as his spa business that he had set up with four other partners went into
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        1141 37  -  I’ve switched to cheaper food and transport but insurance and charity stay untouched Jonathan Kwok jonkwok@sph.com.sg When you are trying to get by on $35 a day, the once routine act of getting a taxi to work starts to look awfully like
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      1157 38  -  In our monthly series featuring fund managers and leading market experts, UOB Asset Management’s director of equities Ng Hui Min shares her outlook on real estate investment trusts Cheryl Ong ocheryl@sph.com.sg Real estate investment trusts (Reits) seemed to have hit a sweet spot over the last
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      678 39  -  Sustainable investment can pay off for investors and society as firms focus on delivering value Anita Gabriel Senior Correspondent anitag@sph.com.sg If you could make an investment decision to penalise palm oil companies responsible for the recent severe haze, wouldn’t you jump at the chance?
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      613 41 Market for initial public offerings is heating up; more launches on the way THE local initial public offering (IPO) market is heating up, with two prominent listings SPH Reit and OUE Hospitality Trust launched last week. More IPOs are expected in the coming
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      301 33 ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN Mr Felix Liau, 48, with his wife and daughters. He was once facing debts of nearly $1 million as his spa business went into the red, but that failure taught him to value money and appreciate people around him. INSIDE INVEST Struggling with austerity drive Learning
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      649 41 LEARN HOW TO GENERATE CONSISTENT PROFITS^ INVESTING IN STOCK MARKET High-Net-Worth people ore not necessarily more educated, hardworking or intelligent. They just know how to PLAY THE FINANCIAL GAME effectively. If you are not yet living a life of financial abundance, it is maybe because you have not developed the
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      288 42 EDITORIAL Two facets revealed in reports on the latest suicide statistics might surprise: Warning signs tend to go undetected by family doctors and the group most vulnerable are seniors. The high frequency of health professionals failing to read telltale signs of depression among the elderly needs
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      1926 42  -  Rivals can criticise him but president of Dubai carrier not apologising for its growth strategy Karamjit Kaur Aviation Correspondent karam@sph.com.sg Tim Clark has lost count of the number of bricks rivals have hurled at him. The onslaught does not shake him but “it irritates
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      1393 43  -  More blows could come as both parties begin drawing up electoral battle plans Sunday With Zuraidah Ibrahim Deputy Editor zuraidah@sph.com. sg www.twitter.com/zuibrahim We are reaching the mid-point of the electoral cycle. For the main political parties, this means moving from post-2011 introspection to pre-2015/6 positioning.
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      798 43  -  SINGAPOLITICS Elgin Toh elgintoh@sph.com.sg Lest anyone get me wrong: I am not saying that being a civil servant was ever straightforward. Throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, the difficulties Singapore faced as a country were quite stark, and the adversity that had
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      1025 44  -  Membership should mean not having to prove identity with a card John Lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Despite a vow to never take up membership at a store, I have somehow amassed a stack of plastic cards. I don’t know how they got there. I
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        154 44  -  Peter Chan Teng Hong Much of our anti-smoking effort has been directed at public education and imposing high taxes on smokers. We have also extended the smoking ban to more public places to protect non-smokers. But can we do more? Perhaps we
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        187 44  -  Francis Cheng Managing editor Han Fook Kwang’s commentary (“HDB coffee shops are not District 10 bungalows; last Sunday) highlights how rentals increase when properties change hands. JTC Corporation used to run flatted factories to help small and medi-um-sized enterprises manage rental costs and to
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        116 44  -  Roger Hancock One aspect worth thinking about in last Sunday’s commentary (“HDB coffee shops are not District 10 bungalows”) is the cumulative effect of a long-term policy of interest- and exchange-rate suppression in Singapore. This boosts capital investment and economic growth, but at the ex-
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        170 44  -  Michael Dee If you have children, discuss with them the lessons and perspectives in last Sunday’s commentary by senior correspondent Goh Eng Yeow (“Money matters... but only to a point”). Mr Goh brilliantly channels the laudable life lessons on the role of money in happiness from
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        193 44  -  Lee Siang Chief Operating Officer, DAS Group Executive Director, DAS Association I refer to senior education correspondent Sandra Davie’s commentary (“Master reading, maths early for a good start in life”; July 7) and Ms Ng Sim Wee’s letter (“Test and help dyslexic kids
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        180 44  -  Yiu Wing Lit I applaud the Government’s initiatives to encourage the use of public transport to ease the congestion on our roads. However, I am concerned about the safety of passengers on overcrowded buses. On a number of occasions, I have seen buses that
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        245 44  -  Jake Goh Cheng Chuan I caution parents against reading too much into the research presented in the report (“Master reading, maths early for a good start in life”; July 7). The report failed to mention that the study’s researchers suggested genes may explain the long-term
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      1440 45  -  Competition moving online with growing demand for unbiased, timely English news Anita Gabriel Senior Correspondent anitag@sph.com. sg If there was an unwitting winner at the recent general election in Malaysia, it would have to be the relatively unfettered new media and independent sheets
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      567 45  -  Anita Gabriel Malaysian tycoons, particularly the ones with close ties to the Barisan Nasional-led administration, appear in a hurry to grow their media empires. Many of the privately held media interests, in the English-language media space at least, are in the hands of non-Malays.
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        1219 46  -  Reefs serve as records of environmental change, aiding climate and ocean research [I AM A SCIENTIST] Feng Zengkun zengkun@sph.com. sg Q: Most scientists spend much of their time in the laboratory. Do you? Dr Intan Nurhati: We actually spend about 10 per cent of our
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        173 46 “Coral reefs are essential spawning, nursery, breeding and feeding grounds for numerous organisms. In terms of biodiversity, the variety of species living on a coral reef is one of the most diverse on the planet, yet coral reefs cover less than one-tenth of 1 per cent of the
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          113 46 AP Urbana (Illinois) Good news. One day there may be no need to worry about safely throwing out your old cellphone because it will self-destruct. That’s the idea behind a project at the University of Illinois, where researchers are investigating how to build electronics that vanish in
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          124 46 Bloomberg New York Disposing of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing fracking for oil and natural gas may make fault zones more prone to earthquakes. Researchers from Columbia University and the University of Oklahoma found a “profound” increase in the number of earthquakes at three sites where
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          107 46 Reuters London Scientists have unravelled how a gene long associated with obesity makes people fat by triggering increased hunger. A common variation in the FTO gene affects one in six of the population, making them 70 per cent more likely to become obese but,
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          100 46 Singapore Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School’s interpretation of “Numbers in Nature” won the Shell Singapore Youth Science Festival Stage! Drama Competition held last weekend. Their take on 2013 as the year for “Mathematics of Planet Earth” celebrated the wonders of geometry in nature through the
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          84 46 AFP Washington A tiny new moon has been spotted circling Neptune the 14th known to be orbiting the faraway planet. US space agency Nasa says the moon, measuring about 19km across, is the smallest ever glimpsed around Neptune, based on observations from the Hubble Space telescope.
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          110 46  -  Compiled by Cynthia Low AFP Sydney Australian road-builders have uncovered a rare urban trove of crocodile and other fossils thought to be around 50 million years old. The fossils, trapped 15m down in a layer of oil shale, were found during excavation works near a
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      Lock icon Clan opens doors to tell story of Chinese immigrants
      1138 47  -  Kong Chow Cultural Centre now a living museum of traditional clan associations Leong Weng Kam Senior Writer wengkam@sph.com.sg After more than 70 years, accountant Lo Hock Ling still feels a chill running down his spine as he recalls the terrifying moments
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      282 47 Kong Chow, or Gangzhou in hanyu pinyin, is the ancient name for the district of Xinhui in China’s Guangdong province the ancestral home of those who founded the Kong Chow Wui Koon in Singapore. Cantonese-speaking immigrants from the southern province set up the clan
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    371 50 OBITUARIES “Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace” KAMALA KRISHNAN Age: 65 Former staff of: Singapore General Hospital Staff Nurse/Service Quality Executive KK Women’s Children’s Hospital Staff Nurse/Service Quality Executive Panaga Shell Hospital (Brunei) Staff Nurse National University
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      Lock icon Fandi no longer the boss
      666 56  -  He takes a backseat as Johor Darul Takzim poised to appoint Spaniard Gimenez Wang Meng Meng meng@sph.com.sg He has a huge reputation and he had big names in his roster but the formula apparently did not work in Fandi Ahmad’s favour as he lost his
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      Lock icon JOHOR CLOSE TO SIGNING AIMAR
      94 56  -  Wang Meng Meng Johor Darul Takzim’s president Tunku Ismail Idris has promised to sign a marquee name for the Malaysian Super League football club. And that player could very well be Argentinian Pablo Aimar, the 33-year-old who had starred for Valencia and Benfica, but is
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      Lock icon Ancelotti calm about Ronaldo
      253 56 AFP Madrid Real Madrid’s new coach Carlo Ancelotti believes tying down star striker Cristiano Ronaldo to the club “will not be a problem”. The Portuguese forward has yet to sign a new deal to extend his three-year stay at the Bernabeu but Ancelotti is confident the
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      Lock icon Bring on the mind games, Moyes tells rival coaches
      605 56 The Times, London Reuters Sydney David Moyes is looking forward to playing “mind games” with his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho and other Premier League managers after getting his first win as Manchester United manager in a pre-season friendly yesterday. The Scot
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      Lock icon Froome close to sealing Tour title
      470 50 He has one last stage to go to become the second Briton to win the prestigious race AFP Reuters Annecy-Semnoz (France) Britain’s Chris Froome virtually secured overall victory in the 100 th Tour de France yesterday, after the 20th and penultimate stage was won
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      Lock icon England buoyed by Root century
      396 50 AFP London Opener Joe Root guided England to a formidable lead over Australia on the third day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s yesterday, during which only one wicket fell in the first two sessions. About an hour after tea, Root was on 142
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        Lock icon Du falls short of qualifying mark
        55 50 Singapore shot put thrower Du Xianhui failed to meet the SEA Games qualifying mark of 14.37 metres at the Vietnam Open yesterday, as she threw 13.63m. The Singapore women’s 4x400m team also failed to meet the Games’ qualifying mark of 3min 45.03sec, clocking 3:47.82
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        Lock icon Young Lions and Warriors draw
        40 50 Courts Young Lions and Warriors FC played out a 0-0 draw at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. The Warriors continue to lie 10th in the 12-team S-League table, while the Young Lions are last.
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        Lock icon Mellouli claims 5km world title
        54 50 AFP Barcelona Tunisian Oussama Mellouli added the 5km world title to his 10km Olympic crown in the open water event at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona yesterday. American Haley Danita Anderson won the women’s 5km event to improve on the silver medal she gained
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      Lock icon Gatlin throws gauntlet
      442 51 In-form American shows he will be Bolt’s greatest challenger at upcoming world meet AP Monte Carlo American sprinter Justin Gatlin proved that he will be the toughest rival for Jamaica’s Usain Bolt at next month’s world championships by running 9.94 seconds to win the 100 metres at
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      Lock icon Former rugby star Koh, 73, dies of kidney failure
      523 51  -  OBITUARY Wang Meng Meng Although there is always rivalry between Singapore and Malaysia in sports, both sides of the Causeway are united in their grief at the death of the first man to play rugby for both countries. Koh Yeow Tong
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      Lock icon First S’pore hockey ref at Olympics dies at 92
      252 51  -  Chan U-Gene Singapore’s first hockey referee to officiate at the Olympics, V. Ramalingam (left), died at the age of 92 on Monday. His family said that the former official, who is survived by his wife, five children, and nine grandchildren, passed
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      242 51  -  Text and pictures by Kevin Lim Gavin Lee, 39 Self-employed Height: 1.72m Weight: 65 kg Exercise regimen: I work out for at least an hour four to five times a week at the gym. I usually work with free weights, supplemented by pumping and squatting. I run 6-9km
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      328 51 ATHLETICS Diamond League meet In Monaco (winners only) Men’s 100m: Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.94. 800m: Duane Solomon (USA) 1:43.72.1,500m: Asbel Kiprop (Ken) 3:27.72. 5,000m: Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (Ken) 12:51.34. 400m hurdles: Jehue Gordon (Tri) 48.00. javelin: Vitezalav Vesely (Cze) 87.68m. Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie (Fra) 5.96m. Triple jump: Christian
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      Lock icon Fast but not fast enough in his eyes
      828 53  -  Teenager Darren Lim is doing all he can to be the best swimmer he can be Chan U-Gene ugenec@sph.com.sg For teenage swimmer Darren Lim, the past two years have been fast and furious, like the title of his favourite Hollywood film. He
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        Lock icon Forget style, it’s time to eke out win
        765 54  -  Six-time Major champ Faldo reveals what separates victors from losers on Sunday Rohit Brijnath rohitb@sph.com.sg In Gullane (Scotland) There’s no time now. No time to polish a swing, sit for long sessions with a psychologist, master a putting tip. No, it’s Sunday.
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        Lock icon Muirfield relents slightly ahead of main battle
        519 54 AP AFP Gullane Muirfield’s sun-bleached fairways and glass-like greens released their grip slightly yesterday as the British Open third round began with a sprinkling of sub-par rounds. Most of the early starters were too far back to seriously threaten the leaders such as
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        Lock icon Rose pays price for US Open joy
        378 54 AP Reuters Gullane From a high of winning the US Open to a low of missing the cut at the British Open, Justin Rose has gone through the whole range of golfing emotions in the space of a month. The Englishman joined a
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        Lock icon Chairman leads the way in Bokwa workout
        95 54 Fang Ai Lian (far right), chairman of Great Eastern Holdings, participating in a Bokwa workout at a carnival to launch the Great Eastern Women’s Run at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park yesterday. The Bokwa is an intense cardio workout that combines a South African
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      Lock icon Vilanova’s illness stuns Barca
      545 55 Club scrambling to replace cancer-stricken coach who won La Liga title last season Reuters AP Madrid Barcelona were mourning the enforced exit of ailing coach Tito Vilanova yesterday, but there was also a sense the Spanish football champions were prepared to move swiftly to appoint a
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      Lock icon Transfer talks pale next to cancer shock
      1053 55  -  HEART OF FOOTBALL Rob Hughes stsports@sph.com.sg The news out of Barcelona on Friday night puts a different perspective on everything. One day before Barcelona were to start their pre-season with a friendly in Gdansk, Poland, Lionel Messi, Carles Puyol and Co sat in
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      Lock icon Terry’s place and future not safe, says Mourinho
      365 55 The Times, London Kuala Lumpur Jose Mourinho told John Terry on Friday that neither his place in Chelsea’s first team nor his future at the club is assured. The former England captain has retained the armband under Mourinho, but it comes with
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      Lock icon Moyes and Rooney exchange 'fiery notes'
      394 55  -  [OFFSIDE] Tay Yek Keak stsports@sph.com.sg Here’s a recent letter from Wayne Rooney to David Moyes: Hey Moyes, I want out of Manchester United. I can take it from an old toad like Alex Ferguson. But you? Heck, without my hair transplant, I’d look even
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    • SOCCER SHORTS
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        Lock icon Suarez keen on Arsenal
        66 55 Luis Suarez is ready to tell Liverpool that he wants to join Arsenal when he reaches the club’s training base in Melbourne today, according to The Mirror. The Uruguay striker had his heart set on Real Madrid but the Spanish giants are prepared to pay only
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        Lock icon Costly defender
        34 55 Brazilian Marquinhos, 19, has become the fifth-most expensive defender of all time. On Friday, French club Paris Saint-Germain signed him for 31.4 million euros (S$52 million) from Roma, reported the Daily Mail.
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        32 55 Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina is to be loaned to Serie A side Napoli, reported the Liverpool Echo. The Spaniard will then be reunited with former Reds coach Rafael Benitez.
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      36 56 four-digit draw Jul 20 2013 First E 5043 Second E 6264 Third E 7409 STARTERS 0322 3587 3601 4105 4348 4367 5090 5544 7165 9511 CONSOLATIONS 0069 1230 1245 2725 3924 5095 5239 5956 7700 9704
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      109 1 SUMIKO TAN My Kovan neighbourhood page25 Forget grimy industrial estates. Spiffy business parks now offer retail and F&B options. CHERYL FAITH WEE reports. July 21, 2013 PAGES4&5 TOUR OF THRONES Hit TV series gives Ireland a tourist boost PAGE24 Chef Han Seng Fong, who knows Chatterbox’s legendary chicken rice recipe,
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        Lock icon An aqua landscape in a tank
        1328 2  -  Hobbyists are taking the plunge to create beautiful aquascapes in fish tanks to enjoy nature in the comfort of their home Lydia Vasko vlydia@sph.com. sg Five years ago, a glance at a colleague’s computer screen caught electrical engineer Robertus Hartono by surprise. What he
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        2002 4 / 5  - Parks recreation Business parks are lively hubs on weekdays, but come evenings and weekends, the slow traffic can be a bane for restaurants and retailers Cheryl Faith Wee cherylw@sph.com.sg New-generation industrial and business parks are no longer just places for work they have interesting restaurants and shops too. For example,
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        Lock icon In celebration of Queenstown
        1042 6  -  To mark the naming of the estate 60 years ago, a two-week festival has been organised by heritage buffs Lea Wee leawee@sph.com.sg In its heyday, from the 1960s to 1980s, Queenstown’s bustling town centre could well compare with the buzz of today’s Orchard Road. Singaporeans now
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        Lock icon Queenstown’s milestones
        311 6 1953: Officially named Queenstown to mark the coronation of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. It is Singapore’s first satellite or self-contained housing estate. 1956: Singapore’s first technical school, Queenstown Secondary Technical School, opened in Strathmore Road. The school is now known as Queenstown Secondary School. 1960: First HDB blocks
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        325 6 L Music MusiQuality 2013 Featuring The Quests Band What: The gig includes songs from Shanty, the first record of the band, which were a 1960s pop sensation in the region. Where: Queenstown Community Centre Auditorium When: Sept 13, 7.30pm, Sept 15, 2 and 7.30pmAdmission: $33 I Love Xinyao
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        Lock icon Love rekindled
        1253 7  -  Couples go for refresher courses to rediscover their love for each other and strengthen their marriage Evelyn Yap eveyap@sph.com.sg In 19 years of marriage, Mr Eddie Mohd Maseh and his wife have attended 10 couple refresher courses. “We do not learn to build a successful marriage in schools,
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        Lock icon ROMANTIC RETREATS
        278 7 Touch Family Services (under Touch Community Services) What: Through Romancing For A Lifetime, a six-hour course, married couples learn a new activity, such as ballroom dancing, writing a love letter and exchanging wedding vows. Two workshops a year, usually held in hotels Fee: $50 to $100 a couple,
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        Lock icon Weighty issue of hefty schoolbag
        756 8  -  Seriously Kidding Dennis Chan dennis@sph.com.sg I have known for the longest time that the heavy schoolbag is a regular bugbear among some parents. But somehow the issue did not seem real until one day I had to lug home my older daughter’s schoolbag for her
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          Lock icon INDOOR KITE FLYING SHOW
          75 8 Be captivated by an array of indoor kites and the prowess of experts from around the world. You can also try your hand at flying the Air-Yo, an unusual round kite designed for indoor flying, and learn the basics of kite design. Where: Teck Ghee Community
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          78 8 WEEKEND FUN AT CHARLY T’S PUPPET MAKING FOR THE LITTLE ONES Children can enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of puppet-making. The session is free for kids who are accompanied by dining adults at Charly T’s eatery at I12 Katong mall. The class is limited to 20. Where: Charly T’s, I12 Katong,
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          Lock icon SINGAPORE SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2013: BIGGER AND BETTER
          119 8 The Singapore Science Festival will have more than 70 activities and exhibitions held across the island, including X-periment!, a weekend carnival at Marina Square, unravelling the science of ancient Egyptian burial practices at Mummy: Secrets Of The Tomb exhibition and learning the science
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          Lock icon THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
          77 8 Written by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe and adapted into Mandarin by Danny Yeo and Xiaohan, this children’s story teaches how success can be achieved through hard work and perseverance. Presented by The Little Company, a division of the Singapore Repertory Theatre. Where: DBS Arts Centre,
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          Lock icon HEY LITTLE MOUSEDEER!
          52 8 Join Sang Kancil, a quick-witted mousedeer, and his forest friends as they get themselves entangled in tricky situations. Recommended for those aged three to 14. By I Theatre. Where: Alliance Francaise Theatre, 1 Sarkies Road MRT: Newton When: Till Aug 6, 9.30, 10, 10.30am 2.30pm Admission: $31
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          Lock icon UNO CHALLENGE 2013
          61 8 Mattel is looking for the first Uno player to represent Singapore at the Asia Uno Challenge in Tokyo later this year against national champions from other Asian places such as Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Open to children aged seven to 15. Where: Various When: Till
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        Lock icon Put your assets on paper
        793 9  -  While baby boomers are turning to online records to track their assets, leaving a paper trail such as a will is a better help for beneficiaries Loh Keng Fatt kengfatt@sph.com.sg Do your children know what assets you and your spouse own, should something tragic happen
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        Lock icon Glam granny
        1034 10  -  Beauty queen and grandmother of four Sim Geck Cheng says looking good makes her feel young Relatively Speaking Eve Yap eveyap@sph.com.sg Wanting to look pretty when you are older does not mean you are vain, says Mrs Sim Geck Cheng, a grandmother of four. “You don’t want to
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        727 11  -  Grants, specialist training and more efficient administration help private education institutions to level up April Chong MORE than $2 million has been committed to support close to 20 Education Innovation (EI) projects over the last year, half of which have been undertaken by private education institutions (PEIs)
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        Lock icon Change for the better
        315 12 / 13  -  April Chong finds out how Private Education Institutions can design an ‘Education Innovation’ initiative April Chong INNOVATION in private education is about being pro-student in approach. Attracting better students, who are more likely to contribute to build a better reputation for the school, means increased enrolment
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        Lock icon New ways to teach and assess the class
        529 12 / 13 From Edmodo to peer review, students at private schools here can look forward to more engaging lessons and structured assessments SAA Global Education: peer review catches on After sending some of their teachers on the Specialist Diploma in Applied Learning and Teaching
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        Lock icon Teachers for the 21st century
        437 12 / 13 Structured training improves instruction and assessment skills for student-centric approach AS A principal lecturer at TMC Academy, 41-year-old Pan Phay Shan felt the need to undergo formal training for teaching skills, even though she already holds a Master in Business Information Technology. She is one
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        Lock icon Tapping on technology
        574 14  -  High-tech School Management System enables private education institutions to be more efficient April Chong MORE private schools here are seeing the merit of oiling the machinery of their administrative and operational processes with handy IT-based solutions. For example, after Trent Global College of Technology and Management implemented
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        Lock icon Streamlining processes
        675 15  -  Customised solutions are replacing excel spreadsheets and physical paperwork April Chong CURRENTLY, the training arm of the Textile Fashion Federation The Academy of Fashion Professions (TaF. tc) spends a lot of time checking and cross-referencing its multiple excel data spreadsheets and word documents when communicating with its students
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        Lock icon Beyond textbooks
        1235 16 / 17  -  Three schools tell Hazel Tan how they tailor their internship programmes to suit industry needs Hazel Tan SMF Institute of Higher Learning FOR most students, an internship means exposure to the workforce and an opportunity to apply theories they have learnt to practical work situations. For companies, it
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        Lock icon Shatec goes high-tech
        603 18 / 19  -  New IT solutions help the 30-year-old private institution to modernise without losing its historical data Suki Lor AFTER three decades in the business, hospitality school Shatec is looking forward to implementing a new software system that will help it manage its growing student population more efficiently, deliver
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        Lock icon Doing better with more
        641 20  -  Education Innovation is seen as a key lever to raise workforce competency Suresh Nair CONTEXT is a seven-letter word Mr David Kwee repeatedly uses as the chief executive officer of Training Vision Institute (TVI), one of the leading homegrown human capital consultancy and training providers. “We
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        805 21  -  Home spa brand owner Cheryl Gan loves Bangkok for its great fruit, food and friendly people Cheryl Gan’s TRAVEL BLACK BOOK Jennani Durai jennanid@sph.com.sg Who: Ms Cheryl Gan, 37, owner of home-grown home spa brand Mt Sapola, which now has stores in Thailand, Malaysia, Germany
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        1202 22  -  Hokkaido has the freshest and most prized uni, due to the clean water and kelp they feed on Ken Belson The New York Times Hokkaido My journey to the Shakotan Peninsula, a scenic corner of Hokkaido known for its sea urchin, salmon, herring and other fish,
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        Lock icon Business retreats with the family
        806 23  -  Many companies encourage employees to take along their spouses and children on work trips Jennani Durai jennani@sph.com.sg When his company’s employees get together for an overseas business convention, Mr Erman Tan actively encourages them to take their families and extend their stays. The chief executive
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        Lock icon The Concierge
        449 23  -  Jennani Durai SUITES WEEKEND STAYCATION From now until Sept 30, book a two-night weekend stay at the Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Beach Road and get up to 20 per cent off. One-bedroom deluxe suites start from $250 a night. Each suite comes with free Wi-Fi, a 46-inch television
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        Lock icon Ireland’s wild tour of Thrones
        2458 24  -  HBO hit Game Of Thrones puts the spotlight on Northern Ireland, a place trying to rebuild its tourism Stephanie Rosenbloom New York Times New York The Dark Hedges are not easy to find. You must follow a serpentine road along a bucolic stretch of Northern
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        Lock icon Living in Kovan
        1089 25  -  My neighbourhood made the news recently when a crime took place, but life goes on for residents there Sumiko Tan sumiko@sph.com.sg I was in the office loo last Tuesday when a colleague walked in, saw me, and immediately asked in hushed tones: “Were the murders near your
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        Lock icon The siren call of the celebrity
        920 25  -  Fiona Chan fiochan@sph.com.sg “Yuck, look at her cellulite,” a friend said one day, sending me a photo of a famously slim actress. “Isn’t that a bit harsh?” I replied, grimacing at the close-up of the orange-peel puckers. “Celebrities are people too, you know.” “Yeah,
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        767 25  -  Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com. sg “Do you know what jiak kantang means?” my dad asked my youngest sister at the dinner table earlier this week. “Yeah,” she sniffed, drawing out her vowels the way a teenager goes “duuuh”. “It means to eat potatoes,” I said, not
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        38 28 Channel 5, 7.15pm Sent to the Bermuda Triangle on assignment, a travel writer is caught in a freak storm that takes him to the island of Liliput, where the inhabitants are tiny. Stars Jack Black (left).
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        35 28 National Geographic Channel (StarHub TV Channel 411), 9pm The pressure to bring home a pay cheque pushes the fishermen in their battle to catch the elusive bluefin tuna.
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        46 28 Star Chinese Channel (mio TV Channel 507), 8pm Join twin brothers Anthony (far left) and Angus (left) Guo of Taiwanese boyband 2moro as they lead their teams to compete in a series of tasks in this reality game show. PHOTOS: MEDIACORP, STARHUB, ROCK RECORDS
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        420 29  -  It is fun to read about the histories and motivations of villains of fiction and meet their families as well Hot Off The Press Hau Boon Lai boonlai@sph.com. sg THE MAD SCIENTIST’S GUIDE TO WORLD DOMINATION Edited by John Joseph Adams Tor/Paperback/363 pages/$23.95/ Books Kinokuniya/ There is
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        488 29  -  Akshita Nanda Who: Debut novelist Katherine Soh (right), 40. Last month, she released her book, Nurse Molly Returns, a story about love and nursing, set in Singapore in the late 1990s. It was published by Epigram Books and had a 1,000-copy print run. “It’s fiction inspired by a lot
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        2514 30 / 31  -  Signature dishes of popular eateries some of which are closed are being cooked by their former chefs elsewhere Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Lawyer Stanley Lai, 45, says he has eaten at the now-defunct Soon Heng Restaurant “all his life”. The restaurant at Kinta Road, which
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        915 32  -  Eateries with similar names are confusing, and diners make wrong reservations or go to the wrong place Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg In an increasingly competitive dining scene where restaurants fight to stand out among others, what a restaurant is called can make all the difference. But
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        790 33  -  His mother’s love for tomatoes in her cooking made Felix Chong passionate about Italian cuisine Eunice Quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Chef Felix Chong’s passion for Italian cuisine comes from an unexpected source: his mother. He says of Madam Goon Phaik Ngoh, 64, a housekeeper for an
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        261 34  -  Posh Nosh Tan Hsueh Yun Food Editor While exploring Changi Village recently, I come upon something I never thought I’d see in that laid-back, chill-out neighbourhood full of casual eating places: a shop that sells a serious chocolate cake. Chocolate Origin, which also has a branch at 313@Somerset,
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        Lock icon Crisp comfort
        199 34 Most of my colleagues have stashes of snacks at their desks for nights when we have to work late or times when we are racing to meet deadlines and there is just no time to go buy food. My go-to nibbles currently are Town House Flatbread Crisps from
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        Lock icon Coming up roses
        130 34 If you like the flavour of rose in food macarons say, or rose syrup in fizzy water then get a jar of Greek brand Idiston’s Rose Petal jam. The fragrance from the petals, which form the main ingredient, permeates every spoonful. It is a tad sweet, but
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        Lock icon Snacks made to go with beer
        225 34 You crack open a can or bottle of beer, pour yourself a glass with foamy head. Ahhhh, bliss. But something is missing munchies. So along comes Glico with Beer Pretz ($3.20 for a 41g box), created for just these moments. That could explain why
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