Tabla, 27 March 2015

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    22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY Sfh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MARCH 27,2015 MCI (P) 025/11/2014
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      76 1 THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY LEARNING FROM INDIA PAGE 6 FRIEND TO INDIA PAGE 7 RED DOT TO REPUBLIC PAGES 2 3 FORMER BODYGUARD’S MEMORIES OF MR LEE PAGES 4 5 SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 COVER DESIGN: JOHN LIEW MCI (P) 025/11/2014 LEE KUAN YEW 1923
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  • SINGAPORE
    • Lee Kuan Yew 1923 – 2015
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        Lock icon From red dot to republic
        1672 2 / 3  -  A look at how Mr Lee Kuan Yew shaped Singapore M. BALA SUBRAMANION tabla@sph.com.sg M. Bala Subramanion, 97, is Singapore’s first p ostmaster-general. IWOULD like to unfold the saga of Singapore, an independent republic, emerging from a land of poverty faced with immense problems of
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        Lock icon Former bodyguard’s memories of Mr Lee
        1723 4 / 5  -  Karuppiah Kandasamy spent nearly two decades with Singapore’s founding father SURESH NAIR tabla@sph.com.sg Suresh Nair is a journalist with more than 35 years' experience ON A sunny Friday in the mid-1970s, travelling along Orchard Road near the Mandarin Hotel, then Prime Minister Lee Kuan
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        1077 6  -  Mr Lee Kuan Yew had a deep interest and knowledge of India and Indians SUNANDA K. DATTA-RAY tabla@sph.com.sg Sunanda K. Datta-Ray spent several years in Singapore as editorial consultant with Singapore Press Holdings, teaching at Nanyang Technological University and as senior visiting research fellow at the Institute
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        644 7  -  Mr Lee Kuan Yew nurtured relations between Singapore and India K. KESAVAPANY tabla@sph.com.sg K. Kesavapany is Singapore’s non-resident Ambassador to Jordan and Distinguished Affiliated Fellow, Asian Research Institute, National University of Singapore. ITH the demise of former Minister W Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, the key architect of
        PHOTOS: PIB, THE STRAITS TIMES, LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  644 words
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        1031 8  -  RANJANI RANGAN tabla@sph.com.sg Ranjani Rangan is the deputy country head of a foreign bank. She has two daughters, aged 10 and 12. IT IS with profound sadness that I am writing this tribute after waking up to the news of our founding father, the legendary Mr
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        282 8  -  Shilpa Dikshit Thapliyal. Shilpa Dikshit Thapliyal. The PR has been living here for 14 years. She met Mr and Mrs Lee about eight years ago at MacRitchie Reservoir where Mr Lee enquired about her and her family’s experience in Singapore. As the sun sets, the lights
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        409 9  -  Naazneen Abdeali The Singaporean is a part-time teacher with two teenage children. A man by the name of Lee Kuan Yew, Created a nation brand new. A lawyer turned into a dedicated politician, Mr Lee rallied for self-government. He put everything he had on
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        Lock icon A legacy that will last forever
        130 9  -  Malminderjit Singh. He is executive director of SICCI. Dark clouds loom over a nation A nation that weeps For its children have lost their bastion A founding father who now rests in sleep, Flags fly at half-mast Tributes pour like rain drops In remembrance
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        670 10 “Singapore is what it is because of Mr Lee. We survived as a small nation and earned our place in the world because of him. Singapore will also live on because of him. Lee Kuan Yew made Singapore to last. He led a team, not a one-man
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        Lock icon Praises pour forth
        581 11 Indian dignitaries, an artist as well as ordinary Indians pay tribute to Mr Lee “Heartfelt condolences on sad demise of former PM Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore. Asia will mourn the loss of a towering leader.” India’s president Pranab Mukherjee “A far-sighted statesman and a lion among
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        181 11 THE Prime Minister has declared a period of national mourning until March 29. Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s body will lie in state at Parliament House from March 25 to 28 for the public to pay their last respects. Parliament House will be open 24 hours daily
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      260 15 TALK to anyone who has something to do with India and you get a positive vibe. Most feel the economy has turned the corner and India is headed upwards. Recently, PwC India did a study and came out with a report titled Future of
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      76 23 68,868 Donors stepped up to donate blood in Singapore last year, down from 70,824 in 2013 122,523 Women two-wheeler riders in Delhi have been fined by the police in the last six months for not wearing helmets 148,792 Motor accident claims filed in Singapore last year, a five-year
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      315 23 “This industry needs heroes that the world recognises. We need to build a culture that encourages a new breed of street-food stars and entrepreneurs.” Founder of food firm Makansutra K.F. Seetoh, suggesting that to draw more youths into the hawker trade, the profiles of young entrants should
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
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        102 12 THE decision to establish India’s national tourism university in Noida has drawn strong reactions from officials and tourism industry leaders in Agra. They believe that the city, with its well-developed hospitality industry infrastructure and tourist attractions, has a natural and practical claim to
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        98 12 FIGURES from Gujarat’s State Tuberculosis Training and Demonstration Centre suggests that the disease has made a comeback. The number of cases rose from 72,554 in 2012 to 78,153 in 2014. Sources said that over one lakh cases are reported across Gujarat each year, although the
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        67 12 CHHATTISGARH’S agriculture minister Brijmohan Agrawal announced on March 23 that the state will set up its first cow sanctuary in Jhalar, a village in the Bemetara district. Details of the sanctuary are still being worked out. The minister also said that the government is
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        106 12 THE Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) launched its RuPay pre-paid card on March 24. The service, launched in collaboration with the Union Bank of India and the National Payment Corporation of India, enables passengers to book rail tickets, do shopping and pay bills.
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        111 12 INDIA’S union government has launched a new platform in association with social media website Twitter on March 24 called Twitter Samvad, for daily and direct communication among leaders, government agencies and citizens through tweets and text messages. The service is useful during crises
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        Lock icon Indian toddler sets archery record
        93 12 DOLLY Shivani Cherukuri (below) set a new Indian archery record on March 24, nine days before her third birthday. She is now the youngest Indian to score 200 points over 5m and 7m distances. Dolly’s parents said they had arrows specially made for her out
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      138 12 Due to unforeseen circumstances the events of SIFAS Festival of Indian Classical Music and Dance on 27th March 2015 and 29th March 2015 are cancelled at Esplanade. Patrons who paid for their tickets by credit card will receive an auto refund via SISTIC, no further action is required. Patrons who
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  • EDUCATION
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      311 13 MODERN Montessori International Group (MMI) has extended its footprint to Myanmar. On March 23, MMI opened its first pre-school in the affluent Bahan township in the city of Yangon. MMI said this is the first of a number of pre-schools being planned in major cities
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      476 14  -  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, GIIS) PRASHA MAITHANI. Class 11 A Level WO days before the Chinese
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    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOTS
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        150 14  -  REUBEN JOSHY, Class 6C JUNIOR school cricket enthusiasts eagerly awaited the Inter-House Junior Cricket Tournament for Classes 4, 5 and 6 scheduled for Jan 30. The four houses Spring, Oasis, Glacier and Lake fielded well-trained teams. In the first match between Spring and Glacier, the former
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        152 14  -  ANAMIKA RAJIV, Class 11 A Level WE HAD the privilege of welcoming students of Sandeepani Vidyanikethan, Thrissur, Kerala, to our school campus on Jan 19 as part of an educational overseas trip. The group of 15 students, ranging from third grade till ninth grade, was accompanied by
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      149 13 Connect with us: GOO®# www.giissingapore.org A CLASS ACT! ACROSS-THE-BOARD EXCELLENCE IN IGCSE RESULTS 2014 GIIS Queenstown Campus GIIS East Coast Campus 83.4% overall A* and A grades score 31 students secure 7A* and above 87% students secure ICE distinction 12% students secure a perfect 9A*s 29% students secure 7A*s or
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      38 14 Even aL an adult, career decisions can be ov erwhelming! Encourage your child and give them the time and to make their own decisions. m S^NDA Singapore Indian Development Association 1800-295-4554 www.sinda.org.sg m facebook.com/mysinda from DPS International School
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      660 16 / 17 Actor chosen for Dadasaheb Phalke award just days after 77th birthday Indo-Asian News Service JUST days after Shashi Kapoor turned 77, news emerged on March 23 that Bollywood’s evergreen charmer will be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke award, India’s highest award in cinema. Congratulations poured in
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      309 18 Indo-Asian News Service THE list of winners at the 62nd National Film Awards on March 24 was a balanced one. The list included winners from the Hindi and regional movie worlds. Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider (right) took away a bouquet of five awards. Talent
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  • RELAX
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      446 21 STJOBS EXPRESS FAIR The inaugural STJobs fair will help jobseekers find recruitment and/or training opportunities. There will be free career coaching sessions and a free psychometric test to see what jobs suit one’s personality. Free admission. When: March 28, 10am to 7pm (open to Singaporeans and PRs only);
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      33 21 PROPERTY SHOW Godrej’s property show features housing projects in Chennai. Free admission. When: March 28, noon to 8pm Where: Singapore Swimming Club, 45 Tanjong Rhu Road Contact: 9737-6712
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      194 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. Which part of the flower provides proteins for the rearing of young bees? a) Corolla b) Pollen c) Calyx 2. In which city would you find the column of Marcus Aurelius? a) Paris b) Brussels c) Rome 3. Which weather condition has low temperatures, strong winds
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      308 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Counter in a debate 6 Opponent 9 Involuntary muscle contraction 14 NBA playground 15 One cause of inflation? 16 Sheer fabric 17 Gives in 19 It may be golden on a phonograph 20 “Look over here!” 21 Common Market abbr., once 22 Messy, as a room 23
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      47 21 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. GFor solutions, turn to the next page.
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  • SPORTS
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      725 24  -  India has played as one unit and the bowlers have made a big difference star column HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg T HAD to be a batsman’s World Cup, didn’t it? Double hundreds, elastic imagi- nations, big bats, field restrictions... we’ve been through this. The bowler was meant
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