Today, 13 August 2012

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    23 1 TODAY /MediaCorp MONDAY, 13 AUGUST 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp MONDAY, 13 AUGUST 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Continue to build trust, harmony: PM
      102 2 Singaporeans should continue to build on the trust and harmony among the different communities, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday as he attended an Iftar (breaking of fast) session with more than 2,500 Muslims at the Kebun Baru Community Club. It was organised
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      Stiffer penalties for abusers?
      460 4  -  Some recommendations by review committee to strengthen animal welfare legislation ANIMAL WELFARE WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Stiffer penalties in the form of higher fines and jail terms for animal abusers, as well as community service with animal welfare groups are among the preliminary recommendations that
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      Lock icon NSF reported missing in Brunei
      168 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A full-time National Serviceman, Lance-Corporal (LCP) Muhammad Fahrurrazi Salim, 20, was yesterday reported missing in a training area in Brunei. LCP Fahrurrazi was the coxswain in a convoy of four boats used to support the water crossing segment of the jungle training
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      Lock icon Hospitals struggle to cope with victims
      514 6 At least 250 killed, more than 2,000 injured by powerful earthquakes on Saturday IRAN QUAKES AGENCIES DU BA I Overcrowded hospitals in north-west Iran struggled to cope with thousands of earthquake victims yesterday as Iranian officials declared that rescue operations have already ended. At
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      324 5 A :c o V f It •r Ap r UJ Come to Downtown East this August to enjoy attractive F&B promotions, exciting “foodie” events and stand to win great prizes when you spend here! is "On From 1-31 August 2012, EVERYTHING at Downtown East is on sale! We are selling
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      752 7 Dell™ recommends Windows® 7. 14" ■TRUSTED, \\BRAND INSPIRON Star buy Sf D$tL Affordable performance, exceptional value. All the features you need, along with Dell reliability and hassle-free support options. There Is no better time to get the Inspiron 14. Call us or go online to get it now! The power
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon Surviving change
      1040 8  -  SINGAPORE SOCIETY DEVADAS KRISHNADAS Devadas Krishnadas is Principal Consultant and Director at Future-Moves, a consultancy which uses foresight methodology to support strategic decision-making. He is Singaporean. Singapore has just won an unprecedented two Olympic medals. Yet, the public seems dismayed because the winners were so-called foreign talent. Whatever
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      Lock icon Playing to lose is smart, not an Olympic scandal
      1064 10  -  LONDON GAMES CONTROVERSY NOAH FELDMAN Noah Feldman, a law professor at Harvard University and the author of Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR’s Great Supreme Court Justices. BLOOMBERG Olympic athletes want to win we all know that. So why are
      BLOOMBERG; AP; GETTY IMAGES  -  1,064 words
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      3 8 CONRAD ALVIN LIM
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      77 8 There is nothing sacrosanct about Olympic effort except that the spectators have paid good money to watch it while the networks and the sponsors have paid vast sums to show it. NOAH FELDMAN 10 3 Bliss. RECENTLY REFRESHED IN OUR New Premier Rooms. Every moment is a refreshing experience. Enjoy
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      244 10 REVEALING THE SECRETS OF Self-Made Millionaires By Adam Khoo! You don't have to be a Harvard Business graduate, have good luck or lots of capital to become rich. It doesn't matter if you are heavily in debt, stuck in a low-paying job or averse to taking risks. Join self-made millionaire
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      157 13 tt In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplish. JJ -Donald Trump MDIS Business School 1 MDIS, hands-oi| for the new] I THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD MAKING KNOWLEDGE WORK Bradford School of Management is ranked 11th in the
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  • voices
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      Lock icon Kudos to NDP committee
      193 14  -  FROM LAW YONG WEI “Loving Singapore, Our Home” was a heartwarming National Day Parade (NDP) theme, evoking the warmth Singaporeans feel for their country, and the comfort of home. I compliment the organising committee for encouraging Singaporeans to reflect on what it means to love Singapore
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    • Article
      Better rebates to soften COE prices
      255 14  -  FROM LIM YAO HO Many commentators have lately criticised the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system as being outdated or impractical for controlling Singapore’s car population, as COE prices have shot up due to fewer people deregistering their vehicles. Pegging the number of new vehicles
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      The bite will come on 4G
      224 14  -  FROM STEVEN CHOO While it may be true that 90 per cent of current users on the 3G network use less than two gigabytes of data each month, according to the letter “Fairer, to keep prices competitive” (July 18), this may not be true
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      S’poreans respond to LKY’s comments on birth rate
      731 15 Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s comments that Singapore would face “enormous” problems if Singaporeans do not procreate have sparked a debate on TODAY’S Facebook page. Here are excerpts of the various viewpoints (40 comments as at press time). Right off the
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      213 14 Advertisement “Millionaire Trader Reveals Her Money-Making Secrets On TV...” How You Can Make Consistent Profits In Up Or Down Markets... Just 30 Minutes A Day! MIRRIAM MacWilliams, ex-Director of Education of the largest US Investors Club, is a self-made millionaire stock trader. In 2 years, she turned US$1 Ok to
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      14 14 •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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      189 15 Lee Kong Chian School of Business Singapore Management University For the talented and ambitii is the fast track to success. an S L v,.;■m mmm L i m WmmSm wpi mSm Wmm jBWaBME w mm g M > m I. BH SspaBHHfi| B m SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY MBA Singapore Management
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      28 15 ONLINE ‘ENORMOUS’ PROBLEMS IF SINGAPOREANS DO NOT PROCREATE: LKY Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/NUP2CQ for the article.
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  • singapore
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      Older men face aggressive type of stomach cancer
      493 16  -  Close to 94 per cent of gastric cardiapatients were men aged between 60 and 70: NUH study HEALTH WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Men who are aged 60 and above are more susceptible to gastric cardia cancer, a more aggressive type of
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      PUNGGOL EAST LRT SERVICE DISRUPTED
      63 17  -  IN BRIEF DARYL TAN The LRT service for Punggol East was disrupted for about an hour yesterday morning because of a signalling problem. Service resumed at noon. During the disruption, free shuttle buses were activated at all affected LRT stations. SBS Transit said 1,400 passengers
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      More than 80,000 visitors to JCube ice rink since April
      176 17  -  OLIVIA SIONG SINGAPORE More than 80,000 people have visited the new ice rink at the JCube shopping mall in Jurong East since its soft launch in April. There have also been close to 500 sign-ups for the national Learn-to-Skate programme
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  • youth
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      Not just about going green
      617 18  -  Participant of Road to Rio +20 hopes to gather more interest in sustainable development ROAD TO RIO+20 WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sustainable development is not just about going green and saving the environment. That is the first common misconception that 27-year-old Min Cheong would
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      190 18 I want to redefine myself within the accounting arena It’s my choice. In today's world, it takes a different perspective to make an impact. At Kaplan Financial, we find ways for you to reinvent yourself in the financial industry. Our goal is to create an environment where students can create
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Govt may hand out mobile phones to poor families
      371 20 Activists welcome anti-poverty move but say other more pressing concerns should be addressedfirst INDIA ECONOMY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW DELHI The Indian government is considering giving millions of free mo­bile phones to its poorest families to help lift them out of
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      Lock icon China, M’sia to boost cooperation
      154 20 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The Foreign Minis­ters of China and Malaysia agreed yesterday to further boost bilateral ties and regional cooperation. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, who is on a three­day visit to Sabah, and Malaysian counter­part Anifah Aman also stressed the importance of diplomacy in
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      268 20 Molecular Biology Professional Development Workshop V V\ There is a range of complexity in life on earth. You can see an amoeba, a complete organism that consists of just one cell, under a microscope. Or you can look in a mirror and see a human being, made up of trillions
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      240 20 Winner of Most Promising Entrepreneurship Awards WHAT WILL MAKE YOU A PROFITABLE TRADER? Looking for a low-risk way to earn supplemental income and build a strong stock portfolio in Singapore? Then you’ve come to the right place. The reality is, stock trading is an art mastered over time, and often,
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  • world
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      Lock icon Social media ‘giving impression that Malaysia is unsafe’
      255 21 CRIME RATE THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUAL A LUMPUR Repeated sharing of news on Facebook and Twitter is creating a false impression that Malaysia is unsafe and is impeding the police in getting accurate figures on criminal activity, according to a new official
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      Lock icon Noda may postpone summit over islet dispute
      182 21 BLOOMBERG TOK YO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda may postpone a summit with Mr Lee Myung Bak after the South Korean President’s visit to islets claimed by both countries, the Nikkei newspaper reported. South Korea and Japan were arranging a meeting between the
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon SAUDI ARABIA TO SEND AID TO ROHINGYAS
        70 22 REUTERS Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has ordered US$50 million (S$62.2 million) in aid to be sent to a Muslim minority in Myanmar which a human rights group said has been targeted by the authorities since sectarian riots in June. A report by the
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        Lock icon 600 NEW COMBAT PLANES FOR RUSSIA
        64 22 AGENCIES Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country will get 600 new combat planes and1,000 helicopters by 2020 as part of an ambitious military modernisation programme. Russia’s defence spending has fallen sharply since the 1991 Soviet collapse but a recent boom in oil revenues
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      Lock icon Romney’s choice delights both parties
      368 22 US POLITICS THE GUARDIAN NEW YORK Mr Mitt Romney’s decision to put Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan on the White House ticket has seemingly done that rarest of things in American politics delighted both sides of the party divide in equal measure. Republicans gushed over the
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
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        DISCLAIMER
        27 23 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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        STARHUB
        79 23 REDUCE (S$3.63) Nomura downgrades from Neutral, raises target to S$3.15. “We don’t doubt StarHub’s consistent execution, but recommend locking in some profit.” Notes potential margin compression from the iPhone-5 launch in the second half, further pricing pressure in the broadband segment and pay-TV content uncertainty. SINGAPORE 3,054.20 (+0.09%) JAPAN
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      The changing landscape of Shenton Way
      312 23  -  PROPERTY WONG SIEW YING siewying@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More residential units are sprouting up at Shenton Way as rising land value encourages landlords to develop more mixed-use projects. V on Shenton, which has 510 residential units and an office tower, is one of the area’s latest
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  • management
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      Is ethnicity a barrier to growth in Asia?
      823 24  -  CULTURE IN BUSINESS COMMENTARY BY KATE SWEETMAN Kate Sweetman is the Director of Research and Curriculum at The Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An international banker working in Hong Kong, whom I will call Lim, is enlarging
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      39 24 i/v/'7 JACKPOT Estimated Draw on Mon, 13 Aug 2012 at 6.30pm at PoMo For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg [p yi. Always play with care. [responsibiyf Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE POOLS
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  • technology
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      Report card for Facebook accounts
      343 26 Think you are social mediasavvy? Let the SocialKit provide a clearer picture ONLINE NETWORKING SINGAPORE So you lead an active life offline and online. Your activities are mirrored on your social networks and your friends like catching up with you face-to-face as well as on
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  • olympics
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      Lock icon 2016 RIO TARGET NOT CAST IN STONE
      487 27  -  Six- medal aim for Rio Olympics could be up for review, says SSC official HIGH PERFORMANCE TAN YO-HINN IN LONDON yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg LONDON While the London Games saw Singapore achieve their best medal performance so far at the Olympics with the two bronze from
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    • Article
      TEAM SINGAPORE AT 2012 LONDON GAMES
      248 27 Athletics Gary Yeo, men’s 100m 10.57s (PB) in preliminaries; 10.69s in round 1 heats; Dipna Lim-Prasad, women’s 100m hurdles 14.68s (SB) in round 1 heats Badminton Derek Wong, men’s singles group stage; Gu Juan, women’s singles round of 16; Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei
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      Lock icon BOUDIA TAKES SURPRISE GOLD
      340 27 AGENCIES LONDON China is still the powerhouse of Olympic diving but American David Boudia (picture) demonstrated on Saturday that, ever so slowly, the rest of the world is catching up. Boudia’s gold medal in the 10m platform marks a renaissance in diving by the United States,
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      Lock icon LONDON GAMES CLOSING ON A HIGH
      470 28 Dense throngs lining city centre a sign of huge enthusiasm FINAL ACTION REUTERS LONDON Uganda’s Stephen Kiprotich broke away from two Kenyan rivals to win the men’s marathon yesterday in front of vast crowds enjoying the climax to 16 days of Olympic competition and
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      An Olympian of a pin collector
      123 28  -  TAN YO-HINN The popularity of Jamaica’s track team also extends to pin collectors like Leonard Braun at the London Olympics. For the past three weeks, the 77-year-old American, together with about five or six other collectors, have been a popular fixture outside the Stratford
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      Lock icon TEAM USA WIN BASKETBALL GOLD
      209 28 AP LONDON Kevin Durant scored 30 points and LeBron James added 19 as the United States men’s basketball team defended their Olympic title, holding off stubborn Spain 107-100 yesterday for the gold medal just as the Americans did in 2008. Kobe Bryant added 17 for
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  • sports
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      Lock icon SAME OLD MAN CITY
      622 29  -  Mancini concedes title even before the season has started and he may well be right to do so COUNTDOWN TO THE EPL SEASON ALYWIN CHEW alywin@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Roberto Mancini is already sounding like a broken record with his penchant for self efficacy. Even before
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      Lock icon LIONSXII GOOD FOR QUARTER-FINALS: FANDI
      580 30  -  Johor FA manager plays down rivalry with former team-mate Sundram MALAYSIA CUP 2012 DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg JOHOR BARU The LionsXII are a sure bet for a place in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Cup which kicks off on Sept 22, but beyond that it
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
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        900 32  -  SINGAPORE ARTISTS JOINTHE DISCUSSION ON FOREIGN TALENT MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg A day before the opening of the exhibition, visual artist Green Zeng came to Valentine Willie Fine Art gallery with a last-minute creation. It was a table tennis racquet modified to look like a medal. On its blade
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        191 34  -  MODEL EXAMPLE MAY SEAH SINGAPORE When Tyra Banks is in town, you know it’s going to get fierce. The supermodel and creator of America’s Next Top Model was looking fabulous from “H2T” and “smizing” for all she was worth at a press conference held yesterday at
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        74 34  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE In line with last week’s National Day celebrations, NHB museums opened their doors for free to the public all the way to the end of the month. Cultural Medallion recipient and potter Iskandar Jalil was also awarded the Public Service Star. Meanwhile, Resorts
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        205 34 DRUM TAO THEARTOFDRUM MediaCorp Vizpro International brings back the Japanese martial arts and drum-playing group Drum Tao, after their sold-out run last year. Aug 16 to 18, 8pm, Sands Theater, Marina Bay Sands. With a 1pm matinee on Saturday. Tickets at S$68 to S$148 from Sistic. CHECKPOINT THEATRE
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        413 35  -  Renown playwright Robert Yeo breaks new ground with a Singaporean opera HIGH NOTE MAY SEAH SINGAPORE Here is a rare bird: A Singaporean opera. Opera Viva, the non-profit arts company founded in 2008 by opera scene heavyweight Leow Siak Fah, composer-pianist John Sharpley and poet-playwright Robert Yeo,
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      367 36  -  An e-book review from ilovebooks.com Jenny Kong What would you get if Jane Austen, Franz Kafka, John Steinbeck, Geoffrey Chaucer and Harold Pinter wrote culinary literature? For one, there would be fewer impersonal follow-these-steps-and-voila-the-dish-is-complete instructions and more engaging narratives written in the style of famous writers. Which
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        91 36 S ony ’s a n nu a l b o ok don at ion d r ive to support the South Africa Mobile Library Project returns for a fifth year. Simply bring your books to the Sony Store
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        46 36 After performances in Japan and New Zealand, this solo flutist arrives in town to wow audiences with her renditions of classical pieces like Bach’s Parita in A Minor and Telemann’s Fantasy in D Minor. Today,~5.30pm,~Lee~Foundation~Theatre~at~ NAFA~Campus~3.~Free~admission.~~ Simply~register~info@singapore.goethe.org~~ or~call~6735~4555.
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        32 36 WANYUE HOOD BAR CAFE At Hood Bar Cafe, localbands take centre stage as they play covers and originals, ranging from soft rock to jazz. Wan Yue plays Monday nights. Today,~8.30pm,~Hood~Bar~&~Cafe~ 201~Victoria~Street~#05-07,~Bugis+.~~ www.hoodbarandcafe.com
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        56 36 Now in its sixth year, the International Art Camp brings together more than 20 post-graduate students from leading art institutions around the world with the theme of “Land”. Installations, films, painting and performance pieces curated by Dr Charles Merewether, director of the Institute Of Contemporary
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      289 37 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Films Stars Asia 6.30 AM Live! 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show IX 9.45 Just For Laughs Gags IX 10.00 The Chew 10.45 The Revolution 11.30 Great Ideas From JML 12.30PM Films Stars Asia 1.00 London 2012 Olympic Games (Day 16): Basketball/ Volleyball/ Handball/Olympic News 7.00 London 2012
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      177 37 CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Timeless Treats 6.30 My Genie II 7.00 Tuesday Report 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 Cyberbob 2.30 The Legends Of Ji Gong 3.30 The Female Constable 4.30 Unique Flavor 5.30 A Song to Remember
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      328 37 CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM Home Shopping 3.00PM Money Week 3.30 P.R.D. Walker 4.00 The Stories In China 5.00 Campus Shrewd 6.00 Forensic Heroes II 7.00 Jumong (PG) 8.00 VS Arashi (Debut) 9.00 The King Of Adventure (Debut) 10.00 Secret Garden 11.00 News Tonight With Highlights From Parliament 11.50 VS Arashi 12.50AM
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      190 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 Money Mind 6.30 AM Live! Early Edition 7.00 AM Live! 9.00 World Today 9.38
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      149 37 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 Puthaiyal 11.30 Tamil Seithi MN Close NILA
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