Today, 26 September 2013, Afternoon Edition

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  • 24 1 TODAY A=diaCorp THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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    • 128 2 Panasonic EXPLORE ERSPECTI CHANG NG PHOTOGRAPHY -v' /S: •v J- i Ik A P m Ms “The GX7 is a game-changer. The image quality is so good that y I can use it to produce prints of Ken Duncan -1 pe Photographer^ BmmSSf a INTRODUCING THE NEW LUMIX GX7 Discover
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  • 1028 1  -  Heng Swee Keat outlines vision of what every child should achieve in 10 years of basic education PROVIDING A ‘BROAD AND DEEP FOUNDATION’ NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Outlining his vision of what every child here should achieve in 10 years of
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  • 41 1 A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck a remote part of western Pakistan yesterday, triggering a rare event: A small, mountain-like island was formed after the powerful force caused the seabed to rise. WORLD 37
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  • 585 1  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It has long been a common grouse how public feedback be it a traffic complaint or report of nuisance pigeons gets lost in a frustrating tangle of bureaucracy between government agencies. Now, the Government is planning
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    • 143 1 COE DEBATE: LIFE WITHOUT WHEELS IS POSSIBLE FOR PARENTS WITH YOUNG KIDS— MAYBE EVEN BETTER: JAMES CHIA COMMENT&ANALYSIS 16 A Nation of move Make space for others hy moving 'ASingapore indness H movement FINAL call' 20, for free from 25-26 14 Travel P erl 500 BIG Points limited time only
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  • hot news
    • 477 2 DISCRIMINATORY EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES SING A PORE —Two days after it announced a new regime aimed at levelling the playing field for Singaporean job-seekers, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said yesterday it has taken 10 firms to task for discriminatory job ads
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    • 734 4  -  Seven Next Gen NBN stakeholders join forces, urge IDA to reject arrangement CONCERN OVER SINGTEL’S DOMINANCE IF DEAL SUCCEEDS WONG WEI HAN, DAVID BOTTOMLEY wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Seven stakeholders in the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN), some of which are
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    • 774 6 Newly-elected leader Rouhani says his country poses no threa t to the world or region ‘TEHRAN WOULD NEVER PURSUE NUCLEAR WEAPONS’ AGENCIES UNITED NATIONS —In what may have been the day’s most widely awaited speech at the United Nations, Iran’s new President,
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    • 635 8  -  Educators uncertain about how initiative will play out in the classroom 12 SCHOOLS WILL BE SELECTED OVER NEXT FEW MONTHS NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Ministry of Education (MOE) is set to start a pilot next year where Normal stream
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    • 580 10  -  But parents mayfind it difficult to look past school cut-off points and academic records APPLIED LEARNING, LEARNING FOR LIFE PROGRAMMES BY 2017 AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As educators welcomed the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) new programmes to further support secondary schools in
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    • 618 10  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE At Innova Junior College, complex physics concepts are sometimes taught by showing students YouTube videos of the theory in action. And instead of sourcing for such videos themselves, teachers can find them in a set of
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    • 837 12  -  FOUR OF EIGHT PLAYERS DROP OUT, S$280,000 HAS BEEN SPENT LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Four players have dropped out, S$280,000 has been spent, and it remains to be seen if the Singapore Tennis Association’s (STA) ambitious programme to groom young
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    • 431 12  -  SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE —The daily average of casino visits by Singaporeans and permanent residents has fallen to about 17,000, compared to 20,000 when the two casinos here opened their doors three years ago, the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA) said in its
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    • 758 14 This shows move to repeal ISA was an election gimmick, says opposition LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER REPEAL OF I.S.A.... AGENCIES KUA L A LU M PU R Malaysia’s government proposed an amendment to crime laws yesterday that would give
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    • 719 14 AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPU R Malaysia’s longestserving Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has urged leaders of the country’s largest party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), to accept new blood, saying those who remain too long in their positions will leave behind
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 31 12 tMJ JACKPOT Estimated Draw on Thu, 26 Sep 2013 at 6.30pm For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg (pLAY® Always play with care. [responsibly] Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G SINGAPORE E
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  • comment &analysis
    • 1531 16  -  THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COE DEBATE JAMES CHIA James Chia is a co-founder of Innervative Learning. A father of two, he worked for close to a decade with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and holds a Masters in Public Administration from Cornell University. The Certificate
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    • 888 18  -  REDUCING RELIANCE ON EXPORT-ORIENTED GROWTH LEE JONG-WHA Lee Jong-Wha, Professor of Economics and Director of the Asiatic Research Institute at Korea University, served as Chief Economist and Head of the Office of Regional Economic Integration at the Asian Development Bank and was a senior
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    • 1080 20  -  HEALTHCARE INNOVATION SERIES JEREMY LIM, PAVICH SUPAPIPAT Dr Jeremy Lim is a Founding Member and Pavich Supapipat a Secretariat Member of the ASEAN Non-Communi-cable Diseases (NCD) Network. This is an informal grouping of healthcare experts with a shared passion and
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    • 47 16 Bangkok’s Theptarin is more than just a private hospital it is the physical manifestation of one man’s dream to bring holistic, integrated diabetes care to Thailand. It is an example of the difference that can be made with inspired thought leadership. JEREMY LIM AND PAVICH SUPAPIPAT 20
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    • 7 17 VOICES LTAADDRESSES CONCERNS OVER COE CATEGORISATION 24
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    • 172 17 “I can always remember my lines.” Edmund Chen, 50 years old International Artiste Guinness World Record Holder As we age, it’s important to keep both our mind and body active. I take good care of myself by exercising regularly and keeping myself engaged. On top of that, I ensure I
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  • voices
    • 381 22  -  FROM WALTER JAYANDRAN I commend Associate Professor Eugene Tan for his commentary, “Go beyond ‘nudges’ in tackling discrimination” (Sept 25), on the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF). As a former human resource professional, I wish to emphasise the
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    • 106 22  -  FROM PAUL FARRER I applaud the Government for raising the aspirations of Singaporeans to aim for Professional, Managerial and Executive (PME) jobs. The way to do it is simple but long-term. The starting point is to understand what skills employers need in PME
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    • 75 22 In the report, “Working poor ‘not earning enough to make ends meet’” (Sept 25), the “working poor” was wrongly defined as someone earning less than half of the average monthly income of a Singaporean, which is now S$3,000. The correct definition is: A working person whose income per household
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    • 454 24  -  FROM HELEN LIM Director, Media Relations, Land Transport Authority We refer to the report, “Hri Kumar slams COE tweak, urges push for cleaner cars” (Sept 16), and the letter, “For COEs, best indicator of value is value itself, not proxies” (Sept 20), on tweaking
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    • 161 24  -  FROM IVAN GOH The change in Certificate of Entitlement categories has been a hot topic since it was announced. In my opinion, no matter how the Land Transport Authority (LTA) were to re-categorise COEs, the problem of high prices would remain. The solution
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    • 399 24  -  FROM MUHAMMAD HAZIQ JANI I refer to the report, “MPs call for closer look at private tuition industry” (Sept 17), and the letter, “MOE can draw useful lessons from the tuition industry” (Sept 23). I agree that with some research into what
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    • 14 22 •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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    • 79 23 Will Singaporeans get a fairer shot at jobs? How common is the practice of firms hiring Employment Pass holders without giving local applicants a fair chance? Will the new Fair Consideration Framework really tamp down on discriminatory hiring? tell us your views Or is it a case of Singaporeans snubbing
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    • 213 24 LETTER PEDESTRIANS, NOT CARS, SHOULD USE PAVEMENTS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/cars26sept for the letter from Rolf van der Pol. FEELING THE SIGNS OF AGING? CHINESE TRADITIONAL WISDOM WESTERN PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY TRUST VITA GREEN LINGZHI TO REVITALISE YOU FROM
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  • singapore
    • 847 26  -  This would allow them to ‘better manage and administer the use of common properties’ 37 RECOMMENDATIONS BY BCA WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Management corporations (MCSTs) of private buildings may soon be empowered to fine their occupants for offences
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    • 213 26 SINGAPORE —More than 300 personnel from nine agencies went to the aid of a ferry on “fire”, including attending to passengers who jumped into the sea out of fear, in the annual ferry rescue exercise conducted by the Maritime and Port Authority of
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    • 560 28  -  ASEAN ministers agree to set up task force to review alert levels, formulate trigger points for action ‘CULPRITS MUST BE PUT ON NOTICE THAT THEY WILL BE IDENTIFIED, PENALISED’ WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Indonesian authorities have informed the
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    • 559 28  -  TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For five years, Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob would always put off a mammogram, saying there was “always no time”. It was not until last month that she decided to go for a screening, after being
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    • 408 29  -  LEONG WAI KIT waikit@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A S$100-million boost in early-stage funding is in store for technology start-ups, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean announced yesterday. Speaking at Techventure 2013, a conference on technopreneurship, Mr Teo, who is also Chairman of the National Research
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    • 113 29 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) serviceman was on Tuesday killed in an accident while on his way to work along a highway in Australia. The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said Military Expert 3 Ganeson Thevarajah, an RSAF
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    • 423 30  -  First such case to be prosecuted under Section 292 of Penal Code, which makes it an offence to distribute obscene images ACCUSED SAID TO HAVE ‘MIND OF A 15-YEAR-OLD’ CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —An ITE lecturer was sentenced to three weeks’ jail yesterday for
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    • 198 30  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE —A multiple offender who had sex with four underage girls has been sent for reformative training by the court. Muhammad Nor Aszroy Zaidon, who turns 17 today, was convicted of having consensual sex with four minors between October 2011
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  • silver
    • 780 32  -  Caregivers will be taught how to spot symptoms prevent falls EMPOWERING CAREGIVERS OF THE ELDERLY TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E —At 14, student Christine Lee is already a caregiver to her 72-year-old grandmother who has hypertension and requires
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  • china&india
    • 971 34 The University of Macau is the territory’s first visible success in the use of casino wealth to benefit its people GOVT ‘COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS’ DOW JONES HENGQIN ISLAND (CHINA) —The arrival of students on the University of Macau’s
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    • 648 35 Ukrainianfirm denies selling land to Chinese, says only ‘modernising’ of area agreed on THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BEIJING —Ukraine has agreed to a deal with a Chinese firm to lease 5 per cent of its land to feed China’s burgeoning and
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  • world
    • 976 36 Massacre meticulously planned by militants to draw ‘maximum exposure’, say US officials COUNTRY IN THREE-DAY MOURNING AGENCIES NAIROBI (KENYA) The plot was hatched weeks or months ago on Somali soil, by Al Shabab’s “external operations arm”, officials said. A team of Englishspeaking foreign fighters
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    • 271 36 AGENCIES Top forensic experts from Britain, the United States and Israel joined their Kenyan counterparts yesterday in carrying out analysis at the Westgate mall. “The investigators will be looking to see what information they can extract to identify the terrorists and their nationalities,
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    • 466 37 AP QUETTA (PAKISTAN) Rescuers struggled yesterday to help thousands of people injured and left homeless after their houses collapsed in a massive earthquake in south-western Pakistan the day before, as the death toll rose to 327. The earth moved with enough force
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    • 545 40 NUMBER OF ASIAN MILLIONAIRES GREW 9.4% LAST YEAR AGENCIES N E W YO R K Some 300,000 people joined Asia’s millionaire ranks last year, according to a world wealth report released yesterday, which also found that the region slipped behind
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    • 489 42 Ministry cites concerns that planes not advanced enough to counter North’s nuclear threat LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35A NOW FRONT-RUNNER AGENCIES SEOUL South Korea’s government on Tuesday bowed to public pressure and voted down a bid by Boeing to supply 60 warplanes amid
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    • 181 42 AGENCIES Boeing said yesterday the United States Air Force has completed the first unmanned flight of an F-16 fighter plane that the company had retrofitted as a drone. Controlled by two US Air Force pilots, the retired Lockheed Martin F-16 jet flew
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  • business
    • 926 44  -  Global banking giant’s CEO sees the Republic’s hub status as a key advantage ‘UPSIDE POTENTIAL OF REGIONAL MARKETS INTACT’ WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —While Singapore has a saturated financial market, the country has a major role to play in anchoring the
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    • 240 45 AGENCIES SING A PORE Real-estate developer Overseas Union Enterprise is considering setting up a commercial real estate investment trust to be listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the company said yesterday. The initial portfolio of the proposed REIT
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    • 370 45 AGENCIES S I N G A PO R E Viva Industrial Trust plans to offer a 2014 dividend yield of about 8.8 per cent in an initial public offering that will raise as much as S$375 million in Singapore,
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  • sme
    • 889 46  -  Restaurateur Bjorn Shen shows his home-town pride by embracing talen t and resources that are local RESTAURANT GARDEN, LOCAL FARMS CONTRIBUTE TO MENU HONG XINYI todaysme@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Not everybody who dines at Artichoke knows that this Middle Road establishment serving Moorish cuisine is one of the few restaurants
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  • technology
    • 252 48 AP SE AT TLE Amazon is refreshing its line-up of tablet computers with new devices called Kindle Fire HDX, which are significantly faster and lighter than the previous generation. The 7-inch (17.8cm) and 8.9-inch (22.6cm) versions also have sharper, more colourful displays than older models, and
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    • 353 48 PROBLEMS CAUSED BY UNRELEASED APP THE TELEGRAPH L O N D O N BlackBerry has announced that the roll-out of its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service to iPhone and Android platforms will not resume this week. Last weekend, BlackBerry was forced to suspend
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    • 215 48 REUTERS SEOUL Samsung Electronics plans to introduce a smartphone with a curved display next month, as the world’s top handset maker seeks to set the pace of hardware innovation and maintain its supremacy in a fiercely competitive business. Curved displays are
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    • 426 54 APPLE YET TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The fallout from the launch of IOS 7 shows no sign of abating as more reports of glitches in Apple’s new operating system continue to appear online. The software update has plunged some
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    • 30 55 THE MORNING EXPRESS WITH GLENN JOE WEEKDAYS, 6AM 10AM THEY’VE GOT PUNCH! Wickedly funny and unpredictable! The hits keep on coming! THE DAILY POLL GIVE US YOUR OPINION, NO-HOLDS BARRED!
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    • 352 56  -  DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE —LionsXII and national U-23 coach V Sundramoorthy has promised that he will give a definite answer to the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) over his future plans by the end of this week.
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    • 520 56  -  Sean Ang, Samuel Yu only S’poreans to compete in back-to-back tournaments here ‘BIGGEST RIVALS WILL BE CHINA’ FELICIA QUICK feliciaquick@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It will be a busy fortnight for teenage water polo players Sean Ang and Samuel Yu. The two 17-year-olds are the only Singapore
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    • 1076 57 America’s Cup finale promises to be a thriller as Oracle attempt stunning turnaround THE NEW YORK TIMES SAN FR ANCISCO —The America’s Cup has produced no shortage of strange scenes in its 162 years. There have been capsizings, shattered masts and
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    • 1012 58  -  One of the biggest problems that host cities of the Olympic Games face when everything is over is ensuring that the multi-million-dollar facilities they built do not turn into white elephants. The British government was determined to avoid this when it won the bid to host
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    • 215 60 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —The League Cup may not always garner the greatest respect from managers, players and supporters alike. But regardless of the scant attention paid to English football’s second cup competition, Tuesday night’s third round of matches provided one of the comedy moments of
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    • 267 60 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ROME —An Italian athlete is to face a disciplinary hearing for allegedly using a fake penis to try to beat a doping test. Long-distance runner Devis Licciardi allegedly filled the artificial organ with uncontaminated urine which he then gave as a sample
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    • 48 61 GETTING BACK KINGS OF LEON AREBACKAND BETTERTHAN BEFORE 68 GETTING BACK TOO CHER HAS A NEW ALBUM AND IT’S HER BEST 69 THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2013 62 A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HAMBURG, THAT IS HOME TO HISTORICAL CHURCHES AND BEATLES SHRINES PHOTO GETTY IMAGES
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        1184 62  -  FROM SPECTACULAR HARBOURS AND SLEAZY NIGHT LIFE, TO CHURCHES AND BEATLES SHRINES, HAMBURG HAS EVERYTHING SANDIP HOR features@mediacorp.com.sg First time visitors to Hamburg are almost immediately enthusiastic about its maritime charms. Located on the edge of the River Elbe, Hamburg’s port and shipyards are some of the world’s
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      • 315 64 Some are cheap, upscale and the pick of many travellers ALTERNATIVE STAYS THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Hostels, long associated with lone backpackers and groups of students, have recently attracted older adults, families and, now, even business travellers, especially those in their 20s and 30s on
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      • 284 64  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH SING APORE —One of Singapore’s most recognisable travel agencies, Chan Brothers, turns 48 this year. And to celebrate this milestone, the agency has planned a fiesta on Sunday. More specifically, the Chan Brothers Celebrate 48! Fiesta. “We celebrate 48 grand years by relentlessly
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      • 644 66  -  JEREMY GOPALAN GopalanJ@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —As the Global Brand Leader of The Luxury Collection, an ensemble of one-of-a-kind properties by Starwood Hotels Resorts, Paul James’ job requires him to provide a unique and authentic experience at
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        272 67  -  Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW BY JEREMY GOPALAN Increased flights on Garuda From Oct 27, Garuda will increase flights on its Singapore–Bali route to twice daily. The airline will also begin operating daily flights between Singapore and Surabaya. To celebrate, Garuda is running a sale on
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      • 343 67 REUTERS SINGAPORE —Chinese tourists are seeking more exotic locales for their trips as the popularity of most of their top 20 destinations soars, TripAdvisor said on Tuesday, reflecting the boom by the world’s highest-spending group of travellers. The travel website said people
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      • 761 68 Rockers Kings Of Leon return refreshed and recharged ROCKING BACK AP NASHVILLE —The Kings of Leon are having a great time. Problem is, no one really believes them. A very public meltdown in Dallas in 2011 led to some acrimonious tweets, the cancellation of 26 concert
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      • 510 69 Cher’s back after 12 years REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Few musicians are able to keep their careers alive for more than five decades, but pop diva Cher says her latest album is her “best effort ever”. Cher, 67, a staple of American dance music, released her 26th studio album, Closer To
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        137 69 SINGAPORE —It seems China is proving to be a really popular spot for our TV stars Yvonne Lim and Dai Xiang Yu. No, they’re not on holiday but filming for two television projects. Lim is in Hengdian, where she is shooting a period drama set in China; while
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      291 70  -  An indulgent coffee treat can be affordable and easy to make ANNETTE TAN Coffee can be an expensive affair, especially if you buy your drinks from speciality shops and cafes daily. Making it at home can help you save time and money, while allowing you to create your
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