Today, 22 May 2014, Afternoon Edition

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  • 22 1 A=diaCorp THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /AbdiaCorp THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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  • 1528 1  -  ¢Govt to fund buses and depots, pay bus companies ¢Operators to bid for route packages decided by LTA ¢Shorter waiting times for passengers BUS CONTRACTING MODEL TO START WITH TENDER IN SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The public bus industry
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    • 169 1 THAIS ABROAD ARE GETTING ATTENTION FOR COUNTRY’S SITUATION, BUT THE COMPLEX POLITICS IS NOT EASY TO EXPLAIN COMMENT&ANALYSIS 20 Invitation to all Software Developers Application Managers InstallShield 2014 Announcement Meeting Date: 23 May 2014 Venue: Park Royal Hotel Beach Road Time: 1-5 pm Send your registration to sales@ccns.com.sg CCNS PTE
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  • hot news
    • 646 4  -  FRAMEWORK BETTER THAN NATIONALISATION, SAYS MP AMANDA LEE, JOY FANG leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With the Government calling the shots on service standards under the new bus contracting model announced yesterday, commuters can expect better services, but the knock-on effect on fares remains
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    • 636 6  -  Workers’ interests will be taken care of, says Lui Tuck Yew, with committee looking into transitional arrangements DRIVERS NOT SHAKEN BY ANNOUNCEMENT OR WORRIED ABOUT JOB SECURITY AMANDA LEE, PAUL LIM leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE While an existing committee will look into
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    • 644 6  -  LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The overhaul of the Republic’s duopoly public bus system is expected to be seen by investors as positive for current operators SMRT and SBS Transit, but any upward movement in their share prices may
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    • 687 8  -  Cities using the bus contracting model, under which the government assumes the role of master route planner and opens up the market to competition via a tender system, have seen improvements in bus service and reliability and a rise in customer satisfaction,
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    • 938 10  -  Desso GrassMaster claims to be a durable, cost-effective surface that minimises chances of even ts being can celled SPORTS HUB GETS WEMBLEY-LIKE FIELD TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The National Stadium, which is due to open next month, will
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    • 591 12  -  STRONG SURGE IN CATEGORY A TAKES INDUSTRY BY SURPRISE XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After a sharp fall in the previous exercise, Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums closed mostly higher yesterday in the second bidding exercise under the increased COE quota. However, traders expect premiums
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    • 319 14  -  DEADLINE IS 5PM TOMORROW NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE —Blogger Roy Ngerng has been given an extension until 5pm tomorrow to respond to the letter of demand issued to him by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s lawyer. The 33-year-old healthcare worker
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    • 359 14  -  KOK XING HUI S I N G A P O R E Removing the cap on claims when MediShield Life is rolled out next year will be beneficial, particularly to those who are nearing the existing S$300,000 limit, such as
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    • 587 16 Two nations to strengthen defence cooperation oppose Beijing’s ‘violations’ of international law VIETNAM JOINING U.S. ALLY UNUSUAL: EXPERT AGENCIES MANIL A —Vietnam’s Prime Minister yesterday called on the world to condemn China for causing what he called an extremely dangerous situation in
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    • 217 16 AGENCIES Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday appeared to warn some Asian nations against strengthening military alliances to counter China, saying this would not benefit regional security. However, he also pledged to peacefully resolve China’s territorial disputes. “To beef up military alliances
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    • 636 18 TWO-AND-A-HALF-HOUR MEETING WAS POSITIVE, SAYS SPOKESMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES BANGKOK —A day after imposing martial law, the Thai military yesterday put leaders of the country’s polarised political camps in the same room in an effort to end six months
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  • comment &analysis
    • 868 20  -  HARD TO EXPLAIN TO FOREIGNERS, HARDER TO DISCUSS AMONG THAIS KAONA PONGPIPAT Kaona Pongpipat is a feature writer at Bangkok Post. BANGKOK POST Now is definitely not the best time for us Thais to be travelling abroad, especially if we have to engage in conversations with
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    • 723 21 EW FACES AND MESSAGES NEEDE I BLOOMBERG BLOOMBERG EDITORS Last week’s election in India was important not just because it installed the charismatic and controversial Mr Narendra Modi as the country’s leader, but also because the long-ruling Congress party’s defeat was so crushing. This worst-ever drubbing
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  • voices
    • 375 22  -  FROM TAN LEE HUI To improve bus service standards, there must be better training and professionalism, skills upgrading and language courses for drivers. (“Improving bus services”; Talking Point) Some drivers are not skilful: They cause the bus to jerk, make sharp turns
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    • 214 22  -  FROM HELEN HO HENG CHUIN To improve bus services, which is this week’s Talking Point, journey information at bus stops should be improved. My husband has worked for the past 10 years in various Chinese cities and taking public transport was hassle-free, even on
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    • 93 22  -  FROM VENKAT MOORTHY I refer to this week’s Talking Point, “Improving bus services”. I am new to Singapore and I enjoy the commuter facilities here, though I find the MRT to be the most convenient. The stops are not announced or
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    • 568 23  -  FROM CHAN KOK HONG President, Association of Strata Managers I refer to the letters by Mr Francis Aurol and Mr Amolat Singh “Issues of governance, compliance and disclosure with condo management law” and “Building Act should embrace technology to improve governance”
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    • 86 22 LAW IS IT YOUR DESTINY? Hear from PROFESSOR TONY SMITH Dean of Law at Victoria University of Wellington, and former Professor Chairman of the Faculty at University of Cambridge Reading Law: NZ vs UK Sun, 25 May 2.15 4pm Please RSVP National Library Bldg, 100 Victoria St, Function Rm 2
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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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    • 137 23 LETTER CONDO BY-LAW IN THEWAYOFURA’S LATEST MEASURES Scan the QR code using the reader app or visit tdy.sg/ condo22may for the letter from Lian Ricochon. with access to the exclusive Pacific Club Book our Pacific Club Offer which includes a one-night stay with access to the Pacific Club where you
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  • singapore
    • 647 24 SINGAPORE —The Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) will step up efforts to work with companies to improve the way they manage their resources and adopt practices of the highest standard as it seeks to build a “greener economy”. Starting next year,
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    • 399 24  -  REVAMPED MARINE COVE TO BE READY IN MID-2016 TAN SHI WEI tanshiwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Visitors to East Coast Park will have their pick of seaside activities when the National Parks Board (NParks) completes the ongoing development projects at Parkland Green and Marine
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    • 382 25 The party’s in the house of Susan Tan, who won the first Class 95FM’s exclusive house party sponsored by Esso BROUGHT TO YOU BY ESSO PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM Whether it’s a promotion, a new home or a new addition to the family, there’s
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    • 318 26  -  SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT HOPES TO SEE VIDEO ON PIONEER GENERATION PACKAGE IN MOTHER TONGUE KOK XING HUI xinghui@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —The committee formed to look into ways to recognise the contributions of the Malay/Muslim pioneer generation is focusing first
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    • 129 26 SINGAPORE —A total of 36 proposal forms have been submitted for the nine Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) posts, the Office of the Clerk of Parliament said yesterday. The names, which can come from the general public or from functional groups, will now
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    • 464 27  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The School of the Arts Singapore (SOTA) has become the first institute here to offer the International Baccalaureate Career-related Certificate (IBCC) programme a new option for its Year 5 and 6 students who show notable artistic talent
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  • china&india
    • 447 28 PM-elect set to embark on path of regional engagement SRI LANKA PRESIDENT TO ATTEND CEREMONY REUTERS NEW DELHI Mr Narendra Modi has invited the leaders of Pakistan and other neighbours to his inauguration as Prime Minister, a spokeswoman for his party said yesterday,
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    • 221 28 REUTERS SHANGHAI —China and Russia signed a long-awaited natural gas supply deal yesterday, securing China, the world’s top energy user, a major new source of the clean-burning fuel and opening a market to Moscow as Europeans look elsewhere for their energy. The deal
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    • 620 30 COMAC PLANNING TWO HOMEGROWN PASSENGER PLANES FOR DOMESTIC MARKET, SOUTH-EAST ASIA AP SHANGHAI —China’s state-owned aircraft maker yesterday said it is ready to deliver the country’s first homegrown regional airliner and will complete a bigger plane in 2018. The first two
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    • 104 28 H LIANG COURT 1 LIANG COURT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Dear Shoppers, We regret to inform you that the Oita-Okinawa Food Fair 2014 (30 May to 5 June) has been CANCELLED. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused. Look forward to our upcoming event! jo 9 27 JUN 10 AUG 2014 Tanabata
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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  • world
    • 541 32 LOAN A SIGN OF FRIENDSHIP WITH M’SIA: CHINESE ENVOY AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Two giant pandas arrived in Malaysia from China yesterday after a month-long delay due to the missing Malaysian flight MH370. Male Fu Wa and female Feng Yi, both eight years
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    • 630 36 BESIDES MODI, AMERICA DENIED FORMER GENERAL ENTRY DUE TO HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD REUTERS WA S H I N G T O N The emergence of Mr Prabowo Subianto as a serious contender in Indonesia’s election this week means the United States
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  • business
    • 469 38  -  PROJECT AIMS TO HELP SMEs OVERCOME LAND CONSTRAINTS WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE JTC said yesterday it will launch its first high-rise industrial facility that will meet the needs of heavy-duty manufacturers, which typically operate in land-based factories, as
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    • 401 40 CENTRAL BANK REMOVES REFERENCE TO DEFLATION FOR FIRST TIME SINCE LAST APRIL REUTERS TOKYO The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept policy steady yesterday and painted a slightly more optimistic view of the economy, further dashing expectations that it will offer more stimulus
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    • 265 40 REUTERS HONG KONG —Moody’s has lowered its outlook for China’s property industry to negative from stable, reflecting expectations of slower residential property sales growth, high inventory levels and weakening liquidity over the next 12 months. However, most of the rated developers
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    • 286 42 Developer moves closer to delisting its shopping mall arm MOVE ENHANCES LONG-TERM COMPETITIVENESS: GROUP CEO CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —CapitaLand’s stake in CapitaMalls Asia (CMA) has crossed the 80 per cent mark, bringing it closer to attaining full control of its shopping mall
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    • 175 42 REUTERS BEIJING China is inviting private companies to participate in 80 major national projects, spanning energy, information and infrastructure, a list from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) shows. The move is the latest step by Beijing to raise
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    • market buzz
      • Article, Illustration
        146 44 From next Friday till June 29, United Square is hosting a series of fun programmes for kids and parents. Everything from sports-themed games to appearances by Nickelodeon superstars is on the schedule. For example, the Nickelodeon Slime Cup will see slime integrated into sportsoriented activities on June 7
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      • 153 44 The Affordable Art Fair is back. Starting tomorrow at the F1 Pit Building, art lovers will once again have the opportunity to find the perfect piece at an affordable price. Exciting works from more than 600 new and emerging contemporary artists will be on show alongside established
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      • 85 44 Thirty professional masseurs from the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) were present at the Nirvana Memorial Garden on May 13 to offer massages and foot reflexology to invited guests. It was part of Nirvana’s corporate social responsibility event to help SAVH in its mission of
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      • 87 44 Get a ravioli dish with a glass of Sjora Mango Peach drink for just S$9.90 at PastaMania. You can choose from three flavours from the restaurant’s ravioli series: The Porcini Mushroom features fragrant mushroom-stuffed pasta in a homemade sauce; the Salmon touts half-moon-shaped pasta filled with tasty salmon
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      • 128 44 From tomorrow till Sunday, luggage brand American Tourister is presenting “Take on the World”, a special event at Orchard Cineleisure. Members of the public will be given a chance to take jump shots with the Vivolite collection of suitcases, and take home a 12-second 360-degree video
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    • 401 46  -  EVENT TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER JUNE YANG juneyang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Making the world a bet­ter place through coding? This is what PayPal hopes to achieve when it brings its BattleHack competition to Singa­pore in September. The event is a hackathon contest
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    • 592 48  -  Safety first for S’pore athletes at YOG qualifier with city under martial law PARENTS ASSURED AFTER SAFETY BRIEFING LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Thailand’s capital city Bangkok may be in a state of unease after the Royal Thai Army declared martial law on Tuesday
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    • 381 48 AP AP NEW DELHI —China’s badminton star Lin Dan is opposed to a change in the points system being contemplated by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in a bid to make the sport more attractive. “I feel changing the points system frequently is not
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    • 434 49 AP VIRGINIA WATER (ENGLAND) —Only a few days after sending out wedding invitations, golfer Rory McIlroy broke off his engagement to Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki yesterday. Uncomfortable and subdued, the two-time Major winner spoke about the decision ahead of the BMW PGA Championship,
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    • 282 49 REUTERS Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure will give an interview after the World Cup to explain why he could leave Manchester City after they way the club handled his 31st birthday on May 13. His agent Dimitri Seluk had
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    • 584 49 Clubs in line for boost if UEFA proposals to redistribute record sum materialise THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LON DON —Every Premier League club would get a slice of Manchester City’s world-record fine for breaching UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations under plans being
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    • 544 50 VANDALS ALSO BURN REPLICA TROPHY SAO PAULO —The Brazilian federation of professional athletes is demanding FIFA change the start times of more than a third of World Cup matches because of the heat and humidity in Brazil. The Associated Press (AP) re­ported
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    • 328 50 REUTERS GAME OF THE DAY INDIANA 83 MIAMI 87 (Eastern Conference final level at 1-1) Beating the Miami Heat once is difficult enough, but taking two playoff games in a row from the defending National Basketball Association champions is mission impossible as the Indiana Pacers found out
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    • 486 52  -  H-TWO-O PROGRAMME ALSO HELPS PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —From 38 teams in its inaugural year to 193 including 12 for girls for the season just ended, the H-TWO-O Ultimate Champions League can be reasonably proud of what it has
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    • 31 53 THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014 DO THE DUMPLING OUR FAVOURITE INNOVATIVE PICKS FOR THE DUMPLING FESTIVAL AFFORDABLE ART FAIR THE 100TH EDITION OFFERS SOME DELIGHTFUL TWISTS 58 62 PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES TCOVER0522
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        819 54  -  A FILM FAN FINDS BERLIN WEARING THE SCARS FROM ITS GRITTY PAST BOLDLY FOR ALL TO SEE LIN WEIWEN IN BERLIN featu res@ med iacorp.com .sg You know you’re not in tourist territory when you step out of Warschauer Strasse S-Bahn train station in Berlin. Gone are the
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      • 291 56 CHECKLIST SINGAPORE —Shopping isn’t confined to the Orchard Roads, the Fifth Avenues and the Oxford Streets of the world. Airports are going all the way to woo passengers with their selection of shopping ideas. Take Singapore’s Changi Airport, for instance, which is partnering DFS to house the
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        145 56 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW Enjoy S$200 spending credit in the Netherlands Insight Vacations is giving you S$200 in spending credit (per couple) with their packages to the Netherlands. But there’s more to the home of footballer Robin Van Persie than picturesque windmills, multicoloured tulips and
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        979 58  -  THERE’S MORE TO THIS YEAR’S PICK OF INSPIRED RICE DUMPLINGS THAN JUST NOVEL IDEAS DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg There’s something to be said about keeping things simple. Particularly when celebrating tradition and timehonoured food. hat, however, hasn’t stopped chefs from experimenting with the rice dumpling (zong zi in Mandarin
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      • 119 59 QUICK BITES S I N G A P O R E The all new King Dog from Burger King is a juicy 16.5cm chicken sausage sandwiched in a soft hot dog bun, drizzled generously with your choice of Bull’s Eye BBQ sauce and mayonnaise, or honey
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        264 60 O MY DOG, THE HUMBLE HOTDOG O My Dog’s unconventional dogs come in a range of flavours, offering convenience without scrimping on flavour, such as the distinctly Singaporean Bak Chor Mee hotdog and the Mexican-inspired Nacho Libre hotdog. Customise your own with your choice of meat and sauces.
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      • 454 60  -  Tras Street sees a fun, casual Italian eatery joining its ranks FOOD REVIEW: BUTTERO KENNY LEONG SINGAPORE Taking its name from the Italian word for a Tuscan cowboy, Buttero bills itself as a fun and casual dining spot proffering hearty pastas, meats and easy Italian fare. The
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      • 259 60  -  DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE —Few types of foods are more audaciously indulgent than a fine cut of wagyu that famously pampered breed of Japanese beef cattle feted for its intense marbling. And Singapore’s CUT by Wolfgang Puck might top your list with the new-to-Singapore Hokkaido Snow
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    • culture&lifestyle
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        724 62  -  The Affordable Art Fair ramps up the fifth edition here with some new surprises PRIZED ACQUISITIONS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —What do coffee, a Bugaboo and the spring season have in common? Well, you’ll find them at the Affordable Art Fair (AAF), which happens this weekend from
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      • 339 64  -  Cornflakes add a delicious crunch to savoury dishes ANNETTE TAN Cornflakes are more than just wholesome breakfast food. They are a versatile ingredient that can be included in desserts like cookies or to lend crunch to savoury dishes like these chicken tenders. For this recipe, I used 365
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    • television
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        564 65  -  TV host Henry Cole takes to the dusty trail again this time with RVs JOURNEY MAN SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Motor heads don’t come more legit than Henry Cole, the presenter of World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides and the man behind Gladstone Motorcycles, a British hand-built bike
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    • 111 59 HONG KONG CAFE Back by Popular Demand.' New Picks! i 9.90 SET MEAL Choice of Main Course Soup of the Day Dessert of the Day W 1055 XW Stir-fried Bee Hoon with Black Pepper Pork Chop > N V s I I *5 i A Open till 2am p ree
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