Today, 21 June 2014

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1 14 Today

  • hot news
    • 949 2  -  SUPPORT AND HELP MUST BE GIVEN, SAYS ISLAMIC AUTHORITY LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic’s highest Islamic authority has called on mosques “not to adopt a confrontational approach or vilify those who are involved in LGBT lifestyles or in
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    • 764 4  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Asia’s growth and the rising affluence of its expanding middle class present immense business opportunities and Singapore has to position itself where it can add the most value and evolve with changing circumstances, said Deputy
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    • 569 5  -  MAYORS ‘PLAY KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES’ NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The mission of Community Development Councils (CDCs) to help the needy and promote social bonding remains relevant, but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged Mayors of the five districts here
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    • 954 6  -  ONE IN 10 VOTERS UNDECIDED, SAY CANDIDATES’ POLICY PROPOSALS ARE TOO SIMILAR AMIR HUSSAIN, HERA DIANI IN JAKARTA amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg JAKARTA The increasingly tight battle for votes in the Indonesian presidential race could be decided by well-edu-cated and middle-class Indonesians, who
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    • 379 6 SINGAPORE The Republic still falls short of the minimum international standards for the elimination of human trafficking, although it has made significant efforts in this area, said the latest Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report released yesterday by the United States
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    • 477 7  -  Patchy image quality, inability to watch the games after signing up among issues ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It has been a week since the World Cup kicked off in Brazil, but football fans are continuing to sign up with SingTel to view the
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  • voices
    • 427 10  -  FROM PERRY TAN CHIK CHOONG The laudable aspiration of “every school a good school” is being thwarted by realities on the ground and the existing Primary One registration framework (“Primary One registration to start on July 3”; June 20). The
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    • 408 10  -  FROM ZHENG HUIFEN, TAN TATT SI Executive Committee, Humanist Society (Singapore) The Institute of Policy Studies’ (IPS) recent survey findings on religious harmony are a goldmine of information. The Humanist Society (Singapore) (HSS) welcomes the opportunity to discuss attitudes regarding beliefs and
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    • 344 10  -  FROM FRANCIS CHENG I applaud SAFRA for recognising national servicemen’s sacrifices and contributions by having a mix of clubhouses and building new ones, too (“New Punggol SAFRA clubhouse to cater to young families”; June 19). But as an older NSman, I
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    • 301 11  -  FROM DARIUS LEE It is disappointing that, in its letter, the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) not only failed to engage with the evidence presented by Focus on the Family in “Fathers deserve more recognition” (June 14), it even
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    • 244 11  -  FROM BERNARD LIM HUP SENG Head, Financial Counselling, Aid and Resilience Education (FinCare) We are heartened by the authorities’ effort to stem abuse in moneylending activities. (“Committee to review moneylending regulations formed”; June 19) As financial practitioners and counsellors, we have come across
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  • singapore
    • 731 12  -  Participants in third Housing Conversations session say living with married children would be too close for comfort GOVT CONSIDERS EXTENDING HOUSING GRANTS TO ELDERLY PARENTS JORDAN SKADIANG jordans@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —While they expressed a desire to live near their children and grandchildren, residing
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    • 209 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin has lauded Google’s move to take down a blog hosting hate-filled content, saying such “vile and vicious blogs do not reflect who we are as a people”. In a Facebook post yesterday, Mr
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    • 341 12  -  PAUL LIM paulimbl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —For the first time, this year’s Hari Raya celebration at Geylang Serai will not only be a dazzling display of lights and decorations, but also a month-long series of cultural events, performances, exhibitions and games. These include screenings
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    • 223 14  -  NEXT COURT HEARING ON JULY 11 AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The two male Pakistani suspects involved in the recent highprofile legless body case have been remanded for psychiatric observation. Rasheed Muhammad, 43, and Ramzan Rizwan, 25, were last week charged in
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    • 220 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has arrested two men and seized 1.8kg of heroin with an estimated street value of more than S$194,000 a quantity that can sustain about 883 abusers for a week, the bureau said yesterday. The CNB
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  • world
    • 605 16 COMMITTEE FINDS STUDY THAT FORMS BASIS OF LANDMARK STATEMENT VALID AGENCIES TOKYO The study that led Japan to apologise in 1993 for forcing Asian women into wartime prostitution was confirmed as valid by a Parlia-ment-appointed panel yesterday, after South Korea and China slammed
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    • 575 16 AGENCIES HONG KONG More than 200,000 people voted for full democracy in Hong Kong within the first few hours of an unofficial online referendum yesterday in a civil campaign that has triggered warnings from China’s Communist Party. Tensions have steadily
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    • 64 16 Relations are already strained in the region and, adding to the ire, the South Korean navy yesterday conducted live-fire exercises in seas near islands that are claimed by both Seoul and Tokyo. Top Japanese officials protested against the drills, but South Korean officials
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    • 553 17 AGENCIES YANGON The Chief Minister of Myanmar’s Rakhine state, which has been embroiled in sectarian violence, has retired and the country’s Religious Affairs Minister has been fired. An announcement signed by President Thein Sein gave no explanation for Mr Hla Maung Tin’s retirement
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  • business
    • 326 18 Fourfirms raise S$361m; most of the unsuccessful bids to be returned to investors on Monday MARKET LIKELY TO SEE HUGE INFLOW OF MONEY NEXT WEEK REUTERS SHANGHAI —Four mainland Chinese IPOs drew huge demand after a fourmonth hiatus in offerings, with
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    • 308 18 REUTERS SINGAPORE —Shares in Halcyon Agri plunged as much as 10.8 per cent yesterday before clawing back some ground, after the company assured investors it would use internal resources to fund a proposed S$450 million acquisition that would help it become Indonesia’s second-largest
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    • 227 18 REUTERS TOK YO —More than half of Japanese companies would consider investing the windfall from a promised corporate tax cut on operations at home, a Reuters poll showed, underscoring an increasingly bullish outlook for the economy. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
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    • 279 18 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Imaging and sensor firm Heptagon, which is based in Singapore, is said to be among a list of suppliers for Apple’s much-rumoured first smartwatch, which is expected to begin production next month ahead of a launch in October. Apple has
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  • sports
    • BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP
      • 805 20  -  FORWARD A DANGER EVEN WHEN HE’S UNFIT COMMENTARY BY JASON BURT IN SAO PAULO Jason Burt is Senior Football Writer at The Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH When the team sheets were delivered, England will have scanned it for the inevitable confirmation: Of
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      • 713 21  -  THREE LIONS FAILED TO STEP UP IN THE MOMENTS THAT MATTERED COMMENTARY BY CHRIS MATYSZCZYK Chris Matyszczyk, a British-born American of Polish parentage, was based in Singapore from 1992 to 1994 as creative director at Batey Ads. Now based in San Francisco, he was
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      • 464 21  -  The sight of Luis Suarez, sitting in a wheelchair just weeks ago, wheeling away in celebration has all but sent Roy Hodgson’s England side out of the competition. TODAY’s football columnist Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com.sg) looks at how England’s prospects unravelled so quickly. Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com.sg)
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      • 752 22  -  MATCH OF THE DAY: GERMANY v GHANA COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Adrian Clarke is a former Arsenal midfielder who has played at every level of English football. Now an experienced sports journalist, he writes for many publications around the world. Follow
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      • 539 23 Against Iran, Sabella set to use more aggressive approach favoured by Messi and Co REUTERS BELO HORIZONTE Having already bettered his last World Cup with a nerve-easing first goal in Argentina’s opener, Lionel Messi should lead his countrymen to an easy win against unheralded Iran
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      • 421 23 REUTERS CUIABA —For Bosnia-Herzegovina, a victory at the World Cup finals would be another first, with African champions Nigeria in their sights at the Pantanal arena in Group F today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). One of the many splinter nations of the former Yugoslavia, they
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      • 575 24 Group A P W D L F A Pts Brazil~ 2~ 1~ 1~ 0~ 3~ 1~ 4 Mexico~ 2~ 1~ 1~ 0~ 1~ 0~ 4 Croatia~ 2~ 1~ 0~ 1~ 5~ 3~ 3 Cameroon~ 2~ 0~ 0~ 2~ 0~ 5~ 0 Results so far: Brazil~ 3~ Croatia~ 1;~
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      • 664 24 FANS CONTINUE TO SING EVEN AFTER MUSIC STOPS AP TERESOPOLIS —FIFA’s policy of allocating only 90 seconds for national anthems to be played at the World Cup in Brazil has unintentionally created some of the most emotional and patriotic moments of the tournament. The
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      • 181 24 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SAO PAULO —A group of supporters who appeared to jump out of their wheelchairs at the World Cup are being investigated for ticket fraud. Police are investigating pictures from CCTV and social media that show supposedly wheelchair-bound
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      • 608 25 FIFPro calls for investigation after Pereira was allowed to play on after head blow UNION SUGGESTS ALLOWING TEMPORARY SUBSTITUTIONS AP RIO DE JANEIRO —The world players’ union FIFPro on Friday accused football’s world governing body FIFA of failing to protect Uruguay midfielder Alvaro Pereira
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      • WORLD CUP WATCH
        • 197 25 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Colombia claimed the spoils in Brasilia but this Group C match will be remembered for the image of Ivory Coast midfielder Serey Die (picture, left) who collapsed in floods of tears during the national anthem. The 29-year-old Basle player, who was sporting
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        • 128 25 AP England now need Italy’s help to keep alive their slim chances of advancing at the World Cup. Presumably Queen Elizabeth II would be pleased if England move on, so Italy star Mario Balotelli is already contemplating what would happen should his team provide an assist. He tweeted
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        • 88 25 AGENCIES Despite being in a wheelchair only weeks ago following an operation to fix a knee problem, a clearly unfit Luis Suarez still managed to conjure up two goals to help Uruguay beat England 2-1 in Sao Paulo on Thursday.The result kept alive his country’s hopes of reaching
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        • 131 25 AP Japan and Greece were set to play a critical Group C match on Thursday night, but the Greeks got a bellyful of Japanese before they even came to Brazil. Greece coach Fernando Santos took his team to lunch at a Japanese restaurant in Athens, where they
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    • 715 26  -  World Club 10s rugby meet to be shown in many parts of the globe SKY NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA’S FOX SPORTS TO BROADCAST MATCHES DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The eyes of the world will be on the new Sports Hub’s National Stadium this weekend
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    • 448 26 AP SPIELBERG (AUSTRIA) —Red Bull doubt coming home will be an advantage, as Formula 1 returns to Austria this week for the first time in 11 years. Team drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel finally ended Mercedes’ six-race winning streak by finishing 1-3 in
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    • 537 28 THE NEW YORK TIMES PINEHURST Lucy Li’s historic US Women’s Open debut was marred by two double bogeys and a triple bogey, which she handled with equanimity. The most disappointment Li showed all day was after her round of 8-over-par 78, when
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    • 636 28 Last year’s win has taken the heat off the Scot 27-YEAR-OLD SEEKING TO BE FIRST TO REPEAT AS CHAMPION SINCE FEDERER BLOOMBERG LONDON —Andy Murray’s ninth Wimbledon might be his easiest. He ended Britain’s 77-year wait for a men’s Wimbledon champion by defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia
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    • 52 29 SATURDAY, 21 JUNE 2014 NEW FACES FROM SEARING PORTRAITS TO WANDERING ARTISTS, THE OPEN ARTS EVENT IS A BUFFET OF FRESH EXPERIENCES 30 32 33 NEW PERSPECTIVE TWO SOLO SHOWS RE-EXAMINE SINGAPORE’S PAST AND PRESENT NEW WINS MEDIACORP PUBLISHING BAGS FIVE APEX AWARDS FROM ZANELE MUHOLI’S EXHIBITION FACES PHASES. PHOTO:
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    • arts
      • 1364 30  -  HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS’ PRE-FEST BUFFET SPREAD MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg The Singapore International Festival Of Arts (SIFA) isn’t until August but its organisers are offering us a head start 17 days’ worth, to be precise, courtesy of the pre-SIFA event
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      • 196 31 If you want an OPEN experience after office hours With most events happening on weekends, you might overlook the ones on weeknights. But there are screenings and performances taking place, too. Here are three more in case the weekends aren’t enough for you. 1. A MOMENT OF INNOCENCE
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    • culture&lifestyle
      • 598 32  -  Singapore’s past and present examined in two solo shows ART REVIEW: SING CITY AND DUSK TO DAWN BRUCE QUEK features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There’s a story told about Singapore, one repeated often and loudly enough to become ingrained into collective consciousness. It goes something like this: It was awful, then
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      • 62 32  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE —Singapore’s art history gets a celebrity boost in Rui En, who is set to play iconic artist Georgette Chen in a docudrama by Channel NewsAsia commissioned by the National Gallery Singapore. Meanwhile, the triennial regional art contest APB Foundation Signature Art Prize has
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      • Article, Illustration
        499 33 Performances and exhibitions to check out this week TODAY’S PICK (ARTS) THE OPEN This series of exhibitions, performances and talks is the public engagement initiative of the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA). Expect exhibitions from international artists, dance performances, film screenings and talks. From June 26 to
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      • 126 33 SINGAPORE MediaCorp won big at the recent 26th Annual Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) Competition. Held last week, it bagged five awards in the annual competition for publishers, editors, writers and designers who create print, web and electronic media. It picked up the Grand
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    • family
      • 614 34 KIDS 12 AND BELOW MASAK MASAK: MY CHILDHOOD You might have seen an inflatable playground in the form of the classic dragon design outside the National Museum. It is part of the Masak Masak: My Childhood exhibition, which aims to introduce today’s kids to the larger-than-life games of
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    • television
      • 241 35 REUTERS LOS A NG ELES —It may not be a true death for HBO’s True Blood when it wraps up with the seventh and final season. Apparently, the network is in very early talks for a musical inspired by the show. True Blood composer Nathan Barr
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      • 210 35 REUTERS NEW YORK Live from Vermont, it’s Saturday Night! Ben and Jerry’s celebrated the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live (SNL) on Thursday by unveiling two new SNL-themed ice-cream flavours: Lazy Sunday and Gilly’s Catastrophic Crunch. Lazy Sunday, named after the
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