Today, 12 June 2012

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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING A=D!AC0RP TUESDAY, 12 JUNE 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 831 1  -  Varsities say Yale not being given special access to investment opportunities here EDUCATION NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There is no “backroom” deal in the National University of Singapore’s partnership with Yale University to set up the Yale-NUS College, and the American university is
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    • 116 1 IF GREECE EXITS THE EURO, THE REAL DRAMA WILL BE SEEN FIRST IN THE MOST OPEN, EXPORT-DRIVEN ECONOMIES IN ASIA COMMENT&ANALYSIS 8 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 story policymaking body for University have business and links to Singapore, includCharles Ellis. currently an adviser the Government of SinInvestment Corporation’s InStrategies Committee. Sleeper’s claims
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  • hot news
    • 636 2  -  NMPs say they have no intention of using Parliament as a platform to push for ban ANTI-SHARK’S FIN CAMPAIGN AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE About two weeks ago, a non-profit marine conservation group presented an open letter signed by 41 leading scientists around the world,
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    • 453 4 Rising condo prices spark concerns on the role of overseas investors in fuelling the market HOUSING REUTERS TORONTO Talking about Toronto’s condo craze has become something of a sport for residents of Canada’s largest city, where soaring real estate prices and a forest of construction
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    • 255 4 AGENCIES LONDON British ministers will announce this week the key tasks pupils are expected to master at each age, under sweeping reforms to the national curriculum in primary schools that are expected to be introduced by 2014. The back-to-basics overhaul is
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    • 298 6 Measures suggested to help stem number of accidents and to track down stolen bikes TRANSPORT THE DAILY TELEGRAPH TOKYO Bicycles in Tokyo may be required to display individual number plates like cars. The move aims to lower the number of accidents and improve etiquette in
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    • 176 6 BLOOMBERG BEIJING Chinese police have suspended the licences of five Ferrari drivers who were caught speeding along a highway together as fast as 213kmh, the state-run Global Times reported yesterday. The five were all clocked going more than 150kmh along the highway in
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  • comment &analysis
    • 965 8  -  GREEK EXIT FROM EURO WILLIAM PESEK Tokyo-based William Pesek won the 2010 Society of American Business Editors and Writers prize for commentary. BLOOMBERG Seoul may be the most poignant place one could pick in Asia for a spectator seat at Greece’s economic implosion. South
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    • 1007 10  -  STATE OF THE ECONOMY PAUL VOLCKER Paul Volcker is a former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board. PROJECT SYNDICATE Nowadays there is ample evi­dence that financial systems, whether in Asia in the 1990s or a decade later in the United States and Europe, are
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    • 29 8 Taxpayers and governments alike are tired of bailing out creditors for fear of the destructive contagious effects of failure even as bailouts encourage excessive risk taking. PAUL VOLCKER 10
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  • voices
    • 330 14  -  FROM KWAN JIN YAO The trend of parents seeking help on how to raise their children more effectively, as reported in “Mum and Dad want to know best” (June 9), signals two constructive developments. First, groups of parents are more receptive to new parenting strategies and
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    • 238 14  -  FROM CHIANG MING YU The letter “A parent, a teacher or both?” (June 8) seems to echo one common view today among parents here: Birth rates are falling because of rising living costs, a need to be du-al-income and the stress of the
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    • 109 14  -  FROM POON YIN TENG I refer to the report “Teachers feel more heat from parents” (June 8). The Education Minister said the ministry will stand by its teachers in maintaining discipline. No one realises that a major underlying cause of disciplinary problems, especially in primary
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    • 213 15  -  FROM HENG CHO CHOON The commentary “What money can’t buy” (June 1) set me thinking about how the examples cited are applicable to Singapore, in different forms although the substance remains the same. Many times, our morals have been compromised because
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    • 344 15  -  FROM YEAP SOON TECK Deputy Director (Licensing), Council for Estate Agencies We refer to the letter “No principle in CEA fee policy” (May 31). Under the Estate Agents Act, all real estate salespersons are required to register with the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA)
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  • singapore
    • 395 16 Taxi drivers aged 50 to 70 will pay S$12 for medical exam at four Parkway Shenton clinics TRANSPORT CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Cabbies who are members of the National Taxi Association (NTA) can now enjoy more affordable medical checks at four Parkway Shenton clinics. From this
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    • 147 16  -  ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE An events manager of a company that provides hair consultancy services was fined S$25,000 yesterday for corruption. Faymond Huang Zhiming, who was with 101 Hair Consultants, was also ordered to pay S$10,200, which was the amount he took in bribes from landlords and
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    • 421 18  -  Shanmugam outlines plans to establish Singapore as a ‘centre of excellence’ for international arbitration INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An academy that will help develop Singapore into “a world-class centre of excellence” in international arbitration will be set up later this year, said Minister
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 87 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Four men charged with having sex with an underaged prostitute in a high profile online vice-ring case are expected to plead guilty. The cases of Chiang Meng Chuan, 31, and Wilson Oei, 25, will be heard on June 27, while
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      • 86 18  -  CLAIRE HUANG For more than 12 hours yesterday, SingTel subscribers could not access their mobile phone network on Jurong Island. SingTel said the glitch was due to damage on its fibre infrastructure, caused by a third-party PowerGas contractor doing work in the area. The
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  • education
    • 716 20  -  Educational institutions tackle obstacles as they harness technology to enhance learning TECHNOLOGY NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While schools here are enjoying the benefits of technology under the Government’s FutureSchools programme, ensuring every pupil reaps the full educational rewards is not as straightforward as some
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    • 317 21  -  NG JING YNG To get the pupils to understand the mathematical concept of functions, the School of Science and Technology used the analogy of a vending machine and asked the students to draw a link between the coins they put in and the canned drinks that are dispensed.
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    • 121 21 TUV SUD PSB Learning l i 'iP 1 Choose certainty. Add value. www.tuv-sud-psb.sg/learning Staying Competitive with Employability Skills (ES) WSQ Manage your database efficiently and complete finacial reports in a whiz. Impress your clients and bosses with professionally-looking proposals and presentation slides. Call us now. Find out how you can
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  • china&india
    • 569 22 Plans to build 70 new airports, expan d 100 and purchase more than 900planes by 2015 AIRLINE INDUSTRY AGENCIES BEIJING China’s aviation authority said yesterday the country will build 70 new airports within the next three years, as part of an aggressive expansion plan despite a weak
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    • 238 22 REUTERS BEIJING China’s carbon emissions could be nearly 20 per cent higher than previously thought, a new analysis of official Chinese data showed on Sunday, suggesting the pace of global climate change could be even faster than currently predicted. A team
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    • 227 24 REUTERS MUMBAI India’s largest supermarket operator, Future Group, is having a clearance sale: Its financial service business and clothing brand are gone, and more deals are in the pipeline. Six months after the government backtracked on plans to allow foreign retail
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    • 418 24 REUTERS NEW DELHI Ms Pratibha Patil wakes to the sound of trumpets and horseback riders in the courtyard of her magnificent palace in New Delhi. But despite the opulent home and a grand office, she has almost no power like her 11 predecessors as
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    • 87 25 Somepne to bring us together. We can all agree that bringing the family and, sometimes, even the community together is something we could all use a little help with. And over the years, whether it’s through television, radio or even the mobile to name a few, MediaCorp has been more
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  • world
    • 289 26 UN relocates staff as Rakhine residents brace for more violence despite calm yesterday MYANMAR UNREST AGENCIES SITTWE With residents cowering indoors, security forces patrolled towns in Rakhine state in western Myanmar yesterday as the United Nations began evacuating staff in the wake of some
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    • 124 27 An auction of guitars and memorabilia owned by the late Les Paul, known as the godfather of the electric guitar, has raised a total of nearly US$5 million (S$6.4 million) for a foundation benefiting music education and innovation. Julien’s Auctions of Beverly Hills said the sale fetched record-setting
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    • 328 27 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR A total of 909 tear gas canisters and 58 tear gas grenades were used to disperse the tens of thousands who gathered for the April 28 electoral reform rally in Malaysia, the Home Ministry revealed
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    • 84 27 IN BRIEF AP Japanese lawmakers pushing for a tougher stance in a dispute with China over several uninhabited islands said yesterday the country should allow a team of experts to travel there to study development possibilities and environmental issues. The proposal is
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    • 220 28 AP C A I RO Egypt’s government has stopped the airing of television public service announcements that warned people against talking to foreigners because they might be spies, after critics charged the spots fuelled xenophobia and aimed to tarnish those behind last year’s uprising.
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    • 210 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON A Saudi city known for its ultra-conservatism has created its own version of the Arabs Got Talent television reality show, but with no music and women banned from taking part. Competitors will instead be permitted to perform religious chants,
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 66 29 REUTERS More than 70 people were trapped in rubble after houses made of mud collapsed from two strong earthquakes yesterday that triggered a landslide in the mountains of northern Afghanistan. Officials said a remote village in Baghlan province appeared to have taken the brunt
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      • 63 29 AGENCIES Malaysia’s High Court has sentenced policeman V Navindran to three years’ jail for causing grievous hurt to 22-year-old A Kugan while in custody. Kugan’s death in 2009 sparked protests by ethnic Indian Malaysians who accused police of unfairly targeting their community. Navindran, also an
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      • 58 29 AP Officials said torrential rains over the weekend triggered a landslide at the Mountain Lu resort in central Taiwan, killing two labourers in a makeshift shelter. Another worker was rescued yesterday, while 200 tourists were evacuated. More than 2,000 people have been evacuated from central
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      • 69 29 REUTERS Several decorative pieces fell off the top frieze of the Trevi Fountain in Rome over the weekend, triggering calls for restoration of one of the city’s most famous structures. The last maj or restoration of the fountain, whose current form was completed in
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    • 39 29 REUTERS Smoke and flames encroach upon homes in Colorado on Sunday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate. The wind-driven wildfire in a mountainous area about24km west of Fort Collins has spread out of control. REUTERS
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    • 180 29 REUTERS LO N DO N British Prime Minister David Cameron accidentally left his daughter behind in a country pub after a Sunday lunch with friends following a mix-up over which car she was meant to be going home in, his office said yesterday.
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    • 199 26 SPORTS 38 SINGAPORE FOOTBALLER SIGNS FOR CLUB IN MONGOLIA Kulicke Soffa has immediate vacancies for the following positions on contract appointment: Production Technicians/ Associate Engineers The Job: Assemble and test equipment machines Troubleshoot machine fault Generate necessary documentation for machine configuration and specification The Person: Technical education (NITEC/Diploma) Able to
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • 27 30 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. TODAY cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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      • 57 30 NEUTRAL (S$1.47) Macquarie keeps call with a S$1.55 target price. The house says that in a takeover of Australia’s Echo Entertainment, Genting could generate synergies in excess of Echo stakeholder Crown, given the Singapore company’s regional footprint and Asian VIP database. Genting said last Friday it took a
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      • 65 30 BUY (S$0.545) Maybank-Kim Eng keeps call but slashes the price target to S$1.16 from S$1.50. The house lowers fiscal FY13-14 net profit forecasts by 18 to 22 per cent on expectations that the finances of Minzhong’s European counterparts will continue to worsen and lead to an order decline.
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      • 51 30 BUY (S$1.265) OCBC keeps rating and S$1.44 fair value, saying that while China’s retail sales growth of 13.8 per cent year-on-year last month was lower than expectations of a 14.2-per-cent rise, the performance was still reasonably strong. The house believes domestic demand could show improvement starting in
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      • 84 30 BUY(S$1.035) OCBC keeps rating and S$1.11 fair value, saying that Cache appears to be on track to deliver a sturdy set of results for FY12. The house notes that, in addition to strong income streams from its existing portfolio properties, the REIT had announced two new acquisitions
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    • 309 30 AGENCIES NEW YORK A wave of relief buying swept across share markets around the world yesterday after a rescue package of up to €100 billion (S$160.6 billion) for Spain’s banking sector announced at the weekend eased some concerns about the euro zone debt
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    • 92 30 REUTERS SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday it had renewed the contract of Chief Executive Magnus Bocker for another three years. Under his new contract, Mr Bocker whose current term was due to expire in November will get a fixed base salary of S$1
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    • 251 31 Reduction to help lower upfront cost of building factories and warehouses SINGAPORE PROPERTY REUTERS SINGAPORE The tenures of industrial land sold by the state will be reduced to help lower the upfront cost of building factories and warehouses, the Government said yesterday. Under the
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    • 154 31  -  DOW JONES SINGAPORE Scoot, the medium-and long-haul unit of Singapore Airlines (SIA), has no immediate plans to fly to Europe or the United States due to high fuel costs and will focus its expansion efforts on routes within the Asia-Pacific region, according
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    • 157 31 REUTERS SINGAPORE Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 3.2 per cent year-on-year last month, accelerating from a downwardly revised 1.7 per cent gain in April, as electronics and pharmaceuticals shipments rose, International Enterprise Singapore said yesterday. But on a seasonally adjusted month-on-month
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  • impact
    • 616 32  -  Mass chorus reading and commemorative stamps celebrate spirit of co-operatives CO-OPERATIVES NICOLETTE ONG nicoletteong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Last Saturday, more than 15,000 co-operators, their families and members of the public gathered at Marina Barrage for a mass chorus reading. The event, called Co-opaliciouz, was organised by the Singapore National
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
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  • technology
    • 393 34  -  Event willfocus on mobile technologies, next-gen fibre, cloud security and services COMMUNIC ASIA 2012 SUMMIT PETER YEO Deputy Digital Media Editor peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One of the region’s largest and influential events in mobile communications, satellite communications and network events CommunicAsia 2012 Summit returns for the 23rd
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    • 355 34 AGENCIES SAN FR ANCISCO Apple is releasing a fresh line-up of computers and software tools to woo consumers and keep developers making applications amid accelerating rivalry from Google, Microsoft and, now, Facebook. Apple will use the Worldwide Developers Conference, which
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    • 404 35 THE NEW YORK TIMES TROLLHAT TAN (SWEDEN) Chances of embarrassment run high when you are @Sweden, the nation’s official Twitter spokesperson. “In one of my first tweets, I spelt ‘finish’ wrong with two n’s,” said 18-year-old high school student Erik Isberg who was @Sweden for the week
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    • 499 36 AGENCIES WARSAW Polish Football Association President Gregorz Lato has slammed Spain’s criticism of Gdansk’s PGE Arena pitch after the defending champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Italy in their opening Euro 2012 Group C match. Many in the Spanish camp, including coach Vicente
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    • 540 37 History of troubled relations between Poland and Russia promises an explosive on-pitch affair GROUP A: POLAND VS RUSSIA AGENCIES WARSAW Polish players are aware just how much the match against Russia means for their countrymen, and not only because of the sporting stakes. Warsaw and Moscow have
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    • 221 37 AGENCIES WROCL AW An opening 4-1 loss to Russia last Friday was a stark warning for Czech coach Michal Bilek that he needs to fix his team’s porous back line to have any realistic chance of making the knockout stage. “I still have it on
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 138 37 REUTERS The head of the uniformed British police squad travelling with England fans at Euro 2012 said their main concern is that innocent supporters could be accused of trouble caused by foreigners wearing England kits. The English Premier League has created a generation of fans
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      • 75 37 AP The UEFA has asked Polish and Ukrainian cities to send the police to help prevent any further racist abuse at European Championship team training. The request, which calls for offenders to be prosecuted, follows monkey chants targeted at Netherlands players during a session opened to the public
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      • 68 37 REUTERS Croatia coach Slaven Bilic sent out a warning to Group C powerhouses Spain and Italy after his side dismantled Ireland 3-1 with one of the best Euro 2012 displays so far on Sunday. “We don’t fear anybody,” Bilic told a news conference. “Maybe they were the better
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    • 76 37 For detailed match fixtures, please visit Singapore Pools website www.singaporepools.com.sg SportsBuzz@Kranji SportsBuzz@PoMo (For 18 yrs and above) LW Livewire MBS Livewire RWS (For 21 yrs and above) [pLAY® Always play with care. [responsibly] Do not bet illegally. Towards Community Telephone Account Service. Call 6786 6688 for more details Purpose and
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    • 416 38  -  David Low will play for top flight squad Khoromkhon FC FOOTBALL SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Under the local football fraternity’s radar, David Low has trawled the globe in search of playing opportunities. But, later this month, that journey which has taken him to Thailand, Australia,
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    • 340 38  -  Causeway Challenge 2012 Malaysia vs Singapore Shah Alam Stadium, 8.45pm SHAMIR OSMAN singapore Insults were hurled, blows were traded and one man ended the day in a police car. Last Friday’s first-leg of the Causeway Challenge at the Jalan Besar Stadium finished 2-2 but it was
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      • 132 40  -  TAN YO-HINN National sailors Colin Cheng and Elizabeth Yin have been selected by SingaporeSailing for the London Olympics sailing regatta in Weymouth and Portland from July 28 to Aug 11, subject to final approval by the Singapore National Olympic Council. Cheng, 22, and Yin, 20,
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      • 128 40  -  REUTERS Year Two of the “Big Three” era in Miami has the Heat competing for the NBA title for a second consecutive year. The pressure is on the Heat and their trio of three-time NBA Most Valuable player LeBron James and fellow All-Stars Dwyane
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    • 443 40  -  S’porean teenager sets national youth record, faces tough 200m final today 15TH ASIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg COLOMBO A roar rippled through Colombo’s Sugathadasa National Stadium yesterday as sprinter Shanti Pereira rounded the bend in the women’s 200m heats at the 15th Asian Junior
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    • 256 40 REUTERS PARIS Rafael Nadal has described his record seventh French Open title as one of the most “special” milestones of his career. The Spaniard sank to his knees in celebration after beating Serbia’s world No 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 to win a rain-interrupted
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    • 45 41 TELEVISION FAIRLY LEGAL’S SARAH SHAHI WILL SHOW YOU WHO’S BOSS OR MAKE YOU CRY LIKE A BABY 42 ARTS INDIE LOVE STORY ONCE SWEEPS THE TONY AWARDS 45 TUESDAY, 12 JUNE 2012 VERY BAD THINGS BREAKING BAD’S BRYAN CRANSTON ON HIS LIFE OF CRIME 44
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        1255 42  -  THERE’S A NEW BOSS, BUT FAIRLY LEGAL’S SARAH SHAHI IS CLEARLY IN CHARGE ALVIN CHONG alvinchonggl@mediacorp.com.sg VANCOUVER The scene: The district attorney’s office; the Golden Gate Bridge standing imposingly in the distance as the afternoon sun shines through the blinds. The mediator hurriedly flips through the case files.
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      • 653 44  -  Bryan Cranston is so bad, he’s good in Breaking Bad NEW ON TV MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There was a time in Bryan Cranston’s life when you could have called him a bad boy but even so, he never imagined that he would be turning to drugs
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      • 137 45 HOLLYWOOD AT THE TONYS tdy.sg/hughvsneil 2011 was the very same year 2 Hollywood stars collided onstage Neil Patrick Harris and Hugh Jackman, who’s also hosted three times, from 2003 to 2005. What’s a returning host to do when faced with a fresh upstart? PHOTOS REUTERS tdy.sg/nphtonys2012
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      • 701 45 TONY AWARDS REUTERS NEW YORK The fairy tale success of beloved indie Irish love story Once ballooned on Sunday when it scooped Broadway’s highest honours, the Tony Awards, including a win for Best Musical. The Broadway musical adaptation of the 2006 independent film Once that went
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      • 80 46 Let the kids show their love for Dad with this special floral arrangement workshop. They will have a chance to express their creativity in making a unique gift. Suitable for children in K1 to P6 levels. Today and June 16, 2pm
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        54 46 Comedy Masala brings you Singapore’s newest and only weekly stand-up comedy open-mic night. Brave and humorous souls, contact Umar Rana at umar@ comedymasala.com for a five-minute spot. Today, 8-10pm, Home Club, 20 Upper Circular Road #B1-01/06 The Riverwalk For enquiries, call 6538 2928. Admission is S$10 (includes 1
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      • 51 46 Learn soft clay modelling step by step and create your own animal land, underwater world and imaginary creatures! Suitable for those eight years old and above. Until June 22, 9am to 12 noon (1pm to 4pm from June 18), Viridian Arthouse, 70 River Valley Road, #01-15. Fee is
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      • 121 46 The Great Singapore Sale begins and Orchard Central is getting into the swing of things in classic style. Head down to check out rare vintage cars ranging from the 1935 Ford Coupe, the 1951 Singer Roadster, the 1958 Austin Healey Sprite and the 1967
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      • 76 46 An exhibition for children as part of the museum-wide Children’s Season. Curated by play wright Chong Tze Chien and designed by local designers Lin Shuxian and Jonathan Yue, the exhibition incorporates interactive displays and storytelling about what it was like to travel on a ship to an island
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    • 333 47 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Unbeatable Banzuke 6.30 AM Live! 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show IX 10.00 The Chew 10.45 The Revolution 11.30 Great Ideas From JML 12.30PM The Yang Sisters II 1.00 India: A Love Story 2.00 The Contenders 2.30 The Dr Oz Show 3.30 The Chew 4.15 The Revolution 5.00
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    • 154 47 CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Focus 6.30 Kung Fu Chefs 7.00 Good Morning Singapore 10.00 The Unforgettable Memory NOON Wonderful World V 1.00PM News 8 At One 1.30 Frontline 2.00 Mat YoYo 2.30 My Fair Lady 3.30 La Femme 4.30 Pay It Forward 5.30 The Oath (Last Episode) 6.30 Singapore Today 7.00
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    • 331 47 CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM Home Shopping 3.00PM Vocals Of Arts 3.30 Guess 5.00 100% Entertainment 6.00 The Silver Chamber of Sorrows 7.00 Jumong (PG-Some Violence) 8.00 Stylish Man 9.00 The Magic Ring 10.00 While We Were Drunk (PG) 11.00 News Tonight 11.30 Stylish Man 12.30AM The Magic Ring 1.30 100% Entertainment
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