Today, 13 June 2015

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      Lock icon S Korea tourism reeling from MERS outbreak
      549 2 REVENUE EXPECTED TO PLUNGE AS TOURISTS CANCEL TRIPS TO SEOUL AP SEOUL For a South Korean tour agency, the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) feels like a bigger threat to business than a North Korean attack or nuclear reactor meltdown.
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      Lock icon TWO S KOREANS CHARGED FOR LYING ABOUT MERS
      116 2 AP Two South Korean women are in trouble with authorities after being caught lying about MERS to get time off work. Police charged a saleswoman, 20 at a department store with spreading a rumour online that the store was hiding an outbreak
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      57 SUSPECTED MERS CASES IN S’PORE TESTED NEGATIVE
      310 2  -  JOY FANG As of Wednesday, 57 suspected cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have been investigated locally in Singapore this year, and all have tested negative. The Ministry of Health (MOH), which began temperature screening at airports for those arriving from
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      Lock icon Inaccurate SMS sends thousands scurrying to redeem transport vouchers
      688 4 Many mistakenly think deadline for redemption was looming after reading text from unknown source CROWDS PROMPT EARLIER START OF REDEMPTION PERIOD ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY WONG PEI TING, MARISSAYEO AND HOLLY MATTHEWS SINGAPORE Long queues formed yesterday at MRT ticketing machines and
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      Lock icon Dr M has personal agenda, says Najib in riposte to former PM
      757 4 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Dr Mahathir Mohamad is using the controversy over the debt-laden state-owned 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) as an excuse to topple him, said Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday, adding that the real reason for Dr Mahathir’s
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      Lock icon Zhou Yongkang case may undermine CCP’s grip on power
      781 6 SAGA ‘DEMONSTRATES LACK OF RULE OF LAW, TRANSPARENCY’ IN XI’S CHINA AGENCIES BEIJING The sentencing of former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang to life imprisonment on Thursday was a high point for President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, but the scale, opaqueness
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      Lock icon Fear and uncertainty linger on Kinabalu a week after quake
      1552 10  -  Families of victims struggle to cope with their loss as disaster puts livelihoods at risk NO ONE CAN SAY WHEN CLIMBING ACTIVITIES WILL RESUME AMANDA LEE IN KOTA KINABALU leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg KOTA KINABALU Her two-year-old daughter Neacollyne was playing with the
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      Lock icon ‘A KIND SOUL’ LAID TO REST
      71 11 Loo Jian Liang one of the 10 fatalities from Singapore, was laid to rest yesterday. His loved ones described him as a kind soul who was genuine in character and strong in spirit, while friends and former students at the service at the Church
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      Heng’s lesson for ITE grads: Human spirit can overcome all
      570 11  -  NG JING YNG AND JOY FANG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Since the earthquake in Sabah last Friday, seeing to the needs of those from Singapore who were affected by the disaster has been so relentless that Education Minister Heng Swee Keat was
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      134 9 CYCLING TRAFFIC ADVISORY: 13 14 JUNE The 28th SEA Games will hold its Cycling races on 13 and 14 June. Do expect traffic delays in the areas identified starting from 2am to 1:30pm. Where possible, please take public transportation. Stadium Sing; Station Spor ore Hu O Singapore Indoor Orchard Station
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      53 10 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE SACRIFICE AND RESCUE Despite protests from his wife, mountain guide Joe Endam was adamant on joining the search and rescue after the earthquake at Mount Kinabalu on June 5. VIDEO A GUIDE TELLS HIS STORY Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ vidkinabalu13june to
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      Lock icon Recognising faults is way forward for S’pore football
      325 14  -  FROM SEBASTIAN TAN It is perhaps no surprise that our un-der-23 football team have failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the SEA Games 2015. Despite regular overseas training trips, participation in the S-League and a fixture schedule that favours our team
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      Toggle livestream, Channel U allow more to view Games for free
      155 14  -  FROM BERNARD LIM Head, Family Segment and Chair, MediaCorp SEA Games Steering Committee We thank Mr Patrick Tan for watching the Games on okto and for his feedback (“More ‘live’ broadcasts of SEA Games events needed”, June 10). MediaCorp
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      Singtel aims for differentiated Games coverage
      270 14  -  F ROM TRICIA LEE Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, Singtel We refer to the letter “More ‘live’ broadcasts of SEA Games events needed” (June 10) by Mr Patrick Tan. As official pay TVbroadcaster of the 28th SEA Games, Singtel TV is committed to delivering all
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      Local team needs more international exposure
      387 14  -  FROM ADVIN KWOK CHING HOONG Yesterday’s defeat to Indonesia meant that Singapore did not get past the group stage of the two football tournaments it has just hosted: The ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup 2014 and now the SEA Games (“Aide steps down after
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      Drug peddlers probably use SIM cards of ex-foreign workers
      170 15  -  FROM CHIN KEE THOU I am not surprised at the ingenuity of drug peddlers who advertise their deals via SMS (“CNB investigating SMS drug peddling”; June 11). They probably use prepaid SIM cards that are registered in the names of foreign
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      Design of NetLink’s network seems flawed
      210 15  -  FROM WONG BOON HONG I refer to the report “LTA contractor’s piling work causes network outage across telcos” (June 12) and wish to point out two serious issues. First, NetLink Trust’s network appears to be flawed, design-wise. When some cable connections are cut off,
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      Voucher can be used to buy monthly pass
      152 15  -  FROM CORRINE NG Vice President, Corporate and Marketing Communications, TransitLink We thank Mr Mak Seck Hong for his feedback in the letter, “Seniors experience transitory joy” (June 2). We would like to clarify that the Public Transport Voucher can be used to
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      107 15 Hansaplast 18,335‘DENGUE CASES WERE REPORTED IN 2014! 2,450 CASES 2.250 CASES 2,330 CASES 2.460 CASES Highest No. of Dengue Cases from May Jul every year JAN MAR JUN SEP DEC MAR JUN SEP DEC MAR APR 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 ‘Approximation of cases
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  • singapore
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      New licensing condition protects travellers’ interests
      586 16  -  Companies must take note of whe ther their customers will buy travel insurance RULE TO TAKE EFFECT FROM JULY 15 NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From the middle of next month, all licensed travel agents here will have to record their outbound customers’ decision
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      Lock icon Giving children of ex-offenders a confidence boost
      669 18  -  PROGRAMME CONDUCTS ACTIVITIES FOR BONDING REGINA MARIE LEE reginamariel@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E After her father was jailed, Hazirah Ismail, then seven years old, began to feel self-conscious and isolated from other children her age, thinking they were
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      Lock icon Read! Fest to focus on S’pore content this year
      298 20 Book parties with local authors and a panel discussion on real crimes are on the cards TWO-MONTH FESTIVAL TO NURTURE THE LOVE OF READING Singapore For the first time, the Read! Fest this year will focus solely on local content, in
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      Siglap residents to raise funds for needy children to mark SG50
      277 20  -  HOLLY MATTHEWS SINGAPORE As they celebrate their 50th birthday with Singapore this year, 50 Siglap residents will be doing their bit for five children from lowincome families. They aim to raise S$10,000 for each of the children’s education by
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      Lock icon TODAY Shop to Win Draw
      128 20 The winner of this week’s TODAY Shop to Win draw, Mr Chang Chen Ming (right), receiving a S$10,000 cheque from Watsons’ general manager Daniel Teo. The programme manager spent S$41.20 at Bedok Mall’s Watsons outlet on travel items for his Secondary-3 daughter’s school trip. However,
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      89 18 FuN i:xs>sxs J Local senior citizens enter free! At Gardens by the Bay, our latest floral display features beloved icons like the Shoe House and Old MacDonald's Farm, plus flowers such as foxgloves, lupins and delphiniums. Locals enjoy exclusive promotions Seniors enter free from now till 31 August Families can
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      406 19 SCAN TO WIN! Official Card Sponsor FROM 25 MAY TO 30 AUG 2015 NIW OT POHS IN THE GRAND DRAW OR $10,000* IN THE WEEKLY DRAWS Watsons Unity Holland Barrett 8 June to 14 June Canon 25 Maytoo 31 May 1 June to 7 June Shop Code: watsons Shop Code:
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      56 20 ORCHARD SINGAPORE International Day of YOGA STAR JUNE 21 Sam to 8pm ION Orchard The Star Vista Kube If t 4 J Tf 1 X DBS FREE Holistic Yoga workshops 5 minute practices for Health,Hoy, Peace More Receiue a free DVD and goodie bag (while stocks last) Please bring your
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  • world
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      Lock icon Japanese actions put thawing ties at risk, China charges
      599 22 Behaviour runs counter to trend of improving ties, says Foreign Ministry spokesman BEIJING DELIVERS SHARPEST TONGUE-LASHING IN MONTHS KYODO NEWS BEIJING —China said yesterday that Japanese actions regarding territorial disputes in the South China Sea have threatened recent progress in the
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      Lock icon Emulate S’pore; use English to unite M’sia, says Sultan
      394 22 AP KUAL A LUMPUR —Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has taken politicians to task over the state of Malaysia’s education system, saying they are in denial over the value of using English as a medium of instruction to forge unity.
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      Lock icon S’pore-France ties bound by ‘shared outlook, similar values’
      1510 23 THE AMBASSADOR SERIES: FRENCH ENVOY BENJAMIN DUBERTRET As Singapore celebrates its founding 50 years ago, TODAY is running a monthly series of interviews with the ambassadors of several countries that play a key role in Singapore’s foreign relations. This month, reporter Celene
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  • business
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      Pace of South-east Asian financial integration disappointing: MAS head
      638 24  -  SYSTEMS ACROSS ASEAN AT ‘VERY DIFFERENT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT’ LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The pace of financial integration within the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) has lagged behind trade integration, and while this may be partly deliberate, the slow
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      SGX apologises for erroneous statements
      224 24  -  ANGELA TENG SINGAPORE About 4,600 Central Depository (CDP) account holders have received erroneous printed statements for last month, in another embarrassing episode for the Singapore Exchange (SGX). “Fewer than 1 per cent of about 460,000 May 2015 statements sent out were affected, and SGX is
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      Lock icon China’s loan-hungry developers move from shadows to the Internet
      780 25 Faced with reluctant banks and trusts developers welcome growth of an alternative source of funds REUTERS HONG KONG —Internet financing, a fastgrowing source of funding for small companies and start-ups, is finding an unlikely new class of customer in China: Billion-dollar
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      Lock icon China securities regulator to cap margin trading, short-selling
      333 25 REUTERS BEIJING China’s securities regulator, seeking to contain risk in the country’s highly leveraged stock market, yesterday released draft rules that cap a brokerage’s margin trading and short-selling business at four times its net capital. At present, there is no ceiling on
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  • sports
    • 28th SEA GAMES Singapore 2015
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        Lock icon NO PERFECT SWANSONG
        735 26  -  Tears of disappointment despite new national mark for 4x100 team DAY OF NEAR-MISSES FOR TEAM S’POR IN ATHLE ICS LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was their final hurrah, but the men’s 4x100m relay team of Calvin Kang, Gary Yeo, Lee Cheng Wei and Muhammad Amirudin Jamal
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        KADIR SHOULD TAKE OVER, SAY FORMER COACH, STALWARTS
        458 26  -  IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE Following Singapore’s exit from the 28th SEA Games football competition, past national coaches and players are calling on former Lions defender Kadir Yahaya to step up and coach the under-23 team. The post has fallen vacant after Aide
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        Lock icon CLAY IS BACK IN PLAY
        618 27  -  Men’s trap team land Spore’s 70th SEA Games gold LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When the dust finally settled yesterday at the National Shooting Centre, the scoreboard showed a final score of 116 points each for Choo Choon Seng and Mohd Zain Amat, as well
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        Lock icon QUEST FOR MORE GOLD WILL ONLY GET TOUGHER: CHRISTIAN
        466 27  -  IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE Defending champion Sasha Christian was always favourite to win the SEA Games women’s wakeboard gold medal, and she did not disappoint yesterday at Bedok Reservoir, blowing the competition out of the water with a score of 59
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        IT’S ALL IN THE MIND
        705 28  -  S’pore swimming head coach credits shift in mindset for SEA Games success SWIMMER CAN‘EXCEL IN SPORTS, STUDIESCONCURRENTLY’ ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Spaniard Sergio Lopez came on board as Singapore’s national swimming head coach in January, he made a bold claim that he would turn
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        Lock icon S’PORE TAEKWONDO DUO HOPE GOLDS SIGNIFY BREAKTHROUGH
        505 28  -  SHANJAYAN MUNIAPPAN shanjayanm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When taekwondo exponent Chelsea Sim won the SEA Games women’s individual poomsae yesterday, it didn’t just banish the heartache of missing out on gold in the same event two years earlier: It also ended Singapore’s 16-year wait for its
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        What to look out for today
        235 30 1 Cycling Marina Bay South Women’s Mass Start Road Race Dinah Chan, Serene Lee Finals 8am 2 Archery Kallang Cricket Field Women’s Team Recurve Singapore v Malaysia Bronze Medal Match 10am Men’s Team Recurve Singapore v Myanmar Bronze Medal Match 11am Mixed Team Recurve
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        Selected results
        173 30 Taekwondo WOMEN’S IND POOMSAE FINALS 1 2 Chelsea Ann Sim (SIN) Philavong Kidavone (LAO) Rinna Babanto (PHI) 3 MEN’S IND POOMSAE FINALS 1 Kang Rui Jie (SIN) Thet San Shein (MYA) 2 Phal Sovannat (CAM) 3 Shooting WOMEN’S 50M RIFLE 3 POSITIONS TEAM FINALS 1 2 Thailand Malaysia
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        Lock icon Fan of the day
        108 30 Father Bernard Yeo and his son Rowan at the bowling competition yesterday. Bernard “I have been bringing him to diferent sports to expose him to the SEA Games. I believe that it is good exposure for him because the SEA Games is only held here once
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        Lock icon Performance of the day
        31 30 Michelle Sng fnished third in the women’s high jump competition yesterday to win Singapore’s frst medal in the event in 40 years. Photo: SINGSOC/Action Images via Reuters
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        Medal tally
        69 30 Thailand 1 Singapore 2 Vietnam 3 Malaysia 4 Indonesia 5 Philippines 6 Myanmar 7 Cambodia 8 Laos 9 Brunei 10 Timor-Leste 11 71 70 62 38 33 24 11 1 0 0 0 68 62 41 40 41 29 22 4 3 0 0 54 83 50 50
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        Lock icon INDONESIA HOPE FOOTBALL GOLD WILL HELP UNITE FACTIONS
        528 31 REUTERS SINGAPORE Indonesia are hopeful that a gold medal in the SEA Games men’s football tournament can bring together warring factions in the country and end the long-running dispute that has resulted in a FIFA ban. The under-23 side will square off
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      Lock icon FIFA ELECTION DATE TO BE DECIDED ON JULY 20
      666 32 Communications director to resign after joke about scandal-hit body PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOUNT ON BLATTER TO LEAVE FIFA IMMEDIATELY REUTERS ZURICH The election to find a replacement for FIFA president Sepp Blatter will take place in Zurich between December and February,
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      Lock icon NBA WATCH
      258 32 REUTERS WARRIORS 103 CAVALIERS 83 (SERIES TIED AT 2-2) The top-seeded Golden State Warriors rediscovered their scoring touch and tied the N BA Finals at 2-2 with a momentum-stealing 103-83 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Four yesterday morning. NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry and Andre
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      163 29 WE'RE HAULING IN THE BIG GUNS at the 28th SEA GAMES from 5-16 June 2015 $\NGAPORE 201S GAM ESI /AediaCorp HOST BROADCASTER MEDIA PARTNER 9111 t n Timothy Oh 7^ EH f Kimberly Wang 7/ n 7h 28lh. SEA GAMES W i id r Carla Dunareanu 2»hSEACAKJ I A^CW-4COfff This
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      139 31 Having fun is every citizen's right. Take a break from the city and experience #sentosa365 with endless fun all year long. From tranquil staycations to exciting family activities, there are unforgettable memories to be made at the State of Fun. Enjoy an island getaway from $288++ Amara Sanctuary Resort Movenpick
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      83 32 For the latest live' telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw mww! Live wire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Sibd Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip Y(i> Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service.
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      40 33 SATURDAY, 13 JUNE 2015 EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS AND LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH DIFFERENT LENSES IN THESE PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH-S’POREAN ACTRESS JESSICA HENWICK CRACKS THE WHIP ERNEST GOH WANTS YOU TO COVER EVERYTHING WITH ANIMAL STICKERS PHOTO: THE OPEN, GETTY IMAGES
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  • T TODAY
    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon IMAGINE THAT
        1942 34  -  LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD, WHETHER YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT COUNTRIES, A THEATRE FORM OR A RAILWAY STATION? MAYO MARTIN MAYO@MEDIACORP.COM.SG Are you ready for a mind-altering next few weeks? You’ll have plenty of chances to experience this. Look no further than the Singapore International Festival Of Arts’ pre-festival
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        Lock icon ‘I smelled like a wet dog’
        435 35  -  English-Singaporean Jessica Henwick on playing Nymeria Sand in the hit series GAME OF THRONES HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE HBO’s wildly popular television series Game Of Thrones (GOT) is well-known for its elaborate characters, storylines, sets and costumes. But it is perhaps just as
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        Lock icon Welcome to the jungle
        773 36  -  32,000 stickers of animal specimens for you to play with at Ernest Goh’s latest show ANIMAL LOVER MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE You are likely familiar with photographer Ernest Goh’s vivid, colourful portraits of live fish, fowl and the odd orangutan or two. But in his latest
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        Lock icon The Master of the Macabre
        607 36 Christopher Lee was the embodiment of sci-fi, horror and fantasy movies OBITUARY SCOTT FOUNDAS/REUTERS LOS ANGELES —I met Christopher Lee only once, over dinner at the 2013 Locarno Film Festival where he was due to receive a lifetime achievement award. But even one night with
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        Lock icon Of the earth
        363 37  -  Ahmad Abu Bakar’s ceramic works grapple with the sense of belonging ART REVIEW: TANAH INI KU PUNYA II SIRI OBJEK OBJEKTIF BRUCE QUEK features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —As the show’s title helpfully indicates, Tanah Ini Ku Punya (Land/Earth I Owned) II Siri Objek Objektif is a follow-up to Ahmad
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        STATE of the ARTS
        128 37  -  MAYO MARTIN SING A PORE —Members of the arts community released an open letter urging for the protection of arts and cultural workers’ intellectual property rights after a controversy surrounding similarities between Singaporean artist Lee Wen’s famous artwork and a horseshoe-shaped ping-pong table at the SEA
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      92 37 SAY THANK YOU TO DADS Kick start a long, lazy Sunday and treat Dad to a scrumptious celebration over a variety of table mainstays hearty roasts and prime cuts, the freshest seafood and delightful desserts. To complete the Father’s Day celebrations, all Dads enjoy a free pint of draught Tiger
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