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  • 24 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp SATURDAY, 27 JULY 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 27 JULY 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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  • 53 1 Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reviewing a guard of honour at the Istana yesterday morning on his first official visit to Singapore. Hours later, US Vice-President Joe Biden met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the same venue as he begins a three-day visit to the Republic.
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  • 693 1  -  More regulations could be introduced, especially for those considered high risk: PSD TACKLING CORRUPTION NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Public servants could face tighter rules on casino visits, following the discovery last September that a senior anti-graft officer had allegedly gambled
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  • 609 1  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —Any joy among football fans at the authorities’ decision yesterday to reject SingTel’s appeal against the cross-carriage ruling was quickly tempered by the telco’s pricing
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    • 49 1 FOR MEDIACORP CEO SHAUN SEOW, HIS CHILDREN ARE HIS ‘SAMPLES’ TO HELP HIM KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE DIGITAL AGE SATURDAY PEOPLE 7 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp SPORTS 18 BIGGER PRIZE AT STAKE AS TODAY FANTASY LEAGUE RETURNS SEE PAGE 6
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  • hot news
    • 557 2  -  ROBUST DEMAND FOR SUBURBAN PROJECTS LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Private home prices climbed to a record high in the second quarter of this year, led by price gains in suburban areas, where buyers
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    • 165 2  -  LEE YEN NEE On the public housing front, prices of resale Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats rose at a slower pace as cooling measures continued to work their way through the market. Prices rose 0.5 per cent in the second quarter, in
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    • 593 4  -  Average of 39public-sector cases investigated each year, with two-thirds leading to prosecution, disciplinary action MOST OFFICERS PROBED RECEIVED ONLY MONEY ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Over the last five years, about half of the errant public officers who were investigated and found
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    • 737 6  -  Remarks made amid raised tensions over disputed islands in East China Sea JAPAN PM WANTS MEETINGS ‘WITHOUT PRE-CONDITIONS’ VENESSA LEE Deputy Foreign Editor venessa@mediacorp.com .sg AGENCIES SINGAPORE Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday called for urgent high-level talks with China, as he
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    • 359 6  -  TAN QIUYI SINGAPORE —United States Vice-Pres-ident Joe Biden said yesterday that the US and Singapore stand “shoulder to shoulder” on the vast majority of issues the two countries jointly face, such as in the areas of trade, security and education. Mr Biden,
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    • 165 6 AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY INFO SESSIONS NEXT WEEK IN SINGAPORE! AUGUST 1 st to 4th (THURS toSUN) CONRAD CENTENNIAL HOTEL 2 Temasek Boulevard Buy Direct From Australian Developer! Who should attend our Info Sessions? “Discover how overseas purchasers can buy, lease and manage an Australian property while living in Singapore” Property investors
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  • saturday people
    • 2831 7  -  He’s driving the transformation of MediaCorp to forge closer bonds with today’s tech-savvy audiences. CEO Shaun Seow shares about the big changes taking place THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES LOH CHEE KONG Associate Editor cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg Like many working parents here, the time spent in the
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    • 43 9 WHAT MR SHAUN SEOW HAD AT BRASSERIE LES SAVEURS APPETISER Caramelized Onion Soup with Gratinée Gruyere Cheese JJ’S BUSINESS LUNCH EXPERIENCE Organic Chicken Braised in Red Wine with Mashed Potatoes and Mushroom Fricassee DESSERTS Fresh Fruit Salad with Raspberry and Merlot Sorbet S$75++
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  • voices
    • 680 10 The debate on how to attract the young to become hawkers con tinued in the extended segment of Thursday’s episode of VoicesTODAY. Here are excerpts Leslie Tay: Our hawker centres can be upgraded to something more attractive to the young generation.
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    • 221 12  -  FROM LIM TECK KOON An average smoker here would spend about S$12,000 over five years on cigarettes. Smoking also incurs other costs and externalities on oneself, those exposed to second-hand smoke, the healthcare system and economy. Seen in this context,
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    • 200 12  -  FROM MICHAEL TAN HOE HENG I have two suggestions on how to level the playing field for neighbourhood primary schools. Presently, pupils of certain primary schools enjoy priority admission to affiliated secondary schools. These primary schools are thus popular in Primary
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    • 158 12  -  FROM EDMUND WAN President, Handicaps Welfare Association The Handicaps Welfare Association welcomes Mr Peter Lim’s suggestion that “All ministries should accept one certification of disability” (July 24) on any other ministry’s application form that has already been approved. As every medical certification requires a specialist
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    • 14 10 •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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  • singapore
    • 368 13  -  S$8,400 PAID ‘WAS NOT BY UNLAWFUL MEANS’ KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN spykermankf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Former table-tennis chief Choo Wee Khiang was acquitted yesterday of criminal breach of trust, after a District Judge found he did not misappropriate funds when he approved a payment of
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    • 635 14  -  FOOD COURT MAY MOVE TO SMALLER PREMISES NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A food court that employs Singaporeans with special needs and organises daily lunches for residents of welfare homes may scale down its initiatives as it faces a possible move to smaller premises. The
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  • world
    • 435 15 DEFENCE POLICY REVIEW AGENCIES TOKYO A defence paper released yesterday by Japan’s hawkish new government called for an increase in the country’s military capabilities and a more assertive role in regional security due to increased threats from China and North Korea.
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    • 252 16 AGENCIES SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (SPAIN) The police yesterday detained the driver of a train that crashed in north-western Spain and took possession of its black box, which will shed light on why the train was going faster than the speed limit on
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    • 381 16 FIRST VOTE BY GRASSROOTS FOR TOP RANKS AGENCIES K UA L A L U M P U R Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday announced that the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party will hold the election for its top leadership in
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  • business
    • 554 17  -  VOLATILE BIOMEDICAL SECTOR WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Factory production in Singapore fell sharply as expected last month mainly due to the volatile biomedical sector, but electronics output maintained its growth momentum for the third consecutive month, signalling a potential recovery in the
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    • 312 17 BLOOMBERG K UA L A L U M P U R —Genting Malaysia plans to spend at least RM3 billion (S$1.2 billion) over five years to revamp the country’s sole casino resort and will tie up with 21st Century Fox on a theme
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    • 231 17 SINGAPORE —CDL Hospitality Trusts reported yesterday that distribution per stapled security fell 6.8 per cent in the second quarter from the corresponding period a year earlier to 2.72 Singapore cents. Gross revenue fell 2.9 per cent to S$35.6 million, mainly due to lower
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  • sports
    • 394 18  -  FELICIA QUICK feliciaquick@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Following a successful inaugural season, the TODAY Fantasy League is back bigger and better. The second edition of the league will now be open to competitors from Malaysia and Indonesia, and will coincide with the start of
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    • 548 18  -  Liverpool legend Rush warns wantaway striker that he could struggle like Torres NO PLAYER IS BIGGER THAN THE CLUB, BUT GERARD WONG IN BANGKOK Sports Editor gerard@mediacorp.com.sg BA N G KO K Legendary Liverpool striker Ian Rush has advised Luis Suarez to pay heed to Fernando Torres’
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    • 604 20  -  PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —She may loath to admit it, but the thought of becoming the first woman to win four Majors in a row is starting to weigh heavily on Park Inbee’s mind. Ahead of the 2013 Women’s British Open,
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    • 557 20  -  Sailing champion has potential to be Olympic medallist, says coach Alegre THE BEST IN HIS AGE GROUP TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —On the bookshelf next to Loh Jia Yi’s bed at home sits a copy of Rafa:
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    • 599 21  -  TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE —They may not be expected to win a medal at the second-most important swimming meet after the Olympics, but plenty is still at stake for Singapore’s eight-strong national swim team for the FINA World Championship in
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    • 381 21 CANON SUPERSERIES citement.” produced by the today SPORTSTEAM SING A PORE —Launched five years ago, the Canon SuperSeries Bowling Championship aims to encourage organisations to promote a healthy work-life balance among their employees by creating a platform for team bonding and networking. And it is
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    • 502 22  -  Sponsorship deal a boost for table tennis body after cut in govt grants FUNDS TO GO TOWARDS TRAINING, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) had expected to run a deficit of S$600,000 after experiencing a dip in annual grants
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    • 354 22 Protection is in Your Hands How do people get infected with the flu virus? Direct contamination 111 If someone breathes in an airborne virus, they can get infected. O Indirect contamination 111 If someone touches a surface contaminated with the virus and then touch their eyes, nose or mouth, they
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    • 49 23 STAND TALL SATURDAY, 27 JULY 2013 STELLAR’S CELEBRATORY MENU SPARKLES WITH ORIGINALITY AND VALUE COE WOES TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO CHEAP COES? 24 GOOD TOGETHER WHAT’S THE BEST WINE FOR YOUR PRAWN MEE? 28 NO FLIP-FLOPS PLEASE STEREOPHONICS’ KELLY JONES ON MURPHY’S LAW 32 30 STELLAR’S TRUFFLE GNOCCHI
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  • cars
    • 734 24  -  MANY ARE WAITING FOR LOW COE PRICES TO RETURN, BUT THE NATURE OF THE SECTOR MEANS THIS MAY BE A THING OF THE PAST LEOW JU-LEN features@mediacorp.com.sg As far as some wistful, would-be car buyers are concerned, the good old days ended three years ago. That
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    • 490 25  -  It’s refined, handles sweetly and is more posh than the 3 Series make no mistake, BMW’s 4 Series deserves its new badge BMW’S 4 SERIES DAVID KHOO features@mediacorp.com.sg LISBON, PORTUGAL There’s more to the BMW 4 Series’ new model nomenclature than just being a 3 Series sedan with
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      295 25  -  A performance-oriented hatch that’s also extra safe? Meet Volvo’s take on five-door fun VOLVO V40 R-DESIGN DERRYN WONG S I NG A PO R E The Volvo V40 is the Swedish brand’s first attempt at a five-door hatch, and this is the highperformance version of it,
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  • food
    • 767 28  -  Master Of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee on culinary marriages A GLOBAL FIXATION DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With all the recent huffing and puffing surrounding Asian versus Western culinary sensibilities (thanks, Gordon Ramsay), it’s easy to overlook the two cultures’ unique relationship. But we’re not talking about China’s attempt
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    • 224 28  -  DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE —For the next two months, expect to get invitations from fellow foodies to dine on some of the world’s best beef. The Kobe wagyu not the Kobestyled American wagyu or the Australian pedigree is one of the hardest
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    • 472 29  -  Possibly one of the most exciting restaurants to debut this year FOOD REVIEW: BAR-ROQUE GRILL ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE —I really wanted to like that roast chicken (S$20 for half/S$38 for a whole). After all, Bar-Roque Grill prides itself on being a “modern rotisserie and bar” where chef
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    • 494 30  -  The latest menu here happily references the National Day fireworks displays FOOD REVIEW: STELLAR AT 1-ALTITUDE ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE —It’s the time of year again for fireworks, and there are plenty of seats at Stellar at 1-Altitude, the restaurant run by executive chef Christopher Millar at
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    • 404 30 information. PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM Wishing for a holiday but can’t quite decide where to go? Visit the Chan Brothers Travel Powerhouse for some inspiration. The agency has increased its presence at Fook Hai Building, adding two offices to its flagship store. Spanning 15,000
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      492 31 7ADAM’S SINGAPOREAN MENU Pay S$S48 to enjoy an appetiser, a main course and a dessert. For mains, try the chicken rice with grilled chicken brochette with Asian herbs and rendang braised beef with steamed basmati rice and pickled achar. Pair it with a 7Adam Singapore Sling at S$10+.
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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  • culture&lifestyle
    • 533 32  -  Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones on touring high-jinks and other foibles SPECIAL MOMENTS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Strange things can happen to a band when they go on tour. In fact, whenever they hit the road, most bands will swear by Murphy’s Law, or, as some like to call
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      289 33  -  A fun but rudderless effort from new collective The Seven-Headed Dragon THEATRE REVIEW: IN THE CURVE OF THE WANTON SEA MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE “Voyage is our constant, stillness our enemy”, a seafaring character tells his noob companion. And indeed, just as their sampan drifts to nowhere in particular,
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    • 162 33  -  HON JING YI SINGAPORE Korean pop star Se7en and Mighty Mouth’s Sang Chu have been sentenced to 10 days in military prison, after the two were filmed visiting adult massage parlours after performing at a concert hosted by the military. Website
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