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Title Section14 2016-12-09 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM mediacorp FRIDAY, 9 DECEMBER 2016 WE SET YOU THINKING MCI (P) 026/06/201614 words
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763 2016-12-09 1 Record high close on Wall Street, positive China trade data add impetus to S’pore shares MARKET GIVES UP GAINS TO END FLAT AGENCIES S I N G A P O R E Shares in Singapore reached their highest in more thanAGENCIES - 763 words
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Article, Illustration935 2016-12-09 1 AGENCIES MEUREUDU (INDONESIA) —Humanitarian organisations descended on Indonesia’s Aceh province yesterday as the local disaster agency called for urgent food supplies and officials raced to assess the full extent of damage from an earthquake that has killed moreAGENCIES; PHOTO: JASON QUAH - 935 words
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Article, Illustration661 2016-12-09 2 ANGELA TENG - DELAYS IN OPENING OF NIKKEI INDEX, FUTURES, OTHER DERIVATIVES ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg WITH AGENCIES SINGAPORE —The Singapore Exchange (SGX) delayed the trading of some derivatives contracts for several hours yesterday in yet another disruption that further dented the bourse’s reputation. SGX said tradingWITH AGENCIES; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 661 words
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Article, Illustration763 2016-12-09 4 NEO CHAI CHIN - The Republic may hold up to one-third of Straw-headed bulbuls left in the wild NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic can play a crucial role in conserving a songbird called the Straw-headed bulbul, whose numbers have been decimated in muchPHOTO: LIM KIM SENG - 763 words
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Article, Illustration499 2016-12-09 4 AGENCIES H A N O I Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday warned of the risk of returning protectionism as South-east Asian nations brace for potentially tighter trade controls in the United States. “The world and AseanAGENCIES - 499 words
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Article, Illustration651 2016-12-09 6 Crackdown on the minority group could spark militant backlash in the region AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —Malaysia’s military chief has urged the Myanmar government to resolve the Rohingya crisis before it is exploited by the Islamic State (IS) militant group,AGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 651 words
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495 2016-12-09 6 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia remains unfazed over the decision by Myanmar to stop sending its workers to Malaysia, with a deputy minister saying locals or other foreign workers can fill the vacuum, while employers said the move will notAGENCIES - 495 words
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659 2016-12-09 10 SIAU MING EN - Survey shows S’poreans support death penalty but SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —An inaugural in-depth survey released yesterday showed broad support in general among Singaporeans for the death penalty, similar to earlier findings by Government feedback unit Reach. However, researchers found marked differences in attitudes in the latest survey between659 words
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Article, Illustration217 2016-12-09 12 The New York Times photojournalist Daniel Berehulak spent 35 days in Manila, Philippines, recently, where he witnessed 41 murder scenes and 57 bodies, as part of his assignment to document President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody campaign against drugs, which has seen more than 4,000people killed. Mr217 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1607 2016-12-09 14 JASMINDER SINGH - RETURN OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS WOULD BE GAME-CHANGER IN REGION JASMINDER SINGH Jasminder Singh is a senior analyst with the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR), a constituent unit of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang1,607 words
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Article, Illustration991 2016-12-09 18 Paul Haenle - United States President-elect Donald Trump has already made a significant foreign policy move by speaking on the phone with Ms Tsai Ing-wen, the President of Taiwan. The call shattered decades of diplomatic protocol and raised questions about Mr Trump’s China strategy. PaulPHOTO: AP - 991 words
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Article, Illustration1010 2016-12-09 21 PATRIK K MEYER - FRACTURES COULD UNDERMINE COUNTRY’S STARILITY, DEVELOPMENT PATRIK K MEYER Patrik K Meyer is a visiting professor at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta and a New America Security Fellow. A civil engineer by training, he has worked for many years in different partsTHE JAKARTA GLOBE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,010 words
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voices
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484 2016-12-09 24 CHONG NING QIAN - FROM CHONG NING QIAN Research Executive, Association of Women for Action and Research Some 20 years after Singapore acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, it continues to lag in fulfilling its treaty484 words
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104 2016-12-09 24 JACELYN CHIA YEE FANG - FROM JACELYN CHIA YEE FANG I was concerned to read the report “Sale of 2G mobile devices for local use to be banned from Jan 1” (Dec 8). This will affect certain groups, for instance, migrant workers. Also, families with financial104 words
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Article50 2016-12-09 24 The headline “Two more charged over Keppel ‘phantom membership’ scheme” (Dec 7) should have read “Two more charged over Keppel Club ‘phantom membership’ scheme” to make clear that the report was referring to Keppel Club, which is not a part of the Keppel Group. We apologise for the error.50 words
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203 2016-12-09 24 STEVEN LO CHOCK FEI - FROM STEVEN LO CHOCK FEI Following the decentralisation of estate maintenance, it has been difficult for individual town councils to enjoy the Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) previous economies of scale in lift maintenance. The HDB was able to employ203 words
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Article, Illustration417 2016-12-09 26 CLEMENT WEE HONG EN - FROM CLEMENT WEE HONG EN I refer to the commentary “China should heed the lessons of Pearl Harbour” (Dec 8). The writer is welcome to exhort everybody to learn from the mistakes of Pearl Harbour, but he is mistaken to comparePHOTO: AP - 417 words
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188 2016-12-09 26 ALAN WONG - FROM ALAN WONG I refer to the commentary “China should heed the lessons of Pearl Harbour” (Dec 8). It would be incredible if China were to go to war like Japan did. Imperial Japan was under boycott by the League of188 words
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Article, Illustration729 2016-12-09 28 NEO CHAI CHIN - Qin Yunquan picked up Kapap, an Israeli martial art, while recovering from anorexia RECOGNISED FOR HER WORK WITH VULNERABLE GROUPS NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She picked up an Israeli martial art called Kapap in her first year as a bio-engineering undergraduate,PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 729 words
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Article, Illustration453 2016-12-09 28 SINGAPORE New LCD panels on buses showing commuters the stop they are at, and capable of beaming information about other public transport matters such as MRT disruptions and traffic congestion, are being tested out. The two-month trial started yesterdayPHOTO: LTA’S FACEBOOK - 453 words
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Article, Illustration505 2016-12-09 30 KELLY NG - Drop in 5.3 per cent resale volume ‘not a surprise’ to property analysts KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Resale prices of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats inched up 0.2 per cent in November compared to a month ago, but trans- actionTODAY FILE PHOTO - 505 words
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434 2016-12-09 32 Most cases involve suspects advertising items for sale and disappearing after payment SINGAPORE —In a three-day operation this week, the police arrested 70 people aged between 17 and 68 for their suspected involvement in 187 cases of various scams involving more434 words
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Article, Illustration110 2016-12-09 32 Temasek Holdings CEO Ho Ching helping to add the finishing touches to Rainbow Centre student Danial Isaac’s chair during the launch of Rainbow Chairity. The initiative, which aims to raise funds for the centre’s new extension wing at its Margaret Drive campus,PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 110 words
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Article, Illustration486 2016-12-09 32 CYNTHIA CHOO - CYNTHIA CHOO cynthia.choo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She had scrimped and saved for more than a year for a dream holiday to Hokkaido, only for the tour agency to fold on the day she was supposed to leave. Now, Christmas hasPHOTO: CYNTHIA CHOO - 486 words
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650 2016-12-09 34 FARIS MOKHTAR - FARIS MOKHTAR farism@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Because of his hoax threat to bomb City Hall in January this year, the Public Transport Security Command had to divert 95 per cent of its resources to comb through 18 MRT stations along three lines. The650 words
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science
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799 2016-12-09 36 TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE GLIESE 581? NO STANDARD TO NAMING STARS, UNTIL NOW THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Which branch of science has the worst trouble with names? You might think it is physics, which has bestowed whimsical-sounding names such as quarks, neutrinos, selectrons and bosons on the most elemental constituentsTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 799 words
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Article, Illustration430 2016-12-09 36 REUTERS WASHINGTON Inspired by the remarkable jumping ability of an African primate called a galago, scientists have fashioned a small robot with unique leaping capabilities they hope can someday be used in tricky search-and-rescue situations. The scientists said they had built a robot, dubbedREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 430 words
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china & india
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Article, Illustration506 2016-12-09 40 TAIPEI MADE REQUEST THROUGH ITS REPRESENTATIVE IN WASHINGTON KYODO NEWS TAIPEI —Taiwan yesterday denied that former United States senator Bob Dole acted as an agent to facilitate a protocol-breaking call between the island’s President Tsai Ing-wen and US President-elect Donald Trump.KYODO NEWS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 506 words
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458 2016-12-09 40 AFP BEIJING —China should “significantly” increase military spending and build more nuclear weapons as a response to American President-elect Donald Trump, an editorial in the nationalistic Global Times newspaper said yesterday. China should “build more strategic nuclear arms and accelerateAFP - 458 words
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Article, Illustration1547 2016-12-09 42 Sudden government revision bans for-profit schools from teaching first-to ninth-graders CAIXIN ONLINE BEIJING —Mr Liang Yimei, who runs several private schools and kindergartens for rural migrant children in the eastern industrial hub of Suzhou, looks pensive when he talks about a new governmentCAIXIN ONLINE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,547 words
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world
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Article, Illustration953 2016-12-09 44 But secretary of national defence insists it would not become a Chinese client state COUNTRY BUILDING UP NAVY, AIR FORCE AND COASTGUARD FINANCIAL TIMES MANILA —The Philippines is rearming itself and strengthening defence ties with its East Asian neighbours in the midstFINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: AP - 953 words
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439 2016-12-09 44 AP MANILA The Philippine defence secretary said yesterday it is highly unlikely his country will allow the United States military to use it as a springboard for freedom of navigation patrols in the disputed South China Sea toAP - 439 words
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668 2016-12-09 46 REUTERS SYDNEY/HONG KONG —Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, the latest move by the Communist state to bolster its claims in the strategic waterway. Activity visible on LaddREUTERS - 668 words
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637 2016-12-09 48 AFP SEOUL —South Korea’s Parliament yesterday introduced an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye, ahead of a vote seeking her ouster over a corruption scandal that has riveted the country and par- alysed her administration. The motion, which accuses Ms ParkAFP - 637 words
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Article, Illustration629 2016-12-09 50 Upbeat data cements expectations Beijing will meet full-year growth target GROWING PROTECTIONIST SENTIMENT COULD HURT TRADE, INVESTMENT: ANALYSTS AGENCIES B E IJ ING —China’s exports grew in November for the first time in nine months while importsAGENCIES; PHOTO: CHINATOPIX VIA AP - 629 words
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409 2016-12-09 50 SINGAPORE —Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed Singapore’s Aaa rating and maintained a stable outlook for the city-state, saying that while risks to the global economic outlook and prospects for global trade continue to be tilted to the downside, the Republic has enough buffers to manage409 words
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Article, Illustration1081 2016-12-09 52 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Tax benefits, Government help and easy access to regional markets led Mr Joe Seunghyun Cho to choose Singapore as the headquarters for his six financial technology companies, rather than base them in the rival hub of Hong Kong or hisBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,081 words
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211 2016-12-09 52 MALAY MAIL KUALA LUMPUR —1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chairman Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah denied yesterday that the state-owned investment fund was in talks with any Chinese company to help resolve its multi-billion ringgit dispute with Abu Dhabi-based International Petroleum InvestmentMALAY MAIL - 211 words
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Advertisement598 2016-12-09 53 ASK THE DOCTOR RESTORADERM Strengthen skin barrier of eczema-prone skin with Cetaphil® RESTORADERM There’s no bigger nightmare than to discover the telltale signs of eczema on your child’s skin. What misery it is to see your little one suffering from the unbearable itch, and scratching inflamed and cracked, dry skin.598 words
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Article, Illustration668 2016-12-09 54 SAM BAKER - USING TECHNOLOGY IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS COMMENTARY BY SAM BAKER property@mediacorp.com.sg Sam Baker is co-founder and CEO of SRX Property, SRX.com.sg. Some critics of the Internet and other disruptive technologies warn that technology will replace the middleman. Artificial intelligence will replace lawyers, bankers, stockbrokers,TODAY FILE PHOTO - 668 words
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283 2016-12-09 54 REUTERS LONDON —The vast majority of overseas companies that own property in London, including many used by individuals to help disguise their ownership, are registered in tax havens, according to a report by Transparency International UK and Thomson Reuters. Just overREUTERS - 283 words
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239 2016-12-09 54 S ING A POR E —Despite the lacklustre outlook on property capital values, industrial S-Reits (Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts) have still managed to divest some of their non-core assets at decent valuations, OCBC Investment Research said yesterday. On Monday, Sabana Reit239 words
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Article, Illustration549 2016-12-09 58 Online homestay network’s proposals include limiting the nights a property can be rented MOVE FOLLOWS CONCESSIONS WITH SEVERAL U.S. CITIES AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO —In a moment of peacemaking with regulators, Airbnb on Wednesday released a set of policy suggestions for governmentsAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 549 words
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523 2016-12-09 58 BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO —Microsoft Corp is creating a version of the Windows 10 operating system that will run on laptops powered by Qualcomm chips, a move that could erode Intel’s dominance in personal computers and help the softwareBLOOMBERG - 523 words
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Article, Illustration738 2016-12-09 60 NOAH TAN - CoachSG aims to enhance, support professional development of local coaches FORMATION OF SUCH AN ENTITY ‘LONG OVERDUE’ NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A POR E Even as the Republic’s athletes continue to make huge strides on the world stage, with swimmerPHOTO: NOAH TAN - 738 words
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Article, Illustration371 2016-12-09 60 NOAH TAN - NOAH TAN SINGAPORE They fell short of the team target of four gold medals, but Singapore’s silat exponents still had plenty to cheer about yesterday at the World Pencak Silat Championships in Bali, Indonesia, as Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau’ddin and Muhammad Shakir JuandaPHOTO: SSF FACEBOOK PAGE - 371 words
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Article, Illustration801 2016-12-09 61 TEO TENG KIAT - He says members are in favour of increase from 32 to 48 teams TEO TENG KIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Fifa World Cup is set to become bigger, with world football chief Gianni Infantino now recommending an expanded roster of 48 teams for thePHOTO: TEO TENG KIAT - 801 words
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395 2016-12-09 61 AP LONDON —Football history was made yesterday at the Club World Cup in Japan when referees were allowed to get help from video replays for the first time. Video Assistant Referees (VARs) were permitted to review “matchchanging” moments on theAP - 395 words
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Article, Illustration791 2016-12-09 62 Female athletes in South-east Asian nation fighting for change through sports AFP PHNOM PENH The gym mats glistened with humidity and sweat as Cambodian wrestling star Chov Sotheara grappled with her male trainer, crashing through a cultural taboo against women in sport withAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 791 words
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Article, Illustration249 2016-12-09 62 NOAH TAN - NOAH TAN SINGAPORE Some 130 girls and young women from low-income families took part in a one-day football camp, “Play Like a Girl, Break The Silence Against Family Violence” yesterday hosted by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), the UnitedPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 249 words
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Article, Illustration905 2016-12-09 65 BALVINDER SANDHU - MELISSA SHEN QUIT HER JOB AS A LAWYER TO START A FASHION BUSINESS, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY BALVINDER SANDHU features@mediacorp.com.sg Like many others before her, former lawyer Melissa Shen, 34, quit a well-paying job to follow her passion to have her own fashionPHOTO: MELISSA SHEN - 905 words
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Article, Illustration950 2016-12-09 65 SERENE LIM - New chicken rice eatery in town is machine-operated TECH INNOVATION SERENE LIM SINGAPORE A new chicken-centric eatery has hit town. Roost at Centrepoint specialises in producing silky smooth Hainanesestyle chicken that are perfectly cooked and poached at an exact temperature for the right amountPHOTO: NURIA LING; PHOTO: ROOST - 950 words
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Article, Illustration996 2016-12-09 66 DEBORAH TAN - Three local industry players break down the process for you BEAUTY BUSINESS DEBORAH TAN features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —From skincare to makeup, from nail varnish to perfumes, homegrown beauty brands are working hard to prove they have what it takes to compete against internationalPHOTO: SIX; PHOTOS: BSKIN; ESTETICA - 996 words
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Article, Illustration487 2016-12-09 68 KENNETH CHOY - The latest must-haves for looking and feeling good GET IT NOW BY KENNETH CHOY Feline fantasy Please any Sanrio fan this festive season with these adorable Hello Kitty and My Little Twin Star gift sets from Guardian Health and Beauty. Must-have items include the Hello Kitty487 words
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Article, Illustration939 2016-12-09 70 ONLINE SUPPORT THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK When Heidi Zak was getting dressed for work one foggy March morning in 2012, she peered into the drawer that housed her undergarments and sighed sadly. “I pulled out my bras and realised they were so stretchedTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THIRDLOVE - 939 words
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Article, Illustration726 2016-12-09 72 BALVINDER SANDHU - Montreux Jazz Cafe Singapore is the latest in a slew of high-end venues vying for the attention of partygoers in S’pore MIDNIGHT HANGOUT BALVINDER SANDHU SINGAPORE —The famous Montreux Jazz Festival has arrived in Singapore, but in the form of a high-end nightlife venue. Part of anPHOTO: MONTREUX JAZZ CAFE SINGAPORE - 726 words
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Article, Illustration416 2016-12-09 74 HON JING YI - How to prepare for one of the biggest celebrations of the year PARTY AWAY HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After making its rounds in Boracay, Tokyo and Hong Kong, ZoukOut is finally here. Featuring more than 40 performers over three stages today and tomorrow, the line-upPHOTO: ZOUK SINGAPORE - 416 words
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Article, Illustration673 2016-12-09 74 REENA DEVI - Cross-cultural love, food make for good ingredients in BananaMana’s debut feature film OKINAWA LOVE REENA DEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is a tale of two cultures colliding of traditional Okinawan food and Chinese-style cooked food and of a Singaporean chef and a top Japanese food critic searching for eachPHOTO: BANANAMANA - 673 words
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