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Title Section22 2012-07-03 1 A=D!AC0RP TUESDAY, 3 JULY 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp TUESDAY, 3 JULY 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/201222 words
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Article, Illustration620 2012-07-03 1 TAN WEIZHEN - After moderating in previous quarters, resale prices increase at faster pace PROPERTY TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The state of the economy and rising wages have breathed new life into the property market here, with the respite for house hunters proving to be shortlived.620 words
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Article, Illustration428 2012-07-03 1 AGENCY SINGAPORE Private home prices rebounded to a new record high in the second quarter after dropping for the first time in almost three years in the previous quarter, Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) data showed yesterday, but analysts are divided overAGENCY; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 428 words
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Advertisement57 2012-07-03 1 AS THEIR NUMBERS GROW, HISPANIC VOTERS MAY PLAY A KEY ROLE IN DECIDING WHO WILL BE THE NEXT US PRESIDENT COMMENT&ANALYSIS 6 COMMENTARY 12 MORSI COULD SHOWTHE WAYFORTHE ARAB WORLD EDUCATION 18 S’PORE’S EDUCATION MODEL FORTHE UNITED KINGDOM? EURO 2012 28 GREAT, BUT NOT YET THE GREATEST T 2 CHUA57 words
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hot news
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Article439 2012-07-03 2 WOO SIAN BOON - World’s policymakers weigh in on keeping pace with rapid urbanisation and growth WORLD CITIES SUMMIT WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Infrastructure development in cities has struggled to keep pace with rapid urbanisation and economic growth, according to most policymakers at the World Cities Summit’s opening plenary session yesterday.439 words
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211 2012-07-03 2 SINGAPORE Two projects, one designed to meet Singapore’s waste disposal needs and the other to cater to the city’s water needs, have propelled the Republic to be the only country with two feature projects among the world’s top 10 urban infrastructure projects, according to211 words
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Article, Illustration87 2012-07-03 2 The OCBC Skyway and OCBC Light and Sound Show were launched yesterday by NTUC Secretary-General and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Swee Say at Gardens by the Bay. Located at the Supertree Grove, the OCBC Skyway is an aerial walkway offering visitors aPhoto Ooi Boon Keong - 87 words
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312 2012-07-03 2 WAYNE CHAN - WAYNE CHAN S ING A POR E The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Singapore Government have agreed to set up a centre that will help developing countries strengthen their public services. The Global Centre for Public Service Excellence, which will312 words
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Article, Illustration326 2012-07-03 4 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two other officials of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) yesterday faced an additional charge over the Bersih rally for electoral reform on April 28. Anwar, PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali and Rembau PKRAGENCIES; AP - 326 words
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312 2012-07-03 4 SINGAPORE The police in Johor Bahru (JB) have formed a special team to track down the two men involved in the kidnapping of a Singaporean family there on Sunday, according to Bernama news agency yesterday. The police, who have not312 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1256 2012-07-03 6 JON SWAINE - CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS JON SWAINE Jon Swaine is Washington correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Marie Lopez Rogers works on the same scorched patch of Arizonan desert today as she did 55 years ago. But while her hands were torn to ribbons asTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 1,256 words
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Article, Illustration546 2012-07-03 8 THE FINANCIAL TIMES EDITORIAL GLOBAL WARMING THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED Environmentalists rejoice: ExxonMobil is on your side. Well, sort of. In his characteristically plain-speaking way, Mr Rex Tillerson, Exxon’s Chief Executive, last week set out a view of climate change that could notTHE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED; PHOTO REUTERS - 546 words
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Article, Illustration971 2012-07-03 10 PAUL KRUGMAN - EURO SUMMIT DEAL PAUL KRUGMAN Paul Krugman is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. THE NEW YORK TIMES Over the past few months, I have read a number of optimistic assessments of the prospects forTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 971 words
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Article, Illustration900 2012-07-03 12 CON COUGHLIN - EGYPT’S NEW ISLAMIC DEMOCRACY CON COUGHLIN Con Coughlin is an expert on international terrorism and the Middle East, with 25 years in foreign journalism. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH When Mr Mohammed Morsi, the political face of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, sent his topTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO AP - 900 words
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Advertisement379 2012-07-03 10 S P JAIN EXECUTIVE MBA OPEN HOUSE: Entrepreneurship Executive MBA What is the link? K) <3 V-5 S3 <3 r* Entrepreneurship has been the engine propelling much of the growth of the business sector as well as a driving force behind the rapid expansion of the social sector. Mr. Koh379 words
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voices
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Article523 2012-07-03 14 GALEN YEO - FROM GALEN YEO As a Singaporean, I am less concerned about the ongoing discussions of who serves national service. I am far more concerned about the institution of National Service (NS) itself. Most people I know have never seen NS as a productive use of523 words
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Article, Illustration99 2012-07-03 14 G JAGA - FROM G JAGA I refer to the letter, “Yes, do away with ‘reserved’ seat” by Ms Pearline Cher (June 29). She has my sympathies as she seems to have had a hard time trying to get a seat despite the presence of “reserved” seats for99 words
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198 2012-07-03 14 GOH KIAN HUAT - FROM GOH KIAN HUAT I refer to the report “More discounts for off-peak travel on SMRT” (June 29). From Aug 6, commuters will get 50 cents off their fares under the SMRT’s existing Travel Discount Scheme if they end their journey by 7.45am on weekdays198 words
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165 2012-07-03 15 JOLENE LIM - FROM JOLENE LIM When I lost my PAssion Card recently, I recalled that I must have left it at the supermarket scanner. I called the branch and, after giving all the details and waiting for two hours without reply, decided to make a trip165 words
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238 2012-07-03 15 PATSIE TAN - FROM PATSIE TAN Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Communications, SingPost We refer to the feedback from Ms Rhiannon Chu “Signed, sealed but not (re) delivered” (June 26). SingPost is continuously improving our operations and processes to serve our customers better. Responding to feedback from customers for self-col-lection of238 words
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169 2012-07-03 15 BENJAMIN HO - FROM BENJAMIN HO I live in Sin Ming and was surprised recently to see a large billboard by the Housing and Development Board near my estate advertising a tender for a 99-year lease for a piece of land between my HDB estate and the169 words
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Advertisement21 2012-07-03 14 invest wisely. Invest with long-term goals Inflation Invest Q o Vp Returns ts e www.imas.org.sg imas INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE21 words
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singapore
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Article, Illustration386 2012-07-03 16 NG JING YNG - Training aims to bridge ‘distinct gaps’ between community, public hospitals HEALTHCARE NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Whereas hospital rotations and polyclinic postings were kept separate for family physicians previously, family medicine resident Wang Mingchang now spends half a day each week treating patients atPHOTO ERNEST CHUA - 386 words
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246 2012-07-03 17 ALVINA SOH - PROPOSED SWEEPING REFORMS ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A SilkAir pilot was fined S$1,000 yesterday for punching a taxi driver. Ajmer Singh Ajit Singh, 48, was found guilty with one charge of voluntarily causing hurt to taxi driver Chua Hock Kwee, 58. He is appealing against246 words
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374 2012-07-03 17 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Two property agents have become the first to be punished under the Council for Estate Agencies’ (CEA) disciplinary framework. In one of the cases, a sales person sent 51 abusive and insulting SMS messages to a prospective tenant when she stoppedCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 374 words
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education
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Article, Illustration724 2012-07-03 18 Controversy overproposals to scrap GCSEs in favour of two-tier S’pore model AGENCIES LONDON A debate has erupted about the Singapore education system halfway around the globe in the United Kingdom, where its Education Secretary Michael Gove is reportedly so enamoured with the Republic’s system thatAGENCIES; REUTERS - 724 words
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china & india
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Article396 2012-07-03 20 Investors quietly putting money into country which has yet to see significant outflows FOREIGN INVESTMENT REUTERS MUM BA I India has gone from the country set to overtake China to the country that can do nothing right. Now, a few contrarians see signs India is turningREUTERS - 396 words
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88 2012-07-03 20 AP Two Uighur men who allegedly tried to hijack a plane in Xinjiang on Friday by battering the cockpit door with a crutch and trying to set off explosives have died, state media said yesterday. A newspaper reported that both had died inAP - 88 words
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69 2012-07-03 20 BLOOMBERG North Korea will send about 40,000 of its citizens to work in China, with most of their earnings going directly to its government, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday. The agreement will allow North Korean seamstresses, technicians, mechanics, construction workersBLOOMBERG - 69 words
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world
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Article284 2012-07-03 22 AGENCIES TOKYO A member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and dozens of his followers quit the party yesterday and are likely to form their own rival bloc, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Mr Ichiro Ozawa and 49 other lawmakersAGENCIES - 284 words
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Article, Illustration442 2012-07-03 22 Need to battle corruption and boost reforms, says CIMB chief Nazir Razak MALAYSIA ECONOMY THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUAL A LUMPUR Malaysia must overcome corruption and carry out more market-oriented reforms if it is to move up from being a middle-income economy, CIMB GroupTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; BLOOMBERG - 442 words
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IN BRIEF
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71 2012-07-03 23 AP Two-thirds of Australians oppose the country’s newly implemented carbon tax, a poll released yesterday said. The poll by market researcher Nielsen found that 66 per cent of respondents oppose the tax and only 33 per cent support it. It also found 58 perAP - 71 words
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68 2012-07-03 23 AGENCIES The party that ruled Mexico with an iron grip for most of the last century has sailed back into power. In a“ quick count” by electoral authorities, Mr Enrique Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party had around 38 per cent of theAGENCIES - 68 words
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Article67 2012-07-03 23 REUTERS Police in Myanmar have arrested 30 people in connection with the killing of 10 Muslims that sparked days of sectarian violence in Rakhine state last month. “Action is being taken against them according to the laws”, the New Light of Myanmar newspaper said yesterday.REUTERS - 67 words
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64 2012-07-03 23 AGENCIES Five million babies have been born through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment since assisted reproduction began in 1978, according to an estimate by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Experts based the estimate on worldwide figures for IVF cycles up toAGENCIES - 64 words
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Article, Illustration62 2012-07-03 23 AP A tree sitting atop a vehicle offers free firewood in the city of Falls Church in Virginia yesterday as cleanup continued after Friday’s storm. Around three million people were without electricity across a swath of states along the eastern U nited States as the areaAP - 62 words
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199 2012-07-03 23 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Migrants applying for a British passport will soon have to be able to recite the first verse of God Save the Queen, under an overhaul of the United Kingdom citizenship test this autumn. They could also be tested on theirTHE GUARDIAN - 199 words
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business
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STOCK CALLS
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Article27 2012-07-03 24 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.27 words
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Article85 2012-07-03 24 HOLD (S$3.27) DBS Vickers downgrades from Buy, trims target to S$3.29. Cites concerns over increasing competition in India, the coming Singapore Inter Connect Offer and limited potential returns. “We like SingTel’s strategy of venturing into mobile advertising space and its bold restructuring exercise. However, we expect to see cost85 words
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Article291 2012-07-03 24 LYNDA HONG - REITS LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With persistently high property prices in the Republic, real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Singapore are focusing mainly on asset enhancements to boost their growth. And any acquisitions they are looking at will have to be yield accretive, the trusts291 words
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173 2012-07-03 24 LINETTE LIM - LINETTE LIM SINGAPORE A conducive eco-system for technology firms is helping to fuel the growth of online start-ups here. Although Singapore represents a small market, start-ups said factors such as Internet connectivity and government grants have made it easier for them to do business. According173 words
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282 2012-07-03 25 AGENCIES SINGAPORE The value of Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas’ planned listing of its coal assets in Singapore through a reverse takeover (RTO) of United Fiber System has been raised to S$2.2 billion. United Fiber said yesterday that a unit of India’s GMRAGENCIES - 282 words
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IN BRIEF
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107 2012-07-03 25 REUTERS CapitaMalls Asia, the shopping mall arm of CapitaLand, yesterday said it had set up a US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) private equity fund that will invest in China. Institutional investors will take up half the capital in the CapitaMalls China Development Fund III,REUTERS - 107 words
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105 2012-07-03 25 DOW JONES - DOW JONES Tiong Seng Holdings yesterday said its wholly-owned subsidiary won a contract from NTUC FairPrice Co-operative to build a warehouse development in western Singapore for about S$229 million. Tiong Seng Contractors will undertake the development, a 16-storey building at Benoi Road and105 words
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111 2012-07-03 25 DOW JONES - DOW JONES The average housing price in 100 major Chinese cities recorded its first sequential rise last month after nine straight months of decline in a sign that the housing market is turning a corner. The average home price last month was 8,688111 words
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107 2012-07-03 25 DOW JONES - DOW JONES Singapore-listed railway stock company Midas Holdings yesterday said its joint venture Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport has won an 860 million yuan (S$171.5 million) contract to supply metro train sets for the Dongguan Rapid Railway R2 Line project in southern China. The107 words
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Article, Illustration452 2012-07-03 26 HE PEIWEN - Budget carrier takes off with imaginative ad campaigns ADVERTISING HE PEIWEN hepeiwen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Low-cost airline Scoot is more than just a budget way to fly. The Singapore Airlines-owned carrier offers “service with personality” or what it calls “Scootitude”, says its Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson. Here’s a452 words
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technology
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Article, Illustration585 2012-07-03 27 Apple shells out the money to Proview to end dispute over iPad trademark in China IPAD TRADEMARK SAGA AGENCIES SHANGHAI Apple has paid US$60 million (S$76 million) to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China that saw the world’s mostAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 585 words
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Article, Illustration571 2012-07-03 27 NICHOLAS YEO - NICHOLAS YEO SINGAPORE The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is the latest Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus. The retro-de-signed camera will fit into any locally curated museum, but does it live up to the rich OM legacy? The advent of the single-lens reflex system saw cameras increase inPHOTO NICHOLAS YEO - 571 words
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euro 2012
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Article, Illustration189 2012-07-03 28 THE GREATEST FOOTBALL TEAM OF ALL TIME IS... The first team in history to win three maj or international titles in a row, many believe the current Spanish side are the best the world has ever seen. But are they really? We take a look at others189 words
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Article, Illustration568 2012-07-03 28 TAN YO-HINN - COMMENTARY BY TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg Tan Yo-Hinn is Deputy Sports Editor at TODAY. The urge to anoint Spain as the greatest ever national team is indeed very tempting. That is hardly surprising. Winning the 2012 European Championship with a 4-0 victory over Italy meantPHOTO GETTY IMAGES - 568 words
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Miscellaneous0 2012-07-03 28 ;\:%:=|.>'._.]{~!=;~};%&,['{&|*0 words
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Article, Illustration330 2012-07-03 29 DAN GUEN CHIN - DAN GUEN CHIN dan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) is mulling a move to elevate the Li-Ning Singapore Open from a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super Series to a Premier Series event. It means the world’s top-10 ranked shuttlers must participate in it,AP - 330 words
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284 2012-07-03 29 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE Windsurfing’s shock omission from the 2016 Olympic Games may not be cast in stone yet. At an Asian Sailing Federation (ASAF) meeting here last Saturday, member nations reached a unanimous decision to call for a re-vote by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) at284 words
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Article80 2012-07-03 29 SINGAPORE Swimmers Quah Zheng Wen, 15, and Mylene Ong, 21, have earned invites from the sport’s world body FINA to the July 27 to Aug 12 London Olympics. Ong will race in the women’s 100m freestyle and Zheng Wen in the men’s 400m individual medley.80 words
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Article, Illustration470 2012-07-03 30 Woods’ win and form keep him on track to be No 1 again GOLF THE NEW YORK TIMES bethesda— With downed trees and stacks of broken branches lining the fairways of Congressional Country Club, Tiger Woods proved to be the last one standing on Sunday.THE NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 470 words
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Article, Illustration1395 2012-07-03 32 MAY SEAH - ACTORANDALL-AROUND NICE GUYCHUAENLAI ISMORETHANJUSTA FUNNYMAN, YOU KNOW? MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg If there’s a downside to being one of Singapore’s best known funnymen, it’s that no one takes you seriously. Just ask Chua Enlai. “People don’t take me seriously!” said the actor. “They always think I’m joking. (When I say)PHOTOS JASON HO - 1,395 words
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Article, Illustration583 2012-07-03 34 PIYA SINHA-ROY - Beyonce, Chris Brown win top honours at the BET Awards VICTORY SOUNDS PIYA SINHA-ROY features@mediacorp.com.sg REUTERS LOS ANGELES The BET Awards on Sunday split top honours among several artistes, including Beyonce and Chris Brown, in a telecast filled with lively performances and an emotional tribute to lateREUTERS; PHOTOS REUTERS - 583 words
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Article, Illustration478 2012-07-03 35 BREADTALK THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS Forget that foie gras is now banned in California, the French have got more pressing culinary matters to consider. The true French croissant a Gallic gastronomic icon is dying out, baking purists have warned, amid claims by one federationTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO GETTY IMAGES - 478 words
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Article, Illustration63 2012-07-03 36 OUR PICK The little curly-haired red-head comes to town in one of the most beloved musicals of all time. It’s Oliver Twist with a twist as the sunshine-filled orphan always manages to make the best out of the terrible circumstances. From July 10 to Aug 5, 7.30pm (Tue to63 words
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Article, Illustration110 2012-07-03 36 Imagine Michelle Chong, Hossan Leong, Sebastian Tan, Chua Enlai, Selena Tan, Kumar and Gurmit Singh coming together to tickle your funny bone? Yes, you r come dy a l l– s t a r d re a m come s true in this show by Singapore’s top110 words
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71 2012-07-03 36 This features a series of oil paintings i n s pi re d by t he a r t i s t ’s t r ip to T ib et Anhui-born Chinese artist Song Lianmin’s works are as personal as they are71 words
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140 2012-07-03 36 Marina Mandarin Singapore turns 25 and is giving out treats at its dining outlets and spa. Enjoy perks and promotions such as S$25 off the buffet lunch at Aquamarine with every two paying adults (from S$58++ per adult). Hungry for fine Cantonese food140 words
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Article, Illustration106 2012-07-03 36 This exhibition seeks to highlight the various efforts of Singapore and the Malay Peninsula in commemorating Dr Sun Yat Sen and the 1911 Revolution and the pre-war era. A collaboration between the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, local organisations and private collectors, the exhibition106 words
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Miscellaneous248 2012-07-03 37 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~~ Just~For~Laughs~Gags~IX 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~~ Police~And~Thief 1.00~~ 24th~Canon~Lion~City~~ ~Cup~2012:~SemiFinal~2:~~ ~SG~U16~vs~Vasco~De~Gama 3.00~~ Countdown~To~London 3.30~ The~Chew 4.15~~ The~Revolution~~(PG) 5.00~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~~ ~Show~IX 6.00~ America’s~Got~Talent~V 7.00~~ Minute~To~Win~It~II 8.00~ Just~For~Laughs~Gags~IX 8.30~ Meat~And~Greed~ 9.00~ Sport~Rockz~(Premiere) 9.30~~ News~5~Tonight 10.00~~ Unnatural~II~~ ~(Season~Finale) 10.30~~ Grimm~(Premiere)~ ~(PG13-Horror) 11.30~ Hawaii~Five-O~II~~248 words
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Miscellaneous124 2012-07-03 37 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~~ The~Female~Constable~~ ~(Episode~1) 4.30~~ Pay~It~Forward 5.30~~ Devotion 6.30~~ Singapore~Today~ 7.00~~ Journey~To~The~West 8.00~~ Battle~@~Water~Margin~ 9.00~~ Joys~Of~Life~ 10.00~~ News~Tonight~ 10.30~~ Tuesday~Report 11.00~~ Golden~Ferris~Wheel~(PG) MN~~ Time~Story 1.00AM~ Comedy~Night 2.00~~ The~Voyage~Of~Zheng~He 4.00~~ Golden~Ferris~Wheel~(PG)124 words
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Miscellaneous260 2012-07-03 37 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) 8.00~~ Stylish~Man~—~The~Chef 9.00~ The~Magic~Ring 10.00~~ While~We~Were~Drunk~~ ~(PG) 11.00~~ News~Tonight 11.30~~ Stylish~Man~—~The~Chef 12.30AM~~ The~Magic~Ring 1.30~ 100%~Entertainment 2.30~ End~Of~Transmission WHILE WE WERE DRUNK (PG) Xiaoru is shocked to know that Jiexiu had brought her to see her260 words
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Miscellaneous129 2012-07-03 37 programming@channelnewsasia.com HEADLINES 12.30pm,~1pm,~1.30pm,~3.30pm,~ 5.30pm,~6pm,~6.30pm,~8pm,~ 8.30pm,~9.30pm,~10.30pm,~ 11.30pm,~12.30am,~1am,~1.30am HEADLINES/S’PORE UPDATES 9.30am,~11.30am,~2.30pm,~4.30pm HEADLINES/S’PORE Market~Report~10.30am Programmes may be pre-empted due to breaking news 6.00AM~ Asian~Home~News 6.30~AM~~ AM~Live!~Early~Edition 7.00~AM~~ AM~Live! 9.00~~ World~Today 9.38~~ Amazing~Asia 10.00~~ World~Today 10.33~~ Clickability 11.00~~ World~Today 11.33~~ Asian~Home~News NOON~~ World~Today 12.32PM~~ Amazing~Asia 1.02~~ The~Green~Deal 1.32~ From~Waste~To~Green~ ~Resource 2.00~~ Asia~Today 2.33~~ AM~Live!~Bite-size129 words
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Miscellaneous109 2012-07-03 37 tellvasantham@mediacorp.com.sg 3.00PM~~ Anjaraipetti~II 3.30~~ Gopuram 4.00~~ Kalyanam 4.30~~ Villakku~Vecha~Nerathilla 5.00~~ Chinna~Papa~Periya~Papa 5.30~~ Chhota~Bheem 6.00~~ Ninaithalae~Inikkum~99~ 7.00~~ Abirami 7.30~~ Rayil~Payanangal 8.00~~ Soundaravalli 8.30~~ Tamil~Seithi 9.00~~ Vasantham~Express~V 10.00~~ Riya 10.30~~ Sambavam 11.00~~ Galatta~Kalyanam MN~~ Tamil~Seithi 12.30PM~~ Close VASANTHAM EXPRESS V It is the finale of Vasantham Express. Join host Guna, Nithiya and109 words
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