Today, 11 April 2016

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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp MONDAY, 11 APRIL 2016 MCI (P) 021/06/2015
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  • 68 1 DEADLY INDIAN TEMPLE BLAZE Ind ian bystanders carrying an injured man after an explosion and fire swept through Puttingal Devi Temple in Paravur in India’s southern Kerala state yesterday. Officials said over 100 people were killed and more than 380 injured after devotees had gathered for
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  • 812 1  -  Conflicting reports on fate of Turks as Thailand claims they were arrested in Indonesia DUO ‘COULD BE EN ROUTE TO TURKEY, INDONESIA OR S’PORE’ EILEEN NG eileenng@mediacorp.com.sg AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —Malaysia is on high alert following reports
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  • 655 1  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has refuted online allegations by his sister that he had abused his power to hold events marking the one-year death anniversary of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew in order to
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    • 20 1 IN OUR BUSINE SS SECTION TEA LEAVE S: AN ANALYST’S VIEW EACH WEEK OF HOW THE MARKET WILL PERFORM• 24
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  • hot news
    • 630 2 BELGIAN FEDERAL PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE SAYS TERRORISTS CHANGED PLANS AT THE LAST MINUTE THE NEWYORK TIMES PA R I S The Belgian authorities announced yesterday that the group of attackers who targeted the Brussels airport and metro on March 22 had initially planned to
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    • 576 4  -  Four-man advisory team includes lawyer, chartered accountant and firm directors SIAUMINGEN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Should they win the upcoming by-election at Bukit Batok, the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) will have a team in place to help ensure a smooth transfer
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    • 963 6 PUBLIC SAFETY A HUGE PROBLEM IN INDIA THENEWYORKTIMES MUMBAI (INDIA) —A series of explosions early yesterday caused by a fireworks display during a religious festival at a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala left 106 people dead and hundreds more
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    • 409 6 2010 March 4 Sixty-three people, mostly women and children, are killed in a stampede at a temple where free clothes are being doled out in northern Uttar Pradesh state. 2012 Nov 19 Eighteen women and children are crushed to death in a stampede
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    • 674 8  -  RUMIHARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Flying overseas, and looking for air-ticket deals? Do not forget to scan the business-class offers or negotiate an easy upgrade to the premium cabin. Airlines are increasingly putting business-class seats up for grabs at even 50 per cent discounts
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    • 635 9 AGENCIES HIROSHIMA In a city obliterated by an American atom bomb more than 70 years ago, Japan yesterday kicked off an annual gathering of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies with a call to end nuclear weapons. But it
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    • 631 5 THE WORLD TO YOU ECOWORLD PROPERTY SHOWCASE 11 15 APRIL 2016 I 9AM 6PM I RAFFLES PLACE, CHEVRON HOUSE EcoWorld draws inspiration from beautiful aesthetics and distinctively unique architectural elements found all over the world. We then seamlessly incorporate these iconic aesthetics into our residential and commercial developments in Kuala
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    • 437 8 iwp NANYANG J. i_ THE INNOVATIVE POLYTECHNIC College of Lifelong Learning (CLL) Your Preferred Partner for Continuing Education and Training Part-time PRECISION ENGINEERING MASTER CRAFTSMAN programme (PeMC programme comprises LVSQ Diploma and WSQ Specialist Diploma) Deepen and broaden your skills and knowledge in Advanced CAM CNC Machining, Advanced Mould Design
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    • 103 9 So good... gou cun even eat it on its own! Lx So Good... Savings! 7TY recipe the 1 Super Fine Soft Wholemeal Bread WO°/o Extra Fine Wholemeal Flour t A '&V Super Fine Soft lQQ%JWholemeal 400g <sy Contains Prebiotic Sy Low in Saturated Fat High in Fibre Iron W No
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  • comment & analysis
    • 971 10  -  STRONG REGIONAL ECONOMY IS SOUTH-EAST ASIA’S REST DEFENCE AGAINST SINO-AMERICAN TENSIONS WOO WING THYE Woo Wing Thye is president of the Malaysia-based Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia. He is also a professor at the University of California, Davis, and at Fudan University.
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    • 598 11  -  POPE FRANCIS’ RISKY MOVE TO DEVOLVE ARSOLUTE VATICAN POWER FINANCIALTIMES EDITORS FINANCIALTIMES Pope Francis has finally spoken on the Catholic Church’s position on the family, after two synods of bishops and a blizzard of questionnaires to the faithful. The judgment, while keenly
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    • 1006 12  -  TIPS FOR SECURING EMPLOYMENT IN TODAY’S CONNECTED WORLD TARASIEGEL BERNARD Tara Siegel Bernard is a personal finance reporter for The New York Times. help.”THE NEW YORK TIMES Like many recent college graduates, Ben Kim felt he was casting his resume into an abyss when
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    • 54 10 TOTO Estimated Group 1 Prize $4 Million Draw on Mon, 11 Apr 2016 at 6.30pm SINGAPORE First Prize: $2.3 Million SWEEP Next Draw: Wed, 4 May 2016 Draw venue:Singapore Pools Building (210 Middle Road) For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg p y® Always play with care. responsibly) Do not bet illegally. RCB
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    • 56 10 Although the business of hiring is still largely a manual process, employers are experimenting with increasingly sophisticated technology. Some companies are setting loose automated recruiters that trawl the Web for the perfect hire, based on an algorithm. Others are asking job candidates to answer their first round of interview questions
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    • 212 11 MANCHESTER 1824 The University of Manchester Manchester Business School Be firm in your business goals. But flexible in your approach. First, our students learn the fundamentals. Then they learn how to use them to their advantage. Because at The University of Manchester, we recognise that business success starts with original
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  • voices
    • 400 14  -  FROM LIEW KAIKHIUN Since the Little India riots in December of 2013, there have been efforts by the Government to ease the crowds of predominantly South Asian foreign workers gathering in the area during the weekends. This includes more regulation of buses
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    • 281 14  -  FROM BARBARA HIRAYAMA The letter “More Govt action needed to help tackle climate change” (April 9) raises many important points. A mindset change is needed to tackle the problems of climate change at the grassroots level, but this is
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    • 327 14  -  FROM LISA LI SHI-EN I refer to Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC Denise Phua’s recent parliamentary speech regarding the workers in Little India. Despite her unfortunate choice of words “walking time-bombs”, for which she has apologised I agree that
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  • Singapore
    • 638 16  -  Environment agency also advises on how to provide better information on culprits MANY THINK TWICE AS THEY FEAR THE PROCESS MAY BE TROUBLESOME LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Residents may think twice about reporting cases of litterbugs to the National Environment Agency (NEA)
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    • 463 17 Ensuing chase leads to crash with two taxis, one police car, and seven people injured SINGAPORE —First, he sped off from a police roadblock, leading to a car chase that resulted in a four-vehi-cle accident that left
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    • 183 18 SINGAPORE —In an effort to better support low-skilled and low-income workers improve their chances of being employed, the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) has piloted a case management approach to those who need more help. Launched in February, the pilot sees case officers
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    • 366 18 Organised by PA, they are part of drive to get more people to be involved in sports CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE From teaming up with neighbours and pitting one’s netball skills against residents from the next block, to one-on-one tennis matches, residents across
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    • 109 16 ST Marine A company of ST Engineering We are looking for engineers and technicians who wish to embark on a career in the marine industry with us. Positions Available SUPERVISORS TECHNICIANS Mechanical Diesel Welding Requirements: Open to Singapore Citizens Only NTC Higher NTC or relevant certifi cations in Marine Mechanical
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    • 235 19 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
    • 838 20 Automation is forecast to displace 3.5m manufacturing workers in the next five years NUMBER SET TO RISE SHARPLY IN THE COMING YEARS FINANCIAL TIMES BEIJING —China’s uptake of industrial robots is set to rise rapidly in the coming years, as higher
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    • 1270 21 THENEWYORKTIMES BEIH A I (CHIN A) —In the darkness of the tropical waters of the South China Sea, the shabby, blue-hulled Chinese fishing trawler edged closer to what was almost certain arrest for Mr Zhang Deren, the boat’s engineer. He
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  • world
    • 1063 22 OVER 30 MILLION PEOPLE’S LIVELIHOODS MAY BE AT RISK THE NEWYORK TIMES SYDNEY —Dr Kim Cobb, a marine scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, expected the coral to be damaged when she plunged into the deep blue
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    • 634 23 AFP JAKARTA At rush hour every weekday, women with babies slung across their arms line the traffic-choked streets of the Indonesian capital, flagging down drivers looking to game Jakarta’s carpooling laws by hiring a few extra passengers. But revelations that
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    • 114 22 "Education is our Business where our Students come First Prof Tim Boatswain Chairman, TEG Board of Directors, former Pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Huddersfield, University of Bedfordshire^ TEG IlNTERNATIONAL ICOLLEGE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING > Ul Sc Project Management Engineering Management Start Date: 2 Jun 2016 Part-time -18 months I I
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  • business
    • 850 24  -  ON THE MONEY RICHARD HARTUNG today@mediacorp.com.sg Buying shares in a company is exciting. You will own part of a well-known brand in Singapore, and the firm may pay you part of the profits in the form of dividends. You
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    • 341 24  -  TEA LEAVES YEOKEE YAN today@mediacorp.com.sg Yeo Kee Yan is retail market strategist at DBS Group Research. The key events this week are the semi-annual monetary policy review by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the release of Singapore’s first-quarter GDP advanced
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    • 623 25  - Beyond business what must a CEO look at to create a great organisation? PERSPECTIVES Compiled by (rumih@mediacorp.com.sg) Rumi Hardasmalani (rumih@mediacorp.com.sg) (rumih@mediacorp.com.sg) KIMBERLY RATH Chairman and co-founder, Talent Plus The selection of each employee is critical: With each, a culture should improve. It is incumbent upon leaders to determine how the
      PHOTOS: TALENT PLUS, TUV SUD ASEAN, PROCTER &GAMBLE, PRATT & WHITNEY  -  623 words
    • 1096 26 Panama Papers reveal Mossack Fonseca favoured the territory more than any other location HELPED CLIENTS CIRCUMVENT CHINA’S HEAVY REGULATIONS AP HONG KONG —The same year Ms Jasmine Li, whose grandfather was the fourth-ranked politician in China at the
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    • 35 27 D YOUR DAY WITH t 938 uVe REAKFAST CLUB (MON-FRI; 9.30AM) with Keith de Souza (MON-FRI; 7.30PM) with Daniel Martin gets you talking THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES (MON-FRI; 12.30PM) with Howie Urn L mediacorp
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  • technology
    • 490 28  -  Aimed at those who are not brand fans, the release is like a jacked-up 5s with a nicer finish IPHONE SE REVIEW RAYMOND THAM raymondmarkt@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —For those who have become used to bigger screens, the iPhone SE (picture) is a strange
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    • 612 28 RAYMOND THAM SINGAPORE Four-and-a-half months ago, I brought the then newly released 12.9-inch iPad Pro to the office and most of my colleagues’ reactions were: “Why is it so big?” Apple’s latest 9.7-inch model (picture), on the other hand,
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  • sports
    • 760 30  -  Highly rated teenage midfielder wants to test his skills abroad ACCOLADE COMES EIGHT GAMES INTO DEBUT SEASON IN THE S.LEAGUE AMANPREETSINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It came as a total surprise. Eight games into his debut season in the S.League, Young Lions midfielder Hami Syahin
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    • 266 30 REUTERS H O N G KO N G World Rugby has penned a 10-year deal with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to spark playing numbers and bring major events to the world’s most populous country. The deal between the world
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    • 756 30 (2nd Edition)  -  Highly rated teenage midfielder wants to test his skills abroad ACCOLADE COMES EIGHT GAMES INTO DEBUT SEASON IN THE S.LEAGUE AMANPREETSINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It came as a total surprise. Eight games into his debut season in the S.League, Young Lions midfielder Hami Syahin
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    • 264 30 (2nd Edition) REUTERS LONDON —Leaders Leicester City are three victories away from the English Premier League title after winning 2-0 at relegation-threatened Sunderland last night. England international Jamie Vardy put them ahead in the 66th minute and he added his second and 21st goal
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    • 870 31  -  PACQUIAO BEATS BRADLEY ON POINTS COMMENTARY BY JULIAN TURNER sports@mediacorp.com.sg Manny Pacquiao, so often defined by his punch power and aggression, has exited a sport littered with the ghosts of broken heroes on his own terms, even managing to wave goodbye on the way
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    • 360 31 AGENCIES Manny Pacquiao said he still intends to retire from professional boxing, after scoring a well-deserved unanimous points victory over Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas, although there was a hint he could carry on some time in the future. The
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    • 1219 32  -  NBA Hall-of-Famer Dikembe Mutombo was in Singapore earlier this week for the Jr NBA Asia Advisory Council meeting. The former Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers centre also conducted a clinic for close to 50 Dunman Secondary School students, and met
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 100 32 Event Venue SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Home Away Timing LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. LW: Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and
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    • 28 33 MONDAY, 11 APRIL 2016 GLAD TO BE BACK FROM COLOURFUL OUTFITS TO WEFIES, KAREN MOK’S FIRST SINGAPORE CONCERT IN YEARS WAS WORTH THE WAIT > 35 PHOTO: UNUSUAL ENTERTAINMENT
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  • culture & lifestyle
    • 966 34  -  NEW FOOD HAUNT TIMBRE+ HAS BEEN A RUNAWAY SUCCESS SINCE IT OPENED SERENE LIM SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg Residents in the west side of Singapore finally have a bigger culinary claim than proud food-loving Easties, with the opening of Timbre+ in Ayer Rajah, just opposite Fusionopolis. The
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    • Article, Illustration
      649 35 Karen Mok shows us what we have missed, in her first concert here in 15 years CONCERT REVIEW: KAREN MOK’S REGARDEZ CONCERT HONJINGYI SINGAPORE “How are we doing, Singapore? It’s been too long. The last time I held a concert here was 15 years ago,” Karen Mok
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 533 38 MORNING AGENDA WITH BHARATI JAGDISH AND KEITH DE SOUZA Start your morning with the freshest news and views of the day. Be part of the action; call in to share your views on Talkback. 6.00AM Morning Agenda With Bharati Jagdish And Keith De Souza NOON The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
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  • Page 39 Miscellaneous
    • 1233 39 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Ella Bella Bingo II (Pre-school) 6.30 Mouk II (Pre-school) 7.00 Club M.A.G.I.C 7.30 Chuggington IV (Pre-school) 8.00 Ella Bella Bingo II (Pre-school) 8.30 Mouk II (Pre-school) 9.00 The Dr Oz Show VI (HD) (PG) 10.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 11.00 The Ellen
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