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Title Section15 2013-01-26 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 26 JANUARY 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/201215 words
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Article, Illustration769 2013-01-26 1 AMIR HUSSAIN, WOO SIAN BOON; LOUSIA TANG - AMIR HUSSAIN, WOO SIAN BOON amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg been very intense,” he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LOUSIA TANG LOUSIA TANG SINGAPORE The candidates in today’s Punggol East by-election except for Reform Party (RP) chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam, who lodged a complaint about his party’s website being down for769 words
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Article, Illustration719 2013-01-26 1 Fund has S$1 million in its coffers will be given on top of existing compensation schemes SINGAPORE —In the wake of the harrowing accident in which a navy serviceman lost an arm and both his legs, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) hasPHOTO: MINDEF - 719 words
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Advertisement32 2013-01-26 1 BOY FROM A TWO-ROOM FLAT GREW UP TO BE A NIGHTLIFE PRINCE. HE IS NOW THE HEAD OF ANON-PROFIT ARTS GROUP SATURDAY PEOPLE 14 HOT NEWS 10 BO XILAI MAY BE EXECUTED32 words
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Article, Illustration486 2013-01-26 2 HOUSING CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Latest Housing and Development Board (HDB) figures released yesterday showed that resale flat prices hit a record high in the fourth quarter of last year, though full-year growth in 2012 amounted to 6.6 per cent, the slowestCHANNEL NEWSASIA; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 486 words
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1017 2013-01-26 2 WONG WEI HAN - WONG WEI HAN SINGAPORE —In the immediate aftermath of the announcement of the Government’s most sweeping property cooling measures to date, property stocks plummeted as analysts said the impact on demand could be severe with a possible double-digit drop in sales of1,017 words
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Article, Illustration296 2013-01-26 4 ROAD ACCIDENT CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The insurers of the Ferrari involved in the crash that left two people dead and two injured have reached a settlement with the estate of the deceased driver, Mr Ma Chi. In a joint statement yesterday, AXACHANNEL NEWSASIA - 296 words
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587 2013-01-26 6 WONG WEI HAN - Biomedical and transport engineering bright spots but electronics continue to struggle SINGAPORE ECONOMY WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s manufacturing industry performed better than expected last month, with the biomedical and transport engineering sectors almost cancelling out another disappointing month for electronics. In the587 words
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Article, Illustration556 2013-01-26 6 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING —China’s new leader, Mr Xi Jinping, offered Japan a conciliatory tone during a meeting with a senior Japanese politician yesterday, an apparent effort to reduce escalating tensions between the two countries over islands in the East China Sea. InTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AP - 556 words
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Article, Illustration687 2013-01-26 8 NEO CHAI CHIN - Lack of care programmes for disabled adults among issues raised in petition SPECIAL NEEDS NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When Mrs Serene Low, 58, was diagnosed with breast cancer last May, the doctor recommended surgery as soon as possible. She, however, neededART: YEN YOK - 687 words
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485 2013-01-26 8 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE —Speech and language delay was the most common trigger for parents in the Republic to seek help for their children. More than half of them waited more than four months for their first consultation. Most485 words
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207 2013-01-26 10 AGENCIES The Chinese authorities have fired 10 officials caught in a sex and blackmail scandal in Chongqing, the city that was previously headed by politician Bo Xilai, the state media have reported. Developers hired women to have sex with them, then secretlyAGENCIES - 207 words
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Article, Illustration405 2013-01-26 10 CHINA POLITICS AGENCIES BEIJING China’s disgraced former senior politician, Bo Xilai, will go on trial next week, a Beijing-backed Hong Kong newspaper said yesterday, and a Communist Party official has indicated he could face the death penalty. Bo, once a contender for the top leadership,AGENCIES - 405 words
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Article, Illustration723 2013-01-26 11 Picking up the broom daily is Magrate Kang’s way of keeping the environment pleasant for everyone Sixty-six-year-old Ms Magrate Kang has been sweeping her home daily for as long as she remembers. In fact, giving her surroundings a good sweep is a habit that was inculcated inPHOTO KOH MUI FONG - 723 words
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saturday people
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Article, Illustration1281 2013-01-26 14 RICHARD HARTUNG - He was a boy from a two-room flat who grew up to be a nightlife prince. Then Colin Goh gave it up to head a non-profit arts group THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES RICHARD HARTUNG Richard Hartung first interviewed Colin Goh forthe book Changing Lanes, Changing Lives. LaunchingPHOTOS: DON WONG - 1,281 words
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Article, Illustration1282 2013-01-26 16 MAYO MARTIN - Wooed by global brands and based in New York, photographer John Clang still comes back to his S’pore roots A SINGAPOREAN ABROAD MAYO MARTIN Deputy Features Editor mayo@mediacorp.com.sg As one of Singapore’s most internationally-visible “exports”, photographer John Clang’s images have found themselves everywhere, from art galleries, fairsPHOTO: JOHN CLANG - 1,282 words
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voices
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Article, Illustration231 2013-01-26 18 NG SOK HUI - FROM NG SOK HUI In the Government’s efforts to drive up the nation’s birth rates, one issue has been overlooked the way childcare providers allocate vacancies for children. At the moment, most childcare providers give priority to transfer students (from one branch to another)TODAY FILE PHOTO - 231 words
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Article, Illustration183 2013-01-26 19 JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG - FROM JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG As in previous years when the Chinese New Year is around the corner, many department stores and supermarkets in shopping centres would display more merchandise than they would on normal days. These items are often stacked up inPHOTO: REUTERS - 183 words
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269 2013-01-26 19 NORMAN KEE KIAK NAM - FROM NORMAN KEE KIAK NAM I refer to the letter “What we need for a ‘good life’” (Jan 21) and its relevance to educating parents whose children have autism, which is my area ofresearch. I concur on the need for269 words
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singapore
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786 2013-01-26 20 WOO SIAN BOON - Customers will need to bring their own bags or purchase its reusable ones from March GOING GREEN WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In an effort to get shoppers to use fewer plastic bags here, a major retailer has decided to stop providing them in786 words
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Article, Illustration519 2013-01-26 21 EUGENE NEUBRONNER - Customs reports increase in those caught possessing or buying contraband cigarettes CRIME EUGENE NEUBRONNER eugenen@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —Persistent demand for contraband cigarettes has led to the third straight annual increase in offenders caught possessing or buying them, figures released by Singapore Customs yesterday showed. ThisPHOTO: SINGAPORE CUSTOMS - 519 words
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337 2013-01-26 21 AMIR HUSSAIN - AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Government will be making more investments in the arts and culture scene with details to be worked out during the Budget, said Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong yesterday. “I think arts337 words
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332 2013-01-26 21 SINGAPORE —The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), the country’s oldest think-tank, has been ranked the top South-east Asian think-tank in a global survey. The ranking, which is into its sixth year, was conducted by the University of Pennsylvania’s International Relations332 words
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world
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Article, Illustration600 2013-01-26 22 Pyongyang says that any support by Seoul of the sanctions will be akin to declaration of war NUCLEAR PROGRAMME AGENCIES SEOUL —North Korea yesterday threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of tightened United NationsAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 600 words
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290 2013-01-26 23 AP WA S H I N GTO N The nominee to be America’s top diplomat said he supports deeper ties with China and is unconvinced the United States needs to ramp up its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region. SenatorAP - 290 words
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Article, Illustration1174 2013-01-26 23 Millions of Chinese graduates have few marketable skills but feel they are entitled to office jobs with respectable salaries THE NEW YORK TIMES G UA N G Z H O U (C H I N A) —This city of 15 million on theTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,174 words
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459 2013-01-26 24 Punishment downgradedfrom life in prison because accused cooperated with the authorities TERRORISM AGENCIES CHIC AGO An American who confessed to helping plan the deadly 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, has been sentenced in Chicago to 35 years inAGENCIES - 459 words
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Article, Illustration68 2013-01-26 24 REUTERS Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi fleeing from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes in Cairo yesterday. Thousands of them had massed in Tahrir Square on the second anniversary of the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak. The protesters said theREUTERS - 68 words
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231 2013-01-26 25 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR —Leaders of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) expect significant voter backing for Barisan Nasional (BN) due to what they say are government measures to battle corruption, despite a recentTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 231 words
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381 2013-01-26 25 Malaysian Islamic Development Department insists use of‘Allah’ is an exclusive right of Muslims AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —Federal religious authorities in Malaysia warned Muslims yesterday of attempts by “enemies of Islam” to confuse them into believing that all religions are the same,AGENCIES - 381 words
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business
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IN BRIEF
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Article104 2013-01-26 26 Mail services provider Singapore Post yesterday reported net profit fell 5.1 per cent in its fiscal third quarter from the previous corresponding period, even as revenue rose, hurt by a surge in operating costs including wages and other labour-related expenses. For the three months ended104 words
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Article106 2013-01-26 26 SAMSUNG MAKES RECORD S$8B I N Q4 AGENCIES Samsung Electronics boosted fourth-quarter profit by 76 per cent from the corresponding period a year earlier to a quarterly record of 7 trillion won (S$8 billion), helped by strong sales of smartphones to Chinese consumers who chose the Korean brand over Apple.AGENCIES - 106 words
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359 2013-01-26 26 ADELENE WONG - ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE The Republic’s trade relations with Africa are set to grow with the opening of International Enterprise (IE) Singapore’s first office on the continent. Based in Johannesburg, the office will facilitate greater trade and investment cooperation between Singapore and359 words
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Article, Illustration483 2013-01-26 26 CONRAD RAJ - SERVICED RESIDENCES CONRAD RAJ Editor-at-Large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Frasers Hospitality, the serviced apartment arm of the Fraser and Neave group, wants to expand in Singapore but may be put off by high land prices and construction costs. Its Chief Executive, Mr Choe PengPHOTO: FRASERS HOSPITALITY - 483 words
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Advertisement133 2013-01-26 26 Re sortzLIvin^ www. resortzliving .com GARDEN FURNITURE WAREHOUSE SALE V£||t% All stocks to clear. r>nlv 4 PAYS event 24 th 27 th Jan'13 Complete Range of Wickers, Teak and Stainless Steel Outdoor Furniture. Restaurants, bars, bistros, Hundreds of models showcased in condos enquiries are welcome, a large 15,000 sq.ft showroom.133 words
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Advertisement69 2013-01-26 27 AMY TAN THE2013 WINNER BRIDGET J K f CASSANDRA Hi, cn i i ••is! G5 <dT, ESTHER NG Cs I MOLLY LEE 1 f 1 A TrSingapore AA/oman Award She redefines what is achievable. She empowers others. She reminds us all of our LIMITLESS POTENTIAL Share her story now. It69 words
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sports
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Article, Illustration407 2013-01-26 28 AGENCIES MELBOURNE Andy Murray became the first Briton to reach three Australian Open finals after ending his grand slam hoodoo against Roger Federer in a five-set thriller which took exactly four hours. Murray had never beaten the Swiss at a Major but was aAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 407 words
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Article, Illustration667 2013-01-26 28 Former players and officials weigh in on Azarenka’s controversial medical treatment AUSTRALIAN OPEN THE NEW YORK TIMES MELBOURNE A sport that in recent years has dealt with loudly grunting players and accusations of match fixing is now facing another problem: Determining what constitutesTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AP - 667 words
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Article, Illustration766 2013-01-26 29 ADRIAN CLARKE - THE BIG MATCH STOKE CITY VS MANCHESTER CITY COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Football in the 21st century might be big business, but it remains a simple game which does not need to be over-complicat-ed. Managers, from time to time, forget this. Roberto ManciniPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 766 words
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Article280 2013-01-26 29 AGENCIES M A N C H E S T E R Manchester United have announced that they have agreed to sign highly rated winger Wilfried Zaha from second-tier team Crystal Palace. A statement on United’s official website read: “Manchester United, Crystal Palace and WilfriedAGENCIES - 280 words
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Article, Illustration562 2013-01-26 30 CHARLES ONG - Olympic sailing champion Xu recalls challenges she faced en route to her historic feat SAILING CHARLES ONG charlesongzc@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The scene was probably one of the most memorable at last year’s London Olympics. When Chinese Laser Radial sailor Xu Lijia sailed across the finish line to becomePHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 562 words
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Article, Illustration330 2013-01-26 30 DAN GUEN CHIN - DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE Olympic gold medallist Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen (picture) has joined in the race to become the President of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The 47-year-old Dane, who won the men’s singles gold at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, announced hisREUTERS - 330 words
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Article153 2013-01-26 30 SINGAPORE Running enthusiasts will get to pound the pavements for a green cause in April in the NTUC Income RUN 350, an “ecorun” which aims to raise environmental awareness. Organised by Young NTUC the youth wing of the National Trades Union Congress the April 7153 words
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Article, Illustration113 2013-01-26 30 NBA Raptors 97 Magic 95, Knicks 89 Celtics 86, Clippers 88 Suns 93 African Nations Cup (Group B) Ghana 1 Mali 0, Niger 0 Congo 0 Spanish Copa del Rey Real Betis 1 Atletico Madrid 1 (Atletico win 3-1 on aggregate), Malaga 2 Barcelona 4 (BarcelonaPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 113 words
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Advertisement43 2013-01-26 31 SATURDAY, 26 JANUARY 2013 SEASIDE DINING 36 LOVELY LIBATION ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SAKE 41 RADICAL RADCLIFFE HOW THE BOY WIZARD BECAME A BEAT POET SENTOSA’S QUAYSIDE ISLE SERVES UP SOME SURPRISES 37 JAPANESE LEGEND AKIRA KUROSAWA HONOURED BY WGA 4243 words
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cars
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Article, Illustration742 2013-01-26 32 JULIAN LOW - BMW IS MOVING AWAY FROM STEEL AND INTO A FUTURE WHERE CARS ARE BAKED INTO EXISTENCE JULIAN LOW features@mediacorp.com.sg MOSES LAKE (WASHINGTON) —If you think you know people who are obsessed with their weight, then a conversation with BMW’s engineers might put things into properPHOTOS: BMW - 742 words
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Article, Illustration628 2013-01-26 33 DERRYN WONG - Nine years and 2.5-million units on, the Kia Cerato Forte is back and better than ever DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg DUBAI —When compared to classic nameplates like “Corolla” or “Civic”, it’s hard to believe that Kia’s Cerato Forte sedan has only been in existence since 2003. The first modelPHOTOS: KIA - 628 words
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Article, Illustration283 2013-01-26 33 There’s little doubt Kia has been on a roll for the past five years. From 2008 to 2011, it’s seen double-digit percentage boosts in global sales. In 2012 it scored a first entry into Interbrand’s Top 100 Global Brands ranking, at 87th spot, andboasted abrand value of US$4.1PHOTOS: KIA - 283 words
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NEWS TRACKS
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Article, Illustration110 2013-01-26 34 This year is McLaren’s 50th anniversary, and as with all things McLaren-associated, the team intends to celebrate it in style with its P1 hypercar. The company has just released a new video of the P1 being put through its paces at http://youtu.be/VW2LOgchfno. The car that110 words
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Article, Illustration114 2013-01-26 34 AP Former Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica got back on a racing circuit for the first time since a rallying accident put his career on hold nearly two years ago. The Pole completed 114 test laps in a German Touring Car series MercedesBenz on Thursday atAP - 114 words
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Article, Illustration111 2013-01-26 34 British sports car maker Aston Martin has launched the Rapide S, a more powerful variant of its four-door Rapide. The car sports a new front grille, which Aston Martin says is intended to give it a “more imposing and assertive new ‘face’” .Underneath the bonnet, the111 words
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Article, Illustration101 2013-01-26 34 Rolls-Royce has released the first teaser profile images of its new model, the Wraith, ahead of its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show on March 5. The luxury car maker expects first deliveries to customers in the fourth quarter of this year, according to its CEO, Torsten101 words
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280 2013-01-26 34 BLOOMBERG CAR ACAS —Venezuela is preparing to crack down on one of the last refuges against the fastest rate of inflation in Latin America used cars. On Tuesday, the National Assembly approved a first-round vote on a bill that fixes prices forBLOOMBERG - 280 words
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Article, Illustration187 2013-01-26 34 The model range that started it all for Lexus is back in its fourth-generation guise LEXUS LS LAUNCH SINGAPORE Borneo Motors Singapore launched the new Lexus LS range at the brand’s showroom on Leng Kee Road on Thursday. The fourth-generation LS adds an F SPORTPHOTOS: LEXUS - 187 words
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food
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Article, Illustration980 2013-01-26 36 More about Japan’s most recognisable tipple and the right ways to savour it DRINK UP THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —We know a lot about Japan’s gifts to the culinary world, from common place dishes such as sashimi or shabu-shabu, to premium dining options such as KunioTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 980 words
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Article, Illustration451 2013-01-26 37 ANNETTE TAN - Or at least taste its classic street fare REVIEW ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE There is nothing more exciting than trying a new cuisine. Which is why foodies are hot-foot-ing it to the Latin American restaurants that have sprung up in the last few months. One of the first of451 words
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Article, Illustration505 2013-01-26 37 ANNETTE TAN - The first of many restaurants at Sentosa Cove’s Quayside Isle has opened its doors REVIEW ANNETTE TAN S I N G A P O R E For the residents of Sentosa Cove, Quayside Isle must be a welcome addition. Finally, a complex of eateries within the posh neighbourhood505 words
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Article, Illustration197 2013-01-26 38 Gurmit Singh - Gurmit Singh Actor/ comedian/host Gurmit Singh returns as the adventurous host of Our Makan Places Lost Found for its fourth season. When this resident funny guy and food lover isn’t trawling the island for Singapore’s best-remembered makan stalls, he’s indulging in his ownPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 197 words
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Article198 2013-01-26 38 SINGAPORE —There’s more to Austrian cuisine than just Viennese coffee. And you can expect some classic examples on the menu at today’s The Gold Ball A Viennese Affair. Organised by MediaCorp radio station Gold 90.5FM, and held at the Shangri-La, the event is a dinner-and-dance, with Austria’s Schoenbrunn198 words
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culture&lifestyle
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Article, Illustration602 2013-01-26 40 The wonderful world of deception movie style LIAR LIAR AP LOS ANGELES —When scandalous tales of fraud involving superstar athletes Lance Armstrong and Manti Te’o were exposed in the last week, connections to films were immediate and obvious. The story of Notre Dame Football hero Te’o falling forAP; PHOTO: AP - 602 words
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Article, Illustration326 2013-01-26 41 SINGAPORE —Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore (APBS) hosted a one-night-only stand-up comedy performance yesterday as part of its Get Your Sexy Back (GYSB) campaign, encouraging an audience of 150 to reconsider alcohol consumption habits. Delivering the message of responsible drinking through a fantastic stand-up comedy routine was Singapore’s326 words
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Article, Illustration551 2013-01-26 41 How Daniel Radcliffe went from boy wizard to beat poet REUTERS PARK CITY (UTAH) —Daniel Radcliffe casts off boy wizard Harry Potter to play the voice of the 1950s Beat Generation in the new movie Kill Your Darlings a seductive tale of friendship, gay love andREUTERS - 551 words
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Article, Illustration302 2013-01-26 42 Kurosawa among Japanese film-makers to be honoured by WGA JAPAN’S FILM LEGENDS REUTERS LOS ANGELES Legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and three of his compatriots will be honoured by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) next month for their lifetime of work on movies that organisers saidREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 302 words
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Article, Illustration437 2013-01-26 42 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Benjamin Millepied, the choreographer and a former principal of New York City Ballet, has been chosen as the director of Paris Opera Ballet, one of the world’s oldest and most important classical companies. His appointment, which he will take up in September 2014, isTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: AP - 437 words
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Article, Illustration63 2013-01-26 43 OUR PICK This exhibition showcases the solid foundational training of NAFA’s curriculum by highlighting works from recent graduates and alumni of the Departments of Arts Management Education, Design Media and Fine Art. Works include prints, paintings, animation reels and design graphics. Until Feb 3, 11am to 7pm (closed63 words
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Article104 2013-01-26 43 Named after the popular K-pop group, this exhibition features works from five women contemporary artists from Korea .Wit h Korea n cu lt u re bei n g i nt ro duce d a s s ucce s s f u l ly p ac k a g104 words
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Article45 2013-01-26 43 Two men engage in an intensely physical dance, and as the tension between them rises and falls, their personalities evolve through a series of situations in a search for harmony. Jan 26 to 27 8pm, Esplanade Theatre Studio. Tickets at S$30 from Sistic.45 words
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Article67 2013-01-26 43 This production takes a lingering look at little-known loves in Singapore. Among the five intertwined stories are shy, surreptitious glances between a Bangladeshi worker and a Singapore girl, and love lost between a domestic helper and a foreign contract worker from Sabah. In Malay with English subtitles. Until Jan67 words
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Article48 2013-01-26 43 Tech buffs, don’t miss this electronics and IT expo show. Whether you’re looking for cameras, computers, LED TVs or home appliances you’ll find them all under one roof with plenty of deals and special offers. Until Feb 3, 10am to 10pm, Singapore Expo Hall 5B. Free.48 words
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Article51 2013-01-26 43 The brand offers an array of items at up to 70 per cent off and the biggest selection of solitaire rings in Singapore, with prices as low as S$5,873 for a one-carat diamond. Until Jan 28, 11am to 9pm, #01-18, Goldheart International Building, 360 Orchard Road.51 words
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Article30 2013-01-26 43 Learn about and how to fold different types of origami including the traditional, modular and representational forms. Jan 27 Free. 2 to 5pm, Toa Payoh Public Library. Free.30 words
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Article, Illustration490 2013-01-26 2 THOMAS ERDBRINK - By THOMAS ERDBRINK THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY TEHRAN One recent Sunday, Shahnaz and her elderly mother turned on the smuggled satellite receiver, its dish carefully hidden on the balcony, and sat back to watch their favorite soap opera, “The Tulip Age.”THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; BEHROUZ MEHRI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 490 words
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Article, Illustration745 2013-01-26 3 DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, MAYY EL SHEIKH - By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, MAYY EL SHEIKH THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY CAIRO When President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood allies pushed through a new constitution last month, liberals feared it would enable them to put an Islamist stamp on theTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; KHALED ELFIQI/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY - 745 words
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Article, Illustration849 2013-01-26 3 ALISSA J. RUBIN - By ALISSA J. RUBIN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY KABUL, Afghanistan The stitches and bandages are gone, but scars streak across one side of the girl’s face, stark testimony to the brutal attack she barely survived three months ago. When Gul Meena isTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; BRYAN DENTON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 849 words
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Article, Illustration648 2013-01-26 4 KARLA ZABLUDOVSKY - By KARLA KARLA ZABLUDOVSKY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY CHOLULA, Mexico Cholula, a small, picturesque city about 130 kilometers southeast of Mexico City, is said to have a church for every day of the year. There are, in reality, about 80,THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; PHOTOGRAPHS BY RODRIGO CRUZ FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 648 words
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Article, Illustration487 2013-01-26 4 NICHOLAS KULISH - BERLIN JOURNAL By NICHOLAS KULISH THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BERLIN Separatists have escalated a growing conflict in the heart of the German capital. Their weapons of choice were delicious egg noodles, their victim a woman made of bronze. A statueTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; JONAS REST/BERLINER ZEITUNG, VIA DPA - 487 words
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Article, Illustration713 2013-01-26 7 RACHEL DONADIO - By RACHEL DONADIO THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY ROME The dark, doublebreasted suits have long been a mainstay, but now former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has also taken to wearing the occasional fedora. It lends him a rakish, retroTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; TIZIANA FABI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 713 words
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Article, Illustration627 2013-01-26 7 ANITA PATIL - LENS ANITA PATIL THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY At a recent news conference, President Obama gave the selfpitying impression that he was a lonely guy puttering around the White House. Days before his second inauguration, the excitement and ecstasy that suffused hisTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES - 627 words
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Article, Illustration814 2013-01-26 8 ANNE BARNARD - By ANNE BARNARD THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY BEIRUT, Lebanon As the Syrian civil war nears the two-year mark, the opponents of President Bashar al-Assad and their international backers have failed to win the backing of many governmentTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS - 814 words
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Article, Illustration806 2013-01-26 10 TAMAR LEWIN - By TAMAR LEWIN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MOUNTAIN VIEW, California In August, four months after Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng started the online education company Coursera, its free college courses had drawn a million users, a faster launching than either FacebookTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; RAMIN RAHIMIAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 806 words
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Article, Illustration658 2013-01-26 10 NICOLE PERLROTH - By NICOLE PERLROTH THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY SAN FRANCISCO Until recently, investors had been all too eager to pour millions into any Web start-up with rapid growth. But after Facebook’s disappointing initial public offering and similar trouble atTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; JENNIFER S. ALTMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 658 words
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Article, Illustration747 2013-01-26 11 JAMES GORMAN - By JAMES GORMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Three major scientific projects set out this season to seek evidence of life in lakes deep under the Antarctic ice evidence that could provide clues in the search for evidence of life elsewhere in theTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; J.T. THOMAS - 747 words
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Article, Illustration693 2013-01-26 11 JENNIFER PINKOWSKI - By JENNIFER PINKOWSKI THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY DEMRE, Turkey In the fourth century A.D., a bishop named Nicholas transformed the city of Myra, on the Mediterranean coast of what is now Turkey, into a Christian capital. Nicholas was later canonized, becomingTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; PHOTOGRAPHS BY MYRA-ANDRIAKE EXCAVATIONS - 693 words
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Article, Illustration787 2013-01-26 12 MARK VANHOENACKER - By MARK VANHOENACKER THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY In the main hall of the hands-on science exhibits at the Cape Town Science Center in South Africa, a lifeless, tattered globe stands under naked fluorescent bulbs, all but ignored by childrenTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; CHIP CLARK/SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION - 787 words
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Article, Illustration550 2013-01-26 13 BEE-SHYUAN CHANG - By BEE-SHYUAN CHANG THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY The actress Drew Barrymore says she is so committed to the cosmetics she is producing in partnership with Maesa that she has hit “pause” on just about ev- erything else in her career.THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; TONY CENICOLA/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 550 words
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Article, Illustration813 2013-01-26 13 ALEX WILLIAMS - By ALEX WILLIAMS THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY Maybe it was because they had met on the dating Web site OkCupid. But when the dark-eyed musician asked Shani Silver, a social media and blog manager in Philadelphia, out on a “date” FridayTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; JENNIFER S. ALTMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; MARK MAKELA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 813 words
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Article, Illustration742 2013-01-26 14 BEE-SHYUAN CHANG - By BEE-SHYUAN CHANG THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY If fashion muses bloom in the dead of winter, as ateliers begin to hum with sewing machines preparing for the Fall 2013 collections, the singer Rita Ora might be a particularly flamboyant breed ofTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; BENJAMIN NORMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; JOEL RYAN/INVISION, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS, BELOW LEFT; IAN GAVAN/GETTY IMAGES, BELOW RIGHT - 742 words
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Article, Illustration1041 2013-01-26 15 ALESSANDRA STANLEY - ESSAY ALESSANDRA STANLEY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY MUMBAI, India Mothers-in-law are not a joke on Indian TV. They are the law. Soap operas dominate prime time here and the mother-in-law reigns in almost all of them. However plucky theTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; KUNITAKAHASHI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,041 words
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Article, Illustration727 2013-01-26 15 BROOKS BARNES - By BROOKS BARNES THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY WEST HOLLYWOOD, California The chatter about the film adaptation of “Les Misérables,” starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, has often included some version of this: “Hugh and Annie are great and everything,THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; EMILY BERL FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 727 words
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Article, Illustration982 2013-01-26 16 JULIE LASKY - By JULIE LASKY THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY If we’re to believe half a century of TV commercials, housekeeping is war slaying bacteria, scraping away fungus and torturing mites. But the more peaceful idea that nature might be an honored houseguest is behind “BioTHE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL WEEKLY; MITCHELL JOACHIM, TERREFORM ONE; JORIS LAARMAN; CARLOS PERALTA AND ALEX DRIVER; MARIN SAWA - 982 words
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