Today, 28 July 2014

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  • hot news
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      Workers’ Party CEC election: Six members make way for new faces
      564 2  -  About 70people attended the meeting, which members describe as peaceful CHAIRMAN SYLVIA LIM, SECRETARY-GENERAL LOW THIA KHIANG RETAIN POSTS ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Workers’ Party (WP) yesterday elected a new central executive council (CEC) that could take the
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      Lock icon Hamas, N Korea said to be in secret arms deal
      693 4 Militants negotiating for missiles, communications equipment in deal worth hundreds of thousands of dollars DEAL IS BEING HANDLED BY LEBANON-BASED TRADING COMPANY, SAY WESTERN SECURITY SOURCES THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Hamas militants are attempting to negotiate a new arms deal
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      Lock icon Rebels to let international police secure MH17 site
      703 6 HEAVY FIGHTING FORCES SCRAPPING OF FLIGHT WITH OFFICERS AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia said yesterday it would send dozens of police to the crash site of Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine after pro-Russia separatists agreed to allow international police personnel to provide protection
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      Lock icon Malaysia Airlines likely to change name in radical overhaul
      635 6 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Malaysia Airlines is likely to change its name as part of a radical overhaul in the wake of the death of 298 passengers in what American military officials believe was a missile attack on a flight over
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      Lock icon PUTIN FACING MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR SUIT OVER MH17 CRASH
      116 6 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH British lawyers have flown to Ukraine to prepare a class action against the Russian President Vladimir Putin on behalf of bereaved families of MH17 victims. Mr Putin is facing a multi-million-dollar legal action for his alleged role in what is
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      Lock icon Emboldened Taliban making ground in Afghanistan
      779 7 THE NEW YORK TIMES MAHMUD R AQI (AFGHANISTAN) Taliban fighters are scoring early gains in several strategic areas near the capital this summer, inflicting heavy casualties and casting new doubt on the ability of Afghan forces to contain the insurgency as the United States
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon European lessons for S’pore’s apprenticeship system
      1089 8  -  WHERE SKILLS ARE VALUED MORE THAN PAPER QUALIFICATIONS NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg Ng Jing Yng is an education beat reporter at TODAY. “Practice, practice and more practice” this was how a museum guide described artist Vincent Van Gogh’s life during a recent visit to
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      Lock icon When democracies fail to deliver
      1060 9  -  AUTOCRATIC SYSTEMS MAY TAKE OVER JOERGEN OERSTROEM MOELLER Joergen Oerstroem Moeller is a visiting senior research fellow with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. He is also adjunct professor with the Singapore Management University and Copenhagen Business School. In his pathbreaking essay The End
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      Lock icon Aviation industry should formalise no-fly zones
      929 10  -  MALAYSIA AIRLINES CALLS FOR CHANGE TO FLIGHT PROCEDURES HUGH DUNLEAVY Hugh Dunleavy is commercial director of Malaysia Airlines. The forcing down of Flight MH17 by what is widely believed to have been a missile has had an unprecedented impact on the aviation industry. It
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      Lock icon Best thing for Malaysia Airlines may be to go bust
      771 10  -  MAIN OBSTACLE IS PRIDE WILLIAM PESEK William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist based in Tokyo who writes on economics, markets and politics throughout the Asia-Pacific region. BLOOMBERG What a difference four months can make. In March, Malaysian leader Najib
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      33 8 Bankruptcy would free Malaysia Airlines’ management to make the bold moves needed to turn things around: Scale back the airline’s global ambitions; scrap many routes... and perhaps rebrand the airline. WILLIAM PESEK 10
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      278 11 3) REVITALISE WITH KOREAN RED GINSENG For immunity. For efficiency. For metabolism. For circulation. For energy. For vitality. For health. For you. !5 KOREAN RED GINSENG EXTRACT I P CD O o CO Q_ X < Ft o x i O Whether you’re preparing for that regional meeting or studying
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  • voices
    • Article
      Singapore Pools also sponsors community events, charities
      166 12  -  FROM TIONG CHOON HIN I refer to Mr Tang Fook Meng’s letter calling for Singapore Pools to restrict the number of large jackpot draws (“Restrict the number of large jackpot draws”, July 25) so as to discourage problem gambling. Companies and organisations will
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      Lock icon Skill, knowledge, attitude are what make great soldiers
      458 12  -  FROM SREEDHARAN SURESH I refer to the letters expressing concern that the revised Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) may lower standards and that it will be too easy to pass (“Revised IPPT represents a lowering of standards”, July 26; “IPPT should be
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      Doing well in new IPPT still no easy task
      423 12  -  FROM GIDEON FU I read with interest the opinions over the revision of the current Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) format. Like many, I saw it as a lowering of standards. For example, I had not expected the pull-up and shuttle
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    • Article
      Canola oil mix may not be healthier than palm oil
      337 13  -  FROM MICHAEL LIM The Health Promotion Board (HPB) is planning to spend millions of public funds to subsidise the use of a so-called healthier mix of canola and palm oil at food outlets, and get them to move away from
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    • Article
      Slap tougher penalty on errant cyclists
      151 13  -  FROM PAK HOE PENG BRENNEN I often take the pedestrian pathway along Woodlands Avenue 5 opposite the Civic Centre to Woodlands Swimming Complex or Woodlands Polyclinic. In the five minutes of walking between the junction of Avenue 2 and Avenue 3, I have often
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    • Article
      Authorities should study dangers of glaring headlights
      118 13  -  FROM MAHINDER SINGH I have observed that there are cars on our roads installed with what look like halogen, light-emitting diode (LED) or Xenon headlights. These bright lights are very glaring for other road users, especially when viewed from rear or side mirrors.
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  • singapore
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      New websites seek to make property deals more transparent
      761 14  -  FindNest among recently launched platforms that aim to provide more data on prices offered by various parties VENTURES DRAWING MIX OF APPROVAL AND SCEPTICISM LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —It promises to bring greater
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      Lock icon Causeway traffic crawls to near standstill
      116 14 Traffic on the Causeway leading to Singapore came to a near standstill for hours yesterday afternoon, as the heavy traffic expected over the Hari Raya Puasa long weekend continued, clearing only in the evening. In a travel advisory issued last week, the Immigration and
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      Humans always at fault in conflicts with macaque population: ACRES
      519 15  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) has partnered researchers to conduct a study on Singapore’s macaque population which has long been in conflict with residents living near their habitats with the findings to be
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      Lock icon Tan Tock Seng’s descendants honour forebears in Tiong Bahru
      459 16  -  CLAN UNVEILS STORYBOARDS ON TAN KIM CHENG AND TAN CHAY YAN ASHLEY CHIA, CHITRA KUMAR SINGAPORE —What began as an effort to address the illegal parking situation in the Tiong Bahru estate has led to a further glimpse into the estate’s
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    • Article
      Queenstown heritage trail charts history of S’pore’s public housing
      325 16  -  VIMITA MOHANDAS SINGAPORE —The public can now learn more about the rich history of Singapore’s first satellite estate Queenstown through My Queenstown Heritage Trail. The trail also charts the evolution of public housing in Singapore through personal stories of older residents
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      Sheng Siong beefs up security at Woodlands branches
      186 16 SINGAPORE —If the security presence at Sheng Siong supermarkets in Woodlands appears a little heavier than usual lately, it is due to a new initiative by the supermarket chain and the Jurong Police Division to deter shop theft and guard against the
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Modi under fire for silence over religious incidents
      760 18 Premier’s failure to speak out risks upsetting communal relations, say commentators INDIA HAS DARK HISTORY OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN HINDU MAJORITY AND MUSLIMS REUTERS NEW DELHI —India’s new Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, is facing criticism for remaining silent about incidents
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      Lock icon New China drills in disputed waters set to rile tensions
      698 19 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China is holding military drills across the East and South China Seas that may further disrupt domestic air travel and add to tensions with neighbours over territorial disputes in the region. Beijing begins five days of drills in
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  • world
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      Lock icon Exempt Malaysians from vehicle entry fee, urge Johor lawmakers
      619 22 MOVE MAY BE SEEN AS ‘RETALIATION AGAINST S’PORE’ FOR RAISING ITS VEP FEES THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian lawmakers in Johor have urged the federal government to reconsider its proposal to introduce the vehicle entry permit (VEP) for foreign vehicles
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      Lock icon UN envoy for Myanmar expresses concerns over displaced Muslims
      655 23 More than 100,000 displaced minority face restrictions over access to land, food, water, educa tion and healthcare AGENCIES YANGON The new United Nations (UN) human rights envoy for Myanmar expressed serious concern about the conditions in camps for more than 100,000
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      Lock icon Remains of Air Algerie crash will be brought to France: Hollande
      662 23 AGENCIES PA R I S French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday he wants the remains of all passengers on the Air Algerie plane that fell from the sky and disintegrated to be brought to France while the site
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  • business
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      Lock icon HDB rental market still strong amid weakness in other segments
      674 24  -  DEMAND COMING FROM EXPATRIATES AND NEW PERMANENT RESIDENTS, SAY ANALYSTS LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE While the cooling measures and loan restrictions have dampened sentiment in various segments of Singapore’s property market, leasing demand for public housing has
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      Lock icon As Ukraine crisis bites Europe, investors look to US, China
      819 25 EU likely to finalise sanctions against Russia early this week which will compound economic problems throughout the region REUTERS WA SHINGTON With the prospect of stiffer sanctions against Russia rattling confidence in Europe, investors will be looking to the United
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      Lock icon Google’s diversification bid sees acquisition spending jump to S$5.2 billion
      393 25 BLOOMBERG SAN FR ANCISCO —Google more than tripled spending on acquisitions in the first half of the year to US$4.2 billion (S$5.2 billion), as the Internet company ramps up investments to expand its services. The world’s largest online advertiser spent
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      Lock icon For sporty shoppers
      171 26 Stadium and Kallang MRT stations. PROduced BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM Good news for sporting enthusiasts —Singapore’s first sports-themed hypermarket, a FairPrice Xtra outlet, is now open at Kallang Wave Mall at the Singapore Sports Hub. Promising extra savings, extra variety and extra fun, the outlet
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      164 26 Until Aug 31, spend a minimum of S$30 in a single receipt with participating brands and you could walk away with S$30,000 in the TODAY Shop to Win grand draw. That’s not all. Stand to win S$10,000 in the weekly draws when you shop at Shop to Win retail partners.
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  • technology
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      Lock icon LG’s Android smartwatch a first in Singapore
      455 28  -  With better voice recognition and a sleek buttonless screen the G Watch displays promise APPLE STILL KEEPING MUM OVER RUMOURED iWATCH ALVIN CHONG alvinchonggl@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Smartwatches have been touted as the next big thing after
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      Lock icon Sony offers a smarter way to track your activity
      315 28  -  ALVIN CHONG SINGAPORE —Fitness trackers usually help track the number of steps you take in a day and the quality of sleep you get but, with the Sony Smartband S WR10, you will be able to track quite a bit more.
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  • sports
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      SINGAPOREANS IN ACTION
      261 29 DAY 5 Swimming (heats unless stated): 3.21am, 100m butterfly (semi-final): Joseph Schooling, Quah Zhen Wen 3.59am: 50m back (final): Quah Zheng Wen 4.04am, 50m butterfly (final): Tao Li 5.33pm, 200m back: Quah Zheng Wen 5.50pm, 50m free: Clement Lim, Quah Zheng Wen 6.13pm, 50m back: Tao Li
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      COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDAL TALLY*
      74 29 Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. Australia 20 14 21 55 2. England 19 16 15 50 3. Scotland 11 6 8 25 4. Canada 7 3 6 16 5. India 5 8 6 19 6. South Africa 4 5 6 15 7. New Zealand 3
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      Lock icon PADDLERS SECURE EXPECTED GOLD
      525 29  -  Women’s team deliver first of targeted six in Glasgow TEAM LED BY ROCKSTEADY FENG LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Shooter Teo Shun Xie’s golden salvo for Team Singapore on Friday may have come as a surprise, but the Republic’s second gold medal of the
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    • Article
      SHUTTLERS MISS OUT ON MIXED TEAM SILVER
      249 29  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE They had a chance to equal the silver medal-winning effort of the 2002 Games in Manchester, but Singapore’s mixed badminton team let slip the opportunity yesterday at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. Their semi-final match against Causeway rivals Malaysia
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      Lock icon AMIRUDIN’S SEASON GOING NOWHERE
      576 30  -  100m SEA games bronze medallist cannot find a starting place even in 4x100m relay SPRINTER AWARE HIS PLACE IN RELAY SQUAD IS UNCERTAIN DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE Sprinter Muhammad Amirudin Jamal may be in Glasgow now, with the track and field programme
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    • COMMONWEALTH GAMES WATCH
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        Lock icon BRONZE BOOSTER
        111 30 AP Australian woman marathoner Jess Trenglove was running fifth when a spectator yelled out to her at Glasgow Green that her compatriot Michael Shelley had won the men’s marathon. “Someone yelled it out in the park and it really spurred me on,’’ Trengrove said, after finishing third for
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        Lock icon SILVER FOR WIFE, GOLD FOR HUSBAND
        193 30 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Judoka Gemma Gibbons’ disappointment after losing in the final of the -78kg event to Wales’ Natalie Powell did not last long. Just 20 minutes later, the English athlete was weeping with joy as her husband Euan Burton won gold for Scotland
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        Lock icon SHUTTING UP HER CRITICS
        213 30 AGENCIES As “Jerusalem” rang out to celebrate her victory on Saturday, English weightlifter Zoe Smith could not quite work out whether to smile or to cry. After all, the 20-year-old had successfully defended the 58kg weightlifting gold she’d surprisingly won as a 16-year-old at the last
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      Lock icon MARATHONER SHELLEY GOES ONE BETTER
      400 30 AP GL ASGOW —Michael Shelley did one better at these Commonwealth Games. The 30-year-old Australian, a silver medallist in New Delhi four years ago, ran a personal best of 2 hours, 11 minutes, 15 seconds through frequent rain showers to win the marathon yesterday, passing
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      Lock icon WAGES OR WINS
      716 31 This free-agency season, NBA stars are basing their choices of where to play on more nuanced factors MAKING THE MOST MONEY VS BEST CHANCE OF A TITLE THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —After weeks of excitement, rumour and surprise, the NBA free-agency frenzy has cooled. The
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      Lock icon RUSSIA SHOULD NOT STAGE 2018 WORLD CUP: BRITISH DPM
      483 31 REUTERS LONDON —Russia should forfeit the right to stage the 2018 World Cup finals following the destruction of the Malaysia Airlines jet in Ukraine, said British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The Liberal Democrat leader told the Sunday Times that Russia
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      Lock icon BIOLOGICAL PASSPORT KEY TO VICTORY: NIBALI
      475 32 REUTERS PERIGUEUX (FR ANCE) Six years ago, Vincenzo Nibali felt he might never achieve his goal of winning a grand tour title, as the spectre of doping still loomed over cycling, which had only just begun to clean up its act. He now sees
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      Lock icon RICCIARDO TOPS DRAMATIC HUNGARIAN GP
      718 32 Hamilton ignores team orders, cuts Rosberg’s lead after starting from pitlane AUSTRALIAN TAKES SECOND WIN OF SEASON AND CAREER REUTERS BUDAPEST Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix for Red Bull yesterday, while Lewis Hamilton roared from pitlane to podium in another
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
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  • T TODAY
    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon NO CREEPING AT A CON’
        732 34 WOMEN MAKE UP NEARLY HALF OF COMIC CON ATTENDEES AS EVENT CLAMPED DOWN ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Some of Comic Con’s attendees have such difficulty understanding the notion of consent that protest groups and would-be speakers have taken a stand against the convention’s
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        Lock icon A cinematic baby
        659 35  -  Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn on giant infants and saving summer cinema BLOCKBUSTER FLICK ALVIN CHONG alvinchonggl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn is a man on a mission: He’s out to save the summer blockbuster, which he says have become boring and
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        Lock icon From Avengers to Ant-Man
        426 35 REUTERS SAN DIEGO —In one of Comic Con’s most awaited presentations, Marvel superheroes of all kinds from Iron Man to Ant-Man took over the fan convention over the weekend, as leading actors revealed surprises to films that will showcase the characters. Avengers: Age Of Ultron, the
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