Today, 2 November 2012, Afternoon Edition

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  • 31 1 TODAY FRIDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2012 M I C A P) 0 93/0 6/2 0 1 2 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp FRIDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 575 1  -  Only 56 per cent of employers surveyed plan to hire in 2013 down from 78 per cent this year SINGAPORE ECONOMY TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After two consecutive days of tepid economic and job data, there was more sobering news yesterday for the Singapore
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  • 473 1  -  S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E The Republic’s job growth rate will slow by half in the coming years to 2 per cent or less, labour chief Lim Swee Say warned yesterday. Mr Lim’s
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    • 59 1 GIVEN THE MANY STRESSES THAT CHINA IS FACING, ITS NEXT PRESIDENT MAY NEED TO DRAW A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT COMMENT&ANALYSIS 10 WORLD 40 NEW YORK MAYOR ENDORSES PRESIDENT OBAMA SPORTS 61 LEWIS HAMILTON HAS NO REGRETS SPORTS LEGENDS IN TOWN Golfer Tiger Woods and former rugby star Tana Umaga spend
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  • hot news
    • 584 2  -  Defence zooms in on the amount of time top CPIB officer spends with witness NG BOON GAY TRIAL AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The amount of time that a top Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) official spent with former IT executive Cecilia Sue Siew Niang during the
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    • 508 4 Manufacturing rebound signals No 2 economy recoveringfrom worst slump since2008 crisis CHINESE ECONOMY AGENCIES BEIJING China’s manufacturing sector rebounded last month, adding to signs that the world’s second-largest economy could recover from its deepest slump since the 2008 global crisis, two closely-watched business surveys
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    • 331 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Singapore’s economy is changing but manufacturing will remain a pillar of the country’s economy, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. He noted that manufacturing creates good jobs for Singaporeans, integrates well with services and innovation and helps to
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    • 187 5 S I N G A P O R E Journalist Chong Chee Kin, 39, was found dead at his Kim Keat Road home yesterday evening. Family and friends who had gone to his home found the body of Mr Chong on his bed, and
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    • 101 5 From next week, the public can be part of an arts event about Singapore and its aspirations. Organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and the Drama Box, visitors can write down their thoughts on what kind of governance they want for Singapore,
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    • 466 6  -  Unprofessional or poor service among common complaints, real estate body’s report says REAL ESTATE SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE About a third of complaints made to the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) had to do with resale Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats, while
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    • 534 6  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For more than a decade, he could only express his thoughts and feelings through picture cards. Unable to write or type, communication for the boy, who has severe cerebral palsy, was limited to a thick stack of
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    • 589 8 SUPERSTORM SANDY AGENCIES N E W YOR K New York City moved closer to resuming its frenetic pace by getting back its vital subways yesterday, three days after a superstorm, but neighbouring New Jersey was stunned by miles of coastal devastation and the news
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    • 249 8 4icy> Association of Rooms Division Executives (Singapore) Member ofamicale Internationale des sous-directeurs et chefs de reception des grands hotels Alcatel-Lucent Challenge Trophy Hotel Receptionist of the Year Competition 2012 Congratulations to Ms Cassandra Chin Ms Nuratika Bte Halek Ms Cherlyn Lim Xiao Shi Ms Mervlyn Chen Yi Zhen Ms Vanessa
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    • 8 8 WORLD NEW YORK MAYOR ENDORSES PRESIDENT OBAMA 40
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  • comment &analysis
    • 887 10  -  LEADERSHIP TRANSITION DAVID PILLING David Pilling is the FT’s Asia Editor. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED A few weeks ago, Mr Xi Jinping, the man who will shortly become China’s next President, disappeared. Perhaps he was getting cold feet. That is not a very likely
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      899 10  -  FOREIGN CURRENCIES ZHANG MONAN Zhang Monan is a fellow of the China Information Center, fellow of the China Foundation for International Studies and a researcher at the China Macroeconomic Research Platform. PROJECT SYNDICATE On Oct 26, the yuan’s spot exchange rate against the United States dollar reached the
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    • 1050 14  -  US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CLIVE CROOK Clive Crook is a Bloomberg View columnist. BLOOMBERG With a week to go and Hurricane Sandy bringing fresh uncertainty and new opportunities for gaffes, the United States presidential election still looks tied. Last week, I argued that the
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    • 650 17 BLOOMBERG EDITORS FOOD SECURITY BLOOMBERG Almost one billion people around the world don’t get enough to eat. Climate change, which is already contributing to food-price increases in poor and prosperous countries alike, promises to make it even harder to
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    • 32 10 Whatever the outcome next week, the US presidential election will deliver no mandate. That’s the price of polarisation, a measure of Washington’s failure, and it points to continued deadlock. CLIVE CROOK 14
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  • voices
    • 437 20  -  FROM SEAH KIAN PENG Member of Parliament, Marine Parade GRC Parking issues in private estates are common. I have helped mediate these and have conducted various dialogues with my residents in private estates for various streets. They are time consuming and require effort and
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    • 222 20  -  FROM EUNICE AMANDA WILBERTINE NAH Chief Advocate (Volunteer), Animal Welfare Global, Agency for Animal Welfare In “Why pet policies do matter to neighbours” (Oct 17), Mr Tan Tai Lim mentioned a problem with dog urine along the walkways. We empathise and apologise on
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    • 216 21  -  FROM ONG ENG TONG We have read recently about the expansion plans for Changi Airport. However, we read little about the security of jet fuel supply to the airport, which is via sea tankers that ply our busy
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    • 351 21  -  FROM JAMES POH CHING PING I recently watched a documentary about “silent mentors” in Taiwan, who give their bodies to medical research and education. For example, these cadavers would be used for surgical simulation lectures done in the presence of their families. This
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    • 97 22  -  FROM HELEN LIM Director, Media Relations Public Education, Land Transport Authority We refer to Mr Mak Seck Hong’s letter “Time for LTA to act on these omissions” (Oct 27). Departure times for service 173 and services 167,176 and 851
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    • 127 22  -  FROM TAN HONG BOON I was recently aboard service 76 and, at one of the bus stops, a wheelchair user was waiting. The driver politely asked a passenger, who was occupying the space meant for the handicapped, to move to the rear
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    • 295 22  -  FROM JOHN LIM Director, Higher Education, Ministry of Education SHIRLEY TAN Director, Corporate Marketing Communications, Singapore Workforce Development Agency We refer to the letters “Admit students, regardless of age” (Oct 22) by Ms Sandra Leonardi and “Since we encourage lifelong learning, open the gates” (Oct
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  • singapore
    • 157 24 The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) conducted a two-day exercise at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in the United States involving US and Singapore personnel, which ended yesterday. It was held in conjunction with an air-land integrated live-firing exercise code-named Daring Warrior involving the SAF Artillery
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    • 516 24  -  With new waterproofing method, leaking ceilings can be repaired in half a day PUBLIC HOUSING SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A less invasive way to fix leaking ceilings a common problem that plagues older flats may soon be on the horizon, with a
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    • 188 26 SINGAPORE A director of a licensed real estate agency and a former property agent will be charged in court today with running an unlicensed moneylending business. The director, who is also the Key Executive Officer of the agency and a registered agent, allegedly
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    • 446 26  -  IN COURT KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN spykermankf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A man who raped a teenager in the back of a lorry has been sentenced to 12 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane. The 40-year-old had been convicted in August this
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  • science
    • 990 28  -  Marine Stewardship Council aim to encourage buying and selling of eco-friendly, sustainable seafood SUSTAINABLE LIVING JUNE YANG juneyang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There’s plenty of fish in the sea, as the saying goes. In real life, however, seafood stocks are in crisis from irresponsible fishing, and
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  • china&india
    • 773 34 Wary of future, skilled workers leave in record numbers for green er, foreign pastures MIGRATION THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING At 30, Ms Chen Kuo had what many Chinese dream of: Her own apartment and a well-paying job at a multinational corporation. But in the
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    • 431 34 AP NEW DELHI Mr Vijay Kumar clutched a worn plastic folder containing his high school diploma and his nursing aide certificate as he joined a long queue at an employment exchange in a New Delhi suburb. It is his familiar ritual for six years.
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    • 149 34 DOW JONES Australia will launch a new programme, called the Significant Investor Visa scheme, on Nov 24 to attract the world’s wealthy who have A$5 million (S$6.3 million) to spare and need a residency visa. The A$5 million must be invested in state
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    • 462 36 Incoming chiefs want to project openness but the Twitter-like service is difficult to regulate SOCIAL MEDIA REUTERS SHANGHAI As China prepares for a generational power shift in the next two weeks, a similar shift is happening online that is testing the limits
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  • world
    • 617 40 Michael Bloomberg praises US President’s record on climate change in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES NEW YORK New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday endorsed President Barack Obama for a second term, citing the importance of his record on climate change, particularly in
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    • 523 40 AGENCIES WA S H I N G T O N President Barack Obama returned to full-force campaigning yesterday, ending a threeday pause to manage the federal response to the historic storm that battered the United States east coast. He holds slim leads in many
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    • 163 42 AGENCIES KOTA MELAKA Malaysia is looking into revising the salary scheme of civil servants, including giving raises by up to 5 per cent, the Chief Secretary to the Government, Dr Ali Hamsa, said yesterday. He said the revision was necessary to help civil
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    • 401 42 PM Najib’s popularity is not translating into support for ruling coalition, says Pakatan Rakyat head Anwar MALAYSIAN POLITICS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER kuala lumpur— Mr Anwar Ibrahim has agreed that Prime Minister Najib Razak could prove a formidable political opponent in the coming Malaysian
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    • 177 44 RAKHINE VIOLENCE AP YA NGON The authorities have ordered people in strife-torn western Myanmar to surrender guns, swords and homemade weapons to the police within three days or face legal action. The announcement in the staterun Myanma Ahlin daily yesterday said
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    • 199 44 AGENCIES S EOUL International hotel operator Kempinski said it will manage a 105-storey, pyramid-shaped hotel (picture) in Pyongyang that is expected to open next year. Kempinski chief Reto Wittwer told a Seoul forum yesterday that the Ryugyong Hotel will open “partially, probably” in the
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    • 501 46 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK There is a widespread belief among teachers that students’ constant use of digital technology is hampering their attention spans and ability to persevere in the face of challenging tasks, according to two surveys of teachers released
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    • 472 46 More than 30per cent of London ’s One Hyde Park flats sold to Asian buyers PROPERTY INVESTMENT REUTERS LON DON London’s luxury One Hyde Park development has sold its latest five apartments to Asian buyers, in a sign of the region’s growing appetite
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    • 101 46 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II toasting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, at a state banquet held in honour of him and his wife at Buckingham Palace, in London, on Wednesday. The Queen praised Mr Yudhoyono for leading democratic change in Indonesia. His visit, however,
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    • 68 46 r~ Slumberlanti b Factory Outlet Sale 3 Days only! 3-5 November, 10.30am 7pm All showroom discontinued mattresses to be cleared. Storage bed Leather bedframe also available. Wide range of models to choose from. Exporter are welcome Mattress Factory Outlet No.i Kaki Bukit Road 1, Enterprise One #01-44 (next to loading
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    • 377 47 Downtown Bast Presents The Greatest Experience November promises to be great, great, great with our special triple offerings of circus acts, super-value meals and Ice Age giveaways. The Greatest Show in A Circus Experience A PATRON ADVISORY Certain segments of I j the show feature I 1 m loud pyrotechnics
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  • business
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      • 60 48 OUTPERFORM (S$1.225) CIMB Research keeps call and cuts target price to S$1.55 from S$1.82, citing weak quarterly core earnings due to high estate costs and lower rubber earnings. The broker noted that Indofood said it is keeping its 2012 crude palm oil production target of 890,*****0,000 tonnes,
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      • 56 48 HOLD (S$1.71) OCBC Investment Research keeps call and S$1.71 fair value, saying its fiscal secondquarter results came in within expectations although operating expenses outpaced revenue growth. House reduces its fiscal full year operating profit by 5 per cent to factor in a potential pickup in the pace of operating
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      • 62 48 BUY (S$4.68) DMG Research keeps call and S$5.70 target. Says a site visit of Sembcorp Marine’s Integrated Tuas New Shipyard left them impressed by its potential. “The new yard is well located and is poised to benefit from the opening of the Singapore LNG terminal in mid-2013 and
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      • 83 48 BUY (S$4.25) Phillip Securities Research keeps call and S$5.00 target. Says fiscal first half results were in line with expectations despite marginal decline in profit. SIA Engineering remains its top pick in the sector, premised on its pure exposure to the aviation growth story in Asia. Expects the
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    • 222 48 BLOOMBERG SA N FR A NCI SCO LinkedIn, the biggest professional-networking website, reported third-quarter sales that exceeded analysts’ estimates as the company sold more subscriptions to its expanding customer base. Revenue jumped by 81 per cent to US$252 million (S$308 million) from US$139.5
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    • 556 48 AFTERNOON LATEST THE NEW YORK TIMES H O U S TO N Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell reported lacklustre earnings yesterday due to declining oil and natural gas production and weak domestic gas prices. The third-quarter results for the two energy giants would
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    • 536 50  -  US FISCAL DEFICIT COMMENTARY BY CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com .sg Conrad Raj is Editor-at-Large at TO DAY. It appears to be another damned if you do and damned if you don’t dilemma. I am referring to the doom-laden “Fiscal Cliff” scenario in the United
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        247 52 Fall in love with the regenerative wonders of Bio-essence’s Bioenergy Snail series. Infused with snail secretion, this series helps to regenerate skin cells for smooth and supple skin. Snail secretion is rich in protein and serves as a protective coat to help snails glide along the ground. It’s
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        90 52 Looking for one-of-a-kind furniture? Check out JotterGoods, a new furniture and furnishing brand by Star Furniture Group and A Balcony. Inspired by the Jotter Book (an old-school notebook), JotterGoods offers nostalgic furnishings with wonderful surface textures and finishing. It doesn’t follow market trends but exudes its own
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      • 132 52 Redefine home theatre with Sharp’s latest Aquos 80-inch TV. The Aquos Quattron (LC-80LE940X) LED boasts good looks with a slim bezel and high picture quality. In addition, the Aquos Quattron LED uses Sharp’s technologies to offer revolutionary four-colour innovation for finer image edges, shining golds, more vivid yellows
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      • 70 52 Gold Roast White Coffee marries the strength of Brazilian coffee and the quality of Colombian coffee for a full-bodied white coffee with a smooth, aromatic taste. Choose from two variants 3in1 Instant Coffeemix (40g, 15 sachets) has cream and sugar in each sachet, while 2in1 Instant Coffeemix
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        132 52 Did you know that we lose bone mass at a faster rate as we grow older, especially after the age of 30? To avoid brittle bones and other illnesses such as osteoporosis, hyperparathyroidism and hypertension, it is important to have enough calcium. Increase your daily calcium levels with
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        84 52 Sporting new packaging, the Salonpas Pain Relief Patch offers relief from stiff necks, sore shoulders, backaches and joint pain. Soft, thin and stretchable, each patch contains anti-inflammatory medicine (methyl salicylate and i-menthol) to provide up to eight hours of relief for mild to moderate pain. And for
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    • 137 48 More than 45 Holiday Vouchers to be given away! I ■'U Malaysia Trulv Asia Travel Fair W12 Date: 2-4 November 2012 (Friday Sunday) Time: 10.00am 9.30pm Venue: Entertainment Centre Atrium, Suntec City Tower 4 /fl mlay\Jruly Asia i Mystifying Imran 3rd 4th November, Daily at 4pm "Rendang Tok" Authentic Perak
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    • 275 50 RafflesMedicalGroup Is pleased to announce the of its insurance arm, w RafflesHealthlnsurance Your Specialist Health Insurer Raffles Health Insurance is a specialised health insurer offering both life and health protection to individuals and corporate customers. In conjunction with Raffles Health Insurance's inauguration, we are pleased to offer a *12-month Complimentary
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  • property
    • 801 54  -  HOUSING MARKET COMMENTARY BY COLIN TAN COLIN TAN property@mediacorp.com.sg Colin Tan is Head of Research and Consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. The startling headline this week on the front page of a newspaper pointed to more than 100,000 private housing units in
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    • 385 56 Real estate firms turn positive on prime residential sector, remain optimistic about suburban housing: Survey SINGAPORE Sentiment among property developers improved in the third quarter compared to the previous three months, with a higher proportion planning to launch substantially more homes for sale in
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    • 563 60  -  Halo 4 marks the beginning of a new trilogy with an engaging plot and epic battles GAME REVIEW: HALO 4 HIRANAND SUNNY NARESH SINGAPORE At the end of Halo 3, Master Chief saved humanity by activating the Halo superweapon to wipe out the parasite army
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    • 86 60 Gladys Ow Producer Hetty Musfi rah A Khamid Reporter Lim Hwa Meng Assistant Vice President I’M A ST R At MediaCorp, we bring you the very best in entertainment, news and lifestyle content across television, radio, newspapers, magazines, movies, digital and out-of-home media. Join us for boundless career opportunities. Account
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  • sports
    • 502 61 AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has criticised Chelsea for helping to turn the Mark Clattenburg race row controversy into a damaging spectacle and for initially “going public with little proof”, suggesting it was always preferable to resolve such issues
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    • 283 61 REUTERS HOUSTON James Harden delivered a monster debut for the Houston Rockets yesterday with 37 points and 12 assists just hours after his team stumped up for the massive contract he had been seeking. The National Basketball Association’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year was
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    • 501 61 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LO N D O N Lewis Hamilton has admitted to suffering no second thoughts regarding his move to Mercedes in the wake of their recent dismal form. Since Hamilton announced he was quitting McLaren after 14 years with the Woking-based marque and signing
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    • 431 62  -  PHILIP GOH SINGAPORE He started the week with a head-to-head match with world No 1 Rory McIlroy in Zhengzhou, the exhibition event electrifying the thousands of Chinese golf fans who swarmed the course at Jinsha Lake to lap up his every move. But it was
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    • 536 62  -  Asian qualifier spices up big rugby weekend in S’pore RUGBY SEVENS PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E For years they have turned up to match skills with some of the world’s best rugby sevens exponents at the Republic’s biggest weekend
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      164 64 Paris Masters 2nd round Sam Querrey (US) bt Novak Djokovic (Srb) 0-6 7-6 6-4, Andy Murray (Gbr) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) 7-5 6-3, Juan Martin del Potro (Arg) bt Alejandro Falla (Col) 6-2 6-2, Nicolas Almagro (Esp) bt Albert Ramos (Esp) 7-6 6-7 6-3, Michael Llodra (Fra) bt John
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    • 418 64  -  Desperate Tampines must beat Harimau Muda tonight to clinch S-League title S-LEAGUE DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There is just one title left up for grabs and Tampines Rovers are going all out to win it as they search for redemption. It has been
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    • 58 1 FRIDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2012 CASUAL COOL H&M AND MMM IT’S EVERYTHING ONE CAN WISH FOR WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING YOUR THREADS COUNT 2 MODEL MISERY KATE MOSS HATED HAVING HER PICTURE TAKEN 9 MUSIC MALAYSIAN SINGER YUNA IS TAKING THE WORLD BIT BY BIT ON STAGE RANDOM ISLAND’S OON
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    • style&beauty
      • 1231 2  -  WHAT HAPPENS WHEN H&M AND MAISON MARTIN MARGIELAGETTOGETHER? ZHANG WEIFANG weifang@mediacorp.com.sg INNEWYORK The next time you find yourself having to wait in line, even when you (a) have a VIP card that states you are a very privileged customer; (b) are a member of the media; or (c)
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      • 223 4 1. Bodysuit With Integrated Bra (Spring/Summer 2007), S$79.90 This standout bodysuit is just the piece we need to pair with our distressed baggy jeans or a flouncy black
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        395 6  -  Latest digs around town GET IT NOW BY KENNETH CHOY Celio store openings French menswear label Celio has opened its third store at Plaza Singapura (#03-41), which boasts a handsome Fall collection of slim fitted jackets, long-sleeved shirts and knitted pullovers. Its fourth is set to open at
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        408 6  -  Slap, slather and spritz on the latest beauty and grooming must-haves LOOKING GOOD BY ZHANG WEIFANG Sulwhasoox Tangs Limited Edition First Care Activating Serum Korean skincare superstar Sulwhasoo pays tribute to Tangs’ 80th anniversary with a limited edition bottle of its First Care Activating Serum. Featuring the iconic
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      • 72 8 ON THE SCENE SINGAPORE Sir Paul Smith painted the town red when he recently dropped by at the opening of his new flagship store at Mandarin Gallery. Stylish cats and personalities, including Dick Lee and Tracy Phillips, marked their attendance at the garden-themed party, mingling and dancing to
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      • 486 8  - 5 QUESTIONS WITH Radical Skincare’s Liz and Rachel Edlich ZHANG WEI FANG SINGAPORE Sisters Liz and Rachel Edlich are the co-founders and creators of one-year-old skincare label Radical Skincare. The duo initiated the brand with a sole aim of creating “the best of the best and the strongest skincare (range)
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      • 71 9 SINGAPORE The go-to make-up brand for beauty aficionados and junkies alike, Make Up For Ever recently opened its new Academy Pro Loft at Armenian Street. Party guests were treated to a kaleidoscope of brilliant shades and hues worn by models at the two-storey retail space, which boasts a
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      • 237 9 REUTERS NEW YORK If you hate having your picture taken, you’re in good company Kate Moss does as well. The British supermodel opened up about her years spent before the camera in Vanity Fair’s latest December issue. Among Moss’ regrets is a 1992 Calvin Klein session
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    • culture&lifestyle
      • 502 10  -  Malaysian singer Yuna is slowly but surely making waves across the world CAUSEWAY HIT CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Like her compatriot Zee Avi, Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna is finding a fair amount of success in the United States. After becoming a household name back home, the Kuala Lumpur
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      • 301 10 REUTERS LOS ANGELES Aunt Rosemary was not George Clooney’s only famous relative. You can add a certain Civil War American president to the Oscar-win-ning actor’s family tree. Politics has apparently run in the activist actor’s blood for centuries, as website Ancestry.com on Thursday revealed that
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      • 202 12  -  MUSIC REVIEW: DON’T PANIC ALL TIME LOW KEVIN MATHEWS Pop-punk stalwarts All Time Low’s flirtation with the major labels was rather short-lived, with 2011’s Dirty Work proving to be the band’s bestselling album outside of the US. One noticeable feature of Dirty Work was a slight departure
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      • 216 12  -  MUSIC NOTES BY CHRISTOPHER TOH Music David Garrett If you look past that Fabio-esque image (sex and violins, anyone?) andjust concentrate on his musicianship, you’ll realise that this guy can actually play if only his song choice was a little better (although we did kind of like
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      • 166 13  -  MUSIC REVIEW: LOOKING OUT, LOOKING IN SIMON TOWNSHEND KEVIN MATHEWS Being the younger brother of rock icon Pete Townshend has meant that it is impossible for fans and media to approach Simon Townshend’s music without mentioning his esteemed older sibling from The Who. This is compounded
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        155 13  -  MUSIC REVIEW: VIVA DUETS TONY BENNETT KEVIN MATHEWS It’s the third duet-themed collaborative project from veteran performer Tony Bennett, and here, he has invited top names in the Latin recording industry, including Marc Anthony, Christina Aguilera, Ricardo Arjona, Chayanne, Franco De Vita, Gloria Estefan, Vicente Fernandez, Juan Luis
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        318 13 For the full listing, please visit our music blog Poparazzi (http://blogs. todayonline.com/ poparazzi). 12th Global Chinese Music Awards It has been successfully held in over seven regions, including Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore, since its inception in 2000. It’s a star-studded event “bringing together
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        451 16  -  Random Island’s Oon Shu An weaves her magic in Incanto STAGE BABE MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE “I guess I wanted to run away and join the circus for a while,” joked Oon Shu An. Which is the reason the 26-year-old actress is currently rubbing shoulders onstage with magicians, dancers
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    • things to do
      • 61 17 Miss those family trips to Fantasy Island, the Musical Fountain or Volcano Land? Or those thrilling moments of waving your hands out of the monorail? Come relive those special Sentosa memories and experience the evolution of Sentosa over these 40 years at this exhibition. Nov 5 to
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        87 17 OUR PICK The London lads of Filthy Dukes have shed their synth-pop past and reignited their passion for house and techno by working some of the most discerning dance floors of Europe. With inspiration borrowed from the Detroit techno scene and bits loaned from the classic electronic sounds
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      • 52 17 Chowk presents this dance response by Raka Maitra and Fitri Setyaningsih to Jorge Luis Borges’ eponymous short story about a wizard who creates a human being. Music by Zai Kuning and Mohd Riduan. Until Nov 3, 8pm, Drama Centre Black Box. Tickets at S$23 from all Sistic outlets
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      • 109 17 A gathering of some 80 puppet arti st s p er for mers a nd academ ics f rom a rou nd t he reg ion w it h p er for ma nces by I ndonesia’s Waya n g Ajen Vietnam’s Cultural Centre of Daklak; Thaila
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      • 228 17 Featuring more than 50 international winemakers and over 200 wine labels f rom cou nt r ies such a s I nd ia Japa n Croatia, Lebanon, Germany, Australia, F ra nce, Spa i n Ita ly, Sout h A f r ica a nd the
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    • 178 14 fiiEDIACORP AFTER 78 HOURS 30MINS, 42 YEAR OLD SOFTWARE ENGINEER, MR GAN YU SHEN THOLMAS, DROVE AWAY WITH A BRAND NEW SUBARU XVI .6! A Mr Glenn Tan, Executive Director of Tan Chong International Limited, presenting the country winners from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong,
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    • 257 7 Raw Ginseng t Time to rejuvenate! HERBS FEST 2-30 NOV 2012 Eu Yan Sang's popular Herbs Fest is back with greater savings. There is no better time for you and your loved ones to rejuvenate with nutritious tonics created from these premium quality herbs. Visit any Eu Yan Sang outlet
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    • 240 9 PROMOTION 2D Malacca and Legoland Adventure with Warna 94.2FM DJ TG This December, treat your family to a weekend of fun with Manja this 7 and 8 December. Spend a day exploring historic Malacca, followed by a day of adventure at the newly-opened Legoland in Johor Bahru, accompanied by your
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    • 238 13 CELEBRATING SINGAPORE BOOKS AND TALENTS ilovebooks Singapore Writers Festival Join us at the SWF for two evenings of book launches and rub shoulders with celebrity authors! INTERACTIVE BOOK LAUNCH: TABUNGAN ALYSHA (ALYSHA SAVES THE DAY) By Live Books, a MediaCorp imprint, in conjunction with MediaCorp radio station Warna 94.2FM TA
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    • 29 17 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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    • 270 18 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~~ Gotcha 6.30~ AM~Live! 9.00~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~~ ~Show~X~(HD5) 10.00~ The~Dr~Oz~Show~II 11.00~ America’s~Funniest~Home~~ ~Videos~XXI 11.30~ Great~Ideas~From~JML 12.30PM~~ Police~And~Thief~V 1.00~ India:~A~Love~Story 2.00~ Breaking~the~Magician’s~~ ~Code:~Magic’s~Biggest~~ ~Secrets~Finally~Revealed 3.00~ The~Dr~Oz~Show~II 4.00~ The~Jeff~Probst~Show~~ ~(HD5) 5.00~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~~ ~Show~X~(HD5) 6.00~ The~Price~Is~Right~(USA) 7.00~ The~Million~Pound~Drop~II 8.00~ Total~Wipeout~UK~VI 9.15~ Just~For~Laughs~Gags~XI 9.30~~ News~5~Tonight~(HD5) 10.00~~ The~X~Factor~II MN~ Survivor~XXV:~Philippines~~ ~(HD) 1.00AM~ How~I~Met~Your~Mother~IV 1.30~
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    • 143 18 CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~~ Don’t~Worry~Be~Happy~IV 6.30~~ Good~Man,~Great~Taste 7.00~ Healthy~Dining 7.30~ Good~Morning~Singapore 10.30~~ Journey~around~West~Lake~~ ~(Part~II)~(Last~Episode)~ 12.30PM~ Home~Shopping~ 1.00~ News~8~At~One 1.30~~ The~Art~Effect~ 2.00~~ Police~And~Thief 2.30~~ The~God~of~Medicine 3.30~~ Golden~Age~~ ~Talentime~2012 4.30~~ Unique~Flavor~(PG) 5.30~~ Double~Happiness 6.30~~ Singapore~Today~ 7.00~~ Justice~In~The~City~(PG) 8.00~~ Jobs~Around~the~World 8.30~ Crimewatch~2012~(PG) 9.00~~ Game~Plan~(PG) 10.00~~ News~Tonight~ 10.30~~ Frontline 11.00~~ First~Wives~Club~~ ~(PG-Mature~Themes) MN~~ Time~Story~(Last~Episode) 12.55AM~
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    • 235 18 CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM~~ Home~Shopping 3.00PM~~ Mom’s~Dead~Upset~ 5.00~~ Last~One~Standing~(PG) 6.00~~ Moonlight~Resonance 7.00~~ Jumong~(PG) 8.00~ In~ The~Eye~Of~The~Beholder~ 9.00~ The~World~Is~So~Big~ 10.00~~ Bread,~Love~and~Dreams~(PG) 11.00~~ News~Tonight 11.30~~ The~World~Is~So~Big 12.30AM~~ Royal~Tramp 2.30~ Last~One~Standing~(PG) 3.30~ End~of~Transmission tellokto@mediacorp.com.sg 9.00AM~ LazyTown~(Preschool) 9.30~~ Mister~Maker~(Preschool) 10.00~~ Backyardigans~(Preschool) 10.30~ Ava,~Riko,~Teo~(Preschool) 11.00~ Guess~What?~(Preschool) 11.30~ Sid~The~Science~Kid~~ ~(Preschool) NOON~ Super~Why~(Preschool)~ 12.30PM~ Hi-5~(Preschool) 1.00~ Backyardigans~(Preschool) 1.30~
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    • 120 18 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~ Asian~Home~News 6.30~~ AM~Live!~Early~Edition 7.00~~ AM~Live! 9.00~~ World~Today 9.38~~ World~Watch 10.00~~ World~Today 10.33~ Conversation~With:~~ ~US~Special 11.00~~ World~Today 11.33~~ Asian~Home~News NOON~~ World~Today 12.32PM~~ World~Watch 1.02~~ Below~the~Line:~~ ~Bangladesh 1.32~ The~Successors 2.00~~ Asia~Today 2.33~~
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    • 113 18 tellvasantham@mediacorp.com.sg 3.00PM~ Anjaraipetti~III 3.30~ Gopuram 4.00~ Kalyanam 4.30~ Villakku~Vecha~Nerathilla 5.00~ Chinna~Papa~Periya~Papa~II 5.30~ Mat~Yo~Yo 6.00~~ iYantira 6.30~ Vikramathithan~Kathaigal 7.00~ Karamati 8.00~ Rudhra 8.30~~ Tamil~Seithi~ 9.00~~ Yaar~Antha~Star~Finals~~ ~(Encore) 11.00~ Vasantham~Box~Office:~~ ~Ithu~Enga~Bhoomi MN~ Tamil~Seithi~ 12.30AM~ Close VASANTHAM BOX OFFICE: ITHU ENGA BHOOMI Ithu Enga Bhoomi is a 1980s Tamil fim, starring Vijayakanth and
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