Today, 3 August 2012

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    22 1 /rf=DIACORP FRIDAY, 3 AUGUST 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp FRIDAY, 3 AUGUST 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • Article
    Now, to solve our baby woes
    819 1  -  New ministry to focus on helping couples get married and have children earlier SOCIAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Helping young people get married and have children earlier this will be an immediate priority of the new Ministry of Social and
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    Arts and sports vital to new ministry’s work: Lawrence Wong
    520 1  -  NEO CHAI CHIN, TAN WEIZHEN chaichin@med iacorp.com .sg S I N G A P O R E Allaying concerns among some in the sports and arts communities, Mr Lawrence Wong, Acting Minister-designate for the new Ministry of Culture, Community and
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      161 1 IN THE WAKE OF BAD SPORTSMANSHIP, IT’S LOOKING LIKE THE TEENS GET WHAT THE OLYMPICS ARE ABOUT, NOT THE ADULTS SPORTS 71 LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 24 HOUR COVERAGE ON MEDIACORP CHANNELS NEWS REPORTS, COMMENTARY ANALYSIS ON TODAY, CHANNEL NEWSASIA AND 938LIVE CO /Vc A BURST OF FRESHNESS IN EVERY
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon A region awakens to the lure of credit
      673 2 Excessive consumption could lead to credit crisis in South-east Asia, warn experts SOUTH-EAST ASIA REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Every weekday brings another lucky winner of the “Credit Card Clean” game on Thailand’s Get Radio station. Last Thursday it was student Chotika Kosaisaevee, 23,
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      Lock icon Unoccupied building collapses
      129 4 The Manpower Ministry (MOM) has issued a stop work order at a worksite at 5 Shenton Way, after the collapse of a partially demolished building at around 4.44pm yesterday. The builder was carrying out demolition on a four-storey carpark when part of the structure collapsed. All 19
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      New quality of service for OpenNet
      369 4  -  FIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE DYLAN LOH dylanloh@med iacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Consumers can expect quicker installation of the fibre infrastructure to access Singapore’s ultrafast broadband network from January next year. The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has imposed new quality of service (QoS) standards on the infrastructure’s builder,
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    • Article
      A ‘test case of ASEAN’s ability to forge consensus’
      439 6  -  ASEAN needs to show it is capable of resolving differences on sensitive issues: Emeritus Sen ior Minister Goh Chok Tong DISAGREEMENTS ON SOUTH CHINA SEA QIUYI TAN, JOANNE CHAN tanqiuyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Disagreements over the South China Sea will continue to test
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      Myanmar reforms here to stay, says ASEAN forum
      363 6  -  WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite the wave of political and economic reforms that Myanmar is undergoing, scepticism remains over whether its government might return to its rogue ways. But panellists at the 5th ASEAN and Asian Forum which was held here
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      Lock icon No shock-and-awe from ECB, stocks slump
      354 8 EUROZONE CRISIS AGENCIES FR A N KFU RT Stocks in Europe reversed early gains yesterday while those in the United States opened lower and the euro weakened after the European Central Bank (ECB) failed to take immediate action to buy bonds to stabilise rising
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      Lock icon Heineken’s bid for APB comes to a head
      318 8 REUTERS SINGAPORE The battle for control of Tiger Beer, 24 breweries in Asia and lucrative soft-drink brands should be decided today as Fraser and Neave (F&N) weighs a takeover bid by Heineken that could break up the Singapore beverage and property group.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      45 4 X Purchase a Nespresso CitiZ coffee machine and receive a complimentary Aeroccino+* f) 1 in n w All Nespresso coffee machine purchases include 16 capsules, one of each variety. XESPRESSO 'Terms and conditions apply. Check stores for more details. 4 Those who know, know BEST
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      106 8 HEARTS ON FIRE THE WORLD'S MOST PERFECTLY CUT DIAMOND' The COPLEY Collection created for Perfection The COPLEY Collection by Maria Lanzoni, director of design at Hearts On Fire will be launched at The Centrepoint. Headquartered in Boston, Hearts On Fire brings you a collection that is inspired by the beauty
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      7 8 BUSINESS FEDERAL RESERVE SIGNALS FUTURE STIMULUS 56
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      503 9 little FABRIC DIFFERENCE Everything you need for a new home, without having to move out. Giving your home a makeover has never been easier. Just take your pick from our range of textiles that include rugs, curtains, throws and more. Visit the IKEA store or www.IKEA.com.sg/textiles for more refreshing ideas.
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon Heatwave threatens new food crisis
      1299 10  -  THE GREAT US DROUGHT GREGORY MEYER Gregory Meyer is a reporter with The Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED A tractor and a chopping machine circle a corn field, pulverising the ruined stalks and spitting them into a grain wagon. This land, in Farmington, Missouri,
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      Lock icon Offensive tweets are best ignored
      973 12  -  TWITTER OLYMPICS JOHN KAMPFNER John Kampfner is the author of Freedom for Sale and Blair’s Wars. THE GUARDIAN Where in the real world do Olympians, politicians and celebrities mingle with the sad and the bad, the attention-seeking and the hyperactive? (And I’m not just talking
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      Lock icon Why it is good to get women into the army
      1129 16  -  INTERVIEW WITH STRATEGIC ANALYST DAN SCHUEFTAN GASTHOORI MANICKAM gasthoori@mediacorp.com.sg Gasthoori Manickam is TODAY’s Assistant Foreign Editor. He likes to speak his mind even if his often controversial views upset many. Yet, for some strange reason, says Dr Dan Schueftan, the
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      31 10 I would have tried to convince Singaporeans to bring women into the army on the same basis as men because I think it’s very good for the society. DAN SCHUEFTAN 16
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      362 12 ci x i7 R I G,ST6R *>y 7 August, 2012! M Se3ts are limited s o hurry! Breastfeeding nature’s best gift for your baby. Breastfeeding builds a unique and very strong bond between you and your baby. Besides numerous health benefits, breast milk is the ideal nutrition for your baby
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  • voices
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      Birthday wish for Singapore
      74 18  -  FROM HARRY TAN Singapore will be celebrating National Day soon. My birthday wish for my country is that we will develop a keen interest in cultivating social graces and gradually evolve into a gracious Singapore. Let us make an effort to be more tolerant and benevolent
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      Too few flags being flown
      99 18  -  FROM RAYMOND LO WAN MOU As I sit at my balcony, watching the National Flag hoisted by my family fluttering majestically, I feel a sense of pride and belonging that I have a home and country called Singapore. However, the feeling is mixed when I
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      Inspire our heartlands with Olympic medals
      225 18  -  FROM KELVIN ZHU WEIJIE Congratulations to our table tennis player Feng Tianwei for winning the coveted Olympic individual medal, Singapore’s first after 52 years. Although it was a bronze medal, for a small sporting country, the excitement generated by the win over Japan’s Kasumi
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      How Feng can silence the critics
      198 18  -  FROM SEBASTIAN TAN GEE HOW It was a historic Olympic bronze medal won by Feng Tianwei (picture) in the table tennis event and “A ‘historic day’ for S’pore sports” (Aug 2). I congratulate her for doing my country proud. She deserves full accolades for
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    • Article
      FAS could do more to demonstrate professionalism
      218 19  -  FROM CHAN SIANG MING I empathise with how former Jurong FC manager K Suppaiah felt about the state of local football, as reported in “FAS chief calls for patience” (July 31). He was among the pioneer members of our S-League, and there is
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      What Singapore football can do to raise its game
      171 19  -  FROM GREG LEE In response to the report “FAS chief calls for patience” (July 31), I must say that there is no shortage of effort to promote football now compared to many years ago. To bring football in Singapore to another
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      Set ball rolling for FAS elections
      101 19  -  FROM M LUKSHUMAYEH With the clamour for more accountability and transparency these days, it seems odd that the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) management is nominated by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, instead of being elected by the football fraternity here.
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      Increase transparency of government tenders
      163 20  -  FROM GARY CHUA SHENG YANG It is with some concern that I read of the recent cases of alleged breaches in the government procurement process, be it alleged corruption or bias from officers. Our tender process is intended to ensure transparency via the Gebiz system,
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      Kudos to La Cage producers
      206 20  -  FROM JEREMY CHEONG WENG KEE It is an understatement for the Media Development Authority advisory for the Wild Rice musical La Cage Aux Folles to say “Recommended for 16 years and above (some homosexual content)”. That is obvious, with publicity material showing Mr Ivan Heng
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      Trail closed for public safety
      139 20  -  FROM WONG TUAN WAH Director (Conservation), National Parks Board We thank Mr Phang Kok Chiew for his feedback in “Risky barriers at nature reserve” (July 28). The trail he referred to, at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, has been closed permanently since December 2007 because it
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      14 18 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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      29 19 LETTER OF F1 RACING AND S’PORE’S IMAGE Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or visit tdy.sg/ racingsgimage for the letter from Grant W Pereira.
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  • singapore
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      Most elderly patients cared for by spouses
      527 22  -  Survey findings by CGH reinforce need to educate and provide support for caregivers ELDERLY CAREGIVING WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Most elderly patients are cared for by their elderly spouses after their discharge from the hospital, according to a study of more than
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      Web cable saboteur has sentence doubled
      341 24  -  IN THE COURTS ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE A disgruntled former SingTel engineering officer who took revenge by sabotaging fibre optic cables across the island, disrupting Internet access to countless households, had his jail term doubled to 30 months. Terrance Tan Khoon Shan,
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      Lock icon Recycling for charity
      97 24 A giant 3D map of Singapore, complete with miniature replicas of local iconic landmarks, all made from recycled materials, is on display at the Singapore Flyer. Beverage brand Yeo’s, which has been a sponsor of the National Day Parade annually since the 1980s, launched the display as
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      Ex-teacher charged with having sex with underage boy
      116 24  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE A former teacher has been charged with having sex with an underage boy. The accused who is female and the boy, who is now 16 years old, cannot be named, as the court has imposed a gag order. The
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      Lock icon Lower fees for imported unregistered medical devices
      229 26 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Medical devices such as blood pressure monitors and hearing aids brought in under the Special Authorisation Routes (SAR) will now cost less. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has lowered the fees for bringing in the devices for patients by between
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      Lock icon Shop to Win weekly draw winner
      79 26 Shop weekly Ms Shahida Binte Cassim receiving a S$10,000 cheque from Mr Peter Teo, General Manager (Supermarket), NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Ltd, and Ms Caroline Bone, Marketing Manager of MediaCorp Press, on Wednesday. Ms Cassim spent more than S$169.20 on milk powder and other baby
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      Lock icon 8 WEEKS’ JAIL FOR SEX WITH UNDERAGE GIRL
      111 26 IN BRIEF CHANNEL NEWSASIA A 25-year-old man was jailed eight weeks for paying an underage Vietnamese hostess, who was 16 years old, for sex. Justin Guo Zhijia met the girl at a pub where she worked and she followed him home and
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  • science
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      Lock icon Curiosity takes a gamble
      468 28 NASA’s red-planet-bound rover could either land on its wheels or end up as a crumpled heap MISSION TO MARS AP CALIFORNIA It is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) most ambitious and expensive Mars mission yet and it begins with the arrival on the red
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      YOUNG LOVE
      172 30 Zoos around the world have been overworking the stork lately, and baby booms have translated into higher park attendances. PRIMATE SHOWING London’s Chessington Zoo has had two baby Western Lowland Gorillas born in captivity, with the latest arriving just under three weeks ago. Western Lowland Gorillas are notorious
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      Lock icon Bai Yun gives birth to her sixth panda cub
      397 30 AGENCIES SAN DIEGO The most prolific giant panda in captivity outside of China, Bai Yun, has proved her mettle yet again with the delivery of her sixth live cub on Sunday at the San Diego Zoo an unnamed baby panda that
      AGENCIES; REUTERS  -  397 words
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      294 32 Despite presiding over world’s worst blackout, minister hails his own ‘excellent’performance INDIA ENERGY CRISIS AGENCIES NEW DELHI India’s Power Minister has rated his own performance as “excellent” despite presiding over the world’s worst-ever power breakdown that left hundreds of millions of people without power. Mr
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      158 32 THE NEW YORK TIMES Indians’ unwillingness to risk failure has hobbled the creation of small businesses and led the nation to be ranked last in Asia in promoting entrepreneurship, according to a Gallup poll. Government corruption, a lack of capital and credit, and poor technology
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      171 32 REUTERS BEIJING China has blasted a United States report that criticised its controls on religion, saying yesterday that the document was prejudiced and an attempt to meddle in domestic affairs. The annual International Religious Freedom Report issued by the US State
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      181 34 REUTERS TAIPEI Torrential rain triggered landslides and flooding across Taiwan yesterday, killing five people and injuring 15, as Typhoon Saola skirted the island’s east and north coasts and headed towards China. The military helped more than 1,000 people flee from the less-pop-ulated mountainous north
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      322 34 Country’s ‘human flight’ score shows outflow of talent set to worsen in the coming 5years FAILED STATES INDEX AGENCIES kuala lumpur— Malaysia is experiencing a worsening brain drain, according to a United States public policy think-tank. The Washington-based organisation, the Fund For Peace
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      156 34 AP Seoul North Korea needs immediate food assistance after heavy rains killed scores of people and submerged vast swaths of farmland, a United Nations office said yesterday. That assessment was released by the UN resident coordinator’s office in Pyongyang following visits
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      203 38 REUTERS DHAKA Bangladesh told three international aid agencies yesterday not to help Rohingya Muslims who have been fleeing into the country to escape violence in neighbouring Myanmar. France’s Medecins Sans Frontieres, British-based Muslim Aid and Action Against Hunger were told about the
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      171 38 REGIONAL SECURITY AP C ANBERR A Australia yesterday rejected a proposal by a Washingtonbased think-tank to base a nuclear aircraft carrier strike group on Australia’s west coast as part of a shift of United States military might to the Asia-Pacific region. Defence Minister
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      334 40 US also said to be collabora ting with ‘nerve centre’ operated by Turkey and its allies SYRIA CONFLICT AGENCIES WA SHINGTON United States President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorising the country’s support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President
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      101 40 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Syria’s rebels have been widely condemned after a video emerged showing the execution of four leaders of the Berri clan, a pro-regime militia. The footage shows a crowd of insurgents wielding Kalashnikov rifles gathered outside a building as four men are hustled down
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      240 40 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH KABUL Iran has increased its support for the Taliban by allowing the militants to open an office in the country while considering the supply of sur-face-to-air missiles, according to Afghan and Western officials. By helping the Taliban, Iran aims to derail a
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      348 44 US STOCK MARKET AP NEW YORK A technical glitch on the United States stock market caused sharp swings in dozens of stocks early on Wednesday, causing confusion and disarray in the first hour of trading. It was the latest breakdown in the increasingly
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      89 44 IN BRIEF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH French Muslim and Jewish groups were united in outrage after two pig heads were dumped at a mosque in the town of Montauban, where self-styled Islamist gunman Mohammed Merah killed two paratroopers in March. The French Council of
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        66 46 REUTERS Greek political leaders on Wednesday agreed to €11.5 billion (S$17.6 billion) of austerity cuts demanded under its bailout terms, opening the way for a deal with foreign lenders within the month. Officials close to Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said he had made
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        68 46 REUTERS A psychiatrist who treated James Holmes had warned a threat-assessment team at the University of Colorado, Denver, about his alarming behaviour more than a month before the massacre at a movie theatre, the Denver Post reported on Wednesday. Holmes, a former graduate student, is
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        72 46 REUTERS Three people linked to Al Qaeda have been arrested in the south of Spain, one in possession of explosives they planned to use in attacks in either the Iberian country or other European nations, Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said yesterday. No
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        71 46 AP Popular London listings magazine Time Out will become a free publication around autumn, its Editor-in-Chief said yesterday. Mr Tim Arthur said more than 300,000 copies of the magazine will be given away in London every week, replacing the paid-for edition which
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      250 46 Kandil pledges a ‘people’s government’with a Cabinet aimed at appeasing moderates EGYPT POLITICS AP CAIRO Egypt’s Prime Minister-des-ignate pledged yesterday that his new 35-member Cabinet would be a “people’s government” and called on Egyptians to rally behind it and the nation’s newly-elected President in the face of
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      183 48 AP SANTIAGO (CHILE) A new law in Chile aims to take some of the fun out of fast food by forcing McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC and other restaurants to stop including toys and other goodies with children’s meals. The companies are
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      301 48 BEAUTY RISK THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK When Mr Byl Thompson, 46, ran into a nail salon in Manhattan a couple of summers ago for a quick manicure, he got more than just a simple buff and file. Twenty-four hours later, the fashion and entertainment
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      140 48 REUTERS TOKYO Soy sauce is not just for sushi anymore. A Japanese confectionary company has invented a cream puff stuffed with soy sauce ice cream. “It’s a mixture of soy sauce and ice cream, producing a well-balanced salty, yet sweet, ice cream
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        56 52 NEUTRAL S$10.86 CIMB upgrades from Underperform and raises target to S$11.00 from S$9.35. Expects SIA to remain prudent with capacity growth in attempt to stabilise yields and that its relatively heavier exposure to lower-growth Europe and Australia will likely harm it further in near term. Sees long-term challenges
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        79 52 OUTPERFORM S$0.97 CIMB keeps call but trims target to S$1.14 from S$1.15 after fine-tuning earnings-per-share estimates. Says Ezion has been main beneficiary of Australia’s LNG capex boom among stocks under its coverage and landed its fourth marine-logistics contract for Australia Pacific LNG project. Still its top pick in small-
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      373 52 Economic outlook may affect earnings, with possible singledigit loan growth, says lender OCBC AGENCIES SINGAPORE Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, Singapore’s second-larg-est bank by assets, warned that loan growth will slow and margins remain under pressure even after posting a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit.
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      DBS names new POSB head in management reshuffle
      115 52 SINGAPORE DBS Group said yesterday that it has appointed its Chief Operating Officer for Institutional Banking, Mr Derrick Goh, as the new Head of POSB, effective Oct 1. Mr Goh, who has more than 11 years of experience in global and regional
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      Lock icon M&C Hotels’ first-half profit rises 31%
      178 54 REUTERS LONDON Millennium Copthorne Hotels’ headline profit rose 31 per cent in the first half, helped by stronger growth in Asia, but the hotelier said it was seeing a slowdown in some hospitality markets as a result of the euro zone crisis. The group,
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      StanChart S’pore posts record operating profit
      234 54  -  LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore unit of Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered posted yesterday a record operating profit of US$546 million (S$680 million) in the first half of the year, remaining the British lender’s second-largest market. Operating profit rose 17 per cent from the
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      Sembcorp Marine Q2 net profit slips 4.6%
      146 54  -  DOW JONES S I N G A P O R E Sembcorp Marine said yesterday its second-quarter net profit fell 4.6 per cent on-year to S$142.8 million because of the timing of recognition of income from projects. However, the company flagged a positive
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      Evonik breaks ground on S$766m plant in S’pore
      187 56  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ SINGAPORE German firm Evonik Industries yesterday broke ground on a €500 million (S$766 million) plant on Jurong Island to produce amino acid for animal feed and signalled plans to further expand its operations in Singapore and in the region. The
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      227 56 MONETARY STIMULUS AGENCIES WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve stopped short of offering new monetary stimulus on Wednesday, but signalled it was prepared to act unless the economy staged an unlikely comeback in the next six weeks. Fed officials described the economy as having “decelerated somewhat”, a change
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      168 56 REUTERS S I N G A P O R E The Republic is the world’s second most attractive market for mergers and acquisitions due to its highly developed infrastructure, availability of significant assets for purchase and business-friendly environment, according to Ernst Young. Singapore came
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        439 58 Grab great travel bargains at the Chan Brothers Travel Fair this Sunday. Look out for free flights for the second traveller for selected long-haul package tours to Europe, America, Australia, Turkey and South Africa, 50 per cent off for the second traveller for selected Asia package tours and
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        129 58 Check out Poulet, a new French casual dining restaurant that serves delectable French classics at comfortable prices. The French-themed bistro features a 60-seat open dining concept and contemporary interiors with wooden tables and modern classic chairs. An open kitchen allows you to catch the chefs in action. The
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        144 58 The Okamoto 003 condom has been approved by the Guinness World Records as the thinnest latex condom in the world. Mr Yoshiyuki Okamoto, President of Okamoto Industries, said: “Condoms have been our core business since the foundation of our company. We are really delighted that Guinness World
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        119 58 Indulge in a luxurious spa treatment at GO60 for just S$60. The new spa concept from Mary Chia is located at Esplanade Xchange, offering busy individuals a quick respite during lunch, after work or even while shopping. Featuring a cosy lounge area and six private treatment rooms,
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        172 58 Regain your youthful looks with Nu Skin’s latest products. Nu Skin’s team of scientists has developed a proprietary formula through ageLOC science that can target aging at its source, by resetting your youth gene clusters into their youthful patterns of activity. The ageLOC R² Night and
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      133 54 “My first international feature film with a Hollywood director. Sunday brunch with my wife. My morning triple espresso like an old friend who wakes me up everyday.” WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO? No one knows what the future will bring. But for lay Ping Hui, it will either be
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      60 59 yM=D/ACORP Official Free-To-Air Broadcasfer MediaCorp congratulates Feng Tianwei Winner of the Bronze Medal in the Women's Table Tennis Singles Competition By winning Singapore's first individual Olympic medal in 52 years, you've done Singapore proud! > m ll Photo Courtesy of Singapore Sports Council For more programme details on our 24-hour
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      630 64  -  SUBURBAN HIGHS COMMENTARY BY COLIN TAN property@mediacorp.com.sg Colin Tan is Head of Research and Consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. With suburban housing prices hitting new highs, markets awash with liquidity and banks introducing longer home loan tenors, I believe it is inevitable that another round of cooling
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      307 64  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Home buyers can now receive instant assessment of their loan approval eligibility with a new service launched by United Overseas Bank (UOB) yesterday. Currently, home loan applications and approvals could take up to 60 minutes. UOB said its new
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      604 65  -  PRIVATE HOUSING COMMENTARY BY ONG KAH SENG property@mediacorp.com.sg Ong Kah Seng is Director at R’ST Research, an independent property market research and advisory company in Singapore. In the private residential market, developer sales continued to slow down in June, when only 1,371 new homes
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        367 68  -  MEDIA STREAMING Apple and Google try their hand at media streaming gizmos, but limited con ten t means they won ’t satisfy Singaporean needs HIRANAND SUNNY SINGAPORE Imagine a device which can play movies and music directly off the Web, while looking immaculate on your coffee
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        Lock icon APPLE TV OR NOT TV?
        570 68  -  JUNE YANG juneyang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The launch of the iTunes store in Asia hogged tech headlines at the end of June; less heralded was the launch of Apple TV in Singapore at the same time. Last week, we finally got to try Apple’s set-top box for
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      395 70  -  TAN YO-HINN LONDON As far as the results are concerned, Joseph Schooling’s Olympic debut was below par. His much-anticipated race in Monday’s 200m butterfly heats his pet event ended in disappointment and controversy after he was told minutes before his race that his TYR cap
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      Lock icon A RIPPLE EFFECT
      483 70  -  DPM Teo believes Feng’s bronze will help galvanise Singapore sports TABLE TENNIS TAN~YO-HINN~IN~LONDON yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg TAN~YO-HINN~IN~LONDON LONDON It was Singapore’s first Olympic medal in an individual event in 52 years. But the significance of table-tennis star Feng Tianwei’s bronze, which she received after a 4-0 win over
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      SINGAPOREANS IN ACTION
      38 70 FRIDAY 5pm~Table Tennis Women’s Team (1st round): Feng~Tianwei,~Li~Jiawei,~Wang~ Yuegu 7pm~Sailing Men’s Laser (Race 7): Colin~Cheng 8.30pm~Sailing Women’s Laser Radial (Race 7): Elizabeth~Yin 8.35pm~Sailing Men’s Laser (Race 8): Colin~Cheng 9.50pm~Sailing Women’s Laser Radial (Race 8): Elizabeth~Yin
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      Lock icon BAD APPLES SPOILING AN EXCELLENT OLYMPICS
      539 71  -  SPORTSMANSHIP COMMENTARY BY GERARD WONG Gerard Wong is TODAY’S Sports Editor. The action from London this week has been an absolute feast. We’ve seen some amazing performances, new records set, shock wins and the emergence of several new exciting young talents. Unfortunately, there have
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      Lock icon TAO LI PLOTS HER STRATEGY FOR RIO 2016
      496 71  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Tweaking the training regime, overseas stints, getting a good pacer before Rio de Janeiro in four years time these are some of the thoughts that ran through Tao Li’s mind when she did some serious soul searching
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      Lock icon JEERS FOR DISGRACED PLAYERS
      568 72 Top shuttler Yu Yang announces that she is quitting the sport BADMINTON AGENCIES LONDON The Badminton World Fe­deration’s (BWF) move to disqualify eight women’s doubles players two Korean pairings and one each from China and Indonesia for conduct “clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport” has
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      493 72 AGENCIES LONDON Australia’s James “The Missile” Magnussen lost the 100m blue riband freestyle race on Wednesday by the smallest of mar­gins after team­mate James “The Rocket” Roberts failed to even make the final. The Australian women, defending champions of the 4x200m freestyle relay, then saw
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      Lock icon SUAREZ SLAMS ENGLISH BOO-BOYS
      216 73 AGENCIES C ARDIFF Uruguay’s return to the Olympic football tournament was expected to yield the two-time champions another medal and give captain Luis Suarez a chance to finish his tumultuous season on a positive note. Ultimately, it achieved neither. Suarez (picture)was jeered at in each of
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      423 73 AP LONDON Japan’s Satoshi Shimizu knocked down Magomed Abdulhamidov of Azerbaijan six times in the third round of a bantamweight boxing bout but the Japanese ended up being floored by the judges’ final result, which had him losing 22-17. Shimizu then filed what is
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      533 74  -  Playing both Johor sides means he can call on more LionsXII players FOOTBALL DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg kualalumpur— LionsXII head coach V Sundramoorthy got the draw he wanted for the Malaysia Cup competition which kicks off next month. Drawn in Group A for the preliminary
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      424 74  -  IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE The wheels have been set in motion for the world’s premier basketball property to stage their popular 3-on-3 competition in Singapore within the last quarter of the year. Organised by the United States’ National Basketball Association (NBA), NBA 3X will
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      80 74 The finalists of this year’s SingTel Grid Girls competition were introduced yesterday. While 12 finalists were selected in previous years, only eight were picked to go into the final round this time. In addition to a cash prize, the top three finalists will get
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      28 74 VIDEOS MIAMI HEAT HEAD COACH ERIK SPOELSTRA IN SINGAPORE Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/sports0803 for the videos.
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      51 1 FRIDAY, 3 AUGUST 2012 CLASSY COUPLE Simon Yam and Qi Qi sure like their leather 2 MUSIC THE BEACH BOYS STILL BRING IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS 10 ARTS S CHANDRASEKARAN TIPS A NOD TO INTERNET TROLLS 14 MOVIES VERTIGO IS TOP BFI FILM OF ALL TIME 15 PHOTO JASON
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      Lock icon PICTURE PERFECT
      1092 2  -  SIMON YAM AND QIQI EXPLAINTHEIRLOVE FOR LEATHER AND NO, IT’S NOTTHATKINKY ZHANG WEIFANG weifang@mediacorp.com.sg Hong Kong celebrity twosome Simon Yam and Qi Qi were perched comfortably on the sofa, wearing smiles and hamming it up for the camera between voracious bites of Yakun kaya toast and discreet swallows
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      5 QUESTIONS WITH... Boo Junfeng
      279 4 SINGAPORE Considering his stature as a filmmaker, it didn’t come as a surprise when it was revealed that awardwinning filmmaker Boo Junfeng was chosen as one of SK-II Men’s local personalities, alongside host-actor Utt, and founder of fashion label Sifr, Suraj Melwani. After all, the
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      First-class ticket
      130 6  -  IN THE SCENE ZHANG WEIFANG SINGAPORE American brand Coach recently opened their largest flagship store in South-east Asia right here on our shores, and drew more than 250 luminaries and style afficionados. Of course, Hong Kong celebrity couple Simon Yam and Qi Qi lent their starstudded allure to
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      Short shorts
      369 8  -  Latest digs around town GET IT NOW ZHANG WEIFANG adidas Originals’ limited edition NYC watch To commemorate Singapore’s 47th birthday, adidas has released a Singapore-ex-clusive limited edition watch, designed by local designer Kenneth Wong, which draws inspiration from the iconic red-and-white colours of our national flag. Available at
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      Beauty Intel
      451 9  -  Slap, slather and spritz on latest beauty and grooming must-haves LOOKING GOOD ZHANG WEIFANG Nivea Body Intensive Moisture Serum SPF25 We really like Nivea’s latest Body Intensive Moisture Serum SPF 25. It seeps into skin in a flash, tames rough and flaky skin, soothes itchy and stressed surfaces
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      1006 10  -  Co-founder Al Jardine on what it’s like to be a Beach Boy 50 years on STAYING YOUNG KEVIN MATHEWS, CHRISTOPHER TOH features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mention The Beach Boys and chances are, fans will espouse the sheer skill and musical craft of the band. They’ll go on about the lovely
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      Lock icon MGM settles lawsuit over Raging Bull
      293 12 IT’S BULL REUTERS LOS A NG E LE S The battle between MGM and the makers of a sequel to the 1980 film, Raging Bull, has ended in a split decision. The studio has settled its lawsuit against boxer Jake LaMotta, the inspiration for
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      Lock icon Body politic
      546 14  -  S Chandrasekaran’s new solo show is up, thanks to Internet trolls LIVING STORIES MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.ocm.sg SINGAPORE The ramblings of Internet trolls a source of artistic inspiration? That was the case for S Chandrasekaran’s latest show Living Stories. Opening today at The Substation, it marks the 52-year-old artist’s
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      Lock icon Vertigo tops BFI poll
      409 15 Hitchcock thriller pips Citizen Kane to the post CLASSIC FILM THE GUARDIAN Alfred Hitchcock’s film, Vertigo, is nothing less than the greatest film of all time. The appraisal was done on Wednesday after the 1958 film topped the British Film Institute’s much-respect-ed Greatest Films poll, which
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      Lock icon HBO to celebrate The Rolling Stones
      189 16 Mick Jagger and Co turn 50 this year ROLLING ON REUTERS LOS A NG ELES United States cable channel HBO will air a new documentary about The Rolling Stones this fall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the British rock band. HBO programming president
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      204 18  -  CD REVIEW: NOT YOUR KIND OF PEOPLE GARBAGE CHRISTOPHER TOH The album starts with what sounds like a synth-pop intro to Cream’s White Room, but then the beat kicks in, and Shirley Manson and the rest of gang who kickstarted this whole electro-pop-rock thing back in the
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      239 18  -  CD REVIEW: NIGHTFLIGHT KATE MILLER-HEIDKE KEVIN MATHEWS Those punters who were fortunate to catch Aussie songstress Kate Miller-Hei-dke at the recent Music Matters Live in May would have been duly impressed by (a) her vocal range she moonlights as a opera singer; (b) her strong song narratives
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      215 18  -  CD REVIEW: BANGA PATTI SMITH CHRISTOPHER TOH “We were going to see the world,” intones the inimitable Patti Smith on the opening track, Amerigo, a track reimag- ingin Amerigo Vespucci’s trip to the New World. And really, it really encapsulates what this album is: A journey undertaken
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      375 19 Rachmaninov: The First Symphony LanShui leads theSSOintwo performances of Rachaminov’s works (Scherzo in D Minor and Symphony No 1 in D Minor, Op 13), and Qian Zhou, head of Strings and Associate Professor ofViolinatthe YongSiewToh Conservatory of Music, is the soloist in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D Minor.
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      200 19  -  MUSIC NOTES CHRISTOPHER TOH Heroes Willie Nelson If you like your country music soulful and coming straight from the heart, then you’re going to love this album of 14 songs yes, even the clever cover of Coldplay’s The Scientist, which has a gravitas that’s lacking in the
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      95 20 OUR PICK This video documentary bears witness to Bessie Badilla’s poignant story, from her humble childhood in the Philippines, to a celebrated stint as a model for the House of Balenciaga in Paris, and her personal battles as a wife and mother in suburban Connecticut. And
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      MAAD PYJAMAS
      75 20 A new exhibition unveils in tandem with MAAD (Market Of Artists And Designers), that ushers in the latest winners of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2012/2013. In addition, over 1,000 winning works of the Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2011, ranging from packing designs, posters, event designs,
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      VOID AND VOID DECKS
      55 20 Chow Chee Yong and Tang Ling Nah collaborate for a 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. Today until Sept 30,10am to 7pm, The Private Museum,
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      BUILDING PEOPLE
      103 20 CapitaLand Limited and National Geographic Channel will present the third Building People Photography Exhibition featuring over 200 breathtaking photographs that vividly capture the daily interaction between CapitaLand buildings and the people living, and working in these properties across the Asia-Pacific and Europe. These are shortlisted submissions to the
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      COMEDY MASALA
      82 20 Malaysian comedian Kuah Jenhan headlines his first-ever Singapore show at the weekly Comedy Masala. He’s performed at the Best Of Malaysian Comedy special earlier this year, and also at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, as well as having stints on stage and on TV. Also on the bill are
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      TALK ON LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY WORKSHOP
      115 20 Do your plans for the future include steps to protect your interests should you lose mental capacity? This workshop offers detailed insight into the 2010 Mental Capacity Act, which enables individuals above 21 years of age to plan ahead for such an outcome,
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      29 20 HOW TO PLAY Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION COPYRIGHT UCLICK
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      285 22 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com. sg 6.00AM London 2012 Olympic Games (Day 6): Badminton/ Basketball Beach Volleyball NOON Today In London (Daily Highlights) 1.00PM London 2012 Olympic Games (Day 6): Swimming Finals/Judo 4.00 London 2012 Olympic Games (Day 7) (Live): Badminton (Women’s Singles Semi-Finals Mixed Doubles Bronze)/ Table Tennis (Women’s Team 1st Round)
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      194 22 CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Don’t Worry Be Happy IV 6.30 Battle Of The Best V (Last Episode) 7.00 Healthy Dining 7.30 Good Morning Singapore 10.30 The Love Eterne (Part I) NOON Good Food Fun Cook 12.30PM Delicious Japan II 1.00 News 8 At One 1.30 Crimewatch 2012 (PG) 2.00 Living The
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      330 22 CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM Home Shopping 3.00PM Hong Gil Dong, The Hero 5.00 Campus Shrewd 6.00 Forensic Heroes II (PG) 7.00 Jumong (PG) 7.30 London 2012 Olympic Games: Tennis (Day 7) (Live) 10.00 Secret Garden 11.00 News Tonight 11.30 Food Notes MN London 2012 Olympic Games: Judo/ Fencing/ Basketball/ Boxing (Day
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      157 22 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 Latchiyam 6.30 Mat YoYo 7.00 Spirit of Singapore 8.00 Soundaravalli 8.30 Tamil Seithi 9.00 Vasantham Box Office: Samsaram Adhu Minsaram 11.30 Ha Ha Ha Sirippu MN Tamil Seithi 12.30AM
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