The Straits Times, 1 February 2017

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    46 1 THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1,2017 SINCE1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 78 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS $1.10 78 PAGES $1.10 $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A A Singapore Press Holdings publication publication MCI (P) 041/02/2016
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    Lock icon Trump faces more protests with pick for Supreme Court
    456 1  -  Democrats to fight nomination, even as acting A-G is fired for refusing to enforce travel ban Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington nirmal@sph.com.sg US President Donald Trump is set to nominate a conservative to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat
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    Lock icon US Fed meets amid fiscal policy uncertainty
    288 1 NEW YORK The US Federal Reserve will be on investors’ watch list as it begins a two-day meeting on interest rates today, the first gathering of its policy-setting body since US President Donald Trump took office on Jan 20. The Fed is expected
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    Lock icon Newborn Kifah arrives – in a cab
    314 1  - Newborn Kifah arrives in a cab Toh Wen Li tohwenli@sph.com.sg SMRT taxi driver Mohamad Nazraruddin, 38, was in for a surprise when he picked up his first passengers of the day in Woodlands on Monday morning. Entering his taxi were a heavily pregnant Maria Elena del Rosario Ortiz, 38, and
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      188 1 Home More doctors, dentists learning acupuncture B1 Top of the News Big Chinese role in Manila’s economic plan A6 Opinion Is it time to relook quarterly reporting regime? A19 8887 Benefit [huì] Enjoy up to 1.30% p.a. on 6-month tenor with BOC Time Deposits PLUS promotion! Tenor 6 6 months
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      26 1 Top of the News Singaporean’s helmet idea wins top design award A6 Sport Is Rooney headed for China? C14 port eaded for hina? SEETOPOFTHE NEWS A4&5
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s News
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        Lock icon Trump set to nominate judge
        52 2 TOPOFTHENEWS President Donald Trump is set to nominate a conservative to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat today, a move likely to trigger more protests amid a furore over his immigration order. On Monday, he fired Acting US Attorney-General Sally Yates for defying the controversial
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        Lock icon China to aid Duterte’s plans
        48 2 TOPOFTHENEWS Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has proposed an ambitious infrastructure development programme involving heavy Chinese investment to diversify the country’s narrow-based economy. Spending of over $200 billion has been targeted for road and railway networks, and construction of dams, among other projects. A6
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        Lock icon Quebec hit: Student charged
        88 2 WORLD Quebec hit: A Canadian university student with far-right leanings has been charged following an assault on a mosque in Quebec that left six dead and five seriously wounded. Alexandre Bisonette, 27, was charged with six counts of premeditated murder and five counts of attempted murder.
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          Lock icon REACH US AT
          11 2 Website: www.straitstimes.com Facebook: www.fb.com/thestraitstimes Twitter: @STcom Instagram: @Straits_Times
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          Lock icon President’s orders
          28 2 VIDEO “Executive orders” has become one of the hottest phrases in the past week, thanks to United States President Donald Trump. What are they, exactly? http://str.sg/4mjj
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          Lock icon Mad about red packets
          17 2 VIDEO Meetthe collector who has amassed some 100,000 hongbao over 15 years. http://str.sg/4mHW
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        Lock icon Cleric faces sex chat probe
        43 2 WORLD Cleric faces Already on the defensive over allegations that he insulted the state ideology and founding president Sukarno, Indonesian hardline cleric Rizieq Shihab is now being investigated by the police over alleged online sex chats on WhatsApp.A9
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        Lock icon Reviewing quarterly reports
        43 2 OPINION The United Kingdom has done it. Should Singapore also do away with quarterly reporting for companies? Several changes in the financial reporting regime now make quarterly reporting less essential a safeguard for investors, says business editor Lee Sushyan. A19
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        Lock icon Docstrained in acupuncture
        48 2 HOME Docs trained in Western-trained doctors and dentists are increasingly getting trained in acupuncture, although they may not use it in their practice. Some 130 are certified, and many say they do it so they communicate better with patients who use traditional Chinese medicine. B1
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        Lock icon DBSS flat fetches $1.18m
        54 2 HOME DBSS flat A five-room penthouse, a Design, Build and Sell Scheme flat in the 480-unit Natura Loft project in Bishan, has sold for $1.18 million. It is the priciest public housing resale deal to date, beating a Pinnacle Duxton HDB unit which sold for $1.12
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        Lock icon Pick-up in bank loans
        46 2 BUSINESS Banks here gave out more loans in December compared with the same month a year earlier, with business loans recording the first year-on-year increase in 16 months. This turnaround reflects the brighter economic outlook and stronger business confidence, economists said. C1
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        Lock icon Cavs in surprise loss to Mavs
        68 2 SPORT The lowly placed Dallas Mavericks added to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ woes with an unexpected 104-97 victory on Monday. LeBron James, still smarting from the perception that the Cavs’ management needs to bolster their troops, scored 23 points for the Cavs. For the surprise
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        Lock icon Counter-terror drama returns
        55 2 LIFE The creators of 24, the iconic counter-terrorism espionage drama series, have come up with a spin-off, 24: Legacy. Actor Corey Hawkins (above) takes over from Kiefer Sutherland, who played counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer in the original. The two-part premiere airs in Singapore on Monday and Tuesday.
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    • What's Next
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        Lock icon US Defence Secretary visits S. Korea
        72 2 US Defence Secretary James Mattis will begin a two-day official visit to South Korea today, his first trip overseas since assuming office as Pentagon chief. Mr Mattis will be going to Japan from Seoul, and the visit to the region comes amid reports that
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        Lock icon Help to overcome food allergies
        80 2 Children here who are allergic to cow’s milk, eggs and nuts such as cashews and pistachios could soon be able to enjoy these foods, with the help of a new food immunotherapy programme at the National University Hospital that will be announced today. The children
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        Lock icon China to release January PMI data
        68 2 Official statistics gauging China’s manufacturing activity as well as the growth of its service industry will be released today. The manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reading for last month is due out alongside non-manufacturing PMI, which covers services including retail and the real estate
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      Lock icon Hope for trade with Britain
      333 2  -  WhyItMatters Yasmine Yahya Assistant Business Editor yasminey@sph.com.sg Singapore’s plan to draw up a trade deal with post-Brexit Britain likely has many in the business community heaving a sigh of relief. The assurance came from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who told the BBC late last
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Experts: Control hypertension to cut risk of dementia
      717 3  -  It is top factor for silent strokes, which cause significant number ofvascular dementia cases Salma Khalik Senior Health Correspondent salma@sph.com.sg facebook.com/ST.Salma The number of people getting dementia in Singapore could be cut by more than a third, if only those with hypertension
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      Lock icon Buy-buy, Mustafa branch
      103 3 Shoppers at the Serangoon Plaza branch of the famed Mustafa Shopping Centre were busy snapping up last-minute bargains yesterday, a day before the branch closes for good. The home-grown superstore the first major retailer in Singapore to operate 24 hours will be left with its 200,000 sq
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      Lock icon MNCs and tech firms strongly oppose order
      494 4 Ban violates nation’s principles and risks disrupting engine of innovation, they say President Trump’s immigration ban NYTIMES BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Multinationals and Silicon Valley firms took strong stances against President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on refugees and travellers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, amid
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      Lock icon Amid protests, ban draws support from Trump base
      487 4 NYTIMES NEW YORK Mr Sal Oliva, a hotel worker from Staten Island in New York, is ecstatic about United States President Donald Trump’s executive order. So is Mr Michael Bower, owner of a Seattle home alarm firm. Mr Trump’s immigration policy may
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      Lock icon Trump team runs risk as it ignores backlash
      721 4  -  News analysis Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington nirmal@sph.com.sg Just 11 days into President Donald Trump’s term, his administration has been hit by lawsuits, a rebellious acting attorney-general, and protesters on the streets. In one evening, the United States President replaced
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      Lock icon Trump’s ban will not affect Asia-Pacific, say leaders
      560 5 JokowitellsIndonesiansnottoworry,whileMalaysian opposition leader criticises Najib for keeping silent President Trump’s immigration ban JAKARTA Indonesia will not be affected by US President Donald Trump’s ban on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said, as he asked Indonesians not to worry.
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      Lock icon Iraq, Iran threaten to retaliate
      311 5 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BAGHDAD Baghdad called on the United States on Monday to review its “wrong decision” to prevent Iraqis from entering the country as its Parliament backed reciprocal restrictions if Washington does not change course. The responses from Baghdad are part of a growing
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      Lock icon EU’s Tusk warns of Trump ‘threat’ as thousands protest in Britain over ban
      352 5 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS EU chief Donald Tusk warned yesterday that US President Donald Trump’s administration was a “threat” facing the 28nation bloc, along with China, Russia and radical Islam. In a strongly worded letter to EU
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      Lock icon A matter of life and death for some refugees
      317 5 WASHINGTON POST REUTERS DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP (Kenya) They were deemed the most vulnerable cases refugees suffering from medical conditions so severe that their journeys to the United States would be expedited. One is a nine-year-old Somali child in Ethiopia with a
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      Lock icon Duterte plans to diversify economy with heavy China aid
      768 6  -  Prospect of Chinese funds and technology scores with Philippine businesses, but stokes diplomatic unease Leslie Lopez LeslieLopez RegionalCorrespondent InManila ljlopez@sph.com.sg President Rodrigo Duterte is proposing to diversify the narrowbased Philippine economy with an ambitious infrastructure development programme that will carry heavy
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      Lock icon Malaysia arrests three men for suspected ISIS links
      325 6 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR•The Malaysian authorities have arrested three men for suspected links with ISIS, police said yesterday. Muslim-majority Malaysia has been on high alert since an attack in January last year in Jakarta, the capital of neighbouring Indonesia, by militants linked to
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      Lock icon S’porean’s bicycle helmet bags global design prize
      586 6  -  Lin Yangchen linyc@sph.com.sg A smart bicycle helmet that was the brainchild of a Singaporean has won one of the world’s most prestigious international design awards. The sleek gadget, studded with LEDs that automatically light up when a cyclist brakes or activates turn signals
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      Lock icon Who will be ST Singaporean of the Year?
      909 7  -  DPM Tharman will present the award to winner in ceremony on Feb 6 Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg They have had their achievements honoured at Parliament House. Paralympians Yip Pin Xiu and Theresa Goh, as well as Olympian Joseph Schooling and his parents Colin
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      11 7 THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPOREAN OF THE YEAR 2016 UBS PRESENTED BY
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Quebec mosque rampage: University student charged
      706 8 He is accused of murder, and could also face terrorism charges BLOOMBER G NYTIMES REUTERS MONTREAL A Canadian university student has been charged following an assault on a Quebec City mosque that left six people dead and five others seriously injured, in one of
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      Lock icon Shooting forces Canadians to confront intolerance
      534 8 NYTIMES BLOOMBERG QUEBEC CITY In a world often hostile to migration, Canada has stood out, welcoming refugees fleeing war and seeking a haven. It has been a feel-good time for Canada, proud of its national tolerance. On Sunday, that was upended when a man
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      Lock icon Previous attacks
      139 8 WASHINGTON POST Sunday’s shooting is not the deadliest terrorist attack that Canada has seen. 1970: A Quebec minister was strangled and left in a car boot. His killers were home-grown terrorists who had bombed the Montreal Stock Exchange a year earlier. 1984: A bomb exploded in Quebec City’s
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Hardline cleric faces sex chat allegations
        682 9  -  Latest case adds to claims against him for allegedly insulting state ideology and Sukarno Arlina Arshad ArlinaArshad IndonesiaCorrespondent InJakarta aarlina@sph.com.sg Indonesian hardline cleric Rizieq Shihab, put on the defensive for allegedly insulting the state ideology and founding President Sukarno, is now confronted with another
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        Lock icon Murky Indonesian cults in the spotlight after scandals
        438 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA Despondent after losing a local election in Indonesia, Mr Abdul Junaidi was the perfect prey for a charismatic cult leader promising great wealth and political success. Assured that he would see his money multiply, the sugarcane farmer handed over
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        Lock icon Sabah boat tragedy survivors recall ordeal
        727 10 Floating under the hot sun, then in freezing waters, 20 Chinese tourists rescued after 32 hours THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KOTA KINABALU A trip to a tropical island in the South China Sea seemed like an idyllic way to usher in the Chinese New
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        Lock icon Duterte asks Beijing for sea patrols targeting militants
        419 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday that he has asked China to send sea patrols to help stop militants from abducting sailors and attacking vessels off the southern Philippines. Mr Duterte said he would like Beijing to dispatch
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        Lock icon US not building arms depots in the Philippines, says envoy
        297 10 REUTERS MANILA The US ambassador to the Philippines yesterday rebuffed accusations by President Rodrigo Duterte that American troops were building arms depots in five Philippine bases, in breach of a security deal. Mr Duterte on Sunday said the United States
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        Lock icon China’s 2nd aircraft carrier ‘taking shape’
        282 10 REUTERS BEIJING China’s second aircraft carrier is “taking shape” after two years and nine months of construction, local media reported, a move likely to further unnerve Taiwan and other neighbours about Beijing’s growing military assertiveness. Construction of the Shandong, named after a province in
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon Over 100 hit by dengue in Koh Samui
          62 10 XINHUA BANGKOK More than 100 people in Koh Samui, a popular Thai resort island, have been hit by dengue. Since early December, Koh Samui hospital has admitted 128 dengue patients, one of whom was pronounced dead, said Mr Thirasak Viriyanond, director of
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          Lock icon Nine killed in India gas mishap
          75 10 XINHUA NEW DELHI At least nine people were killed after inhaling poisonous gas at an oil mill in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, officials said yesterday. The workers were cleaning a chemical tank of the oil mill at Latur industrial area, about 472km
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          Lock icon Space rubbish collector in trouble
          84 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO An experimental “space junk” collector designed to pull rubbish from the Earth’s orbit has run into trouble, Japanese scientists said yesterday, potentially a new embarrassment for Tokyo’s high-tech programme. More than 100 million pieces of garbage are thought to be whizzing around
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          Lock icon Malaysia to deport over7,000 Filipinos
          71 10 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK MANILA More than 7,000 Filipinos in Sabah who have been detained by the Malaysian authorities as illegal immigrants will be deported to the Philippines this month, said Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo. Sabah state is a popular destination for Filipino
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        Lock icon Malaysia govt agency chief suspended amid graft probe
        538 11 Mara chairman accused of forcing agency and units to sponsor Kelantan football team THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR The controversial chairman of Mara, a key government agency that helps Malay students and small businessmen, has been suspended, and is being probed
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        Lock icon 100 families left homeless after fire
        49 11 Residents trying to extinguish a fire in Las Pinas City in the Philippines on Monday. The city’s Bureau of Fire Protection said at least 100 families were displaced after the fire engulfed a shanty town. PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY
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        Lock icon Chinese tycoon denies being abducted in Hong Kong
        409 11 HONG KONG Chinese tycoon Xiao Jianhua issued a second statement yesterday to say that he has not been abducted in Hong Kong and taken to mainland China, as his apparent disappearance continues to be the talk of the town, the South China
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        Lock icon Pakistani militant leader placed under house arrest
        896 12 Move against Lashkar-e-Taiba founder comes amid reported fresh pressure from US NYTIMES REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD After years of living in the open in Pakistan despite a US$10 million (S$14.2 million) US bounty on his head, the militant leader accused of orchestrating the
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        Lock icon Powerful Afghan governor pushes for national role
        389 12 REUTERS KABUL Mr Atta Mohammad Noor, one of Afghanistan’s most powerful regional leaders, is in talks with President Ashraf Ghani to join the central government, a move that could shake up the country’s politics ahead of elections scheduled for 2019. Negotiations have been
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        Lock icon Cambodia’s opposition chief loses key role ahead of polls
        285 12 REUTERS PHNOM PENH Cambodia’s Parliament has stripped the main opposition leader of a key role, further weakening Prime Minister Hun Sen’s opponents ahead of the polls. Mr Kem Sokha, deputy leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), had held the
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        Lock icon Delhi admits cash crunch hurt economy, caused job losses
        580 13 But cash supplies will be replenished by end-March and economy will revert to normal, says Finance Minister AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI India’s government acknowledged yesterday that its controversial decision to withdraw high-value banknotes from circulation has had an “adverse impact” on
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        Lock icon Thailand official quits over painting theft
        285 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK A Thai official caught on camera drunkenly stealing paintings from a Japanese hotel said yesterday that he will resign, after causing intense diplomatic embarrassment for Bangkok. News of the sticky-fingered bureaucrat’s failed heist first emerged last week when Japanese media reported
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        Lock icon Bangladeshi girl may be first female with ‘tree man syndrome’
        369 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA A young Bangladeshi girl with bark-like warts growing on her face could be the first female ever afflicted by the so-called “tree man syndrome”, doctors studying the rare condition said yesterday. Ten-year-old Sahana Khatun has the telltale
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        Lock icon Poland’s WWII museum in political crosshairs
        649 14 Right-wing govt slams museum, headed by rival’s ally, saying it underplays country’s wartime fate AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GDANSK Poles this week got their first–andpossiblylast–glimpseof a new Museum of the Second World War, a project slammed by Poland’s right-wing government as underplaying the country’s harrowing wartime
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        Lock icon Jeddah’s first big concert in 7 years a hit
        331 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia’s “Paul McCartney” took to the stage in Jeddah for a rare concert in the kingdom to boost entertainment despite religious warnings of “depravity”. The performance on Monday by Mohammed Abdu, a singer popular throughout
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        Lock icon MPs begin debate on Bill that can trigger Brexit
        380 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON British MPs have taken a key step towards leaving the European Union, launching a debate on a Bill that would empower Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Brexit. Brexit Minister David Davis presented the Bill to Parliament yesterday,
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          Lock icon UN courtorders Turkey to free detained judge
          75 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE HAGUE A UN court yesterday ordered Turkey to release a judge, Aydin Sefa Akay, detained after last year’s attempted coup, so he can resume his work on an appeals case involving former Rwandan minister Augustin Ngirabatware, jailed for 30 years
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          Lock icon Czech foreign ministry hit by cyber attacks
          49 14 REUTERS PRAGUE Hackers have breached dozens of e-mail accounts at the Czech Foreign Ministry in an attack resembling one against the US Democratic Party. Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said yesterday he was told by experts the cyber attacks were likely conducted byaforeignstate.REUTERS
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          Lock icon ‘Suicide’ attack on Saudi warship leaves 2 dead
          72 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RIYADH Yemeni rebel “suicide” boats attacked a Saudi warship on patrol in the Red Sea, killing two sailors in a rare naval clash, the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday. The assault off the rebel-held port city of Hodeid was uncharacteristic
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          Lock icon 3 arrested on suspicion of arms smuggling
          55 14 REUTERS ROME Three Italians were arrested yesterday on suspicion of smuggling helicopters and missiles into Libya and Iran between 2011 and 2015. Police were still looking for a Libyan man. The military equipment was manufactured in the former Soviet bloc and shipped from
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        Lock icon El Nino may make comeback this year
        561 15 Climate models show warming of Pacific Ocean in coming months AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Less than a year after the world said goodbye to one of the strongest El Ninos on record, forecasters say the weather pattern may make a comeback. Climate
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        Lock icon Conspiracy theories spread after Chile forest fires
        403 15 REUTERS SANTIAGO As the Chilean authorities battle the historic blazes that have taken 11 lives, burned more than 1,000 homes and wiped an entire town off the map, the theories about who may be to blame have spread as quickly as the wildfires
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        Lock icon Man’s oldest ancestor may be tiny creature with big mouth
        431 15 REUTERS WASHINGTON Don’t take this the wrong way but your oldest ancestor was not exactly a beauty. Scientists on Monday said a tiny marine creature from China that wriggled in the seabed mud about 540 million years ago may be
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        Lock icon Smoking cost the world $2 trillion in 2012: Study
        402 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS Smoking cost the world economy more than US$1.4 trillion (S$2 trillion) in 2012, and sucked up a twentieth of healthcare spending, a study shows. The killer habit consumed the equivalent of nearly 2 per cent of global economic
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        Lock icon Worrying signs of Trump trade war
        757 16 Pulling out of TPP and plan for tax on imports from Mexico among measures raising alarm US President Donald Trump has been in office for only 12 days, but his first few decisions have reverberated at home and abroad NYTIMES REUTERS WASHINGTON Some allies
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        Lock icon Uproar over top adviser’s inclusion on panel
        539 16 NYTIMES WASHINGTON United States President Donald Trump’s decision to include Mr Stephen Bannon, his top political adviser, on the principals committee of the National Security Council (NSC) where he will sit alongside the secretaries of state, Treasury, defence and energy, and other policymakers
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        Lock icon Melania’s silence sets Washington – and US public – talking
        456 16 Melania’s silence sets Washington and US public talking WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Mrs Melania Trump has finished her first week asFirstLady–atitlethatautomatically makes her one of the most prominent women in the US. And yet she was barely visible. She cut an elegant figure at her husband’s swearing-in and at the inaugural
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        Lock icon US calls for UN meeting over Iran’s missile test
        474 17 Teheran warns against ‘creating new tensions’; Russia says no breach of resolution on Iran’s nuclear programme REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN Iran yesterday warned the United States against “creating new tensions” over its ballistic missile test as Washington called for urgent talks
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        493 17 NYTIMES MA’ALE ADUMIM (West Bank) The city of Ma’ale Adumim on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem has become a flashpoint of the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Right-wing Israeli politicians, emboldened by a more sympathetic Trump administration, want to annex it
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        553 18 Experts say ransomware attacks becoming more prevalent; hotels, schools and police among victims NYTIMES VIENNA The ransom demand arrived one recent morning by e-mail, after about a dozen guests were locked out of their rooms at the lakeside Alpine hotel in Austria. The
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        119 18 tactic”.NYTIMES The United States Justice Department says ransomware attacks quadrupled lastyearto an average of 4,000 a day. The Federal Bureau of Investigation says the costs to victi ms of such attacks rose to US$209 million (S$296 million) in the first three months of last year, compared with
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        336 18  -  Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington nirmal@sph.com.sg An Immigration Court judge in Illinois has accepted Singaporean teenage blogger Amos Yee’s application for political asylum in the US, setting a date for a full hearing on March 7. In a
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      275 13 I h o Singapore Buddhist Federation oar, f (IN ENGLISH) tj 12 ,h February 2017 The Dhamma the Doctor by Dr. Lee Liang Tee (Clinical Director, Ren Ci Hospital) 26 th February 2017 The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra by Dr. Tony See (Lecturer, NUS) 5 th March 2017 The
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      453 19 The Straits Times says Corruption remains a bane to development in many societies, preventing them from realising the full potential of their people. Businessmen by and large abhor it, although many are driven to bribery when they operate in places where it is a
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      1367 19  -  A tweak could reduce costs, promote long-term thinking for firms, amid beefed-up supervisory, disclosure regime EconomicAffairs Lee Su Shyan Business Editor sushyan@sph.com.sg Finance personnel and accountants have never been able to enjoy the Chinese New Year celebrations to the full, what with having
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      1107 20  - What are executive orders and what force do they have in US politics Bryan Cranston Thewriterisa PhDcandidatein politics and history at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. United States President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders and actions in his first week-and-a-half in office. These have ranged from
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      876 20  -  Gideon Rachman FINANCIAL TIMES For the most ardent supporters of Brexit, the election of Mr Donald T rump was a mixture of vindication and salvation. The President of the United States, no less, thinks it is a great idea for Britain to leave the
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      1082 21  -  Toby Walsh •The writer is professor of AI at the University of New South Wales, and research group leader at Data61, Australia’s digital and data innovation group. If you were about to start playing a game of
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      697 21  -  Steve Hewitt The writer is a senior lecturer in the Department of History, University of Birmingham, Britain. The shocking attack on a mosque in Quebec City, the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec, has been condemned as terrorism
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      206 22  -  John Lim Le Sheng The transition from civilian life to one in the army during national service can be a distressing time for young men, and I laud the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) for the steps it takes to care for
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      389 22  -  Ho Hoe Theng Minister for Education (Higher EducationandSkills)OngYeKung and Banyan Tree Holdings executive chairman Ho Kwon Ping have spoken on the issue of a single-party versus multi-party governing system in Singapore’s context (“PAP must be ‘open-minded, attract diverse talents and constantly
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      164 22  -  Teo Kok Seah Recently, I visited various stalls in Chinatown and was shocked by the exorbitant prices of the merchandise. For instance, a simple decorative gadget of a cat with a waving hand was priced at $16.80. At the River Hongbao, an outdoor meal of
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      178 22  -  Lynette Tan Lynette (Ms) Director (Customer Experience) SP Services We thank Mr Tan Kin Lian for his feedback (“Make it easier to change billing for utilities accounts”; Jan 26). MrTan suggested that homeowners who rent out their premises be allowed to retain their utilities account
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      165 22  -  Gabriel Cheng Kian Tiong I was appalled to learn that many private-hire car drivers are young and inexperienced, and that one driver involved in an accident was underage and uninsured (“Tougher to claim against private-hire cars: Lawyers”;Jan28). These cases raise the question of whether
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      196 22  -  Joe Ng Boon Leng Local solar firm REC Solar’s state-of-the-art solar panel shows that our country, given the right attitude and direction, can build a world-class product (“S’pore-made solar panel more efficient, works even if partially shaded”; Jan 23). That it can work even
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        147 22 It is a pity that no one reached out to help 12-year-old Katelyn Nicole Davis or direct her to a professional for help before she committed suicide (“Video of 12-year-old girl’s suicide goes viral online and US police say they are powerless to
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        137 22 Ms Nur Liyana Mohamad Sazali is an example of a Singaporean who stepped out of her comfort zone to create a more gracious society (“She’s the biker ‘bro’ who stopped to clear barricades in the rain”; Jan 27). Her heroic act also illustrates the difference
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        142 22 Orchard Road is moving towards becoming smoke-free, but smoking is still allowed in many public areas (“Orchard ramps up fight against smoking”; Jan 9). Something needs to be improved, as it is a liability for all Singaporeans, especially those who inhale second-hand smoke. Through
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        150 22 Mr Paul Chan Poh Hoi’s letter on the rich cultural significance behind the tradition of giving hongbao was very enlightening (“Keep the original spirit of hongbao giving in mind”; Jan 25). It is time that Singaporeans are educated on the historical origin of the practice, as
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        346 22 I was rather inspired after reading about the new project aimed at encouraging residents to help provide food for the needy in their neighbourhood (“Fridges stocked with food in Tampines block to help boost kampung spirit”; ST Online, Jan 21). This is a simple, yet
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      34 22 1. PAULCHAN POH HOI: Define HDB, town council roles more clearly. 2. MISS JONGCHINGYEE: More needs to be done to save energy. 3. GAN KOKTIONG: Making a killing underthe Home Improvement Programme.
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      28 22 Rental cars being used to commit crimes This car which I’m renting from you... has it ever been used to smuggle drugs? Drugs?! Never! But exotic animals? Maybe...
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      132 23  -  Olivia Ho Twenty-year-old Vivien Lai Wei Xuan (in silhouette) from the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Dance Theatre is among nine traditional dancers who appear in Art Of The Rehearsal, a three-channel video projection that is Gallery10’s first permanent digital installation. Multidisciplinary artist Sarah
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      77 24 VA N D A L SOCIAL ACTIVIST A R T I S T WHEN THE TRUTH I S M O RE THAN MEET S THE EYE Just as there are many sides to a person, there are many perspectives to a story. Unearthing the truth and getting the full picture
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      1042 1  -  They now make up more than half of the 249 acupuncturists registered in Singapore Poon Chian Hui PoonChianHui AssistantNewsEditor ch poon@sph.com. sg It is not just Chinese sinsehs who are well-versed in the ancient healing art of acupuncture. Doctors and dentists are increasingly
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      405 1  -  Elena Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg A man who hid nearly 4,000 nitrazepam (Epam) tablets in his car was sentenced to nine months’ jail yesterday, for importing them without a licence. Supervisor Ong Wee Peng, 37, is
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      299 2 His day job involves organising events and conferences for companies. But on Thursday nights, Mr Irza Fauzan Suprapto, 35, is a football coach at a street soccer court near Chin SweeRoad. For each session, Mr Irza puts about 20 children through various football
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      625 2  -  Call for improved training in English and legal rights; MOM says laws in place to help them Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg Singapore’s move to let in more Cambodian maids has prompted three advocacy groups for migrant workers to call for more safeguards for these
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      Lock icon DBSS flat resold for record $1.18m in Bishan
      544 3  -  Price may not reflect broader resale market but can be expected at central locations like Bishan, says expert Janice Heng janiceh@sph.com.sg A Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flat in Bishan has fetched a record $1.18 million in the priciest public housing
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      566 4  -  It’s one of the largest such cases here, involving assets of US$600m-US$800m K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent vijayan@sph.com.sg The High Court last week released judgment grounds that gave an insight into one of Australia’s wealthiest families, the De La Sala family,
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      428 4  -  Toh Wen Li toh wenli@sph.com.sg Renowned eye surgeon Robert Loh, the first president of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and the longest-serving president of Christian charity YMCA, has died at the age of 91. Dr Loh, who helmed the NCSS
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      423 4  -  Tiffany Fumiko Tay tiffanyt@sph.com.sg Dog owners will soon have to inform the authorities when they sell or give away their pets, and provide the particulars of the new owners, said the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) yesterday. This is part of stricter licensing requirements
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        91 4 Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim is leading Singapore’s delegation to the annual Haj Ministerial Meeting in Saudi Arabia which started yesterday and ends tomorrow. He is accompanied by Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) chief executive Haji Abdul Razak HassanMaricar. Dr Yaacob
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        111 4 Do not enter any personal information at www.ica.sgov.asia, a fake copy of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) website. The ICA said yesterday the fake website is designed to phish for visa application numbers and passport numbers of its users. Phishing refers to fraudulent copies
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        70 4 Gas tariff for households will riseby4.5percent from today to April 30, supplier City Gas said yesterday. It will rise from 16.85 cents per kilowatt hour (kwh) to 17.61 cents per kwh, excluding GST. This is due to a 20.8 per cent rise in fuel
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      652 5  -  Accused was rebuffed by woman’s adoptive parents when he demanded to wed her Selina Lum selinal@sph.com.sg Harassed by an unwanted suitor, a student nurse was advised by her father to make a police report. She declined, saying she did not want to
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      418 5  -  Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg A National University of Singapore (NUS) sailing trip has come under scrutiny after photos of students posing with giant clam shells they had found drew flak online. Last month, 12 NUS students and alumni sailed to Indonesia’s Riau Islands on
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      506 6  -  New emitter may lower costs by 10 times compared to current systems; such waves also safer Ray nold Toh raynoldt@sph.com.sg In the past two decades, terahertz (THz) technology has caused a buzz among scientists for its potential applications in a wide range of fields,
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      332 6  -  Shafliq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg A third driver has been taken to court this year for driving against the flow of traffic. Lam Chen Wee, 26, whose alleged antics nearly caused accidents last Thursday, was charged with dangerous driving yesterday. At around 3.15am last Thursday, Lam
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      88 6 Pioneer xinyao singers Hong Shao Xuan (left) and Pan Ying performing a duet at River Hongbao’s Xinyao Night at The Float Marina Bay last night. Xinyao Night features both pioneer and new singers. The 10-day event, part of the Chinese New
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      342 6  -  Nur Syahiidah Zainal nszainal@sph.com.sg Some competitors in last year’s The Big Spell scratched their heads over this: Does Rudolph pull a “sleigh” or “slay”? The word “sleigh” was among some of the most commonly misspelt words in last year’s RHB-The Straits Times National
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      239 2 AA, k A* i Ul AA AA AA=£ .AA iA. .AA .AAAA. 'A 2017 Soundwaves Chingay, WeCare Singapore PARADE HIGHLIGHTS j A Water, Fire, Snow, Xinyao Musical Parade to Celebrate Chingay 45! Also to enjoy Exciting performances from countries such as Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and South Korea; A
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      145 3 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE an I m VS? JH 7/ V F ina y, a classroom students love. Welcome to a brand new class of education. It’s where you have digital lessons at your own pace and come to class ready to tackle problems as a team. It’s where you
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      123 4 Join us at Athlete of the Year ceremony The Straits Times, in partnership with 100Plus, is giving 20 readers a chance to attend the annual ST Athlete of the Year award ceremony lunch on Feb 16. Winners will also get to meet the nominees or their representatives. To stand a
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      407 7  -  Despite fines, warnings and publicity, there are still weak links in places where personal data of clients is stored Commentary Irene Tham Tech Editor itham@sph.com.sg It’s amazing how so many organisations take data security for granted. Overthepast2½years, Singapore’s privacy
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      561 8  -  It has more fine-grained control and greater precision, and can track at higher speeds Gaming Lisabel Ting lting@sph.com.sg All gamers who love the wide, flat profile of Razer’s iconic DeathAdder mouse, this one is for you. The DeathAdder Elite is the latest incarnation of the
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      542 8  -  Lisa bel Ting The G910 Orion Spectrum is the new, upgraded version of the G910 Orion Spark and, boy, has it changed for the better. While the Spark felt experimental and rough around the edges, the Spectrum shows that Logitech is beginning to
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      592 8  -  Audio Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg American audio firm Klipsch is riding hard on its vintage-speaker designs with its latest Bluetooth speakers, The Three, and its smaller brother, The One. Both combine a classic, heritage look with modern audio technology. Consumers who like the company’s famous vintage-looking
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      1352 9  -  So, you are a hardcore Apple fan who uses all things Apple. Trevor Tan looks at some accessories to have for your beloved Apple devices. Apple Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg HYPERDRIVE BYSANHO US$99 (S$140), pre-order at https://igg.me/at/hyperdrive2016 If you are using the Apple MacBook Pro
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      639 10  -  Its quantum-dot feature is great for colourful and cartoony games PC Vincent Chang vinchang@sph.com.sg Samsung’s latest monitor will not be out of place in a sci-fi movie. Not only does this 24-inch screen use the fancy-sounding quan-tum-dot technology to display a wider range
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      Lock icon Customise this router to your heart’s content
      567 10  -  Vincent Chang Less than two years after it introduced its first wireless router, Synology better known for its net-work-attached storage devices (NAS)–haslaunchedanewrouter. The Synology RT2600ac offers higher aggregate speeds than the previous model. It can deliver up to 800Mbps on the 2.4GHz band
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      617 10  -  Vincent Chang Gaming laptops are set to be even more affordable this year. Graphics chipmaker Nvidia announced last month that its GeForce GTX1050 and 1050 Ti graphics chips, which are targeted at the mainstream segment, will be in more than 30 budget laptop
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      1005 11  -  The smartphone has features found in the flagship series and it even improves on the S7 line in a number of ways Phones Vincent Chang vinchang@sph.com.sg The Samsung Galaxy A series debuted in 2015 as mid-range Android phones, but the
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      732 11  -  Vincent Chang There is a new BlackBerry phone selling at local telcos. But the DTEK60, with its wholly forgettable moniker, is not actually made by the former mobile phone giant. Instead, the DTEK60 is produced by TCL Communication Technology Holdings under licence
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      913 12  -  Convenient to use but mobile devices are exposed to risks in unsecured Wi-Fi networks News Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg Karaoke aficionados know the feeling of fighting over one computer terminal to select their tunes all too well. But such days may be over, with more karaoke
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      Lock icon Visually simple, no frills, but CashKtv gets the job done
      256 12  -  Lester Hio Customers at any of Cash Studio’s outletshere–CuppagePlaza,Ming Arcade, Prinsep Street and Simpang Bedok can use its app for song selection and other purposes. The app, called CashKtv, is however mandatory only at the Cuppage branch, where the rooms
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      Lock icon MyKara fast, responsive and intuitive to use
      269 12  -  Lester Hio The Manekineko app, which is usable at eight of the chain’s 11 outlets, is a fuss-free, simple app that does its job well. Customers at its Bugis+ outlet have to use the app to choose their songs. The other seven outlets
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      486 81212  -  First year-on-year increase in 16 months ‘reflects a return of business confidence’ Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Bank lending picked up in December, with business loans recording the first year-on-year increase in 16 months. Total bank loans hit $617.35 billion, a 2.9 per cent increase from
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      433 81212  -  Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg A turbulent 2016 marked by terror attacks in Europe, Brexit and a contentious United States dentialelection–hasleftmillennialsmoreapprehensive about their future and looking for job stability. This heightened sense of insecurity among millennials was revealed in a new report by accounting firm
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      436 81212  -  Chia Yan Min ChiaYanMin EconomicsCorrespondent chiaym@sph.com.sg Manufacturers are slightly more upbeat about business prospects for this half of the year but service firms are gloomier, according to two separate surveys out yesterday. An Economic Development Board (EDB) poll found that a net weighted
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      48 81213 Shares of International Healthway Corp (IHC) are down 86% from their IPO price. Investors have taken notice and the board was replaced after a fery extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Jan 23. Sources: BLOOMBERG, IHC COMPANY FILINGS STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS
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      609 81213  -  Healthway Medical Corp, which spun ofFIHC, recently entered into a deal with Cayman-based investor Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg While activist investors are forcing International Healthway Corp (IHC) to undertake an internal audit of the medical property developer’s affairs, attention is now turning to
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      503 81213  -  Lee Xin En xinen@sph.com.sg It’s time for the Government to consider “thawing” property cooling measures, according to consultancy JLL yesterday. The firm said in a report that one reason to reconsider the measures is the significant fall in property prices. Overall prices
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      295 81213  -  Lee Xin En The first of six sites in the Industrial Government Land Sales programme for the year was launched by JTC yesterday. The 0.5ha plot in Tuas South Link 3 is zoned for Business 2 development, which is typically for
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      208 81213  -  Ann Williams ann@sph.com.sg Overall prices of completed private homes were unchanged in December from the previous month, after dipping 0.8 per cent in November. This was according to the Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) flash estimates, released yesterday. The SRPI is compiled by
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      1073 81214  -  Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are constantly trying to disrupt traditional industries that are crying out for innovation. In the first of a four-part series, Rachael Boon speaks to Peh Ruey Feng, 37, founder of start-up Advent Access, which is shaking things up in
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      267 81214 SIATP: Breakthrough with transfer pricing benchmarking Date: Feb 9 Time: 9am to noon Venue: Seminar rooms 6 7, 111 Somerset Road, #06-01, TripleOne Somerset Fees: $85 for SIATP ISCA members, $95 for SICC SM F members, $138 for non-members Transfer pricing (TP) benchmarking analysis is used to
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      523 81215 No change in stimulus policy as it awaits clarity on policies in US AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG TOKYO The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept stimulus unchanged and left its inflation forecasts largely untouched as it waits to see the impacts of a
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      357 81215 REUTERS FLORENCE (Italy) Shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk is considering selling its oil and gas business in Brazil as its energy group narrows operations in a restructuring, its chief executive said. While the group has given itself two years to decide on
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      440 81215 BLOOMBERG LONDON Deutsche Bank was fined US$629 million (S$892 million) by the British and US authorities for compliance failures that saw the bank help wealthy Russians move about US$10 billion out of the country using transactions that were likely thinly veiled attempts
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      347 81215 REUTERS NEW YORK Commodities brokerage OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH) said on Monday that it had opened a new office in Singapore as it seeks to expand its market share in the Asian market, a growing part of the global commodity trade.
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        134 81215 BLOOMBERG JAKARTA The Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX), controlled by the Widjaja family, appointed Mr Lamon Rutten as its chief executive officer, with effect from yesterday. Mr Rutten, 54, was a former managing director and chief executive at Mumbai-based Multi Commodity Exchange of India
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        125 81215 BLOOMBERG MANILA Two of the main contenders for the job of central bank governor in the Philippines said global uncertainties require sharper monitoring of financial market risks. Deputy governors Nestor Espenilla and Diwa Guinigundo, whose names have been touted as possible successors to
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      62 81217 HONG KONG Closed for holiday HANG SENG SHENZHEN Closed for holiday COMPOSITE INDEX SHANGHAI Closed for holiday COMPOSITE INDEX NEW YORK DOW JONES 19,971.13 (-122.65) NEW YORK NASDAQ 5,613.71 (-47.07) TOKYO NIKKEI 19,041.34 (-327.51) SEOUL KOSPI 2,067.57 (-16.02) KUALA LUMPUR BURSA KLCI 1,671.54 (-14.82) JAKARTA COMPOSITE INDEX 5,294.10
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      528 81217  -  Asian markets rattled by US entry ban; STI dragged down mostly by three local banks BullsAndBears Jacqueline Woo tsj woo@sph.com.sg Singapore equities resumed trading on shaky ground yesterday, after the Chinese New Year holiday, as worries mounted over the isolationist policies of United
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      39 81217 1 TheStraitsTimesIndex(STI) hasgenerateda5.6percent gainintheyearsofar, comparedwithanaverage2.5 percentreturnfortheNikkei 225andHangSengIndex. 2 PropertyplayerFragrancehas setupFragranceUKLiverpool.Thesubsidiaryisthe topcontenderinatender exerciseconductedbythe LiverpoolCityCouncilfora propertyinthecitycentre. 3 TheStraitsTradingCompany hascompletedthepurchaseof twocompaniesthatowna100 percentinterestinSplendid NambaII,afreehold14-storey residentialcomplexinTokyo. 4 JumbochiefexecutiveAng KiamMeng,54,ishandingover thechairmanshiptolead independentdirectorTanCher Liangtofocusonthebusiness. MrAngwillbeexecutive directorandgroupCEO. 5 Goldhitthehighestinnearlya weekastoughUSentrycurbs byPresidentDonaldTrump unnervedmarketsandpushed investorsintosafehavenslike bullion.Spotgoldtouched US$1,203perounce.
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      55 81217 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL GROSS HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 YIELD COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE ♦ORVOL -000 YIEID% 257 220 AscendasReit 246cd 735 555 HongkongLand USD US675 unch 1007 2.8 ***** 6.2 164 129.5 CapitaComTrust 152.5 unch 8836 6 335 280 Capita Land 329
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      109 81217 FTSE ST Large Mid-Cap Index stocks 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL GROSS HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 YIELD COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0RVOL '000 GROSS YIELD% 172.5 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 172 unch 692 2.9 257 220 AscendasReit 246cd +2 ***** 6.2 735 555 HongkongLand USD US675 unch 1007
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      84 81217 52-WEEK LAST 'VOL GROSS HIGH LOW COMPANY SALE +OR-'000 YIELD COMPANY LAST SALE +0RVOL '000 GROSS YIELD% 69.5 51.5 AccordiaGolfTr 67 +0.5 584 9.9 81 65 Ascendas-hTrust 73.5 unch 664 7.4 113 82.5 Ascendas-iTrust 105 -3.5 198 4.3 64.5 37 Asian Pay TVTr 38.5 unch
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      35 81217 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE VOL CL0SE($) CHANGE Yongmao 25.0 0.600 +0.150 Shows the stocks with the highest combination of price change and of dai ly activity relative to the three-month average volume
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      93 81217 52-Week Vol Last Quote High Low Counter Last Sale +/-(’000) Buy Sell Counter Last Sale Vol (’000) Last Quote Buy Sell 120.1 1388 995 DBXT MSCHINA US$ US1319 -13 7 1317 1322 6072 4670 DBXT MSKorea US$ US6014 +5 2 5995 6017 1'4 4 +1.6 517 401 DBXT MSPacXJp
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      53 81217 BYCENTS CLOSE UP CLOSE UP DairyFarm USD 838 18.4 1.6 JSH USD Haw Par Corp 963 12.0 1.3 52.5 Yeo Hiap Seng 140 7.0 5.3 JMH USD 6172 34.0 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 838 18.4 1.6 Yongmao 60 15.0 Charisma Energy 1 11.1 0.1 HawParCorp Geo Energy Res 25.5
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      39 81217 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN CLOSE DOWN JardineC&C 4135 -520 -12 Venture Corp 1019 -7.0 -0.7 1897 -20.0 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 990 -14.0 -1.4 UOL 637 ChinaSports 0.7 -22.2 -0.2 -2.0 APAC Strategic 0.6 -14.3 -0.1 617 -10.0
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      29 81217 VOLUME Equation *****8,500 OLS *****000 OTVascular 61,633,600 Market volume 1,289,971,000 VALUE DBS Grp Singtel 106,927,151 103,270,913 OCBCBank 71,319,191 UOB Global Logistic CapitaLand JSH USD Market value 1,059,264,000
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      15 81217 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol fOOO) CapMallTrb3.08%***** 104.5 ci +1 4 CityDevNCCPS 107.5
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      490 81218  -  More income from recently acquired IT park and new office building; DPU up 5% to 1.42 cents Lee Xin En xinen@sph.com.sg Ascendas India Trust (a-iTrust) posted strong third-quarter results due to more income from a recently acquired information technology (IT) park and a
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      44 81218 Jan 31 AgainstS$ AgainstUS$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$tooneunitofforeigncurrency: h S$/US$to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0719 1.0727 0.7560 S$/US$to100unitsofforeigncurrency: Canadiandollar 1.0824 1.0830 0.7637 0.7634 Euro ***** ***** 1.0711 1.0714 NZ dollar ***** 1.0344 0.7292 0.7294 Source: OCBC
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      67 81218 Jan 31 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NX*****W 2.500 01-Jun-19 102.76 5-Year N*****0Z 1.250 01-Oct-21 97.85 97.96 97.73 10-Year NX*****F 2.125 01-Jun-26 98.53 98.72 98.50 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 103.21 103.45 102.95 20-Year NZ*****X 2.250 01-Aug-36 93.52 93.95 92.92
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      450 81220  -  Ex-DuPont president Chong Boo Ching will be replacing long-serving Yu Pang Fey Chua Siang Yee siangyee@sph.com.sg The Singapore Turf Club (STC) will usher in a new era come next month, when long-time president and chief executive Yu Pang Fey steps down. Yu
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      489 81221 Rookie Ferrell lifts unfancied Mavericks to victory as NBA champs continue to struggle AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DALLAS Struggling with star forward Kevin Love sidelined by back spasms, the defending National Basketball Association (NBA) champions Cleveland Cavaliers were downed 104-97 by the lowly Dallas Mavericks on
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      435 81221 REUTERS BOSTON Isaiah Thomas keeps putting up insane numbers and also continues to have his name mentioned with other Celtics greats. On Wednesday, he had another fourth-quarter explosion, scoring 24 of his 41 points and leading Boston to a 113-109 National Basketball
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      113 81221 TODAY CRICKET 3rd&finalT20Int’l India v England (Singtel TVCh123 StarHub Ch236, 6.50pm). 2nd ODI South Africa v Sri Lanka (Ch122&Ch235,7.30pm). FOOTBALL English Premier League West Hamv Man City (Singtel TV Ch102 StarHub Ch227, tomorrow, 3.45am). Man United v Hull (Ch103 &Ch228), Stoke v Everton (Ch104 Ch229) tomorrow, 3.50am.
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      614 81222  -  Big-serving Canadian tipped to lead the next generation of stars after the Big Four move on Lin Xinyi LinXinyi InMelbourne linxinyi@sph.com.sg As the Big Four’s dominance at Grand Slam tennis tournaments continued at the Australian Open, former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt predicted Milos Raonic
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      887 81222 NYTIMES MELBOURNE When it comes to Grand Slam singles titles in any era, only Margaret Court remains ahead of Serena Williams, and the gap has now been reduced to one. Williams has 23 and is showing no signs of calling
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      278 81222 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Nick Kyrgios revealed he is still looking to hire a coach after his spectacular Grand Slam meltdown at the Australian Open, admitting it was “something I’ve got to do moving forward”. The temperamental Australian–whoplaysintheDavisCup World Group tie against the Czech
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      630 81223 E-mails indicate he was disingenuous about knowledge of corruption in Russian athletics REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Allegations that world athletics chief Sebastian Coe misled British lawmakers intensified yesterday after new e-mails appeared to show he was “made aware” of corruption claims concerning the Russian
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      351 81223 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIBREVILLE (Gabon) Weariness will worry Egypt as they seek to extend an Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals winning streak to six matches by beating Burkina Faso on Wednesday. Surprise package Burkina Faso overcame Tunisia in the first quar-ter-finals last Saturday
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      269 81223 REUTERS LONDON Non-league side Sutton United will host 12-times winners Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup, while fellow non-league team Lincoln City were handed a trip to Burnley as all remaining Premier League clubs were kept apart in Monday’s draw. “This
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      470 81223 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Allegations of historical sex abuse have been made involving all five London clubs in the English Premier League, the capital city’s Metropolitan Police Service announced on Monday. The five clubs swept up in the scandal that has
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      595 81224 Belgian views Fernandinho’s return as a vital catalyst in turning around their EPL chances AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Kevin de Bruyne believes Fernandinho’s return from suspension will provide the foundation for Manchester City to get their spluttering Premier League campaign back on track at West
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        48 81224 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR World No. 1 shuttler Lee Chong Wei has hailed the completion of the Badminton Academy of Malaysia. Lee, 34, said he was happy to be able to train in the new centre with young players until his retirement. BERNAMA
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        63 81224 REUTERS MADRID Video referees are expected to be used in Spanish football by the 2018-19 season when they are fully approved by Fifa, La Liga president Javier Tebashas said. He was speaking after Sunday’s 1-1 draw between Barcelona and Real Betis, a
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        117 81224 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON The doctor and the courier at the heart of an inquiry into the contents of a medical package given to cycling great Bradley Wiggins are set to be questioned by a committee of British lawmakers. Dr Richard Freeman and Simon
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      455 81224 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Leonardo Ulloa has threatened to go on strike at Leicester City and accused manager Claudio Ranieri of betraying him after the Premier League champions rejected an improved offer from Sunderland for the Argentinian striker. Ulloa, who has handed in a
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      377 81224 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MADRID Former Brazilian international Alexandre Pato is the latest high-profile player to be tempted by the riches of China’s Super League (CSL), after joining Tianjin Quanjian from Spanish La Liga side Villarreal. Pato will be coached by Italian World
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      639 81225 Chinese move in the mix as United skipper rules out possibility of return to Everton THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Wayne Rooney is coming to terms with the fact that his Manchester United career may soon be over. The United and England captain has told
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      445 81225 AGENCE FRANCE–PRESSE LONDON Henrikh Mkhitaryan insists Manchester United are taking all four competitions they are involved in seriously, even as they try to cope with a demanding fixture schedule. JoseMourinho’sclubaretheonly one in England still retaining an interestinaquartetofcompetitions– the Premier League, Europa League, FA
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      1225 1  -  Idris Elba suffered a concussion and was taken down while filming his kick-boxing documentary, but says one has to embrace weakness to be strong Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg It takes a strong man to face his weaknesses, says British actor Idris Elba. That is why the 44-year-old, who
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        430 2  -  Yip Wai Yee Idris Elba is often called the definitive man’s man. Is it because of his bulging muscles, his towering 1.9m-tall frame or his deep baritone voice? Or, perhaps, it has to do with the many tough guy roles that he has played, such as drug
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