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Title Section13 2016-04-16 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp SATURDAY, 16 APRIL 2016 MCI(P) 021/06/201513 words
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Article, Illustration2426 2016-04-16 1 JOY FANG - JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Three years after she opened her dessert eatery in 2007, Ms Janice Wong found herself at a crossroads: Her 2am:Dessert Bar, which opens only at night, as its name implies, was drawing the crowdsPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 2,426 words
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Article, Illustration2425 2016-04-16 1 JOY FANG - JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Three years after she opened her dessert eatery in 2007, Ms Janice Wong found herself at a crossroads: Her 2am:Dessert Bar, which opens only at night, as its name implies, was drawing the crowdsPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 2,425 words
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Article, Illustration66 2016-04-16 1 Four giant kites filled with helium from French performance group Luminéoles Ballet hover gently in the air at Clifford Square as the troupe preps for its debut appearance in Asia. In town for the French Festival Singapore 2016, the 15m by 7m polyester kites will be performingPHOTO: DON WONG - 66 words
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Article, Illustration821 2016-04-16 1 NEO CHAI CHIN - ‘Much fewer hotspots’ promised, with peatland restoration, other actions to prevent fires COUNTRY ‘NOT IN DENIAL STAGE’ ANYMORE NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There is “zero chance” that any haze this year will be as severe as lastTODAY FILE PHOTO - 821 words
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606 2016-04-16 1 AGENCIES BEIJING —China has posted its slowest economic growth since the 2009 global financial crisis but a surge of new debt has helped fuel a recovery in factory activity, investment and household spending in the world’s second-largest economy. That is good newsAGENCIES - 606 words
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606 2016-04-16 1 AGENCIES BEIJING —China has posted its slowest economic growth since the 2009 global financial crisis but a surge of new debt has helped fuel a recovery in factory activity, investment and household spending in the world’s second-largest economy. That is good newsAGENCIES - 606 words
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747 2016-04-16 2 NG JING YNG - 15% MORE TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The number of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) entering the market continues its climb, with 15 per cent more COEs available in the next three months747 words
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555 2016-04-16 2 CLIFFORD LEE - CLIFFORD LEE cliffordlee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Commuters who are early risers on Sundays, take note: Train services at 13 MRT stations on the North-South and East-West Lines will start running an hour later at 7am on Sundays between June555 words
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Article, Illustration447 2016-04-16 3 SINGAPORE —Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will pay a week-long visit to the Middle East from today. This will be his first official visit to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement yesterday.PHOTO: AP - 447 words
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Article, Illustration356 2016-04-16 4 Singapore’s 13th Parliament passed the S$73.4 billion FY16 Budget on Thursday, the first for this term of Government. TODAY lays out the figures, plans and trends. Where the money comes from Where the money is going Expenditure by sector for FY2006-FY2016 Expenditure versus revenue for FY2009-FY2016 OperatingSource: Ministry of Finance; TODAY - 356 words
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Article, Illustration353 2016-04-16 4 (2nd Edition) Singapore’s 13th Parliament passed the FY16 Budget on Thursday, the first for this term of Government. TODAY lays out the figures, plans and trends. Where the money comes from Where the money is going Expenditure by sector for FY2006-FY2016 Expenditure versus revenue for FY2009-FY2016 Operating revenue NetSource: Ministry of Finance; TODAY - 353 words
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Article, Illustration838 2016-04-16 6 AGENCIES MASHIKI (JAPAN) —Rescuers searched through rubble for survivors yesterday after a powerful earthquake in southern Japan left at least nine people dead and hundreds injured, though officials said the toll was unlikely to rise dramatically. Tens of thousands of people fledAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 838 words
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Article, Illustration829 2016-04-16 6 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES MA SHIKI (JAPAN) —A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck southern Japan early this morning, rattling nerves in an area where barely 24 hours earlier a smaller quake had killed at least nine people. Japanese broadcaster NHK said a numberAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 829 words
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Article, Illustration816 2016-04-16 9 Collaboration something food firms still need to chew on JOY FANG SINGAPORE —Collaboration may be the new mantra for many businesses these days, but keen competition among the players and uneven benefits that arise from a partnership have made it difficult for companies in the food industry to work together.JOY FANG; PHOTO: JASON QUAH - 816 words
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Advertisement12 2016-04-16 8 HOT NEWS COLLABORATION SOMETHING FOOD FIRMS STILL NEED TO CHEW ON 912 words
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161 2016-04-16 10 LEE KWOK WENG - FROM LEE KWOK WENG While it is heartening to learn that the Government is leading the fight against diabetes, doctors especially in the polyclinics should also do their part (“Government declares war on diabetes”; April 14). Health monitoring, before problems set in,161 words
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431 2016-04-16 10 KWAN JIN YAO - FROM KWAN JIN YAO Short of scrapping the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) entirely, a new scoring system with wider scoring bands, instead of a single, comparative T-score, may not necessarily reduce the stress on pupils. In fact, it could431 words
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219 2016-04-16 10 DOUGLAS CHUA - FROM DOUGLAS CHUA I refer to the report “Climate change forces S’pore to look at 5th desalination plant, in Jurong” (April 13). In the wake of the current dry weather in Singapore and Malaysia, it is time to kick-start water conservation to219 words
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327 2016-04-16 10 YUEN SAIKUAN - FROM YUEN SAIKUAN Director (Corporate Affairs), National Climate Change Secretariat We thank Mr Richmond Lee for his interest in climate action (“More Govt action needed to help tackle climate change”; April 9). Before the Paris Agreement, Singapore committed to reduce our emissions327 words
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Article, Illustration557 2016-04-16 11 KENNETH CHENG - The increase in waste was in tandem with S’pore’s growing population and affluence: NEA AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTE DECLINED KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A growing population and rising affluence led to a rebound in the total amount of waste generatedPHOTO: KOH MUI FONG - 557 words
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604 2016-04-16 11 TOH EE MING - TOH EE MING SINGAPORE By the end of this year, consumers buying pulp and paper products could have another indicator to help them choose the more envi-ronmentally-responsible companies. The Singapore Environment Council (SEC) is in the midst of drawing up604 words
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Article, Illustration415 2016-04-16 12 VALERIE KOH - A video of the brawl between the two went viral after it was uploaded by an Uber passenger VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE An Uber driver and a Land Transport Authority (LTA) enforcement officer whose scuffle atPHOTOS: KOH MUI FONG - 415 words
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198 2016-04-16 12 SINGAPORE —Expect the weather in the next two weeks to be wet and hot, said the Meteorological Service Singapore in its latest forecast issued yesterday. The daily maximum temperatures will range between 33°C and 35°C, and could reach198 words
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312 2016-04-16 12 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE A 31-year-old man, believed to be the fourth assailant in a brazen armed robbery in Aljunied Crescent in 2014, was yesterday charged in a district court with committing armed robbery with hurt. Selvam Karupaya, a Malaysian, was allegedly part312 words
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Article, Illustration415 2016-04-16 12 (2nd Edition) VALERIE KOH - A video of the brawl between the two went viral after it was uploaded by an Uber passenger VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE An Uber driver and a Land Transport Authority (LTA) enforcement officer whose scuffle atPHOTOS: KOH MUI FONG - 415 words
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198 2016-04-16 12 (2nd Edition) SINGAPORE —Expect the weather in the next two weeks to be wet and hot, said the Meteorological Service Singapore in its latest forecast issued yesterday. The daily maximum temperatures will range between 33°C and 35°C, and could reach198 words
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312 2016-04-16 12 (2nd Edition) VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE A 31-year-old man, believed to be the fourth assailant in a brazen armed robbery in Aljunied Crescent in 2014, was yesterday charged in a district court with committing armed robbery with hurt. Selvam Karupaya, a Malaysian, was allegedly part312 words
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Article, Illustration710 2016-04-16 13 DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYS AMERICA’S STRATEGY IS PEACE, NOT PROVOCATION REUTERS MANILA/BEIJING United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter dismissed China’s characterisation of a more robust US military presence in the South China Sea as being the cause of heightened tensions,REUTERS; PHOTO: AP - 710 words
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Article, Illustration717 2016-04-16 13 (2nd Edition) WASHINGTON STILL INVITING CHINA TO TAKE PART IN MULTINATIONAL NAVAL EXERCISE AGENCIES MANILA/BEIJING United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter dismissed China’s characterisation of a more robust US military presence in the South China Sea as being the cause ofAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 717 words
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473 2016-04-16 13 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Taiwan persuaded Malaysia to hand over 20 Taiwanese criminal suspects rather than deport them to China yesterday, amid an ongoing battle over jurisdiction involving the island. Officials were still negotiating over the fate of another 32 TaiwaneseAGENCIES - 473 words
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473 2016-04-16 13 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Taiwan persuaded Malaysia to hand over 20 Taiwanese criminal suspects rather than deport them to China yesterday, amid an ongoing battle over jurisdiction involving the island. Officials were still negotiating over the fate of another 32 TaiwaneseAGENCIES - 473 words
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Article, Illustration1066 2016-04-16 14 THE NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL President Park Geun-hye of South Korea had hoped that this week’s legislative election would give her party a stronger majority in Parliament, one that would let her finally push through changes to labour lawTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AFP - 1,066 words
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224 2016-04-16 14 REUTERS North Korea attempted and failed to launch what experts believe was an intermediate-range ballistic missile yesterday in defiance of United Nations (UN) sanctions. The embarrassing setback for leader Kim Jong-un drew criticism from major ally China. The failed launch, as the reclusiveREUTERS - 224 words
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Article, Illustration733 2016-04-16 15 LEE YEN NEE - ANALYSTS CREDIT SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHES FOR MARCH REBOUND LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE Sales of new private homes rebounded sharply in March to their highest level in eight months, driven by what analysts called “successful launches” as developers ramped up offeringsPHOTO: CAPITALAND - 733 words
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210 2016-04-16 15 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Retail sales in Singapore dropped 3.2 per cent in February from the same month a year ago, defying economists’ predictions for an expansion in consumer spending and providing more evidence of a slowing economy. The retail sales contraction followedAGENCIES - 210 words
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363 2016-04-16 15 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI China may have US$1.3 trillion (S$1.8 trillion) in loans extended to borrowers that do not have sufficient income to cover interest payments, with potential losses equivalent to 7 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product, the International Monetary FundBLOOMBERG - 363 words
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Article, Illustration729 2016-04-16 16 NOAH TAN - World Rugby chairman says conditions are ripe for the sport to take off in the region MORE EXPOSURE TO THE GAME WILL LEAD TO BETTER TALENT NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While most Asian nations, save for Japan, have yet to make their mark onPHOTO: ERNEST CHUA - 729 words
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393 2016-04-16 16 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE —It was a day of drama at the OUE Singapore Open yesterday, as both the men’s and women’s top seeds world No 1s Chen Long (China) and Spain’s Carolina Marin were sent crashing out393 words
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Article, Illustration781 2016-04-16 17 LOW LIN FHOONG - Talented S’pore driver will make his debut at the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia in Shanghai this weekend LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Two years ago, Andrew Tang thought his dream was over. The race driver, who was part of McLaren’sPHOTO: PORSCHE CARRERA CUP ASIA - 781 words
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Article, Illustration386 2016-04-16 17 AMANPREET SINGH SINGAPORE —Organisers of this year’s OCBC Cycle 2016, which will be held at the Singapore Sports Hub in October, are expecting close to 8,000 participants for the second edition of the mass-cycling event, an increase from last year’s turnout ofAMANPREET SINGH; PHOTO: OCBC CYCLE 2016 - 386 words
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Article, Illustration1186 2016-04-16 18 ADRIAN CLARKE - LEICESTER VS WEST HAM WILL BE PIVOTAL IN TITLE RACE COMMENTARY BY ADRIAN CLARKE sports@mediacorp.com.sg Leicester City might be busy closing in on one of the most far-fetched fairytale successes in the history of the Premier League. Fearless and ultra-composed, Claudio Ranieri’sPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,186 words
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Article, Illustration317 2016-04-16 18 Norwich City vs Sunderland Victory for the Canaries will practically end Sunderland and Newcastle’s top-flight status, so if it is relegation-related drama that floats your boat, do not take your eyes off this one. Alex Neil’s Norwich have passion and fight, Sam Allardyce’s Black Cats have organisation and317 words
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Miscellaneous99 2016-04-16 16 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 and99 words
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Advertisement67 2016-04-16 19 YOUR GO-TO GUIDE FOR WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY, 16 APRIL 2016 23 THE GREAT INDOORS 20 TIME TO CHILL OUT Fun family activities you can check out without being out in the sun 25 A FLASH DRIVE PISTA HIO ICE POPS, CHEESECAKEBINGSU FROZEN REA S HAVE NEVER LOOKED SO67 words
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Article, Illustration1268 2016-04-16 20 DON MENDOZA - CREATIVE TAKES ON FROZEN TREATS HAVE NEVER LOOKED MORE APPETISING DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg Given our hot and humid climate which has recently gone up a notch or two in this most scorching of months it’s a wonder why there isn’t an ice cream vending machine on every corner.PHOTO: I SEE I SEE; PHOTO: SEOR AE KOREAN CHARCOAL BBQ RESTAURANT; PHOTO: CREAMIER GILLMAN BARRACKS - 1,268 words
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Article, Illustration761 2016-04-16 21 1 PASSIONFRUIT ICE CREAM WITH COCONUT JELLY, TUILE AND TOASTED COCONUT FLAKES S$7.90 from Sunday Folks, Blk44, Jalan Merah Saga #01-52, Chip Bee Gardens, Tel: 6479 9166 Lik e a ll it s swee t t rea t s passionfruit ice creamPHOTO: I SEE I SEE - 761 words
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Article, Illustration577 2016-04-16 22 LOW SHI PING - This venture is proving to be more than a mere dining experiment for its owners FOOD REVIEW: TRULY TEST KITCHEN LOW SHI PING SINGAPORE People who criticise Singaporean millennials of being afraid of hard work need only drop by Truly Test Kitchen in Macpherson for577 words
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Article, Illustration624 2016-04-16 22 GOURMET MEALS ON WHEELS Launched today, this new dining option is quite the moveable feast. Dubbed the Singapore Gourmet Bus, the purpose-built double-deck-er coach offers diners a unique way of enjoying the local sights and flavours. In collaboration with two culinary624 words
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Article64 2016-04-16 22 FRENCH WINE AND CHEESE AT NATIONAL GALLERY On April 29, Gallery Co. will be hosting two tastings (6.30pm and 8.30pm) with partners, KOT selections and Cheese Artisans, offering a curated selection of wines and cheese sourced from small family vineyards and cheesemakers across France. This is appreciation and64 words
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Article, Illustration604 2016-04-16 23 GENEVIEVE LOH - The third edition is a ‘multi-sensorial experience’, says fair director Kenny Leck SINGAPORE ART BOOK FAIR GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Singapore Art Book Fair (SABF) is back for the third time and is all ready to pique your curiosity. Organised by independentPHOTO: BAMVISUALS - 604 words
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Article, Illustration866 2016-04-16 23 GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE —With the thermometer rising to unbearable digits you break a sweat just stepping out the door finding cool family activities to do during our notoriously hot and humid days is no longer a priority, it’s a necessity. Going beyond ourGENEVIEVE LOH; PHOTO: KOH MUI FONG/TODAY - 866 words
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Article, Illustration601 2016-04-16 24 HON JING YI - Voilah! presents a seven-week extravaganza of all things French FESTIVAL FRENZY HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There’s just something irresistibly sexy about being French. Perhaps it is because they produced people such as Jean Dujardin, Marion Cottilard and Coco Chanel, or the manner in which theyPHOTO: GAUMONT - 601 words
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Article, Illustration520 2016-04-16 24 CONEY ISLAND TRAIL RUN 2016 Take part in Coney Island’s first trail run, starting from Gallop Stable Punggol Ranch. Choose either the 5km fun run or the 10km competitive run. April 16. Tickets from S$45 available at http://coneyislandrun.com/. LOEWEN GARDENS FARMERS’ MARKET520 words
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Article79 2016-04-16 24 TAME IMPALA “LIVE” IN SINGAPORE The Australian psychedelic rock group finally makes it to our shores. April 21, 8pm at The Star Theatre. Tickets from S$68 available from SISTIC. MADAGASCAR LIVE! Catch Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo and the plotting penguins79 words
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Article, Illustration1123 2016-04-16 25 LEOW JU-LEN - EVERYONE KNOWS THAT PORSCHE’S ICONIC SPORTS MODEL IS FAST, BUT HERE’S THE LOW-DOWN ON LIVING WITH THE CAR IN EVERYDAY SCENARIOS LIVING WITH A SUPERCAR LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When someone hands you the keys to a brand new PorschePHOTOS: BIG FISH - 1,123 words
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Article, Illustration767 2016-04-16 26 DAVID KHOO - Porsche’s 718 Boxster shows its talents with a new turbocharged flat-four powerplant PORSCHE 718 BOXSTER S DAVID KHOO todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg PORTUGAL Porsche has taken the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the type 986 Boxster in 1996 to launch the latest type 982 successor to the model, the 718PHOTOS: BIG FISH - 767 words
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Article, Illustration231 2016-04-16 26 SCOTT MARSH Anyone who thinks that hybrids are for fuel-sipping, tree-hugging greenies hasn’t seen Porsche’s updated 919 Hybrid, the car with which the manufacturer will defend its World Endurance Championship (WEC) crown in the LMP1 category. The updated car will take on rivals fromSCOTT MARSH; PHOTO: PORSCHE - 231 words
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Article, Illustration457 2016-04-16 27 LEOW JU-LEN - The Mercedes-AMG A45 has four-wheel drive and the world’s most powerful four-cylinder engine. The results are hilarious. MERCEDES-AMG A45 LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE S$270,888 might seem like a lot to pay for the smallest car that Mercedes-Benz makes, but this one happens to come with the world’s mostPHOTOS: BIG FISH - 457 words
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Miscellaneous1116 2016-04-16 28 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM School Days 3 6.30 Gracious Planet 7 .00 Just in Singapore 9.00 Happy Friends Season 7 9.30 Chicken Stew. Tales From The Salted Egg Temple 10.00 DreamCorps Season 1 (HD) 10.30 Magic Institute II (HD) 11.00 Mission Possible (HD) NOON Neighbourhood Chef II (HD) 1.00PM1,116 words
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Miscellaneous1152 2016-04-16 29 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Chef Apprentice 7 .00 Just In Singapore 9.00 Plan Egg 9.30 New Doraemon (HD) 10.00 Science Behind The Scream (HD) 10.30 We Are From 2065! (HD) 11.00 Tuesday Report. The Last Chapter 11.30 The Successor (HD) 12.30PM Food Source (HD) 1.30 Little Shops 2.00 The1,152 words
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Miscellaneous319 2016-04-16 30 ON SATURDAY With Dafril Phua 5.00 987 HOME With Joakim Gomez 6.00 Say It With Music With Naomi Yeo 10.00 Automated 11.00 987 Anthems by Zouk And The AOS Collection DJs 6.00AM News Plus The Best Of Body Soul With Daniel Martin 10.00 News Plus Weekend Brunch And Out About319 words
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Miscellaneous276 2016-04-16 30 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 LATEST CATCH-UP TV Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV. PEACE PROSPERITY (PG)(EP 10)276 words
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Article, Illustration723 2016-04-16 1 CEYLAN YEGINSU - Turkey’s deal with the E.U. undercuts the ‘raft economy.’ By CEYLAN YEGINSU Karam Shoumali contributed reporting. IZMIR, Turkey For more than a year, the Sinbad restaurant in Basmane Square was packed every day with hundreds of migrants from Syria anxiously conferring with brokers to negotiateKaram Shoumali contributed reporting.; TYLER HICKS/THE NEW YORK TIMES; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 723 words
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Article, Illustration847 2016-04-16 1 MATT APUZZO - By MATT APUZZO FREMONT, California The banging on the door jolted Sal Shafi awake. F.B.I. agents were looking for his son. “Where’s Adam?” they yelled. Mr. Shafi watched as they led his 22-year-old son away in handcuffs. For months, he had been talkingPHOTOGRAPHS BY GABRIELLE LURIE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 847 words
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Article, Illustration705 2016-04-16 6 JULIA WALLACE - In the spirit world, a taste for cognac and Range Rovers. By JULIA WALLACE Neou Vannarin contributed reporting. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—One recent morning, Suon Sokhum, a colonel in the Cambodian Army, was shopping for gifts for his ancestors. Qingming, the annual festival to honor theNeou Vannarin contributed reporting.; PHOTOGRAPHS BY LUC FORSYTH FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 705 words
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Article, Illustration621 2016-04-16 6 MICHELLE INNIS - From being counted as wildlife to having a dictionary. By MICHELLE INNIS NARRANDERA, Australia In the 20th century, Aboriginals could be jailed for speaking their native tongue in public. But, Stan Grant said, “you are nobody without language. The worldADAM FERGUSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 621 words
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Article, Illustration1549 2016-04-16 5 STEVEN LEE MYERS - A former Putin ally was set to start over, in America. By STEVEN LEE MYERS WASHINGTON Mikhail Y. Lesin found his business and political fortunes in Vladimir V. Putin’s Russia crumbling. Once an influential player in Mr. Putin’s rise to power,KREMLIN PRESS SERVICE, VIA REUTERS; ZACH GIBSON/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,549 words
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Article, Illustration624 2016-04-16 4 TESS FELDER - Simple steps that could turn around a harried lifestyle. TESS FELDER Life is short, so you might expect that people would be selective in how they spend their precious time. But that, of course, is not always the case. Yet there are ways toCHARLES DUHIGG - 624 words
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Article, Illustration645 2016-04-16 3 JOE COCHRANE - Children filling commuters’ cars can earn $15 a day. JAKARTA JOURNAL By JOE COCHRANE JAKARTA, Indonesia Even on the best of days, it looks like an invasion, though a very slow one: Troops of motorbikes try to slice through honking lines of buses, trucks and carsPHOTOGRAPHS BY RONY ZAKARIA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 645 words
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Article, Illustration665 2016-04-16 3 DECLAN WALSH - A lead prosecutor quits and several judges step down. By DECLAN WALSH In the year since Pakistani investigators raided Axact, a Ka-rachi-based software company accused of raking in hundreds of millions of dollars with a vast Internet degree scam, Pakistani and AmericanATHAR HUSSAIN/REUTERS - 665 words
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Article, Illustration920 2016-04-16 2 INTELLIGENCE/MONA ELTAHAWY - INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE/MONA ELTAHAWY Mona Eltahawy is the author of “Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution.” Send comments to intelligence@nytimes.com. Cairo My friend Mostafa Massouny has one of the most eclectic music collections of anyone I know. I initially typedKHALED DESOUKI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES; RIGHT, YASMIN HOSAM EL DIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS - 920 words
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Article, Illustration537 2016-04-16 2 DAN LEVIN - An Israeli couple in Canada have arranged to have Jacob sheep return to the Mideast, where they originated. By DAN LEVIN Over thousands of years, they wandered from their homeland in the Middle East to Europe and finally traveled to North America,REUTERS - 537 words
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Article, Illustration695 2016-04-16 11 ANDY NEWMAN - Years can make the most basic tasks seem formidable. By ANDY NEWMAN What could it possibly be like to be old? The stooped shuffle, the halting speech, the dimming senses. Slip into the R70i Age Suit at the Liberty Science Center inPHOTOGRAPHS BY NICOLE BENGIVENO/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 695 words
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Article, Illustration636 2016-04-16 11 CARL ZIMMER - Tapeworms and viruses may restrain immune systems. By CARL ZIMMER The kakapo, a large flightless New Zealand parrot that can live 95 years and perhaps longer, is close to extinction, and conservation biologists are doing everything they can to help. When they foundCHRISTOPHER SILAS NEAL - 636 words
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Article, Illustration755 2016-04-16 10 JOHN SCHWARTZ - A spaceport faces the prospect of ever-rising waters. By JOHN SCHWARTZ K ENNEDY SPACE CENTER Florida This is America’s busiest Florida This is America’s busiest spaceport, and the water is coming. Like so much of Florida, the Space Coast a 115 -kilometer stretch along theMELISSA LYTTLE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; KIM SHIFLETT/NASA - 755 words
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Article, Illustration531 2016-04-16 10 CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS - In limited studies of DEET use, no adverse effects are found. By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS As the mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus continue to spread across South America and Latin America, and with mounting evidence that the virus is strongly linked with birthORLANDO SIERRA/ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES - 531 words
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MONEY & BUSINESS
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Article, Illustration654 2016-04-16 9 JOHN MARKOFF - Using technology to help poor nations fill medical needs. By JOHN MARKOFF HALF MOON BAY, California From abluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a loud pop signals the catapult launch of a small fixedwing drone that is designed to carry medical supplies to remote locationsZIPLINE - 654 words
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Article, Illustration761 2016-04-16 9 CONSTANCE GUSTKE - Innovation makes a decades-old concept flourish anew. By CONSTANCE GUSTKE During trips to war-torn countries like Afghanistan, Jane Mosbacher Morris discovered that women had little control over their finances. Some were forbidden to work or even touch money. The antidote, she decided, was starting anPHOTOGRAPHS BY PHILIP SCOTT ANDREWS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 761 words
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Article, Illustration824 2016-04-16 8 GEETA ANAND - Yoga and Ayurveda are behind a $750 million company. By GEETA ANAND Suhasini Raj and Hari Kumar contributed reporting. HARIDWAR, India Sitting on an orange sofa set over a Persian carpet, in a gated office park with manicured lawns, Baba Ramdev is surrounded byPHOTOGRAPHS BY KUNI TAKAHASHI FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 824 words
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Article, Illustration534 2016-04-16 8 NATHANIEL POPPER - Thousands of jobs would be lost to start-ups taking aim at different parts of the financial industry, a new report predicted. By NATHANIEL POPPER Up to 30 percent of the current employees in the banking industry may lose theirJAMES ESTRIN/THE NEW YORK TIMES - 534 words
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PERSONALITIES
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Article, Illustration623 2016-04-16 12 SALLY McGRANE - PETER WOHLLEBEN By SALLY McGRANE HÜMMEL, Germany In the deep stillness of a forest in winter, the sound of footsteps on a carpet of leaves died away. Peter Wohlleben had found what he was looking for: a pair ofGORDON WELTERS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 623 words
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Article, Illustration579 2016-04-16 12 DIAA HADID - HANAN HROUB By DIAA HADID EL-BIREH, West Bank The noise signaled that Hanan Hroub’s second-graders were not focusing on their assigned task of scrawling math problems on balloons. They were staring at the German journalist treading through their classroom to meet their “Miss,” asMOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS - 579 words
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ARTS & DESIGN
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Article, Illustration803 2016-04-16 14 BARBARA POLLACK - Works include a zombie apocalypse film set in Beijing. By BARBARA POLLACK Fresh off the plane from Art Basel Hong Kong, the Chinese artist Cao Fei was stationed at MoMA PS1 in New York, ready to supervise the installation ofVITAMIN CREATIVE SPACE; RIGHT, BESS ADLER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 803 words
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Article, Illustration511 2016-04-16 14 JOHN WILLIAMS - Examining James Brown through the people he knew. By JOHN WILLIAMS The novelist and musician James McBride has suffered through the emotional and financial effects of a divorce. In 2010 his mother died. A white woman raised by an OrthodoxANDREW RENNEISEN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES - 511 words
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773 2016-04-16 13 MELENA RYZIK - Finding a balance between fairness and telling a story. By MELENA RYZIK Doctors and other public health professionals may be relieved that the controversial documentary “Vaxxed,” about the long-dis-credited link between autism and vaccines, was yanked from the Tribeca Film Festival in New York773 words
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Article, Illustration686 2016-04-16 13 CHRIS SUELLENTROP - An interactive world where emotions drive the action. By CHRIS CHRIS SUELLENTROP One of the most popular video games of the past month or so doesn’t have any shooting or puzzles, and almost no jumping. It’s called “Firewatch,” and it’s an interactive drama aboutCAMPO SANTO; ABAJO, FULLBRIGHT - 686 words
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