Today, 16 March 2013, Afternoon Edition

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    15 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 16 MARCH 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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    New private home sales fell 65% in Feb, but rebound on the cards
    712 1  -  The Chinese New Year holiday was an additional factor in the fall in sales PROPERTY WATCH DAVID BOTTOMLEY Business Editor davidb@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sales of new private homes plummeted 65 per cent in February from the previous month,
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    Lock icon S$62m boost to preserve our heritage
    1001 1  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With a shared culture increasingly essential as the social glue among Singaporeans, Acting Minister (Culture, Community and Youth) Lawrence Wong signalled yesterday that the Government will give greater attention to the preservation of heritage in its future development plans.
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      130 1 AT 19 HE SPOKE NOT A SINGLE WORD OF ENGLISH. TWO DECADES LATER HE BECAME MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FEDEX SATURDAY PEOPLE 18 COMING YOUR WAY... MORE ARTS FUNDING Singaporean artists and art groups will receive more funding support. The Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth will spend around S$94 million
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      11 1 HOT NEWS 10 CHINA’S NEW PM FACES TEST IN BOLSTERING ECONOMY
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    • Article
      S’pore now in ‘new, uncharted phase’
      517 2  -  Dominance of bread and butter concerns during deba tes also reflects a nation preparing for the future: Defence Minister BUDGET, COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY DEBATES NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The preoccupation with domestic issues during the Budget and Committee of Supply (COS) debates reflects,
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      Lock icon Giving the arts a boost
      527 4  -  National Arts Council grant schemes to increase by 140% to S$94 million over next 5 years MCCY COMMUNITY OF SUPPLY DEBATE AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg S I N G A P O R E Singaporean artists and art groups will receive more funding support, as
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      S$100 million to support youth activities
      371 4  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government yesterday announced plans to channel S$100 million towards supporting ground-up youth initiatives prompting Members of Parliament (MPs) to ask how the outcome of such funding would be measured. Acting Minister of Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong announced
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      Lock icon A S$1.5 billion reason to be more active in sports
      581 6  -  INVESTMENT IN FACILITIES PROGRAMMING TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@med iacorp.com .sg SING A PORE More sports facilities, complemented by better and more attractive sports programmes, are in the pipeline to provide opportunities for people to take part in sports
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      Lock icon Businesses must play their part to develop ‘healthy economy’
      371 8 PM Lee urges entrepreneurs and companies to break new ground, develop new businesses SINGAPORE ECONOMY SINGAPORE —The Government will put in place the right policies to achieve quality growth and an inclusive society, but Singapore’s businesses must do their part in
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      Battle for BPL rights — SingTel, StarHub trade barbs
      796 8  - Battle for BPL rights SingTel, StarHub trade barbs LOUISA TANG louisatangqr@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The battle for eyeballs between StarHub and SingTel involving prized broadcast rights to the Barclays Premier League (BPL) football matches was taken to a new level yesterday, with the red and green camps taking swipes at each other.
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      Develop Asian financial markets or face constant bubble threat: Tharman
      500 10 SINGAPORE —Asian financial markets will be haunted by the spectre of recurrent asset bubbles caused by the inflows of hot money from advanced economies unless steps are taken to develop these markets further and fortify the infrastructure supporting them, Deputy
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      Lock icon China’s new PM faces test in bolstering economy
      815 10 LEADERSHIP TRANSITION THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG —China’s new Premier Li Keqiang entered the job yesterday inheriting a wobbling economy that could distract his government from its bold vows to clean up pollution and harness expanding towns and cities as an
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      124 6 AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY INFO SESSIONS NEXT WEEK IN SINGAPORE 21~24 MARCH (THURSDAY TO SUNDAY) Conrad Centennial Hotel-2 Temasek Boulevard “Discover how overseas purchasers can Buy, Lease Manage an Australian property while living in Singapore” Australian Solicitor in Attendance! Number: 2010/*****3 PRIORITY RELEASE FOR SINGAPORE ATTENDEES! CENTRAL EQUITY’S MAJOR NEW APARTMENT TOWER
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      7 6 SPORTS MAKING SPORTS A LIFE-LONG ACTIVITY 30
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      128 7 A new generation will take the wheel. Every family has its rebel. The new A-Class. It is a new class of drive for a new breed of driver. The new A-Class is for a generation that thinks for itself and goes where it pleases. Available in Urban, Style and AMG
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      232 13 40”/42” FULL HD LED LCD TV FR $340SAVE $959 UP $1299 46” 32” 40” 40” TOSHIBA/ Panasonic LG FULL HD LED TV LCD TV FR $190 SAVE $309 UP $499 FR $540SAVE $1959 UP $2499 42” FULL HD LCD TV 40” 3D FULL HD LED TV 55” 3D FULL HD
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      220 16 BRAND KARAOKE SYSTEM 16-17 MARCH LAST 2 DAYS ALL DISPLAY SETS MUST GO BLURAY PLAYER FREE 1PC WIRE MIC FR $39 SAVE $160 UP $1 2.1 SPEAKER BAR MODEL HLS-36 BLURAY PLAYER LG 5.1 BLURAY HOME THEATRE NOW $450 SAVE $449 UP $899 NOW $122SAVE $277 UP $399 @<BIK KARAOKE
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  • saturday people
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      Lock icon UNEXPECTEDLY, THE BOSS
      1682 18  -  Speaking no English, Malaccan boy Khoo Seng Thiam came here at 19 seeking steady work. It took years (and 3 women) before he realised what he was capable of THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg He came to Singapore from Malaysia as a 19-year-old, with
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      123 19 THE BEST VALUE HOME SHOW 16-24 MARCH SINGAPORE EXPO 12noon 10pm FREE ADMISSION 2013 IMS GRAND DRAW 1« Prize $9,888 cash 2"' Pr ze $6,888cast, 3 rd Prize $3,888 cash 4”-io“ EUTE Bladeless Fan Prize W CHECK OUT OUR HOT DEALS! UP TO 80% DISCOUNT ON FURNITUREFURNISHINGMATTRESS Create a statement
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  • voices
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      Rethinking what we want from our education system
      565 20 Does streaming emphasise social divisions? Should alumni priority for school places be done away with to reduce elitism? These and other views were debated in a lively discussion on Thursday’s episode of VoicesTODAY. Here are some highlights: FROM DANIEL YAP My wife
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      Price increases of daily necessities, anti-competitive behaviour being monitored
      216 21  -  FROM LIM BIOW CHUAN President, Consumers Association of Singapore BERNADETTE FOONG Secretariat, Retail Price Watch Group We refer to the online letter by Mr Jeffrey Law, “Will unscrupulous businesses raise prices with more handouts from the Budget?” (Feb 26). The Budget
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      Promote learning, not scoring well in exams
      328 21  -  FROM TIEU XIN YI Fresh out of junior college, the recent discussion on the education system (“Education system reflects societal norms”, March 14) resonated with me deeply. In Singapore, examinations and school in its entirety are stressful. They are meant to be stressful,
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      Clarification
      76 21 In the report “Infant care, childcare leave for single parents as well” (March 15), Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) Executive Director Corinna Lim was quoted as saying that unwed mothers were ineligible for childcare subsidies. AWARE has clarified that this is incorrect. Unwed mothers are entitled
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      69 20 VIDEO VOICESTODAY SHOULD STUDENTS TAKE THEIR FIRST MAJOR EXAM ONLY AT 18? Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/voicestoday to watch the replay of Thursday’s show. Mi* t$adr v, Free parking during lunch hour: 12pm 2pm (Mon-Fri) By The Bay b
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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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      131 21 Tokio Marine TOKIO MARINE Life Insurance Singapore Celebrating 65 years of making Your Security Our Priority lai iw: ■a M P d ■V-W m. 9llt ANNIVERSARY SINCE 1 948 IK u -t. This year, Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore celebrates our 65 th Anniversary. We believe that we could not
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Local employment rate up last year
      509 22 Foreign employment growth drops from 2011 levels, but overall unemployment remains low: Manpower Ministry report LABOUR REPORT CHANNEL NEWSASIA SING A PORE With the Government tightening control over the inflow of foreign manpower, local employment growth outpaced foreign employment last year. According to the
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      Nurturing Malay-Muslim talent the way forward: Yaacob
      502 22  -  WOO SIAN BOON SINGAPORE The Mendaki Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy Scheme (TTFS) received 6,205 applications last year up from the 2,733 applications in 2011 after its income eligibility criterion was raised and students of mixed parentage were allowed to apply. Minister-in-Charge of Muslim
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    • IN BRIEF
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        SMU PROFESSOR DIES IN M’SIA DIVE MISHAP
        145 22 A Singapore Management University (SMU) professor died in a diving mishap in Malaysia last week. The university said in an emailed circular last night that Professor Winston Koh, who was its Director (Research Administration) for the Office of Research, had died while on
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      NTU professor wins Business Professor of the Year award
      340 23  -  Prof Vijay Sethi won after beating three other professors in a live ‘teach-off’ in London EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A business professor from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has been named Business Professor of the Year by the
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      Woman in ex-SCDF chief’s corruption trial to take stand on Monday
      348 23  -  ASHLEY CHIA SINGAPORE —The woman at the centre of the sex-for-contracts case involving former chief of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Peter Lim Sin Pang will take the stand on Monday. Lim, 52, is accused of obtaining oral
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      228 23 East Asia Institute of Management www.easb.edu.sg/openhouse Bolitlfcf Sdwatton @imp Holistic Education (Activities) Musical performance Performing Arts Club Cocktail Creation Club de Cuisine Wine Appreciation Club de Cuisine Table Topics-Toastmasters Club Basic Health Screening School of Allied Health Sciences 16 -17 Mar 2013 10am 6pm EASB Balestier Campus Preview Sessions/Workshops Queen
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  • world
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      Lock icon N Korea test-fires 2 short-range missiles
      537 24 Pyongyang also claims its Internet servers were a ttacked with virus by ‘hostileforces’ KOREA TENSIONS AGENCIES SEOUL North Korea fired off shortrange missiles into the East Sea yesterday amid heightened tension following its nuclear test last month, a military source in Seoul told Yonhap
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      Lock icon OBAMA, XI TALK CYBER ISSUE OVER THE PHONE
      192 24 REUTERS United States President Barack Obama took mounting US concerns about computer hacking straight to China’s President on Thursday in a sign of how seriously the US takes the threat of cyber attacks emanating from China. A day after meeting with US
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      Lock icon BN bids to woo Kelantan with vow to fulfil pledges
      474 26 PMasks for mandate in state ruled by opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia since 1990 MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTION AGENCIES KUALA KR AI Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday asked voters in the opposition-controlled state of Kelantan to give Barisan Nasional (BN) the
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      Lock icon Malaysia did right thing when handling Sulu incursion: Najib
      335 26 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER TANAH MER AH Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday defended the Malaysian security forces’ handling of the situation in Sabah, saying they were protecting the country’s sovereignty. “The government is most careful in the matter and about what we
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      Lock icon Frustration builds against Suu Kyi
      463 27 THE NEW YORK TIMES yangon The gloss is wearing off Aung San Suu Kyi’s reputation as a champion of democracy in Myanmar, underscoring the rockiness of her transition from international symbol to elected official. While she remains widely admired for her campaign against military rule
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      Lock icon Indonesian police kill 3 suspected militants
      251 27 AP JAKARTA —Indonesian police have shot and killed three suspected militants and arrested four others near the country’s capital, seizing more than a dozen homemade bombs and a cache of other weapons from a group suspected of planning terrorism acts. Two suspects resisted when
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      88 25 3 REWARDS. W FROM ME TO YOU. Exclusive 15% discount* for MEclub members from 8 to 21 Mar! Not yet a MEclub member? Register now at MEclub.com.sg. I ■> y 1 Jun 2013 (Sat) 8pm Ticket prices* $78 $98 $128 $158 (‘exclude booking fee) venue Resorts World Convention Centre™ Compass
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      138 26 5 Reasons to Download 'Health Buddy 7 Mobile AppToday! 1 Stay Healthy Get Weekly Health Tips, How-to Videos, Events Promotions 5 Find a GP/Family Doctor Near You, View Profiles of SingHealth Specialists -Z Conditions Read Medical Conditions, Symptoms Treatments Options 4 Ask the Specialists Get Answers to Your Health Questions
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      113 27 BESTSELLERS AND MORE AT $9.90 OR LESS! Get your e-books for less at ilovebooks.com Beyond the Bounty Tony Parsons THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR REASONS WHY* 0mie> CAROLINE SMAILES tK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR REGG ,QU£N Closer than Blood DAVID ASHTON END of the LINE L DANGEROUS GIFTS FATBOY AND THE
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  • business
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      Competition intensifying for Asia’s gambling dollars
      634 28  -  CASINO INDUSTRY ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE —The stakes are being raised in Asia’s gambling industry, with the Philippines placing a US$1 billion (S$1.2 billion) bet that a new mega-casino resort, which opens today, can win a significant share of the region’s
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      TCC in talks with SGX to keep F&N listed: Sources
      370 28  -  CONRAD RAJ SINGAPORE —TCC Assets, the family holding company of Thai tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is in talks with the Singapore Exchange to retain the listing status of local property and food and beverage giant Fraser and Neave (F&N), which it
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      79 29 Your kids will learn how to prepare a healthy lunch. You? Just sit back and enjoy the mayhem. r ■> Mi H H Ul m BO ri 4 •o k rLOK H J V BO 4 y t i H LU BO B iM ■s f* »> V v 8
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      Lock icon MAKING SPORTS A LIFE-LONG ACTIVITY
      642 30  -  MCCY unveils plans to raise sports participation, nurture talent SPORTS FACILITIES MASTERPLAN IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Access to professional coaches, sports scientists and nutritional experts has always been the privilege of a select pool of local athletes training for top-level competitions. But within 20
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      Lock icon BARCA TO MEET BECKHAM’S PSG
      464 30 AGENCIES NYON (S WITZERL A ND) Paris SaintGermain’s newfound status among Europe’s elite will face its first real test against favourites Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals. Yesterday’s draw in Nyon saw Barcelona avoiding Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, but the Catalans could be given
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      Lock icon RED BULLS CHARGE TO THE FORE
      667 31 Vettel, Webber take top two spots in practice REUTERS MELBOURNE World champion Sebastian Vettel put his rivals firmly in their place by dominating both practice sessions on the opening day of the Formula 1 season at the Australian Grand Prix yesterday. The 25-year-old German,
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      Lock icon MCLAREN FEELING A SENSE OF CRISIS
      389 31 AP MELBOURNE —Jenson Button’s hopes of another Australian Grand Prix win appear remote after a woeful first day’s practice yesterday which McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh described as his hardest day in racing. Button, who has won three of the past four Melbourne races,
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      Lock icon UNSETTLED EVERTON RIPE FOR THE PICKING TONIGHT
      767 32  -  THE BIG MATCH EVERTON V MANCHESTER CITY COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Adrian Clarke, TODAY’S EPL analyst, is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for many publications around the
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      Lock icon NADAL’S FEELING PLEASED WITH HIMSELF SO FAR
      406 32 REUTERS INDIA N WELL S (C A LIFORNIA) Rafael Nadal must be mightily satisfied his left knee passed a high-profile examination on Thursday when he swept aside great rival Roger Federer 6-2, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Open, his
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      Lock icon YOUTH OLYMPIC SPIRIT LIVES ON
      440 33  -  PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Outside the Singapore Sports Council’s premises at Kal­lang, the countdown clock contin­ues to track the number of days since Singapore hosted the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010. It has been more than 900 days since the
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    • Article
      SCORES AND TV TIMES
      149 33 NBA Spurs 92 Mavericks 91, Trail Blazers 105 Knicks 90 Europa League (last 16, second leg) Rubin Kazan 2 Levante 0 (Rubin 2-0 agg), Zenit St Petersburg 1 FC Basel 0 (Basel 2-1 agg), Inter Milan 4 Spurs (4-4 agg, Spurs advance on away goals), Bordeaux
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      24 31 TV Times: Today: Practice Session 3 (mio TV Ch115 and Ch117, 10.55am); Qualifying (Ch115 and Ch117, 1.50pm) Sunday: Main Race (Ch115 and Ch117, 1.45pm)
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    • Miscellaneous
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      146 34 Join us for the i-Weekly Cookbook Vol 2 launch! The i-Weekly Cookbook is back with its second edition! Learn healthy recipes from celeb chefs and your fave MediaCorp artistes! On sale now! Join us as we launch this yummy book! EVENT HIGHLIGHTS; Pick up culinary tips from celeb chefs Daniel
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      42 35 CARS THE NEW MERCEDES A-CLASS REFUSES TO CONFORM 36 CHEAP EATS KYM NG POINTS YOU IN A SOUP DIRECTION 40 FOOD REVIEWS THE MARKET GRILL SIZZLES, JAAN GOES GREEN 41 SATURDAY, 16 MARCH 2013 NICE BUNS AND OTHER EASTER DELIGHTS39 PHOTO: CEDELE
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  • T TODAY
    • cars
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        REBEL, REBEL
        564 36  -  MERCEDES BILLS ITS NEW A-CLASS AS THE REBEL OF THE FAMILY. IT’S NOT HARD TO SEE WHY LEOW JU-LEN features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Janis Joplin entreated the Lord to buy her a Mercedes-Benz, but some young Singaporeans have a more immediate source to get one: The Bank of Mum and
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        A-star
        232 36 SINGAPORE Mercedes-Benz launched its new A-class with a star-studded event at OverEasy One Fullerton on Wednesday evening. The launch was attended by MediaCorp celebrities Desmond Tan, Rebecca Lim, Rosalind Lee and Elvin Ng. Tunes were provided by DJ Tyler Made, while graffiti artist Zul Zero added some visual spectacle
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        RAV review
        535 37  -  The epitome of the Regular Joe SUV plays a funkier tune this time round TOYOTA RAV4 PREMIUM DERRYN WONG S ING A POR E —Toyota is a brand with a certain blend of magic. Sure, you may scoff, but look at it this way: It’s very obvious why
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