The Straits Times, 2 May 2017

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    Lock icon PM: Jobs must be a key focus for S’pore to thrive
    740 1  -  Next generation of ministers to work as a team and lead drive to transform economy Joanna Seow joseow@sph.com.sg Jobs must be a key focus for Singapore to stay relevant and thrive in a more challenging global economy, Prime Minister
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    Lock icon Duterte visits Chinese warships
    84 1 MANILA In a show of fast-warm-ing ties between the Philippines and China, President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday visited Chinese warships docked at his home town Davao City, despite territorial rivalry between the two nations in the South China Sea. The Philippine leader, who has distanced himself from
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    Lock icon PAS’ stance may split votes in next Malaysia polls
    85 1 Malaysia’s opposition Islamist party, Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), is confident of going it alone at the next general election. PAS leaders say they could win an ambitious 40 of the 222 parliamentary seats and capture five of Malaysia’s 13 states without
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      466 1 Top of the News Future smart airport control tower at Changi A3 Top of the News 19 schools to ofer revamped PE at O levels A9 Opinion Singapore’s friendship with China A17 Life Singapore fantasy fiction takes flight D1&2 Top of the News Home Team doing more with less: Shanmugam
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        Lock icon Laos PM here on official visit
        84 2 Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith is in town today on a visit at the invitation of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The visit reaffirms the warm and friendly ties between Singapore and Laos, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement yesterday.
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        Lock icon DBS financial results for Q1 out today
        84 2 One of Singapore’s largest companies, DBS Group Holdings, will report its first-quarter financial results this morning before the stock market opens. Last year, DBS set aside $1.49 billion for bad loans as firms in the gas and oil sector struggled with low oil
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        Lock icon Merkel visiting Moscow
        76 2 German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Moscow for talks today, her first visit since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014. There is no immediate prospect that Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis will be lifted, but Dr Merkel’s visit sends a signal that
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        Lock icon Jobs a key focus: PM
        46 2 TOPOFTHENEWS Jobs must be a focus for Singapore to stay relevant and thrive, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, as he outlined three key strategies. He also announced that Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will chair a Future Economy Council. A1
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        Lock icon Duterte visits Chinese ships
        79 2 TOP OF THE NEWS ships Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has visited Chinese warships docked in his home town and raised the prospect of joint exercises amid fast-warming relations between the two countries. Meanwhile, the White House has defended President Donald Trump’s invitation for Mr Duterte to
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        Lock icon Split opposition in Malaysia
        69 2 WORLD The just-concluded annual meeting of Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has killed any hopes for the Malaysian opposition to avoid three-cornered fights at the next general election. PAS had previously made noises about going it alone in the polls, but the multitude of voices at the
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          Lock icon And the band played on
          23 2 VIDEO Watch the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band’s spectacular performance at an arts festival in the US. http://str.sg/safband
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          Lock icon A piece of cake
          17 2 VIDEO How to make the perfect pandan chiffon cake at home. http:// str.sg/pandanchiffon
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        Lock icon Macron, Le Pen trade blows
        60 2 WORLD Centrist Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival for the presidency Marine Le Pen held campaign rallies on May Day as France’s most crucial election in decades entered its final week. The latest opinion poll showed Mr Macron leading Ms Le Pen by 61 per
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        Lock icon Building on an old friendship
        48 2 OPINION Ambassador Tommy Koh dwells on Singapore’s years of friendship with China as he gets set to co-chair the 12th China-Singapore forum. There is room for the two countries to grow in mutual understanding and to learn from each other, he says. A17
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        Lock icon Ryde with ComfortDelGro
        41 2 HOME A new app will join the taxi-booking market later this month. Local carpooling app Ryde is in talks with ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s largest taxi operator, and has applied for a licence to offer the third-party taxi-booking service. B2
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        Lock icon Risks for seniors living alone
        54 2 HOME Researchers tracking 46 seniors in Marine Parade for about a year found seven of them showing signs of social and emotional isolation. The Singapore Management University study found that the seniors, aged 61 to 93, and living alone, risk developing depression. A charity is
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        Lock icon Sentosa Cove homes not so hot
        51 2 BUSINESS They may boast Singapore’s most prestigious address, but Sentosa Cove properties are far from the guaranteed money spinners their wealthy owners may imagine. Of the 30 Sentosa Cove transactions in the past 12 months, many recorded losses, according to data from Knight Frank.
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        Lock icon F1 race and ‘the electronics’
        74 2 SPORT Although Valtteri Bottas held off the charging Sebastian Vettel to win his first Formula One Grand Prix in Russia on Sunday in his 81st F1 race, there are essential questions confronting his more illustrious teammate. Three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, whose car was set
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        Lock icon Mouse hero’s musical in S’pore
        71 2 LIFE Geronimo Stilton, the mouse hero of the popular children’s book series of the same name, will be coming to life on the Singapore stage from May 26 to 28 in the musical Geronimo Stilton, Live In The Kingdom Of Fantasy .The production has been
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      Lock icon Shaping leaders of tomorrow
      338 2  -  WhyItMatters Charissa Yong Political Correspondent charyong@sph.com.sg The new ministers and senior ministers of state in the latest round of Cabinet changes will be core members of Singapore’s fourth-generation leadership. Their promotions are in line with the practice of testingyounger ministers in various areas, to stretch them
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      Lock icon Changi gets ready for remote handling of flights
      631 3  -  S’pore investing in smart tower technology to better manage operations as airport grows Karamjit Kaur Senior Aviation Correspondent karam@sph.com.sg Now, air traffic controllers at busy Changi Airport have to physically see the planes from a control tower to guide all flights landing
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      Lock icon PM accepts Trump’s invitation to visit Washington
      381 4  -  Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has accepted an invitation from United States President Donald Trump to visit Washington, and hopes to make the trip this year. Mr Lee said at the May Day Rally: “I just had a
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      Lock icon Unemployment low but set to creep up: PM
      786 4  -  S’pore facing similar pressures as other developed countries, like restructuring and ageing workers Toh Yong Chuan Yong Manpower Correspondent tohyc@sph.com.sg The unemployment rate in Singapore is much lower than that in other developed countries, but it is expected to increase, Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Grey hair is good – more firms urged to hire mature workers
      317 4  - Grey hair is good more firms urged to hire mature workers Charissa Yong charyong@sph.com.sg Grey hair is good, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday as he encouraged more employers to hire mature workers. The public service is leading by example, he added. Almost one in two civil servants hired
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      Lock icon Looking for jobs? Unions will help, but be flexible
      299 4  -  Toh Yong Chuan The unions will help workers keep their jobs and assist retrenched workers to find new jobs. But workers looking for jobs have to be open-minded and flexible too, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. They have to be
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      Lock icon Swee Keat to lead key council with younger ministers
      664 6  -  Future Economy Council’s transformative task a chance for 4G leaders to work as a team: PM Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh asyiqins@sph.com.sg Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will take over the helm of a national council overseeing skills and innovation from Deputy
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      Lock icon Bookbinding boss starts a new chapter for a new age
      341 6  -  Joanna Seow Bookbinding company Grandluxe’s 75-year history dates back to when Ms Winnie Chan’s grandmother sewed account sheets into books by hand in a workshop. With accounting software and mobile phone calendar apps now favoured over books and diaries, Ms
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      Lock icon NTUC training fund for skills upgrading hits $100m mark
      514 6  -  Charissa Yong Yong Political Correspondent charyong@sph.com.sg A total of $25 million has been raised for a National Trades Union Congress training fund to help workers upgrade their skills, said labour chief Chan Chun Sing. As the Government will match each dollar
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      Lock icon Protests and rallies around the world on May Day
      371 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS XINHUA NEW YORK Labour unions and immigrant advocacy groups were due to lead May Day rallies in cities across the United States yesterday, with organisers expecting larger-than-usual turnouts to protest against the immigration policies of President Donald Trump.
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      Lock icon Trump’s wish list rejected in deal on US spending Bill
      619 7 No money for border wall as Congress settles on $1.5 trillion Bill to avert shutdown BLOOMBERG REUTERS WASHINGTON US House and Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan deal on a US$1.1 trillion (S$1.54 trillion) spending Bill largely in line with Democratic
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      Lock icon Better integration and tech power to boost Home Team
      993 8  -  Shanmugam outlines steps to combat manpower and security challenges Seow Bei Yi, Shaffiq Alkhatib byseow@sph.com.sg ashaffiq@sph.com.sg Home Team agencies like the police force and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) are set to be more closely integrated and technology-enabled, so as to overcome
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      Lock icon Duterte visit to Chinese warships highlights fast-warming ties
      480 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAVAO Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has visited Chinese warships docked in his hometown and raised the prospect of future joint exercises, highlighting fastwarming relations despite competing claims in the South China Sea. Mr Duterte made his visit to Davao City
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      Lock icon Philippine leader ‘may be too busy to visit US’
      357 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS DAVAO Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he may turn down an invitation by President Donald Trump to visit the US. Mr Duterte, who has loosened the Philippines’ long alliance with the US while strengthening ties with China and
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      Lock icon Exercise and Sports Science to replace PE at O levels
      802 9  -  To be introduced next year, it offers deeper insight into how body works during exercise Calvin Yang calyang@sph.com.sg Not many may remember this, but a biomechanist contributed to Joseph Schooling’s 2016 Olympic win. Although Schooling often finished poorly, compared with
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon A sliver of the past, lodged in the present
      121 10 This old wooden house is one of a number in the traditional village of Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Most of these residences are occupied by foreign workers, the majority of whom work long shifts. More than 100 years old, the village
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      Lock icon Malaysia’s opposition has its work cut out for it
      730 10  -  Outcome of PAS congress ends any hope of united front against ruling BN in next general election News analysis Reme Ahmad In Alor Setar (Kedah) reme@sph.com.sg These are sobering times for most of Malaysia’s federal opposition parties as the just-concluded annual
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      Lock icon PAS puts off decision to cut ties with PKR
      496 10  -  Trinna Leong Trinna Leong In Alor Setar (Kedah) ltrinna@sph.com.sg Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has said it would hold off a decision to sever ties with former opposition ally Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). Despite a unanimous call to ditch political cooperation with
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Pyongyang warns of nuclear test ‘at any time, any place’
        522 11 T rump ‘would not be happy’ if test happens; CIA director briefs South Korean spy officials AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL North Korea has warned that it will carry out a nuclear test “at any time and at any location” set
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        Lock icon Trump will meet Kim Jong Un ‘if conditions are right’
        508 11 (2nd Edition) US President says he would be ‘honoured’ to meet North Korean leader if it is ‘appropriate’ BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he would be ready to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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        Lock icon As private commerce grows, Kim’s grip on N. Korea slackens
        646 11 NYTIMES SEOUL Despite decades of sanctions and international isolation, the economy in North Korea is showing surprising signs of life. Scores of marketplaces have opened in cities across the country since Mr Kim Jong Un took power five years ago.
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        Lock icon As private commerce grows, Kim’s grip on N. Korea slackens
        646 11 (2nd Edition) NYTIMES SEOUL Despite decades of sanctions and international isolation, the economy in North Korea is showing surprising signs of life. Scores of marketplaces have opened in cities across the country since Mr Kim Jong Un took power five years ago.
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        Lock icon Bangkok malls ratchet up the tempo to lure shoppers
        891 14  -  They’re dangling more exciting visual and social experiences to counter pull of online shopping Yasmin Lee Arpon Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok yamleega@sph.com.sg What can you sell Thailand’s eight million online shoppers that they cannot already get from a myriad of e-commerce
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        Lock icon Amazon going bespoke as it eyes bigger piece of apparel market
        431 14 NYTIMES SEATTLE If future anthropologists want to study the rubble of early 21st-century retail, a good place to start will be what Amazon.com did to apparel shopping in the few years before and after 2017. The outlook for physical
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        Lock icon Mob kills two youths accused of plotting to steal cows
        205 14 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GUWAHATI A mob in India beat to death two Muslims who were accused of trying to steal cows for slaughter, the latest incident in a surge of violence blamed on hardline Hindu groups. Some Hindu groups are
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          Lock icon 27 hurt as plane hits turbulence
          72 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Passengers on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Thailand were slammed into the ceiling after their aircraft hit a patch of severe turbulence yesterday. Twenty-seven people were injured. The ordeal occurred when the plane flew through a pocket of “clean air”
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          Lock icon Erdogan seeks more trade with India
          74 14 NEW DELHI Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for bilateral trade with India to be increased when he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi yesterday. Turkey’s US$6.5 billion (S$9 billion) annual trade volume with India is “not enough” and should be boosted,
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          Lock icon Taking the bat to abusive husbands
          97 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI An Indian state minister has given wooden bats to newly-wed brides, urging them to use the paddle as a weapon if their husbands turn alcoholic or abusive. Mr Gopal Bhargava gave the bats which are used to get dirt out
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        Lock icon Japan’s right-wing resurgence
        1359 12 / 13  -  Ultra-nationalistic groups want a remilitarised Japan, but critics worry this could lead to a slippery slope Walter Sim Japan Correspondent In Tokyo waltsim@sph.com.sg As Japan marks the 70th anniversary of its pacifist Constitution with a public holiday tomorrow, a right-wing group will fan out across the country
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        Lock icon Most influential right-wing pressure group in Japan
        372 12 / 13  -  Walter Sim The roll call for Japan’s most influential right-wing pressure group, Nippon Kaigi, which marks its 20th anniversary this month, is a who’s who of the country’s prominent politicians, academics, bureaucrats and businessmen. About 40 per cent of Diet lawmakers are members
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon Macron, Le Pen trade campaign blows on May Day
        735 15 Latest poll shows centrist still in lead, though high abstention rate on Sunday may favour his rival PARIS Mr Emmanuel Macron, the centrist front runner in France’s presidential polls, and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen traded campaign blows across Paris
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        Lock icon Sydney mansion sold for record $79m
        252 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Tech billionaire Scott Farquhar has bought a Sydney waterfront mansion for A$75 million (S$78.8 million) a record for Australia, a report said yesterday. The co-founder of Australian software giant Atlassian, which floated in the United States in late 2015, snapped up
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        Lock icon France’s poor see vote as pick of ‘plague or cholera’
        565 15 NYTIMES STAINS (France) For voters in the poorer, largely immigrant suburbs of Paris, the motivation to turn out for France’s presidential run-off seems clear: to defeat Ms Marine Le Pen, the National Front’s far-right leader who has pitched her campaign
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          Lock icon Gunman in US kills one before being shot dead
          103 15 REUTERS SAN DIEGO A man opened fire on people around a swimming pool in a San Diego apartment complex, killing one and injuring others before police shot him dead, US media said. The attack happened during a birthday celebration in the
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          Lock icon Three arrested in London over thwarted terror plot
          96 15 REUTERS LONDON Three women were arrested in east London yesterday under Britain’s anti-terror laws, in connection with investigations into a plot thwarted last week. The Metropolitan Police said they arrested two 18-year-olds and a 19-year-old on suspicion of the commission, preparation and
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          Lock icon Facebook ads targeted vulnerable Aussie kids
          81 15 XINHUA SYDNEY The Australian operation of social media giant Facebook came under fire yesterday, after internal documents revealed that it was targeting vulnerable young Australians with its advertising. The site determined when children had feelings such as “stressed”, “overwhelmed” and “nervous”, and then picked
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        Lock icon Migration to US falling since Trump took office
        661 16 Mexico border arrests plunge, deportations rise amid stark and unwelcoming rhetoric WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON In many ways, US President Donald Trump’s attempts to implement his hardline immigration policies have not gone very well in his first three months. But one strategy that
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        Lock icon Storms, tornadoes leave trail of death and damage in US
        398 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HOUSTON Deadly weekend storms have left at least 14 dead in the mid-western and southern United States, as eastern regions faced potential damaging winds and isolated tornadoes yesterday. Severe weather devastated homes, overturned cars and felled trees,
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        Lock icon How US Republican right found allies in Russia
        547 16 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Growing up in the US in the 1980s, Mr Brian Brown was taught to think of the communist Soviet Union as a dark and evil place. But Mr Brown, a leading anti-gay marriage activist, said that in the past
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      203 11 Caring for your Health and Wealth For Women of today. Seminar topics includes: Breast cancer is ranked as the No.1 cancer affecting women in Singapore+. Some common myths about breast cancer and common breast conditions such as fibrocystic change, breast pain, etc. and treatment of breast cancer will be discussed.+Data
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      759 11 AN /v 10 Care and Maintenance of Bones and Joints —about the fast growing plant-based calcium and glucosamine market Mdm Teo, 55 years old, after menopause, started to experience backaches, cramps and weakness in her limbs. Her knees feel uncomfortable and weak when she walks up and down the stairs
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      203 11 (2nd Edition) Caring for your Health and Wealth For Women of today. Seminar topics includes: Breast cancer is ranked as the No.1 cancer affecting women in Singapore+. Some common myths about breast cancer and common breast conditions such as fibrocystic change, breast pain, etc. and treatment of breast cancer will be discussed.+Data
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      759 11 (2nd Edition) AN /v 10 Care and Maintenance of Bones and Joints —about the fast growing plant-based calcium and glucosamine market Mdm Teo, 55 years old, after menopause, started to experience backaches, cramps and weakness in her limbs. Her knees feel uncomfortable and weak when she walks up and down the stairs
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  • OPINION
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      Lock icon Asean hopes up on ground signals
      466 17 The Straits Times says Those who follow Asean affairs know that the 10-nation grouping is prone to issuing protracted communiques at the end of its summits. This year’s 30th annual summit meeting was in character with Manila, the chair, proclaiming a 124-para-graph statement. The
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      Lock icon Singapore’s friendship with China
      1183 17  -  Both sides can grow in mutual understanding and there is much to learn from each other By Invitation Tommy Koh For The Straits Times stopinion@sph.com.sg The writer is an ambassador-at-large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and co-chairman of the China-Singapore Forum. Next week, on May
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      Lock icon What Singapore is doing about jobs, jobs, jobs
      2816 18 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressed many Singaporeans’ top concern in his May Day Rally yesterday jobs. As companies restructure, some workers will be displaced. The unemployment rate, which has crept up to 2.3 per cent, is likely to rise further, but
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  • FORUM
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      Lock icon Imposing ERP charges will not solve KPE traffic woes
      298 19  -  Donny Ho Boon Tiong It seems that whenever there is traffic build-up on an expressway, the Land Transport Authority will solve it by implementing or increasing Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges (KPE users to pay $2 charge during the morning peak;
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      Lock icon High costs standing in the way of change
      267 19  -  Remaking Orchard Road Andrew Koh I applaud managing editor Fiona Chan for stating the real problem and challenges Orchard Road faces (Change the shops, not the street, to save Orchard Road; May 1). The main challenge lies in overcoming the inherent high
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      231 19 In what ways can those who use sports facilities be made more aware of safety procedures? Should rules of etiquette be actively enforced? We should always have rules of etiquette in place in all public places and events. And they should be strictly enforced. Francis Chong If equipment
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      Lock icon Inter-religious talks enable leaders to align anti-extremist strategies
      251 19  -  Lim Ang Yong Singapore needs to manage the potential sources of religious conflict or disharmony in the country. But when it comes to sensitive matters of faith, let us progress step by step. Most of our citizens, no matter what their faith
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      Lock icon Closing road to traffic not the answer
      154 19  -  George Wong Seow Choon Orchard Road is a major arterial roadway in the country (What’s special about Orchard Road?; April 30). For this reason, any form of closure of the road is undesirable. In any case, making it a pedestrian mall will not
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      161 19  -  Lok Kok Wah I had participated in carpooling, both as a passenger and as a driver, but I stopped when I realised that the private motor insurance framework surrounding this practice lacks clarity. In 2015, the Road Traffic Act was changed to allow
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      543 1  -  Prototype of ICA’s upcoming automated clearance system for cars among things to see Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg It is not exactly what Robocop wears, but part of a new exoskeleton suit that can boost the strength of firefighters and rescuers will be
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      464 1  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg When a big fire knocks out the lift systems in a tower, it could extend the time needed for firefighters carrying heavy equipment to reach the top floors via the stairs. A new Ironman-like suit dubbed the exoskeleton being developed here
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      447 2  -  Ryde users can book a taxi from S’pore’s largest cab operator using referral service to be launched this month Adrian Lim adrianl@sph.com.sg Local carpooling app Ryde is set to expand into the taxi-booking market, joining the likes of Grab and Uber, The Straits
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      395 2  -  Lin Yangchen linyc@sph.com.sg After a spate of temperamental weather over the past week, clear skies greeted visitors at the Istana open house yesterday. Bands and choirs ranging from post-55-year-olds of the NTUC’s U Live playing the ukulele to the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir
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      388 2  -  Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg A new automated system, which helps police investigation officers draft internal documents, has been able to save each officer around three hours of work each day. Called the Briefing Notes Automator and rolled out at all police divisions last December,
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      486 4  -  They spend more time at home, take longer naps, putting them at risk of depression Samantha Boh samboh@sph.com.sg On the surface, retired carpenter Tan Keow Eng’s daily routine is one to be envied. The 85-year-old goes to bed past midnight and when he
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      402 4  -  Lydia Lam lydialam@sph.com.sg A Singaporean man who had a heart attack and lapsed into a coma in Tokyo just over a week ago is due to arrive in Singapore today. A team from EMA Global, the medical assistance company appointed for the
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      399 5  -  Camillia Dass cdass@sph.com.sg Real estate agent Adrian Chong, 40, is hoping to surprise his elderly mother on Mother’s Day by having a photo and his mother’s name splashed across the front page of The Sunday Times. He had signed up for
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      705 6  -  First batch of Polytechnic Foundation Programme graduates delivers encouraging results, says MOE Calvin Yang calyang@sph.com.sg The pioneer batch of students who got into polytechnics through a fast-track scheme has set the bar high for its juniors. Some have gone on to top their
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      377 6  -  Calvin Yang He had opted to do an engineering diploma, but was told during a medical screening that the course might be too strenuous for him. Mr Mohamed Najulah, who was born with brittle bone disease and uses a wheelchair, decided to take up
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      353 6  -  Calvin Yang Prior to taking his N-level examinations five years ago, Temasek Polytechnic (TP) student Eyo Wei Chin was set on the Institute of Technical Education. The then Secondary 4 Normal (Academic) student, who was barely passing his subjects, reckoned that if he
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      372 6  -  Calvin Yang When she stepped foot into polytechnic four years ago, Ms Rachel Tan did not know what to expect. After all, the former West Spring Secondary Normal (Academic) student was in the pioneer cohort of students who got in through the Polytechnic Foundation
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      735 8  -  Stamp clubs here help broaden members’general knowledge, and build character and values Lin Yangchen linyc@sph.com.sg Jon, the hapless cat owner in the comic strip Garfield, once sent his date running away in tears when he said in the middle of their romantic dinner: “Yes,
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      415 8  -  Kok Xing Hui kxinghui@sph.com.sg Sommeliers are wine professionals often associated with all things snooty. But The Flying Sommeliers will have you know that they are also passionate about charity. Starting next Monday, the four sommeliers who make up the group will
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      185 4 27 May 2017 Suntec Singapore, Level 3 Summit 1 2 REITsVysF 1 We see a sustained interest in the Reits, given their steady cashflow and DPU (distribution per unit) resilience in the absence of stronger assurance on Singapore’s growth outlook,” Maybank Kim Eng analyst, Chua Su Tye said, adding that
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      238 5 Do you know of a localcompany that has faced tech disruption and is doing something about it? Let us know at stnewsdesk@sph.com.sg withthe e-mail subject title: Tech disruption series. I Can Hear Clearly Now! I/Attend [this talk before 1 buying any hearing aid “I have had a hearing loss for
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      455 9  -  Add shrimp fry, shallots and nuts and it is an instant hit with guests EatToLive Sylvia Tan wdspice@gmail.com It is fitting that my last column in Mind&Body should be a sambal dish cooked in a non-traditional manner. Readers will know that I am Peranakan and
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      226 9  -  Bibi Chia Principal dietitian, Raffles Diabetes Endocrine Centre This dish, besides being low in calories and fat, is loaded with antioxidants. It also has a high fibre content of 8.4g, or about 30 per cent of our daily fibre requirement. Brinjals are
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      552 9  -  Heather Ferris, Elvira Isganaitis Florence Brown Ms Ferris is assistant professor of medicine at the University of Virginia’s endocrinology and metabolism division. Ms Isganaitis is assistant professor of paediatrics at Joslin Diabetes Centre in Boston. Ms Brown isdirectorofthe Diabetes In Pregnancy
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      887 12  -  They make mental health or dementia care accessible and reduce the stigma for those afraid to go to IMH Joyce Teo joyceteo@sph.com.sg Housewife Ng Guat Hua, 64, who suffers from anxiety, had previously sought help at a hospital whenever she had an anxiety attack.
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      346 12  -  Joyce Teo Mr Steven Tan (not his real name) took on a new job a year ago, after leaving the company where he had worked for more than two decades. It was a similar operational role but he had to deal with
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      307 10  -  By Belinda Wan bwan@sph.com.sg Regardless of one's age, the most important factor is the proper preparation and conditioning of the joints, says Ms Ooi Lay Yong, the owner of an adult gymnastic strength training studio. “People who run for sport, even in their 20s, can
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      748 1  -  Of 30 transactions in past 12 months, 16 lost out; Seascape unit made largest loss of $6.6m Lee Xin En xinen@sph.com.sg They may boast Singapore’s most prestigious address, but Sentosa Cove properties are far from the guaranteed money spinners their
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      1168 2  -  String of recent moves from countries to tighten work visa, immigration rules Grace Leong gleong@sph.com. sg Rising xenophobia may well put the kibosh on Singaporeans aspiring to live and work in the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand, as the authorities
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      776 3  -  Peer-to-peer insurance firm Bandboo to offer unemployment and retrenchment products Technology Chia Yan Min Economics Correspondent chiaym@sph.com.sg The fledgling field of insurtech is no longer a sleepy backwater of the fintech world. The term refers to tech-based solutions focused on shaking up the
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      506 3  -  Sabrina Theseira tsabrina@sph.com.sg More firms in the local fashion business are turning to technology in a bid to fend off the challenges of shorter product cycles and rising competition. The prize is to snare a slice of a lucrative and growing market. The 3,000
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        139 3 Online money transfer start-up TransferWise is locating its Asia-Pacific headquarters here, and aims to explore regional markets such as China, India and South Korea. It expects to have 30 people in Singapore by the end of this year. “The region is important for
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      217 4 DUBAI The Changi Airport Group has reportedly been awarded the contract to operate the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for up to 20 years. A statement released on Sunday by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation announcing the award
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      468 4 BLOOMBERG NEWS TOKYO The yen weakened with bonds, while stocks and United States futures climbed, as a tentative deal by the US Congress to avert a government shutdown offset weaker economic data from China and America. The
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      856 7  -  InTheDriver’sSeat David Tremayne stsports@sph.com.sg What positives can you possibly take home with you when you’ve finished only fourth in a Grand Prix, behind two of your biggest rivals, and 36.3sec behind the winning car which was the same as yours and was
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      485 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LOS ANGELES Paul Pierce has departed the National Basketball Association (NBA) with “no regrets” despite the bitter disappointment of the Los Angeles Clippers’ first-round play-off loss to the Utah Jazz on Sunday. “I really enjoyed myself with this group
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      437 8 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DALLAS In her first career playoff, Japanese golfer Haru Nomura beat American Cristie Kerr on the sixth sudden-death hole to take the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, on Sunday. The win,
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      971 9  -  SportingLife Rohit Brijnath Assistant Sports Editor rohitb@sph.com.sg Pencil sharpeners, museum toilet paper, garden gnomes. Chopstick wrappers, old socks, shrunken heads. Across the world, people tend to collect rather strange things. So does Rafael Nadal, but his addiction is slightly healthier
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      444 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MILAN Sulley Muntari dramatically walked off the pitch while playing for Pescara at Cagliari on Sunday after the Ghanaian footballer’s complaints of racist abuse were met with a yellow card. The former AC Milan and Inter Milan midfielder, who
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      721 10 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON For flatlining forwards in need of a career boost, it turns out that there are few more restorative cures than being deemed not good enough for the Premier League. That, at least, is the impression you might get
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      603 11  -  Player stunned by club’s unexpected pullout from league with no reason given for decision Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg When footballer Hafiz Sujad left for Thailand in late January, he was on the cusp of achieving his long-held dream of plying his trade overseas. But last
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      488 11  -  EyeOnEPL Aleksandar Duric stsports@sph.com.sg While Sunderland looked like they had paid the price for their reluctance to switch managers despite struggling early on in the season, they were always likely to be relegated from the English Premier League. Their problems go well beyond
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        72 11 REUTERS WELLINGTON One of rowing’s most dominant partnerships has ended with the retirement of double Olympic champion Eric Murray, who won back-to-back gold medals for New Zealand in the men’s coxless pair with Hamish Bond. Their eight-year unbeaten streak stands at 69 races, during
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        45 11 Children under the age of 12 can watch the Italy-Scotland rugby Test match held on June 10 at the National Stadium for free. Single adult tickets start from $20 and they are now on sale from www.sportshub.com.sg
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        60 11 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Wimbledon is to announce a significant increase in prize money for this year’s tennis championships to take account of the low value of the pound against the US dollar since Brexit. The gentlemen’s and ladies’ singles champions will each earn
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        66 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES Two of the four gold medals won by US athletics legend Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics will go under the hammer in August, according to Heritage Auctions. Owens captured the 100m, 200m and the long
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      604 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NYTIMES LONDON Antonio Conte warned his Chelsea players not to take the Premier League title for granted after the leaders cleared a major hurdle with a 3-0 win at Everton. With four games remaining, Chelsea have a four-point advantage over Tottenham. But
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      1559 1  -  Speculative fiction set in the Republic is gaining traction here, with at least eight home-grown works published in the last six months Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Beyond the familiar realities of Housing Board void decks and the Marina Bay skyline, other worlds are mushrooming. Merlions
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        513 2  -  Olivia Ho The word “monster” has its origins in the Latin verb monstrare, meaning to “show” or “reveal”. First-time author Nuraliah Norasid fills her ambitious fantasy debut with monsters, but with an eye to revealing what is truly monstrous about the ways
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        308 2 FICTION 1. (2) Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal 2. (1) Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 3. (10) Norse Mythology by NeilGaiman 4. (3) The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer 5. (4) Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern 6. (6) The Whistler by John Grisham 7. (7) The
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        960 3  -  Sci-fi author Liu Cixin did not expect Hugo-Award-winning The Three-Body Problem to become a literary phenomenon Boon Chan Media Correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg Chinese sci-fi title The Three-Body Problem was first serialised in Science Fiction World magazine in 2006 and then published as a book in 2008. It
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        571 3  -  Boon Chan Death’s End is a spectacular conclusion to the acclaimed Chinese sci-fi trilogy, Remembrance Of Earth’s Past, byLiuCixin. There have been instances where finales have been disappointments after a long and compelling build-up. Not in this case. All the pieces come
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        1056 4  -  Writers who prefer to stay anonymous to foreground the fictional landscapes created add a little magic to readers’ world CultureVulture Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Recently, I interviewed an imaginary character. This was Geronimo Stilton, journalist and author, who has penned more than 100 books
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        664 4  -  Olivia Ho Geronimo Stilton, the mouse hero of the popular children’s book series of the same name, will be coming to life on the Singapore stage at the end of the month in the musical Geronimo Stilton, Live In The Kingdom Of Fantasy. The
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        724 5  -  At least 10 local productions are being staged overseas this year and theatre groups say the higher cost of going abroad is worth it Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent akshitan@sph.com.sg Singapore theatre is resonating with audiences overseas. Cake Theatrical Productions takes its retelling of Greek myth Electra to Kuala
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        563 5  -  Nabilah Said The idea for multi-disciplinary dance production Sebungkus Common Ground by Azpirasi Dance Group started from conversations in a coffee shop. Artistic director Ismail Jemaah, 27, remembers talking about “everything under the sun” with friends and fellow arts practitioners late at night,
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        816 8  -  Different opinions on what constitutes a family are highlighted in Pangdemonium’s original play Tango Akshita Nanda Arts Correspondent akshitan@sph.com.sg A family meal out turned into a disturbing scene when a waitress became agitated over the fact that her customers were a same-sex couple and
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        661 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK The Iraq war may not sound like musical comedy, but an off-Broadway revival is spinning intelligence failures and tragedy into a farce that offers potent messages for today’s America. Baghdaddy officially opened yesterday, telling the true story of
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      507 9 NYTIMES LOS ANGELES In a new salvo in the children’s television wars, NBCUniversal is creating its own Disney Channel. Starting on Sept 9, NBCUniversal will turn one of its smallest cable properties, Sprout, into a network called Universal Kids, said Ms
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      799 10 Besides Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia are also planning to move vendors off sidewalks NYTIMES HANOI As strips of tofu sizzled beside her in a vat of oil, sidewalk vendor Nguyen Thu Hong listened for police sirens. Police raids have escalated sharply in downtown Hanoi since
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      656 10 NYTIMES LONDON For most of the last 10 years, the Murdoch family, which controls 21st Century Fox, has wanted one thing for its global media empire above all else complete ownership of the highly profitable Sky satellite and cable network. Sky is
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        319 12 NEW YORK Even as Metallica are set to blitz cities on another tour, the rockers know that not every fan of theirs especially those living in small towns will be able to catch them in action. Cover, or tribute, bands can help
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        224 12 Batman actor Val Kilmer (left) has finally admitted that he is suffering from cancer. The 57-year-old American actor has long refuted talk that he is afflicted with oral cancer. According to the Toronto Sun newspaper, he was said to have checked into
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          69 12 The Fate Of The Furious maintained its momentum to lead the North American box office for the third straight weekend with an estimated US$19.4 million (S$27.1 million) in ticket sales. Of two new films in wide release, The Circle, with Tom Hanks
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          36 12 Singer Katy Perry has drawn online flak after she flippantly compared her recent hairstyling makeover to another change the departure of United States leader Barack Obama from the White House.
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          25 12 Britney Spears, who is slated to perform in Singapore on June 30, has received Radio Disney’s first Icon Award.
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          65 12 Rapper Eminem launched court action against New Zealand’s ruling political party yesterday, accusing it of using an unlicensed version of his hit Lose Yourself in a campaign advertisement. Lawyers for the American artist told the High Court in Wellington that he never gave the National
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        81 2 Think about the reasons for the mergers and their implications. Discuss the following questions with your friends in groups, then present your answers to the class. 1. What is the purpose of the merger? 2. Why are JCs being merged for the first time, rather than just primary and
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        439 7  -  The legendary giant movie monster is back again. Mavis Wong finds out that Earth was once home to an ape that could have inspired this fictional beast Mavis Wong King Kong, the giant movie monster, has long been a household name. It first made its
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        515 8  -  Government imposes water rationing because the island is drying up Text: Serene Luo April 24, 1963 You turn on the taps, but there is no water. Households across Singapore will face this scene today, as it is the first day of island-wide water rationing, the Government announced
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        162 9  -  Mavis Wong brings you news from the region Mavis Wong Source: The Straits Times Food vendors will disappear from streets of the Thai capital by the end of the year, if the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has its way. The BMA, which formulates and implements policies for
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        139 9 Source: BBC Egyptian national Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, the “world’s heaviest woman”, has lost 250kg after bariatic surgery, a procedure done on the stomach or intestines to help an extremely obese person lose weight. She weighed 500kg when she arrived at Saifee Hospital in Mumbai,
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        101 9 Source: The Star Hong Kong’s first bike-sharing service with more than 400 bright green smart bikes in the New Territories started off with a few bumps. Three bicycles belonging to Gobee.bike were found thrown into a river in Sha Tin on April 22. Others were
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        685 12 / 13 Inspirational people are those who work long and hard doing the best they can at their jobs Sunday Times, April 23 He plies the roads with a prayer and a dream By Janice Tai Friends of Mr Fitri Ismail used to tease him for being a
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        183 12 / 13  -  ACTIVITYBY DEBRA ANN FRANCISCO Read the article again and pick three positive qualities you admire about Mr Ismail. For each quality you have identified, give a reason why you feel that way. Quality Reason Interview someone who works very hard and for many hours each day. It could be
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      2346 8 Property Prices Here is the list of private residential property transactions with caveats lodged for apartments, condominiums and executive condominiums in March 2017 This week: 25 28 PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE SQ FT PROJECT NAME PRICE
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      184 8 D27 YISHUN/ SEMBAWANG HOUSES FOR SALE 410 VERY CHEAP GOODLINK Pk FH 2½-sty inter terr, Land 1730 sf. 4yrs A&A 5rm/ 2 ensuite Chong Pang! *****222 Pat D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 RICKY NGAN 9680 3935 DREAM HSE@AMK FR$69XPSF 18 Semi-Ds 100 Terr. F’hold Belgravia Villas From $2.5M. 3520-4026sf
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      168 10 $100K BELOW VALUE! A steal! Archipelago 5rm PH 3078sf $3.28M. Steps to Bedok Reservoir. Jane 9168-0799 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-6101 Keener Sense of Real Estate PRICED TO SELL GRANDEUR PARK, OVER 70% sold in 2 mths. 1min MRT/ good sch. 2br fr $891K. Lifestyle living. Evelyn *****432 PALMWOODS. 3+1/ 1227 sf. Must
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