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Title Section25 2013-04-30 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp TUESDAY, 30 APRIL 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp TUESDAY, 30 APRIL 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/201225 words
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Advertisement209 2013-04-30 2 IPad 2:38 PM 91 SSf daily focus china&india world hot news commentary voices MORE STORIES What makes a Singaporean core? wi i ■4 Several MPs give their take on the concept on the first day of debate in Parliament *****00 BYNEOCHAI CHINSINGAPORE A common responsibility felt for one another. Stakeholders209 words
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944 2013-04-30 1 TEO XUANWEI - Voting for opposition will result in divisive politics in both state and country, he warns MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTION TEO XUANWEI INJOHORBARU xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg JOHOR BA RU As hustings entered their final week in what is shaping up to be Malaysia’s closest electoral944 words
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Article, Illustration708 2013-04-30 1 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE —The Singapore Medical Association (SMA) has called for greater transparency, proper training and more resources to improve the standard of disciplinary proceedings against doctors. It wants the legal costs incurred by thePHOTO: REUTERS - 708 words
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58 2013-04-30 1 BREAKING A BARRIER Twelve-year NBA veteran Jason Collins yesterday announced with a frank personal statement that he was gay, becoming the first active athlete from any of the four major United States men’s professional sports leagues to come out publicly. ‘I’m a 34-year-old NBA centre,’ he wrote in Sports Illustrated.58 words
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Advertisement301 2013-04-30 1 WITH THE EXEC CONDO SCHEME LOSING RELEVANCE, IT MAY BE TIME TO SEND IT TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE: KU SWEE YONG COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 The all-new TODAY digital editions. Available on the Web, iPhone and iPad. Android version coming soon. Download the app at http://tdy.sg/todayapp HOT NEWS 8 MICHAEL JACKSON’S TOUR PROMOTERS301 words
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Article, Illustration599 2013-04-30 2 Strong domestic demand, capital inflows could boost growth but also create overheating risks ECONOMY AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Asia-Pacific economies will improve at a gradual pace this year as the global economic outlook has brightened, but the risk of financial imbalance is growing in some partsAGENCIES; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 599 words
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Article, Illustration1652 2013-04-30 4 TEO XUANWEI; AMIR HUSSAIN - With rumours, allegations and counter allegations coming thick and fast, voters in Malaysia are turning to sources of information they feel they can trust, never mind if the views are diverse and skewed. As undergraduateFauziMd, 21, from Johor Baru putPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,652 words
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170 2013-04-30 8 AGENCIES LON DON —British fashion retailer Primark is to pay compensation to victims of the clothing factory collapse who worked for its supplier. The illegally constructed, eightstorey Rana Plaza collapsed in a heap last Wednesday morning as thousands of people worked insideAGENCIES - 170 words
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Article, Illustration416 2013-04-30 8 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS LOS ANG ELES —Concert promoters AEG Live ignored red flags when it hired Dr Conrad Murray to care for Michael Jackson, and should have been aware that the singer had had addiction problems years before he agreed to perform aREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 416 words
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242 2013-04-30 10 SINGAPORE —The weekly number of dengue cases continued to climb, hitting a record 539 cases last week, up from 510 cases the week before, even though efforts to increase awareness about dengue are underway. This brings the total number of cases this242 words
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368 2013-04-30 10 SINGAPORE’S WORKFORCE SINGAPORE The Manpower Ministry and the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) yesterday called on employers to work with the unions in implementing a progressive wage system, which sets out career ladders and pay benchmarks for low-wage sectors like cleaning and hospitality.368 words
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Advertisement216 2013-04-30 4 FOLLOW TODAY’S COVERAGE OF THE MALAYSIAN ELECTIONS On May 5, Malaysians go to the polls in a crucial election. Keep abreast of all the key developments via TODAY’S correspondents on the ground Teo Xuanwei in Johor, Amir Hussain in Selangor, Philip Goh in Perak, and Dan Guen Chin in Sabah216 words
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comment &analysis
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Article, Illustration930 2013-04-30 12 KU SWEE YONG - EXECUTIVE CONDOMINIUMS KU SWEE YONG Ku Swee Yong is CEO of real estate agency International Property Advisor and the author of two bestsellers: Building Your Real Estate Riches and Real Estate Riches. Over the weekend, there was an unexpected burst of excitement among property agents,930 words
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181 2013-04-30 14 Amir Ahmad Nasr writes: “I was a fundamentalist once, influenced by a Salafi teacher during my childhood in my neighbourhood mosque in Qatar. I am familiar with the power of divisive religious dogmatism to steal one’s mind and plant hatred in one’s heart181 words
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Article, Illustration1203 2013-04-30 16 YURIKO KOIKE - CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA TENSIONS YURIKO KOIKE Yuriko Koike, Japan’s former Defence Minister and National Security Adviser, was Chairwoman of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and currently is a member of the National Diet. PROJECT SYNDICATE China’s refusal to attend this year’s summit with JapanPROJECT SYNDICATE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,203 words
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voices
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172 2013-04-30 18 STANLEY KONG - FROM STANLEY KONG It has been interesting to read the Voices letters recommending either heavy fines or mobilising the community to prevent dengue. I think that some groups also have a part to play. Managing agents of condominiums, for example, are responsible172 words
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221 2013-04-30 18 THOMAS LEE CHEE CHEE - FROM THOMAS LEE CHEE CHEE I disagree with Mr Desmond Loh’s points in “SingTel should explore options before crying foul” (April 26), about the Media Development Authority’s (MDA) instruction to SingTel to share the English Premier League with StarHub. Firstly, SingTel put in221 words
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Article, Illustration142 2013-04-30 18 NEIL WILKINSON - FROM NEIL WILKINSON The dengue problem is understandably a hot topic, and the main focus is on mosquito control. Education and prevention of mosquito breeding is vital, but another arm of the campaign seems to be missing. Preventing a person whoPHOTO: ALEX WESTCOTT - 142 words
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Article151 2013-04-30 20 TUNG YUI FAI; TAN KOK YAM - FROM TUNG YUI FAI BRIGADIER-GENERAL Chief of Staff, General Staff/Director (National Service Affairs), Singapore Armed Forces TAN KOK YAM Director (Manpower), Ministry of Defence The Ministry of Defence and the Singapore Armed Forces wish to express appreciation to Voices writers who recently provided views and suggestions151 words
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308 2013-04-30 20 CLARA NG - FROM CLARA NG The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has a scheme whereby pre-enlistees who attain silver or gold in the National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) test serve a shorter full-time National Service (NS), by two months. The objective, I believe, is to308 words
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182 2013-04-30 20 V NAVARATNAM - FROM V NAVARATNAM Last year, Great Eastern (GE) Holdings’ profit was a record S$1.19 billion. Even if its one-off gain of S$421.6 million from its sale of stakes in Fraser and Neave and Asia Pacific Breweries is excluded, its core income nearly182 words
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306 2013-04-30 22 KOK XING HUI - ASSISTING SMALL SHOPS KOK XING HUI S I N G A P O R E More neighbourhood shops are set to benefit from Housing and Development Board (HDB) funding under a scheme to enhance their business vibrancy and competitiveness. The HDB has set306 words
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259 2013-04-30 22 SINGAPORE —The Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) yesterday said it remains committed to serve the Malay/Muslim community here, despite “the undue media attention” that it has received in the past week over the resignation of former board member Nizam Ismail. “AMP259 words
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414 2013-04-30 23 LOUISA TANG - LOUISA TANG louisatangqr@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Lower to middle-income Singaporeans who are members of the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) now stand to enjoy discounts of up to 50 per cent for selected brandname medicine through a new programme launched yesterday. Called MSD414 words
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268 2013-04-30 23 WOO SIAN BOON - WOO SIAN BOON S I N G A P O R E —Commuters flagging down ComfortDelGro’s Mercedes limousine cabs and MaxiCabs will have to pay more in metered fares start- ing from May 13, the taxi operator announced in a notice printed in268 words
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614 2013-04-30 25 SECONDARY CURRICULUM THE GUARDIAN LONDON —English General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exams are to be made substantially tougher under controversial changes that will no longer test teenagers’ speaking and listening skills. The GCSEs are sat in England, Wales and NorthernTHE GUARDIAN - 614 words
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327 2013-04-30 28 But health experts say that there is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission H7N9 VIRUS AGENCIES BEIJING Chinese health officials said the four-year-old son of a man infected with a new strain of bird flu has also caught the virus. Shandong province’sAGENCIES - 327 words
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Article, Illustration257 2013-04-30 28 AGENCIES NEW DELHI Charges have been filed against a man who allowed his nine-year-old son to drive his Ferrari, police in the southern Indian state of Kerala said yesterday. Mohammed Nisham was charged with endangering the life of a child andAGENCIES - 257 words
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Article, Illustration571 2013-04-30 30 INDIA POLITICS REUTERS NEW DELHI The Indian Parliament deadlocked yet again over corruption scandals that threaten Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s ambitious reform agenda, dealing a harsh dose of political reality on the heels of his North American roadshow to sellREUTERS - 571 words
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Article, Illustration797 2013-04-30 32 AMIR HUSSAIN - MALAYSIAN GENERAL ELECTION AMIR HUSSAIN IN KUALA LUMPUR amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg PETALING JAYA —With the May 5 general election still seen as too close to call as campaigning enters its final stretch, leaders from Pakatan Rakyat (PR) yesterday sought to put up a797 words
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271 2013-04-30 33 REUTERS YANGON Myanmar must urgently address the plight of Muslims displaced by sectarian bloodshed in western Rakhine State and double the number of security forces to control the still-vol-atile region, a government-appointed commission said yesterday. Its report recommended a mixed bagREUTERS - 271 words
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Article, Illustration360 2013-04-30 33 AGENCIES MOSCOW —Mr Shinzo Abe made the first visit to Russia by a Japanese Prime Minister in a decade as he sought to shift an almost seven-dec-ade-long stalemate over disputed islands and win more access to energy resources. The leaders yesterday agreedAGENCIES - 360 words
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357 2013-04-30 34 TENSIONS IN THE PENINSULA AGENCIES paju North Korea yesterday approved the withdrawal of most of the remaining South Korean personnel at a jointly-run industrial park in the North, South Korean officials said, with a final seven set to stay behind toAGENCIES - 357 words
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Article74 2013-04-30 34 DOW JONES Five years and three months after being destroyed by fire, South Korea’s No 1 National Treasure a 600-year-old gate to the old walled capital of Seoul is ready to be officially opened again. On Saturday, a ceremony at Sungnyemun, the traditional gate also known asDOW JONES - 74 words
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638 2013-04-30 35 THE NEW YORK TIMES SAN MARINO (CALIFORNIA) Beneath the palm trees that line Huntington Drive, named for the railroad magnate who founded this Southern California city, hang signs to honour families who have helped sponsor the centennial celebration here this year. There are names likeTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 638 words
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363 2013-04-30 36 ONLINE PLAYGROUNDS THE GUARDIAN PALO ALTO (CALIFORNIA) Facebook has lost millions of users per month in its biggest markets, independent data suggest, as alternative social networks attract the attention of those looking for fresh online playgrounds. As Facebook prepares to updateTHE GUARDIAN - 363 words
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Article102 2013-04-30 40 BUY (S$3.75) OCBC keeps call and S$4.29 fair value estimate, saying CapitaLand’s earnings were within expectations. “We see Q1 results and sales updates pointing to firm operating trends across key drivers Singapore and Chinese residential sales and the retail mall business and believe the market would react positively to102 words
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Article99 2013-04-30 40 BUY (S$3.75) OCBC keeps call and S$4.29 fair value estimate, saying CapitaLand’s earnings were within expectations. “We see Q1 results and sales updates pointing to firm operating trends across key drivers Singapore and Chinese residential sales and the retail mall business and believe the market would react positively to99 words
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Article153 2013-04-30 40 CONRAD RAJ - LISTED COMPANIES CONRAD RAJ Editor-at-Large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT) expects a month-long strike by about 450 workers at its Hong Kong berths to end soon, with operations returning to normal within six to eight weeks, company officials said yesterday. At153 words
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174 2013-04-30 40 REUTERS NEW YORK The S&P 500 index rose 0.72 per cent to hit an all-time high of 1,593.61 yesterday as growth-oriented stocks, including energy and technology, led the way to the index’s sixth rise in the past seven sessions. WallREUTERS - 174 words
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212 2013-04-30 41 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS LONDON Apple took initial steps on Monday for what would be its first debt sale, as the United States computer giant lays the groundwork for what would be one of the most anticipated bond sales of the year. TheREUTERS - 212 words
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227 2013-04-30 41 REUTERS WASHINGTON United States consumer spending unexpectedly rose last month, boosted by demand for utilities due to colder weather, according to data yesterday that did little to alter a picture of a cooling in the economy. The Commerce Department said consumer spending advanced 0.2 perREUTERS - 227 words
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186 2013-04-30 41 OCBC income down 16% still better than forecast BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp’s profit fell less than analysts estimated last quarter as an increase in fees and commissions outweighed narrowing net interest margins at Southeast Asia’s second-largest lender. Net income declined 16 per cent from a year earlier to S$696BLOOMBERG - 186 words
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Article, Illustration422 2013-04-30 46 REUTERS MADRID Jose Mourinho knows fingers will be pointed at him if Real Madrid fail to pull off a near miraculous comeback against Borussia Dortmund to keep alive their hopes of a record-extending 10th European crown. Mourinho was hired fromREUTERS; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 422 words
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Article, Illustration121 2013-04-30 57 SINGAPORE —While our favourite celebs were flocking together at Marina Bay Sands for the annual Star Awards, two international stars were causing a commotion elsewhere. On Saturday evening, Korean star Hyun Bin, popped in at The Max Pavilion Singapore Expo, where he sang a few numbers121 words
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