Tabla, 18 November 2011

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    29 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MM U NITY E INDIAN COMMUNITY MICA (P) 046/03/2011 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18,2011 S(Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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    295 1 Indian PM Manmohan Singh making official visit by SPECIAL 28-PAGE PULLOUT INSIDE SINGAPORE holds fond memories for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. It was here that he, as India’s finance minister in 1991, made a pitch pitch to the East Asian region about the new India taking shape.
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon My teacher the cabby
      351 2 / 3  -  SINGAPORE SURPRISES Sheela Narayanan PART of my job as a reporter is to talk to people, especially when they don’t want to talk, but the one group I generally never have a problem with is taxi drivers. Singapore cabbies are a unique lot. Most of them
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      Lock icon The united colours of rangoli
      733 2 / 3  -  Rangoli artist Vijayalakshmi Mohan not only wants to break her national record with her latest rangoli, she also hopes it will bring together people of all races COMING TOGETHER SHEELA NARAYANAN sheela@sph.com.sg IN HER living room, rangoli artist Vijayalakshmi Mohan has boxes filled with coloured
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      Lock icon Celebrating the Festival of Lights, Singapore style
      312 2 / 3  -  Sheela Narayanan WHEN the Joo Chiat Indian Activity Executive Committee (IAEC) was planning its Festival of Lights celebration, it wanted to put a twist on the event. So it decided to include the local flavour of the Joo Chiat district and invited the
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      Lock icon GIIS touches new heights
      564 6 As it enters its 10th year, it is growing its global footprint while ensuring quality education IT’S THE Global Indian International Schools’ (GIIS) 10th anniversary year. And over the years they have stayed true to their mission to nurture their students into global leaders of the
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      Lock icon Celebrating Kannada
      113 7 OVER 250 people, including Kannada film-maker Rajendra Singh Babu who is currently in Singapore shooting his new film Rebel, attended Deepotsava 2011 on Nov 12. And they all enjoyed fusion dance performances by the Ocean Kids Dance Professionals from Mangalore, a group of 10 performers who presented dances
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      229 7 800 two-wheelers assemble for this year’s Riders Aid event for SINDA A PARADE of Hondas, Harleys, Kawasakis and Vespas gathered at the former Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre in Victoria Street on Nov 13 to raise money for the Singapore Indian Development Association’s (SINDA) Project Give. The
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      218 8 / 9 It hopes the community will share what it would like to see when IHC opens in 2013 IT IS scheduled to open its doors only in 2013, but the Indian Heritage Centre (IHC) is already trying to engage the Indian community and get some feedback
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      131 8 / 9 OVER 300 different food items were offered to Hindu deities as part of the annual puja, Annakut, held by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (Singapore) at the Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple in Ceylon Road. The organisation said the response from the Indian community in Singapore was very
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      220 8 / 9 Narpani-Vasantham Family Day Carnival at Sentosa is a huge success MORE than 8,000 people converged on Sentosa to take part in the Narpani-Vasantham Family Day Carnival on Nov 13. The annual event, organised by People’s Association’s Narpani Pearavai and local Indian television station Vasantham for the fourth
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      663 10 / 11  -  G. BALASUBRAMANIAN tabla@sph.com.sg G.Balasubramanian is the former director (academics) of the Central Board of Education and is presently the chief academic officer of the Global Indian International School, Singapore. IT WAS a school on the coastal belt of Kerala in India. As I stepped into the
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      496 10 / 11  -  It plans to use the space to train 150 students in early childhood and Montessori studies Sheela Narayanan THE Modern Montessori International Group (MMI) is expanding in South Bridge Road and will launch its new regional headquarters and corporate office on Nov 18. The group
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      Lock icon More police presence
      210 13 MORE “eyes” on the ground and a stronger police presence... these are some of the measures to be rolled out to help make your neighbourhood safer. Not only will there be more policemen patrolling the neighbourhoods, they will also reach out to the community. These measures will
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        160 13 MRT trains are getting more crowded during morning peak hours, say many commuters. And it’s true. Ridership on the North-South, East-West and Circle lines averaged 1.79 million a day in September, up from 1.66 million in the same period last year. Average daily ridership on the North-East
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        127 13 SINGAPORE hosted the SEA Games in 1983 and 1993. And it will do so again in 2015 as the SEA Games Federation has approved the Republic’s bid to host the next edition of the biennial Games. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who attended
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        122 13 THE number of children in Singapore suffering from short-sightedness has dropped. A six-year study by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) showed there has been a 5 per cent drop in the number of children who have had to turn to spectacles. The dip in numbers, believed
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      79 21 162 Brightly-painted statues of baby elephants displayed around Singapore as part of an exhibition to raise awareness of the endangered Asian elephant US$1.3 billion Debt faced by Mr Vijay Mallya’s cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines 30% Drop in gold and diamond jewellery sales across India due to rising gold prices
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      313 21 “I think I would spend some time also in India. It has a lot of talent, a lot of energy, and many complicated social and political problems to solve. But learning how they tackle these problems will be useful in other context.” –Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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  • INDIA
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      647 4  -  10 women brave the odds to ride to one of the highest roads accessible to vehicles in the world PATRICK JONAS patrickj@ sph.com.sg IN JANUARY this year, a young Pune-based business management trainee decided to start a Facebook page devoted to women motorcycle riders. Ms Urvashi Patole, 23,
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      944 5 Identifying Parkway East Hospital Thyroid Cancer Life-threatening thyroid cancer itself is rare but non-cancerous growth and occult cancer (where the site of the cancer’s origin is not apparent) in the thyroid gland is common. Yet, thyroid cancer is the 10th most common cancer among women in Singapore. With such grim
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      192 8 / 9 YSA MINISTERIAL DIALOGUE 2011 YOUNG SIKH ASSOCIATION (SINGAPORE) ENSURING SINGAPORE’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC SUCCESS CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES The General Elections in May 2011 threw up several critical socioeconomic issues that Singapore and Singaporeans need to address moving forward. These include affordable housing; transportation; influx of foreigners; integration of new citizens; helping less
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      336 10 / 11 GIIS welcomes the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh to Singapore "At GIIS, my son has blossomed into a multitalented individual." Ms Mrinal Paranjape Parent of Amol Paranjape, Class 9, GIIS Queenstown Campus At GIIS, education goes beyond academics, working wonders for the balanced all round development of
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      366 12 NIKILESH KUMAR ABHIRAM TEJASWVI ANAND, Class 11 CBSE DRAMA classes have never been more fun and exciting. This month, we celebrated Shakespeare Week and the Class 7 and 8 students were assigned the topic that makes us quake in our boots... Shakespeare! Plagued by fears of how we
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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        146 12 MEHEK GUPTA, Class 8B DIWALI means three things: Lights, food and fun! In the spirit of the Festival Of Lights, the kindergarten students of NPSIS celebrated in school. They dressed up in their most vibrant Indian traditional outfits, from salvaar kameez to ghagharas to kurta pajama, and wore
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        195 12 ABHIRAM TEJASWVI ANAND, Class 11 CBSE THE United Nations General Assembly designated Sep 15 as International Day of Democracy and encouraged all observing states to commemorate the special day. Being an international school, especially one that places high emphasis on global values such as democracy, it
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      668 14 / 15 Controversies and critics aside, Surya’s latest film is doing well at the box office DESPITE the mixed responses from the critics to his latest blockbuster it ranged from excellent to being “illogical” according to one review and the controversies over historical inaccuracies, Surya’s
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      504 16 Musician siblings say they don’t have enough support to pursue their art Indo-Asian News Services THE musical Kedia brothers, Mormukut and Manoj, are torn between their passion for their music and their business obligations running their clothes shop. The duo, known for their jugalbandi on the
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      Lock icon An evening with Gulzar
      631 17  -  Poet, lyricist, writer... he’s all that and more DEEPIKA SHETTY deepikas@sph.com.sg Deepika Shetty is a Correspondent with The Straits Times Life! IT IS barely an hour after Gulzar and Pavan Varma’s poetic evening at the Esplanade and the party is warming up at organiser Shweta Asnani’s
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      462 18 / 19 CRAFTS BAZAAR Handicrafts, made by rural and tribal communities across India, ranging from pottery, figurines and wall hangings to rugs, shawls, stoles and folk paintings. The crafts are made from natural raw materials extracted by sustainable processes. Admission is free. When: Till Nov 19, 11am to 6pm (Nov
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      61 18 / 19 ORCHID SHOW Orchid lovers can check out the finest and rarest orchid species and exotic hybrids from around the worldat the World Orchid Conference. Tickets: $15 (adults) $9 (children and senior citizens) When: Till Nov 20, 10am to 9pm Where: Marina Bay Sands, Sands Expo
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      243 18 / 19 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 3.30pm SONY ENT: Kala Patthar 4pm ZEE CINEMA: Mumbai Salsa 4pm STAR PLUS: Duplicate 9pm VASANTHAM: Kanni Paruvathiley 11.30pm STAR GOLD: Tere Naam Mn VTV: Kizhakku Chemailae Saturday 1pm VASANTHAM: Kaakum Karangal 2.30pm SONY ENT: Laga Chunari Mein Daag 3pm ZEE TV: Hee Porgee Konachi 3pm COLORS:
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      2 18 / 19 Where: Indian
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      333 18 / 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Grp. that includes Iran and Iraq 5 to thine own___be true” 9 Demolishes, as a building 14 Topological shapes 15 Coloured part of the eye 16 A-list group 17 Egyptian goddess of fertility 18 Bit of fishing gear 19 Backyard border 20 Nixon delivered it in 1952
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      215 18 / 19 QUIZ DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which American president grew a beard at the request of an 11-year-old girl named Grace Bedell? a) George Washington b) Abraham Lincoln c) George Bush 2. Which wooden puppet was Carlo Collodi’s most famous creation? a) Woody b) Noddy c) Pinocchio 3. Waldi was the first
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      119 18 / 19 SUDOKU The objective is to place the digits 1 to 9 only, once in each of the small 3x3 squares. At the same time, you must create a row of unique digits going across and down over the large grid. MS RICHA MAHAJAN WORD EXPRESS SAGACIOUS(English) SAGACE(French) Grammar: The word
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      307 20 FUTURE SPEAKS kamal kapoor Aries You will gain the favour of your seniors so your chances of a promotion are good. There will be gains from the share market. It’s smooth-going at home. Taurus You will be spending too much and will not be able to save anything. Your health
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      32 20 SOLUTIONS crossword quiz sudoku 1. Abraham Lincoln 2. Pinocchio 3. Olympic Games 4. Crocodile 5. Chicken Soup For The Soul 6. India 7. White House 8. Pupil 9. New Zealand 10. Popcorn
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      823 22  -  Olympic gold medal-winning shooter Abhinav Bindra teams up with Rohit Brijnath for a new book ABHINAV BINDRA ROHIT BRIJNATH What was the inspiration for the book? After winning the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, I thought it’d be nice to share my experiences with athletes,
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      358 22 By Abhinav Bindra, with Rohit Brijnath Publisher: Harper Collins Price: Rs399 (available from Amazon.com) IT’S a story of sweat and toil. A story of persistence. A search for flawlessness. Of shooting 10.9, the perfect score. And limits the athlete, the
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      724 23  -  When Eden Gardens can’t draw a decent crowd, Test cricket is in serious trouble columnstar HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg A FRIEND of mine, now about 40, wistfully remembers the time when he was much younger and was taken to watch a Test match at the Eden Gardens (“obviously all
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      139 1 THE HEARTBEAT O F THE INDIAN CO MMUNITY SPECIAL 28-PAGE SECTION ON INDIAN PM’S VISIT RISING PRICES ARE A CONCERN IN INDIA PAGE SIX WANT TO TAP INTO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA? PAGES TEN ELEVEN PM SINGH TO UNVEIL NEHRU BUST WITH ESM GOH CHOK TONG PAGE TWELVE DOING BUSINESS
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  • INDIAN PM IN SINGAPORE
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      1661 2  -  Even political opponents quietly admit that it is tough to malign PM Manmohan Singh and agree that the Oxford and Cambridge graduate is the most economically qualified leader of any big country PATRICK JONAS patrickj@sph.com IT IS rare to see him smile. India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is
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      723 6  -  If India can control its domestic economy, it can play a big role in the buoyant Asia-Pacific region DR AMITENDU PALIT tabla@sph.com.sg The author is head (development and programmes) and visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies in the National University
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      899 8 Award-winning technology company is proof that the IT sector is a critical pillar of the business relationship between India and Singapore Brought to you by HCL Singapore HCL Technologies Ltd was one of the first major Indian technology companies to set up operations in Singapore.
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      1362 10 / 11  -  The divisional director of IE Singapore’s South Asia Group tells you how RYAN ANG tabla@sph.com.sg Why should Singapore companies consider India in their global expansion? India is witnessing increased economic liberalisation today, a process that started in 1991. Since then, policies to
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      518 12 INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Singapore visit on Nov 19-20 may be short he will be here for a bilateral visit on his way back from Bali, after attending the India-Associa-tion of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia
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      747 14  -  That’s the best way to describe the corporate relationship between Singapore and India. But what about ‘jugaad’? RAJIV MUKERJI tabla@sph. com.sg Rajiv Mukerji is the managing director of Tata-NYK and based in Singapore ABOUT two years ago, at a sit-down dinner comprising a mix of expatriates and the
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      119 18 A pictorial look at PM Manmohan Singh meeting some world leaders SAID BY SINGH ”I attach great importance to my first bilateral visit to Singapore as Prime Minister. I look forward to holding wide-ranging discussions with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and other distinguished leaders of Singapore.” PM
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      524 20 / 21 That’s how India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma terms it... and he warns nations against protectionism Indo-Asian News Service EMPHASISING that the Indian economy has been a stabilising force even as the world grapples with economic crises, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand
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      815 22 / 23  -  In Singapore’s Little India stands a memorial to Gandhiji... and Nehru laid the foundation stone SANDYA IYER tabla@sph.com.sg AS INDIA’S Prime Minister Manmohan Singh unveils the bust of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at the Asian Civilisations Museum here on Nov 20, it will be time
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      445 24 It looks at issues like citizenship, inheritance, divorce and child abduction Indo-Asian News Service THE problems and grievances of a large number of Non-resident Indians (NRIs) have proliferated in the absence of legislative and administrative remedies, says India’s former attorney-general Soli Sorabjee. “With a large
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      165 26 Here’s a numerical look at Dr Manmohan Singh 79 That’s how old Dr Manmohan Singh is. He was born in 1932 in Gah village in Punjab (now in Pakistan) in undivided India 1971 The year Dr Singh joined the Indian government as economic adviser to the Commerce Ministry
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      141 3 -off V (IP a r ""■> I i rtw ■mm'n \z) zmM k -V orirtHbi e*»o This is Asia's time ;V; A* KThis is Our time As a bank born and bred in Asia, DBS understands the intricacies of doing business in the region's most dynamic markets. Headquartered in Singapore,
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      60 5 CARRYING CARGO WITH ,t> wji i v M mu iu s» p wm 3 s a» i sk I 3 it 4* r 3 —?r- i- TRANSWORLD CROUP LIBERTY NAVIGATION BLPL LOGISTICS TRANSAGRO -5L ORIENT EXPRESS LINES TRAN5WORLD GLS EASTERN MARITIME LIMITED 120 Lower Delta Road, #06-07, Cendex Centre, Singapore
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      111 7 Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) welcomes the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh on his visit to Singapore. n SMX is promoted by Financial Technologies Group-lndia, a global leader in creating technology driven, new-generation financial exchanges market ecosystems across Asia, Africa and Middle East. fflTM Singapore Mercantile Exchange Where
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      167 9 TATA Tata group of companies welcome Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh to Singapore Singapore is one of the world's leading trade and financial centres and Tata group of companies, with worldwide revenues of USD 83 billion, are integrated into the fabric of the country's success story. From
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      104 12 s y o r O T X X; v# *v UIMITV SINGAPORE GUJARATI SOCIETY 0 Welcome Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh, wishing him and his delegates a pleasant stay in Singapore Singapore Gujarati Society (SGS) established in 1956 has a history dating back to 1912. Singapore Gujarati Hindu
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      280 13 THE LARGEST GLOBAL SERVICED RESIDENCE CHAIN LAUNCHES TWO NEW PROPERTIES IN INDIA .,i THEASCQTT LIMITED A Member of CapitaLand 'J f v a 1 S| > VJI \s u /.v -i f a Business leaders travelling across the globe have always enjoyed the hospitality, warmth and comfort of The Ascott
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      92 14 Hearty Greetings to Indian Prime Minister from PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CENTRE H CBSE/IGCSE TUITION CENTRE Block 171, Stirling Road, #01-1117, Singapore *****1 HP: 9818 1404, Off: 6474 6462, Fax: 6474 2484 Email: professionaleducation@yahoo.com Academic guidance from TOPPERS EPCCMION CENTRE Courses Offered Indian Curriculum (CBSE/ICSE) Maths,Physics Chemistry IGCSE (Cambridge University) Maths,Physics Chemistry
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      96 14 it's time. "Borrowing a phrase from Victor Hugo, I had said, 'No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.' I went on to say that 'the emergence of India as a major economic power in the world happens to be one such idea.'" Dr. Manmohan Singh,
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      166 15 at teK fjB |s an rioN dP' 05 www.hdfc.com All you need to buy a home in India is right here in Singapore. x i25 -V India's premier housing finance company is here. HDFC, India's largest mortgage lender has been assisting NRIs own a home in India and has emerged
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      70 16 A m I i SI IINQAPORE INDIAN CHAMBER if IKS 1 1 a o mim Established since 1924 SINGAPORE INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY warmly welcomes the Honourable Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh to Singapore Connector... Enabler... Advocator... The Business Partner of Choice With Best Wishes Advisors, Chairman,
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      91 17 RSP Architects Planners Engineers (Pte) Ltd warmly welcomes Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India to Singapore Hi’ if m u u -‘unnwMifc s- m r K Sw n I M »a P a v.: 1 'W m “V V i r v 1. Henderson Waves, Singapore (image courtesy of
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      203 18 I .1 0 o-t Vv isi -TO iAY 5 n Whisky f MAC Vs i" si iTi Rare Old HIGHLAND \LT WHISD i.' MlM^. 1 1 I iNVEIXEg; 'SI Buried in Antarctic ice by Shackleton. Rediscovered by us. Savoured by you. MACllNFAY’S Theres a lot of story to be told
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      45 19 The Rt. Honourable Dr Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India S Singapore Sikhs welcome you Central Sikh Temple Gurdwara Sahib Yishun Khalsa Dharmak Sabha Pardesi Khalsa Dharmak Diwan Silat Road Sikh Temple Singapore Khalsa Association Sri Guru Nanak Sat Sang Sabha Sri Guru Singh Sabha
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      224 20 / 21 His Excellency Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, ajan ill m&%mf***^^ [:r ***K*U DM 3 t j U &<”» the QjUW /PtafayaUe ofa 6mnr>i®ocr>6)(^ =2 6Dcro&aS (.^-JCJUocrxaLO^)! gojdo fflaBcfflOnoaS arulssralaf CTOloCOn_J2fOl0£J (2QJCQ)0g1 OV^lnDm^QC^ rLni3Q3)rU2C6OJ(20CQ) (3T3@1aJ03^6SBC/3 Singapore Malayalee Association 44 Race Course Road, Singapore *****8 Voice of the Malayalee Community
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      94 20 / 21 To place an ad in tabla! call Kalwant at 9171-4327 or Ajit at 9693-0266 or e-mail tabla@sph.com.sg °We(come Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister Of India. IRDiA INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE PTE LTD A Leading General Insurer In Singapore Motor Personal Accident Industrial Insurance Workmen's Compensation Liability Insurance Insurance of Ships (Marine Hull)
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      478 22 / 23 "Trusted name In VastushasfrT VASTUSHASTRA SEMINAR in SINGAPORE L Vastushastra has an immense impact on human life. The various aspects of Vastu have been studied and fine tuned by Dr. Raviraj Vastu Spiritual Services Private Limited. DRVSSPL is the largest house in this field of Vastushastra Consultancy. The company has
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      148 24 INDIAN PM IN SINGAPORE (§1 w Wsmm. vm m. fj A y r. s*i i~\ •fcf »SSS m i 1 5k_ Ww# S'J,/ A-m- n 2 :T- d Welcome to a land where every expression has colour. Where every walk is an unforgettable trip. A land where tradition blends with
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      124 25 MMTC TRANSNATIONAL PTE LTD Welcomes the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh Bullions s -VC'S*: Uu Metal ■rWe are confident that this visit will strengthen the trade relations and friendship that exist between India and Singapore. I We are among the top trading companies of Singapore with ‘Global
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      173 26 Warm Greetings to the PM of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh 'k: s m i SOUTH INDIAN NORTH INDIAN INDIAN CHINESE r --Z.'A. r; Ws ill i J 1 nS0^ ,n a nd^ ny S^ in 9 Authentic cuisine c0^g ts SaV° r e r ®sh Juices, ice-creams, r n dian
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      55 26 Singapore Indians Welcome Honourable Prime Minister of India Dr. MANMOHAN SINGH A One Stop NRI Services Center fe ft PAN Card Tracing the Roots in IndiaforNRl's Business Registration In India OCI PIO Documentation Alankit Assignments (S) Pte Ltd Opp. Srinivasa Perumal Temple 442 Serangoon Read Singapore *****5 Tel: +65 6292
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      231 28 w. SOUTH eijm ‘KOREA lanjm aLian Seoul pYong-ln T k V° P v Yokohama N IAPAN m JAPAN Naming Suzhou Shanghai Xi an E? w CHINA Hangzhou Guan h zh0U h Taipei Shenzhen v fA; V Hong Kong Gurgaon ND A ►IrHAiffAND > Fort Bonifacio lttha V a Calamba Binh
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