Today, 30 July 2012, Afternoon Edition

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  • 15 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp MONDAY, 30 JULY 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 728 1 Agnel beats Lochte to seal 4x100m freestyle relay gold OLYMPICS: SWIMMING REUTERS LONDON France staged a major upset in the men’s 4x100 metres freestyle relay yesterday, snatching victory from the heavily-fancied Australians and a United States team that boasted the combined might of Ryan Lochte and Michael
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    • 50 1 WITH HONG KONG’S AND SHANGHAI’S ASCENT AS TOP FINANCIAL HUBS, S’PORE MUST SPECIALISE IN NICHES IN WHICH IT CAN WIN COMMENT&ANALYSIS 8 LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 24 HOUR COVERAGE ON MEDIACORP CHANNELS NEWS REPORTS, COMMENTARY ANALYSIS ON TODAY, CHANNEL NEWSASIA AND 938LIVE OLYMPICS 36 SPAIN DUMPED OUT OF FOOTBALL TOURNEY
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  • hot news
    • 393 2  -  Singapore paddlers avoid early jitters to reach last 16 OLYMPICS: TABLE TENNIS TAN YO-HINN IN LONDON yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg LONDON It was an anxious start, but Feng Tianwei avoided the proverbial banana skin. After watching team-mate Yang Zi’s surprise second-round exit in the men’s singles to England’s Peter Drinkhall
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    • 263 2 REUTERS American Ariel Hsing’s Olympic table tennis campaign ended in defeat yesterday but the teenager was hailed as “amazing” by supporter and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who embraced her after she came off court. The 16-year-old, ranked 115 in the world, threatened to cause a
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    • 265 4 MediaCorp’s new initiative lets users earn poin ts using codes found on various platforms CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT SINGAPORE Go on an exclusive lunch date with your favourite celebrities, or get complimentary concert tickets or artiste-autographed posters. Readers, viewers and listeners of MediaCorp’s array of
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    • 353 4 AP HANOI Vietnam’s Communist government is considering whether to allow same-sex couples to marry or legally register and receive rights positioning the country to be the first in Asia to do so. Even long-time gay rights activists are stunned by the
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    • 800 6  -  Enforcement not keeping up with perpetrators, says anti-trafficking expert ANIMAL WELFARE NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Bears in metal jackets with metal catheters draining bile from their gall bladders stand in tiny cages with their muscles largely wasted. Some have had their teeth smashed, or
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    • 45 2 Official Radio Station: THE ALL NEW /'-POWER 98FM i I Singapore kindness w: movement cxi rV\0P e^n9 a^e: more If you can make things easy for yourself, surely you can spare the time to make things a bit easier for others too. National Environment Agency
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  • comment &analysis
    • 1745 8  -  ASIA’S NEXT LEADING FINANCIAL CENTRE? PAUL J DAVIES Paul J Davies is the Financial Times Asian Financial Correspondent, based in Hong Kong. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED Joy Yang is not quite a haigui yet. The far-ranging sea turtles lend their name in
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    • 387 10  -  JEREMY GRANT With no economic hinterland of its own, Singapore is not an obvious candidate to be a leading Asian financial centre. Yet it has used its British-based legal system, political stability and low-tax incentives to attract a cluster of sectors in financial services that
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    • 721 11  -  PLEASE, IN MY BACKYARD RICHARD HARTUNG Richard Hartung is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992. From opposition to facilities for eldercare and the disabled, to construction of MRT station launch shafts near a block of flats, the Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) syn­drome
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  • voices
    • 246 14  -  FROM DR JOHN KWOK JUNG YUN A few years ago, I was a consultant to a Travel Channel programme featuring Haw Par Villa as part of an episode in Singapore, and I share the sentiments in the letter “Restore and preserve historic
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    • 153 14  -  FROM TAN KIN LIAN I agree with the decision to take taxis out of the bidding for Certificates of Entitlement. The bidding system was introduced to control the growth of the vehicle population but has also produced erratic, undesirable results. It has given opportunity
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    • 151 14  -  FROM RONALD KOH A corrective step has rightly been taken to separate taxis from the Certificate of Entitlement bidding exercise, as reported in “Taxis no longer under Cat A” (July 28). I have two other suggestions. First, limit car owners to one
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    • 300 17  -  FROM TAY SWEE YEE CEO, PAP Community Foundation HQ In “Create a public pre-school system” (July 26), Mr Marcus Hoh claims that the PAP Community Foundation (PCF) pre-schools are of “dismal” quality, based on what he heard from relatives and friends. It is sad that
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    • 157 17  -  FROM YEO SHUAN CHEE I recently noticed a Malaysian-reg-istered car parked at a Housing and Development Board surface car park in Bedok. It had several parking summons slips under both its windscreen wipers, a sign that it could have been stolen, abandoned or
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    • 165 17  -  FROM HELEN LIM Director, Media Relations Public Education, Land Transport Authority We refer to Mr Stephen Tan’s letter “Could Rochor Centre be saved?” (July 21). When site conditions allow, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) adopts construction methods that minimise impact to nearby stakeholders
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    • 110 14 LETTER WHAT MAKES VISITING SINGAPORE UNIQUE Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/uniquevisit for the letter from Rithu Dravid. -vi :X 4 *> T \*s* I J V; *ic IP H|]£H WANTTHE SAFER BOOT? Call+65 6278 3288 or visit (www.nittifootwear.com AT
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    • 59 17 LETTER THE FUEL IN SINGAPORE’S ENGINE Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/sgengine for the letter from Santi Yeo Her Chuen LETTER PROMOTE CONSIDERATE PARKING, URA Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit
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  • singapore
    • 431 18  -  New initiatives launched for Hong Kah North residents under HPBgrant COMMUNITY AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Preparing healthier meals at home will get easier for some Hong Kah North residents, with a supermarket tour on shopping for healthier food and ingredients, and cooking demonstrations to
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    • 30 20 National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan joined hundreds of grassroots leaders and residents from Sembawang GRC who were breaking their fast yesterday. PHOTOS ERNEST CHUA
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    • 317 20 JOHOR MISHAP AGENCIES PONTIAN A Singaporean was killed after a Cessna light aircraft he was piloting crashed in an oil palm smallholding in Johor yesterday, according to the local police. The Pontian Police Deputy Chief, DSP Tan Moh Chuan, said the pilot had been identified
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  • youth
    • 334 22  -  AMIR HUSSAIN SING A PORE Over their June school holidays, 30 secondary school students took on housekeeping duties, performed guest relations, as well as ticketing and ushering, at the Cathay cinema at Downtown East as part of a work attachment programme to expose students
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    • 443 22  -  New system for bicycles has airbags and automatic horn PRODUCT DESIGN AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The bicycle comes with a proximity horn that automatically sounds when a vehicle is too close, as well as two side airbags that inflate in half a second should a
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    • 172 22 Unveil New Possibilities Experiment, enquire and 1 Singapore Science Festi f Singapore FESTIVAL 2012 Free Kids Science Fest! 30 Jul 5 Aug 10 am 6 pm Workshops exhibits including an inflatable Genefest 30 Jul 5 Aug 10 am 6pm Explore conservation with a fun-filled gallery trail and show. Mini Maker
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  • china&india
    • 245 24 INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW DELHI For two days last month, ships from the Indian and Japanese naval forces held joint military exercises in waters off Tokyo. By military standards, the exercises were small in scale. But they were heavy with
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    • 130 24 AGENCIES MUMBAI Indian activist Anna Hazare (picture) started an indefinite hunger strike yesterday to renew pressure on the government to pass an anti-cor-ruption Bill that has been stalled in Parliament for about a year. A 12-day hunger strike by Mr Hazare in
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    • 90 25 Children chanted slogans as they carried a banner featuring government officials, including Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (third from left), during a protest against a China patriotic education course in Hong Kong. Thousands of people including parents, teachers and children took to the streets yesterday
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    • 258 25 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG China’s job market for university graduates is showing signs of stress as the nation’s deepest economic slowdown since the global financial crisis coincides with a record 6.8 million students completing their studies. “The job market for graduates is the worst since
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    • 164 25 AP BEIJING The wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has agreed to be defended by two governmentappointed lawyers in the murder case against her, two different lawyers with knowledge of the case have said. Her decision could be the latest sign that a resolution
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    • 288 24 MANAGEMENT 32 LEADERSHIP MUST BE A CONVERSATION WORLD 26 WATER CRISIS ‘IS A CONSPIRACY’ W&SGsrM n i JU,'Klu UtUxi anaavStAt./, CkpMkfmi^Ofitk 2 utJxJttji. V A V Ljw#5 eatively /ted cursive mi±en M^ over IAoia? Artistry, Originality tf&nfimale t (eqaat. l anaL CK Ul ou jP'ca/upwtc f< an o/i Person xfenty
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  • world
    • 347 26 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has dropped the controversial “Janji Ditepati” (“Promises Fulfilled”) logo for the country’s National Day celebrations after a public furore, an apparent sign of a jittery government in the run-up to national polls expected soon, The Malaysian
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    • 414 26 Some cry foul about water company’s claim of low reserves in opposition-held Selangor MALAYSIAN POLITICS REUTERS KUAL A LUMPUR The surprise statement came during a rainy spell and when the seven dams in Malaysia’s richest, most populous state were full. Reserves of treated water in
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    • 206 26 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER kuala lumpur In the second departure in as many days, another lawmaker yesterday quit the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. The two senior BN leaders from Sabah pledged to support the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance ahead of national polls that are
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 72 27 AP The deadly Ebola virus has killed 14 people in western Uganda this month, Ugandan health officials said on Saturday, ending weeks of speculation about the cause of a strange disease that had many people fleeing their homes. The officials and a World Health
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      • 68 27 AP A woman who was critically wounded in the Colorado shooting that left her six-year-old daughter, Veronica, dead, has suffered a miscarriage. Ms Ashley Moser’s family said that she is recovering from surgery but the trauma, from the mass shooting at the Batman movie screening,
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      • 62 27 AP Thousands of people formed a “human chain” around Japan’s Parliament yesterday to demand the government abandon nuclear power the latest in a series of peaceful demonstrations in Japan. Yesterday also saw voting for an election for Governor of Yamaguchi prefecture, where an outspoken anti-nucle-ar
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      • 69 27 AP In rare public criticism, Syria has accused Sunni powerhouses Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey of trying to destroy the country, in support of a plot hatched by Israel, and vowed that it would defeat rebels who have captured large swathes of
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    • 333 27 AP WASHINGTON The CIA station chief opened the locked box containing the sensitive equipment he used from his home in Tel Aviv, Israel, to communicate with CIA headquarters in Virginia, only to find that someone had tampered with it. He
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    • 88 27 US presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who met top Israeli leaders yesterday as part of an international tour, would respect an Israeli decision to carry out a military strike on Iran to stop the Persian Gulf country from developing nuclear capabilities, a top campaign
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • 13 29 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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      • 31 29 BUY (S$1.22) OCBC~Investment~Research~keeps~rating~and~ raises~target~to~S$1.82~from~S$1.61,~citing~strong~ growth~and~margins.~Osim’s~second-quarter~net~ profit~rose~20.1~per~cent~to~S$22.5~million,~higher~ than~OCBC’s~estimates.~“While~concerns~over~ the~slowing~Chinese~economy~remain,~Osim~has~ executed~well~on~driving~its~productivity~gains~ and~expanding~its~margins.” DOW JONES 13,075.66~ (+1.97%) NASDAQ 2,958.09 (+1.12%) S&P 1,385.97 (+1.71%) FTSE100 5,627.21~ (-0.43%) CAC40 3,280.19 (+2.70%) DAX 6,689.40 (+0.89%) *WEEKLY~CHANGE~FROM~JULY~20~TO~JULY~27
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      • 11 29 UNDERPERFORM (S$1.615) CIMB~Research~keeps~call~but~raises~target~to~ S$1.47~from~S$1.42,~citing~higher~valuations~for~ its~listed~entities.~Notes~CapitaMalls’~secondquarter~net~profit~rose~40.7~per~cent,~driven~ mainly~by~revaluation~gains~of~its~Singapore~and~ Malaysia~shopping~malls.~Its~tenants~in~China~ are~seeing~slowdown~in~sales~and~growth~in~tier-1~ cities~is~normalising~at~a~faster~pace,~CIMB~said.
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    • 372 29 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG NEW YORK The pace of hiring in July probably failed to reduce the United States jobless rate, which has been stuck above 8 per cent for more than three years, economists said before a report this week. A payroll increase of 100,000
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    • 50 30 A country pitied and supported for their cries of freedom from military rule. Now, President Thein Sein has taken Myanmar on the road to democratic reform. How will he manage the transition? Find out in his first-ever television interview with an international broadcaster. THE INTERVIEW THEIN S EIN TONIGHT 8.30PM
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  • management
    • 1136 32  -  CORPORATE COMMUNICATION COMMENTARY BY BORIS GROYSBERG, MICHAEL SLIND Boris Groysberg is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Michael Slind is a writer, editor and communication consultant. They are the co-authors of Talk, Inc.: How Trusted Leaders Use Conversation to Power Their Organisations.
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  • technology
    • 875 33  -  INTERNET USAGE COMMENTARY BY PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg Peter Yeo is Deputy Digital Media Editor at TODAY. Can telecom network operators (telcos) or Internet Service Providers (ISPs) control the way you consume Web content? Well, theoretically they can. According to industry experts I have
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  • olympics
    • 632 34  -  Wong hopes her historic Olympic appearance will give it a boost at home WEIGHTLIFTING TAN YO-HINN TAN~YO-HINN~IN~LONDON yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg LONDON Weightlifter Helena Wong attracts curious attention when she meets fellow Team Singapore athletes at the London Olympics’ Athletes’ Village. They want to know why she picked
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    • 186 35  -  PHILIP GOH S I NG AP O RE Tao Li (picture) wrapped up her 2012 Olympic campaign by rewriting her own national record for the women’s 100m backstroke yesterday with a time of 1:01.60. Although she won her heat, her time was
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    • 496 35  -  TAN YO-HINN IN LONDON yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg LO N DO N With swimmer Tao Li missing out on a place in the women’s 100m butterfly final, the spotlight now falls on Joseph Schooling. The 17-year-old Singaporean will make his Olympic debut at the London Games in the
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    • 458 35  -  DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was the end of the road for Singapore’s women’s doubles pair of Shinta Mulia Sari and Yao Lei at the Wembley Arena last night. Needing a win to stay in contention after their 21-18,15-21,15-21 loss to Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Wen
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    • 394 36 AP LONDON Camille Muffat entered the Olympics with the fastest time in the 400-metre freestyle this year. Somehow, she still managed to fly in under the radar. This race was supposed to be a duel between defending champion Rebecca Adlington of hosts Britain and two-time defending
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    • 528 36 Men’s football team’s bid for glory ends in tears AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS LON DON Spain’s bid to add the Olympic title to their World and European crowns ended in acrimony on yesterday after a shock 1-0 defeat by Honduras left them unable to reach the
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    • 410 38 Organisers to get soldiers and school children to fill seats EMPTY STANDS FIASCO REUTERS LONDON Olympic organisers scrambled yesterday to quell a backlash over depressing TV images of halfempty stands at the London Olympics as a government minister said an urgent inquiry had been
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  • Page 34 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
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    • 382 40 McLaren driver leads from start to finish for second win of the season FORMULA 1: HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX REUTERS BUDAPEST Lewis Hamilton dominated the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday as he led from start to finish to claim his second win of a season that had threatened to
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    • 98 40 CHANNEL MONDAY 11.15~ Countdown~To~London 11.30~ Fleet~Racing~Tour~2012 NOON~~ Sports@SG~(Final) 12.30~ GP~Racing~On~Track~2012 4.00~ Day~1~Racing 6.00~ Opening~Ceremony 12.30~ GP~Racing~On~Track~2012 4.00~ Day~1~Racing~(Live) 6.00~ Opening~Ceremony 10.00~~ Table~Tennis~–~Men’s~&~~ ~Women’s~Singles~(Live) TUESDAY 2.00AM~ Opening~Ceremony 5.00~ London~2012~Olympic~~ ~Games~(Daily~Highlights) 6.00~ Opening~Ceremony 12.30~ GP~Racing~On~Track~2012 4.00~ Day~1~Racing~(Live) 6.00~ Opening~Ceremony~ 6.00~ Opening~Ceremony 12.30~ GP~Racing~On~Track~2012 Catch name name in the XYZ semifinals at 5am
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    • 52 41 INTERIOR DESIGN WHATTO EXPECT AT FURNITURE AND RENOVATION EXPO MY HOME 2012 44 CIRCUS ACT CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S SALTIMBANCO IS STILL A SPECTACLE TO BEHOLD AFTER 20 YEARS 45 MONDAY, 30 JULY 2012 BRIGHT IDEAS HOW IKEA IS MAKING SOMETHING NEW OUT OF SOMETHING OLD (THAT’S A LAMPSHADE, BY THE
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      • 910 42  -  IKEA’S NEW OFFERINGS LEAP INTO AN AUGMENTED REALITY FUTURE WHILE TAKING INSPIRATION FROMTHE PAST SERENE LIM IN SWEDEN serenelim@mediacorp.com. sg ALMHULT The home as seen in the pages of Ikea’s yearly catalogue is real. I know because I knocked on the door of one in Almhult, Sweden.
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      • 131 44  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE The National Arts Council held its annual meeting session with the arts community, and amid discussions regarding arts funding, venues and community engagement, also announced it will be investing S$63 million for the arts this year. Mean- while, the Ministry Of Information, Communications
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      • ARTS GUIDE
        • 51 44 Vincent Leow’s latest show comprises new works that tap into mythology, folktales and fairytales done during his teaching residency in Sharjah in the Middle East. Until Aug 21, 11am to 7pm, Chan Hampe Galleries, Raffles Hotel Arcade #01-20/21. Free admission. Vincent Leow’s Danger Dragon. PHOTO CHAN HAMPE
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        • 58 44 Chow Chee Yong and Tang Ling Nah collaborate for a site-specific show that combines their two artistic practices the former trying to capture space with his photographs, the latter extending and freeing the space with her charcoal drawings. Aug 3 to Sept 30,10am to 7pm, The
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        • 75 44 The annual international performance art festival is back with artists from 30 countries. It includes an exhibition, a symposium, and, of course, the live, unpredictable performances themselves. Aug 1 to 5, 7pm till late, GAC Gallery, Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road. For details, visit www.foi.sg.
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      • 184 44 MY HOME 2012 SINGAPORE Oh, the woes of doing up a new house from scratch or renovating your current one. Set this weekend aside for a trip to Singapore Expo to check out My Home 2012, dubbed “Singapore’s most lavish furniture and renovation expo”. Besides showrooms put
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      • 400 45  -  Cirque du Soleil’s massive hit may be 20 years old but it is still a sight to behold THEATRE REVIEW: SALTIMBANCO KARIN LAI SINGAPORE The finest of pleasures, they say, are the unexpected ones. And the circus is where the unexpected happens where the
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      423 46  -  An e-book review from ilovebooks.com Ramesh William The late Willard A Hanna was an esteemed Asian scholar whose career included distinguished stints in China, Japan, Singapore and Indonesia. Originally published in the 1970s as Bali Profile: People, Events, Circumstances 1001-1976, this is a comprehensive and highly readable
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    • things to do
      • 56 46 Organised by Wedding Travel, Bridal Week 2012 at Jurong Point Shopping Centre promises to be a week of gorgeous fashion and exclusive promotions. On top of picking out a stunning gown or the right wedding photography service, couples to be might even walk away with a luxury
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      • 35 46 Toy Factory Productions re-stages Goh Boon Teck’s play about Singaporean transsexual Maggie Lai. Directed by Rayann Condy, starring Shane Mardjuki, Rebecca Spykerman, Elizabeth Loh and Matilda Chua. Rating: R18. Aug~2~to~18.~Tuesday~to~Saturday,~8pm;~ extra~3pm~shows~on~weekends.~The~Joyden~ Hall~at~Bugis+~(formerly~known~as~Iluma),~~ #07-01.~Tickets~at~S$45~from~Sistic.~~ www.toyfactory.com.sg.
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      • 39 46 This annual festival celebrating traditional dance returns for a third year. Expect a series of performances by award-win-ning school groups and even internation-ally-known choreographers and experts. Events take place at various locations. Until~Sept~29,~Goodman~Arts~Centre,~ 01-01~Blk~A,~90~Goodman~Rd.~~ www.nac.gov.sg/chinesedancefestival.~
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      • 47 46 In this workshop, Alvin Tan (The Necessary Stage) shares how he works with long time playwright-collaborator, Haresh Sharma, to create theatre. Participants can pickup tipsoninvolving artistsin theprocessandeducatingthemonrelevantissues sotheycanpresenttheirexperiencestoan audience. There willalsobe theatre games to stimulate the creation of new works. Aug~5,~2pm~at~Esplanade~Bay~Room.~ Tickets~at~S$15.~www.esplanade.com.~
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    • 77 42 CHECK IT OUT INTRIGUED BY IKEA’S NEW CATALOGUE? Get a Tag Reader app for your smartphone and scan the Tag, or visit tdy.sg/ ikeaaugmented on your browser. Magazine Every fairytale begins with you SPARKLING NEW LOOK AND STYLE! Disney Your favourite fairytales are back! Free Tiara! Collectable Pull Out Poster!
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    • 30 45 BEHIND THE SCENES WATCH WHAT IT TAKES TO PUTONA SHOW LIKE SALTIMBANCO Get a Tag Reader app for your smartphone and scan the Tag, or visit tdy.sg/cdspreview on your browser.
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    • 278 47 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~~ London~2012~~ ~Olympic~Games~(Day~2)~ NOON~~ Today~In~London~~ ~(Daily~Highlights)~ 1.00PM~~ London~2012~~ ~Olympic~Games~(Day~2) 4.00~~ London~2012~~ ~Olympic~Games~~ ~(Day~3)~(Live) 6.30~~ Today~In~London~~ ~(Daily~Highlights) 7.30~ Just~For~Laughs~Gags~IX 7.45~ Mega~Monday~Movie:~~ ~Austin~Powers~2~(PG) 9.30~~ News~5~Tonight~~ ~(Followed~By~Highlights~~ ~From~Parliament) 10.00~~ London~2012~~ ~Olympic~Games:~~ ~Diving~Men’s~Synchronised~ ~10m~Platform~—~Final~~ ~(Day~3)~(Live) 5.00AM~ Today~In~London~~ ~(Daily~Highlights)~(Live)~ MEGA MONDAY MOVIE: AUSTIN POWERS 2 (PG) Dr Evil is back. Along with his
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    • 140 47 CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~~ Timeless~Treats 6.30~ My~Genie~II 7.00~~ Tuesday~Report~~ ~(Last~Episode)~~ 7.30~ Good~Morning~Singapore 10.30~~ The~Unforgettable~ ~Memory 12.30PM~~ Makan~Unlimited 1.00~~ News~8~At~One 1.30~~ Focus 2.00~~ Diary~Of~A~Boy~Scout 2.30~~ The~Legends~Of~Ji~Gong~ 3.30~~ The~Female~Constable~(PG) 4.30~~ Pay~It~Forward~(PG) 5.30~~ A~Song~to~Remember 6.30~~ Singapore~Today~ 7.00~~ Journey~to~the~West 8.00~~ United~Neighbours~Society~ 9.00~~ Joys~of~Life 10.00~~ News~Tonight~With~~ ~London~2012~Olympic~~ ~Report 10.40~~ Harlem’s~Fashion~Show~~ ~(Debut) 11.10~~ Golden~Ferris~Wheel~(PG) 12.10AM~~ Time~Story 1.10~
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    • 244 47 CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM~~ Home~Shopping 3.00PM~~ Money~Week 3.30~ From~City~To~City~~ ~(Last~Episode) 4.00~ The~Stories~In~China 5.00~~ Campus~Shrewd~ 6.00~~ The~King~of~Snooker 7.00~~ Jumong~~ ~(PG-Some~Violence) 7.30~ London~2012~~ ~Olympic~Games~~ ~(Day~3)~(Live) 10.00~~ Secret~Garden 11.00~~ News~Tonight 11.30~~ Food~Notes~ MN~~ London~2012~~ ~Olympic~Games~~ ~(Day~3)~(Live)~ 6.00AM~ End~of~Transmission tellokto@mediacorp.com.sg 9.00AM~ Pororo~The~Little~Penguin~~ ~(Preschool) 9.30~~ Dive~Olly~Dive~(Preschool) 10.00~~ Zoom,~Zim,~Zam~~ ~(Preschool) 10.30~ Thomas~&~Friends~~ ~(Preschool) 11.00~ Milly,~Molly~(Preschool) 11.30~ Bob~The~Builder~
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    • 122 47 tellvasantham@mediacorp.com.sg 3.00PM~~ Suvai~Arusuvai 3.30~~ Gopuram 4.00~~ Kalyanam 4.30~~ Villakku~Vecha~Nerathilla 5.00~~ Chinna~Papa~Periya~Papa 5.30~~ Chhota~Bheem 6.00~~ Masthaana~Masthaana~III 7.00~~ Abirami 7.30~~ Samayal~Samayal 8.00~~ Soundaravalli 8.30~~ Tamil~Seithi 9.00~~ Jamaii~II 10.00~~ Nila~Surian 10.30~~ Sambavam 11.00~~ Galatta~Kalyanam 11.30~~ Tamil~Seithi MN~~ Close NILA SURIAN Nilakandan and Suriyamurthy are two cousins who have always been foes. But matters
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