Today, 16 July 2016

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  • hot news
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      29 2 HOT NEWS STICKING TO CURRENT MODEL COULD HAVE LED TO FINANCIAL WOES FOR SMRT: KUEK 4 SHORTER LICENSING TERMS COULD SEE ENTRY OF FOREIGN RAIL OPERATORS, SAY EXPERTS 4
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  • hot news: terror attack in nice
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      Lock icon ‘We only have dead here’: When party guests turned to prey
      879 5 THE NEW YORK TIMES NICE —A red ambulance, its lights flashing, sped down the road and jerked to a stop. The driver jumped out, asking: “Where are the wounded?” “We only have dead here,” replied two men, trying to
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      Lock icon Messages of solidarity pour in from world leaders
      756 6 AGENCIES PARIS —World leaders and politicians have condemned Thursday’s attack by a truck driver who ploughed his vehicle through Bastille Day revellers in Nice, killing at least 84 people. “We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they
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      Lock icon Truck as terror weapon — a nightmare for security agencies
      817 7 Truck as terror weapon a nightmare for security agencies AGENCIES PARIS —Transforming a vehicle into a simple but deadly weapon of terror as happened to such bloody effect in Nice on Thursday is a tactic well known to intelligence agencies. In Israel and the Palestinian territories, car-ramming attacks have featured
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      Lock icon Tunisia-born attacker a convicted criminal known to the police
      462 7 AGENCIES PARIS —The terrorist who used a hired lorry to kill at least 84 people in a rampage during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice has been named by local media as a convicted criminal known to the police for armed attacks.
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  • voices
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      New PSLE system may be unfair to some students
      301 9  -  FROM ROBIN CHEE MING FENG I read with concern the changes to the Primary School Leaving Examination system (“New grade bands to replace PSLE T-score”; July 14). Parents have voiced concerns about the high minimum score to get band 1 for
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      Primary education reform should go beyond score format
      391 9  -  FROM BOBBY JAYARAMAN The changes to the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) system are unlikely to have much positive impact on how pupils learn and develop, nor reduce parental and student stress (“New grade bands to replace PSLE T-score”; July 14). The
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      Skills-based volunteerism a win-win for firms and non-profits
      341 9  -  FROM WINIFRED LOH Director, Centre for Non-Profit Leadership (A part of NVPC) The writer of “Companies, and workers themselves, can benefit from corporate volunteerism” (July 5) offered a view similar to that of the Centre for Non-Profit Leadership (CNPL), a part of
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  • singapore
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      110 10 GROW WITH SATS AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS (APOs) Accelerated career advancement for Diploma holders High basic salary for diploma holders $5,000 sign-on bonus for experienced APOs and Police NS Personnel* Direct entry to Sergeant rank* Only Singaporeans need apply Applicants should bring the originals photocopies of their educational certificates, 1C, NS
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  • world
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      Lock icon Hague ruling renews faith in international law: Philippines
      656 12 AGENCIES M A N I L A U L A A N B A ATA R A decision invalidating China’s vast claims in the South China Sea was a “crowning glory” that renews faith in international law, the Philippines’ top lawyer said
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      Lock icon Beijing may use nuclear power in S China Sea: Reports
      400 12 AGENCIES B E IJ I NG —China may build mobile nuclear power plants in the South China Sea, reported state media yesterday, days after an international tribunal dismissed Beijing’s vast claims in the strategically vital waters. “Marine nuclear power platform
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      Lock icon Anwar positive about Dr M’s new party, calls for consolidation
      564 13 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim yesterday welcomed the plans by his political nemesis, former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, to form a new party, saying it was time for all opposition parties to unite and work together.
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      Lock icon Graft-busters’ dinner cancellation touches a nerve in HK
      583 13 AGENCIES HONG KONG Hong Kong’s anti-corrup-tion agency, which takes on tycoons and public officials, is attracting scrutiny for an unlikely reason the postponement of an annual staff dinner. Reports in local media of a staff “boycott” of the Independent Commission Against Corruption
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      Lock icon M’sia looks at plan to restrict terminal access to passengers
      372 13 AGENCIES ULAN BATOR (MONGOLIA) As concerns grow over airports becoming soft targets for militants, the Malaysian government is looking into a proposal to allow only air passengers to enter terminals at all major airports in the country in order to
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  • business
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      SGX outage triggered by hardware issue
      512 14  -  M.A.S. DEMANDS INVESTIGATION REPORT ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The technical malfunction that hit the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and forced the bourse to shut down trading mid-day on Thursday was triggered by a hardware issue, said SGX’s CEO, adding that short-selling during the day was
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      Dearth of major launches halves new home sales
      449 14  -  LEE YEN NEE SINGAPORE —The absence of major launches of new projects in June saw the number of private homes sold by developers halved from the previous month, but analysts said there are signs of improved market sentiment that will continue until
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      Campaign to spotlight, enhance SME capabilities
      333 14  -  LEE YEN NEE SINGAPORE —Small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) in the Republic can look forward to a suite of assistance measures to enhance their capabilities in e-commerce and cashless payments under an annual campaign to promote these local firms. These include a S$300,000 advertising
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  • sports
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      Lock icon UNRULY FANS NEED TO STEP BACK: EVANS
      761 16  -  Former Tour de France champion says spectators must maintain a safe distance from riders RACE NOW ‘TOO BIG FOR INTIMACY’ ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Former Tour de France (TDF) champion Cadel Evans has hit out at the crowd disturbances that led to the
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      ‘THERE WON’T BE ANOTHER CYCLING ICON LIKE ARMSTRONG’
      328 16  -  ADELENE WONG There will never be another person as iconic as Lance Armstrong in the sport of cycling, said 2011 Tour de France winner and former world road racing champion Cadel Evans. While Armstrong is now a disgraced former rider who has
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      Lock icon NO MORE FEAR AS S’PORE SWIMMERS HEAD TO RIO
      751 17  -  Team Singapore can compete with the best in the world, says head coach Lopez LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Four years ago, Quah Ting Wen’s dream of competing in the London Olympic Games alongside her younger brother, Zheng Wen, was cruelly
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      Lock icon 101-YEAR-OLD JAPANESE SWIMMER AIMS FOR MORE RECORDS
      600 17 AFP NARASHINO —As the world’s top swimmers prepare for the Rio Olympics, a sprightly Japanese centenarian insists she will still be smashing records by the time the 2020 Tokyo Games roll around. Closing in on her 102nd birthday, Mieko Nagaoka has racked up
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      Lock icon ELS PUTS RIVALRY ASIDE TO GIVE MICKELSON A SHOT AT HISTORY
      960 18 Ditches putting etiquette, but US rival falls short of the first 62-round in a Major THE NEW YORK TIMES TROON (SCOTLAND) —Walking down the 18th fairway in the first round of the 145th British Open on Thursday, Ernie Els
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      Lock icon PAUL POGBA REFUSES TO RULE OUT MAN UNITED TRANSFER
      387 18 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Paul Pogba has refused to rule out a return to Manchester United after being quizzed on his future at an awards ceremony in the United States. United are in pole position to sign the France midfielder in
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      87 16 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: SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip L A Y(i) Always
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      24 19 YOUR GO-TO GUIDE FOR WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND 20 AS GOOD AS IT GETS ONLY THE FRESHEST, MOST AUTHENTIC JAPANESE FOOD W ILL DO
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      39 19 22 LAND OF RISING DEMAND Japanese brands set to expand further here 25 ATTENTION FILM BUFFS cineWa kicks off a season of Japanese films 31 AUDI RS 3 SPORTBACK Audi’s smallest RS model is a fang-faced riot on wheels
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  • T TODAY
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        BIG ON JAPAN
        1258 20  -  AS JAPAN FOOD TOWN MAKES ITS DEBUT WHILE JAPANESE BRANDS AND FADS CONTINUE TO FLOURISH HERE, TODAY LOOKS AT OUR LOVE FOR ALL THINGS NIPPON DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg To say that diners here dig Japanese food is an understatement. The only thing we love more is an
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        Six things you must have at JAPAN FOOD TOWN
        511 21 KAISENDON FROM TEMPURA TSUKIJI TENKA (#04-42) This outlet is run by graduates of the Tokyo Sushi Academy, Japan’s top traditional culinary institution, and is the first restaurant the academy is opening in Singapore. It specialises in tempura and donburi. Recommended one-bowl
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        Lock icon Need for Nippon
        305 22  -  Japanese brands are set to grow here even with the stiff competition in the retail scene SHOPPING TRENDS SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE “Singapore is sexy to Japan,” declared Andrew Tan, co-owner of Atomi, a Japanese lifestyle and furniture boutique in Mandarin Gallery. “In this (South-east Asian) region,
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        Lock icon MADE TO LAST: 45R may be under the radar for now, but its emphasis on traditional craftsmanship and quality material puts it in good stead
        449 22 True Japonophiles rejoiced when 45R opened at Capitol Piazza last July. For those in the know, its flagship Badou-R store described as a “two-storey Zen
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        Lock icon SHAKING UP THE SCENE: Atomi is even going beyond Singapore to make a big impact
        594 23 When Andrew Tan started a Japanese lifestyle and furniture store in Mandarin Gallery seven years ago with his Japanese wife Mitsuko Murano, he could not have foreseen how he would end up bridging the two
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        Lock icon MUJI MAGIC: The Japanese minimalist brand continues to charm and expand
        462 23 The way to the hearts of Singaporeans is through their stomachs. And beloved Japanese brand Muji knows it well. It is opening its second Cafe&Meal Muji in Raffles City on July 28. Besides offering familiar items such as the
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        Lock icon Cosplay Galore
        759 24  -  Why Singapore is still into the cosplay fad ANIME WORLD SONIA YEO soniayeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Mention Japan, and there’s no way you could avoid one of their most famous exports ever: Anime. With their inhumanely big eyes, quirky hair colours and over-the-top fashion, this genre has captured hearts and
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        Lock icon 5 places you can find cosplay items in S’pore
        469 24  -  SONIA YEO SINGAPORE —As more cosplay events enter the calendar, it would mean more reason for enthusiasts to dress up like their beloved characters. While some of you might try to make your own costumes, for others who simply do not
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        Lock icon Whetting your appetite for Japanese films
        631 25  -  Start gearing up for all that cinema from the Land of the Rising Sun has to offer MOVIE SEASON MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Tomorrow, the cineWa series of Japanese films, screening at The Projector, will kick off with Sion Sono’s illicit murder mystery, Guilty
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        Lock icon cineWa’s top picks
        234 25 SINGAPORE The Projector’s film curator Gavin Low says he would recommend all the seven films, of course, but if you only have time for three, these are his top picks that will make you “feel positively alive afterwards”. MAY SEAH MEGANE A holidaymaker on a tiny island
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        Lock icon Show of solidarity
        844 26  -  Francophiles can show their support for the country at Bastille Day events FRENCH AFFAIR DENISE LI features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite the attack in Nice yesterday, the French community is determined not to let terrorism mar the occasion. Bastille Day activities being held this weekend will continue as planned
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        Inspired Japanese meals from hawkers
        613 27  -  Load up on carbs with fusion flavours at this new stall in Ghim Moh FOOD REVIEW: PASTA DONBURI BY KENNY LOWSHIPING SINGAPORE Amid the sea of traditional hawker eats found at Ghim Moh Market and Food Centre, Pasta Donburi by Kenny stands out not only
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        Weekend dining guide: Where to get your tasty treats
        674 27 OSCAR’S BRINGS BACK LOCAL DELIGHTS WITH PERANAKAN HIGHLIGHTS Diners who are fans of Oscar’s local delights at Conrad Centennial Singapore can rejoice. From now until August 31, Oscar’s brings back local delights with Peranakan highlights. There is the dry laksa pasta
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        Lock icon Bigger, better, and ... meatier
        786 28  - Bigger, better, and meatier Plenty has changed since Broadway Beng first burst into the scene a decade ago TAKING CENTRE STAGE JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It has been a whole decade since homegrown musical theatre star Sebastian Tan’s original Broadway Beng first broke into our consciousness onto the stage and
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        Lock icon Spending time with Charlie
        436 28  -  REENA DEVI SINGAPORE —This weekend, take the opportunity to hunt down The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye in a bookstore and have a good read. The graphic novel by Sonny Liew won the Singapore Literature Prize for English Fiction on Thursday night the first for
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        Lock icon WEEKEND PLANNER: Other things to do this weekend
        629 29 SANGEET SAYAMKAAL MUSIC OF THE DUSK Venue: Esplanade Recital Studio 16/07/2016 4pm -16/07/2016 5.40pm S$28 Enjoy a relaxing afternoon listening to SangeetSayamkaal Music of the Dusk at the Esplanade. As part of the chakra series, the event will feature performers such as
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      232 29 J t r w J SINGAPORE PARENTINGI Onifi CONGRESS 1 V Are you a superhero to your child? ORE YOU A nun TO YOUR CHILD? OVERCOME THE HARDEST PARENTING CHALLENGES! Are you guilty of being absent for your child? Then take the first step to being there for your child
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      44 30 THE STORY OF THE MOVIE IN COMICS At only $8.90! (incl. GST) FREE Exclusive Colouring Set with every purchase of the magazine! On Sale Now! Finding Dory Magazineis available at selected bookstores, convenience stores, supermarkets and leading newsstands. Disney/Pixar Published by Mediacorp Pte Ltd.
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  • cars
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      Lock icon POCKET ROCKET
      766 31  -  WHAT’S SMALL, CRIMSON AND HAS REALLY BIG TEETH? AUDI’S RS3 IS A FANG-FACED POCKET MONSTER ON WHEELS AUDI RS 3 SPORTBACK DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In the world of German high-performance cars, each of the big luxury brands has its go-faster outfits: BMW has M, Mercedes has AMG,
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      Lock icon Subtle screamers
      660 32  -  Volvo and Volkswagen prove you don’t need to go full bore if you want to enjoy Continental performance MIDDLE-GROUND MACHISMO DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Cars like the Audi RS 3 represent more performance than you could ever fully, sanely use on public roads, but that style of fire-breathing
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      Lock icon When scoring an ‘F’ is a good thing
      645 33  -  Jaguar’s F-Pace widens carmaker’s appeal as it throws its hat into the ever-popular SUV ring SPORTING PRACTICALITY SCOTT MARSH scott@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If the design gurus at Jaguar decided to put their collective minds into designing something as innocuous as say, an ironing
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      Lock icon Frank opinions about car design
      447 33  -  McLaren design chief Frank Stephenson spells out what it takes to succeed in the field LEOW JU-LEN SINGAPORE Want to be a successful car designer? Race motorcycles in your youth. That helped Frank Stephenson in a career that has led to his current job as
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      1293 34 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Everyday Heroes C, M (HD) 6.30 On The Red Dot (HD) (CC) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) 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 Show XII (HD)
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      1319 35 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Life Story: Yusof ‘Ular’ Kassim 6.30 Talking Point (HD) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) 8.00 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 9.00 Wheel Of Fortune XXXI (HD) (CC) 10.00 Seconds From Disaster VI (PG) (Episode 1) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XII (HD)
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      674 36 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 7.00AM Asia Pop 40 With Dom Lau 10.00
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  • INSIDE ASIA
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      Lock icon Driving deeper brand connection in China
      1024 37  -  COMMENTARY CHEN XUELIANG ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chen Xueliang is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer of Marketing at the National University of Singapore Business School. He has two decades of industry experience in sales, marketing and general management roles with United States/European Fortune 500 companies across
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      Lock icon Velvet bean supplements in spotlight after Thai woman’s death
      779 38 BANGKOK POST T he death of a young Thai woman after ingesting velvet bean capsules has drawn attention on the tropical plant and the use of it in health supplements. Velvet bean, or Mucuna pruriens, was on the public radar in
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      Lock icon Indonesia’s tourism ministry plans roadshows to attract investors
      593 38 THE JAKARTA GLOBE I ndonesia’s Ministry of Tourism is seeking up to 90 trillion rupiah (S$9.2 billion) worth of investment in nine tourism destinations outside of Bali, with plans to hold roadshows in the region to attract potential investors. The ministry has
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      Lock icon Dogs are just the start at Taiwan’s first animal blood bank
      354 39 ANIMAL MATTERS AGENCIES H an-han, a former stray, is helping the lives of many other dogs by donating to Taiwan’s first veterinary blood bank. The five-year-old mixed breed was rewarded with steak by her owner after her latest donation
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      Lock icon China censors news about ‘Xi beetle’
      688 39 THE NEW YORK TIMES u nder a microscope, the tiny beetle named in honour of China’s President, Xi Jinping, looks fierce, with black, armour-like ridges and beaded antennae. Yet more important to Dr Cheng-Bin Wang, the Praguebased Chinese entomologist who discovered and named it,
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      Lock icon Myanmar stock exchange to crack down on share selling
      315 39 MYANMAR TIMES T he Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar (SECM) this week warned companies against selling shares without its permission the second warning it has issued since the country’s first modern stock exchange opened at the end of last year.
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      Lock icon EYE ON ASIA
      60 40 Faster-than-expected growth Children looking for metal scraps at a pier in Manila. The Philippines’ economy grew a better-than-expected 6.9 per cent, making it one of Asia’s best performers for the threemonth period. New President Rodrigo Duterte has pledged to retain the economic policies of the previous administration,
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      Lock icon The rise, fall andpossible renewal of a town in Laos on China’s border
      1275 41 Once a casino boomtown, Boten is looking towards a more strategic future as a Chinese transportation hub THE NEW YORK TIMES F or five years, this remote town on the China-Laos border has lived in the shadow
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      FIGURE OF THE WEEK
      65 42 More than 3.84 million couples called their marriages off in China last year, a 5.6 per cent increase from 2014, said the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This is the 13th consecutive year divorce rates have increased in the world’s second-largest economy. The ministry said the per
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      Lock icon Putrajaya rejects visa call for Middle Eastern visitors
      287 43 THE MALAY MAIL ONLINE T he Malaysian Cabinet has decided against introducing visa requirements for visitors from the Middle East, said Tourism Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz this week, assuring Middle Eastern citizens they are still welcome. “The Cabinet takes note that
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      Lock icon Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi: Falling star or beacon of hope?
      1471 44 AP F or nearly 30 years, Aung San Suu Kyi starred as arguably the world’s most prominent and revered political prisoner, a courageous champion of human rights and democracy in her mil-itary-ruled nation. As she completes her first 100
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      Lock icon Rising conservatism in M’sian Islam not just from Arabisation
      3055 44  -  Amid signs of growing religious fundamentalism and the Arabisation of Islam in Malaysia, the religious elite in the country has also become more politicised. Recent controversial views expressed by religious scholars on what defines acceptable conduct such as how Kelantan mufti
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