Today, 11 October 2012

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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp THURSDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 596 1 Police warn of possible terrorist threat on VIPs attending 10th anniversary commemoration BOMBING ANNIVERSARY AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesia yesterday raised the country’s security alert to its highest level, as police warned of a possible terrorist threat targeting dignitaries planning to commemorate tomorrow’s 10th anniversary
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  • 775 1  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Amid a rapidly changing tertiary education landscape and one that is increasingly competitive as new entrants join the fray the Republic’s oldest university, the National University of Singapore (NUS), is set to undergo a curriculum revamp. The move comes a year
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    • 43 1 OUR RELUCTANCE TO DISCUSS RACISM DOESN’T MAKE IT GO AWAY WHEN SOME OF US VIEW ISSUES THROUGH RACIAL LENSES COMMENT&ANALYSIS 10 SPORTS 58 SINGAPORE’S ‘BLADE RUNNER’ He’s conquered an ultramarathon, and now he’s set his sights a lot higher 8,848m, to be exact.
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    • 11 1 HOT NEWS 2 THAI OFFER FOR F&N ‘FAIR BUT NOT COMPELLING’
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  • hot news
    • 388 2 Independent assessment by company ’s advisers puts bid at low end of range ACQUISITIONS SINGAPORE An independent assessment of a bid by Thai whiskey king Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi to acquire Fraser Neave (F&N) has described his S$8.88 per share offer for
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    • 787 4  -  Telco secures broadcast rights for the next three seasons of the Barclays Premier League BPL BROADCAST ALYWIN CHEW AND LOW LIN FHOONG alywin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Don’t change the channel if you are a fan of the Barclays Premier League (BPL). Singapore’s leading telco, SingTel, announced last
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    • 138 6 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who arrived in Australia yesterday for an official visit, dropped in on Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) troops participating in Exercise Wallaby 2012 at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland. During his visit, which was hosted
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    • 376 6  -  East Coast Park to be linked to east section of Gardens by the Bay by 2014 NPARKS DYLAN LOH dylanloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One of Singapore’s most popular parks will be joined to one of its newest to create Singapore’s longest continuous stretch of coastal
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    • 484 8  -  Number of cases rose 12% last year as enforcement checks were stepped up PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SING APORE The number of public transport fare evasion cases rose by some 12 per cent last year, arising from an increased number of passengers being checked,
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    • 275 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA REUTERS SINGAPORE Borneo Motors, the distributor of Toyota cars in Singapore, has said that 15,000 Toyota vehicles here are affected by Toyota Motor’s latest global recall over a possible fire risk. The affected models are Camry, Vios, Altis and RAV 4. Toyota
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1552 10  -  THE AMY CHEONG EPISODE MOHAMED IMRAN MOHAMED TAIB Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib is a social activist and a postgraduate student at the Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore. Now that the dust is settling and the online anger has abated somewhat on
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    • 1742 14  -  POPULATION AND IMMIGRATION TEO CHEE HEAN Mr Teo Chee Hean is Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs. These are excerpts from his opening address at the “Our population, our future” townhall dialogue Tuesday. Some people have
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    • 259 10 LEARN HOW YOU CAN BE A MILLIONAIRE 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 us as we reveal
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    • 32 10 We are united, not by where we are born, but by the values we live by and a common desire to want to make Singapore, our home, better. TEO CHEE HEAN 14
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    • 206 11 Missed out Dutch Lady Goodness Dutch Lady held 2 roadshows at FairPrice Xtra in September 2012. The roadshows hosted by Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJs were filled with fun-tastic goodness and memorable moments for everyone! Limited Legoland editions of Dutch Lady UHT Kid and School milk were grabbed by enthusiastic parents and
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  • 379 18 Contestants had to capture the perfect culinary shot that was fit for royalty In search of the next Big Shot brought to you by NIKON [Part Seven of Ten] "hebigsh^fa THEME: Eating is one of Singaporeans’ favourite pasttimes. It is no wonder many people love to take
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    • 145 18 THE BIG PICTURE Already in its third season, The Big Shot 3 is a local reality TV show designed for amateur and semi-professional photographers (where the winner takes home a cash prize of S$20,000). It follows eight photographers in their quest to be the next Big Shot and showcases the
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    • 81 18 GUESS THE WINNER Who will be crowned the next Big Shot? Guess the winner of The Big Shot 3 and stand to win a Nikon COOLPIX L120. There are three prizes to be given away. Email your answer to thebigshot@nikon-asia.com. Submit your entries in this format: Winner’s name, your name,
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  • voices
    • 519 20  -  ISAY CRISPINA ROBERT The writer is a former journalist and mother of two boys. Soon, I will be moving out of my Housing and Development Board flat into a bigger apartment. One of the reasons we love the new place is how quiet it seems,
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    • 206 20  -  FROM VINCENT LAW CHAP MENG NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say said that the “difficult decision” to sack Ms Amy Cheong within 24 hours was based on NTUC’s firm belief in inclusiveness and multiracialism (“Swift sacking a difficult decision: Lim Swee Say”,
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    • 152 20  -  FROM ALVIN TEO I refer to the letter “Was the dismissal fair employment practice?” (Oct 10). Ms Amy Cheong’s conduct was contrary to the policies and practices of the company for which she worked. A “90-day period to modify her behaviour, think deeply about
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    • 509 23  -  FROM VIVIENNE WEE, EVON TOO Today is the inaugural International Day of the Girl Child. Declared by a United Nations resolution last December, the Day commemorates girls’ rights and seeks to create awareness about the challenges girls face. This year’s theme is “ending
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    • 161 23  -  FROM EDDIE WONG I agree with Mr Richard Hartung’s observations in his commentary “Is property investing stifling enterprise here?” (Oct 8). A shift is necessary if we want more start-ups and innovation in Singapore. Starting a family with a property loan is a heavy financial commitment here.
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    • 7 20 SPORTS 66 IS JAMES BETTER THAN JORDAN?
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    • 44 20 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices LETTER NTUC DISMISSAL HAS SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ ntucdismiss for the letter from Danny G Tan.
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  • singapore
    • 227 26 SINGAPORE To mark the 25th anniversary of composer Zubir Said’s passing, the National Museum of Singapore is presenting a film programme comprising 11 classic Malay films featuring some of his most beloved film music compositions, with new English subtitles to convey the
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    • 608 26  -  Applications were not framed as questions of law and not based on facts: Justice Loh IN COURT AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The High Court yesterday dismissed applications filed by Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Secretary-General Chee Soon Juan and three others, as they sought
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    • 219 28 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The police have arrested 22 people at an illegal gambling den operating out of a private apartment. In a five-hour operation which started at about 11am on Tuesday, police officers from Bedok Police Division raided a private apartment along
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    • 321 28  -  Association plans to open 24-hour drop-in centre and set up a 24-hour hotline DRUG ABUSE OLIVIA SIONG oliviasiong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More highly-educated individuals are seeking help for drug abuse, according to the Singapore An-ti-Narcotics Association (SANA). While attention has been paid to the increase in
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  • silver
    • 516 30  -  Used iPhones overhauled and elderly-friendly apps fitted so that seniors can connect with their caregivers TECHNOLOGY FOR SENIORS WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Living alone has its freedoms, but Mdm Koo Kar Kee, 84, discovered its pitfalls the
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    • 547 32 New project in Britain aims to provide a cost-effective way of improving the diets of those under residential care CARE FOR THE ELDERLY THE GUARDIAN LONDON With many residential care homes in the United Kingdom being small family-run establishments, malnutrition among older people in care
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  • china&india
    • 316 36 US panel to investigate new spying allegations against Chinese equipment-makers TELECOMS PROBE REUTERS WA SHINGTON A United States congressional report that urged American companies to stop doing business with Chinese telecom equipment-mak-ers Huawei and ZTE has triggered a fresh wave of complaints against the firms,
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    • 169 38 REUTERS NEW DELHI Russia has delayed delivery of a trouble-plagued aircraft carrier for at least a year, a blow to India’s efforts to quickly build up naval strength as increasingly assertive Asian rival China expands its maritime reach. Originally built as the
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    • 406 38 Govt’s move to woo overseas investors may not be enough for firms fed up with red tape INDIA’S INSURERS REUTERS MUMBAI India’s proposal to allow more foreign investment in its US$41 billion (S$50.4 billion) insurance industry provides a lifeline for a sector starved
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  • world
    • 424 40 Sales of Japanese cars in free-fall, Chinese tourists cancelling trips in droves ISLANDS ROW AGENCIES TOKYO The craggy island specks in the East China Sea have no factories, no highways, no shops, no people only goats. But the high-pitched row between Beijing and Tokyo
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    • 274 42 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The government aims to have only one session for all national schools within the next 10 years, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced yesterday. The proposal will enable schools nationwide to extend their
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    • 83 42 Confetti fell in front of the Presidential Office during Taiwan’s National Day celebrations in Taipei yesterday, marking the 101st anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China. During the celebrations, President Ma Ying-jeou pledged greater efforts to fix the island’s economy, now limping along at
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    • 163 44 AP S T O C K H O L M Americans Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka won the 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry yesterday for their studies of proteins that let body cells respond to signals from the outside. The Royal Swedish Academy
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    • 358 44 SYRIAN CRISIS AP BRUSSELS The United States has sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to help build a headquarters in Jordan and bolster that country’s military capabilities in the event that violence escalates along its border with Syria, Defence Secretary Leon
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    • 83 44 IN BRIEF AP A Moscow appeals court has freed one of the jailed Pussy Riot members but upheld the two-year prison sentence for the other two. All three women were convicted in August of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for an irreverent
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      • 27 46 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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      • 60 46 BUY(S$11.18) Maybank Kim Eng keeps call and raises target to S$13.30 from S$12.90 to reflect the higher share prices of some of its units. Expects Keppel to report a 22-per-cent onyear fall in its third-quarter net profit, due to lower offshore and marine margins. It is not concerned
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      • 68 46 BUY (S$2.46) OCBC Investment Research upgrades from Hold and raises target to S$2.82 from S$2.63, on expectations of stronger earnings in the second half. Staff costs are rising, but Raffles Medical will see better patient loads, giving it room to raise charges. The launch of a specialist centre
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      • 57 46 BUY (S$0.670) DMG Partners keeps call and S$0.86 target. Says stock purchases by Lam Soon Group, which holds a 20-per-cent stake, is positive as firm is an established player in the fast moving consumer goods sector in Southeast Asia. Closer working ties between Viz Branz and Lam Soon
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      • 79 46 BUY(S$1.915) UOB KayHian keeps call with S$2.30 target. Says First Resources remains its favourite plantation play on its balanced age profile with 54 per cent of immature and young oil palm trees to support future earnings growth. “We expect First Resources’ share price to continue on the uptrend
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    • 547 46 Two Chinese lenders get full banking licences, one will become yuan-clearing bank BANK LICENSING REUTERS SINGAPORE The Republic has moved a step closer to getting a yuan-clear-ing bank that will let it compete more aggressively with Hong Kong in the growing market for trades
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    • 179 48 REUTERS LONDON EADS and BAE Systems called off the world’s largest defence and aviation merger yesterday, blaming Germany for wrecking the US$45 billion (S$55.3 billion) deal. BAE said it had become clear that the interests of the French, British and German governments could
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    • 379 48  -  REAL ESTATE AGENCIES WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Visible changes have been made over the last two years to improve the standard of real estate agencies, but more changes might be on the way, experts at a National Real Estate Congress said yesterday. The
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    • 86 46 Chat Daniel Wong Daniel Wong is the author of The Happy Student a motivational, yet practical, book which shows how students can find deep satisfaction in the pursuit of academic success. He will share his thoughts and advice in this “live” video chat. Daniel Wong tor a »nhat on ilovebooks
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    • 62 46 TAWANDANG MICROBREWERY, DEMPSEY We are a Thai Restaurant Microbrewery looking for energetic staff to join our fun and happy working environment WAITER/WAITRESS *SINGAPOREAN/ PR ONLY SALARY BENEFITS PART TIME $7.50/hours 5 Working Hours FULL TIME $1,300 plus Incentive 8 working Hours Meal Provided and Night Transportation Address: Tawandang Microbrewery Blk
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    • 152 50 Until Dec 31, 2012, charge your purchases to your American Express Card and you could win a pair of round-the-world trip tickets on Singapore Airlines business class. There are six pairs to be won, that’s a pair of tickets per winner every fortnight. How to win:
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    • 108 50 Show your support for Breast Cancer Awareness by getting a pink Breast Cancer Foundation pin from Jean Yip Group. Jean Yip Group believes in helping people develop a stronger sense of selfimage and confidence. Breast cancer is a disease that not only affects the
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      156 50 Casio has launched two new collections for G-Shock and Baby-G fans. The 30th anniversary commemorative G-Shock models highlight some of the popular G-Shock styles. The sporty timepieces boast glossy or matte red finishes with golden mirrored LCD and gold metal accents. You’ll find the G-Shock 30th anniversary logo
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    • 150 50 The search is on for the babies who are the Best Ever Dancer, Best Ever Talker, Best Ever Eater, Best Ever Drooler and Best Ever Sleeper. Enter your baby for The Best Ever Awards by Drypers and he or she could be a star. The
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    • 137 50 Do your part for charity and “Like” Nescafe’s Facebook page (www. facebook.com/NescafeSingapore). In celebration of International Coffee Day on Sept 29, Nescafe held an event at Bugis+ especially for its Facebook fans to immerse in all things coffee-worthy. Fans enjoyed a lineup of exciting activities, including a
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    • 811 52  -  Raj Datwani’s online deals website turns the model on its head by offering users a curated experience ONLINE DEALS FRANCIS KAN todaysme@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A decade after graduating from university, Raj Datwani has yet to hold down a regular job, nor does he have any plans
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    • 43 52 Dotcom start-ups have been sprouting in Singapore over the past couple of years, bringing with them a renewed energy to the entrepreneurial culture here. This month, we look at a select few ventures that have the potential to live up to the hype.
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    • 536 56  -  Fast and light, Google’s Nexus 7 tablet is the perfect on-the-go entertainment gizmo TABLET REVIEW HIRANAND SUNNY NARESH hiranandsn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More than two months after its launch on July 14 in the United States, I finally got my hands on Google’s Nexus 7 tablet. Android fanboys
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    • 375 56  -  ALVIN CHONG SINGAPORE The 2012 “re-imagining” of the original 1994 XCom: UFO Defense takes the turn-based strategy game and wraps it in a cinematic third-person shooter feel. But before you diehard fans kick up a fuss, XCom is still all about
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    • 648 58  -  Distance races done, Singapore’s Blade Runner now wants to climb mountains COMPETING AGAINST ALL ODDS DEBORAH ONG deborahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Born without a left foot, he runs with a prosthetic blade, similar to those used by South African double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius, who competed
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    • 398 58  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE V Sundramoorthy’s LionsXII stared elimination in the face, and turned in a ferocious performance worthy of their name to beat Pahang and advance to the semi-finals of the Malaysia Cup. Now, Sundram has called for his charges to show the same
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    • 368 60  -  DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A POR E B Sathianathan has warned that the LionsXII will get to see his side’s true colours when they take on Angtakan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) in tonight’s semi-final secondleg clash at the Selayang Stadium
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    • 676 60  -  LIONSXII COMMENTARY BY SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg Shamir Osman is a correspondent at TODAY. Tip-toeing to read the paragraphs at the top of the National Heritage Board information panels outside the Jalan Besar Stadium, two young boys lapped up the history lesson on offer, even
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    • 362 62  -  TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE The use of polygraph tests by Singapore in the fight against match-fixing and corruption in football was a major talking point on the first day of the Leaders In Soccer business convention in London. In a phone interview last night, Football Association
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    • 547 62  -  Bigger prize for league winners part of efforts to boost standards, interest S-LEAGUE SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Clubs in the Great East-ern-Yeo’s S-League are set for a cash boost in the form of subsidies to lure marquee names to Singapore next year. If S-League Chief
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    • 303 64 AP AUSTIN The lawyer representing Lance Armstrong has launched a fresh attack on the United States An-ti-Doping Agency (USADA), criticising the process that led to the seventime Tour de France champion to be banned from cycling for life. In a five-page letter to the USADA, Armstrong’s
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    • 300 64 FORMULA 1 REUTERS SEOUL With his lead at the top of this season’s Formula 1 drivers’ world championship whittled down to just four points, Fernando Alonso has taken the unconventional approach of taking inspiration from a samurai swordsman ahead of this weekend’s Korean Grand Prix.
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    • 543 66 Heat star will edge Jordan because of ‘ability to play different roles’ NBA AGENCIES newyork— It is a never ending debate that no one seems to get tired of. But that has not stopped Phil Jackson from revisiting the topic of who should be
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    • 72 62 For the latest live' telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg SB SportsBuzz@Kranji SportsBuzz@PoMo (For 18 yrs and above) LW Livewire MBS Livewire RWS (For 21 yrs and above) p y® Always play with care. [responsibiyy Do not bet illegally. Telephone Account Service. Call 6786 6688 for more details No person under the
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    • 562 64 hZ ho Save the hassle and book your holidays online at www.namho.com.sg! I® Taiwan All In (TW7EEE) Tornl/n HnKfl X/f TransAsia ,a,w rtVt Chiufen Miniatures Museum ot Taiwan, Xi Men Ting, Lanyang Musemm Taroko I Gorge, Tze Chiann Train Chi Sing Lake, Chihpen Hotspring, Cruise around Sun Moon Lake, Formosan
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    • 112 66 15% OFF! 4 days only! Simply cut out the coupon to enjoy the 15% discount! Night Market Life Concert 2012 Meet The Cast! Come meet Chen Mei Feng, Fang Xin Wang Can at Junction 10 on the 2nd Nov, 7:30pm! fAJt ‘Terms Conditions apply. ‘Discount is only applicable for $98
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    • 46 1 THURSDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2012 TIME TO TANGO 6 JETSETTING SURIA’S SYIRAH JUSNI ON HER GEISHA MOMENT IN JAPAN 10 GAGA FOR PEACE LADY GAGA GETS PEACE PRIZE FOR HER HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS Buenos Aires is where it’s at if you want some Argentine colour 2 GETTY IMAGES
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        1084 2  -  ARGENTINE CAPITAL BUENOS AIRES HAS MORE THAN 40 NEIGHBOURHOODS BURSTINGWITHCOLOURANDLIFE KAREN BOWERMAN features@mediacorp.com.sg My guide, Yuna Castano, got our driver to pull over. “This is the widest part of the widest street in the world,” she said, beaming from ear to ear, her grin summing up the
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        555 5 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW Free vacation for kids Club Med is currently offering a Kids Stay Free promotion at its four Club Med beach resorts in the region Bali, Bintan, Cherating Beach and Phuket. For every accompanying adult, one child gets to stay for free.
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      • 517 6  -  JETSETTING WITH... MAY SEAH SINGAPORE If you’ve watched the Suria travel series Zoom, you’ll know that Anugerah Skrin 2010 winner and TV host Syirah Jusni, 23, has the sweet job of going to all the so-hot-it’s-cool places around the globe. Together with co-host Nadiah Md Din,
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      • 503 8  -  EMILY BRENNAN features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEWYORK TIMES NEW YORK While walking the Camino de Santiago, the pilgrimage route to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, in 2005, Miriam Murcutt stopped in a few tucked-away monasteries, many built as early as the 12th century. Inside them, she
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        442 9  -  How to spend S$101 (you big spender, you) in a day in South America TRAVEL 101... SERENE LIM It may be better known as the pit-stop before you reach Machu Picchu, but Cusco is well worth a few days in itself. Declared the Historical Capital of Peru, this UNESCO
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    • culture&lifestyle
      • 374 10  -  A charming and touching film about growing pains and other foibles MOVIE REVIEW: THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (NC16,103 MIN) GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE We’ve all been through it: The teen angst, emotional turmoil, insecurity and hormonal disarray of those awkward adolescent years. Which is why there
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      • 188 10 REUTERS REYKJAVIK Pop star and fashionista Lady Gaga was awarded a peace prize by Yoko Ono in a ceremony in Iceland on Tuesday. Peace activist Ono said the LennonOno Grant for Peace, established in the name of her late husband, former Beatle John Lennon, rewarded Lady
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      • 377 11  -  Rian Johnson’s time travel tale ably mixes action, comedy and sci-fi MOVIE REVIEW: LOOPER (NC16,118MIN) GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE Jeff Daniels’ character Abe says in Looper, “this time travel s*** really fries your brain like an egg”. I couldn’t agree more. Movies about time travel can get so
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      285 13  -  Whip up a scrumptiously satisfying treat with FairPrice Mantou Brought to you by ANNETTE TAN food@mediacorp.com.sg Fried bread is a treat few can resist. And if you think about it, it’s the stuff of our heritage food. Roti babi, rotijohn, fried prawn toast... these are dishes that have
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    • things to do
      • 120 12 OUR PICK Esplanade marks its 10th birthday with a four-day festival showcasing 11 specially commissioned works by local artists. Highlights include a Chinese pop-music concert by Singapore Chinese Orchestra featuring Tanya Chua, Joi Chua, Kelly Poon and Kelvin Tan; the Singapore Symphony Orchestra with violinists Gabriel Ng
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      • 58 12 Brian Joo, a member of the R&B duo, Fly To The Sky, has been rocking the K-Pop scene for over 10 years. His first showcase here will feature hits such as Let This Die and In My Head. Oct 11, 8pm. The Butter Factory.
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      • 54 12 Voted the No 1DJ on the 2011DJ Mag popularity poll, David Guetta has been putting out track after track of chart-top-ping hits and is undeniably one of the most popular DJs of the new century. Catch him live in Singapore. Oct 11, 5.30pm, Fort Canning Park.
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      • 61 12 A gig by popular Taiwanese indie poprock band Sodagreen, featuring its hits from albums Daylight Of Spring, Summer/Fever, What Is Troubling You, as well as covers of popular songs such as Diao Leby A-Mei and A Trouble Like This by Eason Chan. Oct 19,7.30pm, the Max
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      • 123 12 EARTH OUR UNTAMED PL ANET EXHIBITION This exhibition aims to address the “what, where, why and how” of the forces of nature and their significant impact on the activities and lives of Man. Prom- ising an immersive experience, visitors will get a chance to venture deeper into the Earth to
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      • 75 12 Every weekend from now until the end of October, you can come face to face with characters from popular horror movies with a walk through the “The Undead Forest”. Also installed is a Hal-loween-themed carnival and flea market as well as a contest for Best Halloween Costume. Oct
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