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Title Section15 2012-08-27 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp MONDAY, 27 AUGUST 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/201215 words
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Article, Illustration1110 2012-08-27 1 NG JING YNG - Govt to invest substantial resources and play a more active role, including setting up new statutory board: PM Lee EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In response to long-stand-ing calls from parents, the Government will step up its involvement in the pre-schoolPHOTO ERNEST CHUA - 1,110 words
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Advertisement31 2012-08-27 1 NATIONAL DAY RALLY SPECIAL GETTING TO THE ROOT OF KIASUISM IAN TAN 12 FATHER OF TWO HOW I WANT MY KIDS TO GROW UP TEO XUANWEI 15 SOON TO BE MARRIED31 words
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Article, Illustration1130 2012-08-27 2 TEO XUANWEI - Prime Minister Lee spells out what next chapter of the S’pore Story should be about A BETTER FUTURE TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is typically the year’s most important political speech where the Prime Minister sets out major policy direction for the country’sPHOTO OOI BOON KEONG - 1,130 words
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Article, Illustration737 2012-08-27 3 NEO CHAI CHIN - PM urges Singaporeans to be big-hearted to our neighbours as well as to our fellow citizens INTEGRATION NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The troubling signs of lower tolerance and willingness to compromise are there: Residents using dustbins or flower pots to reserve public roadsPHOTO DAVID NGIAU - 737 words
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448 2012-08-27 3 NEOCHAICHIN - NEOCHAICHIN SINGAPORE As spending on social services increases, so too must taxes albeit not immediately but “certainly within” the next two decades, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. Singapore is already relying on its reserves by spending part of the448 words
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Article, Illustration497 2012-08-27 4 Views of as many as possible to be sought including those who are usually silent A FRESH LOOK AT POLICIES SINGAPORE One parent was angry his child was given homework during the school holidays, while another was upset that his child was not. An elderlyPHOTO OOI BOON KEONG - 497 words
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Article, Illustration453 2012-08-27 5 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - SIT, UniSIM to be fifth and sixth universities UNIVERSITY EDUCATION SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As part of the Republic’s efforts to raise the annual university intake, SIM University (UniSIM), which currently offers only part-time programmes, will offer full-time degree programmes, Prime Minister Lee HsienTODAY FILE PHOTO - 453 words
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Article, Illustration759 2012-08-27 6 TAN WEIZHEN - PM signals changes to let dads share responsibilities in raising their children FALLING BIRTH RATE TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Having said “no” for a very long time, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong signalled yesterday that the time is right to say “yes” toPHOTO ERNEST CHUA - 759 words
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354 2012-08-27 8 Republic ‘continues to give opportunities’to everyone who works hard HALIMAH YACOB’S SPEECH SINGAPORE Is Singapore a place only for the rich and successful, or does it provide opportunities for every man and every woman? Are people here given second chances,354 words
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Article, Illustration342 2012-08-27 8 LAWRENCE WONG’S SPEECH SINGAPORE It is a “paradox of modern living” that, even with emails and social media, people feel less connected socially, said Senior Minister of State (Education and Information, Communications and the Arts) Lawrence Wong at the National DayPHOTO EDELMAN - 342 words
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Article, Illustration304 2012-08-27 10 AMIR HUSSAIN - AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Football striker Sufian Anuar was part of the LionsXII team that came in second in the recent Malaysian Super League season, while polytechnic graduate and SingTel spacecraft analyst Zulfadli Nazaluddin is currently an undergraduate at the National UniversityTODAY FILE PHOTO - 304 words
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Article, Illustration257 2012-08-27 10 AMIR HUSSAIN - AMIR HUSSAIN SINGAPORE Noting that Chinese culture is an important pillar of Singapore culture and an “emotional anchor and moral compass” for many, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on the Chinese community to “preserve our cultural roots”. In his National DayPHOTO MICA - 257 words
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Article, Illustration682 2012-08-27 12 IAN TAN - 36 AND A FATHER VIEWPOINT BY IAN TAN Ian Tan is a 36-year-old marketing manager and ex-journalist. His wife Goy Sze Wei became a homemaker in 2005 to look after their children Isaac and Isabel, now aged nine and seven. As a parent ofPHOTO IAN TAN - 682 words
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Article, Illustration599 2012-08-27 15 TEO XUANWEI - 30 AND TO BE MARRIED VIEWPOINT BY TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg Teo Xuanwei, 30, is a senior reporter with TODAY. When my parents married in 1979, my father, a lorry driver then, worked overtime almost daily to bring home S$460 a month. APHOTO TEO XUANWEI - 599 words
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Advertisement122 2012-08-27 2 RALLY REPORTS BIG-HEARTED SOCIETY 3 Troubling signs of intolerance INCLUSIVE SOCIETY 3 Social spending will mean higher taxes UNIVERSITY PLACES 5 SIT, UniSIM to be 5th and 6th universities HAVING BABIES 6 Time to say ‘yes’ to paternity leave MALAY COMMUNITY 10 Great strides made since independence CHINESE COMMUNITY 10122 words
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Advertisement31 2012-08-27 3 VIDEO INCLUSIVE SINGAPORE INCLUDES BEING GRACIOUS AND WARM, SAYS PM LEE Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy. sg/cnainclusivesg for the video.31 words
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Advertisement191 2012-08-27 4 VIDEO NATIONAL CONVERSATION: ‘PUTTING S’POREANS AT HEART OF CONCERNS’ Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy. sg/cnanationalheng for the video. THE ERCI EXPERIENCE, LIKE NO OTHER ERC INSTITUTE be different be ERCI email enquiry@erci.edu.sg scan the QR code to find out191 words
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Advertisement26 2012-08-27 5 VIDEO SINGAPORE TO HAVE 2 MORE UNIVERSITIES Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/cnatwounis for the video.26 words
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Advertisement198 2012-08-27 8 VIDEO HALIMAH URGES S’POREANS TO CONTINUE TO DREAM BIG Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/cnahalimah for the video. /Wv I received 4 University offers to read for a law degree based on my provisional results at Stansfield College!” i Michael198 words
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Article, Illustration759 2012-08-27 16 NEO CHAI CHIN - Varsity animal welfare groups helping to educate peers and manage strays on campus ANIMAL WELFARE NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They feed 30 homeless and feral cats and minimise conflicts that arise when hostel residents complain of cats lingering outside their rooms, scratchingPHOTO ANIMAL LOVERS’ SOCIETY - 759 words
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Article, Illustration149 2012-08-27 17 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE An early morning fire yesterday, which engulfed an area of approximately one football field, gutted a warehouse at Defu Lane, off Hougang Avenue 3, and damaged an adjoining two-storey office building. No one was injured. The premises belong to SEF Construction, aCHANNEL NEWSASIA; PHOTO SCDF - 149 words
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youth
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Article, Illustration505 2012-08-27 19 In the town of Allar, teens are given the opportunity to be mayor as part of a youth-empowering experiment EMPOWERMENT THE GUARDIAN A LL A R PA LES TINE She could have spent the long, hot summer holiday hanging out with friends or helping atTHE GUARDIAN - 505 words
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Article, Illustration451 2012-08-27 20 Macau magnate’s acquisition of prized vineyard sparks demandfor state intervention FOREIGN INVESTMENT THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS The chateau producing Napoleon’s favourite red wine, one of Burgundy’s most prized vineyards, has been sold to a Chinese gambling tycoon, sparking dire warnings from local growers of aTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 451 words
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Article, Illustration241 2012-08-27 21 AP BEIJING China has become Africa’s main trading partner and a major source of infrastructure investment, with an increasing number of Chinese now working in Africa. However, this increased presence has brought problems such as crime among the Chinese, especially inAP - 241 words
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176 2012-08-27 21 AP BEIJING Hundreds of Chinese yesterday staged anti-Japan demonstrations in several Chinese cities for a second weekend as diplomatic tensions have risen over a string of disputed islands in the East China Sea. The protest in Zhuji city in Zhejiang province wasAP - 176 words
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180 2012-08-27 21 AP NEW DELHI The Indian police detained scores of anti-corruption activists who tried to march yesterday to the homes of top political leaders to protest against a scandal over the government’s sale of coalfields without competitive bidding. Hundreds of activists laid downAP - 180 words
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world
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321 2012-08-27 22 Broad dissatisfaction with govt’s handling of Fukushima and restart of nuclear reactors NUCLEAR POLICY AP TOKYO This is Japan’s summer of discontent. Tens of thousands of protesters descend on Tokyo every Friday evening to shout anti-nuclear slogans at the Prime Minister’s office. “I usedAP - 321 words
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Article, Illustration143 2012-08-27 24 On July20,1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. Here are some of the other notable space exploration events since then. DEC 7-19,1972 Apollo 17 mission by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt was the longest and the laststayofmanonthemoonat 74 hours, 59PHOTO NASA - 143 words
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Article, Illustration398 2012-08-27 24 NEIL ARMSTRONG (1930-2012) AGENCIES CINCINNATI Neil Armstrong, a selfdescribed “nerdy” engineer, became a global hero when, as a United States pilot, he made “one giant leap for mankind” with the first step on the moon. The modest man who entranced and awedAGENCIES - 398 words
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IN BRIEF
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Article63 2012-08-27 25 AP Typhoon Bolaven hit the southern Japanese island of Okinawa and surrounding areas yesterday, injuring four people and cutting off power to about 30,000 households. Residents were told to stay indoors. All domestic and international flights in and out of Naha Airport were cancelled. The typhoonAP - 63 words
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67 2012-08-27 25 AP Syrian Vice -President Farouk AlSharaa has made his first public appearance in weeks, ending rumours that he had defected. He was last seen at the funeral of four top government officials who were killed in ablast in Damascus on July 18. Mr Al-Sharaa wasAP - 67 words
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66 2012-08-27 25 REUTERS Britain has withdrawn a threat to enter Ecuador’s Embassy in London to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Ecuador President Rafael Correa said on Saturday. The South American nation was furious after the British government warned it might try to seize Assange, whoREUTERS - 66 words
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71 2012-08-27 25 AP Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said yesterday that its operatives have confirmed that the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network has been killed. A spokesman said Badruddin Haqqani, a commander of the movement, was killed in an airstrike in Pakistan lastAP - 71 words
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384 2012-08-27 25 THE GUARDIAN LONDON The first official assessment of human trafficking in the United Kingdom has revealed the increasingly diverse reasons people are being smuggled into the country, including domestic servitude, sexual and criminal exploitation, and organ harvesting. The United Kingdom HumanTHE GUARDIAN - 384 words
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business
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STOCK CALLS
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Article27 2012-08-27 26 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. TODAY cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.27 words
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Article51 2012-08-27 26 BUY (S$0.33) DBS Vickers keeps call with S$0.43 target. Notes second-quarter’s net profit gain of 29 per cent was above expectations on accelerated revenue recognition. Says it expects margins to improve with the second-quarter acquisition of a diving-support vessel and as it eliminates the higher costs of hiring thirdparty51 words
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Article57 2012-08-27 26 HOLD (S$0.61) DBS Vickers upgrades from fully valued and raises target to S$0.59 from S$0.57, viewing downside risks as priced in. It says fiscal fourth quarter and full year earnings were within expectations, with FY12 earnings down 65 per cent year-on-year, largely on significantly lower gross margins amid pricing57 words
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Article53 2012-08-27 26 BUY (S$1.06) OCBC Investment Research keeps call with S$1.14 fair value estimate, saying the buoyant mood in Singapore’s property sector represents an opportune time for SingPost to spin off some of its assets. Also says investors should focus on more fundamental factors such as the company’s defensive nature53 words
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Article83 2012-08-27 26 HOLD (S$2.00) DBS Vickers Securities keeps call with S$2 target price. Says it expects Olam’s fiscal fourth-quarter results, scheduled to be reported tomorrow, to rise 12 per cent quar-ter-on-quarter on almond harvest and coffee origination. Adds that industrials are likely to remain weak amid reluctance by Australian farmers to83 words
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340 2012-08-27 26 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS BERLIN Angela Merkel tried to calm a growing storm over euro zone crisis strategy yesterday after the Bundesbank likened European Central Bank (ECB) bond-buying plans to a dangerous drug and a conservative ally of the German leader said Greece shouldREUTERS - 340 words
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216 2012-08-27 26 REUTERS WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve is considering a new approach to unconventional monetary policy that would give it more leeway to tailor the scale of its stimulus to changing economic winds. While fresh measures are not assured and the timing of any potentialREUTERS - 216 words
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233 2012-08-27 27 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Investment bankers in the United Kingdom favour working in Singapore over New York and London, where they face lower wage growth and higher taxes, according to recruitment firm Astbury Marsden. Thirty-one per cent of respondentsBLOOMBERG - 233 words
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322 2012-08-27 27 REUTERS HONG KONG/SEATTLE Apple’s decisive triumph over Samsung Electronics in the most closely watched patent trial in year s could open the door for Microsoft to finally hop on board the mobile boom as manufacturers of Androidbased smartphones and tablets weigh their legalREUTERS - 322 words
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Advertisement325 2012-08-27 27 K 1st New Major Event in Singapore lilUB EXCLUSIVE 2012 EVENT FOR SINGAPORE TRADERS UK'S HIGHLY FOUOWEI TRADER A highly respected financial trader makes a special appearance „,Jn Singapore for 2012 ™3Dates0nly! Never Seen l Before SandyJadeja World Renowned Trader “Learn 5 TRADING STRATEGIES for TODAY’S MARKETS. See STEP-BY-STEP how325 words
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Article, Illustration903 2012-08-27 28 MANO RAMAKRISHNAN - LESSONS OF TOP LEADERS COMMENTARY BY MANO RAMAKRISHNAN Mano Ramakrishnan is Head of Research at the Human Capital Leadership Institute. He will be speaking at the Singapore Human Capital Summit 2012 on Sept 19 and 20. More details at www. singaporehcsummit. com In high-growth Asia,903 words
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Article, Illustration508 2012-08-27 29 USjurors say emails from Google to Samsung telling it to back away from the Apple design influenced their decision APPLE VS SAMSUNG BLOOMBERG SAN FR ANCISCO Jurors who awarded Apple more than US$1 billion (S$1.25 billion) in its intellectual-prop-erty battle with Samsung relied onBLOOMBERG; REUTERS - 508 words
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Article, Illustration629 2012-08-27 30 ALYWIN CHEW - Despite spinal condition, swimmer Theresa Goh has accomplished a lot LONDON 2012 PARALYMPICS ALYWIN CHEW Assistant Sports Editor alywin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Whipping out her mobile phone, she excitedly showed me a picture of her Mohawk hairstyle. Singaporean Paralympic swimmer Theresa Goh is not one to shyPHOTO ALYWIN CHEW - 629 words
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Article, Illustration323 2012-08-27 30 ALYWIN CHEW - ALYWIN CHEW SINGAPORE “Did she say the same about me?” Yip Pin Xiu squealed, when asked if Theresa Goh, 25, was her best friend. With the feeling reciprocated, Yip, 20, smilingly slid back into her wheelchair and chomped on her breakfast,PHOTO ALYWIN CHEW - 323 words
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Article, Illustration583 2012-08-27 31 LOW LIN FHOONG - Fresh from the London Olympics, sprinter has golden ambitions for biennial meet next year 74TH SINGAPORE TRACK AND FIELD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Having recently set a personal best at the London Olympics, sprinter Gary Yeo now has his sightsPHOTO WEE TECK HIAN - 583 words
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Article, Illustration460 2012-08-27 31 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Since being part of the Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League this year, Malaysia’s Harimau Muda have lived up to the hype of being back-to-back SEA Games champions with some scintillating displays. But if coach Ong Kim Swee has his way,TODAY FILE PHOTO - 460 words
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Article167 2012-08-27 32 REUTERS MILAN AC Milan, hit by a flurry of close season departures, fully justified their fans’ trepidation over the season by losing 1-0 at home to newly-promoted Sampdoria in their opening Serie A match yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). Andrea Costa headed the only goalREUTERS - 167 words
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Article, Illustration480 2012-08-27 32 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS GETAFE REAL MADRID 2 1 M A D R I D Real Madrid’s troubled start to the season continued when the champions squandered the lead and slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at city rivals Getafe in the Spanish Primera Division yesterdayREUTERS - 480 words
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Article, Illustration344 2012-08-27 32 REUTERS COQUITLAM (BRITISH COLUMBIA) New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko became the youngest player to win a LPGA Tour event when the 15-year-old captured the Canadian Women’s Open by three strokes yesterday. American Lexi Thompson was the previous youngest with her 2011 Ladies Professional Golf AssociationREUTERS - 344 words
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Advertisement29 2012-08-27 30 PHOTOS SWIMMING WITH THE STARS TODAY Assistant Sports Editor Alywin Chew captures Singapore’s top Paralympics swimmers on film. tdy.sg/sg paralympic For the full version of this story, visit tdy.sg/poolfriends29 words
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Advertisement26 2012-08-27 33 MONDAY, 27 AUGUST 2012 SEND IN THE CLOWN Slava’s Snowshow rolls into town all the way from his Parisian clown school 34 PHOTO COURTESY BASE ENTERTAINMENT26 words
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Article, Illustration1077 2012-08-27 34 MAY SEAH - INSIDE SLAVAPOLUNIN’S FAMOUS CLOWN SCHOOL MAY SEAH IN PARIS may@mediacorp.com.sg At some point in life, every person comes to the inevitable crossroads: Should I run away and join the circus? When my boss offered to send me to clown school in Paris, I had only one reservation: WhetherPHOTOS MAY SEAH; PHOTO COURTESY BASE ENTERTAINMENT - 1,077 words
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Article, Illustration465 2012-08-27 36 SERENE LIM - Now you can let George, Brad and Angelina kiss your a** SITTING PRETTY SERENE LIM SINGAPORE New York-based photographer Jennifer Graylock isn’t content with capturing the miens of the pop culture icons like George Clooney, Madonna and United States President Barack Obama she’s immortalised them further by turning465 words
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Article, Illustration157 2012-08-27 37 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN S ING A POR E The first part of this year’s Night Festival kicked off, bringing the Bras Basah/Bugis district to life in what was a weekend that also included the 25th anniversary restaging of Army Daze, the Malaysia-Singa-pore arts event Causeway Exchange (which157 words
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Article216 2012-08-27 37 THE OBITS Singapore-based art collec- tive Grieve Perspective looks to the newspaper obituary for this exhibition comprising photography, video, installation and prints. It also includes a set of obituaries by invited writers. Until Sept 3,11am to 7pm, Chan Hampe Galleries, Raffles Hotel Arcade #01-20/21. Free admission. SHADOWLIFE: WORKS216 words
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Article, Illustration445 2012-08-27 38 — Ramesh William - An e-book review from ilovebooks.com Ramesh William I’m a big fan of Google’s @Google Talks series where prominent personalities, authors and popcultural icons drop by at one of the tech behemoth’s many offices across the world to give talks, plug books and get us excited on their445 words
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Article55 2012-08-27 38 Want to try something new this week? Plan a heritage trail through Singapore via the National Heritage Board’s website that helps you organise one. And it’s anywhere from Ang Mo Kio to Queenstown to Yishun. There are also some trails organisedby members of the public to help55 words
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Article78 2012-08-27 38 Hit Sentosa with the cast members of the coming TV series Poetic Justic. Hang out with Dai Yang Tian, Rebecca Lim, Desmond Tan and Sora Ma as they share about the drama as you’re entertained by exciting activities such as acrobatic performances and awesome music by78 words
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Article105 2012-08-27 38 Gather your friends and family in celebration of Sentosa’s big 40th. Island admission is free on the Open Day birthday bash on Sept 1 (when entering via Boardwalk or the Sentosa Express). The whole island turns into a party playground with five fun zones, plus tonnes105 words
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