Today, 18 May 2015

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  • hot news
    • HELPLINE GETS THREE TIMES AS MANY CALLS AT NIGHT
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      Lock icon India enters China’s backyard with S$1b credit line to Mongolia
      444 4 DELHI TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE IN MONGOLIA AGENCIES ULAN BATOR (MONGOLIA) India will provide Mongolia with a US$1 billion (S$1.32 billion) line of credit to help fund railway, power and other infrastructure projects, presenting a much-needed boost to the north Asian
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      Lock icon Jokowi set to reshuffle Cabinet
      674 4 THE FINANCIAL TIMES JAKARTA President Joko Widodo is preparing to reshuffle his Cabinet, barely half a year into his presidency, as he seeks to address a slump in his popularity amid a slowing Indonesian economy and a weakening currency. “We have said that every six
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      Lock icon China re-engineers missiles to carry multiple warheads
      982 6 Move designed to give pause to US as it prepares to deploy more robust missile defences in the Pacific, say analysts NEW DEPLOYMENT OF CHINESE WARHEADS ‘A BAD DAY FOR NUCLEAR RESTRAINT’ THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON After decades of maintaining a minimal
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      Lock icon High-level talks start amid refugee blame game
      688 8 EMERGENCY ASEAN MEETING ON THE CARDS: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR Malaysia launched a series of high-level talks with regional partners yesterday, seeking a solution to a deepening crisis in which boatloads of Rohingya refugees are stranded off South-east Asia’s shores,
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      Lock icon Rohingyas risk death at sea for a better life
      668 8 KYODO NEWS BANDAR ACEH Kultaz Begum broke into a broad smile, the eight-year-old girl’s eyes shining brightly as Mr Muhammad Hussein, a man whom she and her 10-year-old brother Muhammad Yusuf met on a migrant boat with mostly Rohingya people on
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      Lock icon Wan Azizah returns to M’sian Parliament after seven years
      655 10 PKR leader and Hasan Arifin will be sworn in as MPs today SHE WILL BE OPPOSITION LEADER FOR SECOND TIME THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysia’s Parliament will welcome back opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail after
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      Lock icon BN will win next election if I get full support: Najib
      639 11 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he is confident that the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition can win the next general election if there is no infighting and there is full support for him despite one
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      109 3 Eddy Khidzer, 21, national wrestler m. s=— youoe, got the, Fight in you can Fight "That is what eight-time boxing champion Syed Abdul Kadir taught me. True fighting spirit is not about knocking an opponent down. It is about getting back up, every single time. For the heart of a
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      13 7 CHINA&INDIA US GIVES TAIWAN OPTION OF JOINING NAVAL DRILL, RISKS ANGERING CHINA 22
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      162 7 IF THE SoLUTIOI DOESN’T EXIS' ENGINEER I didn’t learn it in school. I learnt it at MDIS. T Jumil Bacalso MDIS Student (2015) A i mi u S'. 3S fju \\N Va i SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING northumbria University Newcastle Master of Science Engineering Management Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Electronic Design
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      160 10 r 9 Months LONDON DEGREE Upgrade Your Diploma To An Accredited, Final Year Direct Honors Degree BACHELOR Of Arts (HONS) BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (Top up) BUSINESS FINANCE (Top up) HR MANAGEMENT (Top u P MARKETING MANAGEMENT (Top up) Awarded by: Kingston University London Ranked 8" in London for Business Management Studies
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  • comment&analysis
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      Lock icon The embattled future of global trade policy
      1011 12  -  PLURILATERAL DEALS LIKELY TO BRING POSITIVE BENEFITS, BUT THEY MUST NOT BECOME ALTERNATIVE TO WTO MARTIN WOLF Martin Wolf is associate editor and chief economics commentator at The Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES Should proposed United States plurilateral trade agreements be welcomed? This
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      Lock icon Persistence, passion the hallmarks of a great generation of scientists
      930 13  -  MORE COLLABORATION, LESS COMPETITION AMONG GIANTS SUCH AS ALEXANDER RICH JOE NOCERA Joe Nocera is a business and opinion columnist for The New York Times. THE NEW YORK TIMES A great man died late last month, one of the last
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      Lock icon ASEAN integration? Look at mainland South-east Asia instead
      1501 14  -  WHY CONNECTIVITY IS GROWING AMONG CAMBODIA, LAOS, MYANMAR, THAILAND AND VIETNAM THITINAN PONGSUDHIRAK Dr Thitinan Pongsudhirak is associate professor and director of the Institute of Security and International Studies, Faculty of Political Science, at Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University. BANGKOK POST Those caught up
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      26 12 Integration from connectivity, when borders are proving increasingly irrelevant, is happening less on paper and more on the ground in mainland South-east Asia. THITINAN PONGSUDHIRAK 14
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      181 14 rranrri 19 20 May Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre 2015 FREEEXPO Don't miss our FREE Goodie Bags* and Workforce Strategy Sessions worth over $600 at this year's Spire HR Summit 2015 EXPO. Discuss, mingle and network with over 4,200 expected People Management and Leadership professionals on the 19** 1 and
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  • voices
    • Article
      HDB should help deal with Trivelis developer
      291 16  -  FROM FRANCIS CHENG To ensure the objectives and policies of public housing are preserved, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) should intervene directly with the developer of Trivelis, rather than let each of the residents make their own claims (“500 DBSS flat-buyers up
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    • Article
      Singapore has always been fundamentally secular
      239 16  -  FROM BENJAMIN SEET CHONG EN I disagree with the writer’s views in the letter “Don’t let secular fundamentalism be the norm” (May 15). I think Singapore is fundamentally secular. While I agree that some Singapore- ans cannot help it if their religious beliefs colour
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      Continue to promote family, but recognise others
      146 16  -  FROM EILEEN TAN PEI FOONG A nation’s progress and maturity is not defined through the removal of laws to satisfy a group’s sexual rights (“Efforts of Pink Dot ambassadors should be lauded, not condemned”; May 13). A nation is progressive if it upholds
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      Lock icon Releasing non-native species to ‘make merit’ adversely affects environment
      408 17  -  FROM LEE CHIU SAN The report “Fears grow that invasive bird species may cause havoc here” (May 15) was incorrect to attribute the presence of the Red-billed Quelea in Singapore to the cage-bird trade. The Quelea has no value to bird
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      Smugglers of animals deserve harsher punishments
      103 17  -  FROM LIM LIH MEI I am aghast at how smugglers, for the sake of profits, go to great lengths and subject some animals to inhumane conditions to avoid detection by the authorities. Due to the harm and trauma experienced, some of these poor animals
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      Correction
      45 17 In our report “Students taken aback as missing table forces exam retake” (May 15), we wrongly reported that the students were from the SIM University. This is incorrect. The name of the institution is the Singapore Institute of Management. We apologise for the error.
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  • singapore
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      Divorce made less bitter with new mediation process
      698 18  -  NON-ADVERSARIAL ENVIRONMENT FOR COUPLES VIA CFP LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Once they both decided to part ways after 18 years together, all he and his wife wanted was to settle the terms of their divorce amicably, without a drawn-out tussle. On the
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      Lock icon Harmony Wok celebrates diversity via food
      213 18 The annual Inter Racial Inter Religious Harmony Nite dinner, which celebrates the Republic’s cultural and religious diversity and is now in its 12th year, is expected to see its largest turnout of around 2,200 guests this year to commemorate Singapore’s 50th year of independence.
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      Police get extra ‘eyes’ through 760 participating in-car cameras
      376 18  -  LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE Following a successful pilot, Bedok Police Division have launched a project where in-car cameras act as extra “eyes” in the community to deter and solve crimes, such as vehicle theft and theft from vehicles. About 760 vehicle owners
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      Lock icon An all-rounded education
      615 19 JCU Singapore’s holistic learning environment provides an enriching school experience THE JCU EXPERIENCE All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy so goes the proverb. That is why JCU Singapore believes its students deserve more than just an academic experience. “The JCU experience is not
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      Lock icon New walking trail to cover S’pore’s water locations
      205 20 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Residents of Hong Kah North can look forward to a new trail next month, which explores Singapore’s water locations. The ABC or Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters Project Walk was launched yesterday after the completion of a park-connector walking programme
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      Lock icon Tampines butterfly garden set to undergo expansion
      341 20  -  CYCLING TRACK, MORE GREENERY TO BE ADDED TO ESTATE LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic’s sole butterfly garden within a housing estate will double in size next year, as part of a S$1.5 million upgrading project announced yesterday by Member of Parliament
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      Lock icon An interactive AIDS memorial
      92 20 This year’s Singapore AIDS Candlelight Memorial was an interactive one. Hosted by Action for AIDS and held at the National University Hospital the auditorium, the annual event saw members of the audience read out stories of people living with HIV, and for every story read, a
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      235 21 19-year-old Timothy* has suffered for years The OCBC-TODAY Children’s Fund focuses on the emotional needs of children from distressed homes. Donations go towards the Singapore Children’s Society and its beneficiaries. It supports the cost of counselling and therapy to build up the children’s self-esteem and empower them to strive towards
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  • china&india
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      339 23 Gaining a headstart. It*s my choice. KAPLAN DIPLOMA > Choose from more than 20 diplomas > Direct entry* to over 100 degree programmes > Possible completion of 8 modules in 8 months* For all diploma Bachelor’s or Master's degree programme enquiries: Kaplan City Campus Wilkie Edge I 8 Wilkie Road,
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  • world
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      Lock icon Thousands protest against relocation of US base in Okinawa
      427 24 Participants adopt resolution calling for closure ofFutenma air base GOVERNOR VOWS TO BLOCK PLANS FOR BASE TO BE MOVED KYODO NEWS NAHA (JAPAN) Around 35,000 people gathered yesterday at a baseball stadium in Naha to oppose the transfer of a key
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      Lock icon Bodies of US Marines, Nepalese soldiers in crash identified
      301 24 AP KATHMANDU The bodies of six United States Marines and two Nepalese soldiers, who were on board a Marine helicopter that crashed during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal, have been identified, officials said yesterday. The wreckage of the UH-1 Huey
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      Lock icon Syrian raid ‘exposes serious flaws of US strategy’ against IS
      1160 25 Intelligence collected in the raid may prove more valuable than commander ’s elimination BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON —President Barack Obama’s order for United States commandos to target an Islamic State commander in Syria was part of an evolving strategy to disrupt the
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      Lock icon Prince Harry urges Britain to bring back National Service
      887 26 Royal credits army for helping to keep him on right track 30-YEAR-OLD TO LEAVE MILITARY AFTER 10-YEAR CAREER NEXT MONTH AGENCIES LONDON —Prince Harry has called for the country to bring back National Service, crediting a military career for helping to
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  • business
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      Lock icon New Zealand tightens tax rules to quell housing boom
      461 27 From Oct 1, gains on residential property sold within two years of purchase will be taxed MEASURES FOLLOW RESERVE BANK’S MOVE TO ADDRESS ASSOCIATED FINANCIAL STABILITY ISSUES BLOOMBERG WELLINGTON New Zealand’s government has said it would tighten tax rules on residential
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      Lock icon India beats own target to contain fiscal and revenue deficits
      233 27 AGENCIES NEW DELHI India’s government yesterday said it managed to better its target for containing the fiscal and revenue deficits in the previous financial year. The fiscal deficit was 4 per cent of gross domestic product for the year ending
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      Lock icon Luxury brands sue Alibaba for allowing sale of fake goods
      371 27 REUTERS NEW YORK A group of luxury-goods makers sued Alibaba Group Holding on Friday, contending that the Chinese online shopping giant had knowingly made it possible for counterfeiters to sell their products throughout the world. The lawsuit was filed in
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  • technology
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      Lock icon As slim as it gets
      537 28  -  Looks and reliability in daily use are most outstanding traits of the Dell Venue 8 7000 WORLD’S THINNEST TABLET IS 6MM THICK KHAIRUL AMRI khairulamri@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Dell Venue 8 7000 is one eye-catching product. Billed as the world’s thinnest tablet, it measures only 6mm
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      Lock icon Taiwan orders Taobao out for violating investment rules
      223 28 REUTERS HONG KONG Taiwan has ordered Alibaba’s online marketplace Taobao to withdraw from the island within six months for violating investment rules required for a Chinese company, reported Chinese and Taiwanese media. Taobao has been fined NT$240,000 (S$10,419) and must withdraw or
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  • sports
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      Lock icon MEN’S 4X100M READY TO DO BATTLE FOR GOLD
      1076 29  -  As Team Singapore enter the final stretch in their preparations for the 28th SEA Games ahead of the opening ceremony on June 5, TODAY kicks off a daily series, beginning with athletics and judo, to take a closer look at the 36
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      Lock icon PRESSURE IS ON FOR JUDOKA WEE
      949 30  -  AFTE DEF ATING 2013 CHAMPION HO HAN BOON ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two minutes was all it took for Singapore national judoka Wee Pui Seng to take down teammate and 2013 SEA Games judo champion Ho Han Boon in the men’s over 100kg class
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      Lock icon GERRARD PLOTS ANFIELD RETURN
      534 31 He will shadow Rodgers after MLS season, says captain THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LIVERPOOL Steven Gerrard has confirmed he will return to train with Liverpool once the Major League Soccer (MLS) season is over in the United States and that he has turned down offers from other
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      Lock icon DAN EXCEL TAKES S$3M SIA CUP IN DRAMATIC FASHION
      429 31 REUTERS SINGAPORE—Hong Kong stayer Dan Excel won the S$3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup last night, becoming the first horse to win one of South-east Asia’s richest race in successive years. Patiently ridden by Australian jockey Tommy Berry, the evergreen seven-year-old
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      Lock icon DAN EXCEL TAKES S$3M SIA CUP IN DRAMATIC FASHION
      429 31 (2nd Edition) REUTERS SINGAPORE—Hong Kong stayer Dan Excel won the S$3 million Singapore Airlines International Cup last night, becoming the first horse to win one of South-east Asia’s richest race in successive years. Patiently ridden by Australian jockey Tommy Berry, the evergreen seven-year-old
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      Lock icon ARSENAL STAY AHEAD IN RACE FOR THIRD
      618 31 (2nd Edition) AP MAN UNITED ARSENAL 1 1 MANCHESTER —Arsenal relied on a late own goal to draw 1-1 at Manchester United in the Premier League yesterday and stay in control of the race for automatic qualification for the Champions League. A cross by Theo
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      Lock icon MALAYSIA HANDED S$52,830 ASIAN GAMES BILL
      305 32 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has slammed the behaviour of the nation’s athletes after being landed with a US$40,000 (S$52,830) bill for fines and damage to accommodation at last year’s Asian Games. The RM142,478 bill, sent by organisers of the
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      Lock icon ‘JAMES HAS SEALED LEGACY’
      851 32 Former Milwaukee guard Robertson sees Cleveland star as a power player REUVENATED CAVALI R EYE FIRST CH MPIONSHIP THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK These NBA playoffs have developed so many intriguing storylines, but the most compelling involves LeBron James. Somehow, the story always goes back
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      43 30 VIDEO JUDO’S DEBUTANT SEA Games debutant Soo Qin Qi shares with TODAY how she juggles work and training, and her hopes for the Games. Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/judoseagmes for the video.
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  • T TODAY
    • culture&lifestyle
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        Lock icon DRONES COME TO LIFE
        1084 34  -  MUSE BASSIST CHRIS WOLSTENHOLME DISCUSSES TWO DECADES OF RIDING ON A TOUR BUS WITH THE SAME PEOPLE HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg In the age of digital music downloads, streaming sites and ra-dio-friendly hits, releasing a full-length concept rock album can sometimes seem like a luxury. But
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        Lock icon Hollywood sexism blasted in Cannes
        602 35 REUTERS LOS ANGELES Salma Hayek blasted the movie industry for giving up on women both behind and in front of the camera at a Variety-hosted event Saturday afternoon at the Cannes Film Festival. “For a long time they thought the only thing we were interested
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        Lock icon A playful side
        682 36  -  Frontier Danceland’s quirkiness on full display DANCE REVIEW: SIDES 2015 MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE The playful, charming idiosyncrasies of dance group Frontier Danceland was on display at this year’s edition of its SIDES showcase, held at the Esplanade Theatre Studio last week. For one, the show began before
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        Lock icon Tennis icon Li Na biopic in the works
        397 37 REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Top Asian film-maker Peter Chan Ho-sun will produce and direct Li Na: My Life, a biopic of the tennis player who is the only Chinese to have won a Grand Slam. “Li Na is such an icon. Everything she
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