Today, 8 March 2013, Afternoon Edition

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    26 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp FRIDAY, 8 MARCH 2013 M I C A P) 0 9 3/0 6/ 2 0 1 2
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Sandwiched class not forgotten, says Tharman
    757 1  -  Govt intends to bring house prices down relative to income, review healthcare financing CHALLENGES FACING THE MIDDLE-INCOME TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The sandwiched class will get help in meeting its rising expectations and aspirations, particularly in the affordability of housing and healthcare, Deputy Prime
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    Lock icon Car loan curbs aimed at tackling high COE prices
    796 1  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The new car loan restrictions were introduced with an eye on bringing down the sky-high Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums and to help alleviate overall inflationary pressures in the economy, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday.
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      29 1 POLITICAL PARTIES’ WOMEN’S WINGS ARE OLD FASHIONED AND SHOULD BE DONE AWAY WITH, SAYS MARINA MAHATHIR COMMENT&ANALYSIS 14 TOTTENHAM THUMP SORRY INTER, CHELSEA STUNG IN EUROPA LEAGUE SPORTS 74
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  • hot news
    • Article
      ISA detainee released, then re-arrested
      649 2  -  Re-detention of ex-lawyer a reminder of need to invest efforts in rehabilitation: Teo INTERNAL SECURITY ACT NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Nearly three years after his release from detention for terror-ism-related activities, former lawyer and polytechnic law lecturer Abdul Basheer Abdul Kader has been redetained
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      Lock icon SMEs at ‘heart of Budget measures’
      651 4  -  Two-thirds of Transition Support Package, ‘full share’ of new wage scheme will flow to SMEs: Tharman BUDGET DEBATE TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Addressing concerns over how much small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will gain from the Budget measures to ease the transition to a
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      Slew of new measures to improve safety on the roads
      656 6  -  TRAFFIC MATTERS AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —Motorists who speed, beat the red light or drive carelessly within enhanced school zones will be slapped with a demerit point under enhanced road safety measures rolled out by the Ministry of Home Affairs. These
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      New Conditional Remission System to help ex-offenders
      268 8  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE All prison inmates who are released at the two-third mark of their sentence will be subject to conditions during their remission period to help break the cycle of re-offending under a new Conditional Remission System (CRS). The Ministry of Home
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      Lock icon Let S’poreans have say on citizenship applications: MPs
      509 8  -  COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY DEBATE NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Between five and 10 Singaporeans’ endorsements should be sought before a new immigrant is granted citizenship here a suggestion several Members of Parliament (MPs) proposed during the Prime Minister’s Office’s Committee of Supply
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    • Article
      Better medical, dental perks for public officers
      405 8  -  NG JING YNG SINGAPORE Public officers will receive higher medical and dental subsidies, in an effort to put Civil Service benefits on par with those in the private sector. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean announced this during the Prime Minister’s Office Committee
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      A debate about policymaking and consulting
      688 10  -  Given the complex issues policymakers need to deal with Govt might need greater plurality in views: Panellists POPULATION WHITE PAPER TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The quality of public debate has improved “tremendously”, but can the same be said of Government decision-making, asked former Fortis
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      Lock icon Najib rejects militants’ offer of ceasefire in Sabah
      707 12 M’sian PM urges them to ‘surrender unconditionally’ and hand over their weapons SABAH SECURITY CRISIS AGENCIES FELDA SAHABAT Malaysian security forces said they killed 32 Filipino gunmen in overnight clashes in Sabah, as Prime Minister Najib Razak rejected a ceasefire offer from
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    • Article
      Mapletree Trust makes strong debut as investors chase yield
      491 12 SINGAPORE —Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (MGCCT) rose 10.8 per cent on its debut on the Singapore Exchange yesterday as investors fought to get exposure to an asset seen to have strong fundamentals and a good yield. Units of the real
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      30 4 VIDEO BUDGET 2013 FOCUSED ON HELPING SMES AND MIDDLEINCOME S’POREANS: THARMAN Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/sme8march for the video.
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon When giving women wings is no good
      1391 14  -  INTERVIEW WITH MARINA MAHATHIR NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg If women’s rights activist Marina Mahathir had her way, political parties would do away with their “wings” no more of these “old-fash-ioned” arms dedicated to the interests of groups like women or youth, for the
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      22 years of listening to women in need
      775 18  -  WOMEN IN SINGAPORE SHEENA KANWAR Sheena Kanwar is a Support Services Manager at the Association of Women for Action and Research. AWARE’s helpline is the first and still the only helpline in Singapore run by women, for women only. “Listen, listen and
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      Lock icon Arab women’s unfinished revolution
      734 20  -  WORSE OFF AFTER ARAB SPRING MOHA ENNAJI Moha Ennaji is Professor of Cultural and Gender Studies at Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University and President of the International Institute for Languages and Cultures in Fez, Morocco. PROJECT SYNDICATE Though women across the Middle East participated in the
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      256 14 NGEE ANN-ADELAIDE EDUCATION CENTRE k The Ngee Ann Kongsi THE UNIVERSITY '/ADELAIDE A PARTNERSHIP SINCE 1998 PROGRAMS OFFERED IN SINGAPORE NAA ARE EQUIVALENT TO DEGREES OFFERED IN ADELAIDE THE UNIVERSITY -/ADELAIDE PRODUCED 106 RHODES SCHOLARS ASSOCIATED WITH 5 NOBEL LAUREATES GROUP OF EIGHT MEMBER REGULARLY RANKED VV 1 OF UNIVERSITIES
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      23 14 In the last 20 years, Singapore has made great economic strides. Yet, discrimination, disempowerment and violence against women persist. SHEENA K ANWAR 18
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  • voices
    • Article
      Congestion: Have express trains, staggered work hours
      336 22  -  FROM MALLIKA NAGURAN Fare rebates during non-peak hours to improve the public transport experience and road congestion would incentivise commuters earning modest wages, but not necessarily others. Rising early can be challenging for those who work long hours or have sleep issues. Mornings
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    • Article
      Proposal shifts overcrowding problem to non-peak periods
      126 22  -  FROM HARRY CHIA The suggestion of free travel on public transport during non-peak hours (“More MPs call for free travel during non-peak hours”, March 7) will only move commuters from the peak travel period to the non-peak period. Commuters may adapt if the
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    • Article
      Free non-peak travel could compromise personal time
      134 22  -  FROM DENIS EDWARD On one hand, free use of public transport before peak hours (“More MPs call for free travel during non-peak hours”, March 7) may ameliorate congestion. It also gives commuters an opportunity to reduce their living expenses. But this practice, where
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    • Article
      Be fair to the workers we bring in to help us
      184 24  -  FROM ALEX RUIZ DE LA CUESTA I echo the comments of Mr Philip Kwek (“Why allow maid placement fees at all?”, March 6), and urge Singapore to pass legislation similar to that of Hong Kong and other countries to
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    • Article
      Patients should not feel ‘looked down’ upon
      214 24  -  FROM MAURICE KOH The commentary “Empathy, the real measure of a doctor” (March 7) is spot on. I have friends who are not well educated who feel “looked down” upon by doctors. They feel they are not entitled to ask questions about their
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    • Article
      How Literature is taught matters
      147 24  -  FROM KENNY CHONG I do not know how Literature is taught today, but in the ’80s when I was in secondary school, I hated it and dropped it from my studies (“Let’s make literature compulsory,” March 7). In every Literature lesson, the teacher would put
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    • Article
      A healthy sporting culture worth promoting
      194 26  -  FROM M LUKSHUMAYEH I refer to “The ones who aced their game” (March 7). The sports culture today seems to be that of winning at all costs, with the victor basking in the glory. It was, therefore, refreshing that the National Schools ‘B’ Division
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      Why paying higher wages is not the solution
      297 26  -  FROM LOH CHIN HUI There have been several calls to raise salaries for Singaporeans so that we can attract them into certain occupations, especially for the sectors which have a significant proportion of foreign workers. The general idea is that Singaporeans are
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      32 24 LETTER NOT EVERYONE TAKES TO THE SAME TYPES OF BOOKS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/books8march for the letter by Geoffrey Chia.
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      360 25 THE IKEA SALE March in today. Left... left... left, right, save. Get the troops together and head for the IKEA Sale. It starts today with hundreds of items on parade at lower-than-low prices. Visit www.IKEA.com.sg/sale and come down to the IKEA store before they march off the shelves. $199 5
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      96 26 m3 is \Ne Kao 0 ve Attack rQl rata V> i. Eliminates musty smell I from my husband's f /> work clothes with its fv aromatic floral scent, yc, Linda Tan, 26 Years Old r, 4L If No more sweats mell on my son's soiled PE attire. No more ♦gdious
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      108 27 It's time to start jockeying for position again... in our Restaurants Look what's back! Last week, we honoured our absolute commitment to food safety and quality and pulled out our Swedish meatballs from the menu as a precaution. Now that tests have given the all-clear, they're back in our Restaurants
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  • singapore
    • Article
      NS cadet’s death: MINDEF disputes findings of Coroner’s Inquiry
      453 28 SINGAPORE The Defence Ministry (MINDEF) yesterday disputed findings from a Coroner’s Inquiry into the death of full-time national serviceman Ee Chun Sheng, who died during a navigation exercise in 2011. Last week, a Coroner’s Inquiry into Specialist Cadet Ee’s death heard
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      Lock icon SMRT unveils new wage framework
      444 28 A BOOST FOR EMPLOYEES SINGAPORE —Nine in 10 SMRT employees will see salary increases in a wage revision exercise estimated to cost S$10 million, with the public transport operator saying the funds will be drawn from the company’s earnings. Starting this month, base salaries of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Dual citizenship could dilute commitment to Singapore: Teo
      259 31 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said Singapore is not prepared to allow dual citizenship as it would not strengthen the nation. He said foreigners are granted Singapore citizenship only if they are committed to making Singapore their home
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      TFR sees slight improvement last year with more babies born
      560 31  -  COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY DEBATE WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —More Singaporean babies were born last year, which boosted the country’s fertility rate, but Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday called on the Government to do more to encourage Singaporeans to get
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      Lock icon Ensuring fair car ownership
      482 32 VOICESTODAY SINGAPORE —Having a Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system with different quotas for different income brackets. Creating a COE system to suit needs of families, giving those with younger children higher bidding chances. Having a car ownership model in which one pays for the dis- tance
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    • Article
      Two doctors fined for practising without valid certificates
      271 34  -  IN COURT CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE —In the first case of its kind, two doctors were yesterday fined for practising without valid certificates. Ng Hor Liang, 45, was fined S$12,000 after he admitted to one count of practising medicine at Bukit Batok West
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      Lock icon Meatballs back in IKEA stores
      120 34 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Furniture retailer IKEA Singapore will today resume selling its signature meatballs at the IKEA Restaurant and Swedish Food Market at its two stores here. In a statement yesterday, the retailer said DNA tests conducted by a local independent laboratory confirmed that meatballs
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  • science
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      Lock icon There’s something about quarks...
      764 36  -  Nobel Laureate in Physics Murray Gell-Mann talks about the particle and beauty of physics PARTICLE PHYSICS ZARA ZHUANG zarazhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Quarks, currently held to be the most basic constituents of atoms, might not be true elementary particles. “We can’t rule (the existence of sub-quark particles) out,
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      514 44 CONTROVERSIAL DAMS REUTERS BEIJING China expects 60,000 people to lose their homes in the remote south-west if a series of four dams along the country’s last free-flowing river gets the go-ahead, a local official said yesterday in the first government estimate for
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      559 46 EAST CHINA SEA DISPUTE REUTERS BEIJING China’s naval and paramilitary ships are churning up the ocean around islands Beijing disputes with Tokyo in what experts say is a strategy to overwhelm the numerically inferior Japanese forces that must sail out to detect
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      368 48 AFTERNOON LATEST AP WA S H I N G TO N Osama bin Laden’s spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by the United States, officials said yesterday, in what a senior congressman called a “very significant victory” in the
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      423 50 MALAYSIA ELECTION 2013 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government’s all-out strike to flush out Filipino gunmen in Sabah’s east coast may help the ruling BarisanNasional (BN) coalition hold on to power in the next general election, several political observers say.
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      646 53 NLD hobbled by ageing leadership, sniping by former supporters as it prepares to pick team for 2015 elections PARTY REFORM DOW JONES YANGON —As Ms Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party seeks to change from a symbol of defiance into a party that can
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      384 55 Governor re-elected by narrow margin despite ‘agreeing to ban’group seen as heretical INDONESIA POLITICS REUTERS JAK ARTA Indonesia’s most populous province has re-elected its conservative Muslim Governor, but by such a narrow margin that it suggests the religious card may be losing its
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      237 55 DOW JONES The size of Indonesia’s middle and affluent class is likely to double to more than 141 million people in the next seven years, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). BCG is the latest international firm to voice
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      304 57 BUSINESS REFORM AGENCIES N E W YO R K Time Warner has announced it would spin off its Time Inc magazine unit into a separate publicly traded company to allow the media conglomerate to focus entirely on its cable television and film businesses.
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        100 58 HOLD (S$1.175) OCBC maintains rating on the commodities firm with an unchanged S$1.19 fair value, noting management’s focus on maintaining an asset-light strategy with opportunistic capital recycling. The house also notes the focus on cost savings. But it adds the macro picture continues to be quite challenging in
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      254 58 AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES NEW YORK Citigroup, the third-big-gest United States bank, asked the Federal Reserve for permission to repurchase US$1.2 billion (S$1.5 billion) in shares without seeking a dividend increase, a year after its previous request was rejected. The planned buyback would “offset estimated dilution
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        91 58 REUTERS Stocks closed modestly higher yesterday with the Dow ending at a record for a third straight day as jobless claims data pointed to a pick-up in the labour market’s recovery a day before the closely watched payrolls report. The Dow and
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      317 60 DOW JONES S I N G A P O R E —Singapore-listed Hutchison Port Holdings Trust announced yesterday that its unit, Champion Rings, has acquired Asia Container Terminals Holdings, a container terminal operator in Hong Kong, for about S$509 million. In a filing
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      684 60  -  Hotel industry proactively looking at work practices equipment to help mature workers, improve productivity LABOURSOURCES WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Puay Eng, 57, has been working as a public area attendant at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport since 2009. She is happy to still
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        135 62 Have the wedding of your dreams at Hotel Re!. The modern, retro-themed hotel offers a variety of venues and themes to make your celebration memorable and special. The Re! Joice Ballroom offers the best of both worlds with indoor and outdoor areas. Couples can opt for an
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        CHOCOLATE LOVE AND GIVEAWAYS
        158 62 Chocolate lovers rejoice! Marigold HL Chocolate Milk now comes in a 2-litre bottle so you can enjoy even more of your favourite beverage. The chocolate milk is high in calcium and protein yet low in fat and lactose. It comes with BonePlus formulation, with vitamins K
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        THE BIG BOX
        134 62 Get the best of everything with Pizza Hut’s latest Big Box. Packed inside the big box (literally) is a selection of Pizza Hut’s signature dishes and sides such as a regular pan pizza, a choice of baked pasta or rice, six pieces of garlic bread, eight pieces
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        HYDRATE AND PROTECT YOUR SKIN
        139 62 Keep dry skin and harsh sunrays at bay with Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel SPF30 PA++. Formulated with hyaluronic acid and olive extract, the gel helps rebuild the skin’s natural moisture shield to prevent moisture loss, and nourishes skin so that your complexion is soft and
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        REFINE YOUR LIVING SPACE
        286 62 Furnish your home with Scanteak’s latest Prologue collection the first modern luxury collection by internationally renowned design collective Outofstock, offering the best of Scanteak’s craftsmanship and Outofstock’s creative designs. Ms Jamie Lim, Regional Marketing Director of Scanteak, said: “Besides continuing to offer Scandinaviandesign quality teak furniture
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        GET ACTIVE
        189 62 Take time out of your busy schedule and take part in these activities. NTUC Income Run 350 April 7, 5.30am—11am, The Float at Marina Bay Challenge yourself and do your part for the environment by participating in South-east Asia’s premier eco-run organised by Young NTUC. The event aims
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      145 60 m The AEO Tour If you want to learn more about educational opportunities in the United States, come to the AMERICAN EDUCATION EXHIBITION SINGAPORE: Pan Pacific Hotel Pacific Ballroom Marina Square, 7 Raffles Boulevard Saturday, 9 March 12:00noon 4:00pm Directors of Admissions from: State Universities, Catholic Universities, Christian Universities, Independent
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      729 64  -  REGIONAL PROPERTY COMMENTARY BY COLIN TAN COLIN TAN property@mediacorp.com.sg Colin Tan is Head of Research and Consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. Iskandar Malaysia in Johor has been attracting wide media attention of late, with interest peaking in the middle of last month, when the Prime
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      612 66  -  DEVELOPER SALES COMMENTARY BY ONG KAH SENG property@mediacorp.com.sg Ong Kah Seng is Director at R’ST Research, an independent property market research company in Singapore. New home sales in January were robust despite the introduction of yet another round of property market
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      Lock icon Facebook brings personal touch to new News Feed
      535 68 AFTERNOON LATEST AP SAN FR ANCISCO Facebook has rede­signed its website to breathe new life into its News Feed, by introducing controls that will allow users to sort streams of photos and other material into organised sections. With the makeover unveiled yes­terday,
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      437 70 ANTITRUST CASE REUTERS BRUSSELS The European Union fined Microsoft €561 million (S$910 million) on Wednesday for failing to offer users a choice of Web browser, an unprecedented sanction that will act as a warning to other firms involved in EU antitrust disputes. It
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      593 72  -  S’pore is Spanish giants’ gateway to Asia to spread club’s brand, values FIRST IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The push towards Asia has seen the likes of English Premier League clubs Chelsea and Arsenal, and Spain’s Barcelona and Atletico Madrid eye
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      399 72 AGENCIES LONDON —It is no secret Wayne Rooney is admired by many top European sides, but his massive wages could deter them from making a move. The striker could be on his way out of Manchester United after manager Alex Ferguson omitted him
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      757 74 AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES LONDON It was a night of contrasting fortunes for English clubs as Gareth Bale continued his scoring run and set up another goal as Tottenham beat Inter Milan 3-0 in their Europa League round-of-16 soccer opener yesterday (this
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      351 78 M1 SCHOOLS CHALLENGE LEAGUE SINGAPORE The M1 Schools Challenge League (M1 SCL), which starts on Monday, will see 52 teams from 35 schools vying to be crowned champions for this unique netball tournament. Launched in 2006 and sponsored by local telco M1 since 2009, the
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      58 76 ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL www.syof.sg SAFRA YISHUN INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE GARDENS BY THE BAY(EAST) COME SUPPORT THESPORTSFESTIVAL 16 to 23 MARCH 2013 SPECIAL ARTISTES APPEARANCE ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL 19 MAR 2013 9AM MediaCorp Artiste Yuan Shuai MediaCorp Artiste Zhang Zhen Huan MediaCorp Artiste Tracy Lee MediaCorp Artiste Romeo Tan ORGANISED BY
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      27 78 REPORT BIOLOGICAL PASSPORTS FORTENNIS IN FIGHT AGAINST DOPING Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/tennis8march for the report.
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      85 79 ft VOSNE-ROMANEE, DAVE BRUBECK, BRITTANY LOBSTER AND PIERRE PNG. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF OUR REGULARS. Savour fine culinary masterpieces by celebrated chefs Masayasu Yonemura, Laurent Peugeot and Justin Hor. Revel in the company of MediaCorp celebrities. Enjoy the breathtaking bayfront view. Attend star-studded previews and galas by MediaCorp. Indulge
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      293 80 DON’T MISS THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY! O 'III Lfer-T W i■y m —r--V ?.>r W,." > t* r«S *W m A .<■: iff gw&S »Os. I >4i A S/# ,5f .:i few t» -re A r &as v*§fT i .--T Choice Star Buy Units Available Please Enquire*. *W V"..XS I", .J&s
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      63 1 AUDI FASHION FEST CAROLINA HERRERA, TSUMORI CHISATO TO SHOW IN MAY 8 IN CONCERT #1 AFTER FOUR DECADES, JIMMY CLIFF WANTS TO MAKE IT BIG IN SINGAPORE 14 IN CONCERT #2 WATCH OUT, FOLKS ADAM LAMBERT’S FEELING IMPULSIVE FRIDAY, 8 MARCH 2013 18 SPRING FORWARD DON’T BE A WALLFLOWER THE
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        213 2 BROUGHT TO YOU BY ROBINSONS MAN UP TO SPRING AND EMBRACE THE SEASON’S DAPPER COLOURS CREDITS Photography: Jason Ho Styling: Zhang Weifang Styling assistance: Farah Daley Make-up: Larry Yeo (larryyeo.com) using L’Oreal Paris Cosmetics Hair: Alicia Tey (Mosche Hair Salon) using Redken Models: Shaun Chew and Linda Pan,
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        209 6 From graphic florals more bold than girly for the ladies, to saturated brights for the men, ’tis not the season to be a wallflower. Visit Robinsons for your wardrobe update. BROUGHT TO YOU BY ROBINSONS PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM 1 Anthony Miles leather shoes,
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        461 8  - 5 QUESTIONS WITH Asia’s Next Top Model Jessica Amornkuldilok ZHANG WEIFANG S I N G A P O R E Months of posing, prancing and smiling for the camera have definitely paid off for Jessica Amornkuldilok, the winner of the inaugural season of Asia’s Next Top Model. Gaining the upper
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        316 8  -  ZHANG WEIFANG SINGAPORE —This year’s edition of Audi Fashion Festival (AFF) promises some of fashion’s biggest stars when it returns in May, said organisers yesterday at a press conference held at Audi Car Centre. The AFF, which runs from May 15 to 19,
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        343 8 SINGAPORE —Fashion shows can be drawn-out affairs sometimes, but Sloggi plans to change that. Come March 23, Sloggi’s Weather Girls will parade down the fastest and shortest catwalk along Orchard Road. Kicking off with a dance flash mob, the organisers said this fashion show, featuring models
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        466 10  -  Slap, slather and spritz on latest beauty and grooming must-haves LOOKING GOOD BY ZHANG WEIFANG Laneige White Plus Renew Original Essence Get rid of dark spots, uneven skin tone and dull skin with Laneige White Plus Renew Original Essence. It eradicates the melanin veil that causes discolouration of
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        161 10  -  ZHANG WEIFANG S I N G A P O R E —As if to mark their decade-long friendship, MediaCorp artistes and BFFs Rebecca Lim and Desmond Tan were named the local ambassadors of Uniqlo. Lim has been the local face of Uniqlo since her appointment for Fall/Winter 2011
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        315 10 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Actress and lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow has always been into scents; by the time she was 14 she was already addicted to Anais Anais, then graduated to Calyx and Coco Chanel, and still remembers her mother’s scent, the freshjasmine Quadrille by Balenciaga.
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        330 12  -  Latest digs around town GET IT NOW BY KENNETH CHOY Celio* Shoes Celio* has stocked their shelves with the Spring/Summer ’13 range of shoes. Offering more choices (and of course, a complete wardrobe solution) for the urban male, expect to see more designs like sneakers and leather brogues
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        597 14  -  Musician Jimmy Cliff tells why he likes to keep it real TIMBRE ROCK ROOTS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Energetic, uplifting and inspirational. That’s what renowned Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff said you can expect when he performs at the Timbre Rock Roots festival on March 21 and 22.
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        281 14 Mosaic Music Festival There are many reasons why you should go for this festival, including Chok Kerong, Tan Wei Xiang, Charles J Tan, Dru Chen, Pleasantry, I Hate This Place, Tabitha Nauser, Mariam John, Randolf Arriola, Seranaide, Joss Stone, Grimes, Mutemath, Esperanza Spalding and more. Now you know.
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        115 16  -  MUSIC REVIEW: OUT OF TOUCH IN THE WILD DUTCH UNCLES KEVIN MATHEWS In the ’80s, a group of iconoclastic artistes (including Peter Gabriel and Talking Heads) appropriated the syncopated time signatures of socalled World Music to create new Western music that caught the imagination of an entire generation.
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        180 16  -  MUSIC REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL MESS NATALIE HIONG CHRISTOPHER TOH Listening to Singapore singersongwriter Natalie Hiong’s latest EP, Beautiful Mess, you can’t help but think that it’s a bit of a sequel to her debut release, Little Heart (indeed, the track Little Heart is included here). Thankfully, it’s not
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        130 17  -  MUSIC REVIEW: ALL HAIL BRIGHT FUTURES AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR KEVIN MATHEWS The idiosyncratic Irish instrumental rockers are back. With two impressive full-lengths in its discogra- phy, And So I Watch You From Afar (ASIWYFA) shows no signs of slowing down, offering another excellent
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        166 17  -  MUSIC REVIEW: THE RAVEN THAT REFUSED TO SING (AND OTHER STORIES) STEVEN WILSON KEVIN MATHEWS Progressive rock had its critical and commercial heyday in the ’70s, but in 1987, Steven Wilson formed the seminal neo- progressive rock band Porcupine Tree to revive the classic progressive rock of his
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        282 18  -  Xinmsn launches new web series for laughs ONLINE CONNECTION GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fans of television hits Modern Family and The Office might want to log on to xinmsn next week. The MediaCorp online portal is bringing the best of those worlds next week with the
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        190 18 Adam Lambert fans here or Glamberts as they are sometimes known can expect the unexpected when the singer takes the stage at the Star Theatre tonight. “I’m pretty impulsive, I don’t really plan too far in advance so when we rehearsed for this tour, we rehearsed
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        571 20 Modern authors feel commercial obligation’ to write about sex, says novelist Julian Barnes WRITING RISQUE THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Modern authors can feel commercially obliged to write about sex in all its lurid detail, novelist Julian Barnes has suggested, with “old euphemisms” being replaced by “misleading new cliches”
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      288 11 MARINAISQUARE halloo* ii &al/ooh, Cmi^noI 15 17 Mar, 10am 10pm Enjoy an unforgettable March school holidays at our carnival-themed balloon world and immerse in a world of fantasy rides such as the carousel, roller coaster, octopus ride and more at the Central Atrium. Also, catch entertaining busking acts and colourful
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      456 12 b T: 5D4N BEST ssss nssissr DAY 1 (24/6) [MEAL ON BOARD (M.O.B) /D] Assemble at Changi Airport for flight to Adelaide, capital city of South Australia Proceed to award-winning Good Life Modern Organic Pizza for dinner After dinner, head to hotel DAY 2 (25/6) [B/L/D] After breakfast, travel to
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      189 13 ORAL HYGIENE Mouthwash risk? COULD that daily gargle of mouthwash containing alcohol increase your chances of getting oral cancer? Pear lie Whit Most mouthwashes bought off the shelves here contain alcohol on average, it makes up about 22 per cent of content. Local dentists told Today that in the first
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      510 15 i National Heritage Board 20 YEARS of HERITAGE withYOX] 1993-2013 Precious Buddhist artefacts, show-stopping artworks from private collections, and more take centre stage as the National Heritage Board museums present our latest blockbuster ofrynnijs. Dyn'i j/iiss ihasa spycM y^hiijiibnsl lUi SINGAPORE PHILATELIC MUSEUM LIGHT VS DARK EXHIBITION: STAMPS AND COLLECTIBLES
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      164 20 MAJALAH NO. 1 BERBAHASA MELAYU SINGAPURA! SERTAI! ANUGERAH 1BU MANJA PERADUAN IVI E IVI A S A K fff L f f V 7 Jtr 2 S3 20 20,3 MAHLIGAI ClNTA! Seha Cef Bob Ainon Talib Check-list untuk seri muka J A C tip pastikan majlis lancar Fesyen wajib tiru!
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      1112 23 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM The Price Is Right 7.00 AM Live! 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show IX (HD5) 10.00 The Dr Oz Show II 11.00 Ninja Warrior 11.30 Great Ideas From JML 12.30PM Anything Goes 1.00 Primeval II (PG) 2.00 The Million Pound Drop 3.00 The Dr Oz Show
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