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    16 1 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 MCI(P) 021/06/2015
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    Lock icon PAP team in Aljunied will set things right: PM Lee
    1236 1  -  He lays out short- and long-term plans for estate including new Wisma Geylang Serai civic centre WORKING TO TRANSFORM AREA AGAIN JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong threw his weight behind the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) slate
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    Lock icon US to levy sanctions on Chinese hackers ahead of Xi visit
    974 1 THE FINANCIAL TIMES WA SHINGTON —The White House is preparing to impose sanctions as early as next week on Chinese companies connected to the cyber theft of United States intellectual property. The Obama administration has for months been preparing
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      Lock icon Pentagon downplays Chinese naval moves in American waters
      570 2 Officials confirm ships were within 12 nautical miles of US coast VESSELS NOW HEADING HOME AGENCIES BEIJING Five Chinese naval ships seen off Alaska have begun their “return transit”, and along the way appear to have come as close as 12 nautical
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      Lock icon Mixed US job report keeps prospect of Sept rate hike alive
      680 3 String of upbea t data offsets concerns over financial market volatility and China slowdown AGENCIES WASHINGTON Employers in the United States created fewer jobs than expected last month, but a drop in the unemployment rate to a near seven-
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      Lock icon Hazy conditions in S’pore to persist in coming days
      443 3 SINGAPORE The haze that has hung over Singapore this past week is expected to linger, with the 24-hour Pollutants Standards Index (PSI) projected to be in the high end of the moderate range (51 to 100) today, the authorities said. This
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      Lock icon Indonesia scraps bullet train plan for medium-speed rail service
      654 4 AGENCIES JAKARTA After a much-publicised move to invite proposals from China and Japan to help build Indonesia’s first high-speed rail, President Joko Widodo’s administration has announced that it will drop the plan and construct a medium-speed train service instead. Mr Darmin
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      Lock icon No conclusion in sight for TPP talks, says Malaysian Trade Minister
      525 4 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR/TOKYO Malaysian Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed yesterday cautioned that negotiations on the Trans-Pa-cific Partnership (TPP) would not be concluded anytime soon, as Tokyo expressed confidence that support was building for a second ministeri-al-level meeting on
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    • HOT NEWS | General Election 2015
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        Lock icon Plans for transforming Aljunied spelt out
        463 5  -  Stressing the PAP’s track record, PM Lee says the party has shown what it can do ABC WATERS PROGRAMME IN THE WORKS, PAYA LEBAR AIR BASE TO MOVE TO CHANGI JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE In his rally speech at the opposition-held
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        Lock icon Bring us home, PAP team urges Aljunied residents
        777 6  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The People’s Action Party team tasked with reclaiming Aljunied Group Representation Constituency from the Workers’ Party took its case to residents of the area last night, saying the time has come for change, and asking for support so
        PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN  -  777 words
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        Give support to the ‘right people’
        624 6  -  TOH EE MING SINGAPORE—The People’s Action Party team tasked to wrest Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) back from the Workers’ Party (WP) might not boast of any political office holders but former Cabinet Minister Lim Boon Heng yesterday challenged the perception that the team
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        Lock icon Shanmugam, Low continue war of words over AHPETC
        965 7  -  Law Minister calls on WP chief to be honest with S’poreans; Low says ruling party is ‘going in circles’ on the issue KELLY NG, TOH EE MING kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam yesterday
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        Lock icon Don’t let polls excitement cloud long-term view, ESM warns
        574 8  -  Former PM says a bleak future a waits the Republic if it is exciting but politically unstable HE URGES VOTERS TO ENVISION THE COUNTRY 15 YEARS FROM NOW NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Beyond the excitement generated by the hustings, Singaporeans
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        AHPETC a national issue ‘as it concerns values, integrity’
        616 8  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday argued that the Workers’ Party’s (WP) management of Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) is a national issue, not just a municipal one, as it concerns values and integrity. “If I
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        Lock icon Facilities upgrading a key plank for PAP in Hougang
        555 9  -  Lee also wants to hold community-bonding activities and strengthen ‘Hougang spirit’ CELENE TAN celenetan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Speaking at his inaugural General Election rally yesterday, the People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate for opposition stronghold Hougang Single Member Constituency made an impassioned plea to
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        Lock icon Residents at centre of everything we do: PAP’s Cheryl Chan
        525 9  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Drawing on her decadelong experience as a grassroots volunteer, the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) candidate for Fengshan Single Member Constituency, Cheryl Chan, yesterday reminded residents of the upgrades the area has seen over the years
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        Lock icon Town leaves ‘rustic’ label in the dust, leaving some anxious
        1410 10  -  CONSTITUENCY FOCUS: POTONG PASIR SMC VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For a long time, Potong Pasir’s name was practically a byword in Singapore for words such as “quaint” and “rustic”. But in the past four years, those qualities have changed considerably.
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        Lock icon Tin Pei Ling fires back over motherhood comment
        763 12  -  HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The National Solidarity Party’s (NSP) Cheo Chai Chen’s assertion that his People’s Action Party (PAP) opponent Tin Pei Ling’s status as a new mother is a “weakness” has drawn backlash from the public, not least from Ms
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        There’s always room for more women in politics: Grace Fu
        548 12  -  TANG CHEE SENG SINGAPORE There is space for greater female participation in Singapore politics and even in the higher levels of political office, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Grace Fu yesterday, adding that it is only a matter
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        NSP candidate ‘will run town council directly if elected’
        300 12  -  HON JING YI SINGAPORE If elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for MacPherson, the National Solidarity Party’s (NSP) Cheo Chai Chen will run the town council serving the constituency directly. He said this is to avoid a situation like the ongoing
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        WP proposes small start for through-train plan
        568 13  -  Plan not to overhaul system, but to move away from stressful nature of schooling here NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The morning after the Workers’ Party (WP) mentioned at its election rally the idea of a 10-year through-train programme as an alternative for
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        Lock icon WP warns against return to pre-2011 ‘dark ages’
        976 14  -  The vote for the Opposition had forced the PAP to wake up, says Sylvia Lim NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A PO R E The Government has made some policy “U-turns” to improve Singaporeans’ lives, but Workers’ Party (WP)
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        Lock icon WP reprises issues of 2011 to attack Govt’s performance
        540 15  -  LOUISA TANG louisa@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the third day of hustings, Workers’ Party (WP) candidates who spoke at Yishun Stadium yesterday tackled hot-button issues such as transport, housing and the inflow of foreigners topics that had dominated the campaign trail in the
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        Lock icon SDP takes aim at PAP’s comments about healthcare
        595 16  -  PARTY SEEKS ‘FAIR UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME’ NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Continuing his focus on alternative healthcare policies, Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Paul Tambyah yesterday took aim at what two People’s Action Party (PAP) candidates said about healthcare in recent
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        PAP’s current leaders ‘have lost touch with ordinary Singaporeans’
        443 16  -  ALFRED CHUA SINGAPORE Leaders from the People’s Action Party (PAP) are “losing touch” with the plight of ordinary Singaporeans, especially the poor, said Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Sidek Mallek at his party’s rally in Bukit Panjang last night. The candidate
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        Lock icon Ruling party criticised for using grassroots to engage with residents
        703 17  -  LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE The National Solidarity Party’s (NSP) Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) team has been walking the ground to personally address residents’ needs, unlike the People’s Action Party (PAP), which depends on their grassroots leaders
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        Lock icon NSP urges voters to keep their focus on national issues
        652 17  -  HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The People’s Action Party (PAP) is trying to make this election about municipal issues, but Singaporeans must not fall into this trap and lose sight of the national issues at hand, said National Solidarity Party
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        Lock icon MPs should speak up for citizens first: Pwee
        605 18  -  SPP candidate slams Minister of Sta te (Transport) Josephine Teo for not speaking up for citizens over train breakdowns VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Likening Members of Parliament (MPs) to middlemen between the Government and citizens, Mr Benjamin Pwee said their focus should
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        Lock icon Elections Dept clears the air on PM’s photos on campaign posters
        497 19  -  Statement comes in response to Opposition asking if use of PM Lee’s campaign photo in all constituencies is against rules VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Elections Department (ELD) has said political parties are free to put up posters with
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        SDA CRIES FOUL AFTER CAMPAIGN POSTERS REMOVED
        259 19  -  AMANDA LEE Its election posters caught the eye with their short, snappy slogans when they went up this week. Now, the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) has cried foul at the removal of a number of them along Pasir Ris Drive 1. About 20
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        Lock icon SingFirst’s second rally to turn spotlight on PAP’s strategy, slogan
        429 19  -  ALFRED CHUA SINGAPORE The Singaporeans First (SingFirst) party will turn the spotlight on the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) plan of action and slogan at its second rally tonight, party leader Tan Jee Say said yesterday. “I will talk about the
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        Lock icon CPF issues dominate Reform Party rally
        562 20  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE The Central Provident Fund (CPF) system was the dominant theme at the Reform Party’s (RP) first rally yesterday, with six out of the party’s 10 speakers expounding on how the national savings scheme is inadequate for retirement. Known for his critique
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        RP chief slams Han Hui Hui for adopting ‘creative approach to truth’
        417 20  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE Reform Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam yesterday repudiated independent candidate Han Hui Hui’s reason for contesting in Radin Mas Single Member Constituency, accusing her of adopting a “creative approach to truth”. At her rally on Thursday,
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        Lock icon SDA’s list of grievances: CPF, population, educational system
        471 21  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE In its first rally at these hustings, the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) rolled out a list of grievances it has against the ruling party’s policies, with the Central Provident Fund (CPF), the Population White Paper and the educational system
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        Lock icon Unchecked population growth the mother of all problems: PPP
        611 21  -  IMPACT SEEN IN JOB MARKET, INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING SECTOR TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Unchecked population growth is the “mother of all problems” in the Republic, and its impact can be seen in the country’s job market, infrastructure and housing sector, charged People’s
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  • voices
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      Lock icon Cheo’s remarks on new mothers discriminatory, disempower women
      335 22  -  FROM VANESSA TAN YU BEE As a new mother who plays multiple roles as a social entrepreneur, professional speaker, author and full-time master’s student, I read with disappointment the report “Tin Pei Ling’s new status as a mum is a weakness: Cheo”
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      CPF scheme offers security, unworthy of Opposition’s enmity
      394 22  -  FROM TEH OH KIAN Political parties should not harp on the Central Provident Fund (CPF) issue, as no other investment is safer than the CPF. Nonetheless, a coin has two sides: There are bound to be stakeholders who support the system and
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      Opposition must say how it will support seniors who lose savings
      160 22  -  FROM HAJ MOHAMED Decades ago, many Singaporeans who were ill-informed about the Central Provident Fund (CPF) were sceptical about the scheme. Thus, some of them colluded with their bosses to contribute less to their CPF in the belief that
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      Corrections
      127 22 In “WP still trying to mislead and run away from answering questions: PAP” (Sept 4), we reported National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan saying that the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol EastTown Council has been trying to “claw back S$45,000 from FMSS (its formerr managing agent)”. This figure is incorrect. It should be
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon S$40 million targeted to aid growth of senior volunteerism movement
      691 24 FIRST INITIATIVE UNDER ACTION PLAN FOR SUCCESSFUL AGEING SINGAPORE A Silver Volunteer Fund will be established to champion a national senior volunteerism movement, with the Tote Board pledging S$10 million for the next five years. The fund will support the
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      Senior volunteer finds joy in making others happy
      362 24  -  MARISSA YEO SINGAPORE Thrice a week, 66-year-old Lily Kow can be found either teaching Sudoku or conducting information technology classes for senior citizens, or training caregivers on various chair exercises for wheelchair-bound elderly folk. Such volunteer activities are part of her weekly
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      Ang Mo Kio case is third murder reported this week
      201 25 SINGAPORE A 39-year-old man has been arrested following a murder that took place in Ang Mo Kio yesterday, and will be charged in court today. According to the police, a call requesting for assistance along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8
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      50 trees planted to offset carbon footprint of Green Building Week
      149 25 SINGAPORE The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) added 50 trees to Bedok Town Park yesterday to offset the carbon footprint of events held during the Singapore Green Building Week. The carbon-friendly planting came amid the week-long green building event,
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      Lock icon TODAY Shop to Win grand draw
      147 25 Mr Tan Cheng Hwee has won the S$30,000 grand prize in the TODAY Shop to Win draw. Having seen the advertisements in TODAY, he decided to try his luck, and has been taking part in the draw since last year. Mr Tan, who spent
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      Lock icon Faltering Russia, China economies strain friendship between Putin, Xi
      1164 26 Natural gas deals between two countries run into pricing, funding and other problems FINANCING ISSUES JEOPARDISE COMPLETION OF BEIJING-MOSCOW FAST RAIL LINK BY 2018 WORLD CUP THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING They have met more than a dozen times and stood
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      Lock icon Migrant chaos mounts while divided Europe stumbles for response
      793 27 THE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON The struggle among European leaders to develop a coherent response to the spiralling migrant crisis has intensified as fresh calls for a bloc-wide plan were met with recriminations about the continent being swamped with Muslims. Even
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      114 27 SINGAPORE SINGAPORE RED CROSS FLAG DAY 2015 12 SEP 2015 ISLANDWIDE MAKE A DIFFERENCE d f? To uplift the local vulnerable, the Singapore Red Cross is raising funds for these humanitarian services: FoodAid TransportAid Red Cross Home for the Disabled and Day Activity Centre Community-Led Action for REsilience Ways to
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      Lock icon Introducing the next meal-time hotspot: 7-Eleven
      893 28  -  The convenience store giant is restructuring its business, with a keen focus on its ready-to-eat aisle RETAIL REVAMP CATERS TO BUSY LIFESTYLES RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Succulent chicken braised in soya sauce, well-blended sour-and-spicy chilli sauce, fragrant rice cooked in chicken stock, ginger and
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      Lock icon ALL BLACKS NOT INVINCIBLE, SAYS ENGLAND RUGBY LEGEND
      753 29  -  Martin Johnson says battle for the Webb Ellis Cup will be fascinating WORLD CUP HOLDERS AND FAVOURITES ‘HAVE VULNERABILITIES’ NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE World No 1 New Zealand may be favourites to win the Rugby World Cup again this year after their
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      Lock icon RELENTLESS ROBSHAW THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR ENGLAND
      508 29 REUTERS LONDON Chris Robshaw is not many people’s idea of a star man, least of all the England captain himself, yet game after game and year after year, when the analysis is done, it is the flanker whose numbers routinely come out on
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      Lock icon SURPRISES GALORE AT EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS
      599 30 Iceland defeat the Netherlands and Wales beat Cyprus in two big upsets AP LONDON Unsung Iceland and Wales took big steps toward qualifying for the European Championships on Thursday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), and they do not intend to take the long road to
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE’S AFC U-16 C’SHIP DREAM ENDS
      524 30  -  NOAH TAN SINGAPORE Following North Korea’s convincing 7-0 rout of Cambodia in their opening match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship qualifiers on Wednesday, many had expected Singapore’s Under-15 squad to suffer the same fate when the two teams faced off at
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      Lock icon PIRELLI’S PLANS TO CHANGE TYRE PRESSURE A DISASTER: HAMILTON
      648 31 Driver attacks 5psi increase to be made at this weekend’s Italian GP THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MONZ A Lewis Hamilton has said that Pirelli’s plans to improve safety by increasing tyre pressures will be “a disaster”, just as Bernie Ecclestone issued a
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      Lock icon MCILROY TO RACE DAY, SPIETH FOR NO 1 SPOT
      451 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Rory McIlroy faces a fight from Jordan Spieth and Jason Day to retain his world No 1 ranking at the Deutsche Bank Championship which started in Boston yesterday but will do so recognising that currently he is
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      Lock icon FAVOURITES CRASH OUT OF US OPEN
      783 32 Fourth seed Wozniacki exits, Konta delivers upset of the day against Muguruza LOWER-RANKED CONTENDERS TOPPLE BIG NAMES THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK As her second-round match against Garbine Muguruza on a hot Thursday afternoon dragged on, Johanna Konta caught herself glancing at the
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      Lock icon HEWITT GOES DOWN WITH A FIGHT IN NEW YORK FAREWELL
      415 32 REUTERS NEW YORK Lleyton Hewitt waved goodbye to the US Open on Thursday, with the tenacious Australian dragged kicking and screaming to the Flushing Meadows exit by countryman Bernard Tomic. A player who constructed a career around a relentless fighting
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      100 32 This match is played on neutral ground. LW*: Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. LW: Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Uvewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above
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      55 33 SATURDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 THEREALESTATE T E IDD N STO IES OF JOO CHIAT UNV ILED IN A NEW GUIDE 34 FETED MUSICIAN DICK LEE’S CONCERT WAS A NICE REMINDER OF THE MAN’S WORK35 QUICK EATS READY MEALS CAN BE HEALTHY AND FLAVOURFUL35 THE RIGHT TIME SINGER-SONGWRITER KEVIN MATHEWS RELEASES
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        Lock icon REDISCOVERING JOO CHIAT
        821 34  -  JEWELLER CHOO YILIN UNLOCKS THE SECRETS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH A GUIDE AND ACTIVITIES SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg What does luxury artisan jewellery have to do with Nyonya dumplings? Plenty, when you’re located in the heritage neighbourhood of Joo Chiat. That was exactly what the founder of eponymous
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        Madly, Dick Lee
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        785 36  -  Musician Kevin Mathews’ new release is all about living in the moment NEW MUSIC HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A PO R E Mention Singaporean singer-songwriter Kevin Mathews’ name to young, aspiring indie musicians here, and what you will see are looks of admiration.
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        186 36 SINGAPORE The Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) is collaborating with students from Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts (NAFA) for a free concert titled Beyond Music on Sept 23, 7.30pm, at Lee Foundation Theatre in NAFA Campus 3. Led by SCO resident conductor
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      1178 38 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Animal Emergency C, M (PG-Graphic Visuals) 7.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 8.00 The Dr Oz Show IV (HD) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (Episode 1) 10.00 The Queen Latifah Show (HD) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XII (HD) NOON Martha Bakes 12.30PM
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