Today, 3 December 2014, Afternoon Edition

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  • 23 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2014 MCI (P) 046/06/2014 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING MbdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2014 MCI (P) 046/06/2014
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  • hot news
    • 582 2  -  INCLUSIVE PRE-SCHOOL TO OPEN NEXT JULY LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE A new inclusive pre-school, slated to open next July, will see a mix of 75 mainstream and special-needs children learning together in an environment designed for all children. The pre-school, which offers fulland half-day
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    • 991 4  -  7 Letters is slated to be released next July and will offer unique interpretation of S’pore FILM WILL BE THE FIRST TO BE SCREENED AT CAPITOL THEATRE AFTER 17-YEAR HIATUS GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE~ —~A musical, a tale about community and
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    • 769 6 LIMITED ROOM FOR CHINA TO ADJUST TO CHANGES GIVEN ITS FEARS OF STOKING PRO-DEMOCRACY SENTIMENT AGENCIES TAIPEI —An electoral pummelling for Taiwan’s pro-Beijing ruling party and a new spike in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have delivered a reality check
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    • 605 8 KL HAS ARRESTED 43 PEOPLE FOR SUSPECTED TERROR LINKS THIS YEAR AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian police said yesterday they have detained another three men, including two civil servants, suspected of being linked to the Islamic State militant group. The
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    • 603 12  -  Lawrence Wong reiterates Singapore’s commitment to sport as 18 more athletes join initiative ROGRAMME IS ‘A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT TO MAKE PURSUIT OF SPORT A VIABLE OPTION’ EMMANUEL PHUA emmanuelphua@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Noting that athletes on the Sports Excellence Scholarship (spexScholarship) accounted for more
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    • 676 14  -  DATA SUGGEST REBOUND IN Q4: ANALYSTS LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Manufacturing activity in the Republic continued to expand last month but at a slightly slower pace, and while economists warned that weakness in the electronics cluster could crimp growth, they
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    • 964 5 Add a little sparkle to your gifts with HSBC Credit Cards Celebrate the season of giving with more gifts for everyone. Let HSBC credit cards add a sparkle to your Christmas with a host of enchanting offers for the entire family, available at these participating merchants. In addition, HSBC is
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    • 100 6 COMMENT &ANALYSIS TAIWAN SHOULD RECALIBRATE ITS CHINA POLICY 21 McDonald’s. m i’m lovin’it GRILLED CHICKEN McWRAP GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD Sis mm tn r. > 7* a v■r 3* w- H V; > igr V A l> I SI Savour some hearty goodness with the Grilled Chicken McWrap® and Grilled Chicken
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    • 292 9 CRYSTAL JflDE Indulge and seek comfort with our all-day dim sum offerings at Crystal Jade restaurants* this December with exclusive offers to welcome 2015. > r ay Bamboo Charcoal Baked Black Pepper Chicken Bun Innovatively crafted, comes the petite bun with detoxifying bamboo charcoal powder crust. Each mouthful represents a
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    • 175 10 seritdsd o G A O i Create larger-than-life memories this 6 a Giant Inflatabl* free event 15 Nov 20U 4 Jan 2015, 11am 9.30pm Christmas Cheers (5) Herlion Plaza, Candyland (S> Beach Plaza-, Toyland (a> Palawan Bfacb Explore and take photos with delightful and colourful larger-than-life inflatables at the three
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    • 226 13 W Sam Tam, Social Worker in training Brought to you by: WDA Singapore workforce development agency BQsim university SSI I Social Service Institute The NCSS Human Capital Development Arm Be a life changer. Become a social worker. Sam Tam was previously a recruitment consultant. Armed with a Diploma in Electrical
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    • 80 14 Vitagen SSL CULTURE HEALTH OR TASTE? HELP SINGAPORE DECIDE. Stand a chance to win a year’s supply of VITAGEN. 1 Healthy green salad or tasty Ayam Penyet? What do you prefer for lunch? VITAGEN presents SG Lunch Culture. A nationwide survey to find out what drives Singapore’s lunchtime food choices.
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  • comment &analysis
    • 997 16  -  PREOCCUPATION WITH SINGAPORE ’S HISTORY, HOWEVER GLORIOUS, WILL BE UNHELPFUL DEVADAS KRISHNADAS Devadas Krishnadas is chief executive of Future-Moves Group, an international strategic consultancy and executive education provider based in Singapore. 2015 will be a year of relentless celebrations and
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    • 596 21  -  FOLLOWING POLL REJECTION, MA SHOULD SEEK TO DIVERSIFY ECONOMY WILLIAM PESEK William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist based in Tokyo who writes on economics, markets and politics throughout the Asia-Pacific region. BLOOMBERG Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou’s pro-China strategy took a harsh rap over
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    • 615 22  -  IS COMPANY ON THE WAY DOWN OR TURNING A CORNER? DAVID PILLING David Pilling is the Asia editor of The Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES It was in 2010 that Mr Lee Kun-hee, chairman of the Samsung group, warned that South Korea’s most famous company
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    • 156 16 OSEA2014 The 20th International Oil Gas Industry Exhibition Conference Held Alongside: (£)wTech2014 SINCE 1976 THE 2-5 December 2014 PLATNUM Tuesday Friday Basement 2, Level 1 3 10.30am 6.00pm Marina Bay Sands, Singapore EDITION LAST 3 DAYS BASEMENT 2 www.osea-asia.com Organiser: SINGAPORE EXHIBITION MW SERVICES Endorsed by: ai f«1 4 ALLWffijRLD
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    • 30 16 Samsung is certainly no corner shop. It continues to dominate South Korea’s corporate landscape to an uncomfortable degree. However, its problems are manifold and its horizons darkening. DAVID PILLING 22
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    • 124 21 EJsim university Manage Your Future With You At Every Step it DEEPER SKILLS Build and deepen your skills with courses from the university that delivers industry-relevant education and training. > < MORE PATHWAYS Chart your own path to a degree with our flexible schedules that allow you to balance work,
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    • 131 22 A CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT BY FAIRMONT SINGAPORE AND SWISSOTEL THE STAMFORD Cafel\lHel CAFE NOEL PRES L m. “This Christmas, let the awardwinning Culinary and Food Beverage teams from Fairmont Singapore and Swissdtel The Stamford bring a little something to your table as you celebrate the festive season with your loved ones.”
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  • voices
    • 368 26  -  FROM MARY LEE I read with interest about the launch of the Smart Nation initiative, in “S’pore must exploit IT advantage to stay ahead: PM” (Nov 25), and wish to suggest further steps in some areas. First, we can take information
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    • 473 26  -  FROM EDMUND KHOO KIM HOCK It is hardly surprising that a survey of about 5,600 respondents, conducted by the Singapore Human Resources Institute, discovered that our overall workplace happiness index is well below the “happy” band. (“Workplace happiness: S’pore has much
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    • 263 27  -  FROM DAVID POON SOON CHEONG I refer to the letter “Compromise, respect and tolerance require humility” (Nov 29), about compromise being easier said than done. In that vein, I wonder how far leaders of member states in the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) should
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    • 170 27  -  FROM TEO KUEH LIANG As an academic qualification is regarded as merely one of the many important attributes for an individual’s success, it should not be overemphasised. (“University debate reflects ignorance, elitism in society”; Dec 2). A high academic qualification is no
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    • 147 27  -  FROM FONG PENG KEONG Director, Pollution Control Department, National Environment Agency We thank Mr Ng Chee Kheon for his letter “Impact of vehicles with idle engines maybe negligible” (Nov 26). The National Environment Agency received more than 8,000 complaints over the past three years
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    • 112 27  -  FROM CAROLYN SETO I refer to the report “MND to do more to help families live close together” (Dec 2). My husband and I own a five-room flat. Our children are married and have their own home, so we
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    • 14 26 •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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    • 106 27 wanwisa Sheikh Hassan MDIS Student 2014) 'll r SINGAPORE’S OLDEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE MARKETS ARE CREATED WHEN YOU THINK BIGGER University of Sunderland Ranked 23 rd in The Guardian University Guide 2014: League Table for Business and Management Studies’ Master of Business Administration Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Accounting and Financial
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  • singapore
    • 655 28  -  PROJECT OFF KRANJI, POYAN RESERVOIRS WAS REVIEWED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS: URA NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With 40 per cent of Singapore’s 197km coastline to be barricaded in the coming years to beef up security, the authorities have reiterated that
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    • 621 29  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In the past, Movement of the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) worker Bernadette Maria Dass identified possible cases of abuse among her clients primarily through physical observation. “If a bubbly person has a sudden change in
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    • 246 30 CHANNEL NEWSASIA H O K K A I D O A tour bus carrying 16 Singaporeans slipped off the Hokkaido Shimukappu highway in Japan yesterday. The driver and passengers were sent to hospital. A Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said the
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    • 382 30  -  He fails to give substantive assistance, one of two requiremen ts to escape gallows SECOND PERSON TO PARTIALLY MEET RULE NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE A 49-year-old drug courier has been given the death penalty after he failed to receive a certificate of substantive assistance from
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    • 701 32 Help is in sight for those juggling work, family and caring for a sick loved one It is the most unlikely of father-daughter relationships, with Ms Shiji P V calling Mr Yong Y C “papa”. And just as any doting parent, the 65-year-old retiree catches
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    • 326 32  -  Construction worker threw glass bottle at cop in December last year JAIL SENTENCE BACKDATED TO HIS DATE OF REMAND ON DEC 10 NEO CHAI CHIN S ING A PORE —A construction worker who threw a glass bottle at a police
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    • 326 33  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE M1 customers will get to lead the pack in experiencing next-gen-eration 4G service at speeds of up to 300Mbps islandwide double the current rate of up to 150Mbps the telco announced yesterday. Existing and new customers would get to
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    • 298 33  -  ROBIN CHOO SINGAPORE —A loud explosive noise and blast of yellow gas that erupted to a height of more than 2m shocked stallholders at Lau Pa Sat yesterday morning. The explosion was caused by a gas leak after excavation work damaged
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    • 223 28 r MIN A' REMOVING OBSTACLES THAT PREVENT SUCCESS: AND FULFUMENIr DrJohn Demartini Human Behavioral Specialist Author, Educator, Business Consultant, Leadership Expert and Founder of the Dermartini Institute www.DrDemartini.com Dr. John Demartini was told from a very young age that he would not amount to anything because he could not read
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    • 73 31 4 4 4 Back by popular demand SOLI 0 4 NIGHT J -4 NON-STOP RETRO HITS HOSTED BY GOLD 90.5FM DJs 4 Brian Richmond Denise Tan The Flying Dutchman Vernetta Lopez Tim Oh Lavinia Tan Lynetjfr an Sat 6 Dec 8pm ME@OUE Cover charge $68 per person, includes free flow
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    • 4 32 BROUGHT TO YOU BY
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    • 108 32 L, v Specialising in Mathematics, English and Chinese language, Kumon is one of the strongest brands in Singapore. Be part of the next generation of Instructors in the expanding Kumon franchise. Kumon Franchise Orientation Date: 16 December 2014 Time: 9am 5pm Venue: 30 Cecil Street #29-01 Prudential Tower Singapore *****2
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    • 57 33 REDEFINE YOUR CAREER AT MARIN A BAY SANDS I We are hiring Casino Dealers. Here at Marina Bay Sands®, we redefine service and experiences every day. Join us as a casino dealer and enjoy a long-term career with exciting prospects and rewarding remuneration packages. Come and be a part of
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  • health
    • 974 34  -  Early diagnosis and treatment can allow patients to have a healthy, long life, says expert STIGMA PREVENTS AT-RISK GROUPS FROM UNDERGOING TESTING EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg Singapore— It had started with a fever, rashes, then fatigue. When the symptoms persisted for weeks, alarm bells went off for Daniel.
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    • 249 35 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Most people who drink to get drunk are not alcoholics, a new report has concluded, suggesting that more can be done to help heavy drinkers cut back. The finding from the United States National Survey on Drug
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    • 688 36 New York-based programme gives low-income families with overweight children better access to fresh food 40 PER CENT OF CHILDREN LOWERED THEIR BMI AFTER FOUR MONTHS THE NEW YORK TIMES N E W YO R K Alaijah Borden was 10 years old and overweight
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    • 325 37 Advertoria 1 V LOvBfm WHO AM O accept people living with »ij* LIVING WELL WITH HIV MY STORY Hi, my name is Avin Tan and I am a person living with HIV. I was diagnosed in 2009. It wasn’t easy for me to come to terms with it but the
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  • china&india
    • 735 38 Movie studios have changed story lines, national identities and removed sex scenes to accommodate government oversight DALIAN WANDA MAY BUY STAKE IN HUNGER GAMES FILM-MAKER BLOOMBERG LOS ANGELES —Hollywood film studios are courting Chinese investors to gain access to the world’s most
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    • 595 40 Thousands asking for salary raise andfor govt to end mandatory pension payments CLASSES SUSPENDED AS STRIKES SPREAD TO HALF-DOZEN CITIES THE NEW YORK TIMES B E IJ I NG —Strikes by thousands of teachers frustrated by low salaries and mandatory payments
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  • world
    • 568 42 PROLONGED ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AMONG FACTORS THE FINANCIAL TIMES LONDON —The European Union (EU) has, for the first time in more than a decade, fallen behind the United States as a destination for immigrants, a new analysis by the Organisation for Economic
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    • 644 43 Portrait shows universe at 380,000years old, when space was as hot as surface of the sun THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —In a throwback to another era in cosmic history, astronomers on Monday discussed the birth of the universe in
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    • 577 44 Democratic Party admits voters still scarred by poor governance, instability when it was in power two years ago PARTY NOT RUNNING ENOUGH CANDIDATES TO WIN MAJORITY IN DEC 14 ELECTION REUTERS TO K YO Japan’s main opposition party,
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    • 663 45 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR —Following the government’s about-turn on the repeal of the Sedition Act, questions nowhang over another of Prime Minister Najib Razak’s promised reforms to place the Election Commission (EC) under parliamentary oversight. Announced less than a month after
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    • 217 44 BUSINESS ANOTHER BLOW FOR ABE AS S&P DOUBTS FISCAL PLAN 47 BESITY Beyond UU eight Loss JLNUH National University Hospital A member of the NUHS Obesity is the chronic disease involving the accumulation of excess body fat and it increases the risk of medical conditions such as diabetes and high
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    • 452 45 BROUGHT TO YOU BY ZOCHWELL GROUP Yangon City, Singapore Developer Reaping Huge Profit A report by Mckinsey and Co in 2013 has projected that Myanmar's large cities alone requires at least 113 million square meters of residential space. Myanmar, commonly known as Asia's Final Frontier, has seen tremendous GDP growth
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    • 483 46 Acquisition of IndCor comes as demand for logistics facilities in the US rises DEAL EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN Q***** AGENCIES SINGAPORE —GIC is acquiring IndCor, the industrial real estate arm of American investment giant Blackstone Group, for US$8.1 billion (S$10.6
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    • 369 47 SINGAPORE Despite concerns over the impact of volatile oil prices and global uncertainties, the oil and gas industry’s long-term outlook remains positive, said Mr S Iswaran, Second Minister (Trade and Industry), yesterday. “Strong economic fundamentals in the Asia-Pacific, together with its rapid
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    • 266 47 REUTERS TOKYO Standard Poor’s (S&P) cast doubt on Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ability to repair the country’s tattered finances, a day after Moody’s tarnished the government’s economic record less than two weeks away from a major election. Mr Abe’s decision
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    • 567 48 Description of malicious software in alert appears to match the one that hit Sony MALWARE ‘OVERWRITES ALL DATA ON HARD DRIVES OF COMPUTERS’ REUTERS BOSTON —The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned US businesses that hackers have used malicious
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    • 593 49  -  IPTL serves up plenty of entertainment, but also gives top players good workout SERIES HELPING TENNIS GROW: AGASSI IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even at 44, Andre Agassi still has the ability to pull in the crowds, as 8,000 spectators watched the American do battle
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    • 635 50  -  Hot-headed tennis star admits he has to channel his emotions in the right direction KEEPING HIS TEMPER IN CHECK ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Upon completing a 15-minute session with about 30 children from the Australian
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    • 484 50  -  DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —By his own admission, it was not a good 2014 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup outing for Safuwan Baharudin. Two years ago, he and fellow Lion Baihakki Khaizan were feted as the region’s top central defensive
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    • 603 51 AP LONDON The goalkeeper who won the World Cup will be challenging Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the Ballon d’Or. While the Footballer of the Year prize has switched between the world’s top scorers since 2008, Manuel Neuer of
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    • 380 51 REUTERS LONDON —Arsenal are united as a club and are in the process of creating something special despite a turbulent start to the season, manager Arsene Wenger said yesterday. Arsenal have lacked consistency this season and are sixth in the Premier League table, 13
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    • 457 52 Liverpool star faces five-match ban, but wording of apology may fan controversy STRIKER DID NOT TRAVEL WITH TEAM-MATES TO LEICESTER THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Mario Balotelli has issued a public apology for posting an inflammatory message on social media described as “offensive” by the Jewish
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        955 54  -  KEN KWEK TALKS ABOUT THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF HIS LATEST FILM, UNLUCKY PLAZA GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg Tomorrow evening, filmmaker Ken Kwek’s Unlucky Plaza will officially be the first local film to open the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) in its 25-year history. This comes on the
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      • 253 56 The singer’s new effort arrives on the same day former band Take That hit No 1 NEW MUSIC REUTERS LONDON Just as his old band Take That soared to the top of the Brit- ish pop charts for the first time in six years, former
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      • 189 56 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —It may not be an Oscar, but Emma Watson’s British Style Icon award at this year’s British Fashion Awards was equally hard-fought. Voted for by the public, the 24-year-old usurped an array of much-lauded style mavens including Cara Delevingne, Kate Moss, Keira
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      • 476 58 Bruce Springsteen and Chris Martin fill in for the frontman at World Aids Day concert HEADLINING ACT REUTERS NEW YORK —Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay’s Chris Martin filled in for U2’s injured lead singer Bono on Monday evening and rocked a surprise World Aids Day
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