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By Lee Min Kok
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Mar. 10 2010 |
Exploring the notion of being Asian may be on the agenda of more people than presumed, if the turnout at the University Cultural Centre (UCC) for the opening day of the fifth annual NUS Arts Festival 2010 is anything to go by.
A live band entertained visitors at the foyer before the commencement of opening play wo(men) on March 5, while a crowd of film enthusiasts waited to view Short Films from Asia, a screening of five films from the Asian Film Archive.
The festival, titled “Through Asian Lens”, will run over three weekends from March 5 to March 21 and features a total of 48 shows, ranging from plays and film screenings to concerts and dance performances. |
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By Peter Sawicki
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Mar. 9 2010 |
As far as Stephen Forshaw’s working life is concerned, the past year has been quite exciting. “Maybe not as exciting as Mr. Obama’s recent life period,” Forshaw admits, but nevertheless it’s been a “remarkable and eventful time” so far.
The reason life has gotten more exciting for Forshaw is his new job as Microsoft’s communications director for the Asia-Pacific, which he took up in April 2009.
Prior to that, the Australian had been a Singapore Airlines employee for nine years and had been in charge of the airline’s global public affairs since 2004. |
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By Khaliesah binte Mohamed Hatta
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Feb. 14 2010 |
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Carousing the night away in a nightclub may not be top on the ‘To-Do’ list of many proponents of a good night’s sleep, but for a group of undergraduates, a party at Zouk Nightclub on Feb. 6 presented itself as a unique way to promote their cause.
The event, “Big Bang in My Bedroom,” marked the conclusion of the Simmons Good in Bed campaign, which promoted good sleeping habits through the responsible use of technology. The three-month long campaign was jointly organized by a group of students from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information as part of their final-year project, and Simmons (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. |
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