Today, 27 November 2012, Afternoon Edition

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  • 31 1 TODAY TUESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2012 M I C A P) 0 93/0 6/2 0 1 2 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp TUESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 69 1 Some 4,000 free tickets to catch Korean pop star Psy at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) on Saturday were snapped up within hours yesterday. The appearance of Psy, whose Gangnam Style video is YouTube’s most viewed of all time, is part of MBS’ Give BackTo
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  • 548 1  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If the deal passes muster, OCBC Bank could pay the Sports Hub between S$80 million and $100 million over a period of 15 year s for the right to have their brand attached to the
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  • 832 1 EUROPEAN ECONOMY REUTERS BRUSSELS Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) clinched agreement on a new debt target for Greece yesterday in a breakthrough towards releasing an urgently needed tranche of loans to the near-bankrupt economy, officials said.
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    • 92 1 SMRT BUS DRIVERS WHO DID NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK IN PROTEST OVER PAY RAISES WILL BE BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL TODAY HOT NEWS 2 LOOKALIKE CONTEST STARTS NOW! Stand a chance to win an iPhone 5 www.facebook.com/protectyourfamilysg Simply At Starbucks, we pride ourselves in serving wholesome meals that are
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  • hot news
    • 588 2  -  102 China nationals unhappy about SMRTpay increments but will be back at work today LABOUR RELATIONS SUMITA SREEDHARAN, ASHLEY CHIA sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the first incident of its kind in over two decades, 102 SMRT bus drivers yesterday staged an industrial action
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    • 394 4 SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE AGENCIES HANOI Vietnam has joined a number of Asian states condemning China’s new microchip-equipped passports. The dispute was triggered by a map printed on the passports, which claims the disputed islands in the South China Sea as Chinese territory. The
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    • 396 6 AFTERNOON LATEST THE NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi (picture) agreed yesterday to limit the scope of a sweeping decree he had issued last week that raised his edicts above any judicial review, according to a report by
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    • 222 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Most consumers are satisfied with their property agents, although some felt agents should improve their knowledge of the real estate industry. This is according to the first Public Perception Survey by the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA). Top
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    • 388 8 Panel head says fare hikes have ‘uneven impact’, especially those in lower-income group PUBLIC TRANSPORT S I N G A P O R E More can be done to help lower-income Singaporeans cope with public transport fare increases, said the
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  • comment &analysis
    • 941 10  -  INDONESIA’S PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO WILLIAM PESEK Tokyo-based William Pesek won the 2010 Society of American Business Editors and Writers prize for commentary. BLOOMBERG President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is taking a well-de-served victory lap for restoring order to Indonesia. Fifteen years ago, the nation
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    • 937 12  -  WORLD ECONOMY KLAUS ZIMMERMANN Klaus Zimmermann is Director of the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany, and a professor of economics at the University of Bonn. Anew spectre is haunting the world economy the spectre of informality. The term describes
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    • 748 15  -  POST-ASEAN SUMMIT SIMON TAY Simon Tay is Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and teaches international law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. The ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh that just ended drew considerable international attention even amid missiles
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    • 38 10 In light of the staggering increase in youth unemployment in the ‘rich’ West, informality has gone global. It is the inevitable result of businesses seeking more flexibility. KLAUS ZIMMERMANN 12 P'sfflSSa Pamper yourseW/with 12 new, festive Sundae creations!
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  • voices
    • 350 16  -  FROM HAJ MOHAMED I refer to the article “Are we prepared for the risks?” (Nov 15). In debating whether the courts should have discretion to impose the death penalty on drug traffickers, Law Minister K Shanmugam said: “The number of youth (drug) abusers is increasing,
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    • 279 16  -  FROM DARRYL GOH SHENG EN On its Facebook page recently, xinmsn asked about suggestions on train and station features for the upcoming Downtown Line. Perhaps there are some pointers to be learnt from the Taipei Metro. First, the stations are tourist friendly, with brochures designed
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    • 159 18  -  FROM ALVIN HO I thank the Association of Banks in Singapore for clarifying that “Extra credit card fees not allowed for most merchants” (Nov 7). I showed the reply to a travel agency when it mentioned, as I was about to
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    • 189 18  -  FROM PATRICK TAN I refer to the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society’s (ACRES) “Candlelight vigil for dolphins at Speaker’s Corner” (Nov 24, online). While I am no great fan of Resort World Sentosa’s (RWS) Marine Life Park and it is sad that
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    • 134 18  -  FROM MARILYN HENG WAN HUUI How are bus drivers trained to recognise misuse of ez-link cards? I am in my final year in polytechnic and my card has not expired. But a bus driver (on Service 38) recently confiscated my card after saying that I
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    • 83 18  -  FROM CHIN KEE THOU Prepaid phone top-up cards are sold by vendors at a discount, for example, at S$16.50 for an S$18 card. If I do a top-up, say S$20, via the ATM, this full amount would be debited from my account.
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    • 11 18 SINGAPORE RWS ACCUSED OF CONTEMPT OF PHILIPPINE COURT OVER DOLPHINS 20
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  • singapore
    • 351 20  -  This will allow detection of contaminants not usually targeted in traditional methods FOOD SAFETY TRY SUTRISNO FOO trysutrisnof@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has added a new line of defence to its food screening system. Dubbed the “non-targeted”
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    • 366 20  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Charges have been filed against Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) by a city court in the Philippines, for allegedly exporting 11 wildcaught dolphins to Singapore while the case was still being heard. A joint statement issued by the
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    • 269 23  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN SINGAPORE A 17-year-old polytechnic student was yesterday sentenced to 21 months’ probation for insulting a teenage girl’s modesty and other charges. These include sexual penetration of a minor, possession of obscene films, and criminal
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    • 356 23  -  IN COURT NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE In a twist in the dispute between the prestigious Tanglin Club and one of its members, the credibility of the arbitrator who had heard the case earlier this year was called into question by the club’s lawyers. In the
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    • 175 21 YOUR SMART INDOOR-DRYING SOLUTION! YEARS LION SINGAPORE TnustlForniv!^ Anti-Mite 1 representation of mite dust *Mite dust is dust mites’ waste matter 7 V 4 Anti-Mite Dust Formula Mite dust is the main cause of common allergies which produce flu-like symptoms and affecting children especially. TOP removes 99.9% Mite Dust* from
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    • 361 22 r Festive Draw Instant Rewards worth $80,000! 1-For-1 Deals Great Shopping Dining Treats Facebook Contest Delightful Entertainment All Festive Draw WIN a dream Europe Voyage for Two to catch the breathtaking Finland Northern Lights, Santa Claus Village, Igloo Village the iconic Little Mermaid. 10 Consolation Prizes: Samsung Galaxy Note II
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  • education
    • 443 24  -  Mother of two who woke up at 4am to study for over 2 years comes in second in her class WORK-LIFE BALANCE AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With a three-year-old daughter to look after then, Ms Swati Anantharaman had to do a juggling act as she
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    • 101 25 For more than 50 years, Singapore’s Labour Movement has stood for the good of all workers under its care. r o 79 T °ra Love P FOR the mother who was denied paid maternity leave the worker with inadequate employment benefits the freelance professional who was unfairly compensated V Beyond
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  • china&india
    • 471 26 Chongqing authorities pledge thorough in vestigation, will not tolerate officials impropriety CHINA POLITICS AGENCIES BEIJING A scandal over a sex video that led to the sacking of a Communist Party official in south-western Chongqing city could widen after the reporter who uncovered
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    • 356 26 AP BEIJING China’s government gave hero’s praise yesterday to a senior engineer on its aircraft carrier programme who died of a heart attack after witnessing the first landing of a plane on the ship, underscoring the project’s huge national prestige. State broadcaster
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    • 170 28 AP BEIJING Pop icon Elton John publicly dedicated his only concert in Beijing to Chinese artist and political critic Ai Weiwei, sending a murmur of shock through an audience accustomed to tight censorship of entertainment. Minutes into a more-than-two-hour show on Sunday night,
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    • 406 28 Opposition continues to demand for parliamentary vote on controversial supermarket plan INDIA POLITICS REUTERS N E W DELHI India’s government failed yesterday to defuse a row with the opposition over opening up the supermarket sector to foreign chains, a decision that has thrown
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    • 853 29 V, Get up to 50% off staycation and travel offers this festive season Strive for more 9 SPEND REDEEM From 9 Nov to 25 Dec 2012, simply charge S$6,000 to your OCBC Credit Card and be rewarded with a gift* from a wide selection of electrical gadgets at Best Denki.
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  • world
    • 613 30 As the Malaysian general election looms, TODA Y zeroes in on the hot seats in play in the fight for key urban Malay votes. In the first part of an occasional series, we look at Shah Alam. MALAYSIAN POLITICS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER
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    • 228 31 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Some 10,000 protesters who stayed overnight at the Dataran Merdeka to rally against the start-up of the rare earth processing plant by Australian miner Lynas Corp in Kuantan ended their protest march yesterday morning. A core group of
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    • 359 31 80 injured when police clashed with Pitak Siam protesters trying to get to the rally site THAILAND POLITICS AGENCIES BANG KOK Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday signed an order lifting the Internal Security Act (ISA) that was invoked in three districts of the capital
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    • 172 32 AGENCIES JERUSALEM Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, 70, shook up the Israeli political system yesterday with the abrupt announcement that he is quitting politics and will not run in the general election in January Mr Barak said he will stay in his current
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    • 356 32 AP C A NBERR A Australia’s Defence Minister Stephen Smith yesterday apologised to military personnel, past and present, who were sexually abused or otherwise mistreated during their service. He also started an inquiry into hundreds of allegations of abuse over six
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    • 570 33 Troop pullout will raise questions on how to prevent expansion of terror groups COUNTERTERRORISM THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The United States and allied military planners are drawing up the broad outlines of a force that would remain in Afghanistan following the
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • 91 34 UNDERWEIGHT (S$4.10) Morgan Stanley initiates coverage with a S$3.50 price target, viewing the stock’s defensiveness as already priced in. The house says: “We see a risk to SPH’s dividend, given weak ad revenues as growth in the local economy remains tepid. Retail properties generate stable rental but
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      • 71 34 OVERWEIGHT (S$0.77) HSBC initiates coverage on the furniture and electronics distributor with a S$1.29 target price, viewing it as a value play on ASEAN retail growth. The house forecasts fiscal FY12-15 CAGR of 13.3 per cent for revenue and 16.7 per cent for earnings. It says Courts’ key
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      • 27 34 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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    • 273 34 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS LONDON Britain named Canadian central bank chief Mark Carney yesterday to head the Bank of England, springing the surprise choice of a foreigner to push reform of its troubled financial system. A former Goldman Sachs investment banker who,
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 81 34 REUTERS The head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Mary Schapiro, will step down on Dec 14 after four years. When she took over in 2009, the agency was lambasted for lax oversight that critics said helped lead
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      • 78 34 REUTERS Hewlett-Packard was sued yesterday by an investor who claimed the company knew that statements about its Autonomy acquisition were misleading. The lawsuit said HP hid the fact that it gained control of UK software unit Autonomy based on unreliable financial statements and
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    • 391 36 ACQUISITIONS SING A PORE Mining and real estate company Straits Trading said late yesterday that it planned to buy just over 64 million shares in WBL Corp, amounting to a stake of 23.6 per cent of the electronics, automotive and property
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  • impact
    • 848 38 Post-Thanksgiving shopping day loses cachet as a result of businesses chasing early sales HOLIDAY SALES THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK After spending years turn­ing Black Friday into the year’s block­buster shopping day, retailers under­cut themselves this year. Sales on the day after Thanksgiving fell from
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    • 45 38 Responsibilities: Take charge of inventory management and movements Liaise with suppliers/customer for delivery schedule Handle purchasing functions Requirements: ‘N’ ‘O’/ ITE and above Only Singaporean/PR/Malaysians need to apply Additional information: Location: Tai Seng area Date of commence: Immediate position Note: Please email resume/CV to admin@transcal.com.sg
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    • 471 40 OPERATING SYSTEMS THE GUARDIAN LONDON A survey of Britons and new web user data suggest that Windows 8 is struggling to make the same progress that its predecessors especially Windows 7 did. A broad online survey of British Internet users has found that
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    • 85 41 BabyCare.Festival 2012 *WINS* Best Event Ambiance Award (Consumer) Bronze in The Marketing Events Awards 2012 BabyCare Festival has won the Bronze award for Best Event Ambiance (Consumer) in the inaugural Marketing Event Awards 2012, a regional competition recognising excellence in event marketing. 1 MARKETING Vi NlTS^nO AWARDS U I and
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    • 615 42  -  Lions coach wary of backlash after rivals’ shock draw with minnows Laos AFF SUZUKI CUP DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg KUAL A LUMPUR Indonesia may have been held to a shock 2-2 draw by minnows Laos in their Group B opening fixture on Sunday. But
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    • 263 42  -  DAN GUEN CHIN After being heckled by 200 diehard Malaysia fans who stayed back at the Bukit Jalil Stadium on Sunday night after his team’s 3-0 collapse to Singapore, Malaysia national coach K Rajagobal woke up yesterday morning to a slew of unflattering
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    • 259 43 AGENCIES LONDON Harry Redknapp, back in the familiar role of trying to resurrect an ailing club’s fortunes, swaps easy street for a Premier League survival dogfight when he takes charge of Queens Park Rangers for the first time at Sunderland tonight. Redknapp has been
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    • 295 43 AFTERNOON LATEST AP ROME Napoli moved back into title contention with a 1-0 win at Cagliari yesterday, placing the southern club two points behind Italian league leader Juventus. With Napoli’s leading scorer Edinson Cavani suspended and fellow forward Goran Pandev out injured, Marek Hamsik
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    • 414 43 AGENCIES SAO PAU LO Sebastian Vettel has dampened talk that he will jump ship from Red Bull and join Ferrari in 2014 by saying he is “extremely committed” to the team that helped him claim a third consecutive Formula 1 world title
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    • 579 44 AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN LONDON Goalkeeper Petr Cech has said that Chelsea’s players were not affected by the frosty reception the club’s new interim manager, Rafael Benitez, received from supporters or by their show of support for Roberto Di Matteo during Sunday’s draw
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    • 62 45 DOING DALLAS THE NEW SERIES IS LARRY HAGMAN’S SWANSONG 48 OLD ROCKERS TIME REALLY IS ON THE ROLLING STONES’ SIDE 50 BACK TOGETHER FOUR HOLLYWOOD GREATS TEAM UP FOR ULTIMATE GANGSTER FLICK 51 TUESDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2012 BRAWN THIS WAY RADIO DJ MIKE KASEM SAYS HE’S READY FOR THE SASUKE
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        1241 46  - MA CHO MIKE CLASS 95FM DJ MIKE KASEM IS RIPPED AND SASUKE-READY MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg When radio DJ and TV personality Mike Kasem took off his shirt for our photo shoot, we all stared. “You must be photoshopped!” Yes, it’s true: Kasem is in way better shape than a guy
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      • 423 48  -  More backstabbing, money grubbing and skirt chasing in Dallas redux TODAY EXCLUSIVE FARAH DALEY SINGAPORE Fans of the 1978 TV classic Dallas look back and remember a show famous for its big hats, big egos and big cliffhangers. This year, they can look forward to its return.
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      • 103 48 S I N G A P O R E In the lead-up to the Christmas holiday season, it’s never been easier to get some action on TV, that is. HBO’s Action Nation is offering a line-up of blockbuster movies until the end of next month.
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      • 163 48 SINGAPORE Channel 5’s ratingsbuster Point Of Entry is returning for a third season this week. The drama about border secu- rity patrol officers will not only feature more intriguing cases, it will also answer fans’ burning questions about what became of Glenn and Jackson, played by
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        552 50 Rolling Stones play first concert in five years to mark 50 years since their first gig ROCKLEGENDS REUTERS LONDON The Rolling Stones turned back the clock in style on Sunday with their first concert in five years, strutting and swaggering their way through hit after familiar hit to
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      • 365 51 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Robert De Niro’s new film is likely to be the ultimate gangster movie not least because it’ll also feature director Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci. I Heard You Paint Houses, featuring all three acting greats,
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    • things to do
      • 117 52 OUR PICK This exhibition kick-starts the 35th anniversary celebrations for Science Centre Singapore. The centre will be showcasing exciting and evolutionary progress of science and technology over the past four decades. The time capsule, inaugurated in 1973, contains over 700 items contributed by 150 companies.
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      • 79 52 This musical is the perfect family treat with an all-star cast direct from the UK, a live orchestra, fabulous sets and costumes and spectacular special effects. The heart-warming musical features the best music from the festive season including Jingle Bells, Let It Snow and Santa Claus
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      • 103 52 This photography exhibition aims to raise the awareness of autism in Singapore. The exhibition comprises two concurrent photography shows that capture the lives of autistic people in both France and Singapore. Antonin, A Life With Autism is a collection of photographs by Olivier
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      • 62 52 Objectifs celebrates the 10th anniver- sary of its pioneering photography programme, Shooting Home, by presenting projects developed over the last decade, curated around the themes of home and identity. Featuring the works of 10 alumni, their images tell compelling stories about the people of Singapore.
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      • 75 52 Embarrassed by his large nose, a dashing officer of the guard and romantic poet romances his cousin, Roxane, t h ro ug h h i s ca de t C h r i st i a n who i s in love with the same woman. The
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      • 66 52 TheatreStrays’ Elizabeth De Roza joins Teatro Kalipatos’ Eugenia Cano Puga and Itzel Rodriguez Macias of Mexico for this contemporary performance inspired by the character of Sita in the epic, Ramayana. It incorporates physical action, text, music and multi-media to present experiences of women in society, from Mexico to
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    • 89 47 OSEA2012 The 19th International Oil Gas Industry Exhibition Conference SINCE 1 976 www.osea-asia.com 27-30 Nov 2012 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Exhibition Basement 2 Level 1 (10.30am 6.00pm) Conference: Level 3 25,000 Oil Gas Professionals will be here. Will you? Snow Opens Today! Organiser Endorsed by Singapore Exhibition i ~>if Jfl
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    • 304 48 Transcript courtesy Warner TV. Catch Dallas starting Nov 29 at 9pm on WarnerTV. Zi Wei Dou Shu**~ Destiny Science Feng Shui” {Micro Purple Star Astrology Fengshui) Four Enhancers Flying Star Lineage (atet'S) fj Wyson Chan is the founder and chief trainer of Academy Of Destiny Science based in Kuala Lumpur,
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    • 160 50 FTMSfflfo/ ACADEMY 00 ACCA Course Preview Date 14 December 2012 (Friday) Time 6:45pm to 8:00pm Venue FTMSGIobal Academy Raffles Place Equity Plaza, Level 3 Speaker: Mr Martin John Windle, ACCA Subject Specialist for over 15 years Register online at www.ftmsglobal.edu.sg/acca-preview Five Reasons why FTMSGIobal is the choice for ACCA success
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    • 139 50 ©CATHAY /cathaycineplexes /cathaycineplex cathay.com. sg the twilight saga Snap here for full session listing Or log on to cathay.com.sg (PG13 Violence with Chinese Subtitles) The Cathay 10.30am, 11.05am, 1.00pm, 1.30,2.00,3.30, 4.00,4.30, 5.50, 6.30, 7.15,8.20, 9.00, 9.50, 10.30, 11.30pm, 12.05am Platinum Movie Suites 11.50am, 2.10pm, 4.35, 7.00, 9.25pm Cineleisure Orchard 10.15am,
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    • 304 53 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Just For Laughs Gags IX 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 VI 1.00 India: A Love Story 2.00 Wipeout USA II 3.00
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    • 178 53 CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Silver Carnival Embracing Life 7.00 Focus 7.30 Good Morning Singapore 10.30 Love (PG) 12.30PM Jobs Around the World 1.00 News 8 At One 1.30 Frontline 2.00 The Grandpa And I 2.30 Ghostcatcher Legend of Beauty 3.30 The Four Brothers of Peking (PG) 4.30 Unique Flavor (PG) 5.30
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    • 300 53 CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM Home Shopping 3.00PM Happy Family 3.30 Guess 5.00 Last One Standing (PG) 6.00 Injustice (PG) 7.00 Ice Adonis (PG) 8.00 Style: Check-in 9.00 Majestic Gourmet 10.00 Bread, Love and Dreams (PG) 11.00 News Tonight 11.30 Style: Check-in 12.30AM Majestic Gourmet 1.30 Last One Standing (PG) 2.30 End
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