Today, 15 May 2014, Afternoon Edition

Microfilm: NL33140
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Water park among sports amenities at Kallang Wave mall
      446 2  -  SOFT OPENING TO BE IN JUNE XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE A rock-climbing wall. A food court with a bicycle rack. A rooftop water park. These are among the facilities that the soon-to-be-opened Kallang Wave mall at the Sports
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      S’poreans at the heart of this year’s NDP
      437 4  -  Celebrations will recognise the spirit of the people, past and present, who have helped build the nation RUN-UP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE OUTREACH PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN, PRE-PARADE CARNIVAL LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Getting students to train with the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) Red Lions
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      Capacity, regulatory approval concerns ‘possible reasons SATS cancelled SCC deal’
      544 4  -  JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The trend of large cruise ships, as well as whether having one company own two cruise centres would pass muster with anti-competi-tion regulators here, could be reasons airport-and-cruise-terminal services provider SATS decided to pull the plug
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    • Article
      Lock icon Manila challenges Beijing’s land reclamation on South China Sea reef
      672 6 Philippine officials unclear of China’s plans, but possibilities include airstrip or army base LAND FALLS WITHIN COUNTRY’S SOVEREIGNTY RIGHTS: CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY AP MANILA Manila has protested against Beijing’s reclamation of land on a disputed reef in the South China
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    • Article
      PROTEST HAS LIMITED IMPACT ON SINGAPORE COMPANIES
      347 6  -  LEE YEN NEE, TAN WEIZHEN While Singapore has a major presence at the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIPs), the impact of Tuesday’s protests on local companies with operations there appears to be fairly limited. Mapletree Investments, which operates three facilities in the parks,
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      Lock icon S’pore state firms are most acquisitive in 2013
      754 8 GIC, Temasek spent S$19.6b in direct investments last year, accounting for a third of the total by state investors globally TEMASEK HAS ANNOUNCED MAJOR INVESTMENTS THIS YEAR BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —GIC and Temasek Holdings are set to lead global sovereign investors in acquisitions
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      Lock icon Australia’s plan to raise pension age to 70 slammed
      491 10 Opposition Labor Party vows to oppose the change in Parliament GOVT SAYS ADJUSTMENT IN LINE WITH LONGER LIFE EXPECTANCY AP CANBERR A The Australian government’s plan to raise the state pension age to 70 has been criticised as unfair for those
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      Lock icon NUS to allow first-year undergrads to set aside bad grades
      747 12  -  School will start scheme with the estimated 6,000students entering university in August MOVE TO EASE OBSESSION WITH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE To ease the obsession with grades at least, for the first semester the National University
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      Two more emerge as contenders for NMP post
      544 14  -  Leader of Singapore Kin dn ess Movement and trainer of pre-school teachers put themselves forwardfor thejob ONE NOMINEE TO CHAMPION CAUSES OF EX-OFFENDERS, ELDERLY; THE OTHER SEEKS TO REPRESENT PRE-SCHOOL SECTOR NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Two more individuals Singapore
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      240 7 Experience the best of Asia at Marina Bay! p m •t s? m S < m Watch DBS Movies by the Bay on 16 17 May, 7.30pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Fri); Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (Sat) Get up close with cosplayers from nine national teams as they strut
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      32 10 Adults grow up to be kids in this new state. THE STATE OF A Guess the name of this place at www.thestateoffun.com and we II send you there. Terms and conditions apply
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  • comment &analysis
    • Article, Illustration
      Can ASEAN unite for security?
      1081 16  -  DEALING WITH AN ASSERTIVE CHINA SREERAM CHAULIA Sreeram Chaulia is a professor and dean at the Jindal School of International Affairs in Sonipat, India. The 24th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, fortuitously occurred as Vietnam and the Philippines were engaged
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      Lock icon ASEAN weathering storms, making progress
      894 18  -  FAIRNESS AND DISCRETION SHOWN AT SUMMIT SIMON TAY Simon Tay is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and also teaches international law at the National University of Singapore. When Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders gathered last week in Myanmar, the predicted
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      Lock icon A game changer in education
      893 20 PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS LESSONS FOR FREE Salman Khan was working as a hedge fund analyst when he started using online tools to tutor his cousins in mathematics. Nine years later, his non-profi t organisation, Khan Academy, draws on the same approach to offer more than 5,000free,
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      277 16 Curiosity is a hard thing to squash, but the traditional model of education manages pretty well: Listen to lectures, take notes, provide feedback on what you learnt and then forget it all. SALMAN KHAN 20 I YEARS Getting even more at the Great Singapore Sale. That's what makes us a
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      8 17 COMMENT& ANALYSIS ASEAN WEATHERING STORMS, MAKING PROGRESS 18
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      93 18 Tigerair now brings you closer to Xi'an and 7 other cities in Greater China. tiaerair Tigerair now flies you directly to Xi'an, home of the Terracotta Army, 3 times weekly. It also connects you to 7 other destinations in Greater China via over 60 weekly flights. To begin your cultural
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      191 19 STORIES OF OUR CITY CO M P E T I T I O N 9 M AY TO 1 5 J U N E 2 0 1 4 P H OTO Food. Nature. People. The three elements that shape the quintessential life and landscape of Singapore. Stories of Our City
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      78 20 Constant connectivity can be a pain in the neck NECK& SHOULDER RUB NON-GREASY Text neck, tablet hunch and gaming cramps from being constantly switched on in this modern life can lead to muscle aches and pains. Thankfully, there’s Tiger Balm Neck Shoulder Rub to provide quick*, effective relief with a
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  • voices
    • Article
      RWS dolphin death: Time to ban ‘swim with’ programmes
      217 22  -  FROM JASON BAKER Vice-President of International Operations, PETAAsia The death of Sharmila, one of the captive dolphins in Resorts World Sentosa’s (RWS) Dolphin Island exhibit, should prompt RWS and other resorts to stop treating marine mammals like hotel amenities. In the
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    • Article
      S’pore should strive for system that represents all interests
      270 22  -  FROM RACHEL LIM I disagree with Mr Sin Wei Xiang’s view that the Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) scheme hinders the long-term development of multiparty democracy here (“NMP scheme may hinder multi-party democracy”, May 14). Singapore’s system of governance has departed
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      NMP scheme an asset to political development
      153 22  -  FROM DEREK YEO YONG CHUN I disagree with the points in the letter “NMP scheme may hinder multiparty democracy” (May 14). On the contrary, the Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) scheme and the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament scheme (NCMP) add to the vi-
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    • Article
      Higher returns due to gender diversity on boards debatable
      316 23  -  FROM WOON WEE MIN Mr Richard Hartung’s commentary (“Why boards need to ensure gender diversity”, May 14) made valid points about the need for improving gender diversity in Singapore companies. Among other things, Mr Hartung cited research by United Statesbased Catalyst,
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    • Article
      Allow transfer of CPF balances of deceased to spouse
      177 23  -  FROM JOLLY WEE I would like to suggest that the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board consider allowing the balances of a deceased member’s accounts to be transferred to those of his or her spouse as the nominated beneficiary. The CPF Board
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    • Article
      Raise CPF interest rates to keep up with inflation
      94 23  -  FROM LAWRENCE SEOW The Central Provident Fund Minimum Sum will be raised “to maintain its real value over time”. (“CPF Minimum Sum to be raised to S$155,000 from July 1”; May 9) There are two reasons the CPF Board should perhaps
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      101 22 #commerce NGEE ANN ADELAIDE Adelaide EDUCATION CENTRE W #entrepreneurship A PARTNERSHIP SINCE 1998 THE UNIVERSITY -/ADELAIDE GROUP OF EIGHT MEMBER Part-Time Full-Time Undergraduate Postgraduate Degree Programs offered in Singapore NAA are of equivalent status as onshore degrees offered in Adelaide JUL SEP 2014 ADMISSION OPEN FOR APPLICATION ENQUIRIES or CONSULTATION
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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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  • singapore
    • Article
      S$6,300 fine for deejay’s comments on air
      386 24 CLASS 95FM’S JOE AUGUSTIN ACKNOWLEDGES HE MAY HAVE CROSSED SOME LINES S ING A PORE —National broadcaster MediaCorp has been fined S$6,300 by the Media Development Authority (MDA) for comments made on air in March by one of its radio deejays about a
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      Rooftop graffiti case: Teen granted access to lawyer, but no gag order
      415 24  -  AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —One of five teenagers accused of vandalising a Housing and Development Board block in Toa Payoh last week was yesterday allowed access to his lawyer, but his application for a gag order on his
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      Lock icon Keen on a panda poop adventure at River Safari?
      373 25  -  Behind-the-scenes tours aim to give visitors hands-on experience of park, raise awareness of conservation TAN SHI WEI tanshiwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Get to prepare food for and feed one of the largest freshwater fishes, such as the exotic arapaima, or learn how to
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    • Article
      Boot camp gives undergrads taste of NGO life
      278 26  -  LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE About 50 undergraduates will get a glimpse of how non-govern-mental organisations (NGOs) work during a five-day boot camp that also hopes to inspire them to pursue careers in the non-profit sector. The inaugural NGO Bootcamp, initiated by Yale-NUS College,
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      Law prof launches book on gay movement in S’pore
      408 26  -  TOME INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH ACTIVISTS ASHLEY CHIA Singapore— What are the legal restrictions and political norms that affect the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community? How did they organise themselves and engage the state, eventually organising the first public gay
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      Man who drove aggressively charged
      250 27  -  ALICE CHIA SINGAPORE —The driver of a Honda Civic, who has been branded a road bully by netizens after two videos of him driving aggressively went viral, was yesterday charged in court. Quek Zhen Hao, 25, faces three charges two counts of driving in a
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      Man who sold trademark-infringing bedding wins appeal to reduce sentence
      380 27  -  AMIR HUSSAIN SINGAPORE A man convicted of distributing and selling bedding illegally printed with well-known cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Hello Kitty as well as logos such as that of Manchester United yesterday successfully appealed to the High
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      170 24 WE* LOWEST 0BD USD 100 OFF all featured packages! Save 25% on cruise cabin upgrade! Book by 22 nd May to get $50 shopping voucher* 20% off travel insurance The Captain* Protection with Price Drop Our prices are now inclusive of taxes and fuel surcharges —r^7sTooT»oiidaycre d tsl city in
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      135 25 r SAFRA Lir NEW! Family Category 2014 .s t? tK. L 'I V. r~ Calling all budding performers! SAFRA Lil'Stars is back this year with a brand new Family Category! Share the stage with your loved one and have a memorable Father's Day with us at the finals. Showcase your
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon China accuses Briton of running massive drug bribery scheme
      529 28 Glaxo­SmithKline­exec­allegedly­led­scheme­to­pay­doctors,­ hospitals­to­use­the­firm’s­drugs PAYMENTS COMMON, WIDELY USED BY CHINESE FIRMS TOO: ECONOMISTS AP BEIJING The Chinese police yesterday accused a British executive of Glaxo­ SmithKline (GSK) of leading a sprawl­ing scheme to bribe doctors and hos­pitals to use its drugs. The announcement
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      Lock icon China corruption probes up a fifth in first quarter
      225 28 REUTERS BEIJING China investigated more than 10,000 people in corruption cases in the first three months of this year, up nearly a fifth from last year, the country’s top graft prosecutor said yesterday in Bei­jing’s latest bid to spotlight the corruption
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    • Article
      Lock icon Islamist group ‘claims responsibility for China bombing’
      669 29 REUTERS BEIJING An Islamist militant group called the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) claimed responsibility for an attack at a train station in China’s western city of Urumqi late last month that killed one person and injured 79 others, the SITE Monitoring Service said.
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      155 28 CHINESE MEDICINE COURSE IN ENGLISH Learn Chinese medical principles, herbs and herbal recipes for health, management of chronic illnesses and secrets of vitality and longevity. “Extremely informative and useful” Leo Leng, nutrition products manager “I was able to use it successfully on myself and my family.” Ravina, real estate agent
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  • world
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      Lock icon Najib calls for better global aviation systems
      671 30 MALAYSIAN LEADER ADMITS MISTAKES WERE MADE IN EARLY DAYS OF MH370 SEARCH AGENCIES K UA L A L U M P U R —Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has called for improving global aviation communications systems and for real-time tracking of planes to
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      Lock icon Indonesia’s Jokowi said to plan market-friendly policies
      520 31 REUTERS JA K A RTA —Indonesian presidential front-runner Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has assured top fund managers that he would cut fuel subsidies, improve infrastructure and enact major bureaucratic reforms to attract investment if elected in July. In a private event on Tuesday attended
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    • Article
      Lock icon Climate change ‘a catalyst for global conflict’
      692 34 REPORT WILL AFFECT U.S. FOREIGN POLICY THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The accelerating rate of climate change poses a severe risk to national security and acts as a catalyst for global political conflict, a report by a leading United States governmentfunded military research
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      156 30 3rd Singapore Investment /ree k 2014 Investing Fora Secure Future 17 th 24 th May 2014 www.sias.org.sg/siw2014 O o A Gain knowledge on investing and grow your money! Register now for FREE Investment Seminar. Featuring some Mr. Christopher Tan SIAS Implementing your Retirement and Life Goals our speakers: a Mr.
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      118 34 o o SCHOOLOFTHE ARTSSINGAPORE DIRECT SCHOOL ADMISSION SECONDARY m -4 SOTA offers a 6-year integrated arts and academic curriculum leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma. 100% of our students are admitted through the Direct School AdmissionSecondary (DSA-Sec) exercise via the Talent Academy (TA). If your child is in Primary Six
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  • business
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      S’pore F&B firms seek fortunes abroad
      904 36  -  LOCAL TASTE ON FOREIGN SHORES WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When it comes to expanding overseas, local seafood restaurant chain Fish Co is not afraid to go down the less beaten path. One of the two outlets that it is currently setting up is
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      Lock icon Firms finalise talks to develop LPG terminal on Jurong Island
      634 38  -  FACILITY TO HAVE INITIAL CAPACITY OF 80,000 CUBIC METRES, WILL ENHANCE S’PORE’S COMPETITIVENESS LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Dutch storage tank operator Vopak and South Korean energy firm SK Gas have finalised talks to jointly develop a liquefied petroleum gas
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    • market buzz
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        PAINTINGS ETC
        70 40 Starting today, you can check out an exhibition of Indian contemporary art at the Gallery@Goodman Arts Centre. “Paintings Etc” brings together the works of 13 Indian artists, including well-known names such as Sudhir Bhagat, as well as emerging new tal- ents like Vazda Khan and Gokaran Singh. The
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        FUTURE LEADERS SUMMIT
        115 40 Dream. Believe. Achieve. The Future Leaders Summit is back for a second year running. More than 20 trailblazing leaders from Google, McDonald’s, Microsoft and more will share inspiring life stories and practical advice to help professionals, managers and executives achieve their goals. Acclaimed local film director Anthony
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        REDOXON REDEMPTION
        49 40 Buy S$100 worth of any Redoxon products and redeem a Guardian digital thermometer worth S$44.80. The offer is available at five Guardian outlets in Takashimaya, NEX, JEM, Northpoint and Century Square. Limited to 100 units per location, while stocks last. This promotion is on till May 21.
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        A LONG LONG LUNCH AT THE EDGE
        122 40 The Edge restaurant at Pan Pacific Singapore presents A Long Long Lunch, a four-hour weekend delight that will take you through lunch and afternoon tea. Featuring 30 well-known hawker favourites such as laksa, bak kut teh, and satay, it gives guests a diverse
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        66 40 Bank of China Travel Card and Great Wall UnionPay Platinum Card members can enjoy a 10-per-cent cash rebate at Takashimaya Department Store, BHG and OG. To register, SMS BOC<space>Last 12 digits of your BOC UnionPay card number to *****, and start using your card
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        73 40 To celebrate its 31st anniversary, 7-Eleven is giving away S$20,000 in CTC travel vouchers. Get one chance to win when you spend at least S$5, excluding cigarettes, lottery, fuel, bills and services. You also get two more chances to win when you withdraw cash via POSB Cash-Point.
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      555 54 Demonstrations mark the company ’s most concerted effort to provide an up-close look at its self-driving vehicles 30-MINUTE RIDES SHOWCASE ABILITY TO NAVIGATE SAFELY AROUND CITY REUTERS MOUNTAIN VIEW (CALIFORNIA) —Google’s self-driving car technology will probably not be available
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      386 54  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As the start-up scene here continues to pick up pace, a group comprising 21 companies, venture capitalists, StarHub and a government agency has come together to form a networking platform to support and help small and medium
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      IOC AIMS TO REACH A WIDE AUDIENCE: NG
      339 56  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —After the rising cost of watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup on television had upset many football aficionados here, sports fans in general will be keeping their fingers crossed the same does not happen for future Olympic Games.
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      618 56  -  St Andrew’s denied Boys ‘A’ Div rugby title and chance of a schools ‘grand slam’ ACS(I) DOMINATE IN SECOND HALF OF POLICE CUP ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —A maiden overseas training camp last year appeared to have
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      434 57 Exiting skipper Vidic reveals factors that led to downward spiral THE GUARDIAN LONDON —The departing Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic admits everyone lost belief in the team during a dismal season, though he did not directly blame David Moyes for the decline. “The
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      424 57 AP LISBON —Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is the subject of a criminal investigation in Portugal, the authorities said yesterday. Officials would not say what the investigation is about. In Portugal, ongoing investigations fall under the country’s judicial secrecy law. The Portuguese attorney-gen-eral’s office said
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      COMMUNITY CLUBS TO SHOW ‘LIVE’ WORLD CUP GAMES
      141 57 SINGAPORE Football fans can catch the 2014 World Cup at screenings at Community Clubs (CCs) islandwide from June 13 to July 14. Organised by the People’s Association (PA), the matches will be screened “live” at 30 CCs, starting with the opening match
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      536 58 CLIPPERS OWNER ‘SHOCKINGLY IGNORANT’ AP LOS ANGELES —NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson says Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has badly outdated views about minorities and is shockingly ignorant about HIV and AIDS for such a prominent public figure. “He’s living in
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      391 58 decider.REUTERS REUTERS GAME OF THE DAY OKLAHOMACITY105 LACLIPPERS104 The Oklahoma City Thunder staged a remarkable last-minute rally to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 105-104 in Game 5 of their Western Conference semi-final series on Tuesday. Trailing by seven points with only 49 seconds remaining, Oklahoma’s marquee players
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      57 1 THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014 TRIP ADVISOR TRAVEL GURU WENDY PERRIN ON GOING ABROAD 2 CHEAP EATS 938LIVE DJ ANGELA LIM DISHES ABOUT HER FAVOURITE FOOD 10 INTENSE MUSIC TWO GUYS GIVE A NEW TAKE ON MUSIC WITH CELLOS 12 FRESH CONCEPTS A NEW RESTAURANT OFFERS AN AMBITIOUS MENU OF REINTERPRETED
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        1095 2  -  TRAVEL GURU WENDY PERRIN ON MAKING THE TRIP TO TRIPADVISOR AND WHY SHE’S TIRED OF PHONY TRAVEL PHOTOS SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg I’ve a confession to make: I’m a obsessive-compulsive lurker on TripAdvisor. Like some crazed lover, I go into stalker mode the moment I glimpse a potential
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        278 6 CHECKLIST SINGAPORE So you’ve watched the TMZ video of Solange Knowles attacking Jay-Z in the elevator of New York’s The Standard over and over again. While The Standard may be unlucky enough to have had the security video of Knowles going nuts leaked, it’s one
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        Lock icon The insider
        230 8 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW AKARYN Samui turns two To celebrate, the luxury boutique hotel is having an anniversary special, where rates start from US$200 (S$249) a night for its beautiful pool suites; US$262 for a pool villa and US$494 for a two-bedroom a pool villa.
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        Lock icon JETSETTING WITH... Paula Malai Ali
        572 8  -  SERENELIM SINGAPORE —You may recognise Paula Malai Ali covering the tennis and F1 scenes on ESPN Star Sports, but have you seen her slumming it? The presenter gamely did that for Scoot Airlines’ Stretch or Splurge Sydney campaign episodes, where she goes up against co-host
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        Lock icon JAPANESE CUISINE IS NOT BONSAI
        600 9  -  MICHELIN-STARRED JAPANESE CHEF FEARS DECLINE OF SIMPLE, TRADITIONAL FOOD BACK HOME JUNKO FUJITA features@mediacorp.com.sg REUTERS At his three-star Michelin restaurant Kikunoi in Kyoto, chef Yoshihiro Murata serves elaborate 12-course meals of delicate Japanese food. But his real passion is to make sure simple, traditional food
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        A fresh take
        481 9  -  The new restaurant unveils an ambitious menu spanning local and international classics FOOD REVIEW: THE CLIFFORD PIER KENNY LEONG SINGAPORE Gone are the fancy panels, Oriental furnishings and Chinese Art Deco. The dense, brooding mood of One On The Bund at Fullerton Bay Hotel has given way
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        414 10  -  BEST THINGS UNDER S$10 CHRISTIE YEO SINGAPORE Other than dishing out food-related tidbits on 938LIVE’s youth talk-show, Campus, radio D J Angela Lim also helms Nightcap, a 9pm-to-midnight shift. That often leaves her with enough time to grab a quick fix of hearty murtabak or maggi goreng
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        Everyday magic
        535 10  -  New cafe stands out for its creative modEuropean inspirations FOOD REVIEW: PORTICO DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE —Modestly prized meals in an equally unpretentious setting are trending in Singapore for reasons beyond their ostensible value. Not surprisingly, it’s the notably refined posture of culinary talents that have shown a growing
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        Madness and ecstasy
        529 12  -  2CELLOS’ Stjepan Hauser on getting high and destroying bows STRINGS ATTACHED MAY SEAH S I N G A P O R E YouTube sensation 2CELLOS are like a chemical reaction: Put 26-year-old Luka Sulic and 27-year-old Stjepan Hauser together, and they combust in an explosion of electrifying
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        251 12 REUTERS STOCKHOLM Malik Bendjelloul, the director of Oscar-winning documentary Searching For Sugar Man, died on Tuesday evening in Stockholm, the police said. He was 36. The Stockholm police declined to provide any further details about Bendjelloul’s death. “What I can say is that there are no
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        Lock icon Abstract work tops art sale
        525 14 A piece by artist Barnett Newman fetches S$105 million at Christie’s MODERN MARVELS REUTERS N E W YO R K American artist Barnett Newman’s abstract painting Black Fire I sold for US$84.2 million (S$105 million) at Christie’s contemporary art sale on Tuesday, setting a new
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    • television
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        Comic turn
        392 16  -  The Journey: A Voyage is now a graphic novel SCREEN TO PRINT CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —MediaCorp and publisher Popular Holdings are launching a graphic-novel version of the television drama The Journey: A Voyage. Based on the TV drama, which was the first of a trilogy to
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      Lock icon Everyday indulgence
      476 15  -  A hearty, satisfying meal that’s easy to make ANNETTE TAN Many of us turn to instant noodles for a quick meal. But making your own pasta dish can be almost as simple, yet infinitely better for you. Whipping up a healthy pasta meal can be done in under
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      215 7 Upclose Personal With... AM plify LUSH DJ Rozz sounds off about Lush 99.5FM. Lush Is... An eclectic mix of indie fare, we feature lots of good tunes from all around the world. The station doesn’t discriminate, it’s not a critic, it’s not a snob. Synths You Asked... The track I
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