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Title Section13 2016-04-01 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM mediacorp FRIDAY, 1 APRIL 2016 WE SET YOU THINKING MCI(P) 021/06/201513 words
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Article, Illustration36 2016-04-01 1 At least 14 people were confirmed dead and many more trapped after a partially constructed overpass collapsed in Kolkata yesterday. Witnesses said the impact shook nearby buildings. PHOTO: REUTERSPHOTO: REUTERS - 36 words
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662 2016-04-01 1 RUMIHARDASMALANI - Agency says DBS OCBC and UOB expected to report higher levels of problem loans CREDIT CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AGAINST BACKDROP OF SLOWER GROWTH RUMIHARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Moody’s Investors Service yesterday cut its rating outlook on the three Singapore banks662 words
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662 2016-04-01 1 RUMIHARDASMALANI - Agency says DBS OCBC and UOB expected to report higher levels of problem loans CREDIT CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AGAINST BACKDROP OF SLOWER GROWTH RUMIHARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Moody’s Investors Service yesterday cut its rating outlook on the three Singapore banks662 words
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Article, Illustration828 2016-04-01 1 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysian investigation documents have reportedly revealed how money originating from state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was transferred into Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bank accounts and subsequently used for personal expenses, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ)AGENCIES - 828 words
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hot news
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579 2016-04-01 2 ASYRAF KAMIL - INTEGRATING A TWO-WAY PROCESS; EVERYBODY MUST MAKE EFFORT ASYRAF KAMIL noorasyrafbk@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Amid concerns over growing Islamophobia in some parts of the world, religious teacher Nurul Farhana Mohamed Fadilah recalled how some of579 words
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580 2016-04-01 2 (2nd Edition) ASYRAF KAMIL - INTEGRATION A TWO-WAY PROCESS; EVERYONE MUST PLAY THEIR PART ASYRAF KAMIL noorasyrafbk@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Amid concerns over growing Islamophobia in some parts of the world, religious teacher Nurul Farhana Mohamed Fadilah recalled how some580 words
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Article, Illustration789 2016-04-01 2 LOUISA TANG - LOUISA TANG S ING A POR E Unlike most toddlers, Khloe Chan, 3, was not interested in running about and playing with other kids. But now Khloe, who has Down’s Syndrome, is more active and livelier after attending Kindle Garden, touted as Singapore’s firstPHOTO: WEE TECKHIAN - 789 words
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Article, Illustration789 2016-04-01 2 (2nd Edition) LOUISA TANG - LOUISA TANG S ING A POR E Unlike most toddlers, Khloe Chan, 3, was not interested in running about and playing with other kids. But now Khloe, who has Down’s Syndrome, is more active and livelier after attending Kindle Garden, touted as Singapore’s firstPHOTO: WEE TECKHIAN - 789 words
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583 2016-04-01 4 EILEEN NG - Former PM’s sharp break with govt may help ‘Save Malaysia campaign, but divisions remain EILEEN NG eileenng@mediacorp.com.sg WITH AGENCIES S ING A POR E/ KUA L A LUM PU R Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has resigned as the chairmanWITH AGENCIES - 583 words
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Article, Illustration700 2016-04-01 4 GERARD WONG - GERARD WONG Sports Editor gerard@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Barring unforeseen circumstances, rugby fans in Singapore will see New Zealand All Blacks star centre Sonny Bill Williams in action at the HSBC World Rugby Singapore Sevens at the National Stadium on AprilPHOTO: REUTERS - 700 words
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384 2016-04-01 6 MALAY MAIL ONLINE KUALA LUMPUR —A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report claiming that 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds were routed to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was suspicious, said the firm yesterday, as it came after 1MDB announced newMALAY MAIL ONLINE - 384 words
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Article269 2016-04-01 6 WITH AGENCIES The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday said it has called on some banks operating in the Republic to disclose information about transactions and fund flows related to its probe into possible money-laundering involving Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB. “MAS is able toWITH AGENCIES - 269 words
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823 2016-04-01 8 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —The Republic’s reign as the premier destination for initial public offerings (IPOs) in South-east Asia has come to an end. The city-state’s exchange had the smallest haul of new share sales among the region’s four largest stock markets inBLOOMBERG - 823 words
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Article, Illustration110 2016-04-01 8 For the third day in a row, hazy conditions surrounded parts of the island yesterday, with the 3-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) registering a reading of 91 at 8pm on Thursday a new high this year before falling to 84 at 10pm. The 24-hour PSIPHOTO: KOH MUI FONG - 110 words
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334 2016-04-01 8 AGENCIES Standard and Poor’s yesterday cut its outlook for China’s sovereign credit rating to negative from stable, but maintained the grade at AA-, saying the government’s reform agenda is on track but likely to proceed more slowly than expected. The downgrade for China’s outlookAGENCIES - 334 words
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810 2016-04-01 8 (2nd Edition) BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —The Republic’s reign as the premier destination for initial public offerings (IPOs) in South-east Asia has come to an end. The city-state’s exchange had the smallest haul of new share sales among the region’s four largest stock markets inBLOOMBERG - 810 words
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332 2016-04-01 8 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES Standard and Poor’s yesterday cut its outlook for China’s sovereign credit rating to negative from stable, but maintained the grade at AA-, saying the government’s reform agenda is on track but likely to proceed more slowly than expected.The downgrade for China’s outlook follows aAGENCIES - 332 words
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Article, Illustration106 2016-04-01 8 (2nd Edition) For the third day in a row, hazy conditions surrounded parts of the island yesterday, with the 3-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) registering a reading of 91 at 8pm on Thursday a new high this year before falling to 84 at 10pm. The 24-hour PSIPHOTO: KOH MUI FONG - 106 words
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586 2016-04-01 10 AGENCIES NAYPYIDAW Myanmar’s majority National League for Democracy (NLD) yesterday moved to consolidate the dominant role of party leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the new Cabinet, underscoring the divide between the party and the powerful army over the junta-drafted Constitution. TheAGENCIES - 586 words
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Article, Illustration406 2016-04-01 10 AGENCIES NEW DELHI —Rescue teams in Kolkata scrambled yesterday to retrieve scores of people believed to be trapped under a partially constructed vehicle overpass that collapsed with a deafening blast around midday. Witnesses told news channels that the collapse sounded like a bomb, shakingAGENCIES; PHOTO: PRESS TRUST OF INDIA VIA AP - 406 words
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Article, Illustration544 2016-04-01 12 M’sia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry keen to clarify, express concern about the large number of boats AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPUR —Malaysia said yesterday it had summoned the Chinese Ambassador to register its concerns over what the government said was an encroachmentAGENCIES; PHOTO: AFP - 544 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1096 2016-04-01 14 FRANCIS E HUTCHINSON - ISSUES RELATING TO CAPITAL, TENDER AND LAND NEED TO BE IRONED OUT FRANCIS E HUTCHINSON Since 2013, plans have been underway to build South-east Asia’s first High-Speed Rail (H R) connecting Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. It is expected to slash travel time toTODAY FILE PHOTO - 1,096 words
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Article, Illustration1039 2016-04-01 16 JOSEPH HENRICH - HUMANITY’S SUCCESS LIES IN BEING A CULTURAL SPECIES JOSEPH HENRICH Joseph Henrich is professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University. His latest book is The Secret of Our Success: How Culture is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smart. PROJECTPROJECT SYNDICATE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,039 words
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Article, Illustration1301 2016-04-01 18 DANIELTWINING; within. YALE GLOBAL - ECONOMIC CLOUT ALONE CANNOT PROTECT E.U. DANIELTWINING within. YALE GLOBAL The terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday last week, following those in Paris last November, mark a turning point in the modern history of Europe. The European Union (EU) had already been weakenedPHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,301 words
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Advertisement39 2016-04-01 14 European leaders cannot simply tend a garden at home while the wilderness around them burns; they must pursue a shaping strategy to the south that addresses the conflicts producing both domestic terrorism and a refugee crisis. DANIEL TWINING 1839 words
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voices
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Article, Illustration415 2016-04-01 20 WONG SHIHSHEN - FROM WONG SHIHSHEN The implementation of a satellitebased Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system will pave the way for distancebased pricing for vehicles (“Satellitebased ERP system to be rolled out from 2020”; Feb 26). Perhaps, with our Smart Nation vision, the Government should alsoTODAY FILE PHOTO - 415 words
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219 2016-04-01 20 TANKOKTIM - FROM TANKOKTIM I refer to the report “New ERP system ‘will offer flexibility in charging’” (Feb 26). To justify its cost of S$556 million, the satellite-based Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system must allow for faster changes in ERP charges. When frequent drivers219 words
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329 2016-04-01 20 FROM NEELAKANDAN SIVANANTHAM - FROM FROM NEELAKANDAN SIVANANTHAM I refer to the report “S’porean who sold identities of SingPass users jailed 5 years, 2 months” (March 25). Because the person had managed to crack the login credentials of 293 SingPass users, I wish to draw329 words
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338 2016-04-01 22 WONG SHAO VOON - FROM WONG SHAO VOON I refer to the letter “Skill-building requires firms to be fair, workers to be loyal” (March 29). I disagree that the Government should play the role of job-matching on behalf of employers and employees. What the writer described is skillset338 words
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195 2016-04-01 22 JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG - FROM JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority was right to bar Dr Ridhuan Tee Abdullah from entering Singapore (“Controversial M’sian columnist claims he was barred from entering Singapore”; March 22). He has nothing good to say about195 words
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singapore
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Article, Illustration817 2016-04-01 24 CLIFFORD LEE - MANY WERE INSPIRED TO BECOME EDUCATORS THEMSELVES CLIFFORD LEE cliffordlee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When the taxi driver discovered from a male passenger that the latter’s colleague, Madam Janet Poh, was still teaching in the same school, the cabbie took out a piece ofPHOTO: KOHMUI FONG - 817 words
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462 2016-04-01 24 CLIFFORD LEE - CLIFFORD LEE SINGAPORE When she was given her first form class shortly after graduating from the National Institute of Education (NIE), teacher Santha Selva Raj decided to do something different: Create a sofa corner in the classroom for her students to relax, play462 words
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663 2016-04-01 26 SIAUMINGEN - SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Ai Takagi is likely to be the first witness to testify for her husband Yang Kaiheng when he launches his defence against seven sedition charges relating to articles published on the now-defunct sociopolitical site The Real Singapore (TRS),663 words
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Article, Illustration350 2016-04-01 28 SINGAPORE Needy commuters, such as the elderly and pregnant women, will be able to enter trains and lifts first under priority queues that will be introduced at platform screen doors and passenger lifts of all MRT stations. The Land Transport Authority (LTA),PHOTO: LTA - 350 words
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Article, Illustration105 2016-04-01 28 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posted this image of him meeting with businessman and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg in New York on his Facebook page. He wrote: “Caught up with Michael Bloomberg today. The former Mayor of NYC had considered running forPHOTO: PM LEE’S FACEBOOK - 105 words
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science
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Article, Illustration847 2016-04-01 30 SHORELINES IN SOME AREAS WOULD MOVE INLAND BY KILOMETRES THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK For half a century, climate scientists have seen the West Antarctic ice sheet, a remnant of the last ice age, as a sword of Damocles hanging overTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTOS: AFP - 847 words
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362 2016-04-01 30 THE NEWYORK TIMES PALMYRA (SYRIA) As photographs and video footage emerged this week from the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, antiquities experts were relieved and horrified at what Islamic State (IS) militants had wrought in the months they controlled the city. ATHE NEWYORK TIMES - 362 words
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china & india
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Article, Illustration625 2016-04-01 34 PRO-INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS ‘VIOLATE’ BASIC LAW AGENCIES HONG KONG —The Hong Kong government has threatened to bar the formation of a political party advocating independence from China, adding to tensions over Beijing’s control of the city before legislative elections in September.AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 625 words
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702 2016-04-01 34 FINANCIAL TIMES BEIJING —The 50th anniversary this year of the start of China’s tumultuous Cultural Revolution is turning into a political tug of war, with progressives opposed to the current political tightening squaring off with neo-Maoist intellectuals overFINANCIAL TIMES - 702 words
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Article, Illustration1330 2016-04-01 36 Despite sanctions imposed by the UN, trade between China and N Korea continues quietly CHINESE BORDER PROVINCE RELIES HEAVILY ON THE EXCHANGE THE NEWYORK TIMES DANDONG (CHINA) Before he drives the beat-up taxi into North Korea, MrTHE NEWYORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,330 words
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world
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Article, Illustration2356 2016-04-01 38 French judge says this worked as a ‘smokescreen’, so the group could prepare other attacks INTERROGATION OF WOULD-BE ATTACKER GIVES INSIGHT INTO I.S. PLANS THENEWYORKTIMES WA SHINGTON Reda Hame, a young technology professional from Paris was among scores of EuropeanTHENEWYORKTIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 2,356 words
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Article, Illustration1929 2016-04-01 38 French judge says this worked as a ‘smokescreen’, so the group could prepare other attacks INTERROGATION OF WOULD-BE ATTACKER GIVES INSIGHT INTO I.S. PLANS THENEWYORKTIMES WA SHINGTON Reda Hame, a young technology professional from Paris was among scores of EuropeanTHENEWYORKTIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,929 words
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Article, Illustration496 2016-04-01 40 Judge says growing openness surrounding sex does not condone its commercialisation THENEWYORKTIMES SEOUL —The Constitutional Court in South Korea yesterday rejected a challenge to the country’s ban on the sex trade, handing a defeat to prostitutes who have campaigned for yearsTHENEWYORKTIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 496 words
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Article, Illustration499 2016-04-01 40 (2nd Edition) Judge says growing openness surrounding sex does not condone its commercialisation THENEWYORKTIMES SEOUL —The Constitutional Court in South Korea yesterday rejected a challenge to the country’s ban on the sex trade, handing a defeat to prostitutes who have campaigned for yearsTHENEWYORKTIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 499 words
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Article, Illustration1087 2016-04-01 42 ANGELATENG - Singaporean businesses positive about growth potential in the Middle Eastern country THE LIFTING OF SANCTIONS HAS OPENED DOORS ANGELATENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A PO R E Several Singaporean companies are moving quickly to gain a foothold in Iran after international sanctions onhis business. PHOTO: ESMAEIL MOLAZADEH - 1,087 words
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Article, Illustration761 2016-04-01 46 DARIUS CHEUNG - JURONG INNOVATION DISTRICT HAS POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM S’PORE DARIUS CHEUNG property@mediacorp.com.sg Despite brushing off calls for the lifting of cooling measures, saying it would be premature to do so, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat made announcements in Budget 2016 that could have aPHOTO: TODAY FILE PHOTO - 761 words
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599 2016-04-01 46 REUTERS TANGSHAN —While property prices in top-tier Chinese cities are booming, prices in smaller cities, where most of China’s urban population lives, are still sinking, complicating government efforts to spread wealth more evenly and arrest slowing economic growth. Property hasREUTERS - 599 words
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378 2016-04-01 48 THE TELEGRAPH LONDON The easiest way to detect if last night’s dinner is still edible is the sniff test. Usually, that strange smell is the only thing standing between you and food poisoning. Now, researchers from the Korea Advanced Institutes of Science andTHE TELEGRAPH - 378 words
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Article, Illustration723 2016-04-01 54 ADELENEWONG - Chan Lay Hoon reiterates commitment, urges fans to stand firm with La Liga club SAYS HER PRESENCE IN SPAIN IS A SIGN OF HIS COMMITMENT ADELENEWONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Valencia CF executive president Chan Lay Hoon has come out in defence of723 words
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Article, Illustration723 2016-04-01 54 (2nd Edition) ADELENEWONG - Chan Lay Hoon reiterates commitment, urges fans to stand firm with La Liga club SAYS HER PRESENCE IN SPAIN IS A SIGN OF HIS COMMITMENT ADELENEWONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Valencia CF executive president Chan Lay Hoon has come out in defence of723 words
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Article, Illustration441 2016-04-01 54 ADELENEWONG - ADELENEWONG SINGAPORE —Singapore rugby is riding on a wave of momentum driven up by two Super Rugby matches played here and the coming HSBC World Rugby Singapore Sevens later this month, as the sport tries to reach out to the young.PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 441 words
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Article, Illustration441 2016-04-01 54 (2nd Edition) ADELENEWONG - ADELENEWONG SINGAPORE —Singapore rugby is riding on a wave of momentum driven up by two Super Rugby matches played here and the coming HSBC World Rugby Singapore Sevens later this month, as the sport tries to reach out to the young.PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 441 words
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Article, Illustration869 2016-04-01 55 JANANGANESH - TAKE NOTE, MODEST CITIES ADAPTING TO GLOBALISATION AND INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATING AN INSECURE WORLD JANANGANESH sports@mediacorp.com.sg FINANCIAL TIMES “Yer da”, for anyone new to the Internet meme, is “your father”, and code for a certain kind of harmless grouch locked in a losing war withFINANCIAL TIMES; science. PHOTO: REUTERS - 869 words
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Article, Illustration532 2016-04-01 55 BLOOMBERG DOHA Migrant workers building a football stadium for the 2022 World Cup have been abused by employers, according to Amnesty International, puncturing promises by Qatari officials that they would not be subject to the exploitation rampant in the broader labourBLOOMBERG - 532 words
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Article, Illustration941 2016-04-01 58 AMANPREETSINGH - Despite lucrative offers, Dane says he has unfinished business at Home AMANPREETSINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even before the 2015 S.League season came to an end last November, Home United’s Danish striker Ken Ilso was already on the watchlist of many clubs in Southeast Asia.PHOTO: HOME UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB - 941 words
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Article, Illustration914 2016-04-01 60 MARIANNE WEE-SLATER - IT’S TIME TO LIGHTEN UP WITH THIS YEAR’S LATEST SKIN-BRIGHTENING INNOVATIONS MARIANNE WEE-SLATER features@mediacorp.com.sg Every year, particularly in the first few months, skincare brands rush to roll out their latest and greatest whitening skincare innovations a skincare category that is one of the biggest in914 words
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Article, Illustration762 2016-04-01 62 KENNETH CHOY - The latest must-haves for looking and feeling good GET IT NOW BY KENNETH CHOY Truly iconic Love the clean yet timeless designs of LACOSTE? You’ll be pleased to know that the brand’s latest collections for Spring/Summer 2016 are finally in stores. Expect a modernised twist in762 words
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Article, Illustration291 2016-04-01 62 GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE Fans here who like renowned pop artist KAWS will now be able to wear his art. Tapped by UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) creative director NIGO, the influential Brook-lyn-based street artist, known for his appropriation of iconic characters from popular cultureGENEVIEVE LOH - 291 words
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Article, Illustration433 2016-04-01 64 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE Recognise what your future is and grab it. That’s the key message of This Path Tonight, the new album by singer Graham Nash. “Because quite frankly, how much time do we have left? Look who we’ve lost this433 words
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