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    25 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp THURSDAY, 22 AUGUST 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp THURSDAY, 22 AUGUST 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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      474 1 WUOB ANN VERSARY CELEBRATING OUR Celebrate mid-autumn with our festive delights m BREADTALK Purchase a Reunion Set* at S$48 (U.P: S$59.60). Plus, enjoy 3% SMARTS rebate. Tel: 6733 4434 Valid at all BreadTalk outlets in Singapore. Includes a box of Classic mooncakes (4 pieces) and a box of Mini mooncakes
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      1148 2 CELEBRATING OUR 25 m ANNIVERSARY Tantalising treats to send you over the moon. SHERATON TOWERS SINGAPORE HOTEL LI BAI CANTONESE RESTAURANT Early Bird Special (till 4 Sep)* 25% off mooncakes with min. order of 10 boxes. 5-19 Sep 15% off mooncakes. Tel: 6839 5623 *Valid with payment made by 4
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  • Article
    New homes, parks on cards after air base moves
    703 1  -  ENDEAVOUR ‘WILL TAKE TIME TO REALISE’ SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE New residential areas, parks, schools, community facilities and job clusters for residents in the north-eastern and eastern parts of the island. These are some of the “ex- citing possibilities” thrown up
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    Lock icon Do not look at education system changes in isolation, urges Heng
    679 1  -  AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At the first dialogue session organised by Government feedback arm REACH on the National Day Rally, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday had to allay concerns and doubts about the policy chang- es to the
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      33 1 COMMUNITY MUST STEP UP AS EQUALPARTNER TO HELP SHARE THE GOVT’S LOAD IN BUILDING A FAIR AND JUST SOCIETY: LAURENCE LIEN COMMENT&ANALYSIS 14 SPORTS 52 CHELSEA RIDE THEIR LUCK AS REFEREE TURNS VILLAIN
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      124 1 Don’t know what to EAT? Download the free 8 DAYS EAT app now! September 2013 m < IRUINE P A usive lRASlA'S TH s f N rTNE r IN kok aW< an9 •nations' iati° n |USt j r asi a corn AirAsia r 20% is only applicable for base fare
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Air base move will revive ‘sleepy town’
      651 2  -  Paya Lebar residents look forward to changes, hope for more amenities, facilities ‘GOODBYE TO PLANE NOISE’ EMILY LIU, SUMITA SREEDHARAN emilyrliu@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE —Whenever he needs a change of scenery from the four walls of his office at Kaki Bukit Avenue 3,
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      Lock icon Finland looks to S’pore for ideas
      718 4  -  Education Minister hopes to ‘learn from the best of the best’ on educational technologies, innovative teaching methods EGALITARIAN SYSTEM UNDER PRESSURE NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The current buzz phrase in the Republic’s education system, “every school is a good school”, is in fact
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      GST hike ‘more likely’ if Govt needs to raise revenue for new initiatives
      658 4  -  WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Government is unlikely to raise income tax to pay for the slew of healthcare, housing and infrastructure initiatives announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during the National Day Rally as
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      Coffee shop for sale, vendors hope for S$12m
      582 8  -  MND says prices of eating houses have risen and will monitor market; HDB not intervening in rents of individual stalls AFTER S$23.8M RECORD PRICE SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Little more than a week after the issue of high prices for coffee
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    • Article
      Lock icon NSA ‘may have collected tens of thousands of Americans’ emails’
      499 10 AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES WA SHINGTON United States intelligence officials released new documents yesterday showing that the National Security Agency (NSA) may have unintentionally collected as many as 56,000 emailed communications of Americans per year between 2008 and 2011. The officials
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      Lock icon Poison gas attack ‘kills hundreds’ in Syria, rebels claim
      186 10 REUTERS DA M A SCU S Syria’s opposition accused government forces of gassing hundreds of people yesterday by firing rockets that released deadly fumes over rebel-held suburbs, killing men, women and children as they slept. With the death toll estimated between
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      455 5 Neighbours first, bankers second since 1877 $POSB Everyday Card With cash rebates of 3% for AirAsia 1 and 2% for overseas spend 2 Singapore's Favourite Card is going places. f everyday MliiiTi k .V. z tv S rO -3 3 VALID DATES MONTH YEAR MONTH YEAR uitl 'Best Credit Card
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      147 6 Night Festival > at CHIJMES T 15% off total bill Present this advertisement to enjoy. Promotion above is nut valid in conjunction ■with other promotions and discounts. Valid only on 23, 24, SO 31 August Other terms and conditions apply. Discover German artist Knut Eckstein’s artwork using simple, ephemeral material
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      173 8 Fri 23 Sat 24 Aug and Fri 30 Sat 31 Aug 2013 7pm 2am Free Admission Art and Culture Spill onto the Streets at the Singapore Night Festival www.brasbasahbugis.sg/nightfestival A nocturnal extravaganza of spectacular aerial performances, music, dance and installation artworks at the heart of Bras Basah.Bugis precinct, Singapore’s arts
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      137 10 BRITISH AIRWAYS TWO CITIES. ONE SPECIAL PRICE. To Fly. To Serve. 4 V Terms and Conditions: Sale ends on 31 August 2013, unless sold out prior. Subject to availability. Return economy airfares from Singapore are inclusive of taxes and surcharges. Fares based on London stopover taken before the outbound travel
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      605 11 OLYMPUS Anniversary Sales 5 August 30 September 2013 OM-D E-M5 Now *1688 (After trade-in") Usual; $1888 (Body only) Standard Bundle; 16GB SD Card 3-month local extended warranty (Total worth $115) Product Workshop M. ZUIKO 12-50mm f3.5 6.3 Weatherproof Lens FREE M. ZUIKO 40-150mm Rf4.0-5.6 Lens worth $548 (black colour) FREE
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  • comment &analysis
    • Article, Illustration
      The rising challenge of our fragile food security
      1336 12  -  INTEGRATED STRATEGIES NEEDED BARRY DESKER Barry Desker is Dean of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. The world is being haunted again by the spectre of a global food shortage. Demand for food over the next decade is
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      Community must step up as equal partner
      923 14  -  TO FORGE A JUST SOCIETY... LAURENCE LIEN Laurence Lien is a Nominated Member of Parliament, Chief Executive of the National Volunteer Philanthropy Centre and Chairman of the Lien Foundation. I think the Prime Minister gave his most significant policy speech ever at the
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      Chasing the third arrow of Abenomics
      659 15  -  JAPAN POISED FOR CHANGE, FINALLY? LUTFEY SIDDIQI Lutfey Siddiqi is Managing Director and Asia-Pacific Co-Head of Foreign Exchange at UBS Investment Bank and Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore. He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in
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      304 12 The responsibility to build a giving nation is for all of us to own. We must do more than just share the State’s load we should help set the agenda, help point the way, help find solutions and help build our own future. LAURENCE LIEN 14 NEW PROPERTY RULINGS! So,
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      19 15 READ THE COMMENTARY Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/jpnaug22
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  • voices
    • Article
      Beware of perpetuating elitism with new rules
      458 16  -  FROM BEN ONG The new Primary 1 registration rules are well meaning but would have unintended consequences. Property prices around top schools will continue to skyrocket. Parents will join alumni groups just to get children into top schools rather than being truly keen
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    • Article
      Is master’s necessary for trainee teachers?
      189 16  -  FROM CHUA KIM CHOO The report, “NIE looks to raise quality of teachers” (Aug 20), stated that the National Institute of Education is considering “whether all trainee teachers should undergo a direct master’s programme to further enhance the quality of teachers here”. I must
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    • Article
      Home ownership is a lifestyle choice
      394 17  -  FROM TAN SI AN Between the dichotomous desires of asset appreciation for existing homeowners and affordable housing for first-timers, the choice, announced at the National Day Rally, is to slice this Gordian knot by promising price stability for Build-To-Order flats via more subsidies. The
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    • Article
      Co-bid BPL content for everyone’s benefit
      175 17  -  FROM GURMIT SINGH KULLAR Any advantage to a single cable television provider here is weighed down by our relatively small population. There are about 400,000 mio TV and 530,000 StarHub cable TV subscribers; it is unlikely that either party will see a large fluctuation
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      Enforced education the worst motivator in learning
      505 18  -  FROM EE TECK EE Professor K Ranga Krishnan is right that “Understanding motivation and apathy is key to education” (Aug 16). Motivation is key to every undertaking in life. It is the mental fuel, just as sugar and fat are the phys- ical
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    • Article
      Make homework flexible to achieve the best result
      90 18  -  FROM SHI LIANG I refer to the letter, “More homework not necessarily key to effective learning” (Aug 12). The key to education is: Parents and educators working together to find the child’s strong and weak points. Homework can then be customised to
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      35 16 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices LETTER A RALLY THAT PUT S’POREANS FIRST Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/rallyaug22 for the letter from Hamidah Aidillah Mustafa.
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      29 17 LETTER SOME ASPIRE TO OWN PRIVATE HOMES, SO ALLOWANCE MADE Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ltrhdb22aug for the letter from Lily Chan-Wong Jee Choo, Housing and Development Board.
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      67 19 Afairer Singapore, and a fairer education system? Will replacing PSLE T-scores curb excessive competition? Is reserving 40 P1 places enough for those with no school ties? Can character really be measured for Direct School Admissions? Will these changes make Singapore a more open meritocracy? Catch the debate! voices@mediacorp.com.sg tdy.sg/voicestoday #voicestoday
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Less (paper)work, more pay
      449 20  -  NTUC’s Inclusive Growth Programme sees 18,000 workers get wage in cremen ts as companies raise productivity AN AVERAGE 11% PAY RISE KOK XING HUI xinghui@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Room attendants at Sheraton Towers Singapore have received a 7-per-cent increase in their gross salaries since June, thanks to a
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    • Article
      Number of CGH caregivers to triple in Sept
      361 20  -  EMILY LIU SING A PORE —Patients who are discharged from the Changi General Hospital (CGH) will have more help to turn to as they wait for long-term care arrangements to be worked out. This comes after the number of caregivers offered under
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      Lock icon COE price for commercial vehicles reaches new high
      517 22  -  Premiums cross S$70,000 mark, costing almost as much as those for cars INCREASE DUE TO SURGE IN DEREGISTRATION NUMBERS WOO SIAN BOON SINGAPORE Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for commercial vehicles continued their record-breaking surge in the latest bidding exercise which ended
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    • Article
      Family of dead inmate seeks court order to reopen coroner’s inquiry
      257 23  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —The family of inmate Dinesh Raman Chinnaiah has asked the court for a mandatory order to reopen the Coroner’s Inquiry into his death, as well as to declare that the Coroner is to continue with an
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    • Article
      Unfair to send NSmen for reformative training now: Court
      334 23  -  ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A High Court judge has dismissed an appeal by the prosecution to send three National Servicemen for reformative training instead of jail, saying it would be unfair to them. The trio, who were convicted of theft, are
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      Lock icon Farisha is The Final 1
      93 24  -  MAY SEAH The Star Theatre was the site of an intense final showdown between the top two contestants of Channel 5’s singing competition, The Final 1, last evening. Undergraduate Farisha Ishak (in red), 19, was voted the better performer by the public, beating 28-year-old marketing
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    • Article
      Include women in the NS experience, say many students
      407 24  -  BACKING AT FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To boost community support for National Service (NS), Singapore should allow women to take up National Service stints, said students at a focus group discussion organised by the Committee to Strengthen National
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      521 21 SEPTEMBER 2013 In this issue FOLLOW STYLE: FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/ Style.Singapore INSTAGRAM @style_singapore XINMSN lifestyle.xin.msn.com/en/ magazine/style FALL/WINTER 2013/13 +Get Interactive and download the Style: September’13 issue on the iPad. Available 1 September 2013. SLIMANE HEDI BY LAURENT SAINT The coolest trends and collections that made heads turn. by Sharon Tulasidas Lena
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      71 22 DEAR LATEl NIGHT STUDY BUDDIES, WE SALUTE YOU You have a Major in Taking Exams; a Minor in Doing Last Minute Assignments. The library table has your drool marks all over it. Let the others take the easy way out. You take Red Bull 25% Less Sugar and give the
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      244 24 Broadway's Big Fat Musical Comedy Hit Comes to Singapore ‘THE ULTIMATE FEEL-GOOD SHOW’ guardian P THE BROADWAY MUSICAL* 26 September 1 October 2013 Esplanade Theatre Get ready for the blockbuster musical of the year! For the very first time ever in South East Asia, the globally acclaimed and Tony-Award and
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  • silver
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      Device helps caregivers keep track of dementia patients
      623 26  -  People Locator will also promote social interaction, an important part of rehabilitation process TRIAL RUNS PLANNED IN NURSING HOMES, HOSPITALS EMILY LIU emilyrliu@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E —Mr Mark Wong is no stranger to dementia, having watched how a relative and
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Persecution ‘politically motivated’
      441 28 A handful of Bo’s supporters risk detention to stage protest on eve of his trial AGENCIES JINAN (CHINA) —A handful of supporters of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai protested outside a courthouse in eastern China yesterday, on the eve of the country’s most anticipated trial in years,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Bo Xilai trial set to focus on crime, not ideas
      700 29 China’s leaders in delicate balancing act between silencing his vocal supporters and preserving leftist ideology CRITICS DISMISS CASE AS CONSPIRACY THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING —With disgraced former Communist Party official Bo Xilai set to go on trial today on
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      Lock icon Chinese ships set sail for rare drills with US Navy
      487 30 Exercises build on commitment to create stronger ties made by leaders of both coun tries AP BEIJING —Three Chinese ships are sailing east to join rare naval drills with the United States as Beijing ramps up its military diplomacy amid
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      276 28 SME 42 FINDING THE RIGHT FIT SEPTEMBER SCHOOL HOLIDAY COURSES Learn to read fluently, write effectively, present with confidence and learn with passion Oral Examinations Preparation Programme(English or Mandarin) This programme is specially designed to prepare participants for their English or Mandarin Oral Examinations (Primary 4 to 6). Date: Time:
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  • world
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      Lock icon Bus from Genting plunges into ravine, killing 37
      342 31 VEHICLE BELIEVED TO BE OVERLOADED AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A bus travelling from the hilltop gambling resort of Genting Highlands to the capital, Kuala Lumpur, plunged 60 metres into a ravine yesterday, killing 37 people in what has been described as Malaysia’s worst
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    • Article
      Lock icon WikiLeaks case: Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison
      420 32 PETITION FOR PRESIDENTIAL PARDON ANNOUNCED AP fort meade (Maryland)— United States soldier Bradley Manning was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison for giving hundreds of thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the largest such
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    • Article
      Lock icon Indonesian police arrest 8 more suspects in plot against Myanmar Embassy
      246 33 AP JAK ARTA Indonesia’s elite anti-ter-rorism squad has arrested eight more suspected militants, including a former convicted terrorist, in connection with a plot to bomb the Myanmar Embassy to protest against that country’s treatment of Muslims, the police said
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    • Article
      Lock icon Mubarak could leave jail today, says lawyer
      476 33 REUTERS CAIRO —Deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will leave jail as early as today, after a court ruling that jolted a divided nation already in turmoil seven weeks after the army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. Convening yesterday at the Cairo jail where
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      156 34 guardian^ For Health For Beauty For You Congratulations to our pharmacists for winning 11 out of 13 Health Ambassador Awards! m Health Promotion Board Sponsors tical Society tapore I •x~ y 5 k. n f) *Tn r* R f) WINNER OF THE COMMUNITY PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR AWARD for excellence
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      248 36 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE GIC is the buyer of Blackstone’s stake in London’s Broadgate office complex, according to two sources with knowledge of the transaction. GIC formerly known as the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation is buying 50 per cent of
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      292 36 AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO Hewlett-Packard yesterday replaced Mr Dave Donatelli with Mr Bill Veghte at the helm of its second-largest business division as it reported a larger-than-expected 8 per cent slide in third-quarter revenue. The world’s largest PC-maker recorded revenue of US$27.2 billion
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      735 36 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS WASHINGTON A few Federal Reserve officials thought last month it would soon be time to slow the pace of their bond buying “somewhat” but others counselled patience, according to meeting minutes that offered little hint
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      358 38 IMPROVING OUTLOOK FOR EXPORTS BLOOMBERG BEIJING —China will achieve the government’s 7.5 per cent growth target this year, as exports start to pick up and the world’s second-largest economy stabilises after a two-quarter slowdown, a Bloomberg News survey of
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      242 38 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —The Indonesian arm of United Overseas Bank (UOB) said yesterday that it plans to double corporate loans to foreign firms expanding into South-east Asia’s largest economy within the next three years, and introduce a dedicated foreign direct investment
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        123 40 Get your hands on 7-Eleven’s latest dishes at a promotional price of S$2.60. Craving prata? Try the new Coin Prata with Curry Chicken pack (UP: S$2.90). The bite-sized pratas are thin and soft with circular layers. For something less spicy, the new Creamy Chicken Pie (UP: S$3.30) boasts
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        169 40 Last Saturday was the inaugural Nestle Omega Plus Acticol “Love Your Heart” Run. The run was the finale of the Nestle Omega Plus Acticol “Love Your Heart” campaign, which aims to create awareness on the importance of maintaining good heart health as well as to encourage the
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        151 40 Suffering from muscle fatigue after your run or an intense workout? Cool down with Salonpas Ice-Cold Spray, which works like an ice pack to help reduce the rate of lactic acid accumulation in muscles and inflammation. It can also be used to reduce swelling associated with bruises or
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        102 40 To encourage customers to lead a healthy lifestyle and enjoy their fruits, MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH has a new campaign, which features vibrant images with energetic and youthful ambassadors. With this campaign, MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH also hopes to strengthen MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH’s brand personality as a youthful,
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        323 40 Here’s your chance to get up close and personal with MediaCorp artiste Desmond Tan in the Chan Brothers Travel celebrity-led travelogue tour to Turkey. The 12-day “Flavour”ites of Turkey with Desmond Tan departs Sept 16, and promises a fun and enriching holiday experience as travellers get
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        155 40 To celebrate Singapore’s 48th birthday, Yeo Hiap Seng collaborated with ITE College Central (ITE CC) in a community initiative to encourage students to create art pieces using recycled materials. Students focused their projects on Singapore’s achievements from 1965 to 2013. Under the guidance of Singapore’s renowned recycling
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      53 37 t THE MORNING EXPRESS WITH GLENN JOE weekday: 6AM 10 TRIVIA M STATIST!! FOR LIFE G-SH (.1,FAN’S WACKYV WORDS MSI il k6 5 1 8 A, 6 7 O 2 8 I 9 I O (|q they? he ehght or SMARTY PASTS Tvs Top jockslfwim big egos op.rnt share CLASS
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      40 38 Whether it’s chilli crab, chicken rice,laksa or films. homemade is always better. 1 Just Follow Law 4 Aug Money No Enough 2 11 Aug It’s a Great Great World 18 Aug Homecoming 25 Aug O z CO FHlUAri Sundays 10pm
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      810 42  -  Joseph Tan’s bet to open a showroom to sell ergonomic furniture has paid off handsomely THE BURGEONING FIELD OF ERGONOMICS FRANCIS KAN todaysme@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Mr Joseph Tan secured the sole distributorship for a brand of ergonomic chairs from Germany, his plan was to sell them
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      522 46 Meanwhile, Microsoft reveals demandfor its forthcoming Xbox One is ‘unprecedented RELEASE DATE NOT CONFIRMED FOR S’PORE AGENCIES COLOG N E (G E R M A NY Sony has received more than one million pre-or-ders worldwide for its new PlayStation 4 console, a
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      462 47 THE GUARDIAN SEOUL The watch may be a portable device with a long history, but it is now becoming the technology battleground of the future. Samsung is expected to unveil a smartwatch in two weeks, and leaks suggest it will have a
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      373 48  -  DAN GUEN CHIN JO H O R BA R U Fandi Ahmad may have quit as Johor Darul Takzim (DT) team manager earlier this week, soon after being stood down as the team’s chief coach, but what he has done in his two
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      780 48  -  Crown Prince wants Hariss for Johor DT, Baihakki to boost Johor FA GEARING UP FOR NEXT SEASON DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg JOHOR BA RU —The Johor Football Association, which oversees Malaysian Super League side Johor Darul Takzim (DT) and second-tier Malaysian Premier League outfit Johor FA,
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      498 49  -  Youth athletes on track to match five swimming golds from 2009 AYG LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE The Republic’s goldmedal run at the 2nd Asian Youth Games continued yesterday, with Quah Zheng Wen winning the boys’ 200m backstroke final for his second victory
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      452 50  -  EPL ANALYST ISSUES FRIENDLY CHALLENGE GERARD WONG Sports Editor gerard@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Adrian Clarke retired from professional football in 2006 after a 15-year career —which saw the midfielder playing nine times for Arsenal in the English Premier League becoming a coach, or
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      626 52 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS LONDON Chelsea rode their luck to emerge with a second win in as many Premier League games yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) after Branislav Ivanovic escaped a red card and then his marker to head them to a 2-1
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      185 52 AGENCIES MADRID Barcelona said forward Lionel Messi injured his left leg during yesterday’s match against Atletico Madrid, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Messi was replaced by Cesc Fabregas at half-time in the first leg of the Spanish Supercup at the Vicente Calderon Stadium.
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      309 52 REUTERS ISTANBUL Arsenal won 3-0 against Fenerbahce to close on a 16th consecutive appearance in the group stage of the Champions League yesterday. Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud scored in the second half for Arsenal, who host the second match
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      160 49 J?- (»■> r COMIN One of many groups of mental disorders affecting the population. This talk focuses on the symptoms and causes of depression, while also discussing on current treatment options that are available to overcome depression. Date Time Venue 24 August 201 3 (Saturday) I 2:30pm 2pm Khoo Teck
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      222 50 Professional Development courses New Media Technology WSQ Plan Content for Web and Multimedia Products Plan the content for an interactive media product by identifying key messages, themes, tone and personality of written content. Course Fee*: S$674.10 WSQ Promote Products and Services on Social Media Harness the power of Social Media
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      41 50 TODAY Fantasy League Sign up for the TODAY Fantasy League at www. todayonline.com/ fantasyleague today and stand a chance to win US$500 Manager of the Month awards, and the US$5,000 Manager of the Season grand prize. Scoring starts on Sept 14.
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      288 51 TOP MANAGER OF THE SEASON WINS US$5,000* TOP MANAGER OF EACH MONTH WINS US$500* TODAY FANTASY LEAGUE GETS BIGGER PROVE YOU’RE THE BEST EPL MANAGER IN THE REGION 1 CREATE YOUR ULTIMATE TEAM. Every time you tune into an English Premier League match, do you find yourself questioning the team
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        815 54  -  A GOURMAND’S SUNSHINE COAST ROAD TRIP HITS THE SPOT DON MENDOZA IN QUEENSLAND donm@mediacorp.com.sg One of the most delightful aspects of Australia’s big invitation to explore its natural wonders lies in one particular region’s ability to surprise even the most frequent of travellers. In contrast
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        194 58 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW Hotels.com’s Japan room rates Experience autumn in Japan with Hotels.com. Depending on your dates, you can, for instance, save up to 40 per cent on Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo (from S$183 per night). Bookings have to be made by Aug 23
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        JETSETTING WITH... Starwood’s Martin Jones
        258 58 SINGAPORE —In person, Martin Jones doesn’t look like someone whose job scope includes eating a lot. But that’s what he does as Vice-President of Food Beverage Asia Pacific for Starwood Asia Pacific Hotels Resorts and the Kuala Lumpur-based Australian takes it all in his stride.
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        509 60 Elmore Leonard, best-selling American crime writer, dies at 87 FINAL CHAPTER REUTERS NEW YORK American author Elmore Leonard, whose ear for gritty, realistic dialogue helped bring dozens of hardbitten crooks, cops and cowboys to life in nearly 50 novels, died on Tuesday several weeks after he
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        159 61  -  MAY SEAH SINGAPORE Channel NewsAsia announced yesterday plans to commission, produce and outsource more than 30 hours of documentary programming to celebrate the Singapore story. Beginning in 2014, the project will span three years and coincides with Singapore’s 50 years of independence in 2015.
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        355 61  -  MORE STORIES ONLINE HON JING YI MAYO MARTIN City Of Bones reviewed It’s difficult not to compare The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones with the first Twilight movie. For one, both films are based on young adult fantasy novels with enthusiastic fan bases. And, of course,
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      318 62  -  A simple corn dip elevates a comforting meal of fishy goodness ANNETTE TAN Exclusive to FairPrice, these Pacific West Natural Cod Fingers and Tempura Fish Bites are fantastic snacks and particularly easy to prepare when you have unexpected guests. The Cod Fingers comprise good portions of real
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