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    13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp MONDAY, 10 JULY 2017 MCI(P) 082/04/2017
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    ‘Cautious’ GIC sees returns dip amid low-yield environment
    780 1  -  It has delivered steady long-term returns doubling funds’ purchasing power since ’97 YANGWAIWAI Business Editor waiwai.yang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sovereign wealth fund GIC generated an annualised real rate of return of 3.7 per cent over the 20-year period that ended March 31 this year,
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    Lock icon ICONIC MARKET CLOSES TODAY
    66 1 Crowds at the Sungei Road flea market yesterday. Started in the 1930s, the market is the oldest and largest of its kind in Singapore, where hawkers and shoppers haggle over used and new wares. The land it sits on has been earmarked for redevelopment, and it
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  • Article
    Lock icon US pushing peninsula to ‘tipping point’ of nuclear war, says N Korea
    559 1 AGENCIES S EOUL —North Korea yesterday lashed out at a drill that the United States and South Korea staged in a show of force against Pyongyang, accusing Washington of pushing the peninsula to the “tipping point” of nuclear
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  • hot news
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      Dishonest firms hinder efforts to raise construction workforce quality
      900 2  -  MOM looking into firms that undermine new rule on foreign workers’ salaries NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The perennial problem of companies here cheating foreign workers by paying them lower salaries than promised is undermining a new rule by the Government
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      CONSTRUCTION FIRM’S DIRECTOR CANNOT BE CONTACTED
      208 2  -  KENNETHCHENG Checks by TODAY showed that Everglory Construction was incorporated in July 2014. Its director and secretary are listed as Huang Guixiang and Li Xiao Ping respectively, based on Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) records. The company’s registered address is a unit at
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      Lock icon Talks the only way to avert conflict with Pyongyang: Experts
      721 4 AFP WASHINGTON After North Korea’s shock demonstration that it can strike the American mainland with an intercontinental missile, United States officials say their focus remains on finding a diplomatic solution to avert a catastrophic conflict. But with Washington reluctant to
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      Lock icon Trump’s G20 ends with few prizes, failure to rally others to his causes
      1245 6 World leaders unimpressed with President’s view on trade, immigration and climate AGENCIES WASHINGTON Ahead of his first G20 summit, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to weigh in on his concerns. From bad trade deals (“the worst”)
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      Lock icon White House gaffe names China’s Xi as Taiwan president
      510 7 AGENCIES WA S H I N G T O N President Donald Trump’s press secretary mislabelled Chinese President Xi Jinping as the leader of Taiwan (picture) after a much-anticipated meeting at the Group of 20 summit, adding an embarrassment to a
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      Lock icon Iraqi PM declares victory over IS in war-torn Mosul
      1186 8 AGENCIES MOSUL Dressed in a military uniform, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul yesterday to congratulate Iraq’s armed forces on their victory over the Islamic State (IS). It marked the formal end of a bloody campaign that lasted nearly nine
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      Lock icon MTI, competition watchdog looking into price hikes by drink stalls
      506 9 SINGAPORE The authorities are now looking into cases of drink stalls raising prices in tandem with the water tariff hike, including a group of stalls at Redhill Food Centre that co-ordi-nated their price increases. TODAY reported last Wednesday that several
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      Uber passenger killed, driver arrested after accident along Xilin Avenue
      519 10  -  KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE A 31-year-old man believed to be Filipino died yesterday after the Uber vehicle he was in skidded and careered into a tree on Xilin Avenue. The 22-year-old male driver was unhurt and arrested for causing death by
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      Lock icon HPB pushing for more healthy hawker food options by 2019
      679 10  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE By 2019, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) aims to have 40 per cent of the 13,000 hawker centre and coffee shop food stalls here offer at least one healthy food option double the current proportion.
      meals.PHOTO: HEALTH PROMOTION BOARD  -  679 words
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon TODAY SHOP TO WIN
      112 12 Congratulations to Ms Michelle Wong for winning S$10,000 in the weekly Shop To Win draw. Ms Wong, who spent approximately S$33 on groceries at a FairPrice outlet in Jurong East, is seen here receiving her cheque from Mrs Mui-Koh Kah Wei, general manager (wellness pharmacy) and
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      Lock icon PA scheme aims to equip 10,000 needy residents with new skills
      728 12  -  Monthly events at RC centres offer classes ranging from hairdressing to household fixes KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Whether it is learning how to fix things around the home or taking on a trade that could lead to employment, an
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    • news
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        Some art fairs facing tough times with poor sales, turnout
        590 13  -  REENADEVI SINGAPORE Art fairs in Singapore are facing tough times, with at least two of them scaling back offerings in the past year. The latest to announce a cutback is the Affordable Art Fair (AAF). After lacklustre participation and sales,
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        Lock icon Goodbye, Sungei Road flea market
        2183 14  -  S’pore’s largest and oldest bazaar to close today; relocated hawkers facing poor sales KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Operating lock-up stalls at hawker centres at subsidised rents sounded like a lifeline to keep their trades afloat. At least that was what some former Sungei Road flea
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        Lock icon Despite heavy losses, IS still inspires global attacks
        1359 27 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIRUT (LEBANON) Three years ago, a black-clad cleric named Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi ascended a mosque pulpit in the Iraqi city of Mosul and addressed the world as leader of a new terrorist state. The announcement of the
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        Lock icon RECORD HEAT LEADS TO FIRES ACROSS CALIFORNIA
        151 28 Motorists driving past flames from the ‘Wall Fire’ along Forbestown Road in Oroville, California, on Saturday. As the wildfire raged, the authorities issued an evacuation for about 250 homes threatened by the fire. The first major wildfires after the end of California’s five-year
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        Lock icon China polishes up rust belt with switch to creative industries
        844 28 Former factories being turned into cleaned-up ‘green zones’ to lure high-end service businesses FINANCIALTIMES CHONGQING A poster from the Mao era hangs near the entrance to the Chongqing Asbestos Factory, depicting a burly worker exhorting all to “strive to build
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        Lock icon Opposition moving voters to Johor to win seats: Zahid
        492 29 Malaysian DPM confident that the southern state will remain faithful to Umno AGENCIES JELEBU, NEGERI SEMBILAN —Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has accused the opposition of systematically relocating voters to Johor in an effort to secure several parliamentary and
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    • business
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        Lock icon Plugging the gaps in your financial knowledge
        899 16  -  ON THE MONEY RICHARD HARTUNG today@mediacorp.com.sg Learning about money management and becoming financially literate has not been part of the education curriculum for many people in Singapore which could prove costly for some. However, there are now many ways in which adults can
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        US CPI data to help gauge future Fed policy
        400 16  -  TEA LEAVES BERNARD AW Bernard Aw is an economist at IHS Markit. For five years, United States inflation has remained below where the Federal Reserve would like to see it, despite a sustained economic recovery. Recent softness in prices has raised
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    • sports
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        Lock icon Powerlifting aims to go from strength to strength in Singapore
        1352 18  -  Sport hopes to build on teenager Matthew Yap’s recent world record achievement TEOTENGKIAT tengkiat.teo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A hurried glimpse here, a hushed whisper there. Matthew Yap is aware of the extra attention he is now getting in school and at the
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    • lifestyle
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        Lock icon ‘It’s a big responsibility, but also a blessing’
        1324 20  -  TV presenter Steven Chia talks about the most rewarding aspects of being a father PARENTING MATTERS LEE YANG YI features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It has become common practice for some parents to take up to a year off work when their child sits for
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon N Korea’s nuclear weapons programme now a fact of life
      1568 22  -  PYONGYANG MAY HAVE AN ‘ASYMMETRICAL ADVANTAGE’ MAX FISHER Max Fisher is a writer for The New York Times Interpreter, which explores the ideas and context behind major world events. “I’m worried. I’m really worried.” the NEW YORK TIMES North Korea’s
      “I’m worried. I’m really worried.” the NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AP  -  1,568 words
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      Lock icon What it takes to survive, thrive amid digital disruption
      982 23  -  MORE UNIQUE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THAN BEFORE VIVEK KUMAR Vivek Kumar is NTUC Assistant Director-General and Director of U Associate and U PME. This article first appeared on LabourBeat, the labour movement’s blog. Is it just me, or do you also feel
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      25 22 Re-signalling is a complex exercise. As we saw in cities that had undertaken similar projects, the new system will take many months to stabilise.VOICES 24
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  • voices
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      Lock icon LTA, SMRT working hard to solve signal test issues
      395 24  -  FROM JEREMY YAP Deputy Chief Executive, Public Transport, Policy Planning, Land Transport Authority AND LEE LING WEE Chief Executive Officer, SMRT Trains We refer to the letters “SMRT needs to get its act together”, “Send shuttle buses, deploy more staff during
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      NEA’s enforcement of smoking laws leaves much to be desired
      349 24  -  FROM PREM SINGH I give the National Environment Agency two out of 10 for its enforcement actions on illegal smoking (Back up new curbs on smoking at eateries with checks, enforcement; July 6). Take, for example, any busy Housing and
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      38 24 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices LETTER MORE BILINGUAL MENUS AT REOPENED FOOD COURT READY SOON Visit todayonline.com/voices or download the TODAY app for the letter from NTUC Foodfare Co-operative.
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  • world
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      Lock icon No easy fixes in sight to Hong Kong’s housing woes
      1143 26  -  Limited land supply, influx of Chinese money driving up property prices in the territory ALBERT WAI IN HONG KONG albertwai@mediacorp.com.sg let us be practical.” with agencies, and ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KELSEY CHENG HONG KONG Strike up a conversation about housing
      let us be practical.” with agencies, and ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KELSEY CHENG; Survey.PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  1,143 words
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      942 30 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM The Art Of (HD) (PG) 7.00 First Look Asia (HD) 9.00 The Dr Oz Show VII (HD) 9.50 Just For Laughs Gags XVI (HD) 10.00 Euromaxx (HD) 10.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 11.00 Globe Trekker XV NOON Anjum’s Spice Stories (HD) 12.30PM 3 Chefs, 1
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      257 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. TOGGLE-IT-FIRST Watch episodes in advance before anyone else. PAID HAVE A LITTLE FAITH (EP 11) Xiaoxi pushes A-hua down the stairs. Mingren witnesses the scene. When
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