Today, 21 February 2013

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    25 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp THURSDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2013 M I C A P) 0 9 3/0 6/ 2 0 1 2
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    Household earnings up but income gap widens
    909 1  -  Real median mon thly income higher but bottom 10% see real average income slip DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS SURVEY NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Nine in 10 Singaporean households with at least one working member saw increases in income last year, after taking into
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      37 1 WILL MOVES TO TAKE BILATERAL TIES TO NEW HEIGHTS BE HOBBLED BY VICISSITUDES OF MALAYSIA’S DOMESTIC POLITICS? COMMENT&ANALYSIS 18 HOT NEWS 8 COEs for small cars down almost S$9,000 CHINA&INDIA 32 Sporadic violence marks nationwide Indian protest
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon MOE updates kindergarten curriculum
      790 2  -  Six learning areas in new framework aim to bridge gap between kindergarten andPri 1 PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION NG JING YNG, AMANDA LEE jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —An updated kindergarten curriculum, encompassing six broad learning areas, was unveiled yesterday by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in a move, educators say,
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      Women’s group calls on Govt to create pro-family workplace
      679 4  -  PAP Women’s Wing proposes measures to encourage women to re-enter workforce EMPLOYMENT WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A pro-family work environment where flexible-work arrangements for those who can take care of children are legalised, and companies are given grants and other
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      Lock icon PAP Women’s Wing advocates more shared parental leave
      443 6  -  ENHANCED MARRIAGE AND PARENTHOOD PACKAGE WOO SIAN BOON, EUGENE NEUBRONNER woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Government should consider increasing the duration of shared parental leave to encourage both parents to be involved in the parenting process, the People’s Action Party Women’s Wing suggested yesterday.
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      COEs dip across the board
      470 8  -  Latest bidding exercise marred by technical glitch, butLTA says results are ‘correct’ CERTIFICATES OF ENTITLEMENT SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums fell across all categories at the end of the latest bidding exercise yesterday, which was marred by a technical glitch in
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      Lock icon China promises measures to cool property prices
      419 8 AP BEIJING China’s government has ordered local officials to do more to cool housing costs as property price increases start to accelerate. A Cabinet statement said local leaders were ordered to create mechanisms to monitor housing prices. “If prices rise too fast, governments
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      Lock icon SCDF could have ‘unintentionally tipped off companies’
      595 10  -  But witness says no laws were broken when SCDF made enquiries about equipment PETER LIM TRIAL ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SING APORE Two companies could have been tipped off about the Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) need for additional radiation detection equipment, but a
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      Lock icon US to develop ‘penalties for cyber theft by other nations’
      629 12 CYBER CRIME AP WA SHINGTON —Evidence of an unrelenting campaign of cyber stealing linked to the Chinese government is prompting the Obama administration to develop more aggressive responses to the theft of United States government data and corporate trade secrets.
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      116 12 study in Switzerland Reach your peak Iff BB L rr m x Swiss Education Fair 2013 0SS50 www.eda.admin.ch/singapore Saturday, 23 February 2013 Swissotel Merchant Court (Clark Quay MRT) 20 Merchant Road, Singapore *****1 11.00am to 5.00pm Like us on Facebook SwissEducationFairSingapore www.swissnexsingapore.org -7 Attend the Fair and Seminars to learn
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      448 13 ADVERTISING FEATURE Panasonic ideas for life Air-Conditioner If you're wondering how to keep your room cool while saving on energy, look no further. Panasonic's ECONAVI air-conditioner is so intelligent, it can sense an empty room from one that is occupied. The human activity sensor detects human movement and cools only
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon Reframe the Great Population Conversation
      1285 14  -  THE DEBATE FROM HEREON SIMON TAY Simon Tay is Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and teaches international law at the National University of Singapore. The SIIA, an independent institute recently ranked as the best think-tank in ASEAN, will be launching its Future
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      Why it’s a high-speed game changer
      1173 18  -  SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA RELATIONS EUGENE K B TAN Eugene K B Tan is Assistant Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University School of Law. He is also a Nominated Member of Parliament. Imagine departing Singapore to arrive in the heart of Kuala Lumpur in 90
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      40 14 SINGAPORE E <3 /r; A X X ti'h'J $10 MILLION Hong Bao Draw Fri, 22 Feb 2013,9.30pm Visit www.singaporepools.com.sg for details. SINGAPORE (p LAY® Always play with care. Vf r [responsibly) Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G e
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      39 14 For the benefit of Singapore and Malaysia, the high-speed rail link when it comes to fruition can catalyse the removal of perceptual obstacles to closer economic and political ties, while building confidence and trust. EUGENE K B TAN 18
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      202 16 THE SINGAPOREAN CORE EXAMINED Tune in to Channel 5 tonight at 9pm to catch the live discussion on the question, Whither the Singaporean Core?, on VoicesTODAY. What makes up the Singaporean identity and how do newcomers become part of it? Do Singaporeans want policies to greater differentiate between the citizen
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  • voices
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      It’s time to redefine ‘Singapore’
      479 20  -  FROM ISAAC QUEK JIANG LIANG It was a bold strategy, with the lack of a Plan B, undertaken in the 1960s and ’70s by the builders of Singapore that brought us here today. That nation-building phase gave us institutions such as the Economic Development Board
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      Know our history to better cherish our country
      263 20  -  FROM SHI LIANG Having followed the Population White Paper debate, I now share my views as a new citizen. I settled my family here I have two children and took up citizenship, not because of the good social benefits but because of
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    • Article
      Salespeople should not play down responsibilities of owning a pet
      249 22  -  FROM EVELYN KHONG I refer to the report, “More pets abandoned over the festive period” (Feb 18), and suggest two ways to lessen the number of abandoned animals. First, pet shop operators should not play down the responsibilities and commitment
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      Why we should criminalise pet abandonment
      308 22  -  FROM ZHOU YIHONG It was reported in “More pets abandoned over the festive period” (Feb 18) that “pet spring-cleaning” is a growing concern. Activists want the penalties for pet abandonment to be increased and Law Minister K Shanmugam believes there is a need for
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      S’pore is eyeing new energy solutions: MTI
      402 23  -  FROM CINDY KENG Director, Corporate Communications Division, Ministry of Trade and Industry We refer to Mr Raymond Lo’s letter, “Don’t forget the fuel for our future” (Feb 16). It is important to strengthen our energy security so that Singapore continues to have secure
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    • Article
      Relatively high mobility among younger cohorts in MOF study
      201 23  -  FROM LIM BEE KHIM Director, Corporate Communications, Ministry of Finance Mr Soon Sze Meng’s commentary, “Sustaining social mobility” (Feb 20), stated that our income mobility study, “which measured 38,500 father-son pairs for sons born between 1968 and 1978, shows evidence of
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      14 20 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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      28 23 LETTER AGREEN INITIATIVE TO FOLLOW Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ltrgreen for the letter from Sunil Madhav Chati.
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  • singapore
    • Article
      Lock icon High-speed rail could help S’pore, M’sia businesses
      511 24 Companies agree that the mega-project could ease labour crunch here and open up more business opportunities BILATERAL TIES CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The high-speed rail link that Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to build could help ease the labour crunch here, as well as
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      Social welfare workers can now tap on IMH helpline
      386 24  -  ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —All 39 Family Service Centres (FSC) and 40 Senior Activity Centres will be able to tap on an Institute of Mental Health (IMH) helpline for advice on managing clients who are suffering from mental illness by the
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Changi Airport saw more passengers last month
      200 26 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Changi Airport handled 4.33 million passenger movements last month, an increase of 1.9 per cent compared to a year ago. Air traffic movements for the month grew in tandem by 2.2 per cent to 28,200 flights. The growth of 1.9
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    • Article
      2 ERP gantries to be relocated
      288 26  -  Gantries along Nicoll Highway and Crawford Underpass will be moved by mid-April ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING EUGENE NEUBRONNER SINGAPORE From mid-April, motorists going onto East Coast Parkway (ECP) via Nicoll Highway will not have to pay Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges most times, said the
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      Lock icon Money changers fined for incomplete transaction records
      297 28 Case involved newly-minted currency that had been stolen from Reserve Bank of Fiji IN COURT CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Four money changers were fined a total of S$69,000 yesterday for failing to keep complete records of their transactions, which involved newly-minted currency that had
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  • silver
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      Lock icon Keeping seniors in the Social TV loop
      778 30  -  NTUproject aims to enhance elderly’s well-being via active engagement in social media ELDERCARE THEN AI PING thenaiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Tapping technology to keep the elderly socially engaged in their community could be as simple as modifying that household staple television. Encouraged by what he
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      144 31 SH UNIVERSITY SIM UNIVERSITY Manage Your Future K 23 Feb 2013 (Sat) 11am 5pm SIM Headquarters l@=I PROGRAMME BRIEFINGS To help you further your career, let our helpful and friendly faculty members assist you with advice on which programmes are most suited to helping you achieve your career goals. CAREER
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Sporadic violence marks nationwide Indian protest
      393 32 Millions stay away from work, public transport shut down because of rising prices and govt’s economic reform policies GENERAL STRIKE AGENCIES NEW DELHI —Sporadic violence broke out in India yesterday as labour unions began a two-day strike against rising prices and government policies to
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    • Article
      Lock icon Beijing to impose emission limits to tackle air pollution
      297 33 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI China will impose emission limits on six polluting industries, including coal-fired power plants and steel and petrochemical factories, as soon as March 1 to improve air quality in major cities. China “must strictly impose” the limits to improve air
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      Lock icon Chinese dare officials to swim in polluted rivers
      297 33 AP B E IJ I NG A Chinese businessman angry about a filthy river has come up with an equally dirty dare: He will give an environmental official 200,000 yuan (S$39,600) just for swimming in the polluted waterway. Businessman Jin Zengmin posted
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      Lock icon Amritsar killings in 1919 ‘shameful’, says British PM
      497 34 But David Cameron stops short of making a full apology for the massacre of hundreds of Indians by colonialforces AGENCIES NEW DELHI —Britain’s Prime Minister laid a wreath at the site of a notori­ous 1919 massacre that cost the lives of hundreds
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      197 32 SingHealth Investigational Medicine Unit Q Do you want to make a difference to the future of medicine? A Be a volunteer in a clinical trial. As a volunteer, you can: Help discover new treatments Contribute to a healthier tomorrow SingHealth Investigational Medicine Unit (IMU) is looking for healthy volunteers to
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  • world
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      Lock icon BN leaders sign pledge to keep polls clean, fair
      372 35 MALAYSIA POLITICS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PUTRAJAYA —Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is Chairman of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), and component party leaders yesterday signed Transparency International Malaysia’s (TI-M) Election Integrity Pledge, a move seemingly aimed at showing the coalition’s seriousness
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    • Article
      Lock icon Kedah UMNO offficials wary about supporting Mahathir’s son
      261 38 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Several United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) assemblymen in Kedah are wary about supporting the son of former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad as a potential Chief Minister in the state, saying his federal experience or lineage does not guarantee success.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Pakatan unveils plan to build interstate railway system
      385 38 MALAYSIA POLITICS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PETALING JAYA —The opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition announced yesterday that a high-speed interstate railway system will be part of its Election 2013 manifesto, which it says is much more needed than a Kuala Lumpur-Singapore link. This
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      Lock icon N Korean video shows US troops, Obama in flames
      538 40 Propaganda video credits America’s ‘gangster-like policy’ for prompting Pyongyang to become a strong military power NORTH KOREA POLITICS AGENCIES PYONGYA NG North Korea has released a new propaganda video that shows United States President Barack Obama and American troops in flames
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      Lock icon Over a dozen injured in Kansas City blast
      47 42 A gas explosion sparked a massive blaze in a shopping district in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday evening, leaving over a dozen people injured, said a city official.The accident is believed to have originated underground. PHOTO: AP PHOTO: AP
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    • Article
      Lock icon General selected for NATO post to retire
      398 42 US MILITARY THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON —General John Allen, the four-star United States Marine Corps officer who served as the top commander in Afghanistan until earlier this month, will retire from the military to focus on “health issues within his family”, President
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        61 44 BUY (S$4.01) CapitaLand’s Danga Bay project in Johor Baru is an overall positive, OCBC says, noting the Singapore firm is taking a 51% stake, while Iskandar Waterfront has a 40% stake and Temasek a 9% stake. The house estimates CapitaLand’s IRR for the project in the low to mid
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        83 44 BUY (S$4.72) Maybank-Kim Eng says Sembcorp Marine’s quarterly results should turn out stronger after three preceding slow quarters due to timing issues. The house forecasts FY12 revenue of S$4.5 billion and net profit of S$567 million, which are higher than consensus. The house maintains its positive view and
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      308 44 ENERGYSECTOR AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Temasek Holdings has recruited the Deputy Chief Executive of Singapore Technologies Engineering to lead an initiative looking at opportunities in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. “We can confirm that Seah Moon Ming will join Temasek as Senior
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      358 44 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS WA SHINGTON —A number of United States Federal Reserve officials think the central bank may have to slow or stop buying bonds before seeing the pickup in hiring the bold programme is designed to deliver,
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      229 46 REUTERS BEIJING China’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows fell at their fastest rate in more than three years last month, highlighting the challenges it faces competing for funds with cheaper rivals in a sluggish global growth environment. Commerce Ministry data showed
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      385 46 ABE’S CURRENCY POLICY BLOOMBERG TOKYO Japan’s trade deficit swelled to a record ¥1.63 trillion (S$21.6 billion) on energy imports and a weaker yen, highlighting one cost of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policies which are driving down the currency. Exports climbed 6.4 per
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      867 48  -  Successful launch of firm’s first effort, Aviator, has the Naylors gunning for more SOCIAL GAMING HONG XINYI todaysme@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Facebook users accustomed to the oversized googly eyes and bright primary colours of games like Farmville may well do a second take when they enter
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      295 50 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo is overhauling its website to incorporate features familiar to Facebook users such as a newsfeed and people’s “likes”, in CEO Marissa Mayer’s biggest product revamp since taking the helm of the ailing company last year. Ms Mayer, who
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      215 50 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Sony unveiled the PlayStation 4, its first video-game console in seven years, introducing new cloud and social-media features. The product, announced yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), will allow customers to stream some older titles online, see what friends are doing and take over
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      569 52 Masterminds walk free due to legislative weaknesses: FIFA Head of Security MATCH-FIXING AP K U A L A L U M P U R Singapore’s national body for football will not be punished in the wake of the global match-fixing scandal allegedly run by
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      404 52  -  CHARLES ONG GEYL ANG INTERNATIONAL TAMPINES ROVERS 0 5 SINGAPORE The gulf in footballing maturity was laid bare for all to see. It may have been their first outing of the 2013 Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League season, which kicked off last night, but defending
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      485 54 PISTORIUS MURDER CHARGE THE NEW YORK TIMES PRETORIA The South African police said yesterday that officers found testosterone and needles at the Pre­toria home of double amputee track star Oscar Pistorius when they went there last week to investigate last Thursday’s fatal shooting
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      537 54  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Veteran sports admin­istrator Annabel Pennefather (pic­ture) will lead Team Singapore at the 27th SEA Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, from Dec 11 to 22. A Vice­ President of the Singapore National Olympic Council, the 63­year­old law­yer was appointed
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      521 54 AFTERNOON LATEST AP PR ETOR I A The prosecution case against Oscar Pistorius began to unravel yesterday with revelations of a series of police blunders and the lead investigator’s admission that the authorities have no evidence to challenge the double-amputee Olympian’s claim that
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      536 54  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Veteran sports administrator Annabel Pennefather (picture) will lead Team Singapore at the 27th SEA Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, from Dec 11 to 22. A VicePresident of the Singapore National Olympic Council, the 63-year-old lawyer was appointed chef
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      480 56 Soriano alleged to have authorised payments to monitor internal email FOOTBALL AGENCIES LONDON —Barcelona’s Champions League clash against AC Milan yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) could be overshadowed by reports that their former financial vice-president Ferran Soriano had spied on internal communications at
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      508 56 AFTERNOON LATEST AP MILAN AC Milan stunned Barcelona 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), beating the Spanish giant for the first time in eight matches. Kevin-Prince Boateng gave Milan the lead in controversial circumstances in
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      369 58 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AGENCIES LONDON —Arsene Wenger has admitted that Arsenal’s trophy drought will almost certainly extend into a ninth year and he is now targeting a top-four Premier League finish as the best hope of salvaging something from another depressing season. Tuesday’s (yesterday morning, Singapore time)
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        985 60  -  IS IT REALLY NECESSARY TO TAKE THE KIDS ON AN EXPENSIVE VACATION ABROAD THIS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS? SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg I probably sound like an envious and bitter old woman when I say kids these days are absolutely fortunate. They enjoy staycations as their first birthday present, have
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        222 66 SINGAPORE —The Natas travel fair is upon us once again, but which deal do you choose? Well, for those who like a bit of sun, sea, sand, and some get-up-and-go action in their holiday plans, Club Med is offering some cool packages at five
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        428 66  -  JETSETTING WITH... FARAH DALEY SINGAPORE After 41 years of experience as the general manager of the prestigious Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, hotelier Kurt Wachtveitl decided it was time for a change of scene and voila he found himself at Laucala Island, an all-inclusive resort set on its own
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        115 67 SINGAPORE —It isn’t every day that an actor who doesn’t go by the name of Zheng Geping takes his shirt off. But 96°C Cafe’s leading man Desmond Tan showed off his ripped torso while filming a scene for the drama, which is available in webisode format on xinmsn.com;
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      201 3 CONTENTS 04 08 12 Pg 30 Cedar avenue in Hakone. 14 Antarctica The cruise of a lifetime South Africa Kruger National Park Feel the tremors of a lion’s roar Europe Top 5 underrated cities to visit now Spain Granada Great Expectations, fulfilled 16 18 22 France Mont Saint Michel A
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        1180 4  -  A CRUISE ACROSS THEANTARCTICA NELLIE HUANG Loud squawks echoed from the ice walls and a foul, fishy smell permeated the air. As we trudged over the ridge, rookeries upon rookeries of orange-beaked penguins suddenly appeared before us. I sat on the fresh snow and laid low with
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        456 10 your ancestors spent their nights in the trees. Five days melted away with every new activity. There were early dawn drives, when the wildlife was most active and the open-sided vehicles bristled with camera lenses, and sumptuous dinners back at camp, where travellers would compare the days’ sightings. One morning
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        1011 12  -  Ditch the crowd and head into lesser-known regions NELLIE HUANG Forget the long museum queues in Paris or the tourist-trodden ruins in Rome. There’s a world of exotic corners in Europe waiting to be explored. Packed with so much diversity, history and hidden secrets, no
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        1042 14  -  From tapas to great treks, there’s more to Granada than the Alhambra NEO CHAI CHIN Visiting the Alhambra in Spain’s southern Andalusia region was a journey 14 years in the making for me. I had first heard of the fortresspalace complex, famed for its Moorish architecture and built
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        917 16  -  Mont Saint Michel makes a pleasant side trip from Paris HUANG QINQIN Leaving France without a sojourn in Mont Saint Michel is akin to going to Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower. Well, almost. Second only to the latter as the country’s best-known sight, the rocky
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        1202 18  -  The West Coast Trail is not for the faint-hearted ELISABETH LEE The night before we set out on the West Coast Trail, I couldn’t sleep as my tortured thoughts kept going over the park ranger’s warnings. Earlier that day at a mandatory pre-hike briefing
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        502 22  -  An unplanned foray into Taiwan’s Maolin National Scenic Area MAUREEN YEO “Pass the pineapple wine!” We were sitting around a fire, on which our elderly Rukai host was roasting a splayed mountain piglet. Difficult to believe that just an hour ago, we had headed out of Kaohsiung
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        938 25  -  Four attractions hiding in plain sight MAUREEN YEO Maybe you’ve already experienced the signature sights and sounds of Tokyo and are looking for under-the-radar, stealth attractions. Or maybe you’re a noob who likes to be ambushed. In a good way, not in a “give me your handphone and
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        966 30  -  Great for sakura viewing, Hakone makes a lovely side trip from Tokyo ELISABETH LEE The journey from downtown Tokyo to our ryokan tucked away in the village of Gora took just less than three hours, but it involved two train rides, three mountain switchbacks, one cute
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        697 32  -  Pondicherry is a treat for the senses SANDIP HOR Greetings of “bonjour” and “merci” are somewhat unexpected in India. That is, unless you are in Pondicherry, a seafront settlement in Southern India where legacies of former French colonisation continue to linger. HISTORY Centuries ago, when the Europeans
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        1077 33  -  New Zealand’s North Island is like Middle Earth, with sheep MARK MALBY On the world map, New Zealand’s North Island seems itself a hobbit-sized realm. Good things come in small packages though, and those who haul their trekking shoes across this diverse landscape from sheep-dotted green hills and
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        225 35 Get the most out of your holidays, simply by charging your spending to OCBC cards (booth B04). FRANK BY OCBC Enjoy 6 per cent rebates (capped at S$60) on all online purchases that includes hotel and flight bookings with a minimum of S$500 spent on the FRANK
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        193 35 Great deals await at ASA Holidays. Don’t miss out on one-for-one specials to destinations such as Japan and Turkey, and double happiness packages where you get to bring a companion along for S$88 or S$388. With the purchase of selected tours, get a second
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        161 35 Whether you’re a pro who wants to travel light or an amateur photographer looking for more control over your images, the Nikon COOLPIX P7700 camera bridges the gap between point-and-shoot and high-end SLR cameras to offer the best of both worlds. The 12.2-megapixel camera
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        262 36 Embark on a star-studded tour and enjoy the vivacious company of your favourite artistes. Join MediaCorp artiste Pornsak for an 11-day “Flavour”rites tour of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands (departs Apr 30), and revel in the beauty of spring in Eu- rope. Also get the
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        189 36 Sail on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas, the 15-deck sister ship of Voyager of the Seas from June. In line with the school holidays, there will be three- and four-night cruises to Malaysia, as well as a 10-night cruise to Vietnam, Hong Kong, Japan,
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        246 36 Travel to Adelaide in comfort on Singapore Airlines, for just S$728. Enjoy the shopping, architecture, night life and cafe culture in South Australia’s capital. Don’t miss the chance to escape from the city. Flee directly to Flinders Ranges, the stunning mountain range just
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        138 37 Taiwanese airline TransAsia Airways flies daily between Singapore and Taipei, Osaka and Okinawa. On top of that, the carrier connects Singapore to Sapporo, Hakodate, Asahikawa, Kushiro and Obihiro in Hokkaido, offering more flight options for your ski or lavender fields-viewing vacations. The full-service
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        217 38 Awarded the Korea Best Travel Quality Certification by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Dynasty Travel’s 8D6N/9D7N Sparkling Korea and Jeju Island tour will take you through the best of the country. Highlights include visits to cherry blossom trails (seasonal), Seongsan Sunrise Peak,
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        198 38 With so many itineraries to choose from, Star Cruises leaves one spoilt for choice. Unwind on two-night cruises to nearby favourites like Redang and Malacca, made better with a 50 per cent discount for selected departures (from S$273). There’s also a five-night special cruise which
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