Today, 9 June 2015

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      242 2 r. PPP Medical Laser Treatment since 1992 V V A I > > w Melissa, PPP Patient DR. GOH SENG HENG MBBS (Singapore), 1979 Chief Preceptor of PPP Medical Doctors In 1992, Dr. Goh became one of the earliest medical professionals in Singapore to use laser and light technology to
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Seoul’s ability to contain MERS raises doubts
      559 2 Authorities to track mobile phones of about2,500people who have been quarantined W.H.O. TO ASSESS SOUTH KOREA’S RESPONSE TO OUTBREAK AGENCIES SEOUL Doubts are beginning to emerge over whether South Korea will be able to contain the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, as
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      Lock icon COUNTRIES STEP UP RESPONSE
      245 2 AGENCIES The outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea has sparked international alarm, and about 25,000 people have cancelled trips to the country between June 5 and 7, the Korean Tourism Organisation said. Yesterday, Hong Kong upgraded its response to the MERS outbreak
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    • 28th SEA GAMES Singapore 2015
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        Lock icon Schooling breaks 33-year-old national record
        640 4  -  Golden boy of swimming bags another two golds in 50m freestyle and200m butterfly 19-YEAR-OLD SETS NEW GAMES MARKS IN BOTH EVENTS ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Joseph Schooling added another two gold medals to his prize haul yesterday, winning the 50m freestyle and the 200m butterfly
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        Lock icon Schooling breaks 33-year-old national record
        640 4 (2nd Edition)  -  Golden boy of swimming bags another two golds in 50m freestyle and200m butterfly 19-YEAR-OLD SETS NEW GAMES MARKS IN BOTH EVENTS ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Joseph Schooling added another two gold medals to his prize haul yesterday, winning the 50m freestyle and the 200m butterfly
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        Lock icon Aide affected by quake as Young Lions see off Cambodia
        519 4  -  IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE It was an emotional night for Singapore’s SEA Games football team, and not just because they were elated that their 3-1 win over Cambodia at Jalan Besar Stadium has given them a fighting chance to make
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        Lock icon Aide affected by quake as Young Lions see off Cambodia
        520 4 (2nd Edition)  -  IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE It was an emotional night for Singapore’s SEA Games football team, and not just because they were elated that their 3-1 win over Cambodia at Jalan Besar Stadium has given them a fighting chance to make
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        WHAT NEXT FOR SINGAPORE
        44 4 To qualify for the semi-finals, Singapore must beat Indonesia in their final Group A match tomorrow to be sure of finishing in the top two. If Indonesia lose to the Philippines today, then Singapore need only a draw to progress.
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        WHAT NEXT FOR SINGAPORE
        45 4 (2nd Edition) To qualify for the semi-finals, Singapore must beat Indonesia in their final Group A match on Thursday to be sure of finishing in the top two. If Indonesia lose to the Philippines today, then Singapore need only a draw to progress.
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    • tragedy in sabah
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        Last student hospitalised in Sabah returns home
        341 6  -  HOLLY MATTHEWS AND JOY FANG SINGAPORE —The last Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) student who was hospitalised in Kota Kinabalu yesterday returned to Singapore and was warded in the intensive-care unit at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH). The student —who has been
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        Lock icon Earthquake survivors battle trauma
        729 8  -  Parents consider counselling to help affected children overcome pain of losing friends in quake THEY HAVE BEEN ATTENDING FRIENDS’ WAKES JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For the past two nights, Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) pupil Elliot Quok has woken up several times in a fright, jolted
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        Survivor’s guilt complex normal in near term, say experts
        646 8  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg Singapore— The days and weeks ahead are crucial in terms of managing the immediate psychological reactions the children would feel from surviving an earthquake that claimed some of their friends, experts said. For most, the typical symptoms
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        Mountain guides’ bravery, selflessness hailed
        743 10  -  Guides say have a duty to be responsible for their guests once they are on the mountains SOME ‘SACRIFICED THEIR OWN LIVES TO PROTECT GUESTS’ AMANDA LEE IN KOTA KINABALU leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg KOTA KINABALU —The mountain guides at Mount Kinabalu have been hailed as heroes,
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        Lock icon ‘Sorrowful’ atmosphere on mountain, says guide who led students on trip
        439 10  -  NG JING YNG SING A PORE —Adventure guide Mohamad Amin Mohamad Nor, 29, who had led the fateful trip that the Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) teachers and students made to Mount Kinabalu, had a recurring thought for the
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        Photo of rescuer carrying injured boy goes viral
        262 10 A mountain guide who battled the odds and carried an injured boy down Mount Kinabalu has been lauded for his bravery and become an overnight social media sensation. Mr Mhd Rizuan Kauhinin, 25, and another guide found the boy writhing in pain
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        Lock icon A ‘meaningful’ moment of silence at the Games
        422 12  -  Moment was a reminder of events outside the sporing arena, say athletes, spectators NOAH TAN, ADELENE WONG AND LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Before engaging in heady competition or showing raucous support for their teams, athletes and spectators at venues where events of
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        Honour teachers’ selflessness, spirit of students: Heng
        502 12 SINGAPORE As the nation mourned the deaths of Singaporean students and a teacher from the Mount Kinabalu earthquake on the day of national remembrance yesterday, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat called on those in his ministry to use the day to remember and
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        Across S’pore, families mourn their loved ones
        632 14  -  FATHER OF STUDENT FINDS ‘ASSURANCE THAT THE NATION IS BEHIND THEM’ VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY NG JING YNG SINGAPORE —Touching down in Kota Kinabalu on Saturday, Mr James Ho and his wife clung on to the hope that their daughter Rachel
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        Lock icon Leaders, public flock to school to pay tribute
        510 15  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuamf@mediacorp.com.sg wrote. WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY MARISSAYEO SINGAPORE They came in droves from all walks of life to Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) some bearing flowers, some bringing a handwritten card or two. All of them came with a singular
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        Lock icon Najib to visit Sabah after being slammed for absence
        824 16 FINANCIAL AID, COUNSELLING SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Responding to criticism from lawmakers yesterday that he had jetted off to the Middle East despite the Sabah earthquake crisis, Prime Minister Najib Razak said he would visit
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        Lock icon Malaysian Parliament observes minute of silence
        300 16 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Parliament yesterday observed a minute of silence for those who died in the earthquake that hit Ranau, Sabah, on Friday. Led by Deputy Speaker Ismail Mohamed Said, members of parliament stood and offered prayers for the victims who had died
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      Lock icon DAP turns down third-party mediation with PAS
      703 17 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The Democratic Action Party (DAP) has rejected any interference in helping to mediate its strained ties with Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), following the latter’s decision to sever relations with the secularist party during its general assembly over the weekend, throwing
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      11 17 COMMENT&ANALYSIS TROUBLE AHEAD FOR PR AFTER WIN BY PAS CONSERVATIVES 18
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  • comment&analysis
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      Lock icon Trouble ahead for PR after win by PAS conservatives
      1299 18  -  FATE OF MALAYSIAN OPPOSITION PACT UNCERTAIN MOHAMED NAWAB MOHAMED OSMAN The outcome of last week’s Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) annual meeting is likely to change the Malaysian political landscape. It is the first time in nearly three decades that the Islamist
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      Lock icon Tackling poverty in Indonesia
      1020 20  -  SYSTEMIC APPROACH BY GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY NEEDED BELINDA TANOTO Strong economic growth in Indonesia has helped reduce poverty, halving it from 24 per cent in 1999 to 11 per cent last year. But about 28 million Indonesians, or more than five times Singapore’s population, continue
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      123 18 Now that Indonesia has achieved the Millennium Development Goals for participation (enrolment) and literacy rate, attention is much needed to improve the quality of education. BELINDA TANOTO 20 Technology ForSMEs AM: 9.30am 12pm PM: 3pm 5.30pm Venue: 8 Commonwealth Lane #04-01, Singapore Sage integrated solutions in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERR),
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  • voices
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      Foreign gamblers who lose can commit crimes locally
      120 21  -  FROM WENDY SOH I refer to the report “Man jailed for 14 months for duping retail staff” (June 5). The offender is a foreigner who “lost all his money at the casinos here”. It set me thinking that while the intention is
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      Lock icon Overseas trips enhance learning for students
      494 21  -  FROM DELANE LIM ZI XUAN Following the Sabah earthquake, there has been talk on various media platforms that the Ministry of Education should revisit or even ban overseas expeditions. But humans cannot predict acts of God. Trips to Sabah have been going on for
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    • Article
      Authorities can do more to safeguard welfare of LGBTs
      262 21  -  FROM DARYL YANG WEI JIAN While the Government does not explicitly harass or discriminate against LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Singaporeans, more can be done to safeguard their welfare as equal members of society (“Conservative S’pore ‘not ready for same-sex marriage’”;
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    • Article
      Govt should regulate noise near petrol stations
      174 21  -  FROM ANDREW YAP JONG TENG The letter “Noise pollution needs to be controlled, too” (June 5) highlights the plight of a homeowner who I presume lives near a car park, such that he hears the engines revving as the vehicles leave. I live
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  • singapore
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      Shangri-La shooting: Suspect faces another charge
      283 22  -  PASSENGER ACCUSED OF INSTIGATING DRIVER TO ACT RASHLY, ENDANGERING POLICE OFFICERS’ SAFETY KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —One of the two passengers of the car that crashed through a checkpoint near Shangri-La Hotel, forcing the police to open fire and kill the driver, had an
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      Lock icon Digital archiving of tributes to Mr Lee to take till year’s end
      385 22  -  REGINA MARIE LEE SINGAPORE Work has begun on the digital archiving of tributes that members of the public left for the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew and the process is estimated to take until the end of the
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    • Article
      First of 20 hawker centres to be built by Govt to open in Aug
      595 22  -  HOLLY MATTHEWS SINGAPORE The first of 20 new hawker centres to be built by the Government will open in August under the management of Fei Siong Food Management, which will run it on a not-for-profit basis.
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      Lock icon Toa Payoh vandalism case: Teen given second chance at probation
      657 23  -  18-year-old who sprayed graffiti over to ‘make text bolder’ gets heaviest sentence among four other accomplices KELLY NG AND LOUISA TANG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Coupled with how he had offended while under probation for an earlier, unrelated offence, the facts in
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      238 23 PSB Academy partners with Hull University Business School to launch part-time Masters programmes Why choose PSB Academy? More than 50 years of giving undergraduates and post-graduates access to quality education Carefully-curated university and course offerings aligned with student and industry needs Experienced academic staff and well-equipped facilities to enable a
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  • china&india china&india
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      Lock icon Gone are the gifts as China’s anti-graft campaign intensifies
      851 24 Consumers also choosing to buy luxury items abroad as a result of high taxes and greater international mobility BRANDS MUST FOCUS ON QUALITY AND DRAWING MORE DISCERNING SHOPPERS, SAY EXPERTS THE FINANCIAL TIMES BEIJING To grasp how important Chinese consumers have
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      Lock icon G-7 leaders oppose ‘large scale land reclamation’ in S China Sea
      591 24 (2nd Edition) Wording in declaration an apparent reference to China’s muscle-flexing in asserting territorial claims in area LEADERS ALSO WANT FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CEASEFIRE IN UKRAINE AGENCIES SCHLOSS ELMAU (GERMANY) Leaders from the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialised nations yesterday strongly
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      Lock icon Modi branded sexist for comment about Bangladeshi PM
      362 24 (2nd Edition) REUTERS NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sparked outrage after he praised his Bangladeshi counterpart for her courage to fight terrorism “despite being a woman”, triggering an avalanche of criticism on social media site Twitter. #DespiteBeingAWoman was one of the
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      Lock icon India’s tax-friendly aim hit by manpower issue
      684 25 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI India’s goal of a friendlier tax regime for global companies to help power China-beating economic growth is hitting a manpower hurdle. Fewer than 20 officials face the complex task of working with hundreds of multinationals on pacts to avert tax
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      136 24 0-Level Revision June Holiday Workshops for Sec 3 4 A-Maths Pure Chemistry Sean Chua, Ai Ling, -C- Master Master I Ml "Sean's analogies ways of relating Chemistry to everyday life are very apt make it easier for me to grasp the tough concepts." Cheney Wong, St Andrew Sch, D7-> A1
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      136 24 (2nd Edition) 0-Level Revision June Holiday Workshops for Sec 3 4 A-Maths Pure Chemistry Sean Chua, Ai Ling, -C- Master Master I Ml "Sean's analogies ways of relating Chemistry to everyday life are very apt make it easier for me to grasp the tough concepts." Cheney Wong, St Andrew Sch, D7-> A1
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  • world
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      Lock icon Minister defends Najib’s no-show at 1MDB forum
      755 26 Malaysian PM was ‘adhering to directive from police chief’ not to a ttend dialogue session NO COMMENT FROM DR M ON REASON FOR PM’S ABSENCE AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —A minister has defended Prime Minister Najib Razak’s noshow at last Friday’s Nothing to Hide
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      Lock icon Rising obesity causes dramatic spike in diabetes
      640 27 Major shift under way in poorer nations, where chronic diseases are on the rise, says study THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The global diabetes rate has risen by nearly half over the past two decades, a new study showed, as obesity and the
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      Lock icon Myanmar’s population law raises investor concerns over stability
      854 28 Fears of sectarian violence resulting from law grow ahead of general election in November KNOWN AREAS WITH TENSIONS ‘MAY DRIVE OFF MUCH-NEEDED INVESTMENT’ BLOOMBERG YANGON If mother of two Sandar Myat Min chooses to have another child, Myanmar’s government could decide when
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  • business
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      SGX picks Loh Boon Chye as CEO
      626 30  -  VETERAN BANKER TO TAKE CHARGE ON JULY 14 LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has named veteran banker Loh Boon Chye as its next chief executive to spearhead a revival in the fortunes of the bourse where volumes
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      Lock icon Poor Chinese import data raises stimulus hopes
      346 31 REUTERS BEIJING —A much bigger-than-expect-ed slide in China’s imports last month has reinforced expectations of more policy stimulus to avert a sharp slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy. Imports tumbled 17.6 per cent last month from the same month a year earlier to
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      Lock icon Guangzhou relaxes rules to boost home sales
      271 31 REUTERS HONG KONG —China’s southern city of Guangzhou has relaxed down payment requirements for buyers of first and second homes the first local housing market stimulus rolled out by a top-tier city in Asia’s largest economy. The third-largest city in terms of gross
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      Lock icon Japan’s economy accelerates on investment gains
      454 32 CAPITAL SPENDING RISES 2.7% IN Q1, BEATING FORECASTS REUTERS TOKYO —Japan’s economy expanded much faster than initially expected in the first quarter, as companies ramped up capital investment, underscoring the central bank’s view that recovery from last year’s recession is gaining momentum. The economy
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      158 33 WE'RE HAULING IN THE BIG GUNS at the 28th SEA GAMES from 5-16 June 2015 SINGAPORE 20is GAMES^ /A=diaCorp HOST BROADCASTER b MEDIA PARTNER i ~rn& n Timothy Oh BH i f Kimberly Wang *Cp^» 7/ r jh 28th SEA GAMES 5* i y/ is Carla Dunareanu athSEACAie /MaJMCORf This
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      404 34 NEW PAID SERVICE TO LAUNCH THIS SUMMER SAN FRANCISCO Apple’s iTunes helped change the way music lovers buy their favourite songs, replacing compact discs with digital downloads. Now, the maker of iPods and iPhones wants to carve out a leading role in a
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      262 34 TERM-LONG COURSES stead JJmrMtyj write Bftectivteyj p/BBBfri yyU/J GD/jfjdBfJCB and Jztp/jj yrite puzstenJ MANDARIN NURTURING COURSE (4-12 years old) Our hallmark language nurturing course infuses edutainment and elements of the performing arts into a unique media-based curriculum. The curriculum enables children to progress to a higher level of learning systematically
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        SEPAK TAKRAW’S AZREEN REMAINS IN INTENSIVE CARE
        424 35  -  Player in serious condition and may never play again, says team-mate TEAM AFFECTED BY HIS ACCIDENT AND COULD NOT PERFORM IN MATCH AGAINST INDONESIA SHANJAYAN MUNIAPPAN shanjayanm@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Singapore national sepak takraw player Muhammad Azreen
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        586 35  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —There would be no clean sweep of the gold medals, but Singapore’s national table tennis players ended their SEA Games campaign on a high by clinching the men’s and women’s team titles last night.
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        558 36  -  S’pore canoeists bag five golds out of eight events, on hunt for more today CONFIDENCE HIGH AFTER DOMINANT DISPLAY NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE —Singapore may have surpassed their best-ever canoeing medal haul at the SEA Games yesterday, but the 19-strong team are not resting on
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        682 36 AP SINGAPORE —Jolly Gomez devised a unique benchmark for recruiting overseas-born players for the Philippines: If you can remember your mother forcing you to get up and sing in front of the family, you’re in. And so it was that the Philippines could assemble
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        550 37  -  Gan hopes his bronze can inspire generations to come NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Singapore gymnast Gabriel Gan has been training independently, away from the Singapore national team, for the past 10 months since relocating to Kuala Lumpur to accompany his wife, who is currently working
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        344 37 Performance of the Day Joseph Schooling breaks three-decade-old 50m freestyle national record Selected results Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Individual All-round Finals Gold: Dinh Phuong Thanh (VIE); Silver: Pham Phuoc Hung (VIE); Bronze: Gabriel Gan (SIN) Boxing Men’s 56KG Bantam weight semi-finals Muhamad Ridhwan (SIN) v Ongjunta Tanes (THA)
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        706 38  -  Thai sprinter sees few obstacles in defending his three titles NOT FEELING ANY PRESSURE LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE “Easy, easy, easy.” Arrogant as it may sound, that was how Jirapong Meenapra cheekily described his three-gold medal hunt here at the 28th SEA Games. Thailand’s
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        Lock icon HAFIZUDDIN WINS MALAYSIA’S FIRST GAMES GOLD IN PETANQUE
        309 38 AP SINGAPORE In his comeback, he was buoyant. Hyper like a fighter, he was high-fiving his coach, skipping across the gravel court and pumping his arm to celebrate the knockout shots. In victory, Hafizuddin Mat Daud was subdued again, teary. He walked
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        445 39  -  Pitch laid ahead of track and field events today IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The National Stadium pitch has been fully laid with a new turf system and is ready to host the 28th SEA Games track and field events, which begin today
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        451 39  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE Diver Jonathan Chan (picture) may have won the bronze medal in the men’s 10m individual platform yesterday, but he was ultimately left to rue a poor performance in his fifth round that robbed him of a perfect debut at the SEA
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      726 40 FIFA chief said to have directly discussed payment with then S African President MONEY WAS ‘COMMITMENT TO LEGACY PROGRAMME FOR DIASPORA, CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES’ AP C A PE TOW N A 2007 email shows FIFA president Sepp Blatter and then-South African President Thabo Mbeki held
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      361 40 REUTERS CAVALIERS 95 WARRIORS 93 (SERIESTIED AT 1-1) The Cleveland Cavaliers let an 11-point lead slip in the fourth quarter but dug deep in overtime to beat Golden State 95-93 on Sunday and square the NBA Finals series at 1-1. Matthew Dellavedova made a pair of free throws
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      82 38 Tue, 09/06/15 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg IW HMwirhI Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) LW Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Always play with care. [responsibly/ Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service.
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      55 41 GIRLS ROCK OUT WHY ALL-FEMALE ROCKERS LEZ ZEPPELIN ARE JUST LIKE SPINAL TAP {43} 42 OUSE MUSIC THE DISNEY ON CLASSIC SHOW IS MORE THAN JUST SONGS FOR THE AUDIENCE SAYS CONDUCTOR BRAD KELLEY TUESDAY, 9 JUNE 2015 TONY’S TROUBLES WHY THIS YEAR’S TONY AWARDS SHOW FAILED TO MAKE THE
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      Lock icon DISNEY’S MUSICAL TREASURE
      656 42  -  CONDUCTOR BRAD KELLEY TALKS ABOUT WHY HE LOVES THE SONGS HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg Brad Kelley has a pretty cool job. The American musician is the music director and conductor for Disney On Classic, a live orchestral show that blends familiar Disney songs with original footage from
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      604 43  -  Why Steph Paynes of Lez Zeppelin loves to rock out MUSIC MOMENTS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —On YouTube, four longhaired musicians are onstage before the drummer gives the count-in and the band launches into a roaring rendition of Whole Lotta Love, complete with a theremin interlude and that
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      435 43 AGENCIES NEW YORK —Helen Mirren won her first Tony Award on Sunday for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience, and described her win as “an incredible honour”. With a Tony, Broadway’s highest honour, an Emmy and an Oscar, Mirren said she would love to win
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      18 42 Rebecca Lim’s medical blues The Star Award winner was rushed to hospital yesterday after experiencing chest pains http://tdy.sg/todayceleb
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      256 44 6.00AM Morning Agenda With Bharati Jagdish And Keith De Souza 10.00 Viewpoints With Howie Lim And Andre Ahchak 2.00PM The Culture Cafe With Angela Lim And Daphne Lim 6.00 Evening Digest With Michelle Martin And Daniel Martin 9.00 LateNite Lineup With William Xavier 6.00AM The Bright Side With Sonia Chew
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      313 44 MediaCorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil FREE TOGGLE LIVE Watch any LIVE broadcast programmes anywhere. SEA GAMES 2015 WOMEN’S HOCKEY Toggle LIVE will commence
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      1211 45 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Bo On The Go 6.30 William Sparkle’s Magical Tales 7 .00 Peter Rabbit 7 .30 WordWorld 8.00 Jelly Jamm 8.30 Monster Math Squad 9.00 Dr Oz Show V (HD) (PG) 10.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XII (HD) (PG)
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