Tabla, 31 May 2013

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    21 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION MICA (P) 042/11/2012 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MAY 31,2013
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    Lock icon Doing it from home
    181 1  -  No office, no shop space, no problem. Six women on their business ventures MALAVIKA NATARAJ WHAT do a jewellery designer, yoga teacher, a PR consultant and a mathematics teacher based in Singapore have in common? Not much it would seem, except that all of them are
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      92 1 TRIBUTE TO PIONEER OF INDIAN ARTS PAGE 11 THEIR STORIES ON PAGES 6 7 Get tabla! delivered to your doorstep for $24 a year. Call 6319-1800 or e-mail circs@sph.com.sg View us at www.tabla.com.sg 9 it v100% FARM-FRESH FROM AUSTRALIA un Farmhouse Fresh Milk is rich and creamy, fresh off the
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      9 1 SCHOOL HOLS: WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR PAGE 14
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      131 1 (p4» FWelProudly Announce the« wpevuvxej of Our 3rd New Showroom] at 103, Serangoon Road, Singapore 218 008 on 03.06.2013. It will be our pleasure to serve you at our new location I.” with the same quality and service you have come to expect of us. Looking forward to your continuous
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      6 1 INDIAN BADMINTON’S NEW HOPE PAGE 22
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
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        Lock icon Village in UP gets electricity after 65 years
        94 2 CHIBAUKHERA, a village 20km from Uttar Pradesh’s capital of Lucknow, got electricity for the first time recently after 65 years of India’s independence. A 100 kilowatt transformer was installed in the village. There are about 100 families living in the village, many
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        Lock icon Old Quran scripts being restored in Hyderabad
        110 2 OFFICIALS at the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad are working on conserving old, handwritten copies of the Holy Quran (right). They are doing so at the insistence of Princess Esra, ex-wife of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, the late Mir Osman Ali Khan. She
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        Lock icon IIT Madras designs cheap eye screening technology
        80 2 THE Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has designed eye-screening technology that will be affordable and accessible to more people. The computing technology Eye PAC created by the Healthcare Technology Innovation Centre at IIT Madras is used for extracting information from eye images.
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        Lock icon Chennai region students outperform others in CBSE exams
        74 2 IN THE Class XII CBSE results announced recently, almost 82 per cent of the students cleared the examination, with the Chennai region beating others in terms of pass percentage. Chennai’s pass percentage was 91.83. A total of 9,44,721 students registered for the
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        Lock icon Award-winning director dies
        82 2 BENGALI film director Rituparno Ghosh (below) died of a massive heart attack in Kolkata on May 30. He was 49. He was the winner of 12 National Film Awards. His family told Indian media that Ghosh was suffering from pancreatitis and died at 7.30am. He shot to
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        Lock icon Lingerie mannequin ban in Mumbai
        86 2 MUMBAI’S civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, has passed a proposal by a woman BJP corporator Ritu Tawade to ban display of bikini-clad mannequins (above) outside lingerie shops in the city. Once it is approved by the commissioner, the civic officials can get shopkeepers to
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      193 2 ik BUYING PROPERTY IN CHENNAI? LB NOW HOTTEST ONLINE CHENNAI PROPERTY EXPO Look no further to find the right choice! Live from 1 -9 June 2013 PROPERTY EXPO IS HERE! Log on to I www.chennaipropertyexpo.com More than 100 Top Projects to choose from Main Sponsors Participants SAmf unitech ass HOMES
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      365 3 Have your banking needs settled as soon as you arrive m W DBS Expatriate Programme We are making you feel at home with our complete suite of services Settling down in a new country can be stressful. The DBS Expatriate Programme helps you feel at home almost instantly with a
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Tharman: Tap East Asian savings
      355 4 This can spur growth, he tells SEBI conference in Mumbai DELIVERING the keynote address at the silver jubilee celebrations of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on May 24, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam spoke of renewing growth in Asian
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      Lock icon SPH unveils REIT plans
      224 4 SHARES of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) surged as much as 4 per cent a day after it unveiled plans to inject its retail malls into a new billion-dollar real estate investment trust (REIT). On May 27, SPH announced its plans to list its retail properties in
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    • biz notes
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        Lock icon Cap on seat pre-selection charges
        113 5 THE Indian government is to set a limit on the number of seats for which airlines can levy the preferred seating charge. This follows protests by passengers after airlines operating in India were allowed to charge separately for preferred seats and baggage beyond a certain
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        Lock icon Indian economy grows
        107 5 biz A REUTERS poll of 37 economists shows that the Indian economy did better in the three months ending March than it did in the previous three months. The median consensus of 37 economists showed gross domestic product expanded 4.8 per cent year-on-year, better than the 4.5
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        Lock icon Cognizant pips Infosys
        112 5 US-BASED IT major Cognizant Technologies is now the second-largest Indian IT services provider. It has a worldwide revenue of US$7.1 billion, according to global research and advisory firm Gartner. Said Gartner research director Arup Roy: “Cognizant displaced Infosys to become the second-largest Indian IT services provider and
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        Lock icon India now No. 3 economy?
        129 5 INDIA has probably surpassed Japan to become the world’s third-largest economy after the US and China, according to Paris-based think-tank Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This is despite the OECD lowering India’s economic growth projection for 2013 to 5.3 per cent. OECD, which
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      Lock icon First outlet outside India...
      90 5 First outlet outside India... Mavalli Tiffin Rooms, known more popularly as MTR, opened an outlet in Singapore on May 27. Singapore DrT.C.A. Raghavan (above, lighting the lamp). The MTR restaurant in Singapore is promoted by Samanvay Singapore. MTR is known for its high standards of food
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      Lock icon India may get bullet trains
      125 5 JAPAN and India agreed to carry out a joint feasibility study on India’s first high-speed railway, a move which could make Japanese bullet train technology the favourite for any contract. Prime minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh said the two countries would
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      9 5 RS44.40 US$0.79 A$0.81 ¤0.61 £0.52
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      10 5 Exchange rates as of May 30, 2013 $Rs56.12A$1.03¤0.77£0.66S$1.26
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  • SINGAPORE
    • Doing it from home
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        Lock icon From homemaker to cake-maker
        655 6 / 7 Nikita Shamdasani, cake designer and sugarcraft artist AFTER 12 years of focusing on her home and children, full-time mum Nikita Shamdasani (above and one of her cakes, right) decided that she needed to craft herself another career. “I had no life apart from the needs of
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        Lock icon Mother of two runs a yoga centre
        664 6 / 7  -  Home entrepreneurs talk about their business ventures self-discovery.”All reports by Malavika Nataraj Mrudul Jambhekar Iyer, teacher and founder, Body2Soul Yoga SHE is a woman with a passion for fitness and health. Ms Mrudul Jambhekar Iyer (below right and conducting a class, right), who
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        Lock icon They run an online school teaching maths in a fun way
        806 6 / 7 Mumtaz Pachisa (right with her husband), teacher and co-founder, Home Campus SHE was helping a few students with their maths one day when her husband suggested that she take her passion for numbers and turn it into something much
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        Lock icon She has her own boutique PR firm
        504 6 / 7 Jalpa Shah, director, Kiaan Communications FOR Ms Jalpa Shah (above with her son), leaving the corporate world in 2010 was a very good decision. When she had her son, she decided to quit her corporate and marketing communications job for a commodities exchange
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        Lock icon Go to them if you want personalised gifts for kids
        521 8 Deepika Mahajan and Ekta Mukati, co-founders, Made for Tots EVER wondered how to make a child’s birthday present more special? Made for Tots co-founders Deepika Mahajan and Ekta Mukati have the answer: Handmade, uniquely designed merchandise, personalised with the child’s
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        Lock icon Silver jewellery is her speciality
        664 8  -  Malavika Nataraj Aparna Das Sadhukhan, founder and jewellery artist, ninebythiry SHE began her career in silver years ago, when she first put on a pair of silver bangles as a child. “I refused to take them off, I loved them,” says Ms Aparna Das Sadhukhan
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      Lock icon Tribute to a pioneer of Indian arts
      564 11  -  IA honours late classical dance pioneer K.P. Bhaskar with Therukoothu ANKITA PANDEY VALLIKAPPEN ankitav@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Indian Association (IA) together with the Bhaskar’s Arts Academy staged a performance of Therukoothu (street play) on May 23 as a tribute to the late K.P. Bhaskar,
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      Lock icon SINDA’s maths workshop adds food for thought
      159 11 THE Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) held a mathematics workshop with a difference on May 26 at Nee Soon South Community Centre. The Just In Time PSLE Workshop was for parents whose children are preparing for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) this
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      Lock icon New licence scheme for news websites
      346 12 / 13 POPULAR news websites here which regularly report on Singapore events and have a substantial reach will have to be individually licensed in order to operate, under a new framework. The Media Development Authority (MDA) announced on May 28 that the licensing will require such
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        Lock icon Plans for direct MRT link to Changi Airport
        145 12 / 13 THERE are plans to extend the upcoming Eastern Region Line (ERL) and link it to the airport’s planned Terminal 4, said Land Transport Authority director of rail services Melvyn Thong at the Modern Railways conference on May 29. Although he did not
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        Lock icon SPH’s gift to Community Chest
        119 12 / 13 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) chairman Lee Boon Yang (above, left) presented a cheque for $400,000 towards 20 charities to Mr Hsieh Fu Hua, the president of the National Council of Social Service and Ms Jennie Chua, the chairman of Community Chest, who accepted it on
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        Lock icon Awards for heritage heroes
        109 12 / 13 SINGAPORE’S heritage heroes received the National Heritage Board’s (NHB) annual Patron of Heritage awards on May 29. It was a celebration of individuals, corporations and organisations which donated generously, in cash and in kind, to help the arts thrive. Among the 42 heritage and cultural philanthropists
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      Lock icon Expect smaller pay hikes this year and next
      232 12 / 13 SINGAPORE workers can expect an average of 4.7 per cent pay rise this year, 0.5 per cent less than last year’s 5.2 per cent salary increment. Those working in the life sciences and pharmaceuticals and services sectors can expect fatter salary increases
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      Lock icon Reviving kampung spirit...
      119 12 / 13 common spaces. The initiative, which is slated to end next year, was revealed on May 29 during the launch of HDB’s annual Community Week held at the HDB Hub in Toa Payoh, which aims to build more cohesive communities. Community Week was launched by National Development Minister
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      145 21 $85.9 million Targeted to be raised by the Community Chest this year 63,000 Malnourished children undergoing treatment at the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre in Karnataka 97Road rage cases in Singapore last year $4.7 million Waiting to be claimed at the Registry of Pawnbrokers in Singapore by people whose pawned
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      465 21 “Why sit and wait for the durian to drop?” Cancer survivor Jacqueline Teo is not about to let her illness stop her from competing at the Sundown Marathon in Singapore on May 31 “My head was a bit light.” Local film-maker Anthony Chen, 29, on winning the
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    • School’s out!
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        Lock icon Storytelling comes alive! with Playmobil
        99 14 It’s the June holidays and for those who are not taking a trip out of the country, do not fret! There are some exciting activities organised islandwide for children to have fun, learn new things, and make new friends Take time off for some fun
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        Lock icon Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb
        88 14 Journey to the Egyptian afterlife in this exhibition (below) where you can uncover the secrets of the burial practices and mummification process in technologically advanced detail. It pairs mummies and artefacts culled from the famed Egyptian collection of the British Museum with an innovative 3-D
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        Lock icon Children’s season – Island Adventures 2013
        115 14 Children’s season Island Adventures 2013 Celebrating Singapore’s historical narrative, the Children’s Season Island Adventures 2013 explores the nation’s multiracial and multicultural society through the themes of food, film and wayang, fashion and photography. Children can become a hawker and invent a unique “Singapore dish”, watch wayang shows, be a tailor
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        Lock icon Children’s Season 2013 @ Army Museum of Singapore
        85 14 Children’s Season 2013 Army Museum of Singapore Join recruit C.K. Lim and his buddies as they undergo military training. You can join the parade dressed in army uniform, engage in battlefield fighting and pick up the army lingo needed to survive the training. Free admission for Singaporeans and permanent residents.
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        Lock icon Scratch Programming
        68 14 Ever wanted to create a computer game but don’t know where to start? Here’s a chance for you to do just that at this computer programming workshop on Scratch a visual programming language for young people. Tickets: $220 per child Where: The Little Arts Academy, PoMo (former Paradiz
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        Lock icon Finding Dr H at Images of Singapore
        76 14 Who is Dr H and where is he? Children become detectives as they help to find Dr H who has disappeared into the past. Along the way, they can sneak a peek into Singapore’s past. Free entry to Images of Singapore for children
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        Lock icon The Magic Porridge Pot (Ace Festival 2013)
        68 14 Written and directed by Brian Seward, this interactive show, which features puppets, is about a little girl who dreams of helping her poor, hungry villagers. Suitable for those aged three to 12 and families. Tickets: $31 When: Till June 7, 9.30, 10.30 11.30am,
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        Lock icon Summer Camp by Evam Entertainment
        124 14 A seven-day theatre or music workshop (below right) for your child by experienced facilitators from India. For children aged five to nine years, each daily session is 2.5 hours. The courses include The Harmony Project by Dr Sudha Raja; The Young Composers by singer and
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        96 14 Zoolympix is back in its ninth edition. This time, each participant is transformed into a “Rescue Ranger” and gets to learn first-hand how habitat destruction and poaching are driving many animals to extinction. It will also feature six exhibits in the zoo that will double
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        Lock icon June holiday programmes at Modern Montessori International
        73 14 Children will have fun as they learn more about their environment, history and test their skills with hands-on experiments. Suitable for children aged between five and eight years. Tickets: $128.40 per week When: June 3-7 (Week 1: Fun with Science); June 10-14 (Week
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        53 14 A three-day workshop to introduce Classical Odissi dance to children between the ages of five and 12. The workshop ends with a performance by all participants. Tickets: $50 When: June 17 to 19, 11am to 12.30pm Where: The Tanah Merah (function room), Tenah Merah Kechil Road Contact: 9626-3970
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        66 14 From creative writing to painting and model-making, this five-day activity camp by Asia Learning Resources will provide children an opportunity to learn and interact with others. For children between the ages of seven and 14 years. Ticket: $350 per child, inclusive of materials When: June 10-14, 10am to
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  • EDUCATION
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      Lock icon Fantasy story wins her top prize
      456 9  -  This year’s Young Author Awards winner Ashwini Sridhar got idea for story from a poster at a lecture she attended in India JAMUNA SUNDARAJ jamunas@sph.com.sg IT’S a story set in a dark, dystopian world where food is the country’s currency and the protagonist meets
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      Lock icon Fun with maths...
      85 9 Fun with maths...more than 100 students from different schools in Singapore came together on May 19 to participate in an abacus and mental arithmetic competition organised by the SIP Academy. The event, SIP Singapore Shining Star 2013, was held at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hall and was
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      Lock icon Crusaders for the environment
      352 10  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of three Indian schools here to play reporter and photographer (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, NPS) RIJUVANI SEHGAL, CLASS IGCSE 9B AS PART of the Greenlinks
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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        Lock icon Getting creative with waste
        218 10  -  NAMRAH MOHAMMED SALIM, CLASS 6B OUR team from GIIS Queenstown Primary put up an exhibition on art made out of recyclable materials at Project E.A.R.T.H. Day on April 7. As one of the team members, I thoroughly enjoyed making various objects out of waste. At the
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        Lock icon Taking off with soccer
        321 10  -  BRAD MENEZES BRAD MENEZES (below), CLASS 10 IGCSE MY INTEREST in soccer started when I joined GIIS. I had picked soccer as my ECA. It didn’t take me long to realise that I had found my passion! I was so excited when I made it to
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      287 9 "The credit for my success goes to my teachers at GIIS for their unceasing support and exceptional guidance" /(Sc. »it r >•> i Ms Aditi Khirbat National University of Singapore GIIS Class 12, CBSE 2012 Topper with 97% (2013 Testimonial) Global Indian International School's focus on providing a strong academic
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      54 10 from Global Indian International School Tip of the Week: Eating well gives your body and brain the fuel it needs. Children should eat three good meals a day and should not skip breakfast. Try to have them eat a balanced diet of good healthy foods and not too much junk.
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      244 12 / 13 y<n CD 1 B t S\ Ana. jBjrai MBBSIK > COLLAGE THEATRE Padmavathi Rao 5=7 YRS This workshop aims at moving from a 2-D collage to a collage of emotions as it were.The children are taken through a journey of exploring their realities, their likes and dislikes and the obstacles
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      518 16 Love for shopping led to Ayesha Kapur’s own label Indo-Asian News Service ACTRESS Ayesha Kapur (below and below right) of Black fame enjoys shopping for accessories so much that she decided to make it her business and launched her own label Ayesha Accessories. “Ayesha (her company) is an
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  • FASHION
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      571 17 Indian brides moving away from heavy fabrics, jewellery and red, maroon hues for summer-monsoon weddings Indo-Asian News Service WEARINGheavy shimmering lenghas or saris in typical maroon or red shades for a sum-mer-monsoon wed- ding is passe. Up-to-the-minute fashion statements means comfortable, innovative bridal outfits made with
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      Lock icon Summer line that brides can splurge on
      223 17 FROM designer saris, elegant anarkalis embellished with zardozi and Swarovski crystals to stylish kurtas, there are wedding options galore with Designer Den’s new collection. Designers Dipika and Kailash Chandna, along with daughter Sanna, have launched their exclusive ethnic collection titled Srijan under their
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  • RELAX
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      Lock icon Flaunt sunglasses that suit your face shape
      153 18 THOUGH it’s known that a pair of sunglasses can protect the eyes from the strong and harmful rays of the sun, many are unaware of the shape that will suit their face. It’s time to flaunt the right shades that gel with the
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      422 19 FUNFAIR Sarada Kindergarten’s Food Funfair in celebration of its 21st anniversary. Rides, slides, games, magic and food. Tickets: $10 per coupon When: June 1, 10.30am to 5pm Where: Ramakrishna Mission, 179 Bartley Road Contact: 6383-5766 HEALTH TALK Pulse Check a public health talk organised by the Singapore Heart
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      184 19  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Who painted the Starry Night in 1889? a) Paul Gauguin b) Vincent van Gogh c) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 2. Which is the favourite vegetable of the cartoon character Popeye? a) Spinach b) Beet c) Carrot 3. Which of these Internet-related items did Scott Fahlman invent? a)
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      48 19 EXHIBITION Child at Street 11, a non-profit centre for children, is holding an exhibition of sculptures, paintings and photographs co-created by children and artists. Free admission. When: June 1 2, 11am to 10pm Where: PaTH@ Vivocity, Level 1 Contact: 6455-3681 or e-mail child@street11.org.sg
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      296 18 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries This is a good time to impress your superiors with your knowledge and experience. There may be new proposals for business. Taurus There will be stability in your life. You will be more pragmatic and disciplined than ever. Your conservative nature will be helpful. Gemini
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      228 18 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 2pm VIJAY: Uthama Puthiran 9pm SONY MAX: Paan Singh Tomar 9pm VASANTHAM: Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu saturday 1pm VASANTHAM: Enga Maama 2.30pm COLORS: Chillar Party 3pm ZEE TV: Hum Aapke Hain Kaun 4pm VASANTHAM: Jhootha Hi Sahi 5pm COLORS: Partner 6pm ZEE TV: Waqt Race Against Time 6.30pm
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      102 19 OVERWEIGHT? Who else wants to lose 5 kg in 7 days? Why diets, pills fitness fads won't work Discover why diets don't work and what DOES work Learn about nutrition and exercise that suits your body Strengthen and maintain your motivation Design a personal action plan for lasting results Your
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      316 19 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 April form submitter 6 “Don’t quit your day 9 Cockatoo feature 14 Anjou divider 15 out (barely make) 16 Odd-numbered page, often 17 In single file 20 Start’s start 21 Annoyances for readers 22 Important caucus locale 23 Frat boys, informally 24 Compose 26 Under ideal circumstances
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      45 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 uniquedigits going across and down over the large grid. GFor solutions, turn to next page.
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