Today, 19 January 2013

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  • 15 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 19 JANUARY 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 735 1  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY TAN TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE —Amid a drizzle, the People’s Action Party (PAP) yesterday kicked off the round of rallies in the Punggol East by-election with a mix of local activists and political office holders lending their
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  • 611 1 Economy grows 7.9% in Q4 on stronger than expected industrial output, retail sales CHINA ECONOMY AGENCIES BEIJING China’s economy regained speed in the final quarter of last year, putting it in a sweet spot as it pulled out of a post-global
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    • 34 1 JANET ANG THOUGHT SHE HAD TO TRADE HER CAREER FOR A FAMILY. SHE’S NOW IBM’S SINGAPORE MD AND A MOTHER OF FOURSATURDAY PEOPLE 10 HOT NEWS 6 CNA GOES 24 HOURS WITH NEW STUDIO
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  • hot news
    • 419 2  -  Dr Koh Poh Koon says he will also champion family-related issues in Parliament, if elected PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE From increasing the number of coffeeshops and childcare centres, to pushing for earlier implementation of dual-carriage Light
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    • 629 4  -  SDA student volunteers were initially sceptical of candidate’s chances, now they believe he ‘genuinely cares for the people’ PUNGGOL EAST BY-ELECTION DESIREE TAY desireetay@mediacorp.com .sg S ING A POR E —Having time on their hands while awaiting their A-Level results, Zameer Husref, Akmal Dani,
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    • 207 4 SINGAPORE —Workers’ Party (WP) candidate Lee Li Lian plans to raise the issue of senior citizens’ welfare in Parliament, if she is elected as Member of Parliament for Punggol East. In a Facebook post yesterday, Ms Lee said patients over 75
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    • 346 4  -  TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE —Reform Party candidate Kenneth Jeyaretnam yesterday spent about three hours at a police station lodging a report against “credible threats of violence” that he and his family had received via his Facebook page. Mr Jeyaretnam confirmed the police
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    • 342 6 SING A PORE The supply of housing will catch up with “pent-up” demand in two to four years, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday. Writing on his blog, Mr Khaw added that by 2016, some 200,000 housing units
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    • 420 6  -  CHANNEL REVAMP CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —MediaCorp’s Channel NewsAsia (CNA) will not only have a new state-of-the-art city studio on Monday, but it will also offer a revamped slate of programmes and 24-hour broadcast
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    • 433 6  -  HENG WEI XIANG SINGAPORE After a three-day disruption to its 3G service, telco M1 yesterday announced that all its postpaid customers will enjoy three days of free local mobile calls, SMS, MMS and data services over the
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    • 574 8 DOPING SCANDAL THE NEW YORK TIMES N E W YO R K The formerly defiant Lance Armstrong once said: “As long as I live, I will deny ever doping”, but sitting face-to-face with Oprah Winfrey in an interview that was broadcast yesterday, he reversed course.
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    • 58 7 DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS An all-styles dance competition. Perform and be judged by world-renowned judges. Lyle Beniga (USA) Joel Gallarde (AUS) Yuko Nakamura (JPN) G Haksu (KOR) Ken Swift (USA) Categories Dates Choreography Showcase Registration ends 2 Feb 2013 Individual Breakdance Event on 2 Mar 2013 at Individual Free Style TAB, Orchard
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    • 97 9 CLEANER AIR FOR ALL A HEALTHIER SINGAPORE *row il ft Common Areas of all Residential Buildings t<wr r Ah r hi r S?r:«i b.ss 'IB •a ft. p y nw f imiuj 8 H -F; ffl -B. ,.Vr W» m.m *1P ta k.' f Covered Walkways and Overhead Pedestrian Bridges
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  • saturday people
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      1633 10  -  She once thought she had to forgo her career ambitions to start a family. Now IBM chief and mother of four Janet Ang is proof you can have both THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES ALICIA WONG aliciaw@mediacorp.com.sg It is a somewhat incredible revelation, but Janet Ang stresses that it
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    • 32 10 Wenger and Benitez stood aghast in opposite dugouts at Anfield in 2009 when Arsenal drew 4-4 with Liverpool, but neither boss will want this encounter to be anywhere near as open. 21
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    • 56 11 WHAT MS JANET ANG HAD AT YAN TING Abundance 6-Course Set Menu Prosperity ‘Yu Sheng’ with Salmon Braised Shark’s Fin Broth with Crab Meat and Roe King Prawn with Plum Sauce Braised Pig Trotters with Dried Oyster and Black Moss Wok-fried Glutinous Rice with Wind-dried Sausages Refreshing Mango and Pomelo
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  • voices
    • 375 12  -  FROM YAK CHIN HUA I refer to the report, “Govt will keep an eye on EC scheme: Khaw” (Jan 15). Certainly, the 160-square-metre cap on the gross floor area (GFA) of executive condominium units would help to guard against overpricing of units with
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    • 207 12  -  FROM CHEN TING PING I refer to Mr Ku Swee Yong’s commentary, “Are ECs still relevant?” (Jan 18). He suggested that executive condominiums may no longer be relevant, considering that Housing and Development Board upgraders can now sell their HDB units at a
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    • 358 13  -  FROM MUTHHUKUMAR PALANIYAPAN While politicians are more likely to craft better policies with a better grasp of the public’s sentiments, to have inde­pendent agencies “Rate politicians pe­riodically in Singapore” (Jan 14) would be unsound and potentially harmful. Knowing a leader’s perceived po­pularity and capability,
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    • 180 13  -  FROM VIVIEN TAN It is refreshing that a woman has ris­en to the position of Speaker of Par­liament (“MPs welcome first woman Speaker of Parliament”; Jan 15). Madam Halimah Yacob hosted a recent event organised by a govern­ment body to show appreciation to vol­unteers, and
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    • 174 12 LETTER STOPTHE SPAM FROM CONDO SALES Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ltrspam for the letter from Tay Yong Hong. jqA cool Beauty cool Man IT The Fundamental of Health Complexion for Men Women COOL V BEAUTY l| Look Young Feel
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    • 29 13 LETTER ANOTHER VIEW OF THE NOMINATION PROCESS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ltrnewview for the letter from Laremy Lee.
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  • singapore
    • 464 14  -  Senior Parliamentary Secretary assures tenants as NAC moves to assign them to temporary spaces TELOK KURAU STUDIOS BLAZE EUGENE NEUBRONNER eugenen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The National Arts Council (NAC) has assured artists affected by a fire at Telok Kurau Studios on Tuesday that it will
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    • 395 14  -  AMIR HUSSAIN SINGAPORE A popular morning programme on radio station HOT FM91.3 was axed yesterday after its presenters aired “inappropriate” material during a humour segment on Thursday. SPH Unionworks, which owns HOT FM91.3, yesterday announced that it had ended its five-year partnership with
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    • 272 15  -  ASHLEY CHIA SINGAPORE —A former research fellow at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is suing the university and the clinical director of a third-party counselling company for damages after members of its staff made allegations that he was “mentally ill” and needed psychiatric treatment.
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    • 361 15  - Sarawakian robber gets 33 years’ jail ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was one of the most “violent and disturbing” cases of robbery here and led to the death of an Indian national. And for his role in the crime, Hairee Landak will serve 33 years in jail and receive the
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  • world
    • 230 16 AGENCIES BEIJING Air pollution readings in China’s notoriously polluted capital were at dangerously high levels yesterday, posing a continuous problem for incoming leaders who are set to be confirmed in March. Local data said the density of PM2.5 particulates had reached above 500
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    • 441 16 FOREIGN RELATIONS REUTERS JAK ARTA —Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (picture), pointing a finger at China, said yesterday that disputes plaguing Asia over who owns strings of tiny island groups in the region had to be resolved legally. Tokyo’s relations with Beijing have chilled
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    • 240 17 AGENCIES JAKARTA —The authorities were working yesterday to repair a dike that collapsed amid floods that swamped the Indonesian capital as the waters gradually receded from the main streets of the teeming city. But more monsoon rains were expected over Jakarta later yesterday into
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    • 394 17 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s politically sensitive income gap between the rich and poor peaked in 2008 and has narrowed since then, the government said yesterday. The announcement marked the first time in 12 years that Beijing reported its own calculation of the Gini
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  • business
    • 552 18 IN COURT SINGAPORE A confidential source who sent an affidavit filed by Sembcorp Marine Chief Executive Wong Weng San to TODAY’S editor-at-large Conrad Raj in 2010 has successfully appealed against his conviction for criminal contempt of court. The legal action by Sembcorp Marine against
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    • 137 18 REUTERS TOKYO The Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the government have agreed to set 2 per cent inflation as the central bank’s policy target in a joint statement likely to be issued next week, although no clear timeframe has been fixed to
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    • 367 18  -  WONG WEI HAN SINGAPORE Despite concerns that high costs and labour constraints could dampen Singapore’s allure as a regional hub for multinational corporations, United States engineering company Moog plans to build on its presence here in a bid to further tap the
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    • 143 19 Download Now! Let FHM take you through 365 days of the year. CALENDAR 2013 The Singapore FHM 2013 Calendar App is the only calendar anyone should have on their Android tablet or iPad*. Produced hy Singapore’s best-selling men’s lifestyle magazine, it includes a very useful planner and a picture of
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  • sports
    • 168 20 SUBSTANCES AND METHODS CHEATERS MISUSE TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE BLOOD DOPING The process of boosting the amount of red blood cells in the body to enable the muscles to gain more capacity and efficiency in using oxygen. An athlete has blood extracted from him when he is at
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    • Article, Illustration
      595 20 Armstrong may face more legal troubles following his confession, including a lawsuit from US govt DOPING SCANDAL AGENCIES NEW YORK After years of denials, bullying and lawsuits, a story that seemed too good to be true cancer survivor returns to win one of sport’s most gruelling events seven
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    • 237 20 REUTERS Lance Armstrong was far from alone in embracing illegal performance-enhancing drugs to succeed in cycling. Armstrong’s biggest rival, Germany’s Jan Ullrich, who was three times second to the seventime winner, was found guilty last year of being involved in the Operation Puerto blood-doping scandal which
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    • 858 21  -  Wenger and Benitez must step out of comfort zones if they want to win their clash tomorrow THE BIG MATCH: CHELSEA VS ARSENAL COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE Adrian Clarke, TODAY’S new EPL columnist, is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football.
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    • 379 21 SINGAPORE Shahfiq Ghani should get the nod to partner skipper Shahril Ishak up front tonight as the LionsXII look to bounce back against Terengganu at the Jalan Besar Stadium after their shock mid-week away loss to PKNS Selangor. The 20-year-old national serviceman, who
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    • 384 22  -  ATHLETICS LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —The Singapore men’s 4x100m relay team are aiming to break the national record of39.58sec within the next six months after starting full-time training on Monday. Gary Yeo, Calvin Kang, Muhd Amirudin Jamal, Lee Cheng Wei and Muhammad Elfi Mustapa
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    • 157 22 NBA Heat 55 Lakers 52, Knicks 102 Pistons 87, Clippers 90 Timberwolves 77, Bucks 98 Suns 94 Australian Open (selected) Women’s Singles Round 3 Maria Sharapova (Rus) bt Venus Williams (Usa) 6-1 6-3, Li Na (Chn) bt Sorana Cirstea (Rou) 6-4 6-1, Ana Ivanovic (Srb) bt Jelena Jankovic (Srb)
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    • 21 22 REPORT TAMPINES HOPE TO GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME WITH WAGNER Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/stags0119 for the report.
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 85 22 Catch all 32 African Nations Cup matches ‘Live’ at Livewire For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg SB SportsBuzz@Kranji SportsBuzz@PoMo (Fori 8 yrs and above) LW Livewire MBS Livewire RWS (For 21 yrs and above) SINGAPORE p |_AY® Always play with care. k [responsibiyf Do not bet illegally. J
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    • 45 23 CARS A LOOK AT BMW’S 316i 24 WHISKY WEALTH JOHNNIE WALKER’S LONG VOYAGE REVEALED 26 HEY, UGLY THEY’RE CHARACTER MODELS AND THEY’RE HOT 30 SATURDAY, 19 JANUARY 2013 HEARTY FARE SCOTTS ROAD RAISES THE GASTRONOMY BAR WITH ITS LOVELY RESTAURANTS 27 PHOTO: BUONA TERR A
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  • cars
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      623 24  -  BMW’S 316i AIMS TO BE THE MOST AFFORDABLE VERSION OF THE EXCELLENT 3 SERIES RANGE REVIEW DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg A four-door executive sedan with the blue-and-white roundel has always been a crowd-pleaser. Like Porsche with the 911, or Volkswagen with the Beetle, the 3 Series is the car
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    • 532 25  -  Kia’s new Sorento is the sport utility vehicle (SUV) equivalent of a do-it-all smartphone REVIEW DERRYN WONG SINGAPORE —Cars and smartphones are very much alike in some respects. The modern smartphone is the musthave device of our time because it does all the things that used to
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    • 364 25  -  Nissan’s latest offering in the compact car segment offers a little surprise or two REVIEW BEN CHIA SINGAPORE —With premiums for Category A COEs so high, small cars need to have a trick or two up their sleeves to succeed it’s not enough to simply play
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  • food
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      936 26  -  Johnnie Walker brand ambassador Tom Jones shares his love for a brand’s historic flair for innovation WHISKY WONDER DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The popularity of its Johnnie Walker’s range of blended Scotch whisky is undeniable, yet very few know of John Walker Sons’s gamechanging ways: It was one
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      876 27  -  A few new restaurants bring some gastronomic muscle to Scotts Road REVIEW ANNETTE TAN features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two stately colonial bungalows along Scotts Road have recently become home to three new restaurants and what a pleasure they are to dine in. For one, there is ample parking, and their
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    • 292 28  -  Denise Fletcher Blogger/ author Denise Having spent her whole life in Singapore, passionate local food blogger and cookbook author Denise Fletcher declares the East as the home of delicious hawker fare. She raves on how these favourites “always hit the spot, have a
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    • 189 28  -  BITE SIZED DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE —MediaCorp radio station Gold 90.5FM has prepped up a feast of Austrian proportions for The Gold Ball A Viennese Affair on Jan 26. To be held at the Shangri-la Hotel (Jan 26 6.30pm), and supported by the Austrian Embassy, the event will
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 767 28 nex nex SERANGOON CENTRAL LEVEL 4 JCUBE 2 JURONG EAST CENTRAL 1 LEVEL 4 BALESTIER SHAW PLAZA LEVEL 4 LIDO SHAW HOUSE LEVEL 5 BUGIS BUGIS JUNCTION LEVEL 4 THE IMPOSSIBLE (PG13)(CS)✱ 10:20am, 1:00, 2:00, 3:30, 4:30 6:00, 7:00, 8:30,9:30 11:00pm,12:00am MAMA(NC16)(CS)✱ 12:45pm, 2:50, 7:10, 9:20,11:30pm SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK NC16)1
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    • 58 28 CATHAY "V /cathaycineplexes UEEKEflD OIL.. H10VIE5 pRDm 59-50 /cathaycineplex cathay.com.sg JESSICA CHASTAIN MAMA A MOTHER'S LOVE IS FOREVER. "T’ifZ ivT' r *N0 FREE LIST. Showtimes correct at time of print may be subject to change. (NC16-Horror with Chinese Subtitles) Snap here for full session listing Or log on to cathay.com.sg
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  • culture&lifestyle
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      392 30  -  There’s money to be made where ugly is the new beautiful LOOKING GOOD FARAH DALEY FarahHDaley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —If you caught last night’s episode of National Geographic Channel’s documentary series, Taboo 9, you would know that while the Giselle Bunchens of the world earn big bucks as models, ugly
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    • 305 30  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE When MediaCorp’s web drama, 96° Cafe, hits screens next month, you’re not only going to get a new drama serial, you’re also witnessing the first fruits of the joint call-for-proposal (CFP) for local composers to score music for seven MediaCorp TV dramas.
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 858 30 facebook.com/gvmovieclub twitter.com/gvmovieclub www.gv.com.sg@ 6311 9162 VIVOCITY JURONG POINT TAMPINES MALL KATONG PLAZA SINGAPURA YISHUN THE IMPOSSIBLE*▲ 12.45 3.30 6.15 9.00 11.45pm TOM: 1.00 3.45 6.30 9.15pm GRAND, GREAT WORLD GANGSTER SQUAD▲ 11.30am 1.05 2.15 4.40 6.05 7.20 9.45 11.05pm 12.10am GANGSTER SQUAD▲ 1.55 4.20 6.45 9.10 11.35pm TOM: 1.55 4.20
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  • things to do
    • 81 31 OUR PICK TODAY presents an all-styles dance competition with event partners Recognize Studios and TAB Movement. Competitors will get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take to the stage and perform their magic to an international panel of world-class dancers and choreographers, including Lyle Beniga and G Haksu.
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    • 54 31 Catch the official mascots of Singapore’s beloved pandas as they make a special one-time appearance in the heartlands. Snap a photo with them and stand to win passes to the River Safari. Jan 19,12.30pm and 1.30pm, SMRT Choa Chu Kang
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    • 53 31 NTUC Club U Sports brings back Singapore’s unique Run and Vertical Climb event for the fourth year running. Catego riesinclude a 5km fun run, 10km Competitive Run And Vertical Climb, and a 15km Competitive Run And Vertical Climb. Registration ends Jan 31, various registration fees.
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    • 58 31 This new exhibition displays anything odd that looks as if it might just come in handy or even solve a problem. Expect to see Leonardo Da Vinci’s flying machines, weird musical instruments, a tie with hidden compartments and many more. Ongoing, 10am to 6pm, Science Centre Singapore, Level 2.
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    • 51 31 Led by volunteer guides, this one-hour tour will fill you in on everything you need to know about orchids. Jan 19, 9am, 10am, 11am (English) and 4pm (Mandarin), Singapore Botanic Gardens. Admission at S$5, register 15 minutes before the tour at the Visitor Centre. Call 6471
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    • 41 31 In this play, three foreigners meet by chance at a bus stop in India, and they find their quests meandering further and further into labyrinths of ludicrousness. Jan 19,8m, Gallery Theatre, National Museum Of Singapore. Tickets at S$30 from Sistic.
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    • 61 31 LEAP 2013 INTO NEW FRONTIERS Experience the passion and energy of 17 young dancers from Frontier Danceland’s Pulse Programme as they celebrate their artistic journey in this performance with works by Low Mei Yoke, Amy Lou Monson, Bernice Lee, Max Chen and WuYixin. Jan 19, 3pm and 8pm, Goodman Arts
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    • 73 31 Mr Benn receives an invitation to a fancy dress party and comes across an extraordinary shop. Inside is a mysterious door that leads him into incredible adventures full of dragons, princesses and sea monsters. Will Mr Benn ever go back to
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  • WORLD TRENDS
    • 562 2  -  By ROD NORDLAND THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY KABUL, Afghanistan The Taliban have a message for foreign tourists who come to Afghanistan, especially if they are from any of the 50 countries that are part of the NATOled coalition: Big mistake. “It
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    • 780 2  -  intelligenCe/roger ROGER COHEN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY London The Arab Spring toppled many of the dinosaurs of the Arab world and now, two years on, it’s time to confront the dinosaurs of the Palestinian national movement who still cling to a doctrine of annihilation 65 years
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    • 806 3  -  By JODI RUDOREN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY ZAATARI, Jordan A man who identified himself as Abu Tarik from the Dhulash family said he arrived in the Zaatari refugee camp after intense shelling near his home and farm, which lie across the border in
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    • 560 4  -  By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MOSCOW—Few subjects prompt keener interest or deeper philosophical rumination in Russia than alcohol, and those that do are invariably discussed over drinks. In Russia, which has one of the world’s highest
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    • 777 4  -  By C. J. CHIVERS THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY The first clues appeared in Kenya, Uganda, and what is now South Sudan. A British arms researcher surveying ammunition used by government forces and civilian militias in 2006 found Kalashnikov rifle cartridges
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    • 851 6  -  By WILLIAM NEUMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MOROCOCHA, Peru High among barren peaks, a Chinese mining company has built long rows of identical houses facing each other across wide, straight streets, onethird of them still waiting for people to make homes under their
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    • 645 8  -  LENS PETER CATAPANO THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY The young professional golfer Charlie Beljan should have been enjoying himself on the course in Florida last November as he stroked and putted his way to his first PGA victory. Instead, he spent the entire
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    • 690 9  -  By ISABEL KERSHNER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY TEL AVIV For 20 years Aviva, 48, flamboyant and transgendered, worked the streets of the business district of this Mediterranean city. Alona, 40, came to Israel with her parents from Ukraine in the
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    • 672 9  -  By CHOE SANG-HUN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY SEOUL When a 78-year-old woman killed herself in August by drinking pesticide in front of a local city hall, her story drew attention to what had been a
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    • 875 10  -  By ANDREW E. KRAMER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MOSCOW Shoppers who find that 250 stores aren’t enough can go ice skating, watch movies or even ride a carousel, all under a single roof. “I feel like I’m in Disneyland,”
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    • 552 10  -  By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY SAN FRANCISCO When the United States Federal Trade Commission decided early this month to close its antitrust investigation of Google without charges, one important factor was just beneath the surface: the mobile revolution.
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    • 717 11  -  By HIROKO TABUCHI THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY HITACHI, Japan The biggest annual loss on record by a Japanese manufacturer jolted executives into action at the Hitachi Corporation, the century-old electronics and engineering behemoth that takes its name from this windswept industrial city
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    • 570 12  -  By MATT RICHTEL THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Flash memory drives come in many odd forms disguised as plastic sushi pieces, Swiss Army knives and Hello Kitty figures. Now, a contender for the oddest: a vibrator. An erotic toy with built-in flash
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    • 789 13  -  By KATE MURPHY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY You may know people so smitten with their smartphones and tablets that they feel a kind of angst when their devices’ batteries are getting low. Think tremors and rending of garments. If you
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    • 839 13  -  ESSAY NICK BILTON THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY I’ve been in and out of relationships with dozens of film cameras as a result of my passion for photography. In the late 1990s, I snapped so many photos that I ended up building a
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    • 712 14  -  MARIA BASHIR By GRAHAM BOWLEY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY HERAT, Afghanistan Maria Bashir, the only woman serving as chief prosecutor in any of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, does more than just walk the line between the progressive and the conservative she has, uncomfortably,
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    • 816 14  -  josÉ mujica By SIMON ROMERO THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay—Some world leaders live in palaces. Some enjoy perks like having a discreet butler, a fleet of yachts or a wine cellar with vintage Champagnes. Then there is José Mujica, the
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    • 892 15  -  ETHAN HAWKE By DANIEL J. WAKIN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Seeing Ethan Hawke in a grungy Midtown rehearsal space leading actors through a reading is a bit of a shock. Not that he is there: Mr. Hawke is a steady presence in
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    • 793 15  -  GRACE CODDINGTON By ALEXANDRA JACOBS THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY “I’m not good with words,” Grace Coddington said. The longtime creative director of Vogue was detailing her dread of the scheduled promotional tour for her new memoir,
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  • ARTS & DESIGN
    • 740 16  -  By VICTORIA BURNETT THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY HAVANA Sebastián Miló barely had enough money to put gasoline in the aged bus that ferried his crew to the set each day, let alone to pay actors a salary. But Mr. Miló,
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    • 487 16  -  By ERIC PFANNER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY PARIS In a 1789 painting of the Bastille, the French artist Hubert Robert portrayed that Paris fortress as a huge, seemingly impregnable structure. More than two centuries later, thanks to 3-D modeling
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