The Straits Times, 4 May 2017

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    44 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY MAY4,2017 SINCE 1845 EXCELLENCE IN REDESIGN: SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN, BEST NEWS WEBSITE: WAN-IFRA 86 PAGES IN SIX PARTS $1.10 86 PAGES $1.10 $1.10 To subscribe: 6388-3838 sphsubscription.com.sg A SingaporePress Holdings publication publication MCI (P) 053/02/2017
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    Lock icon ‘995’ calls being sorted to give priority to serious cases
    555 1  -  Tiered response comes amid staff crunch, surging number of calls and false alarms Tan Tam Mei tammei@sph.com.sg The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has started differentiating 995 calls based on the severity of patients’ medical conditions, to deploy resources better
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    Lock icon Multi-agency effort to boost use of artificial intelligence
    119 1 A new cross-government initiative involving six agencies has been tasked with finding solutions to “grand challenges” facing the country that make use of artificial intelligence. The National Research Foundation will invest up to $150 million over five years in AI.SG, chaired by
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    Lock icon Deal to cut 1MDB debt axed
    103 1 Malaysia’s biggest real estate project has dropped its master developer and is looking for a new one. The Ministry of Finance company that owns Bandar Malaysia said last night that it cancelled a deal with a Malaysia-China consortium to buy a 60 per cent
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  • BRIEFING
    • What’s Next
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        Lock icon Big electoral test for Conservatives
        68 2 Elections for 4,800 local council seats across Britain are set to be held today in the first electoral test for Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party since the formal announcement of Britain’s intent to pull out of the European Union. The timing of the local
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        Lock icon The Force awakens on Star Wars Day
        85 2 “May the 4th” Star Wars Day is being celebrated by fans globally today to mark the creation of the highly successful movie series. This year, it also marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: A New Hope. The date was
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        Lock icon Building successful Asean businesses
        67 2 Trade and Industry (Trade) Minister Lim Hng Kiang is attending the Asean Conference 2017: The Next Economic Force today. The event will share thoughts from publicand private-sector leaders on what it takes to build successful businesses in Asean. The speakers include Philippine Secretary of Trade and
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    • What’s News
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        Lock icon SCDF to rank calls on severity
        59 2 TOP OF THE NEWS The Singapore Civil Defence Force will be differentiating calls to its emergency hotline based on the severity of patients’ medical conditions. This is a shift from the previous “first come, first served” policy. Manpower constraints and a rise in false
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        Lock icon Trump turns towards China
        48 2 TOP OF THE NEWS The United States’ decision not to challenge China’s territorial claims shows a remarkable deference towards Beijing from a Trump administration that is increasingly turning towards Chinese President Xi Jinping for help amid an escalating crisis in the Korean peninsula. A4
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        Lock icon New charter for Japan by 2020
        86 2 WORLD Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced his goal to revise Japan’s pacifist Constitution by 2020, the first time he has set a date for the country’s first revision to its supreme law. In a video at an event marking the 70th anniversary
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      • Straits Times Digital
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          Lock icon Zoo to the rescue
          27 2 VIDEO Baby pangolin Sandshrew will soon be able to head back to the forest after being underthe care of Wildlife Reserves Singapore. str.sg/zoorescue
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          Lock icon Up in the air
          22 2 VIDEO Make those long-haul flights on no-frills budget airlines a lot more bearable with these survival tips. str.sg/budgettips
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        Lock icon Brexit bill ‘not a punishment’
        61 2 WORLD The EU’s top Brexit negotiator said the bloc is not punishing Britain for its planned withdrawal with a huge exit bill, saying the financial settlement is only about “settling the accounts”. But Britain’s Brexit minister warned that the country could walk away from the
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      • Article
        Lock icon Benefits of telehealth
        34 2 OPINION E-consultations with doctors will become common in public healthcare centres soon. This can enable doctors to spend more time with patients who need the personal touch, says Linette Lai. A24
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      • Article
        Lock icon Banks start tapping MyInfo
        47 2 HOME Four banks here have started tapping MyInfo, a governmentbacked digital vault of personal data, to facilitate the opening of bank accounts online by Singaporeans. It may be extended to those applying for home loans or credit cards online by next year. B2
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        Lock icon Best to belt up in planes
        43 2 HOME While airplane turbulence is usually harmless, 27 passengers were injured earlier this week, some with fractures and broken noses, when an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok hit air pockets that led to severe turbulence. B4
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        Lock icon Investors cry foul over scheme
        75 2 BUSINESS An oil bunkering scheme that offered attractive returns of up to 15 per cent each month for cash investments has come under the spotlight. Oil bunkering refers to the supply of fuel for use by ships in a seaport. Eight investors, who claimed they
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        Lock icon Curing what ails local football
        61 2 SPORTS The five first-time council members of the Football Association of Singapore Mr Darwin Jalil, Mr Yakob Hashim, Mr Rizal Rasudin, Mr Forrest Li and Ms Sharda Parvin are keen on solving the issues hampering local football. They hope to establish closer links between the
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        Lock icon Is this fish and chips?
        57 2 LIFE Fish and chips is now a dish of contention, after a post by undergraduate Jaze Phua, 26, went viral. He ordered a dish called “Fish Chips” from LeVeL33 and was served eight whitebait, each resting on a fry. Even celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has
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      Lock icon A smarter way to handle flights
      325 2  -  Why It Matters Karamjit Kaur Senior Aviation Correspondent karam@sph.com.sg At Changi, it can get so busy that a plane lands or takes off every minute. With a third runway and two more passenger terminals being built, air-traffic controllers are going to need all the
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon 1MDB-linked Bandar Malaysia property deal falls through
      664 3  -  Joint master developer failed to meet payments, says govt unit TRX City Reme Ahmad Reme Ahmad South-east Asia Editor reme@sph.com.sg Bandar Malaysia, the country’s biggest real estate project, is looking for a new master developer after the government made a surprise announcement last
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      Lock icon Trump’s turn towards China curtails navy patrols in S. China Sea
      582 4 Decision to stay clear of disputed islands comes amid N. Korean crisis NYTIMES WASHINGTON More than 100 days into the Donald Trump presidency, no US Navy ship has gone within 12 nautical miles of any of the disputed islands
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      Lock icon Tillerson set to canvass support from Asean
      545 4  -  Nirmal Ghosh Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington nirmal@sph.com.sg Support from Asean for robust implementation of sanctions against North Korea is likely to figure high on the agenda when visiting Asean foreign ministers meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today. The
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      Lock icon Pentagon to test defence system against missiles this month
      458 4 you BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The Pentagon will attempt a new test by the end of the month, of whether it can intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile like the ones North Korea is seeking to develop, according to the deputy director of the
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      Lock icon Is N. Korea pivoting to Russia, as US, China find common ground?
      423 4 REUTERS SEOUL/VLADIVOSTOK (Russia) When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent Chinese New Year greetings this year, the first card went to Russian President Vladimir Putin, ahead of leaders from China and other allies of the isolated country,
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      Lock icon Charge dismissed for S’pore boat captain
      684 5  -  Indonesia court’s favourable ruling comes a day after another S’pore captain is released Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent and Seow BeiYi wahyudis@sph.com.sg byseow@sph.com.sg Fishing boat captain Shoo Chiau Huat, who has been detained in Indonesia for more than a year, is a step closer to
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      Lock icon NSFs and NSmen can take on bigger roles in SCDF
      808 6  -  They can assume front-line, leadership posts, in move to further enrich their NS experience Tan Tam Mei ta mmei@sph.com.sg The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is set to give more frontline and leadership roles to full-time national servicemen (NSFs) and
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      Lock icon Facebook pays interns $11,000 a month: Report
      508 6 SAN FRANCISCO As workplaces in the US await the arrival of interns to help out on extra projects this summer, among certain companies, the interns will likely be doing more than just getting coffee and making photocopies. Or at least, they will be
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      Lock icon STI rallies to highest level since August 2015
      376 6  -  Grace Leong gleong@sph.com. sg A sharp rally in banking counters yesterday propelled the Straits Times Index (STI) to its highest level since August 2015 making Singapore the best regional performer so far this year. The local benchmark jumped 26.7 points, or 0.83
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      Lock icon Interns here can get up to $5k monthly, data shows
      290 6  -  Ng Wei Kai ngweikai@sph.com.sg Interns working at foreign investment banks in Singapore and sovereign wealth fund GIC can receive between $3,000 and $5,000 monthly, according to data compiled by jobs site Glassdoor. The highest-paying companies according to a handful of
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      Lock icon $150m boost for AI, in bid to solve ‘grand challenges’
      530 8  -  AI.SG initiative aims to address nationwide issues and help firms adopt artificial intelligence Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg Hospitals may be understaffed but imagine still having your own health assistant who can monitor and provide medical advice. That may be possible with
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      Lock icon AI.SG chief also expert in behavioural sciences
      273 8  -  Lester Hio The man behind Singapore’s push to apply artificial intelligence (AI) and data science to solve national challenges is not just a data scientist, but also a behavioural scientist. Professor Ho Teck Hua, 55, executive chairman of the newly formed AI.SG, will
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      Lock icon Malaysia nabs six suspected of ISIS links
      359 8  -  Trinna Leong Malaysia Correspondent Leong Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur ltrinna@sph.com.sg The Malaysian authorities have arrested six people suspected of links to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in a month-long operation, police said. The suspects four men and two women
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      Lock icon MOH shares information on drugs that give value
      688 8  -  Salma Khalik Senior Health Senior Health Correspondent salma@sph.com.sg facebook.com/ST.Salma The Ministry of Health (MOH) has published the first lot of drug “guidances” to help doctors and patients pick cost-effective, proven or superior drugs, with information on drug subsidies if any. Of the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon How Marine Le Pen could win the French election
      1286 10 France’s presidential rivals, centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right’s Marine Le Pen, were set to clash in a televised debate early this morning, their last face-to-face encounter before Sunday’s run-off vote. Opinion polls show Mr Macron, 39, holding a strong lead
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      Lock icon Plagiarised speech a media tactic, Le Pen says
      297 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has said that plagiarised passages of one of her speeches were deliberately used to gather media attention ahead of voting this weekend. Ms Le Pen copied parts of an address she made
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon PM Abe aims to revise Japan’s charter by 2020
        701 12  -  War-renouncing Article 9 will remain but clauses will explicitly state mandate of Self-Defence Forces Walter Sim Japan Correspondent In Tokyo waltsim@sph.com.sg Two days after promising to take a “historic step” this year to set in motion a revision of Japan’s pacifist
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      • Article
        Lock icon Japan voters split on revising pacifist Constitution: Poll
        372 12 REUTERS TOKYO Voters in Japan are deeply divided over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign to revise its 70-year-old pacifist Constitution, according to a poll released yesterday, against a backdrop of growing tension in the region, particularly over North Korea. The Nikkei Inc/TV
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        Lock icon Old tradition celebrates young ones
        75 12 Carp-shaped windsocks outside the Tokyo Skytree in Japan’s capital set the stage for tomorrow’s Children’s Day festivities. The annual holiday is a time for honouring children and for wishing them happiness. In Japanese culture, the carp is a symbol of determination and strength as it
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        Lock icon China, Taiwan spar over attendance at Aussie conference
        478 12 REUTERS BEIJING/TAIPEI China yesterday said it was reasonable to have a delegation from self-ruled Taiwan removed from a conference in Australia about conflict diamonds, as Taipei accused Beijing of playing politics for its own ends. China says Taiwan is part of “one
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        Lock icon Malaysian financial firm says it was hacked, $162m lost
        583 16 / 17 Company behind controversial investment launches new plan promising better returns THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA A controversial Malaysian financial scheme promising investors returns of 20 per cent has raised alarm after it said its account was hacked and RM500 million
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        Lock icon Thai police struggle to locate fugitive Red Bull heir
        366 16 / 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK Thai police yesterday said they were trying to locate Red Bull heir Worayuth Yoovidhya, who reportedly fled to Singapore on his private jet days before an arrest warrant was issued for him over a fatal hit-and-run in 2012.
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        Lock icon Philippine environment secretary dismissed
        416 18  -  Lawmakers reject Duterte’s pick, who has clamped down on mines RaulDancel Philippines Correspondent In Manila rdancel@sph.com.sg Philippine lawmakers yesterday rejected the appointment of President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial pick for environment secretary, heiress-turned-missionary and activist Regina Lopez. Ms Lopez shut down 22 of the country’s 41 mines
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      • Article
        Lock icon S’porean tourist bitten by Komodo dragon in Indonesia
        244 18 THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA A 50-year-old tourist from Singapore was attacked and bitten on the leg by a Komodo dragon in a national park in eastern Indonesia. The victim, who was identified as Mr Lon Lee Alle, was in West
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      • Article
        Lock icon Xi appreciates Duterte’s role in promoting China-Asean ties
        331 18  -  Raul Dancel, Lim Yan Liang MANILA•China’s President Xi Jinping has told Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that he appreciates the important role played by the Philippines, as chairman of Asean this year, to promote cooperation between the region and China. Mr Xi made
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        Lock icon S’porean gets death for distributing drugs in Johor
        132 18 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU A 46-year-old Singaporean contractor was sentenced to death by the High Court in Johor Baru after he was found guilty of two counts of drug distribution. Yip Kum Keong was found guilty of distributing some 76.05g
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        Lock icon Formerly one of the biggest smiles in the Land of Smiles
        89 18 A model of the dinosaur Siamosaurus suteethorni on display outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. Siamosaurus suteethorni was a theropod dinosaur species that lived during the early Cretaceous period more than 100 million years ago. Its fossils
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      • Asia Briefs
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          Lock icon ‘Malacca’ to be known as ‘Melaka’
          62 18 BERNAMA MELAKA “Malacca”will be known as “Melaka” from now on, said the Malaysian state government, which has decided to cease the use of the more common anglicised spelling. Melaka State Secretary Naim Abu Bakar said yesterday all media outlets using Bahasa Malaysia, English or
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          Lock icon Myanmar police on hunt for gem thieves
          60 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON Police are hunting five gem scavengers who discovered a huge jade boulder at a mine in northern Myanmar after a senior regulatory official accused them of leading an attempt to steal it. The prospectors found the 8.7-tonne block of the
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          Lock icon Malaysia nabs Turks linked to failed coup
          56 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR Two Turkish nationals who went missing in Malaysia have been arrested as a security threat, national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said yesterday. Turkey’s state-run news agency said the pair were linked to a US-based preacheraccused of organising a
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          Lock icon India arrests four over mob killing
          58 18 REUTERS NEW DELHI Indian police have detained four members of a hardline Hindu militia on suspicion of killing a Muslim man who had helped an inter-faith couple elope, an investigating official said yesterday. The 60-year-old farmer was killed on Tuesday by a mob that
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        Lock icon India summons Pakistani envoy over killing of two soldiers
        585 20 Pakistani military denies its troops are behind attack near border in Kashmir BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI The Indian government has summoned Pakistan’s envoy to New Delhi to convey its outrage over the killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers in Kashmir, which
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        Lock icon ISIS claims suicide attack on Nato convoy in Kabul
        340 20 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing yesterday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, that killed eight civilians in an attack on a convoy of Nato armoured personnel vehicles. The blast
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      • Article
        Lock icon Thai may face 150 years’ jail over royal defamation
        329 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK A Thai human rights lawyer could be sentenced to a maximum of 150 years in prison after he was charged with a record 10 counts of royal defamation, a rights group said yesterday. Prawet Prapanukul, a wellknown critic
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        Lock icon Risk of Everest traffic jam with record number of climbers
        478 20 WASHINGTON POST KATHMANDU British mountaineer Tim Mosedale was descending Mount Everest’s treacherous Khumbu Icefall after a recent acclimatisation run when he came across a large group of inexperienced climbers struggling with their gear. One even had his crampons on the
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    • WORLD
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        Lock icon EU trying to affect polls outcome: May
        550 21 EU negotiator, meanwhile, warns Brexit will not be painless as London rejects $152b bill REUTERS REUTERS, BLOOMBERG, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday accused European politicians and officials of seeking to affect the outcome of the June 8 general election
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        Lock icon Trump and Putin agree to pursue a Syrian ceasefire
        634 22 US, Russian leaders talking again after April’s missile strike in Syria NYTIMES, REUTERS NYTIMES, REUTERS WASHINGTON United States President Donald Trump has reopened direct communications with Russian President Vladimir Putin and sought to reignite what he hoped would be a special
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        Lock icon Trump: US needs govt shutdown to fix mess
        517 22 REUTERS WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump came to office promising he would produce so much winning that Americans would grow sick of it. As he struggles to produce wins, some signs of frustration are starting to appear. Democrats’ gleeful declarations that they
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        Lock icon FBI director defends decision to announce Clinton e-mail probe
        466 22 WASHINGTON US Federal Bureau of Investigation Director (FBI) James Comey yesterday defended his decision to announce last year that the agency had reopened an investigation into former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal e-mail server while she was
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      • World Briefs
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          Lock icon Iran mine blast kills two, injures 21 others
          68 22 XINHUA TEHERAN At least two miners were killed and 21 others injured in a coal mine explosion in the northern Iranian province of Golestan yesterday, Press TV reported. Mr Sadegh-Ali Moqaddam, the head of Golestan’s emergency department, said up to 50 people
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          Lock icon Uruguayans can soon buy cannabis openly
          99 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTEVIDEO Pot smokers in Uruguay have become the first in the world to sign up to buy state-vetted cannabis for recreational use, as pharmacies aim to start selling it in July. The small South American country is the first to fully legalise
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          Lock icon Boko Haram leader hurt in Nigeria air strike
          86 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KANO (Nigeria) Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau has been injured and one of his deputies killed in an air strike in Nigeria, civilian and security sources said yesterday. Two Nigerian air force jets bombarded fighters who had gathered for prayers
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        Lock icon New crack in huge Antarctic ice shelf
        338 23 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON Another branch has appeared in a large crack on one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves, and scientists fear it is only a matter of time before a huge chunk potentially holding up to 5,100 sq km of ice breaks away.
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      • Article
        Lock icon German minister summons military top brass
        555 23 Defence chief scraps US trip after arrest of officer said to have been planning racist strike REUTERS BERLIN German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen yesterday cancelled a trip to the US and summoned military officials to discuss a spate of army scandals after
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  • OPINION
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      191 27  -  Harry Lim It is time the authorities cracked down on clubs that operate jackpot machines in the heart of HDB estates (Heartland casinos; April 30). These clubs have innocuous-sounding names like Tiong Bahru Football Club in Chinatown, the NTUC Club in Bedok and Ang
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      282 27  -  Ng Kim Yong (Mrs) I have been a volunteer escorting poor, needy, elderly and disabled patients to hospitals and polyclinics for years. I also take them to meet medical social workers to apply for financial assistance. I have noticed many instances of patients abusing
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      319 27  -  Goh Kian Huat Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus routes in Singapore are split into 14 packages. Currently, Tower Transit and Go-Ahead Singapore operate one package each. SMRT was awarded three negotiated packages, and SBS Transit will be operating
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      304 27  -  Manoraj Rajathurai I was proud to find out that Singapore had once again performed outstandingly in the maritime field (Singapore is world’s top maritime capital again; April 27). I attended Sea Asia 2017, Asia’s anchor maritime and offshore event, last
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      197 27  -  Ivan Goh Sian Lung I was surprised to find that Japanese club Albirex Niigata was one of the affiliates which voted in the recent local football elections (Wooing the affiliates; April 27). While Albirex Niigata may have contributed to Singapore football, I
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      253 27  -  Cheryl Chua (Ms) I applaud the Government’s efforts to address the issue of rising unemployment in a very timely manner. However, more can be done with the data on jobs and unemployment (Jobless rate for S’poreans and PRs holds steady; April 29). It
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      204 28 Children are usually told to stay away from dirt. But at one festival in China, it is all about getting as filthy as possible, like this young reveller getting smeared with black ash in Pu’er, Yunnan province, on Monday. The Monihei (making you black)
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      31 28 WEATHER Thundery showers over many areas in the late morning and early afternoon. High 33 deg C Low 24 deg C 24-hr PSI as of 5pm yesterday: 54 to 64 (Moderate)
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      657 1  -  Travel agencies report drop in bookings to US, but Europe, japan, South Korea and Taiwan still popular Ng Wei Kai ngweikai@sph.com.sg This June, most Singaporeans will holiday in familiar places in the West and around the region with a notable exception. Their main travel destinations
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      487 2  -  Four banks here start tapping MyInfo, a govt-backed digital vault of personal data Irene Tham Senior Tech Correspondent itham@sph.com.sg Singaporeans and permanent residents opening bank accounts over the Internet with OCBC, United Overseas Bank, DBS and Standard Chartered no longer have
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      651 3  -  Door fault at Botanic Gardens station fixed at around 1pm, some 7 hours after discovery Christopher Tan, Abigail Ng christan@sph.com.sg abigailng@sph.com.sg Downtown Line MRT services were delayed from the start of service up to lunchtime yesterday due to a platform door fault
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      616 3  -  News analysis Christopher Tan Senior Transport Correspondent christan@sph.com.sg Yesterday’s delay on the Downtown Line did not impact commuters as badly as rail disruptions here have before. Commuters’ journeys were extended by, at most, 30 minutes. But it is still
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      338 4  -  Lester Hio lesterh@sph.com.sg Play a computer game, win, and score a trip to Britain. That is how Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) plans to drum up interest in cyber-security here. It is organising the first Cybersecurity Challenge Singapore, a competition
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      555 5  -  Chan Chun Sing urges them to not be fixated with perfection but do justice to jobs they get Yuen Sin yuensin@sph.com.sg Many graduates today may struggle with the question of how and where they can find good jobs,
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      428 6  -  High intake suppresses protein controlling inflammation, NTU-Swedish project finds Tang Fan Xi fxtang@sph.com.sg Prolonged consumption of food high in saturated fat, such as butter and animal fat, can lead to inflammatory gut disease and subse- quently increase the risk of colon
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      330 6  -  Aaron Chan aaronc@sph.com.sg Drivers can save 15 per cent on their vehicle insurance premiums if they score as “low risk” in a test. The online risk assessment form is provided by the AAS Academy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Automobile Association
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      190 6 May the Fourth be with you that is what many Star Wars fans will be saying today. In a creative spin on the science fiction franchise’s traditional greeting “May the Force be with you” today marks Star Wars Day. And while fans
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      641 8  -  Ex-civil service head says success depends on Govt working well with businesses, society Charissa Yong Charissa Yong Political Correspondent charyong@sph.com. sg Unlike the top-down approach taken in the past, Singapore’s future success hinges on the Government working well with businesses and
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      578 8  -  Seow Bei Yi byseow@sph.com.sg With the help of virtual-reality goggles, some people stepped into the shoes of Home Team officers trying to identify suspicious objects in a “terrorist hideout”. This was what visitors got to do and experience at the Home Team
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      107 8 Sudan’s Ambassador to Singapore Abdulrahim Alsiddig being welcomed by President Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife Mary at the President’s Annual Diplomatic Reception at the Istana yesterday. The reception, which was also attended by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, is held for the
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      628 9  -  Colleague set up cameras near her cubicle to catch him in the act Elena Chong Court Correspondent Chong Court Correspondent elena@sph.com.sg Suspecting that her Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) colleague had taken an upskirt video of her, a woman set up hidden cameras
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      399 9  -  Shaffiq Alkhatib ashaffiq@sph.com.sg Out of frustration, a maid punched a sickly elderly woman suffering from Parkinson’s disease a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Gracy Law Rice, 24, was hired to look after Madam Wong Poh Lin, 72, who
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      36 4 Delve into what it means to be Singaporean Unwind with Suchen Christine Lim’s classic novel Inaugural winner Voted one of the top 10 Singapore classics The Sunday Times Now available at all leading bookstores and www.stpressbooks.com.sg
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      116 4 14 May 2017(Sunday) 1.30pm 5.00pm SPH News Centre Auditorium(1000 Toa Payoh North) LIANHEZAOBAOPRESENTS TALK Register online at events.sph.com.sg/zbtravel Registrationfee:$8(Includes GST, refreshment goodie bag) Seminar will be conducted in Mandarin. For Or scan the QR code to sign up. enquiries, email to mkgzbpromo@sph.com.sg Let’sExploreTogether!Travelisthesp i ceofl i fe openingthedoortodiscoveriesandunveiling freshperspectives Comeembarkonexcitingnewjourneys
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      1086 10  -  From places of worship and educational institutions to the former residences of prominent figures, 72 buildings here have been gazetted as national monuments. This is the latest in a weekly series revisiting these heritage gems. Each is a yarn woven into the rich
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      1443 11  -  Singapore is a tapestry of languages, each with its own unique syntax and history. Some are endangered and others are thriving. In the latest instalment of a weekly series,we look at Hock Chew. Singapore Talking Charmaine Ng ngxtc@sph.com.sg Whenever Mr Ting Tau Nay and his family
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        102 12 Along a park connector in the east of Singapore on Sunday, early risers were greeted by more than 80 participants taking a morning stroll from 7am, as part of an event called Good Morning, Singapore. Aimed at creating a warm and welcoming
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        67 12 Travel agency The Travel Corporation raised $10,000 for the Fei Yue Senior Activity Centre (Limbang) in Choa Chu Kang through a cycling event last Saturday. Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong flagged off the ride, in which more than 80 staff, customers, community leaders
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      923 1  -  Eight file police reports claiming they put $1.4m into Charter Fine Ventures’ plans Lorna Tan Lorna Tan Senior Correspondent lornatan@sph.com.sg An oil bunkering scheme that offered attractive returns of up to 15 per cent each month for cash investments with varying time
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      399 1  -  Wong Wei Han whwong@sph.com.sg Local banking stocks have soared to their highest levels in over a year on the back of better than expected first quarter results turned in so far. DBS Group Holdings was the best performer yesterday, jumping 4.9 per cent
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      474 2  -  Singapore cement supplier aims to boost investor visibility ahead of HK listing Marissa Lee marilee@sph.com.sg Singapore’s largest supplier of ready-mixed concrete and cement is spinning off its Chinese port division ahead of a listing on the Hong Kong bourse. Pan-United Corp said yesterday
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      399 2  -  Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Food and beverage (F&B) group BreadTalk had a spectacular first quarter as earnings soared, thanks to several business units that turned around. Quarterly net profit ballooned 337.2 per cent to $10.7 million for the three months to March 31,
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      466 2  -  Lee Xin En xinen@sph.com.sg Boosted by higher land sales in China in its urban development business, conglomerate Sembcorp Industries posted a substantial rise in first-quarter earnings. Net profit jumped 11.3 per cent to $119.1 million for the first three months to
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      423 2  -  Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg Marco Polo Marine could be the next firm in the troubled offshore marine sector heading for the rocks, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Analysts believe the marine logistics company, which has been
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      485 3 Like many US multinationals, it has resisted taking money home due to tax disincentives AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON It is a sign of Apple’s success but also a thorny problem: Its cash stockpile has hit a staggering US$256.8 billion (S$358 billion), sparking
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      531 4  -  Lenders’ performance leads to big gains for blue-chip index; wider market less impressive Bulls And Bears Jacqueline Woo tsjwoo@sph.com.sg The three Singapore banks powered local equities to a second day of hefty gains but the wider market was less robust. The
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      595 7 Tournament chiefs to decide wildcard entries on June 20 as Russian seeks to earn her place LONDON, THE GUARDIAN, THE TIMES, LONDON, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON World No. 1 Andy Murray believes that Maria Sharapova will be awarded a wild card for Wimbledon qualifying if she
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      370 7  -  School sports Ho Cai Jun caijunh@sph.com.sg Raffles Institution (RI) completed a dominant season in the Schools National A Division boys’ squash championships after beating Hwa Chong Institution 5-0 in the final yesterday. The result meant the Rafflesians went unbeaten
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      606 8 Guard’s career-high effort on Chyna’s 23rd birthday leads Celtics to overtime victory REUTERS BOSTON Isaiah Thomas did it for Chyna. On his late sister’s birthday, he honoured her memory with a ca-reer-high 53-point night in the Boston Celtics’ 129-119 overtime victory over the
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      422 8 REUTERS OAKLAND The defensive-minded Utah Jazz would like to shorten the games against the Golden State Warriors, the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) highest-scor-ing team, in their Western Conference semi-final play-off series. But, as Utah coach Quin Snyder informed his players after the
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      361 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ALGHERO (Italy)•Giro d’Italia has scrapped its controversial “best downhiller” prizes after fears it could lead to fatal accidents during the three-week race. Race organiser RCS faced criticism from riders and officials after announcing cash prizes for the best times on some downhill
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        73 8 REUTERS LONDON Former Romanian tennis player Ilie Nastase will not be welcome at this year’s Wimbledon championships and could be stopped at the gate if he tries to attend, the organisers said yesterday. The 70-year-old former French and US Open champion is provisionally banned from
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        71 8 REUTERS LONDON Britain’s Kick It Out anti-discrimination group called Italy’s football authorities “gutless”, after Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari’s ban for walking off the pitch at Cagliari after being subjected to racist abuse from the fans. Serie A’s disciplinary committee banned the Ghanaian for one game
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        84 8 REUTERS ZURICH A new penalty shootout system, known as ABBA, similar to the tennis tie-break will be tested at the European Under-17 football championship, which began in Croatia yesterday. It is designed to prevent the team that goes second from the psychological disadvantage of always
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        53 8 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Evertonand former England midfielder Aaron Lennon is receiving treatment for a stressrelated illness, the English football club confirmed. The winger was taken to hospital on Sunday to be assessed after police officers assisted him on a busy road in Salford, Greater
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        55 8 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have both expressed an interest in signing Ivory Coast international Jean Michael Seri. Seri has been brilliant this season in Nice’s surprise challenge for the French Ligue One title and impressed again during the 3-1 victory
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      1341 9  -  They contribute with new ideas, networks as FAS seeks to lift S-League, grassroots scene Alvin Chia, John Pravin chiazya@sph.com.sg johnp@sph.com.sg The new FAS council is looking at case studies of other leagues as it weighs up how to revamp the S-League. This was revealed
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      109 9 Tampines Rovers midfielder Yasir Hanapi attempts a shot against Ceres Negros in their final AFC Cup Group G match last night at Jalan Besar Stadium. Despite his goals in the 24th and 60th minutes, the hosts, who were
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      656 10 Mourinho gets boost as Pogba, Bailly, Smalling, Jones return to face Celta AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MADRID Manchester United received a big fitness boost yesterday, when midfielder Paul Pogba and defenders Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones trained ahead of their Europa League semi-final first leg
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      386 10 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Sol Campbell will be a notable absentee from the parade offormerTottenham Hotspurplayers and managers that will take place after the final Premier League match at White Hart Lane this month. The former Tottenham captain has not been invited back to
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      354 10 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Cesc Fabregas does not believe that he will be offered a contract extension by Chelsea and will decide on his future at the end of the season. The midfielder, who turns 30 today, has two years left on
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      526 11 Captain Ramos highlights Ronaldo’s treble, substitutes, and manager’s rotation policy REUTERS MADRID Cristiano Ronaldo hogged the headlines after his hat-trick against Atletico Madrid put Real Madrid on the verge of the Champions League final, although captain Sergio Ramos believes an effervescent squad was a crucial
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      819 11  -  Commentary Jacob Steinberg THE GUARDIAN It happens to every player when they accelerate past the wrong side of 30. Suddenly the legs are heavier. The pace starts to go, younger opponents whizz by as though they are riding on invisible
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      312 11 REUTERS MADRID Atletico Madrid’s 3-0 loss to city rivals Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday was just a continuation of bad results that have blighted the team for almost 60 years. Real’s victory at the Santiago
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      753 12  -  Balasekaran, SportSG deem S’pore Athletics EOGM unconstitutional; chief Ho disagrees John Pravin johnp@sph.com.sg It was meant to undo the gridlock that is hobbling Singapore Athletics, but the bid to bring in new leaders for track and field could reach an impasse too. This after Sport Singapore
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      576 12 REUTERS LONDON This weekend, aided by a host of technological and environmental advances, three care-fully-selected elite African athletes will attempt to run the first sub-two-hour marathon. The “Breaking2” project is the latest enterprise of American sportswear giant Nike and has split
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      388 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS LOS ANGELES The husband of late sprint queen Florence Griffith Joyner has vowed to fight moves by international athletics chiefs which could erase her long-stand-ing world records from history, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Al Joyner, the 1984 Olympic
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      109 11 Visit singaporepools.com tor the latest ‘Live’ telecast listing. LOTTERY TOTO Thu, 4 May 2017 Draw No. 3263/2017 Group 1 Prize $4,000,000est Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited, 210 Middle Road, #01-01, Singapore *****4 No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to
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        2075 1  -  Czech label Bata, long linked to school shoes for children here, is getting an image makeover, injecting swagger and fun into its shoes Melissa Heng In Prague melheng@sph.com. sg “First to Bata, then to school.” That nostalgic slogan from Bata triggers flashbacks of school days and the
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        88 2 Brown wide heel Coachella inspired sandal, $49.95, in Bata stores next week. Brown leather wingtip highcut shoe from the Made In Italy collection, $189, in Bata stores next week. Black microfibre and lambskin 4-inch heel, $59.95, available in Bata stores. Navy blue leather sneaker with interwoven pattern from
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        731 3  -  A collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Fragment Design blurs the line between luxury and streetwear Alyssa Woo The humble dust bag has acted as a protective storage bag for many a designer tote. But it has now become the inspiration for a bag in a new
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        512 3 WASHINGTON POST LOS ANGELES Congratulations on your graduation. Your professional life awaits. That includes impressing a new boss and learning that networking is an art. And that what you wear matters. “Fast fashion” will be tempting. It will be easy to wander
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        599 4  -  Model Andee Chua loves items made from the fabric and thinks it will never go out of style Q&A My Wardrobe Sabine Chen csabine@sph.com.sg Andee Chua, model, 27, single. He was the first and only Singaporean model to walkfor Italian fashion house Armani at the Emporio Armani Menswear
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          159 4 Ion Orchard is teaming up with popular malls in Bangkok and Seoul to reward members of its loyalty programme, Ion+ Rewards. Partner malls include South Korean department store Shinsegae’s Main Store in Seoul, as well as Siam Paragon, Siam Discovery and
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          193 4 Mr Terry Jacobson, founder of fragrance manufacturer AllSense, has launched Oo La Lab Craft Fragrance Lab at furniture store Commune Home in Millenia Walk. It offers a fragrance design service for customers to concoct their own scents. They can pick from two options: pre-book a 90-minute
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          152 4 Activewear brand Pure Apparel, the fashion branch of Hong Kongbased fitness chain Pure Group, has unveiled its new spring/summer 2017 collection. Pure Group runs the Pure Yoga and Pure Fitness outlets here. The range features sportswear for yoga and fitness enthusiasts and focuses on the beauty
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        450 5  -  Spraying perfume on pulse points after a shower will help it stay on longer Ask Style Melissa Heng melheng@sph.com.sg How do I make a spritz of perfume last all day? Having a signature scent can make more of an impression than people think. Smells
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        537 5 NYTIMES NEW YORK Chalk it up to the spate of covered-up looks by runway stars like Stella McCartney, Phoebe Philo of Celine and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino or to the procession of red-carpet dresses like that worn this year by Ethiopian-born actress Ruth Negga, who appeared
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        543 6 NYTIMES LOS ANGELES As more people use organic and natural personal care products, the companies behind these goods are becoming more aggressive about courting them and slipping in messages that go beyond beauty. The Honest Company, founded byactress Jessica Alba in2012, introduced
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      509 7  -  The Singaporean hopes the nominations for his graphic novel, The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, can change the perception of Asian comics overseas Olivia Ho oliviaho@sph.com.sg Singaporean graphic novelist Sonny Liew has topped the shortlist for this year’s Will Eisner Comic
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      491 7  -  Eddino Abdul Hadi American metal veterans Megadeth’s concert at Kallang Theatre, their third time playing in Singapore, was a reminder why the band are still considered one of the luminaries of thrash metal, more than three decades after they helped popularise the genre. While there
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      304 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK Nothing new to listen on radio? Better to stay tuned. Twenty years after Radiohead shook up the music world with its dystopian electronic album OK Computer, the band announced on Tuesday that an expanded edition with unreleased tracks will be
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      945 8  -  A Facebook post by a diner surprised by the small pieces of whitebait in his Fish Chips order at a restaurant has gone viral Eunice Quek Food Correspondent euniceq@sph.com.sg Fish and chips, the popular English dish of battered deep-fried fish with fries, has become the
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      553 8 WASHINGTON POST LOS ANGELES Maybe, just maybe, not all superheroes are treated equally. Indeed, there is a section of super-hero-loving social media that is convinced that Wonder Woman has been getting the short end of the Warner Bros stick when it comes
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      442 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES Choking back tears, star comedian Jimmy Kimmel has recounted his newborn son’s brush with death and waded into the raging debate on healthcare in America in an emotional speech that went viral on Tuesday. One of the
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      673 10 The media group’s service to track and share websites with negative content with advertisers is its latest step against Google BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Google’s pain may be Mr Rupert Murdoch’s gain. His News Corp is introducing a new service to ensure online
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      87 10 Star Trek continues to put its stamp on the philatelic world. Canada Post has just launched a collection of seven stamps, with five featuring the captains from each of the five Star Trek television series. They are shown with a key nemesis from the
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      530 10 NEW YORK Coach is now flying higher, no longer dependent on mostly “coach-class” consumers. And investors are hungry for a piece of the action. Shares in the American handbag and accessories maker jumped 12 per cent on Tuesday after it posted better-than-expected earnings. Still, its
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        291 12 LOS ANGELES The show reportedly has bagged advance ticket sales of more than US$40 million (S$55.8 million). And the star herself, Bette Midler, 71, has not performed on stage in a musical since 1969, the New York Post noted. But her critically raved performance in
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      2409 9 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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      238 9 D28 SELETAR HOUSES FOR SALE 410 Star Buy FH CORNER TERR@ Mimosa. 2300/ 2700 sf. 5+1 rm. Well kept Bright, quiet. $2.6xM Must sell! Anne *****345 ***TAMARIND RD OFF YCK 2½ -sty semi-d, 4486 sf, 3+1, FH Potential for rebuild, Auction 25/5. Colliers 9237 5332 SEMI-DETACHED 2-STY SEMI-D LOR Tanggam,
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      263 10 D05 PASIR PANJANG/ WEST COAST/ CLEMENTI TOWN PTE APTS FOR SALE 413 Good Investment SUPER CHEAP! 360 Deg Sea/ panoramic view. Near Jurong transformation, future MRT, HSR, 2nd CBD. Joy *****812 MONTEREY PK 3+1 Roof Gdn 2056sqft. Fantastic Facilities Superb view. Int’l schs. FH $1.95M. Sole Agt 9455 3343 D08
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      291 10 D09 ORCHARD/ CAIRNHILL PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 Keener Sense of Real Estate MUST SELL TATE RES Prestige location High flr. 3229 sqft 4 bdrms. Facing Thai Embassy. Vacant $7.xM! Delvin Lim 9022 9949 Reduced Price ***FIRE SALE! VERY Cheap! Orchard Apt. Near MRT, Shpg Good Schs, Amenities. Very Nice!
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      294 10 D10 BUKIT TIMAH/ HOLLAND RD/ TANGLIN PTE APTS FOR SALE 414 FH $25XXPSF DEFERRED 2 yrs plan. New Grange Rd condo 2/3/4-bdrms PH New Tower Launch. Tricia 9108-3165 Visit SRX.com.sg/code-9464 ANGELINE DING 8588 8333 GRAMERCY SOUTH TOWER Launching! VVIP preview by appt. Special Price. Ltd 2+S/ 3/4bdrm units avail. Call
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      259 14 D14 GEYLANG/EUNOS/ PAYA LEBAR PTE APTS FOR RENT 465 GEYLANG LOR 3 Walkup Apt. 1100 sf. 3 rms. Near Kallang MRT/ amenities. Max 8 pax. $2.8K immed. Ben *****672 D14 ATHENA VILLE, 1/ 2/ 3 bdrm apt. Partial furn, convenient. Rent call *****165 D15 KATONG/ JOO CHIAT/ EAST COAST PTE
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      258 16 532 FACTORY/INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR SALE HENDERSON IND PARK Blk 203. 1711 sqft. Asking $1.15m. Sale with tenancy 6/2018. Call *****579 owner 5-STY FTY Kaki Bukit Place 14,095/ 4975 sf. 60yrs lease. Beautiful. MRT. Park 10 cars. B2. $5.xM neg. Joe *****011 AUCTION 25 MAY 2017 BRAND new B2 ramp up.
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