Today, 1 May 2015

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    18 1 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp FRI DAY, 1 MAY 2015 MCI (P) 046/06/2014
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    Lock icon Seoul, Beijing slam Abe for not issuing new apology
    669 1 About Asians killed in WWII, Japan PM spoke of ‘remorse’, a much lighter word: CCTV POSITIVE REACTION IN U.S. TO SPEECH AGENCIES WASHINGTON Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe drew stern rebuke from China and South Korea yesterday, after failing to issue
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    Lock icon Assault on Amos Yee draws sharp criticism
    764 1  -  YVONNE LIM yvonnelimsy@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After breaching the conditions of his bail by blogging, and being slapped in the face by a stranger while on his way to a court hearing, Amos Yee found himself back in jail yesterday, after his bailor decided to
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      103 1 CHINA FACES BIG CHALLENGE OF KEEPING UP GOOD GOVERNANCE AND BECOMING MORE ACCOUNTABLE COMMENT&ANALYSIS 11 entrdl Give Your Child The UnFaiR Advant Is your child on the right path to success? For students from Nursery 1 to Primary 6 www.LCentral.net HOT NEWS 2 Overt religious persecutionin 8 of 10 ASEAN
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      Lock icon Overt religious persecution in 8 of 10 ASEAN states: Study
      645 2  -  GROWING INTOLERANCE OF MINORITIES ‘A WORRYING TREND’ KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Blurring lines between religion and nationalism, weak rule of law and the politicisation of religion are primary factors fuelling religious persecution in member states of the Association of Southeast
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      S’poreans ‘risk taking religious, racial harmony for granted’
      522 2  -  KELLY NG Singapore— The state of religious and racial harmony in the Republic may result in Singaporeans “sleepwalking to complacency”, with many taking for granted their right to profess and propagate diverse beliefs. Such a risk was raised by Singapore Management University
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      Lock icon Religious confict and persecution in ASEAN
      421 3 States with religious persecution and confict States showing decline in religious persecution and confict States with religious confict but general absence of violent persecution States with few incidents of religious persecution and confict Vietnam Notable improvements in the Vietnam government’s treatment of religious groups
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      Lock icon Growth strategy reaching its limit — new way needed: PM
      575 4 Growth strategy reaching its limit new way needed: PM Employers have to support workers’ training, and employees must take charge of their development and careers WAGES ‘WILL STAGNATE IF PRODUCTIVITY DOES NOT INCREASE IN THE YEARS AHEAD’ SINGAPORE —Reiterating that a productive and innovative workforce is the only sustainable way
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      M Ravi to face disciplinary tribunal for purported acts of misconduct
      716 4  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Despite having been suspended from practising because of a psychiatric condition that has worsened, lawyer M Ravi will have to appear before a disciplinary tribunal for purported acts of misconduct before his suspension kicked in.
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      Lock icon All parties should unite to save Malaysia: PAS
      854 5  -  Political uncertainties not caused by Najib but by weakness of UMNO: Hadi PAS’ DISPUTE WITH ALLY DAP ‘ONLY SHORT TERM’ JASON TAN Associate Editor jasontancc@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With both the ruling and opposition coalitions in disarray and Malaysian politics in a state of
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      Lock icon Mahathir seeks to explain attacks on Najib to UMNO grassroots
      538 5 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUAL A LUMPUR —Not letting up in his diatribe against his successor, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said he wants to meet grassroots from the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to explain his criticisms
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      Lock icon Survivors hit out at Nepal govt for slow aid distribution
      735 6 Sporadic rain hampers efforts to deliver food, relief supplies to those in worst-hit areas HOSPITALS OVERFLOWING WITH INJURED AGENCIES KATHMANDU In the wake of the deadly earthquake in Nepal, anger over the pace of the rescue has flared up in
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      Lock icon RSAF, S’pore Red Cross step up aid relief in Nepal
      629 7  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE All 220 Singaporeans in quake-stricken Nepal who had registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) are accounted for and safe, the ministry said yesterday. Before Monday’s earthquake, only 58 Singaporeans in Nepal had registered with
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      Lock icon Rescuers pull teenager from quake rubble after five days
      391 7 AP KATHMANDU Cheers rang out in Nepal’s capital yesterday as rescuers pulled a teenager alive from the earthquake rubble he had been trapped in for five days. The 15-year-old, identified by police as Pemba Tamang, was pulled out of the wreckage,
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      Lock icon Japan keen to tap US technology for growth
      545 8 ABE TO MEET ZUCKERBERG, VISIT TESLA MOTORS AGENCIES WASHINGTON Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in the West Coast of the United States yesterday, where he is expected to spend a few days in Silicon Valley speaking to Stanford University experts about
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      Lock icon Australian mum faces death in Malaysia for drug trafficking
      584 10 CHEMIST REPORT CONFIRMS SHE WAS CARRYING 1.1KG OF CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR An Australian grandmother faces a possible death sentence in Malaysia for drug trafficking, after a chemist’s report confirmed that a substance found in her bag last December was
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      Lock icon Spotlight turns to directive given to Aussie police on death penalty
      617 10 AGENCIES CANBERRA Emotions continue to run high after the execution of two Australians in Indonesia this week over drug trafficking convictions, but this time, the spotlight is on how the government had removed an instruction to the Australian Federal
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      80 8 V 'T Mother’s Day Special AVAILABLE 9-10 MAY, SATURDAY SUNDAY Seafood Hotpot Anago Sushi Set $26.90++ Seafood hotpot, unagi sushi rolls, assorted sashimi, chawanmushi, udon, miso soup fruits Family Japanese Restaurant Visit us Today! RESTAURANT HOSHIGAOKA IN SINGAPORE 1972 Established since 1972 Dish presentation may vary from what is shown.
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      132 9 May the music be with you #sentosa365 Music is in the air this May. Groove along to spectacular performances and dance to the beats by aspiring DJs while enjoying a delectable dining experience by the beach. Sungha Jung Daniel h (Korea) < USA > Enjoy live performances by international and
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  • comment&analysis comment&analysis
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      Lock icon Beijing faces challenge of keeping up good governance
      2866 11  -  The unhappiness with China among segments of Hong Kong society stems from the city’s failure to understand its privileged relationship with Beijing, prominent China expert Dr Martin Jacques said. In a wide-ranging interview with Celene Tan (CeleneTan@ mediacorp.com.sg), the British-born author added
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      Lock icon Beijing faces challenge of keeping up good governance
      2858 11 (2nd Edition)  -  The unhappiness with China among segments of Hong Kong society stems from the city’s failure to understand its privileged relationship with Beijing, prominent China expert Dr Martin Jacques said. In a wide-ranging interview with Celene Tan (CeleneTan@ mediacorp.com.sg), the British-born author added
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      Lock icon Practical, not ideological, approach needed on human rights
      1392 16  -  universality of rights, said Mr Bilahari Kausikan, Ambassador at Large at Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe partly because countries in the region are clinging to value systems based on an extreme ideological concept of the universality of rights, said Mr
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      Lock icon Working in the Age of Robots
      1140 18  -  SURVIVING GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SHIFT DEPENDS ON HOW WELL WE CAN ADJUST DR TAN WU MENG Tan Wu Meng is a medical doctor working in one of Singapore’s public sector hospitals. He writes in a personal capacity. On May Day, we think of workers united
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      43 11 An ideological approach to the universality of rights not only leads to a meaningless formalism, but also degrades the very values that are held to be universal. But this is too often the approach in the international human rights discourse. BILAHARI KAUSIKAN 16
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      43 11 (2nd Edition) An ideological approach to the universality of rights not only leads to a meaningless formalism, but also degrades the very values that are held to be universal. But this is too often the approach in the international human rights discourse. BILAHARI KAUSIKAN 16
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      37 12 (2nd Edition) Fair Price Join Us 0 SINGAPORE WORKFORCE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS Full-Time: Retail Supervisors Storekeepers Sales Representatives Full Part-Time: Retail Assistants Cashiers Skilled Cutters Night Refillers We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. 0 0 0 www.fairprice.com.sg/careers
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      199 13 Fair Price Heart KM A BURGER SAUCE The deliciously creamy combination of tomatoes, shallots and herbs for burgers. V J GARLIC SAUCE A creamy mix of garlic and chives, the perfect accompaniment to chicken and steak. 1-14 May 2015 1,4'tK V T s\ .1 i v COCKTAIL SAUCE A delightful
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      181 14 COOK-OFF! MEN COOK WITH LOVE Get ready to dazzle your loved ones in your life with your culinary skills and prepare your very own "secret recipe” dishes at the COOK-OFF! In celebration of SG50, bring back the nostalgic "Taste" of yesteryears through 50. Taste series of year long cooking courses
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      181 14 (2nd Edition) COOK-OFF! MEN COOK WITH LOVE Get ready to dazzle your loved ones in your life with your culinary skills and prepare your very own "secret recipe” dishes at the COOK-OFF! In celebration of SG50, bring back the nostalgic "Taste" of yesteryears through 50. Taste series of year long cooking courses
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      199 19 1 S Fair Price Heart 0 1-31 May 2015 I'm using in the day and thought that it is so perfect to use under the makeup! miacare Acne Patch Definitely not noticeable until you mention it to your friends. Alicia Sample Store Josephine Sample Store It reduces inflammation and quick
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  • voices
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      Everyone has a part to play in respecting IP
      507 22  -  FROM CHRISTINA LIM Director of Communications and Engagement Department, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Mr Heng Cho Choon’s letter “Equating piracy with theft ineffective” (April 25) puts the spotlight on the technological advancements in our digital age and related moral and
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      Different opinions over LGBT do not mean discrimination
      337 22  -  FROM STANLEY TEO In “LGBT youth at higher risk of suicide, more support needed” (April 29), the writer asserted that discrimination is the main contributing factor in LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) youth suicide. This is contradictory to the Health Minister’s parliamentary
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      True tolerance allows discourse without threat of violence, legislation
      236 22  -  FROM EDWIN DAI WEIYUN In the letter “Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act key to peace here” (April 28), the writer cited the Act as the key to peace here. In Malaysia (which has no equivalent to our Act), a dominant religious
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      46 22 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices LETTER PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT FOR LGBT YOUTH FROM A FEW GROUPS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ ltrlgbtmay1 for the letter from Oogachaga
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Duo fined S$6,800 for illegally clearing hawker grease traps
      642 23  -  Collected waste mixed with used oil and sold to firms who export itfor biodiesel processing DIFFICULT TO TELL WHETHER OPERATION IS BEING DONE LEGALLY, SAY STALL OWNERS JEAN KHOO jeankhoowt@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A PO R E They appeared to be
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      Lacklustre response to cashless payment at hawker centres
      539 23  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —A new venture to let customers make cashless payments at hawker centres has been met with muted response. Many hawkers at Bedok Interchange, Beo Crescent and Clementi 448, who got the NETS FlashPay terminals from July last year to
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      Lock icon Consider migrant workers in wage guidelines: HOME
      361 24 SINGAPORE —The Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME) has urged fairer pay for migrant workers in Singapore in its Labour Day message and called on the National Wages Council (NWC) to consider this group when setting its annual salary guidelines. In a statement
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      Arriving soon: Robots to meet airport’s manpower needs
      536 24  -  XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE —In three years, luggage deposited by passengers at Changi Airport will be carried by robotic arms across the airport, loaded onto driverless vehicles and sent to planes parked on the tarmac for loading. The robots will be able to
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      More than 500 Bukit Batok residents get timely aid
      220 24  -  JORDON SIMPSON SINGAPORE —Since the Social Service Office (SSO) in Bukit Batok opened last December, it has provided 515 residents with social assistance, including financial, medical and employment help. The SSO, the 18th across the island, was officially launched by Social
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      Lock icon Emergency exercise preview
      50 26 A car bomb goes off outside the National Stadium as part of the media preview of Exercise Northstar 9 yesterday. The emergency exercise, meant to simulate a terror attack scenario and involving multiple agencies in the management of the crisis, will be held on PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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    • Article
      30-year-old charged with cheating in online scam
      312 26  -  Victims lost at least S$37,000 from limited-edition watches, toy figurines that never arrived SUSPECT NABBED ON BEACH ROAD JORDON SIMPSON Jsimpson@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They placed their orders online for limited-edition watches or toy figurines, but the items never arrived even though payment had been
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      Public invited to name 10 stations on new MRT lines
      242 26 SINGAPORE Members of the public have been invited to send in their suggestions for official names of the 10 stations on the East Coast stretch of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and Downtown Line 3 Extension (DTL3e). The naming exercise
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      Lock icon MOH officer to help fight Ebola in West Africa
      202 26 SINGAPORE A public health officer from the Ministry of Health (MOH) will be sent to West Africa to join international efforts in the fight against the highly-contagious virus Ebola. The officer will be working with a team of experts from the
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      51 24 Warehouse Sale 1 3 May 565 Macpherson Road #02-00 (S) *****4 Hotline: 6746 3233 Operating Hour: 11.00am 7.30pm Enjoy great discounts of up to 70% on selected showroom conditioned and discontinued range mattresses. All sale items are strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. While stocks last! 0% Installment *Terms Contitions
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      283 25 4 Cold Storage The fresh food people WE'VE REDUCED THE PRICES OF OVER 1,000 EVERYDAY ITEMS. m ill CHECK THEM OUT. MORE IN-STORE! DELICIOUS BREAKFAST FAVOURITES EVERGOOD SAUSAGES ASSORTED 13oz U.R Any 2 $17.90 4 An, 2 $11.99 DRISCOLL'S RASPBERRIES/ BLACKBERRIES 170g U.R 2 For $17.98 BLUEBERRIES 125g U.R 2
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      119 26 B4BB 8558 Hr Ur v mmartF* www.wtstravel.com.sg Ang Mo Kio 6452 2262 Causeway Point 6893 8558 HE College West 6512 4555 Bt Panjang 6764 8558 Century Square 6587 8558 Jurong Point 6788 8558 BtTimah 6467 8558 Compass Point 6881 8558 Lot One 6346 8558 TRAFALGAR see the world from the
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  • science
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      Lock icon Using smartphone location data without infringing privacy
      674 27  -  A new series in TODAY’s Science section, in collaboration with the National University of Singapore School of Computing, starts today. This series explores a selection of computer science research projects carried out here and how they can improve people’s lives. I I ATA
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      Lock icon Stranger than fiction: Pigeon-sized dinosaur with bat wings discovered
      441 27 REUTERS WA S HINGTON Scientists in China on Wednesday described one of the weirdest flying creatures ever discovered, a pigeon-sized dinosaur with wings like a bat that lived not long before the first birds. The dinosaur, named Yi qi (meaning “strange
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Eyeing exports, Beijing steps up research into military drones
      722 28 UAVs are in high demandfrom countries to which Western nations are unwillling to sell COUNTRY’S WEAPONS EXPORTS JUMP 143% IN FIVE YEARS TO 2014 REUTERS BEIJING China is stepping up research into military drones as its arms industry looks to increase
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      Lock icon China’s govt paper criticises US over Baltimore protests
      458 28 REUTERS BEIJING China’s government newspaper yesterday criticised the United States, following protests in Baltimore over the death of a 25-year-old African-American man, saying it exposed the fallacy of US claims to being an equal society. China, which has frequently been taken to
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      Lock icon Lured by better prices, amenities, more Chinese buy homes in West
      751 29 As rich diversify property portfolios abroad, price falls of China’s developments expected to accelerate in coming months THE FINANCIAL TIMES BEIJING Palm Beach Central Villas, a 1,000 sq m suburban replica of an American McMansion in Beijing that looks
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      Lock icon Modi takes baby steps to improve India’s business climate
      615 29 BLOOMBERG DELHI At first glance, it is hard to see how Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making life easier for entrepreneurs such as Mr Arjun Kohli. Mr Kohli’s Ayurvedic (Hindu traditional medicine) supplement factory on Mumbai’s outskirts has no power
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  • world
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      Lock icon Family feuds turn south Philippines into war zone
      865 30 CONFLICT HAS STYMIED EFFORTS TO GROW REGION BLOOMBERG MANILA The afternoon heat often sends Filipino farmers inside to rest and brings a stillness to the country’s restive south. That quiet was shattered two months ago by loud gunshots near Kampua Untong’s house,
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      Lock icon French school deems teen’s skirt an illegal display of religion
      558 30 THE NEW YORK TIMES PARIS A secondary school in northeastern France has sent a 15-year-old student home twice in the last two weeks for wearing a long skirt that the principal judged was “an ostentatious sign” of the girl’s Muslim
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      Lock icon 40 years after war, US, Hanoi work to counter China
      626 31 BLOOMBERG HO CHI MINH CITY Vietnam’s communist leaders commemorated the 40th anniversary of the end of their war against the United States with redflag pageantry, as the two countries forge closer economic and military ties against the backdrop of a
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      Lock icon Smaller Danang aiming to become S’pore of Vietnam
      471 31 BLOOMBERG DANANG Decades after the city revolved around American military air bases, Danang is recasting itself as the Singapore of Vietnam, touting a transparent and efficient government. A building boom has transformed the landscape into a budding metropolis, ranked at or near
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    • Article
      Lock icon 2 from M’sian air force charged with planning terrorist attacks
      321 31 AGENCIES KEDAH Two Royal Malaysian Air Force personnel were among six people charged in a Kedah court yesterday with planning terrorist attacks in the country. The six were among 17 captured around Kuala Lumpur and Kedah by counterterrorism police from
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  • business
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      Lock icon MAS strengthens financial sector, lists systemically important banks
      504 32 New measures aim to ensure financial sector is resilient against economic crises BANKS LISTED INCLUDE DBS, OCBC, UOB SINGAPORE In a further step to strengthen the financial sector and ensure that it is resilient in the face of an economic crisis, the
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    • Article
      OCBC reports record Q1 profit of S$993m
      442 32  -  ANGELA TENG SINGAPORE Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) yesterday reported an 11 per cent jump in first-quarter profit, boosted by strong earnings growth across its key markets and contributions from Wing Hang Bank and Bank of Ningbo. Net profit for the first quarter amounted
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    • Article
      UOB’s Q1 profit up 1.6% at S$801m
      368 32  -  ANGELA TENG SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank (UOB) yesterday reported a 1.6 per cent rise in first-quarter profit, as it made more loans and enjoyed higher margins. For the three months ended March 31, UOB achieved a net profit of S$801 million, up from
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    • marketbuzz
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        BK BLACK GETS A COMPANION
        115 33 Burger King has a new addition: The BK White. It joins the BK Black to give you a choice of white or black burgers. The BK White features a white bun sprinkled with toasted black sesame seeds, sliced tomatoes, Batavian lettuce, black pepper sauce, turkey
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        MOTHER’S DAY WITH FRASERS
        190 33 In conjunction with Mother’s Day, Frasers Centrepoint Malls has prepared a selection of treats for mothers and their families at five of its shopping centres. Here are the highlights. Eastpoint Mall is bringing back its signature competition, Kids’ Cook Off For Mums, on May 3, where
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        INSPIRATIONAL FITNESS FILM
        146 33 Reebok has released a seven-minute film titled Better Than Yesterday to mark the 5th anniversary of its partnership with CrossFit. The clip explores the relentless pursuit of CrossFit, a community of athletes, to outperform themselves. It also documents how Reebok’s ever-evolving CrossFit shoe range copes with their
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        HAPPY CLEANING WITH METHOD HOME
        133 33 The new Ginger Yuzu range of cleaning products from method home will scent your house with ginger, yuzu, and hints of lemongrass and coconut. The method home dish soap pump (S$8.95) is environmentally friendly on two fronts: The tough-on-grease soap formula is naturally derived, while
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      • Article, Illustration
        OPTICAL ILLUSIONS AT SEA
        131 33 Star Cruises has launched Star Illusions Sea on board SuperStar Gemini, which departs from Singapore. You can make pit stops for selfies at various optical illusion art masterpieces found on board the ship. These displays are actually 2D paintings that seem 3D. For instance, you can
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        AUSTRALIAN FOODVENTURE
        123 33 Love food? Visit Perth and Adelaide, and feast on an array of Australian cuisine. Perth serves up gourmet produce, fresh seafood, as well as premium wines and beverages. A quick 25-minute drive and you’re at Swan Valley Western Australia’s oldest wine-growing region. Spend the day on the Swan
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        MAY DAY ELECTRONICS SALE
        121 33 Enjoy discounts of up to 60 per cent at all 16 Harvey Norman stores during the 3-Day May Day Madness. Grab great deals on TV sets, refrigerators, washers, small kitchen appliances, notebooks, tablets, cameras and other electronics. Furthermore, get furniture and bedding at up to 90
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      605 34  -  EVALUATING PRICE TRENDS OF DIFFERENT MARKET LEVELS COMMENTARY BY SAM BAKER property@mediacorp.com.sg Sam Baker is co-founder of SRX Property, an information exchange formed by leading real estate agencies in Singapore to disseminate market pricing information and facilitate property listings and transactions. To
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      267 34 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Home prices in Sydney have surged five to six times faster than wages in each of the past two years, adding to fears of a housing bubble in Australia’s biggest city, which is popular with investors. Wages in New South Wales,
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      963 35 Universal Apps, new browser, Cortana voice assistant among features of operating system COMPANY WORKING ON APPLICATIONS FOR HOLOGRAM LENS BLOOMBERG SAN FR ANCISCO Microsoft expects one billion people to be using its Windows 10 operating system in the software’s
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      670 36  -  Neighbours beat home team at the SEABA Championship NATIONAL MEN’S TEAM TO MEET PHILIPPINES TODAY AT OCBC ARENA SHANJAYAN MUNIAPPAN shanjayanm@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Their gold-medal assault at the 28th SEA Games begins in just over a month’s time, but the Singapore national
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      496 36  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Sports enthusiasts will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run and swim alongside some of South-east Asia’s best athletes when the 28th South-east Asian Games is held here from June 5 to 16. For the first time in the
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      374 37 BLOOMBERG Resale ticket prices for Saturday’s fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are dropping as new inventory floods the secondary market. The cheapest ticket on StubHub is now listed at US$3,389 (S$4,491), a 19 per cent drop from Tuesday’s get-in (US$4,200), as inventory has
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      510 37 Filipino talks about killer-instinct days before biggest fight of all time REUTERS L A S V EG A S —With only three days to go before his much-hyped showdown with undefeated American Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao was ultra relaxed, confident and ever smiling
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      255 37 AP MANAMA Sheik Salman Ebrahim Al Khalifa was re-elected president of the Asian Football Confederation on Thursday. The 47-member Asian body also elected Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah of Kuwait to a seat on the FIFA executive committee.
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      726 38 Old guard take Blues nearer to fifth league crown MOURINHO’S HALF-TIME TEAM TALK DOES THE TRICK THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LEICESTER And that’s why they will be champions. That’s why Chelsea are the best team in the land because they never give up, because
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      397 38 AP MADRID A seemingly frustrated Cristiano Ronaldo will get another chance to score some goals on Saturday at Sevilla. Ronaldo failed to net any of the team’s three goals in Wednesday’s victory over Almeria, and he let his emotions show after Alvaro Arbeloa
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      310 39 MEMPHIS 99 PORTLAND 93 (GRIZZLIES WIN SERIES 4-1) The Memphis Grizzlies missed one chance to finish off their first-round series and get some much-needed rest before facing the Golden State Warriors. They didn’t waste a second, especially on their own court. Marc Gasol had 26 points and 14
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      752 39 But defender knows he could lead Anfield exodus in summer THE DAILY TELEGRAPH L O N D O N Glen Johnson has claimed that Liverpool must embark on a squad overhaul this summer to challenge for the Premier League title, but admits that he expects
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      83 39 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw HwiiiRpt L i vewire MB S) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) I8*Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service.
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      54 1 FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015 SHOW OF (FEMALE) FORCE STAR WARS ISN’T JUST FOR FAN BOYS, YOU KNOW 8 MUM’S TOO PAMPERING WHY WE WOULD ALL LOVE TO HAVE NANCY SIT AS OUR MOTHER 10 REBEL HEART SINGAPORE HIP-HOP SINGER MARK BONAFIDE ON WHY HE LIKES TO DO THINGS HIS WAY
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        935 2 WHO CAN REPLACE DESIGNERS SUCH AS LAGERFELD AND ARMANI ONCE THEY’RE GONE? BLOOMBERG The business of fashion is an endless quest for something new. Problem is, some of the biggest names are getting rather old. Giorgio Armani and Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld are in their 80s, Roberto
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        623 3 5 QUESTIONS WITH... SINGAPORE —If you still need confirmation about how big a star Kendall Jenner is, take a gander at the number of followers on the 19-year-old American model’s Instagram account (@kendalljenner). Answer: 24.8 million followers and counting. Jenner, who hopped onto the modelling bandwagon when she
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        312 3 REUTERS NEW YORK —While many people try to hide their grey hair, spending hours eradicating the signs of advancing age, going grey may no longer mean reaching out for the dye bottle because “granny hair” is in vogue. Fashion designers such as JeanPaul Gaultier, Chanel and
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        463 4  -  Six beauty offerings that will please the important woman in your life LOOKING GOOD BY ZHANG WEIFANG 1 Dior adore If you’ve always had a soft spot in your heart for Dior’s J’Adore perfume, you will absolutely adore the 150ml flacon that arrives in a luxurious gift box,
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        704 5  -  Latest digs around town GET IT NOW BY KENNETH CHOY 1 A deserving reward B ei n g a mot her do esn’t mea n g iv i n g up your sense of style. Head down to New Look and browse their stylish offerings, such as the
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        794 6  -  The hip-hop artiste is a rebel in love, life and music MATTERS OF THE HEART HON JINGYI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Mark Bonafide, by his own admission, is a bit of a rebel. In 2013, the Singaporean singer decided to quit his “comfortable” job as a business
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        788 7  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE Chance encounters that lead to something more may sound like a cliche, but for the owners of restaurant Lepark and local music outfit TAJ, it happes to be true. The two are organising Getai Ethnica, a music-led event held as part of this year’s
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        440 7 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The fashion for large wine glasses has fuelled a rise in the number of “invisible” calories people are inadvertently consuming through alcohol, the chairperson of Britain’s Royal Society for Public Health has warned. Professor Fiona Sim said that the slow increase
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        1414 8  -  For fans Joey Lim, Olivine Lin and Tyrene Teo, Star Wars is more than just a movie franchise FANS OF FICTION CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A long time ago, there were three little girls who discovered and fell in love with a universe of possibilities.
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        180 10 SINGAPORE Triumph celebrated 20 years of the iconic Maximizer with the launch of its new Magic Wire bra and a sexy catwalk to show it to the world on Wednesday. After 129 yea rs t he l i n ger ie bra
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        910 10  -  The bubbly actress talks about turning 65, looking young and celebrating Mother’s Day CARING AND SHARING HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg hongkong— If we ever had a TV mother, it would probably be Nancy Sit. The veteran Hong Kong star is one of the bubbliest, most
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        Boys will be boys
        642 12  -  Man-children Allan Wu and Wang Weiliang go back to pre-school in reality show Men In Kindergarten THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They say guys never grow up, and Men In Kindergarten hosts Allan Wu and Wang Weiliang would agree wholeheartedly with that.
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        521 12  -  GENEVIEVE LOH SEOUL Although it looks like Avengers: Age Of Ultron is well on its way to topping its predecessor the thirdhighest grossing film of all time, no less director Joss Whedon is taking any enormity of pressure and expectations well in
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        636 14  -  Intimate scenes? No thanks, says S.H.E.’s Ella Chen SOLO EFFORT HON JINGYI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —We are so used to seeing the members of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. together that it’s sometimes easy to forget all three ladies Selina Jen, Hebe Tien and Ella Chen are excellent
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        405 14 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON I ns t a g ram s new l y launched @music account will be dedicated to celebrating the best of the music world, including showcasing unsigned acts and short instrumenta l lesson s .T he accou nt w i l
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        1242 16  -  How did we swap the Ferrari for Taylor Swift? FORTY-YEAR ITCH HARRY WALLOP features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —I have a Spotify playlist called “Classic”. It was, originally, the home of all my music that indisputably earned its place in the pantheon of greats: Bob Dylan
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      237 18 6.00AM Morning Agenda With Bharati Jagdish And Keith De Souza 10.00 Viewpoints With Howie Lim And Andre Ahchak 2.00PM The Culture Cafe With Angela Lim And Daphne Lim 6.00 Evening Digest With Michelle Martin And Daniel Martin 9.00 LateNite Lineup With William Xavier 6.00AM The Bright Side With Sonia Chew
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      244 18 MediaCorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil FREE TOGGLE LIVE Watch any LIVE broadcast programmes anywhere. GREAT EASTERN YEO’S S.LEAGUE 2015 This week’s broadcast of
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      1155 19 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Milly, Molly 6.30 Kioka 7 .00 Tractor Tom 7 .30 Super Why 8.00 Jelly Jamm 8.30 Poppets Town 9.00 Holiday Movie: Wallace Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (PG) 10.45 Holiday Movie: Monte Carlo (HD) 1.00PM The 5 Show (HD) 1.30 50 Super Epic TV
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