Today, 9 July 2016

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    14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp SATURDAY, 9 JULY 2016 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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    Lock icon Choppy waters ahead for Asean as all sides brace for Hague ruling
    2542 1  -  ALBERT WAI albertwai@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Special Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean)China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was supposed to be a step in the right direction, with the grouping speaking in one voice against Beijing’s assertive actions in the
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    Lock icon SUPER TYPHOON SWEEPS TAIWAN, HEADS FOR CHINA
    71 1 SUPER TYPHOON SWEEPS TAIWAN, HEADS FOR CHINA A car overturned by Typhoon Nepartak in Taiwan’s south-eastern county of Taitung, which has recorded its strongest gusts of wind since 1901. The typhoon pounded the island with heavy rain and powerful winds, forcing more than
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    Lock icon Info-sharing, data analytics among tools to tackle disease outbreaks
    743 1  -  MOH accepts taskforce’s 15 recommendations on handling disease outbreaks NATIONAL CENTRE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES WILL BE SET UP IN 2018 TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Better sharing of information and use of data will be among the tools that Singapore will
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    Lock icon South Korea to deploy US anti-missile system despite Chinese protests
    701 1 AGENCIES SEOUL —South Korea and the United States announced yesterday that they had decided to deploy an advanced US missile defence system in the Korean Peninsula in the face of growing threats from North Korea, despite strong protests from China
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      41 1 Decades-long identity crisis fuels insurgency in Thailand 46 Local chains give coffee giants a run for their money 41 Japan polls a test for Abe’s push for reform 46 IN T-SECTION: NATURE WALKS ARE THE ‘IN’ THING NOW 23 WORLD 13
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      Lock icon Tough lift standards include rules on rope maintenance, sounds
      815 2  -  Industry practitioners voice concerns over manpower crunch in labour-intensive field STRICTER REGIME TO KICK IN ON JULY 25 KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —More details of the outcomes that lift owners and contractors will be held to were spelt out by the
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      Escalators to get their own maintenance regime, starting in November
      434 2  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE —From November, escalators here must be maintained monthly by contractors registered with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), while their owners and contractors must report incidents involving death, injury or malfunctioning components to the authority from July
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      Lock icon StanChart’s Holland V branch beefs up security as hunt for suspect continues
      603 3  -  REGINA MARIE LEE reginalee@ officer. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY NG JINGYNG SINGAPORE A day after a man marched up to its counter and made off with S$30,000 in a matter of minutes, the Standard Chartered (StanChart) Bank branch at
      officer. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY NG JINGYNG; PHOTO: ROBIN CHOO  -  603 words
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      Lock icon Snipers kill five Dallas cops in ambush-style attacks
      1094 4 One suspect killed, 9 people wounded in protest after police actions raise racial tensions THE NEW YORK TIMES DALL A S —Snipers killed five Dallas police officers and wounded seven others, along with two civilians, during a demonstration on Thursday night against
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      Lock icon Beijing ‘will not budge’ despite US, Philippine actions in S China Sea
      759 8 The Philippines says it is willing to share natural resources in area with China CHINESE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES DEPLOYED ON CONTESTED ISLANDS: PENTAGON AGENCIES BEIJING/WASHINGTON —Beijing will not take a “single step back” in the contested South China Sea,
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      169 5 presents x •> j THE irwmCIBLE V f .W’ m ■ZJa > r -V ptember 2016, 8pm, National Stadium Win Jay Chou Concert Tickets More top-ups, more chances. Top up and Stand to win a pair of tickets (worth $316) to Jay Chou “The Invincible” Concert Tour 2016.10 pairs up
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    • Article
      Developing youth, facilities among key FAS targets
      484 9  -  FROM YAZEEN BUHARI Head, Development Planning, Football Association of Singapore The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) thanks Mr Sebastian Tan Gee How for his letter “S’pore football should learn from Iceland” (June 30, 2016). It is our mission to aim for football excellence
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      Fostering a kampung spirit in modern S’pore
      165 9  -  FROM EUGENE WANG Someone recently shared with me TODAY’S recent Facebook post about some families who gather to break fast at a HDB block in Sembawang. Over a meal in the corridor, they meet and chat, promoting good community spirit. At my condominium
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      Tuition reinforces idea that learning should be for the sake of examinations
      446 9  -  FROM CLAUDIA LIAUW I am alarmed by the prevailing mindset among Singaporean parents and students that tuition is necessary in order to survive and thrive in our education system. Two motivations propel people to jump on the tuition
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      Preparation against terror gives hope IS threat will fade
      149 9  -  FROM HAJ MOHAMED I refer to the report “Senseless acts of terror against tenets of Islam: Yaacob” (July 6). The authorities here have stepped up checks and patrols amid a series of terror attacks, first in Malaysia and Istanbul, then in
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  • world
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      Lock icon Taiwanese police identify suspect in train blast incident
      471 13 TERRORIST ATTACK RULED OUT AGENCIES TAIPEI —Taiwanese police said yesterday they have identified a suspect believed to have set off an explosive device on a commuter train in Taipei late on Thursday night that injured 25 people, but ruled out a terrorist
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      Lock icon Typhoon heads for China after killing two in Taiwan
      470 13 AGENCIES TAIPEI —A powerful typhoon killed at least two people and injured 72 others yesterday as it crossed Taiwan on its way towards the Chinese mainland, said authorities. Typhoon Nepartak, the first typhoon to form in the north-western Pacific this year,
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      Lock icon 12 die in massive three-day jam in Indonesia
      339 13 AFP BREBES (INDONESIA) —Twelve people have died in a massive threeday traffic jam in Indonesia that stretched more than 20km and brought thousands of holidaymakers to a complete standstill, said an official yesterday. The horror traffic at a major highway junction at
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      Lock icon Pressed by an angry public, S Korea targets executives
      1173 14 THE NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL —Looking for answers after the deaths of scores of children and pregnant women from a mysterious lung ailment, a group of families in South Korea began to focus on a potential cause: A cleaner called Oxy.
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      Lock icon Duterte’s war against crime getting out of control: Critics
      558 15 AFP MANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on crime is spiralling out of control, said a top human rights lawyer and opposition lawmakers yesterday after police confirmed killing more than 100 people. Mr Duterte won the May 9 election by a
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      120 15 Ramp up for an adrenaline pumping weekend of thrills, obstacles and excitement at *SCAPE! Register now at todayonline.com/urbanwheels THE CITY CHALLENGE 17 18 Sep 2016 9am 6pm Registration: $65 JUNIOR <12 (7-12 Y/O) JUNIOR YOUTH FAT BIKE ROOKIE OPEN MASTERS UNDER 12 YEARS 13-16 YEARS 17-21 YEARS 18 YEARS UP
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      Lock icon US jobs roar back with gain of 287,000 in June
      521 16 PAYROLL GROWTH ACCELERATED BY THE MOST SINCE OCTOBER AGENCIES WASHINGTON America’s job market bounced back in June as payroll growth accelerated by the most since October after a two-month lull, assuaging fears of broader cutbacks by companies. Payrolls climbed by
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      Lock icon Near-record-high Singapore dollar puts heat on MAS to ease again
      782 16 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Haven buying of the Singapore dollar amid global market turmoil has pushed a gauge of its strength to unprecedented levels, putting pressure on the city’s central bank to do more to support the economy. The Monetary Authority of
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      Lock icon The MERGERS that could FIX the banks
      1277 17 BLOOMBERG LONDON Eight years after the financial crisis, bank bailouts are being discussed once again in Europe. Low and even negative interest rates, the weight of soured assets, high legal bills and new digital competitors are all depressing shares and executives. Britain’s decision
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  • sports
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      Lock icon DON’T EXPECT A ONE-SIDED FINAL
      1158 18 FIVE TACTICAL BATTLES WILL DECIDE WHO WALKS AWAY WITH THE TROPHY Paris is readying itself for the mother of all shindigs tomorrow night, but if there is one team that knows how to take the fizz out of champagne, it is tournament party poopers Portugal.
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      Lock icon PORTUGAL READY FOR ‘GAME OF THEIR LIVES’
      578 19 REUTERS MARCOUSSIS —Portugal’s players are treating Sunday’s Euro 2016 final as the game of their lives and a chance to go down in their country’s history, midfielder Joao Mario said yesterday. The 23-year-old shrugged offcriticism that Portugal, who have won only one match
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      Lock icon FRANCE FINDS NEW HERO IN GRIEZMANN
      551 19 AP M A R S E I L L E He rejected comparisons with Michel Platini but Antoine Griezmann is fast becoming a France legend after a two-goal haul against Germany fired the hosts into the Euro 2016 final against Portugal. Amid the controversial
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    • MAY THE BEST COACH WIN
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        Lock icon France’s journey down to Deschamps’ leadership
        608 20 FRANCE VS PORTUGAL AP M A R S E I L L E If France head into the European Championship final against Portugal tomorrow as the favourites, they owe as much to the authoritative coaching of Didier Deschamps as to Antoine Griezmann’s goals. Bookmakers
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        Lock icon Santos the catalyst of Portuguese resurgence
        625 20 AFP PARIS —Cristiano Ronaldo reigns over the football pitch but his coach Fernando Santos calls the shots behind the scenes. The dynamic goalscorer and coach duo have taken Portugal to the Euro 2016 final and given it a chance to become the latest little
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      Lock icon KLOPP SIGNS NEW DEAL TO KEEP HIM AT ANFIELD TILL 2022
      659 22 It is a record contract for a Liverpool manager, worth upwards of S$73 million THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp (picture) signed a six-year deal yesterday keeping him at Anfield until 2022, just days after entering negotiations
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      RHAMANAN FALLS TO TOP SEED IN COMEBACK ATTEMPT
      417 22  -  AMANPREET SINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg DEVENPORT It was always going to be an uphill task facing someone ranked close to 200 places above him, and even more so after he was kept out of action for the past two months due to an injury.
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      93 20 Event Venue SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Home Away Timing 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 above during ‘Live’ telecast) SB: SportsBuzzOKranji (18
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      71 23 YOUR GO-TO GUIDE FOR WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND 28 SATURDAY, 9 JULY 2016 FROM FARM TO TABLE More restaurants here are growing their own greens 24 NATURE LOVIN’ WHY GOING FOR A WALK IS BECOMING THE “IN” THING TO DO AMONG THE YOUNGER CROWD 29 SPICING IT UP Krapow’s Thai
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  • T TODAY weekend guide
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      Lock icon THE LURE OF THE GREEN
      1006 24  -  THE LOVE OF NATURE IS STRONGER THAN EVER JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg The phrase, “Let’s go for a walk” used to invoke images of a lazy saunter taken on by couples who are enjoying their golden years. These days, going for a walk brings about a
      PHOTO: KOH MUI FONG; PHOTOS: RIA TAN/ WILD SHORES OF SINGAPORE; NUS TODDYCATS/LEE KONG CHIAN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM; PHOTOS: NATIONAL PARKS BOARD  -  1,006 words
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      Lock icon Five spots to get in touch with nature (that are also Instagram-friendly)
      665 25 JOY FANG WALLACE TRAIL Nestled within the Dairy Farm Nature Park, this trail allows visitors to learn about the park through the eyes of English naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. Walk through a dense forested area which used to
      JOY FANG; PHOTOS: MEERA JANE NAVA; NATIONAL PARKS BOARD  -  665 words
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      Lock icon Nature’s gems
      639 26  -  The best trails to see Singapore’s surprisingly diverse flora and fauna BUDDING BEAUTY SONIA YEO soniayeosj@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sneakers on, backpack packed, and you’re all ready to take on a nature trail. But don’t just trek blindly; these trails are home to wildly diverse flora and fauna that you
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      Lock icon THE DOs AND DON’Ts OF TREKKING: What you should do (and avoid) to prepare for a hike
      458 26 SONIA YEO SINGAPORE Do you know your little hike in, say, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve might cause more trouble than you realise? You could be destroying nature accidentally with every step. Here are
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      Lock icon Farming your own food
      877 27  -  Thinking about planting your own edible mini garden? Here’s where to start GREEN FINGERS MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If you’ve ever thought about how nice it would be to grow your own organic ingredients so they’d be ready to be freshly harvested whenever you needed them
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      Lock icon The best kits to get started on DIY Gardening
      611 27  -  You could, of course, simply get a pile of soil and stick a seed into it. But if you feel you need a little more guidance or just a really adorable little kit to motivate you here are some helpful sites
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      Lock icon Eat what you sow
      1063 28  -  Why restaurants in Singapore are growing their own greens FRESH PRODUCE ANNETTE TAN features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Our little red dot may be more concrete than jungle, but that hasn’t stopped restaurants from trying to grow their own food. Urban farming and the idea of food sustainability have
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      Burn baby, burn
      568 29  -  The heat is on in this newly opened eatery serving Thai street food FOOD REVIEW: KRAPOW LOWSHIPING SINGAPORE There is a fire burning in Far East Plaza, and we hope it does not get put out anytime soon. Named after the Thai word for “basil”, four-month-old Krapow
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      Weekend dining guide: Where to get your tasty treats
      793 29 DUXTONHILLGETSA DEDICATED PIZZA BAR The enclave famed for its many bars and bistros finally has a dedicated pizza bar. Traditional pizza squares are made daily with ingredients imported from Italy. Priced at S$15 each, flavours include a range of classics from
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      New brands, old hoods
      866 30  -  Two new hotels have opened to offer more staycation and F&B choices in your favourite neighbourhoods REST AND RELAX SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If you are staying in the East Coast and Joo Chiat areas, chances are you would have noticed that the old Joo Chiat
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      Lock icon Where to watch the Euro 2016 final
      432 31 SINGAPORE After a month of nail-biting soccer excitement and shocking upsets, the final of Euro 2016 is here. And it has come down to a showdown between France and Portugal. Thinking of where to catch the match at the ungodly hour of 3am,
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      Lock icon Room full of ideas
      754 32  -  K+ Curatorial Space combines retail with art and community CABINET OF CURIOSITIES REENA DEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the mood for relaxing at a communal space where practitioners, students and anyone interested in art and design can interact? Then the new K+ Curatorial Space at Scotts Square
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      WEEKEND PLANNER: Other things to do this weekend
      560 32 THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART SINGAPORE DEGREE SHOW Hosted at DECK, the Glasgow School of Art Singapore will hold their degree show their third from Saturday to next Friday. Under the institution’s Communication Design and Interior Design programmes, there will be a
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      HEADS UP
      89 32 ION ORCHARD CULINARY CREATIONS 2016 Fancy a contemporary picnic in the mall? Ion Orchard is presenting the first-ever indoor picnic at B4 Ion Station from July 15 to 17. There will be an exciting line-up from culinary workshops and wine appreciation to food samplings from brands such as
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      87 31 mmm'f DIPLOMA IN FILMMAKING /i\ For the first time in 65 years, Beijing Film Academy’s renowned curriculum in filmmaking is available in Singapore! Embark on your journey to be the next film icon today! This diploma programme is presented by Singapore Media Academy and Beijing Film Academy. Q REGISTER MediaAcademy.sg
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  • cars
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      Lock icon AWESOME FOUR-SOME
      872 33  -  A FERRARI WITH SPACE FOR THE KIDS AND GROCERIES? NO NEED TO PINCH YOURSELF, YOU’RE NOT DREAMING POWERFUL PRACTICALITY DAVID KHOO todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg BRUNICO (ITALY) —Like blue cheese and buah keluak, shooting brakes are an acquired taste that have evolved slowly over time. The term was first used on
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      Lock icon Flying the coop
      516 34  -  Mini’s drop-top is small, spiffy and offers plenty of fun, but at a price MINI COOPER S CABRIOLET DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Problems with a car’s roof are very rare. They are largely fussfree things, even in the case of convertibles. The new Mini Cabriolet has a
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      Lock icon Brand new approach
      598 35  -  Citroen’s rebranded DS 5 may make you look at French cars in a more luxuriously stylish light CITROEN DS 5 DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE French cars occupy an interesting niche between the mass affordability of East Asian brands and other more expensive European makes. Gallic machines have
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      Lock icon Spin-offs that spun out
      328 35  -  A new brand may seem like a good way to reach new customers, but history says it is a tough exercise LEOW JU-LEN Citroen has high hopes for DS Automobiles and Hyundai has big plans for its new Genesis brand, but motoring history is littered with
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      1187 36 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg programming@channelnewsasia.com tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Everyday Heroes (HD) 6.30 On The Red Dot (HD) (CC) 7 .00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) (PG) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 Jamie’s Great Britain (HD) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres
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      1227 37 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg programming@channelnewsasia.com tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Life Story Dr Rita Goh: On The Brink Of Madness 6.30 Talking Point (HD) 7 .00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) (PG) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 Seconds From Disaster V
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      301 38 ON SATURDAY 6.00AM News Plus Body And Soul And Parenting Made Easy 10.00 News Plus On The Record And Sports Review 2.00PM News Plus A Slice Of Life And WOW Club 6.00 News Plus Talking Books And The Soundtrack Of Our Lives 2.00PM TGI Saturday With Dafril Phua 5.00 987
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      360 38 E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil 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. FREE TOGGLE ORIGINALS Check out exclusive movies and series produced by Toggle anytime, anywhere. TRAPPED MINDS (PG13-SOME VIOLENCE)
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  • INSIDE ASIA
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      Growing online buyers and sellers — lessons from Taobao
      1126 39  - Growing online buyers and sellers lessons from Taobao COMMENTARY CHU JUNHONG ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chu Junhong is associate professor of Marketing at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. This is part of an ongoing series by the school on business in China. c onsumer-to-consumer platforms such as eBay,
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      Lock icon Breaking Asia’s data drought
      849 40  -  COMMENTARY BAMBANG SUSANTONO ABOUT THE AUTHOR Bambang Susantono is the Asian Development Bank’s Vice-President of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development. M M any parts of Asia have been gripped by searing temperatures and the worst drought in decades. Millions of people face shortages of food or
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      Lock icon Local chains give coffee giants a run for their money
      889 41 THE WAY WE EAT FINANCIAL TIMES HANOI Not long after Starbucks made its first foray into Ho Chi Minh City in 2013, a local coffee chain called Phuc Long presented a direct challenge to the international brand. Starbucks set up
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      Lock icon Not afraid to be cheesy in China
      331 41 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING China may be the hardest place in the world to sell cheese, but Liu Yang has been trying anyway and Western fast food may be his salvation. There has not been dairy in the mainstream Chinese diet for
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      QUOTE OF THE WEEK
      102 42 It (the Bangladesh government) cannot continue to bury its head in the sand about the clear and convincing evidence of transnational links to domestic terror groups and operations. Dhaka Tribune editor and columnist Zafar Sohban, in urging Bangladesh to end “its state of denial” that neither
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      NEXT WEEK ONE THING TO LOOK OUT FOR
      103 43 July 12 The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague will rule on a case brought by the Philippines against China over the latter’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. Beijing had insisted that the Court has no jurisdiction overthe issue
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      Lock icon Pushcarts in the Philippines bring classrooms to street children
      946 43 Mobile classrooms aim to ignite a love for learning and get 5-to-14-year-olds back onto school rolls KYODO NEWS MANILA Pushcarts rolling on the streets of Cavite, a province immediately south of the Philippine capital Manila, began serving as mobile classrooms for
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      Lock icon Taking down politicians for decades, and rising in India’s government
      1428 44 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS THE NEW YORK TIMES MUMBAI He does not act the part. At 76, Mr Subramanian Swamy has a youthful demeanour, is frequently cheeky but is almost always composed. Yet he is arguably the most vicious infighter
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