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Title Section17 2015-09-19 1 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2015 MCI (P) 021/06/201517 words
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50 2015-09-19 1 AND THE RACE IS ON.. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton at the first practice session of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix yesterday. The British driver, who has won at the Marina Bay street circuit in 2009 and 2014, is currently in the lead for the world championship title. PHOTO: JASON QUAHPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 50 words
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Article, Illustration2844 2015-09-19 1 KELLY NG, TOH EE MING - KELLY NG, TOH EE MING kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg here to stay.” ADDITIONALREPORTINGBY LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE While other People’s Action Party (PAP) branch activists were celebrating victories in their constituencies at the 2011 polls, those for the Aljunied GRC were reelingPHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN - 2,844 words
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855 2015-09-19 1 Move by central bank raises even more questions about health of global economy AGENCIES WASHINGTON —The Federal Reserve’s decision to delay raising interest rates, combined with statements made by Fed officials yesterday, has deepened investors’ fears about the strength of the globalAGENCIES - 855 words
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748 2015-09-19 1 SIAU MING EN - siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE In the first case of its kind for Singapore’s courts, the prosecution yesterday appealed for an offender’s sentence to be reduced and succeeded in getting an errant cyclist’s eight-week jail term cut to three748 words
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Advertisement33 2015-09-19 1 HISTORY IN THE MAKING A fitting send off for captain McCaw if the All Blacks win Rugby World Cup SPORTS 25 Indonesia says it needs 30 days to control fires HOT NEWS 833 words
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668 2015-09-19 2 Washington alarmed by Beijing’s build-up on new artificial islands in area CHINA ‘CONSTRUCTING PORT FACILITIES THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE BATTLESHIPS’ AGENCIES WASHINGTON Alarm in Washington over massive Chinese reclamation and militarisation in the disputed South China Sea increasedAGENCIES - 668 words
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Article, Illustration523 2015-09-19 2 REUTERS TOKYO Despite large public protests and delaying tactics by the opposition, Japan’s parliament drew nearer yesterday to enacting contentious defence legislation that could ease the constraints of the pacifist constitution to let troops fight overseas for the first time sinceREUTERS; PHOTO: AP - 523 words
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Article, Illustration529 2015-09-19 2 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES TOKYO —Japan’s parliament enacted legislation early this morning aimed at expanding the role of the Japanese Self-Defence Forces (SDF) overseas, despite strong protests from opposition lawmakers and voters against what marks a major shift in the country’s postwar security policy. TheAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 529 words
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668 2015-09-19 2 (2nd Edition) Washington alarmed by Beijing’s build-up on new artificial islands in area CHINA ‘CONSTRUCTING PORT FACILITIES THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE BATTLESHIPS’ AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Alarm in Washington over massive Chinese reclamation and militarisation in the disputed South China Sea increasedAGENCIES - 668 words
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Article, Illustration744 2015-09-19 6 Country’s bigger role in global economy than it had a decade ago gave pause to policymakers FED WOULD HAVE HIKED RATES OTHERWISE, SAYS ANALYST AGENCIES WASHINGTON Here’s the latest sign of China’s arrival as a global economic power: It has roiled financialAGENCIES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 744 words
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398 2015-09-19 8 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The “red shirt” rally in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday was given the go-ahead as the event was not aimed at toppling the government unlike another anti-government rally last month, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib RazakAGENCIES - 398 words
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364 2015-09-19 8 AGENCIES In a sign of a growing fracture within Malaysia’s ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), several party members are lashing out against the racially charged Himpunan Rakyat Bersatu or “red shirt” rally on Wednesday, charging that theAGENCIES - 364 words
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Article, Illustration593 2015-09-19 8 Potentialfor haze until end-Nov because of El Nino, but aim is to put out majority of fires by mid- Oct: Agency spokesman AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesia will take 30 days to bring smouldering forest fires under control, the national disaster management agencyAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 593 words
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Advertisement331 2015-09-19 3 haze SUBSIDY SCHEME S5!S2SS* MINISTRY OF HEALTH SINGAPORE I Is the haze causing you respiratory or eye problems? If so, you will pay no more than $10 at participating GP clinics for the treatment of these conditions. This Haze Subsidy Scheme is open to Singapore citizens who meet ANY ONE331 words
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Advertisement123 2015-09-19 7 ESTABLISHMENT OF RESTRICTED AREA DURING FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX During the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, a Restricted Area will be established during the following timings: This is for low level helicopter flights conducting aerial filming of the F1 race. The unauthorised conduct of aerial123 words
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Article, Illustration331 2015-09-19 10 TONY PODOLINSKY - FROM TONY PODOLINSKY I refer to the letter “Pay Indonesia farmers to stop burning? Unfair, but it might work” (Sept 18). Paying farmers will not work. Slash-and-burn farming has been a way of life for centuries. The real haze issues first arosePHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN - 331 words
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134 2015-09-19 10 POONAM BHANDARI - FROM POONAM BHANDARI In the past few years, the haze has become a yearly event, dependent upon external factors beyond our control and detrimental to health, especially for the young and elderly. The elderly can be protected by masks and by134 words
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259 2015-09-19 10 JOANNE QUAH - FROM JOANNE QUAH Clinic Director, SingHealth Polyclinics Outram We refer to Ms Linda Cheng’s letter “Three-month wait for specialist too long for those with depression” (Sept 11). We are deeply sorry for the loss of her sister and express our259 words
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271 2015-09-19 11 PREM SINGH - FROM PREM SINGH Over the past year or so, I have witnessed foreigners making fast money from the sale of tissue packets in several hawker centres in Bedok. This issue must be addressed for several reasons. The foreigners are mostly ablebodied. Some others, who271 words
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234 2015-09-19 11 IVAN GOH SIAN LUNG - FROM IVAN GOH SIAN LUNG Since the letter “Electric bicycles must comply with LTA rules” (Sept 12, 2014), the issue does not seem to have gained traction with the authority. I see more motorised bicycles on the road. Sometimes, they do not234 words
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129 2015-09-19 11 DAVID KWOK NG KAN - FROM DAVID KWOK NG KAN I was surprised that the lift at Boon Lay MRT Station was shut down for nearly two weeks. The reason given was that the lift company lacked the spare parts. This is not acceptable. Why was the129 words
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342 2015-09-19 12 FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER SAYS STRONG ACTION NEEDED AGAINST ERRANT INDONESIAN FIRMS SINGAPORE In a telephone call yesterday to express deep concern over the ongoing haze situation in Singapore, Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said to his Indonesian counterpart that the haze had342 words
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Article, Illustration382 2015-09-19 12 AMANDA LEE - AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE While Singapore’s universities want to maintain their standing in the world, their key performance indicator should not be how highly they are ranked, but how well they serve Singapore, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at thePHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 382 words
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Article, Illustration538 2015-09-19 13 MARISSA YEO - MARISSA YEO marissayeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More support is at hand for the intellectually disabled and their caregivers following the official opening of two centres at Kemban-gan-Chai Chee Community Hub. The Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) yesterday launched its firstPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 538 words
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Article, Illustration548 2015-09-19 13 FRANCIS LAW - FRANCIS LAW SINGAPORE The impact of immigration and their chances of getting a job were very much on the minds of polytechnic students during a dialogue with Senior Minister of State (Law and Education) Indranee Rajah yesterday. The dialogue part ofPHOTO: DARYL KANG - 548 words
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Article, Illustration482 2015-09-19 14 STACEY LIM - STACEY LIM staceylim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For the past five years, he has been giving mathematics tuition to students of all ages at Tanah Merah Prison. Mr Tan Han Yao, a tutor volunteer with the prison, helps inmates who are preparing to take their O-Level examinations.PHOTO: SINGAPORE PRISON SERVICE - 482 words
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344 2015-09-19 14 SINGAPORE The highest concentrations of dust mites in homes are found in mattresses, a small-scale study conducted by home appliances manufacturer Dyson and the National Univer- sity of Singapore (NUS) has shown. The study, which covered 27 homes here, also found344 words
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200 2015-09-19 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The National Environment Agency (NEA) yesterday called for a tender to conduct a study on the collection, recycling and management of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste), amid the increasing use of electronic devices. The NEA willCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 200 words
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Article, Illustration670 2015-09-19 16 Firm says Wall Street Journal report on failedfinancial transfer is ‘sensationalist’ COMPANY REJECTS NEWSPAPER’S CHARGES AGENCIES K UA L A LU M PU R —State investment firm 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) looks set for fresh controversy after The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reportedAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 670 words
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Article, Illustration443 2015-09-19 16 MALAY MAIL ONLINE K UA L A L U M P U R Hajar Nur Asyiqin Abdul Zubir, an 18-year-old who dreams of studying at Oxford University, is the winner of a prestigious Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) scholarship, but to some on Facebook,MALAY MAIL ONLINE - 443 words
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Article, Illustration476 2015-09-19 17 An Oct 19poll in Canada followed by electioneering in the US, could reset priorities AGENCIES TOK YO The Japanese minister in charge of negotiations for a Pacific Rim free trade initiative said yesterday that talks on the free tradeAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 476 words
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488 2015-09-19 17 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI “You made the mess you clean it up” may well be India’s attitude at the coming international cli-mate-change talks in Paris. “It’s the West that has polluted the world for the last 150 years withBLOOMBERG - 488 words
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426 2015-09-19 17 REUTERS B E I J I N G The United States has repatriated one of China’s most wanted economic fugitives, the ruling Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog said yesterday, signalling that Washington is cooperating with Beijing in China’s corruption crackdown. The repatriation of Yang JinjunREUTERS - 426 words
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Article, Illustration1228 2015-09-19 18 EMPLOYERS ARE BECOMING SITTING DUCKS FOR LAWSUITS THE NEW YORK TIMES WA SHINGTON —For decades, women who believed their employers had punished them with lower wages and missed promotions after they had become mothers have been filing gender discrimination complaintsTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,228 words
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Article, Illustration106 2015-09-19 19 China is building three airstrips on new artificially created islands in the disputed South China Sea, with the first 3,000m runway already believed to be completed. These airstrips will be able to accommodate most Chinese military aircraft, including surveillance planes that will,Sources: The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and The Center for Strategic and International Studies; Adolfo Arranz / TODAY - 106 words
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Article, Illustration730 2015-09-19 20 RUMI HARDASMALANI - Arun Jaitley cites rail, defence, infrastructure, real estate as among sectors open to in vestors SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRY ‘A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY IN GLOBALLY CHALLENGING TIMES’ RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg WITH AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has called forWITH AGENCIES; PHOTO: DARYL KANG - 730 words
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259 2015-09-19 20 WITH AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Catalist-listed Asiatravel. com jumped as much as 21.7 per cent yesterday after it announced that Chinese company ZhongHong Holding planned to make an offer for the hotel and flight booking site. “Certain substantial shareholders of the company have entered into aWITH AGENCIES - 259 words
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336 2015-09-19 21 Trust acquiring 26properties from GIC, Fraser, and is part of its geographical diversification AGENCIES SINGAPORE Industrial landlord Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) said yesterday it will acquire 26 logistics properties in Australia for A$1 billion (S$1 billion) from the realAGENCIES - 336 words
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188 2015-09-19 21 BLOOMBERG LONDON Ardian, the French alternative asset manager, agreed to buy a portfolio of private-equity fund stakes worth about US$1 billion (S$1.4 billion) from Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, people with knowledge of the matter said. The private-equity firmBLOOMBERG - 188 words
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Article, Illustration810 2015-09-19 22 LOW LIN FHOONG - In practice session, German, who trails Hamilton, appears to have resolved engine problems MUCH IS AT STAKE AS HAMILTON LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE HIS POSITION AT THE TOP LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —Once again, for the eighth yearPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 810 words
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Article, Illustration841 2015-09-19 22 (2nd Edition) LOW LIN FHOONG - In practice session, German, who trails Hamilton, appears to have resolved engine problems MUCH IS AT STAKE AS HAMILTON LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE HIS POSITION AT THE TOP LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Once again, for the eighth year running, the 3,000 lux lights came on forPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 841 words
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508 2015-09-19 22 NOAH TAN - NOAH TAN SINGAPORE —They may be the most successful and recognisable team in Formula 1, but a seven-year title drought has blemished Ferrari’s otherwise consistently stellar record in the sport. Their failure to register a single victory last year their first winless season since508 words
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508 2015-09-19 22 (2nd Edition) NOAH TAN - NOAH TAN SINGAPORE They may be the most successful and recognisable team in Formula 1, but a seven-year title drought has blemished Ferrari’s otherwise consistently stellar record in the sport. Their failure to register a single victory last year their first winless season since508 words
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Article, Illustration655 2015-09-19 23 ADELENE WONG - ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A top official from one of the world’s swimming powerhouses has tipped national swimmer Joseph Schooling to win a medal at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Frank Busch, the national team director for USA Swimming,PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 655 words
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Article, Illustration655 2015-09-19 23 (2nd Edition) ADELENE WONG - ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A top official from one of the world’s swimming powerhouses has tipped national swimmer Joseph Schooling to win a medal at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Frank Busch, the national team director for USA Swimming,PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 655 words
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329 2015-09-19 23 ADELENE WONG - ADELENE WONG Count on Michael Phelps to set new swimming records at the 2016 Olympics, says USA Swimming national team director Frank Busch. Despite coming out of retirement only last April, the 30-year-old American clocked the world’s fastest time this year in the329 words
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329 2015-09-19 23 (2nd Edition) ADELENE WONG - ADELENE WONG Count on Michael Phelps to set new swimming records at the 2016 Olympics, says USA Swimming national team director Frank Busch. Despite coming out of retirement only last April, the 30-year-old American clocked the world’s fastest time this year in the329 words
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467 2015-09-19 23 SINGAPORE —The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has extended national teams head coach Bernd Stange’s contract to April 2016, the national body announced in a press release late last night. The 67-year-old German, whose contract was due to expire at the467 words
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467 2015-09-19 23 (2nd Edition) SINGAPORE —The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has extended national teams head coach Bernd Stange’s contract to April 2016, the national body announced in a press release late last night. The 67-year-old German, whose contract was due to expire at the467 words
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Article, Illustration942 2015-09-19 24 ADRIAN CLARKE - THE BIG GAME: CHELSEA VS ARSENAL COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Losing games is no laughing matter. When the grapevine whispered that Chelsea had “banned banter” earlier this week, it may have provoked an obvious chortle or two from those outsidePHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 942 words
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Article, Illustration482 2015-09-19 24 ADRIAN CLARKE - ADRIAN CLARKE MAN CITY VS WEST HAM Dimitri Payet Five games in and Dimitri Payet’s metamorphosis from surprise package to marked man is already almost complete. He did not arrive from Marseille with much fanfare, but the fabulous Frenchman can expect plenty of close attention482 words
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Article, Illustration1369 2015-09-19 25 There are favourites for the Rugby World Cup, and then there is the one clear favourite that everyone has to beat. TODAY guest columnist Justin Sampson (sports@mediacorp. com.sg) explains why he reckons New Zealand will be lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy atPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,369 words
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114 2015-09-19 25 REUTERS Thirsty beer drinkers will sink more than 25 million extra pints in public houses during the six-week Rugby World Cup, the British Beer Pub Association (BBPA) has predicted. Rugby fans are renowned for their alcohol consumption, and the showpiece is expectedREUTERS - 114 words
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Article, Illustration645 2015-09-19 26 INVESTIGATION TO PROBE ALLEGED UNETHICAL CONDUCT AP G ENE VA FIFA suspended its top official Jerome Valcke (picture) and ordered an investigation into alleged unethical conduct on Thursday, throwing world soccer’s scandalscarred governing body into further turmoil. The 54-year-old Frenchman, FIFA’s secretary-general for the pastAP; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 645 words
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594 2015-09-19 26 REUTERS For the second time in his career, Jerome Valcke leaves FIFA with a cloud hanging over him. The Frenchman has not been formally dismissed, but president Sepp Blatter is standing down in February, and Valcke had already suggested he would probably goREUTERS - 594 words
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Miscellaneous75 2015-09-19 24 TV TIMES Tonight, 7pm Channel Singtel StarHub Chelsea v Arsenal 102 227 Tonight, 9.55pm Stoke v Leicester 103 228 Aston Villa v West Brom 104 229 Newscastle v Watford 105 230 Bournemouth v 106 231 Sunderland Tonight, 10pm Swansea v Everton 102 227 Tomorrow, 12.30am Man City v West Ham75 words
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Miscellaneous125 2015-09-19 26 Live Telecast of Singapore Race events available this weekend at Livewire (Singapore Pools), Livewire (RWS), Livewire (MBS) and SportsBuzz (Kranji). Insights by Former F1 Driver Alex Yoong on the Singapore Race available at www.singaporepools.com.sg. LW*: Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) No person under the age of 18 years shall125 words
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Article, Illustration1061 2015-09-19 28 MAYO MARTIN - THE BOUNDARIES BLUR IN THE EXCEPTIONAL FIVE-HOUR SHOWCASE OF BORDER CROSSERS MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Back in 2012, theatre director Ong Keng Sen presented Lear Dreaming at what was then called the Singapore Arts Festival. A revisitation of his seminal 1997 work Lear, it showcased the intercultural Asian theatrePHOTO: KEVIN LEE; PHOTO: SIFA - 1,061 words
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Article, Illustration571 2015-09-19 29 BRUCE QUEK - Artist Cheo Chai-Hiang takes on nostalgia with a knowing wink ART REVIEW: IN A COWBOY TOWN AS;'I;1 BRUCE QUEK features@mediacorp.com.sg Singapore Given that it is the latest solo exhibition by Cheo Chai-Hiang, who is widely regarded as the pioneer of conceptual art in Singapore, all mayPHOTO COURTESY OF THE ARTIST - 571 words
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Article, Illustration135 2015-09-19 29 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE The National Museum of Singapore opens its revamped per- manent galleries this weekend with a carnival event. The Singapore International Festival Of Arts comes to a close today, with this week’s shows that include a performance at Bukit Brown Cemetery by Drama Box135 words
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Article, Illustration1129 2015-09-19 30 MAY SEAH - Family shows are being spiced up with flesh parades not that anyone is complaining FLEX IT MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE MediaCorp TV Channel 8’s latest drama Hand In Hand fits firmly into the category of “family drama”. The show, which stars Bryan Wong, Jesseca Liu, AloysiusPHOTO: CHANNEL 8 - 1,129 words
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Article, Illustration784 2015-09-19 31 HON JING YI - Singapore Idol alumnus M J Kuok dips his toes into the world of EDM MUST-WATCH HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE By all accounts, MJ Kuok is a very fortunate fellow. Intelligent, privileged and ambitious, the Singaporean has probably achieved and enjoyed more in his 26PHOTO: JASON HO - 784 words
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Article, Illustration632 2015-09-19 31 SERENE LIM - Why we should pay attention to this year’s Emmys SERENE LIM SINGAPORE With the arrival of Netflix in Singapore early next year, the television landscape is about to get a lot more interesting. How are we supposed to find time to watch even more TV in-between episodes ofPHOTO: REUTERS - 632 words
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Article, Illustration590 2015-09-19 32 DON MENDOZA - DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE Participants and volunteers can look forward to quite a treat at the finish line of this year’s Project Happy Feet Slipper Race. The fifth instalment of the annual charity event will take place for the first time at Palawan Beach,590 words
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Article, Illustration585 2015-09-19 32 SERENE LIM - Lovers of Scandinavian design have more choices with JYSK opening here COMING SOON SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Simple yet stylish, unfussy yet cosy, Scandinavian design has been winning the world over and has found favour with many in Singapore. The good news is that there is a585 words
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Article, Illustration1265 2015-09-19 34 MAY SEAH - When Seoul-searching leads to bread-making, meditation and matchmaking machines KOREAN COMEBACK MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SEOUL A visit to Seoul does not have to mean maxing out your credit card in Dongdaemun, breaking your resolve not to go berserk in Myeongdong’s cosmetics shops and staying out allALL PHOTOS: KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION; MAY SEAH - 1,265 words
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Article, Illustration417 2015-09-19 35 They say it is about the journey not the destination, and we would agree with that, especially when it comes to making the most of your travels. Even if you have visited South Korea’s capital city numerous times, there is always more to417 words
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