Today, 10 September 2013

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  • 24 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp TUESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp TUESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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    • 87 1 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp Floods: A natural or a man-made problem? Are last week’s flash floods another sign that better urban planning is needed? How key is the loss of green spaces? Should Singaporeans have to deal with floods as a fact
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    • 288 2 TOP MANAGER OF THE SEASON WINS US$5,000* TOP MANAGER OF EACH MONTH WINS US$500* 1 CREATE YOUR ULTIMATE TEAM. TODAY FANTASY LEAGUE GETS BIGGER PROVE YOU’RE THE BEST EPL MANAGER IN THE REGION Every time you tune into an English Premier League match, do you find yourself questioning the team
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  • 1256 1  -  In move that will affect luxury makes, cars above 130bhp will be bumped to Cat B from February CATEGORISING BY OMV IDEA REJECTED WOO SIAN BOON, SUMITA SREEDHARAN woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In response to a bugbear that luxury car makes are encroaching on
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  • 60 1 A new painting by Vincent Van Gogh that dates back to 1888 a period that is considered to be the height of the painter’s career was unveiled yesterday. Entitled Sunset at Montmajour, it was presented by Van Gogh Museum Director Axel Ruger, who said: ‘We always
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  • 429 1  -  AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Angered by what they allege to be “defects” on their property which include termite-infested pool decking, flooded staircases in com- mon areas and incorrectly-installed electrical fittings 108 owners of an upscale condominium on Sentosa Cove have taken property developer
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    • 31 1 THERE IS PLENTY S’PORE CAN LEARN FROM FINLAND AS IT SEEKS TO RECLAIM ITS KAMPUNGSPIRIT: RICHARD HARTUNG COMMENT&ANALYSIS 10 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp
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  • hot news
    • 482 2  -  Prices driven by demand from car buyers, no incentive to overbid: Transport Minister GOVT WILL NOT IMPLEMENT PAY-AS-YOU-BID SYSTEM SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In the last three months, more than nine in 10 successful bids for car Certificates of Entitlement (COEs)
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    • 611 4  -  In contrast to Facebook and Google it reveals nature of info captured and demanded S’PORE MADE 138 ENQUIRIES IN FIRST HALF OF YEAR XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Pictures posted on popular photograph-sharing site Flickr, an extract of emails, contents of messenger chats,
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    • 721 6 CHINESE STOCKS RISE AT FASTEST PACE IN NINE MONTHS AGENCIES S I N G A PO R E Asian stock markets surged yesterday, led by solid gains in Chinese shares following upbeat trade and inflation data, while Japanese shares rallied
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    • 524 8 Report says five including its director have been detained for questioning but company claims story is inaccurate WHETHER THEY ARE SUSPECTS REMAINS UNCLEAR AGENCIES HONG KONG —Chinese oil producer PetroChina yesterday denied a media report alleging that more members of its management were being
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    • 287 4 I will engineer my path to higher ground. It’s my choice. OP University of South Australia CRICOS *****B Ranked amongst the Top 3% of more than 10,000 universities worldwide (QS World University Ranking 2012) *Ranked 3rd in Australia in the QS rankings of the Top 50 Universities Aged Under 50
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    • 145 6 CONGRATULATIONS Winners of the Harmony@Workplaces Photo Contest 1ST PRIZE WINNER 2ND PRIZE WINNER At work, no matter the multicultural diversity, harmonious relations are always possible. When there is harmony, people are more willing to help and serve others. In the nursing fi eld, this is important for us. 3RD PRIZE
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    • 113 9 SIM UNIVERSITY Manage Your Future Make the connection to bigger dreams. Armed with a degree from our School of Arts and Social Sciences, you’ll be empowered to advance your career, like Shamsul. Our range of degree programmes from communication and translation to language and literature to the social sciences is
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  • comment &analysis
    • 1110 10  -  STRONG ‘KAMPUNG’ SPIRIT AMID ECONOMIC TURBULENCE RICHARD HARTUNG Richard Hartung is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992. From its education to its social support system, Finland has been lauded as a model worthy of emulation by many in Singapore. Finnish
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    • 1079 12  -  THE 200,000 YEARS LEADING UP TO 9/11 KUMAR RAMAKRISHNA Kumar Ramakrishna is Associate Professor and Head of the Centre of Excellence for National Security at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. Despite much success in the campaign against
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    • 157 10 ATTENTION HOME OWNERS! Find out how you can still OWN MULTIPLE PROPERTIES Free Workshop WORTH $188! In the Workshop, you will learn; How to Own 2 SINGAPORE Private Properties! How we can help you find cash to invest in SINGAPORE Properties! Learn how to Profit from SINGAPORE Undervalued Properties! Discover
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    • 30 10 Ideology is merely the enabler; the real root of terrorism is human nature itself. This is why inter-group violence goes back well beyond 9/11 to ancient times. KUMAR RAMAKRISHNA 12
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    • 177 13 We Wear ©SINGAPORE WORKFORCE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS Many Hats To Do One Job In today’s workplace, it’s not uncommon for one to wear many hats. You can be a team lead, project manager, problem solver, coach, mentor, collaborator and more. To excel in these roles, it is crucial that you are
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  • voices
    • 239 14  -  FROM GOH POH GEK I refer to the letter, “Ensure that Medi­ Shield Life is affordable” (Sept 9). We must go back to basics and re­ex­amine the aim of having MediShield coverage, which was meant for every Singaporean and for major hospitali­sation
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    • 184 14  -  FROM CLAIRE CHUNG I wonder if the writer of the com­mentary, “Keep COE auction but boost taxi supply” (Sept 9), knows that the problem is with the de­mand and supply of taxis during peak periods. Would it help to boost taxi num­bers, though,
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    • 409 15  -  FROM FRANCES ESS I am grateful that there will be “Edusave accounts for all children” (Aug 19) from next year. I appreciate our Prime Minister’s view that every child should have the best start in life. We started to home-school our six children
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    • 176 15  -  FROM SAUL SIO I refer to the photo of water cascading down at the linkway to Kent Ridge MRT Station, in the report, “Floods hit western S’pore” (Sept 6). On Thursday, rainwater was dripping in the middle of the sheltered walkway, flowing
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    • 46 15 The photo caption for the report, ‘Floods hit western S’pore’ (Sept 6), stated wrongly that stormwater cascaded down escalators and walls at Kent Ridge MRT Station. Instead, the incident occurred at a linkway 30 to 40 metres from the station. We apologise for the error.
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    • 147 14 With up to 95% funding for all our diplomas, it’s possible. jBJItrust SINGAPORE Cert No: EDU-2-2005 Validity: 20/05/2010 -19/05/2014 PSB Academy Reg. No. *****4825E 20-05-2010 to 19-05-2014 As one of Singapore’s top private education institutions, we have been making it possible for students since 1964. And now with up to
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    • 42 14 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices LETTER ALTERNATIVE ROAD TO TPE WILL BE NEEDED Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or visit tdy.sg/ltrtpe10sept for the letter by Andrew Ee.
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    • 498 15 Now every healthy choice adds up to bigger things I lE c o *1r» *4’ >V#J ■OTassy^&.++ !/CO% iVTLsffM rfsJttS £.-@51 EkfPsJ II MAVifdifyAs the real life company, we are proud to introduce AIA Vitality, the science-backed wellness programme that works with you to make real change to your health.
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  • singapore
    • 536 16  -  THEY ARE NOT JUST PETS TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE —It has been two years since Esme the guide dog arrived in Singapore to help her blind handler Cassandra Chiu navigate Singapore’s streets and buildings, but the duo are still regularly turned
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    • 261 16 SINGAPORE —The dengue situation here has shown further signs of worsening, as the number of people who contracted it last week rose by close to 20 per cent to 463 new cases an eightweek high. As of 3.30pm yesterday, there were 67 reported cases
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    • 606 17  -  EMILY LIU emilyrliu@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A programme helping fi-nancially-strapped patients who suffer from chronic illnesses and disabilities after they are discharged will be expanded. The Changi General Hospital (CGH) is bumping up its HomeCare Assist programme to support up to 700 such
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    • 472 18  -  Little Footprints Schoolhouse awarded on quality, affordability of its programmes in new initiative by HDB andECDA SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even though it did not make the highest bids, Little Footprints Schoolhouse was yesterday awarded both tenders to run
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    • 588 19  -  DOCUMENTS PRODUCED TO DISPUTE CHARGES NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Defence lawyers in the trial of five City Harvest Church leaders and a former leader yesterday produced more documents to show that allegedly sham bond transactions masterminded by the accused were genuine.
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    • 788 16 Advertisement How Much Do You Know About Constipation? Q&N Health Awareness series 3 Madam Tan, 31 years old, works in an office and is kept busy with work. She does not often have time for breakfast in the mornings therefore eats out usually. She has been facing the problem of
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    • 145 17 what it takes have Zhu Pei Yuan MDIS Student (2013) Hi m 11 it digital revolution 52 Years of Growing with the Nation The University of South Wales is one of the largest in the UK. The University is a member of the St David’s Day Group and recognised as
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    • 302 19 Marketing Institute of Singapore Creating and Connecting Marketers LOOKING FOR FRESH NEW IDEAS? Be Inspired by MARKETING CREATIVITY at MIS Executive Development Programmes Marketing Creativity (3-4 Oct 2013) Let's be clear what is marketing, creativity innovation? It's more than advertising we can apply creativity to everything we do! Be a
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    • 148 20 ONLY Ml REWARDS YOU WITH FREE PREVIEW TICKETsfS^VORE Redeem Exclusive Preview Tickets Be the first to get tickets* to watch WE'RE A NICE NORMAL FAMILY before its official release. PREVIEW DATE VENUE TIME RATING IN CINEMAS TO REDEEM 17 September (Tuesday) Cineleisure Orchard 7pm TBC 19 September 2013 With just
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    • 194 21 m Win R 5 11 11 QMMi IMGHElu 1EE JONES ROBERT PFEIFFER UNO NIRO DE A k X I m Sponsored by; Q Golden VillageW mm iw N6S00N^ wtKSQH GOLOtH VUwi Official Cineplex: CATHAY tobead^ 0 ratwg ml.com.sg ‘Tickets are available while stocks last. Seat allocation is determined by Ml.
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  • education
    • 646 22 First time it has claimed No 1 spot among all Asian varsities in QS World University Rankings IN 24TH SPOT GLOBALLY SINGAPORE —The National University of Singapore (NUS) has been ranked as the top university in Asia in the latest global rankings from
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    • 85 22 IN BRIEF Applications for the Sri Lanka Presidential Scholarships for Foreign Students are now open until Oct 15. The scholarship is for undergraduate and postgraduate studies and from this year. It covers full tuition fees, living allowance and a foreign travel grant to
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    • 101 22 m 4> a am uarn based on ability, nof ho matter where your child starts, go further with KumorVs individualised learning approach By progressing incrementally at a 'just-rignh pace, children develop self-confidence and a love of learning which fosfers success. They also acquire lifelong assets like focus, motivation and self-reliance,
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    • 40 23 f THE MORNING EXPRESS WITH GLENN JOE WEEKDAY! 1 6AM 10 A TRIVIA MA STATISTIC FOR LIFE G-SH GLENN’S WACKY\ WORDS i 8 l 9 SMARTT NS Top jocks big t share he ehght they? egos o or CLASS P_5fm
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  • china&india
    • 505 24 Flight ‘out of the ordinary’for Japan; China insists it will continue such manoeuvres NO VIOLATION OF AIRSPACE AGENCIES TOKYO —Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera yesterday described a flight by two Chinese bombers which travelled between its southern islands last week as “unusual”.
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    • 399 24 REUTERS BEIJING China unveiled yesterday tough measures to stop the spread of what the government calls irresponsible rumours, threatening three years in jail if untrue posts online are widely reposted, drawing an angry response from Chinese Internet users. China is in the
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    • 613 25 Expats say new rule could disrupt essential business travel and affect bottom line REUTERS BEIJING —Foreign executives in China are upset at a new rule that allows the authorities to hold passports for up to 15 working days when
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    • 162 25 A m V I used to love playtime with Ah Boy...until painful joints turned fun into torture. Then an old friend suggested Viartril®-S. Within weeks, I was having fun again. B&cutuuj tk&fHbiyv i^kkfe^lsgood/! Tan Peng Thiam, 63 Doting Grandpa Take Viartril®-S Glucosamine Sulphate daily for healthy joint support Viartril®-S is
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  • world
    • 703 26 US lawmakers increasingly lining up against the Presiden t ASSAD DENIES CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK ON AMERICAN TV AGENCIES WA SHINGTON United States President Barack Obama yesterday began one of the most pivotal weeks of his presidency, as he makes a final push to
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    • 464 27 AGENCIES BANGKOK —Flights at Bangkok’s main airport were delayed yesterday after a Thai Airways plane with more than 300 passengers and crew skidded off the runway while landing on Sunday night, injuring 14 passengers. It was the second incident to involve the
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    • 610 28 IMPENDING POLICY WILL SEE NAVY TURNING BACK BOATS TO INDONESIA AGENCIES SYDNEY —Australian Prime Ministerelect Tony Abbott’s controversial plan to curb the number of asylum-seek-er boats reaching Australian shores was tested yesterday with the arrival of two new boats, as
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    • 185 26 “t and takes determination commitment, to read L3W. As a part-time student, time was a luxury and there were numerous cases to read. My lecturers understood this and made lessons more interactive. It made learning a lot more enjoyable and reading cases became a pastime for me.” Mr Victor Choy
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    • 234 28 Marketing Institute of Singapore Training Centre BE WITH US AT THE FOREFRONT OF MARKETING AND BUSINESS Enrich your knowledge and horizon with Marketing Institute of Singapore Training Centre part-time or full-time course with a strong foundation dating back to 1981 We pride ourselves in providing quality education, learning experience as
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    • 44 29 Simon thinks he’s in charge. He’d better think again. vs >A\L 4v 'i :/ri~ A' 'JSr f=tk C&fll I: ¥<V A f. > w wi s MediaCorpChS xinmsn.com/5 /AediaCorp ENGAGE ENTERTAIN ENRICH ame Day Telecast Thu Fri 10:30pm Also Available On hW a Toggle channel
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  • business
    • 654 30  -  Experts say demand is still there, but a surge in sales is unlikely SOME DEVELOPERS ‘TWEAKING PRICING’ DAVID BOTTOMLEY Business Editor davidb@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The usual spike in private property sales associated with the end of the Hungry Ghost Month may be more muted
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    • 145 30 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Xyec Holdings, set to become the first Japanese company to debut only on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), plans to expand its IT business in South-east Asia through acquisitions and by hiring local talent. The Tokyo-based company aims to raise about
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    • 335 30  -  WONG WEI HAN SING A PORE NEC, the Japanese information and communications technology (ICT) giant, is expanding its Asia-Pacific headquarters here to include a new research centre focusing on data analytics that will create urban solutions for regional markets,
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    • 119 30 Best in Engineering Studies by Edupoll PEI Citation 2007, 2008 and 2009 TEG INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE CPE Registration No.: *****2122M Registration Period: 11/10/2011 to 10/10/2015 University of Sunderland Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Final year top-up) Electronic Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Full Part Time Commencing 7th Oct 9013 Edexcel BTEC Level 5
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  • impact
    • 783 32 A hunger relief organisation’s ad campaign in vites people to ‘earn their wings’to tackle the severe problem in the US ‘A COMPLETELY RECTIFIABLE ISSUE’ THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The Advertising Council and Feeding America, a hunger relief organisation, recently introduced a
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
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  • technology
    • 710 33 One is expected to feature fingerprint sensor, the other a low-cost model that will allow company to expand into China LOW-END MODEL... AS LOW AS US$300? THE NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO —The handset market is so brutally competitive that Apple, the most
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    • 185 33  -  ALVIN CHONG S I N G A P O R E Sony yesterday announced the Japan launch date for the long-awaited PlayStation 4 (PS4): Feb 22 next year, three months after the Nov 15 this year launch date for North America
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    • 445 33  -  PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Smartphone cameras are great up to a point. But if you want to move past food shots and washed-out birthday pictures, you need to whip out that handy point-and-shoot camera. The Samsung NX2000 SMART CAMERA is a simple-to-use camera that has
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  • sports
    • 971 34  -  Ng Ser Miang tells TODAY why he remains relaxed even in the final hours before the IOC presidential elections CULMINATION OF A YEAR-LONG JOURNEY TAN YO-HINN IN BUENOS AIRES Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg BUENOS AIRES For someone who is about to
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    • 1320 35  -  COMMENTARY BYTAN YO-HINN TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg Tan Yo-Hinn is Deputy Sports Editor at TODAY. It is the final day of the 125th In­ternational Olympic Committee (IOC) Session, and two of the three big prizes have already been handed out. On Saturday, Tokyo
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    • 556 36 Japan’s financial clout proves too attractive; decision continues eastward shift of global sports power base TRADITION AND STABILITY WON IOC VOTE REUTERS BUENOS AIRES —The decision to award Tokyo the 2020 Olympic Games was a triumph of business sense as much as common sense, and
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    • 370 36 REUTERS ATHENS —Wrestling’s reclamation of a spot in the 2020 Olympic Games represented a victory for Greece, according to the country’s federation President Kostas Thanos. The sport completed an unprecedented comeback on Sunday, reclaiming its place at the Tokyo Games after beating bids from
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    • 292 36 REUTERS China yesterday grudgingly congratulated Japan on its successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, after the government had initially refused to offer any praise overthe supposedly non-political event. Ties between the world’s second- and third-largest economies have been shadowed for years
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    • 598 37  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Over the weekend, the Lions were downcast, a little lost and confused, after last Friday’s 6-1 hiding by China in Tianjin in a friendly international. It was their worst defeat by the Chinese since a 5-1 drubbing in Beijing 23
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    • 428 37  -  DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg JOHOR BARU —The Singapore Under23s are out of the running for a place in the final of the 2013 Merdeka Cup tournament after they suffered their second consecutive 1-0 defeat. The Young Lions crashed to a Thailand Under-23 side at
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    • 754 38 WILLIAMS MASTERS THE ELEMENTS AND AZARENKA Serena overcomes wobbles, swirling winds to win her 17th Major title IN INCREASINGLY RARE COMPANY THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —As it turned out, after three sets and two hours 45 minutes of territorial tennis, Serena Williams really could play in the wind,
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    • 277 38 REUTERS NEW YORK —The veteran India-Czech pairing of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek were convincing winners over their Austria-Brazil rivals Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the men’s doubles final at the US Open. Paes-Stepanek won 6-16-3 in one hour and 12 minutes, with 40-year-old
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  • Page 34 Miscellaneous




  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 81 38 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg LW IWpfauncj Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 yrs and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 yrs and above) Ip A, Y(i> Always play with care. [responslblyf Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service.
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  • T TODAY
    • television
      • Article, Illustration
        824 40  -  WITH SO MANY SCARY SHOWS ON, WHICH ONES SHOULD YOU WATCH? LET OUR QUIZ SHOW YOU MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg In the last few weeks, I haven’t been able to be out in public without hearing someone telling their friend about that little movie called The Conjuring in
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    • culture&lifestyle
      • 222 42  -  Fiesta Muzik Style ’13 was a celebratory affair CELEBRATING CULTURE MAY SEAH SINGAPORE The Suria stage was lit up on Friday evening with a celebration of Singapore and Indonesia’s cultural commonalities. Hosted by Suria’s Nurul Aini and Televisi Republik Indonesia artiste Uli Herdinansyah, this year’s Fiesta Musik
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      • 339 42  -  JEREMY GOPALAN S ING A PORE —According to a recent survey by 100% Design Singapore, a contemporary design-led interiors exhibition in South-east Asia (now in its second year), 48 per cent of Singaporeans consider design to be an important part of their national cultural identity. The
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      • 277 43  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Fancy discovering the ins and outs of the art world? Maybe it’s time to join a club. And here’s how you can: Gillman Barracks’ latest addition, Yeo Workshop, has launched the Arnoldii Arts Club, which will be offering artsrelated evening classes
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  • Page 40 Miscellaneous
    • 240 40 01 Best Song Ever One Direction 02 Wake Me Up! Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc 03 We Can’t Stop Miley Cyrus 04 Everything Has Changed Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran 05 Roar Katy Perry 06 Take Back The Night Justin Timberlake 07 Can’t Hold Us Macklemore Ryan Lewis 08 Walks Like
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