Today, 28 May 2013

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      113 2 Us Mov/es Vom Play when you’re indoors, work when you’re outdoors. The Samsung GALAXY Note 8.0 lets you multitask efficiently no matter where you are. SAMSUNG htto-.//vww.trave'.s9-Which beach suits you best? Choose jour location: Asia Europe North America South America Si inbox Qa U 23 A' 3 22 Mike Gardner
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  • hot news
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      S’poreans cheer Chen’s Cannes win
      590 2  -  MADE IN SINGAPORE GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg C A N N E S Director Anthony Chen struck gold yesterday when his debut feature film, Ilo Ilo, won the Camera d’Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival becoming the first Singaporean to win the award for best
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      Lock icon Another 3 PR members charged with violating law on rallies
      420 2 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Three members of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition have been charged with violating the conditions of the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012 the latest group of opposition figures to face court action in the wake of the
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      Lock icon Violence against women ‘tolerated’
      728 4  -  AWARE SURVEY KOK XING HUI kokxinghui@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) survey has turned up “alarming” findings about rape myths. The results also suggested that violence against women was tolerated and, especially among men aged between 18 and 29, there were
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      Lock icon TODD HINTED HIS LIFE WAS IN DANGER
      346 6  -  ASHLEY CHIA American researcher Shane Todd had told his mother, Mrs Mary Todd, that he had not been depressed but was merely “anxious” because of work, according to the Todd family’s conditioned statements which were read out yesterday at the coroner’s inquiry. Mrs
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      Lock icon UK officials knew suspect had ties to Al Qaeda
      635 8 WHY DIDN’T BRITISH GOVT ACT? AGENCIES LONDON —Britain’s security agencies appeared headed for a period of deeply uncomfortable scrutiny after the government said on Sunday that it had been aware for two years that one of the two men suspected of
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      57 2 VIDEO ILO ILO IS FIRST S’PORE FILM TO WIN AT CANNES Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/vidilo28may for the video. VIDEO M’SIA’S ELECTION COMMISSION COMES UNDER FIRE Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you
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      342 4 1,437 steps to the best lookout point and just one step to ensure a worry-free trip. v mmm m m 'WmWm *Va2B%*sais^ra ft raw 1 TravellerShield We are offering the comprehensive coverage you need On holiday, spend more time immersing yourself in the history and rich culture of new lands,
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      168 5 A FAIR AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE IS A CHOICE. T ripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices e u a ah?*; 9 r in9or9anisatio Mre you able to keep up? We are a fast-growing organisation. I m impressed by your excellent track record and results-driven mindset. KJ Don’t let your prejudice get
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      177 7 Enjoy bite-sized Income Tax payments with 0% interest Maybank Instalment Payment Plan For the first time in Singapore, you can pay your Income Tax at SingPost with Maybank 0% Instalment Payment Plan. Spread your Income Tax payments over 6 or 12 months, with no interest charges or processing fees. Best
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon Human rights matter more and more in business
      967 10  -  CORPORATE SOCIAL RE SPONSIBILTY THOMAS THOMAS Thomas Thomas is the Executive Director of Singapore Compact for CSR, which is holding a forum on Business and Human Rights: Understanding and Implementing the UN Guiding Principles in ASEAN, today at the NTUC Centre. It
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      Lock icon Sexism stands in way of saving Japan
      982 12  -  ABENOMICS AND WOMEN WILLIAM PESEK Tokyo-based William Pesek won the 2010 Society of American Business Editors and Writers prize for commentary. I had this conversation in Tokyo 12 years ago with Ms Sheryl Sandberg, long before she joined Facebook Inc and wrote her
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      32 10 Japan’s government is considering circulating ‘Women’s Notebooks’ to warn of the evils of postponing marriage and motherhood... (It) should begin by actually enforcing the 1986 Equal Employment Opportunity Law. WILLIAM PESEK 12
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      179 15 ntuc income FESTIVAL SINGAPORE PRESENTED BY act3 June to September FREE EVENT Big and Wondrous Kites Sat Sun, June 1 2 4pm to 7pm Tampines Industrial Ave 3 Featuring a dazzling display of some of the biggest and most wondrous kites sourced from around the world with several outstanding stunt
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  • voices
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      Residents should resolve matters on their own first
      358 16  -  FROM CHARLENE CHANG Director, Community Relations Engagement Division, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, ELSIE TJOENG General Manager, Community Mediation Unit, Ministry of Law We thank Ms Maureen Foo for her views on the effectiveness of mandatory mediation for community disputes (“Mandatory
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      Outdoor areas of HDB coffee shops required to cease operations by 11pm
      235 16  -  FROM LIM HUAT ENG Director (Commercial Properties Management), Housing and Development Board We refer to the letter by Ms Rowena Tan, “Consult HDB residents on 24-hour coffee shops” (May 21). We share Ms Tan’s view that noise from
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      Lock icon Most houses along Halifax Rd will not be affected: URA
      276 17  -  FROM ZULKIFLEE BIN MOHD ZAKI Director (Physical Planning, Central East), Urban Redevelopment Authority Madam Sandra Jayandran expressed her concern about several colonial houses located at Halifax Road, some of which will have to make way for the new North-South Expressway
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      Are plastic containers used for takeaways safe for extremely hot food?
      129 17  -  FROM TEO KOK SEAH I concur with the views of the writer in the letter “Are wooden disposable chopsticks potentially hazardous?” (May 23). Apart from wooden chopsticks, plastic receptacles used for storing takeaway food can be dangerous as well.
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      22 17 LETTER WHY DOES IRAS MAKE ‘PROVISIONAL’ TAX DEDUCTIONS? Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ ltriras28may for the letter from Huang Wenshan.
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  • singapore
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      Changi Airport warns of volatility in passenger numbers
      432 18 AVIATION INDUSTRY SINGAPORE —Changi Airport may see volatility in passenger movement numbers as external factors, including weak global economic prospects, take their toll on the aviation business. The warning came as the airport said it handled 4.24 million passenger movements last month,
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      New parenting toolkit: Children enjoy it, parents have bonding time with them
      351 18  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Apart from stressing the need to strive for good grades in school and getting a well-paid job, parents and families should also set aside time to instil the right values in their
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      Lock icon More marine species discovered in second phase of expedition
      535 19  -  WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A dozen species that could be new to science have been discovered in the second phase of a marine biodiversity expedition to take stock of the reef habitats and seabeds of the Singapore Strait and the
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      Lock icon Lower ERP rates during school holidays
      161 20 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates will be cut by S$1 or 50 cents during certain hours of the day at 12 gantries for next month’s school holidays, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced yesterday. The revised rates will apply between June
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      Students to learn about the game of life during PE classes
      255 20  -  EUGENE NEUBRONNER SINGAPORE —More schools will offer physical education (PE) classes with a difference over the next two years, focusing more on the learning of values and character development. Following a successful pilot earlier this year, some 120 primary
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  • education
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      Lock icon Cyber wellness lessons for students, by students
      489 21  -  A DIFFERENT APPROACH ALFRED CHUA alfredchuamf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The issue of cyber wellness may be on the radar of most educators, but one secondary school has embarked on a different approach in getting across the message of good online behaviour. The Anglo-Chinese School (Barker
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      309 21 I focus on accumulating a wealth of ideas. It’s my choice. r U 111 In today's world, it takes a different perspective to make a difference. At Kapian, through our collaborations with acclaimed international universities, we create an environment where students thrive and build their own distinctive identity. Choose from
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Li’s comments on disputed islands ‘ignore history’
      541 22 Japan refutes Chinese PM’s claims that Senkaku/Diaoyu should be returned to China based on 1945declara tion EAST CHINA SEA SPAT RAGES ON AGENCIES POTSDAM (GERMANY) —A top Japanese official said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang “ignored history” by interpreting a 1945 allied agreement to
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      Lock icon 32,000 troops in hunt for Maoist rebels
      563 23 AGENCIES NEW DELHI —Troops fanned out across central India yesterday in a massive manhunt days after communist insurgents attacked a convoy of ruling party members and leaders, killing 28 people in an area considered the rebels’ stronghold, police said. Mr Ram Niwas, a
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      361 22 NGEE ANN-ADELAIDE EDUCATION CENTRE GROUP OF EIGHT MEMBER k The Ngee Ann Kongsi THE UNIVERSITY 37 '/ADELAIDE A PARTNERSHIP SINCE 1998 DUATES from Ngee Ann-Adelaide Education Centre Cl THE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS OFFERED IN SINGAPORE NAA "/ADELAIDE ARE EQUIVALENT TO DEGREES OFFERED IN ADELAIDE The University of Adelaide has consistently been
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  • world
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      Lock icon Communist rebels ambush Philippine police, killing 7
      282 24 AP MANILA —Communist guerrillas set off a roadside bomb and opened fire on a truck carrying police in the northern Philippines yesterday, killing seven officers and wounding seven others. The members of the elite police Special Action Force were en route to a
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      Lock icon Shops destroyed, 7 injured in Bangkok blast
      405 24 Explosion could be related to disputes between vendors rather than work of southern insurgen ts: Thai police BOMB HIDDEN IN TRASH AGENCIES BANGKOK —A bomb in a plastic bag hidden among a pile of rubbish bags exploded at a street market in Thailand’s
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      Lock icon Two freed Malaysian terror suspects rearrested
      509 25 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —Two men who were last week released by a Malaysian court after being charged with inciting terrorist acts in Syria have been rearrested and charged with involvement in terrorist activities, their lawyer said yesterday. Former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee
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      Lock icon Najib had no courage to sign pre-polls peace deal: Anwar
      285 25 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PETA LING JAYA —Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim revealed yesterday that Prime Minister Najib Razak never signed the peace deal brokered by former Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla before the May 5 general election, and only offered a
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      Lock icon Brothel remark misunderstood: Osaka Mayor
      603 26 COMFORT WOMEN CONTROVERSY AGENCIES TO K YO Outspoken Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, seeking to quell an international furore, denied yesterday that he had ever meant to excuse Japan’s wartime military brothels and said the country should apologise to the Asian and other women forced to
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      Lock icon Fun after the run
      264 27 Be part of the post-run festivities as the Carnival@ JLR2013gets bigger and better What’s a run without a carnival to celebrate your success with fellow runners, family and friends after you’ve crossed the finish line? As part of its annual tradition, Jurong Lake Run 2013 (JLR
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      769 24 Advertisement r Fast-growing of Plant-based Calcium and Glucosamine Market Mdm Teo, 55 years old, after menopause, starts to experience backaches, cramps and weakness in her limbs. Her knees feel uncomfortable and weak when she moves up and down the stairs or when she squats. She realized that her condition is
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      25 25 RF A PART OF SINOAPORF’S MOST HFATFn FIFRATF Will it be the McSpicy™or the Red Peri Scorcher? Vote for Singapore’s favourite spicy burger at spicyfaceoff.com!
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      45 27 RUN DETAILS Sign up for Jurong Lake Run 2013 and do good for the community at the same time. Date: July 7, Sunday Time: 7am (first flag-off) Venue: Jurong Lake Park, Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden Visit www.juronglakerun.com to sign up and get more information.
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      20 27 BE A VOLUNTEER! Join us and make a difference. Find out more and register at www.juronglakerun.com/getinvolved/volunteer/registration or email volunteer@ juronglakerun.com.
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  • business
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      Lock icon UEM taps S’porean buyers for projects
      364 28 Republic is largest foreign investor in Johor’s Iskandar, which was set up in 2006 FOREIGN INVESTMENTS BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR UEM Land Holdings, Malaysia’s largest developer by market value, will start selling RM4 billion (S$1.66 billion) of new residential and commercial projects this year, targeting
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      Lock icon SPH to list two malls in REIT IPO
      200 28 DOW JONES SING A PORE Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) said yesterday it has received approval from the Singapore stock exchange to list two of its shopping malls through a real-estate investment trust (REIT), in a deal that could raise about S$1 billion.
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    • Article
      HSBC sells first yuan bonds in Singapore
      456 30  -  A ‘MILESTONE FOR THE REPUBLIC’ WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic’s position as a global financial centre has been further strengthened after HSBC sold the first yuan-denominated bonds here, with Standard Chartered following close behind with its own offering. HSBC priced 500
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      154 28 OS A A GLOBAL EDUCATION Quality Education Eifetime Opportunities The Education Arm of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore r i n K Preparatory Course for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Examination PLATINUM TUITION PROVIDER STUDY NOW, PAY LATER. Interest-free credit card Installment plans available with major banks. Ask
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      143 31 tel xinmsn.com/suria MediaCorpSuria GRAND FINALS 4 JUNE 2013 ‘LIVE’ 8.30PM VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE PERSONALITIES FOR THE FINALS! Determine the 3 personalities from each team who will battle it out in the finals Voting period: 28 Mag, 8.30pm 30 Mag, 11.39pm @MediaCorp_Suria #TeRaSeH #TV50 juhel Suria t IE MASTURA AHMAD
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  • impact
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      Lock icon The lure of content
      687 32 Content marketing on the rise as advertisers move away from traditional product pitching ADVERTISING THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The expression, “people vote with their feet”, was not coined on or about Madison Avenue. Still, in the advertising business, the jobs that top executives change
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  • technology
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      Lock icon A new breed of laptops
      466 33  -  The latest notebooks powered by Google’s Chrome OS are a cheaper, more productive alternative to a tablet PERSONAL COMPUTING HIRANAND SUNNY hiranandsn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When Google decided to create its own computer operating system (OS), it chose a strategy that left some people scratching their heads.
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      Lock icon The Surface Pro rises
      348 33  -  ALVIN CHONG SINGAPORE —The Microsoft Surface Pro will be launched here next Monday. While it looks like the Surface RT, it is actually thicker (by 4mm) and heavier (by 200g), but this is negligible given the added power. The device runs Windows 8 Pro on an
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  • sports
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      Lock icon LIONS CALl-UP FOR ADAM
      660 34  -  FC Metz academy trainee ‘shocked’ after new S’pore coach Stange names him in squad FOOTBALL TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Growing up, Adam Swandi never dreamt of how many goals he would score, or games he
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      Lock icon LIONSXII EDGE CLOSER TO TITLE
      437 34  -  DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE —The LionsXII took another step forward in their quest to win their first Malaysian Super League (MSL) crown when they cruised to a comfortable 3-1 win over PKNS in front of a 6,000-strong Jalan Besar Stadium crowd last night. The result
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      Lock icon KOH OUT TO SHARE STORY FOR CHARITY
      343 35  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE –Former amateur triathlete Kirsten Koh, who was in a coma for 10 days and left bedridden for three months after being hit by a lorry in May 2011, will be sharing her inspirational comeback story at an event today
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