Today, 6 February 2014

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    Lock icon Aquino raises spectre of WWII in raising alarm over China’s intentions
    961 1 THE NEW YORK TIMES MANILA —President Benigno S Aquino III has called for nations around the world to do more to support the Philippines in resisting China’s assertive claims to the seas near his country, drawing a comparison to
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    Motor traders caught off-guard by ‘surprise’ COE results
    807 1  -  Results signal that tweaks to COE categorisation system do not work they say FIRST BIDDING EXERCISE SINCE CHANGES KICKED IN WOO SIAN BOON sianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The results of the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) biddingyesterday the first since quotas were cut and cars
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    Lock icon HUNDREDS OF DEAD FISH FOUND IN BISHAN-ANG MO KIO PARK
    77 1 Hot weather may have been responsible for the clusters of dead fish found floating in the usually clean river. About 400 Tilapia and Mayan Cichlid fish were affected. The PUB has deployed contractors to clean up the section between Marymount
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      41 1 DESPITE TEMPORARY CRISES, EMERGING MARKETS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW FASTER THAN THE DEVELOPED WORLD: GIDEON RACHMAN COMMENT&ANALYSIS 16 Download the new TODAY ANDROID APPSFOR SMARTPHONES tdy.sg/todaydroidmobile AND TABLETS tdy.sg/todaydroidtablet HOT NEWS 10 Chinese scientists warn against new H10N8 bird flu virus
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon January PMI improves as factories expect better demand
      605 2  -  But with uncertainties in US, China, economists unsure if uptick can be maintained IMPROVED READINGS IN NEW ORDERS, FACTORY OUTPUT LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic’s manufacturing economy has had an encouraging start to the year, with factories ramping up more
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      Lock icon Territorial claims: US Asia-Pacific commander lauds Manila’s approach
      938 4  -  Admiral also urges South-east Asian nations and Beijing to agree on code of con duct in South China Sea FIRST TIME SENIOR U.S. OFFICIAL PUBLICLY VOICES SUPPORT FOR PHILIPPINES’ STANCE NUR IDAYU SUPARTO nuridayus@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The top United States military commander in
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      S’poreans remain second-biggest gamblers in the world
      627 6  -  Data show losses incurred per adult resident in Republic last year lower than in 2010 AUSTRALIANS THE GLOBE’S TOP GAMBLERS NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Singaporeans are still the second-biggest gamblers in the world, but the latest statistics from a British gambling consultancy
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      More parties wade into debate over HPB sexuality FAQ
      542 6  -  SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE As more parties waded into the debate over the FAQ on sexuality the Health Promotion Board (HPB) posted on its website including another petition that counters an earlier one criticising the board’s move the HPB said yesterday
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      Lock icon Thai central bank warns of risks to growth due to unrest
      511 8 Monetary policy committee surprises economists by voting to keep rates at three-year low SAFEGUARDING FINANCIAL STABILITY STILL KEY REUTERS BANGKOK Risks to Thailand’s economic growth have increased substantially due to political unrest and export orders could take a hit,
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      Lock icon Protest leader, Yingluck lock horns over rice-buying scheme
      805 8 REUTERS BANGKOK —The leader of the protests in Thailand denounced the government’s rice-buying scheme as corrupt while the Prime Minister leapt to its defence yesterday, days after an election did nothing to restore stability in the divided country. Mr Suthep Thaugsuban and
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      Lock icon Chinese scientists warn against new H10N8 bird flu virus
      573 10 New strain, which has not previously been reported in humans, has infected two people, killing one VIRUS CONTAINS 6 OUT OF 8 GENES FROM H9N2 STRAIN AGENCIES B E I J I N G Chinese scientists have sounded the alarm about
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      Lock icon Nadella installs innovation to reboot Microsoft
      545 12 NEW CEO PROMISED ‘MOBILE-FIRST, CLOUD-FIRST’ MODEL AGENCIES LOS ANGELES —Eight years ago, thenMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer walked on stage at a conference, sweat staining his armpits and chest, passionately bellowing, “Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers!” Today, it looks like the tech giant, under the
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      552 9 TOP OF THE WORLD Located in the heart of Marina Bay, Pan Pacific Singapore has emerged from an $80 million dollar renovation with a brand new look and cutting edge technology. PACIFIC CLUB PAN PACIFIC SINGAPORE Sophistication is the word that comes to mind when one steps into the John
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon The real reason Thais won’t find resolution soon
      970 14  -  THE POLITICAL CRISIS AND THE ROYAL SUCCESSION PAVIN CHACHAVALPONGPUN Pavin Chachavalpongpun is Associate Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, and Associate Professor with the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University. Thailand’s political future has remained grimly uncertain
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      Lock icon The future still belongs to emerging markets
      1049 16  -  TEMPORARY CRISES WON’T SHAKE WHAT IS A POWERFUL HISTORICAL SHIFT GIDEON RACHMAN Gideon Rachman is the Financial Times’ chief foreign affairs columnist. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED In 1996 a friend of mine called Jim Rohwer published a book called Asia Rising. A few
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      Lock icon Build on the lessons — and buzz — from the Hillford
      820 17  - Build on the lessons and buzz from the Hillford MORE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES NEEDED RICHARD HARTUNG Richard Hartung is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992. After the disappointment of what was supposed to be the debut of a retirement resort community at Hillford turning out
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      Lock icon What it’ll mean when easy money ends
      891 18  -  BE READY TO GET OFF THE QE PAINKILLER RICHARD COOPER, RICHARD DOBBS Richard Cooper is Professor of International Economics at Harvard University. Richard Dobbs is a Director of the McKinsey Global Institute. PROJECT SYNDICATE The departure of United States Federal Reserve Board Chairman
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      44 14 The rise of non-Western economies is a deeply rooted historic shift that can survive any number of economic and political shocks. It would be a big mistake to confuse a temporary crisis with a change to this powerful trend. GIDEON R ACHM AN 16
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  • voices
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      Meritocracy encourages insatiable need for reward
      325 20  -  FROM GURMIT SINGH KULLAR Often, naysayers of our meritocratic system focus on those who may get left behind. I agree generally with the Education Minister’s view, in “Avoid making meritocracy a dirty word, says Heng” (Jan 29), on maintaining the status quo. However, we
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      Online etiquette needed to curb cyber-bullying
      304 20  -  FROM DARREN CHAN KENG LEONG I refer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic, “Clamp down on cyber-bul-lies?”. I believe netizens have the misconception that they can hide behind a cloak of anonymity, which begets cyber-bullying. There should be a system in which people affected by
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      Not all banks require home owners to take up loan insurance
      315 20  -  FROM ONG-ANG AI BOON Director, The Association of Banks in Singapore The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) thanks Mr Gary Chua for his letters “Why must home owners bear banks’ risks with loan insurance?” (Jan 14) and “Fire
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      Correction
      41 20 In “MediShield Life premiums to be at Medisave levels” (Feb 5), Dr Jeremy Lim was given the wrong designation. He heads the health and life sciences practice in Asia for global consulting firm Oliver Wyman. We apologise for the error.
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      HPB’s FAQ a step forward in sexual health governance
      362 22  -  FROM HO CHI SAM I read with interest the report “Health Promotion Board’s FAQ on sexuality draws positive response online” (Feb 5). While some laud this as a progressive step, I feel that the HPB, as the leading stakeholder in the
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      M1, come clean about network problem
      201 22  -  FROM ABDUL SHARIFF ABOO KASSIM M1’s network ran into problems again. (“M1 suffers 3rd major service disruption in 13 months”; Feb 5) Its framing of the problem, though, creates the impression that only some of its customers experienced difficulty in making calls or receiving
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      14 20 •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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      59 21 Clamp down on CYBER-BULLIES? How tough should proposed laws get with those who harass people online? From students who bully peers on social media, to adult ‘vigilantes’ who make threats and post victims’ personal details, is the problem getting out of hand? voices SEASON 3 tell us your views voices@mediacorp.com.sg
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      42 22 LETTER ‘R’ ISSUE DURING MOBILE OUTAGES NEEDS ADDRESSING Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy. sg/ltrmobile6feb for the letter from Alex Huang Peisheng. SINGAPORE TELCOS SHOULD RAISE THEIR GAME DURING DISRUPTIONS: YAACOB 30
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon 83,000 may need help with daily living by 2030
      1061 24  -  Projections in new study suggest long-term care services caregivers need to be prepared ESTIMATES TWO-AND-A-HALF TIMES HIGHER THAN 2010 FIGURES NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More human and infrastructural support will be needed by older Singaporeans in the next two decades,
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      New history syllabus covers S’pore’s very early years
      587 26  -  SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT COUNTRY’S ORIGIN AS A PORT OF CALL NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Since the start of the school term this year, lower-second-ary students have been learning more about
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      Lock icon Hot weather may have caused fish deaths in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park
      480 29  - Hot weather may have caused fish deaths in BishanAng Mo Kio park Not all marine species affected and national water agency says river not contaminated DEAD FISH SPOTTED ON TUESDAY TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Hundreds of dead fish were found floating in the scenic river at the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio
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    • Article
      Telcos should raise their game during disruptions: Yaacob
      231 30 SINGTEL MOBILE SERVICES DISRUPTED YESTERDAY, A DAY AFTER M1 PROBLEMS SINGAPORE Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim has expressed dismay about M1’s sixhour mobile service disruption on Tuesday and said its subscribers have had a “frustrating experience”. He noted that M1 customers
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    • Article
      Case of woman charged with MFA trespassing postponed
      135 30  -  AMIR HUSSAIN S I N G A P O R E The woman who was charged with criminal trespass for entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MFA) compound without authorisation last month has had her case adjourned till Feb 26. Malaysian teacher
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      Lock icon SIA grounds plane after scratches found on fuselage
      214 30 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines (SIA) has grounded an Airbus A380 for inspection after scratches were found on its fuselage, the airline said yesterday. The scratches were discovered after the double-decker plane, with 126 passengers and 26 crew on board, arrived in Frankfurt
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      30 29 VIDEO WHAT’S HAPPENED TO THE FISH IN BISHAN-ANG MO KIO PARK? Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/vidfish6feb for the video.
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  • world
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      Lock icon Rise in military spending by Asian countries
      572 35 The region accountedfor 24 per cent of global defence expenditure last year: Report FOUR COUNTRIES IN REGION MAKE THE WORLD TOP 10 DOW JONES MANIL A —Asian countries ramped up their defence spending last year, while military budgets in the West continued to
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      Lock icon North, South Korea agree dates to resume reunions of war-torn families
      408 35 AGENCIES SEOUL —North and South Korea agreed yesterday to allow some families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War to hold brief reunions, despite a campaign by Pyongyang that Seoul cancel planned war games with the United States. Any kind
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      Lock icon Japan should lift ban on collective defence: Panel
      342 35 AP TOKYO —A government panel will urge Japan to allow its military to help allies that come under attack, in a major reversal of the country’s ban on collective defence under its pacifist constitution. The panel on Tuesday discussed ways that Japan
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    • Article
      Lock icon By-election in Kajang set for March 23
      284 36 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —The Election Commission (EC) has set March 23 as the date for the by-election for the Kajang state seat in Selangor. Nominations will be on March 11 and candidates, who include opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, will have 12 days to
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      Lock icon Opposition MP receives threats after posting allegedly anti-Malay clip
      525 36 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Opposition Member of Parliament Teresa Kok lodged a police report yesterday over numerous threats she has received after her controversial Chinese New Year video, alleged to have insulted the Malay community, went viral. Defending her video titled Onederful
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      Lock icon Australian drug trafficker in Bali to be granted parole
      217 36 AP JAKARTA An Australian woman convicted of smuggling marijuana into Indonesia in 2005 in a blaze of publicity will get her parole papers signed before Friday and be released soon after, the country’s justice ministry said yesterday. Schapelle Corby was convicted
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    • Article
      Lock icon Haze in Riau province triggers health warnings from officials
      333 40 PSI UP AT UNHEALTHY LEVEL OF 186 AGENCIES JAKARTA —Forest and peat fires caused air quality in the Sumatra city of Dumai to drop to an unhealthy level, prompting health warnings from officials, the Jakarta Post newspaper reported yesterday. The coastal
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      Lock icon Ash from Mount Sinabung expected to land in Malaysia
      84 40 Workers harvesting cabbage as Mount Sinabung spewed ash at Jraya village in Karo district, North Sumatra province, yesterday. A thin layer of ash from the Indonesian volcano was expected to be blown towards south-west peninsula Malaysia, The Star newspaper reported. National
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      573 42 Data bucks two-year decline in quarterly numbers and beats economists average forecasts ECONOMY GREW BY 5.8% LAST YEAR AGENCIES J A K A R TA Indonesia’s economic growth surprisingly gathered pace in the latest quarter, suggesting the economy is entering the
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      243 42 REUTERS SINGAPORE Lotte Shopping, South Korea’s biggest shopping mall owner, will decide this week whether to start marketing a US$1 billion (S$1.27 billion) real estate investment trust or delay it due to the sell-off in emerging markets, people with knowledge of
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      764 44  -  Venture capitalfirms support start-ups by providing business and investment expertise MORE MONETARY AID NEEDED FOR S’PORE ENTREPRENEURS WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SAN FR ANCISCO —When giving a demonstration of his company’s flagship product, 26-year-old David Holz, cofounder and Chief Technology Officer of
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      736 46 Mortgage debt as a share of disposable income now 30% up from 18% in 2008 FALL IN HOUSE PRICES COULD HAVE DRASTIC EFFECT ON CONSUMPTION BLOOMBERG BEIJING —The concentration of wealth in real estate by households in China is
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        124 48 The Chang Cheng Group in collaboration with MediaCorp Capital 95.8FM recently held a charity Chinese New Year lunch hosted by Ming Kitchen Seafood Restaurant, a division of Chang Cheng Group. Themed Taking Care of the Old, the lunch was held at 201C Tampines Street 21 at Chang Cheng
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        77 48 Decorate your home or office with the 999 pure gold horse ornaments from On Cheong. Representing stability and vitality, the horse is regarded as an auspicious symbol that lends strength, grace and intelligence. It is said to allow the beholder to sprint stably through obstacles in life
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        CRUNCHY BITES
        142 48 Visit KFC for yummy treats and promotions. A must-try is the Golden Cereal Crunch succulent pieces of chicken marinated with fragrant cereal flavours and cooked to crunchy golden perfection. Or share with your loved one the Golden Snack Box, which is packed with six pieces of crispy strips,
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        152 48 Get your electronics and home appliances at the Gain City Warehouse Sale 2014. The Gain City showroom at Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 will be transformed into a warehouse clearance point, allowing you to find whatever you need at marked down prices. Everything has to
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        254 48 For bargain travel deals, visit the ASA Holidays Power Packed Travel Fair on Feb 8–9 at Suntec Singapore Convention Hall 403, Level 4, from 11am to 8pm. Enjoy promotions such as one-for-one deals from S$88 and discounts up to S$4,000 per couple. There will also
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        100 48 Until Feb 25, spend at least S$5 in a single receipt at 7-Eleven stores and stand to win an exclusive movie hamper from 300: Rise Of An Empire. There are 10 hampers worth more than S$8,000 to be won. Each hamper comprises four movie premiere
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        151 48 Say yes to good health with BRAND’S. Trusted by generations and loved by all, BRAND’S makes the ideal gift for your friends and family as it symbolises love and health. It nourishes their wellbeing and nurtures the bonds within families and loved ones. Buy the
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      63 45 auty i ctnm notiAjnt'l/* guardian^ For Health For Beauty For You Singapore in store network AH' ONtV P .$6.90ea(W -I < -f ZoJzjuia rvf B'jarjilzij P/U IBS? SJSJJJ riiiiij PuIjjIuJ Sj3JJijJSrJISy VOUF Guardian voucnerslwith today! ‘'No. 1' refers to Guardian being Singapore's biggest health beauty chain, with 154 stores islandwide.
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      342 46 ACHIEVE. LEAD. INSPIRE. This advertisement is supported by as part of its community outreach programme ABOUT JCI TOYP NOMINATION PROCESS Every year, JCI selects 10 outstanding young people under 40 who live the JCI Mission in extraordinary ways. Highlighting the accomplishments of these young active citizens in a variety of
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      100 47 Pharmacy Store Network IWi I in Singapore guardian^ For Health For Beauty For You A Rachel J£O K K How can I relieve my pain and fever fast? Targeted relief from pain lij For Fast, Effective Pain Fever Relief ,NUROF€H fcWJWL AND 10 f( 2children diil Individual response varies NUROF6KO
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      491 49 MORE CONVENIENCE MORE SAVINGS ‘Offers are valid from 4 February to 3 March 2014 RED HOT SPECIALS While stocks last. Ch 0 >65 1 III s&w CADBURY Bars/Rolls Assorted 40g 55g Dais Hdagcn Dais HAACEN DAZS Ice Cream Assorted 47Bml chocolate ig haze nut M brittle 1,200 Smiles Points BHI
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      823 50  -  Our writer peers into the future with a look at Google Glass WHAT THE FUTURE OF WEARABLE TECH MIGHT HOLD ALVIN CHONG alvinchonggl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Wearable technology has come a long way since we were clipping pagers to our belts, while smartwatches are the buzzword these days.
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      269 50 BLOOMBERG TOKYO —Sony is in talks to sell its Japanese personal-computer business to buy out company Japan Industrial Partners, according to a source. A Memorandum of Understanding for a sale, which will include the Vaio brand, may be released as early as today,
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      569 52 FIRM WANTS TO COURT ADVERTISERS’ TRUST THE GUARDIAN LONDON YouTube visitors watch more than six billion hours of video every month, but not all the views are real. This has prompted a crackdown on “fraudulent views” by channels and content providers seeking
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      466 51 DELI ORGANIC WINES SEAFOOD INTERNATIONAL SELECTIONS Fair Price f/nest. ‘0 These light-bodied wines and bubblies will truly bring out the delicate taste of seafood, ensuring a burst of flavours in every sip. 1 CHATEAU DE BLIGNY Cuvee 6 Cepages Brut 750ml $104 per bot 2 CAILLOU BLANC DU CHATEAU TALBOT
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      96 52 A one year Diploma programme aligned to the Singapore Workforce Development Agency’s (WDA) Creative Industries WSQ framework aimed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills and competencies to work with a production crew and lead a TV or film production. Developed and delivered by Industry Practitioners. WHO IS IT FOR?
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      981 56  -  Recruitment drive for 2015 SEA Games off to strong start ‘HEARTENING TO SEE SO MUCH SUPPORT’ ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It may be only a month since a recruitment drive was launched to find volunteers for the 2015 South-east Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore, but the
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      430 57  -  But organisers say proposed S’pore v Malaysia game still being worked out TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg 5 to 16. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DAN GUENCHIN SINGAPORE —The first official football match to be played at the new Sports Hub may
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      605 57 REUTERS SOCHI (RUSSIA) —From a cheaper bidding process to hosting Games in more than one city, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) opened the floor to suggestions yesterday as it looks to keep the world’s biggest multi-sports event popular and profitable in the years
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      689 58 Laudrup’s sacking by Swansea makes him latest manager to be fired after winning trophy ‘JINX’ BEGAN IN 2007 REUTERS LONDON —Michael Laudrup became the latest manager to fall victim to a jinx that has now claimed five of the last six men who led their
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      291 58 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysian football authorities have found an entire lower league team guilty of match-fixing in the latest scandal to blight the country’s corruption-riven competitions. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) confirmed a report in The Star that said 17 players from
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      264 58 AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPUR —The 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards will be held in Kuala Lumpur next month on March 26, with organisers announcing the new venue less than a month after ending the contract with Rio de Janeiro.
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      549 60  -  Qualification for 100m at Asiad next target for national sprinter and his Johor-based coach GUNNING FOR MEN’S NATIONAL 100M MARK OF 10.37s DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE National sprinter and South-east Asian Games 100m bronze medallist Amirudin Jamal’s unusual training arrangement with his Johor
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      546 60 AP BEVERLY HILL S (C ALIFORNIA) Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley intend to leave no doubt this time. Nearly two years after Bradley beat the Filipino congressman in a hotly-disputed split decision, the welterweights both seemed uncommonly confident on Tuesday as
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      171 59 o D a A o wuiwerAOXty FREE MOVIES AND SERIES Toggle is celebrating its 1 st anniversary with free movies and series specially selected with different themes. And from 6-16 Feb, it's time for love and romance. iMMB &mm zmit Farm Wong Zheng Ge Ping Melvin Sia Kate Pang Zhang
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      91 60 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Event Home Away Timing Venue For the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg I w PiffiTi-r] Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Live wire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) [pLAY® Always play with care. [responsibly]
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      47 61 THURSDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2014 A FOODIE JOURNEY ASIA’S HOTTEST DINING DESTINATIONS ARE JUST A HOP AWAY 62 STAR AWARDS 2014 THE DREAM MAKERS LEADS WITH 19 NODS 74 CHECK OUT OUR NEW FOOD SECTION! FROM V-DAY MEALS TO DINING DEALS 68 PHOTO GETTY IMAGES/ARTWORK BY KENNETH CHOY
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        1620 62  -  FOODIE ALERT ASIA’S HOTTEST DINING DESTINATIONS ARE LESS THAN THREE HOURS AWAY SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg If you haven’t noticed, food pictures are the new travel photos. When your friend goes to New York, chances are you’ll see less pictures of Times Square or the Empire State Building;
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        482 66  -  JETSETTING WITH... SERENE LIM SINGAPORE You’d expect the wife of skincare guru Peter Thomas Roth to have her suitcase overflowing with beauty potions. Not quite. “I try to simplify things. Smaller is better so I pack travel-sizes for everything,” revealed Roth, who’s also the
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        394 66  -  SERENE LIM S I N G A P O R E Jeff Bell is the man you want behind the counter when you’re ordering your cocktail. The head bartender of New York’s most buzzed-about watering hole, Please Don’t Tell (PDT), is also Diageo Reserve World
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        171 67 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW Valentine’s Day at Pan Pacific Consider Pan Pacific’s Sweet Escape Staycation package available from Feb 14 to 16. Priced from S$408 for a Panoramic Room or from S$458 for a City Suite, it includes a bottle of champagne and gourmet chocolates,
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        244 67 BLOOMBERG DUBAI Tourists heading to Dubai might have to fork out just a little bit more. The emirate will impose a hospitality fee to help increase revenue from tourism as the Gulf business hub’s economy recovers from a near default in 2009. The
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        994 68  -  Where you can go for that Valentine’s Day meal TABLE FOR TWO DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Few rituals are more intimate than a meal shared, not least a Valentine’s Day repast. But why settle for the banal when you can have a celebration of a
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        265 69 THE GUARDIAN LONDON People from all over the globe may flock to beer tents at Oktoberfest, but Germans are losing their thirst for their national beverage. New figures show that domestic beer sales have sunk to their lowest level since reunification. In 2013, German
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        548 70  -  Good food, but too many elements threaten to spoil the soup at this establishment FOOD REVIEW: ELEMENT ANNETTE TAN S I NG A PO R E On paper, there are so many elements to the new Element at Amara Hotel that it borders on the tedious. First, there’s
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        421 70  -  Now here’s a set lunch worth taking time out for FOOD REVIEW: TABLE BY RANG MAHAL ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE At a time when we find ourselves moaning constantly about the increasing cost of eating out, finding a wallet-friendly lunch in a nice restaurant is a real thrill.
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        472 71 CHEF YONG’S GROUP RESTAURANTS Chinese New Year may be over, but we’re still celebrating. Majestic has nine different auspicious set menus (from S$88 per person) with dishes such as lobster, abalone and salmon Lo Hei or Atlantic salmon Lo Hei. Majestic Bay offers traditional CNY set menus (from
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        509 71 BEST THINGS UNDER S$10 S I N G A P O R E When Chef Eric Neo isn’t busy coming up with new menus for InterContinental Singapore and overseeing the hotel’s culinary operations, he regularly appears on television as a guest chef or judge in various food
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        360 72  -  The Henderson Project sees Dream Academy transforming its studio MUSICAL THEATRE MYSARA ALJARU mysaraaljaru@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Fancy enjoying some offBroadway and off-West End productions at an industrial building? The Henderson Project is Dream Academy’s “off-the-beaten theatrepath” adventure, which sees them turning their studio at the Henderson Industrial
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      253 73  -  A delicious dessert topped with golden, crispy cornflakes ANNETTE TAN Cornflakes are great for mornings. A bowl of cornflakes in milk makes a nutritious kickstart to the day and won’t leave you sluggish. And with good brands like Harvest Fields Golden Cornflakes, a private label from FairPrice, you’re
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        1147 74  -  Drama garners 19 nominations, including Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Drama BIG SWEEP MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Someone once said, if you want to dream, dream big. So perhaps it’s appropriate that the Chinese blockbuster drama The Dream Makers turned out to be
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      153 64 □I LEGOLAND AN A t A Y 5 A Discover the ultimate LEGO® experience! Spend the day at the LEGOLAND Theme Park and Water Park and stay overnight at the all-new LEGOLAND Hotel! From the moment you arrive at the spectacular dragon-guarded entrance, you'll be delighted by interactive LEGO features,
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      207 66 MARINER OF THE SEAS 3 Nights Best of Malaysia Singapore Departures: 2014 Feb 12,27 Port of Call: Port Klang $526*™ 5 Nights Spice of Southeast Asia Singapore Departures: 2014 Feb 22, Mar 02 Feb 22 Port Of Calls: Port Klang, Phuket Mar 02 Port Of Calls: Port Klang, Bangkok 7
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      278 67 TRAFALGAR see the world from the inside* ei:--: 67 years of award-winning quality service Over 200 itineraries worldwide I* 7. Are you ready to travel beyond the expected in Europe? K -31 TRAFALGAR SINGAPORE AIRLINES PRESENT EUROPE ULTIMATE SAVINGS 2014 Air inclusive quality holidays from just S$1,931 Europe Britain (Summer)
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      65 69 “Singapore’s Favourite Mineral/Distilled Water” Survey conducted by The BDRCAsia Company in 2013 grtEiprtEignEipnEipnEipngpnEiphEirahEiunEiiahgpnEiPiiaiiEipnEipnEipngiBnEiiBnEiPiicir Celebrate this lunar New l-jcar wifi us. 'Enjoy our new bundle offer: 0] (U.P?$850) irmrrflfofrfft^firrrrr^ x Hot;&lCold.Floor^Standin^lDispenser; 0StEQ)GC2I3^> o Cartonr(24;Botties)Tof£450.ml]FruittvAVitaminised 9 “SMS/Email us today, and you will automatically receive additional 2 x 19L bottles water ddX upon
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