Today, 21 September 2013, Afternoon Edition

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    15 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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    Lock icon PM Lee confident in the future of Asia
    997 1  -  TEO XUANWEI Assistant News Editor xuanwei@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —With regional economies losing lustre, doubts have been seeping in about Asia’s immutable path to global economic dominance, as evidenced by the way foreign funds fled the region in recent months in anticipation of
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    Lock icon Environmental considerations kept out of COE tweak, says Lui
    1033 1  -  Transport Minister responds to slew of criticisms, reiterates system is fundamentally sound ‘IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL BIDDING CYCLES BEFORE EQUILIBRIUM IS REACHED’ WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The recent tweak to the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system has come under sharp
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      42 1 LIKE HIS DOCTOR FATHER, GREAT EASTERN GROUP CEO CHRIS WEI BELIEVES IN AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE FOR HIS CUSTOMERS SATURDAY PEOPLE 8 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp HOT NEWS 3 Hundreds of illegal set-top boxes seized: StarHub
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      OMV MANIPULATED IN THE PAST
      228 2  -  WOO SIAN BOON The authorities decided against using the open market value (OMV) of cars as an additional criterion for the Certificate of Entitlement system because it was subjected to manipulation in the past, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew yesterday.“We have had to adjust
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      Lock icon Hundreds of illegal set-top boxes seized during raid: StarHub
      559 3  -  Pay-TVprovider migrating users to new encryption standard that cannot be unscrambled by illegal boxes AFTER MONTHS OF INVESTIGATION AND TRACKING SYNDICATE SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Pay-TV provider StarHub yesterday said “hundreds” of illegal set-top boxes were seized from a storage facility
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      Lock icon And the race is on
      82 3 The iconic Singapore Flyer takes centrestage at the Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix as Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) makes a turn into the pit straight during the practice sessions at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Defending Singapore Grand Prix champion Sebastian Vettel of Red
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      Positive S’pore-Malaysia relations cannot be taken for granted: Tony Tan
      294 3 MALACCA —There is a new momentum in Singapore-Malaysia relations, President Tony Tan Keng Yam said yesterday, as he noted the strong working relationship between the two countries’ Prime Ministers and the ongoing joint development projects such as a high speed
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi, Grace Fu reaffirm friendship between Myanmar, S’pore
      514 4 Nobel laurea te Singapore minister discuss situation in Myanmar and her priorities ‘SHE SPOKE WITH CONVICTION’ SINGAPORE Arriving yesterday to much fanfare about 200 Myanmar nationals waited for hours to welcome her at the airport Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Myanmar
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      Lock icon US welcomes Myanmar’s signing of UN nuclear agreement
      329 4 AP WASHINGTON The United States has welcomed Myanmar’s signing of an agreement with the United Nations atomic watchdog that will require it to declare any nuclear activities and allow inspections the latest step by the former junta-led nation towards openness. But citing
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      Pimp who forced teen to have sex with 100 customers convicted
      535 5  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN spykermankf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A pimp who forced a teenage girl in debt to have sex with some 100 customers was convicted on four of his charges yesterday, in the third underage vice ring uncovered here. Tang Huisheng, 37,
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      Lock icon 13 wounded during random shooting in Chicago park
      325 5 AGENCIES CHICAGO Gunmen opened fire in a Chicago park on Thursday night, injuring 13 people, in what witnesses called a random attack. Three of the victims, including a three-year-old child, were in critical condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The attack
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      Lock icon India hikes rates as onions bring tears to investors’ eyes
      428 5 AGENCIES NEW DELHI Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan surprised markets in his maiden policy review yesterday by raising interest rates to ward off rising inflation as surging onion prices reduced investors to tears. The new Governor raised
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      147 4 AUSTRALIAN Buy Direct From Australian Developer! PROPERTY INFO SESSIONS INSINGAPORE•SEPT 26to29(Thurs to Sun) CONRAD CENTENNIAL HOTEL 2 Temasek Boulevard “Discover how to buy, lease manage Australian property from Singapore” How to secure a brand new freehold Australian property with an initial 10% deposit, fi xed price extended settlement. Why Melbourne
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  • saturday people
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      Lock icon A HEALTHY CONSCIENCE
      1476 8  -  An insurer that’s there for customers before they fall sick? That’s what Group CEO Chris Wei hopes Great Eastern will be THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg He counts himself the “black sheep” in his family of doctors, having no interest in medicine per se (he
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      32 8 Small margins will likely decide matters, and with a licence to express themselves, I would like to think Rooney versus Aguero is the matchup that will make the difference. ADRIAN CLARKE 25
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  • voices
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      Lock icon Room to improve, but are they motivated to?
      661 11 The discussion on whether mother tongue is in decline con tinued in the extended segment of Thursday’s episode of VoicesTODAY. Here are excerpts CULTURAL MOTIVATION STRONG ENOUGH? Luke Lu Jiqun: Many people do not fit into neat categories of race today in
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      Teach subjects in another language to improve proficiency
      379 11  -  FROM DANIEL SIM I refer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic about the teaching of mother tongue. Maybe the key to learning a language effectively is not by having more lessons or by mixing its usage in class with other languages, but by
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      Have balanced forums on science and religion
      304 12  -  FROM ANDREW LOKE TER ERN I attended the recent public lecture by physicist Lawrence Krauss, organised by the Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore Science Centre, and found his presentation on science interesting. As a scholar in religious studies and a Singaporean, though,
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      Important to appreciate broad definition of Islam
      304 12  -  FROM HAJ MOHAMED I feel that the commentary, “Counter fundamentalism with ‘critical Islam’” (Sept 11), was written with an “allopathic medicine” mindset, where one treats the symptoms rather than the causes of diseases. For example, the authors cited Syed Qutb’s works (symptoms) without
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      Correction
      45 12 We reported, in “Ex-Seagate Director acquitted of graft on appeal” (Sept 18), that Mr Henry Teo Chu Ha was jailed for six months. This is incorrect. He was sentenced to jail, and on Sept 17 was acquitted on appeal. We apologise for the error.
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Smart, Trans-Cab work to facilitate smooth transition
      580 13  -  Outstanding drivers’ issues due to closure of Smart mostly resolved, saysLTA REMAINING 197 SMART TAXIS PULLED OFF ROADS WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Ahead of the expiry of its licence at the end of this month, taxi operator Smart has pulled all its
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      Lock icon Another four HDB towns to get Social Service Offices by mid-2014
      475 13  -  ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg singapo re Four Housing and Development Board (HDB) towns Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Queenstown and Sengkang will get Social Service Offices (SSO) by the middle of next year. They are part of the 20 SSOs slated
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      Lock icon Doctor honoured for helping to rehabilitate inmates
      514 14  -  Tattoo-removal initiative started by aesthetic physician recognised at Prisons Volun teer Awards Ceremony PROGRAMME HELPS REMOVE PHYSICAL AND ‘EMOTIONAL’ SCARS TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She was given a whistle to be used in case of emergency during her first prison visit. Dr Lam
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      Second leg of CHC trial wraps up, with role of auditor hotly debated
      624 14  -  NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE —The second leg of the trial of five City Harvest Church (CHC) leaders and a former leader wrapped up yesterday, with both sides arguing for and against the legitimacy of the church’s bond
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      Lock icon Impact of moratorium on sending Filipino maids to S’pore ‘minimal’
      859 15  -  Non-participating agencies continue to send workers here WAITING TIME FOR HELPERS: 2 MONTHS EMILY LIU emilyrliu@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite an industry-led moratorium on the deployment of domestic workers from the Philippines to Singapore that took effect this month, employment agencies here
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      HALTING START TO CAMBODIAN MAID PILOT SCHEME
      373 15  -  EMILY LIU The plan was for six selected employment agencies to bring in 400 workers from Cambodia, in a bid to meet the demand for maids here. But the pilot programme by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) appears to be getting off to
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  • world
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      Lock icon Online crackdown gives mobile-messaging app a boost in China
      605 16 WECHAT GAINS GROUND ON WEIBO DOW JONES BEIJING —Even before Beijing’s campaign against online rumours accelerated, Sina’s popular Twitter-like microblogging service Weibo was losing ground to Tencent Holdings’ WeChat mobile messaging service. The WeChat app began as a way for users
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      Lock icon North Korea orders diplomats’ children home
      492 16 DOW JONES PYONGYANG —Worried about possible threats to regime stability from North Korean children educated abroad, Pyongyang has ordered its diplomats and state trading company officials stationed overseas to send their children back to the North, an expert on the secretive regime has said.
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      Lock icon TEENAGER FIRST PERSON ARRESTED UNDER CHINA’S NEW ANTI-GOSSIP LAW
      321 16 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A 16-year-old student in western China has become the first person to be arrested under the country’s draconian new anti-gossip law. Last week, China’s Supreme Court warned that anyone spreading a rumour on the Internet faces three years
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      Lock icon Cambodian opposition to go ahead with boycott of Parliament
      341 17 Cambodian opposition to go ahead with boycott of Parliament AP PHNOM PENH Cambodia’s opposition said yesterday it will go ahead with a plan to boycott the opening session of Parliament on Monday unless a last-minute compromise is reached to resolve the country’s post-elec-tion deadlock. Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said his
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      Lock icon GIRL, 2, IS LATEST TO DIE OF BIRD FLU IN CAMBODIA
      192 17 AP A two-year-old girl has become the 11th person to die of bird flu in Cambodia this year, the country’s Health Ministry said yesterday. The girl, from the southern province of Kampot, died from the H5N1 bird flu virus
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      Lock icon MERS virus leapt from animals to humans several times: Study
      478 18 AGENCIES LONDON Genetic analysis of samples of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus that has killed 58 people in the Middle East and Europe showed that the disease has jumped from animals to humans several times after first
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      Lock icon Iran could seek nuclear accord to end sanctions
      879 19 New Iranian leader responds positively to private letter from US Presiden t Barack Obama HOPES KINDLED OF DIPLOMATIC BREAKTHROUGH AGENCIES TEHR AN —Iran’s leaders, seizing on perceived flexibility in a private letter from United States President Barack Obama, have decided to gamble
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      Lock icon ASIA AIRS ATOMIC ENERGY AMBITIONS AT IAEA CONFERENCE
      467 19 REUTERS China, India and other Asian states used a United Nations nuclear agency meeting this week to signal their determination to expand the use of atomic energy. Atthe Sept 16-20 annual gathering of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) 159 member states,
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      Lock icon Muslim rebels buried in common grave
      106 19 Volunteers yesterday buried the bodies of Muslim rebels killed in a stand-off with government forces in a common grave on the outskirts of Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. Philippine troops yesterday conducted a house-to-house search in two neighbourhoods to flush out about 30
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      285 18 BUSINESS 20 S’PORE TAKES A STEP CLOSER TO EU FREE TRADE PACT Centrum ADVANCE PVAHCt YoUK mu" 18 September 18 November 2013 Find out more on www.centrum.sg/advance 03i0 0 y\<vi to Ujlx,i CD 0 r V* Wm Night stay at the $3,ooo Ocean Suite at Resorts World Sentosa and other
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      114 18 SWISS HOSPITALITY EDUCATING THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW IN THE FIELDS OF HOSPITALITY, TOURISM, EVENT, SPORT S. ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT A a 1 M 7 7 LEADING HOSPITALITY IVI AIM AC3EIVIEIMT SCHOOLS IIM SWITZERLAND SPAIN UK USA CHINA AUSTRALIA www. LaureateHosritalitv COM 0 Roches VxX Kendall College BlueMountains RiVERWORKS CAMPUS CHICAGO Meet
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  • business
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      Lock icon S’pore takes a step closer to EU free trade pact
      452 20  -  GOVT APPROVAL COULD TAKE MORE THAN A YEAR DAVID BOTTOMLEY Business Editor davidb@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic has taken a major step towards sealing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) after the text of the pact was
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      Lock icon Albedo in S$774m reverse takeover
      271 20 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Singapore-listed steel trading firm Albedo has agreed to a S$774 million reverse takeover by a company controlled by Malaysian businessman Danny Tan in a deal that will see Albedo join international property developers buying up land in Malaysia’s Iskandar region. It is seeking
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      788 20 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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  • sports
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      Lock icon WHITMARSH FUELS ALONSO RUMOURS
      654 22  -  McLaren team principal admits interest in two-time world champion ‘I HAVE NO INTENTIONS TO LEAVE’ PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It began on Thursday as a question in an interview with Jenson Button. But since then, it has rapidly asserted itself as the main
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      Lock icon VETTEL SETS HIMSELF UP AS THE MAN TO BEAT
      420 22 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel (picture) again stamped himself the man to beat by setting the fastest time in yesterday’s practice for the Singapore Grand Prix. Chasing his third straight win in Formula 1’s annual night race and seemingly
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      Lock icon S’PORE GP IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE RICH AND WELL-HEELED
      646 23  -  COMMENTARY BY IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is senior F1 correspondent at TODAY Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel will rule the Marina Bay Street Circuit tomorrow night. Heart wants Fernando Alonso to win, but the German is too strong and
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      Lock icon Kids’ day out at the races
      147 23 Sixty children and youth from six local welfare organisation enjoyed a day out at the Formula 1 track at the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix yesterday. The group soaked in the sights and sounds on Practice Day as they watched three classes of race machines
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE BRAND ON F1 CARS
      137 23  -  PHILIP GOH The Lion City may not have a driver among the 22 cars that will lineup tomorrow for the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix. But for the first time since the first edition of the night race in 2008, two cars will be carrying the
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      Lock icon A QUIET REVOLUTION
      748 24  -  Claire Williams, Susie Wolff and others like them are forging a path for women in F1 LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —No bras are being burnt in the male-dominated world of Formula 1, but the likes of Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams, Sauber Chief Executive Officer
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      NO ROOM FOR FRIENDSHIP AS SUNDRAM PLOTS WIN FOR LIONSXII
      404 24  -  DAN GUEN CHIN ALOR SETAR —V Sundramoorthy may be returning to Kedah as one of the state’s Malaysia Cup heroes. But the locals may not think of him so fondly if the LionsXII beat Kedah in their final Malaysia Cup
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      Lock icon HEADBAND HERO v SPARKY LIVEWIRE
      998 25  -  SUNDAY SHOWDOWN: MAN CITY v MAN UNITED COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg TODAY’s EPL analyst Adrian Clarke 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 world. Follow
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      Lock icon QATAR STILL GOOD FOR SUMMER WORLD CUP
      615 26 AIR-CONDITIONED STADIUMS A POSSIBILITY AGENCIES DOHA Qatar maintained yesterday that it can host the 2022 World Cup in the summer, even as pressure mounts on world governing body FIFA to switch it to winter to save players and fans from the intense heat
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      Lock icon NO SUAREZ, NO PROBLEM FOR RODGERS
      388 26 AGENCIES LONDON Liverpool manager Bren­dan Rodgers has declared that the Reds’ current form is proof they are not solely dependent on Luis Suarez. The 26­year­old Uruguayan striker has not featured in any of the Anfield club’s matches this sea­son as he is still serving
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
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      89 25 LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg LW ISEnreI 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 yJ) Always play with care. [responsiblyf Do not
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      63 26 SCAN ME WITH THE MEclub MOBILE APP AND GET REWARDED! Win a set of Bird’s Nest worth S$165 in September 2013 Lucky Draw* 150 Star Points* when you update your profile! Visit www.MEclub.com.sg for more details. *Terms and conditions apply. Not yet a member? Register now at MEclub.com.sg. Download the
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      45 27 A HEARTY AFFAIR GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT, GOOD PRICES, LET’S EAT! 30 GREEN MACHINES MIXING DIESEL AND HYBRID TECH SPELLS ECO-FRIENDLY TIMES 28 HANGOVER CURE AGE IS THE BEST THING FOR THOSE DAY-AFTER BLUES 30 SATURDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2013 THE CHOP HOUSE’S BEEF SHANK LOLLIPOP
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  • cars
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      SUPER SAVERS
      854 28  -  WHEN DIESEL AND HYBRID TECH MEET, IT SPELLS A GREENER FUTURE FOR ALL BEN CHIA, LEOW JU-LEN features@mediacorp.com.sg Earlier this month, we looked at how hybrids work, the best hybrid cars to own and drive here in Singapore. Hybrid automotive technology has been commercially-available since 1997, so its
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      Hyper sensible
      378 29  -  This versatile bike shows that touring machines needn’t be boring DUCATI HYPERSTRADA LEOW JU-LEN BALI, INDONESIA The Ducati Hyperstrada is a strange creature even to motorcycle enthusiasts. Its tall suspension means it looks like something made to kick sand in the faces of sportsbike riders. Yet, there are
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  • food
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      Lock icon The best hangover cure
      558 30 There are, praise be, some life skills that only experience can teach DRINKING SMART THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LO N D O N There is not much compensation for ageing, but one has just been unearthed by Danish researchers that will bring a glow to the cheeks
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      Meat over beers
      464 30  -  Good food, beer and a lovely ambience make for a winning dining experience at The Chop House FOOD REVIEW: THE CHOP HOUSE ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE Created by the owners of Wooloomooloo Steakhouse, The Chop House is its more casual cousin, serving a menu of grilled meats along
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      Great with coffee
      522 31  -  This minted specialty coffee joint offers something more to savour FOOD REVIEW: COMMON MAN COFFEE ROASTERS DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE —Singapore’s coffee culture has over the last few years enjoyed a gentrification of sorts, via a growing appreciation for a more diverse and epicurean assortment, in some of
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      231 31 8 not) S w I 7H.'; JOIN US FOR AN E Date: Oct 5, 2013 (Sat) Venue: The Grandstand 200 Turf Club Road (open area at South Grandstand facing the sports field) Time: 5pm till late Host: Yasminhe Cheng MediaCorp Class 95FM DJ Patient X (Philippines) Screening time: 8pm 1st
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  • culture&lifestyle
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