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Title Section15 2013-07-13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp SATURDAY, 13 JULY 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/201315 words
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Article, Illustration1077 2013-07-13 1 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com .sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KOK XING HUI SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday turned up the heat on Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang, saying that the latter cannot leave unresolved “grave doubts” about1,077 words
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Article, Illustration726 2013-07-13 1 WONG WEI HAN - Singapore’s GDP rises 3.7% on-year in second quarter as manufacturing rebounds CONSTRUCTION, SERVICES-PRODUCING SECTORS PERFORM WELL WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Economic growth soared to its highest level in over two years in the second quarter as the manufacturing sector shook off its malaiseSource: Ministry of Trade and Industry - 726 words
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Advertisement41 2013-07-13 1 FORCOURTS CEO TERRY O’CONNOR, PUBLISHING HISMEMOIRS AT 45IS ‘VULGAR’, BUT HE HOPES HIS STORY WILL INSPIRE EXECUTIVESSATURDAY PEOPLE 12 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp HOT NEWS 2 260 MORE COEs FOR NEXT 6 MONTHS41 words
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Article689 2013-07-13 2 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - But motor traders warn that premiums could remain high due to pent-up demand SUPPLY RISES ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES EXCEPT FOR MOTORCYCLES SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —More Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) will be available for the689 words
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Article, Illustration547 2013-07-13 4 KOK XING HUI - ‘RISING EXPENDITURE IS REPUBLIC’S KEY CHALLENGE’ KOK XING HUI xinghui@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —The ability to think ahead has given Singapore success over the years, said Law and Foreign Minister K Shanmugam. However, there is no reason to assume that thePHOTO: REUTERS - 547 words
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542 2013-07-13 4 AMANDA LEE, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING FROM ALFRED CHUA SINGAPORE —The police will spare no effort to make sure that justice is served in the Kovan murder case, said Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee542 words
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632 2013-07-13 6 ASHLEY CHIA - NUMBERS HIT HIGH IN 2012 ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The number of suicides reached a record high last year, with those involving people between 20 and 29 years old registering the most significant increase. Last year, 83 people 56 men and 27 women632 words
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528 2013-07-13 8 Finance Minister confident of achieving 7% GDP growth, but remarks suggest Beijing preparedfor further slowdown POLICY CHANGES TO CREATE MORE SUSTAINABLE EXPANSION BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON China’s Finance Minister Lou Jiwei has signalled that the world’s second-largest economy may expand less than targeted this yearBLOOMBERG - 528 words
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Article, Illustration576 2013-07-13 8 AGENCIES medan (Indonesia) Security forces regained control of a crowded prison in western Indonesia yesterday, where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and allowed hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, to escape, officials said. AAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 576 words
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Article, Illustration1707 2013-07-13 10 NEO CHAI CHIN - At the meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution on Wednesday, Singapore will be seeking an answer on its offer to renew its collaboration with Jambi and work with other provinces to enhance fire prevention. TODAY senior reporter NEO CHAIPHOTOS: DON WONG; PHOTO: ZSL INDONESIA - 1,707 words
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Article, Illustration680 2013-07-13 11 JA MBI —He looks older than his 40 years, spouts a few phrases of Mandarin and wields a machete with finesse. Life today on the cocoa, chilli and corn farm in Muaro Jambi regency in Sumatra’s Jambi province is a far cry from his680 words
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441 2013-07-13 11 AGENCIES JAK ARTA —Indonesia will file charges against the local unit of Malaysia’s third-largest palm oil planter over illegal fires that blanketed Singapore and Malaysia with severe haze last month, the police said yesterday, prompting the company to deny any wrongdoing. PTAGENCIES - 441 words
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Advertisement48 2013-07-13 7 the conversation resumes coming Thursday, ‘live’ at 9pm New hosts. A new look. But still all about your views. Join our hosts Nicholas Fang, William Xavier and Derrick A Paulo every Thursday at 9pm on Channel 5. New! Catch the extended one-hour encore telecast on Saturdays at 5.30pm.48 words
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Article, Illustration2031 2013-07-13 12 NEO CHAI CHIN - Publishing his memoirs at age 45 might seem a tad ‘vulgar’, says Terry O’Connor but why not, when you’ve proven you can achieve the unexpected if you put your mind to it? THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@med iacorp.com .sg At 17,PHOTO: DON WONG - 2,031 words
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379 2013-07-13 16 NG YA KEN - FROM NG YA KEN Schools may be an “instigator” of stress among our children, as pointed out in “Are schools going too far in the quest for accolades?” (July 12), but the schools are not wholly to blame. Schools respond379 words
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122 2013-07-13 16 SEOW CHAI YONG - FROM SEOW CHAI YONG The Chinese authorities recently launched a probe into suspected price-fixing by formula milk makers. The result is that at least six companies have slashed their prices. In Singapore, prices of infant formula have risen by some122 words
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Article438 2013-07-13 17 SANJAY PERERA - FROM SANJAY PERERA Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s recent comments, that the nasty side of politics may deter good people from participating in public life, are germane (“Govt seeks diverse talent but ‘nasty side of politics’ a challenge”, July 6). The danger is that some438 words
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147 2013-07-13 17 HONG PATRICK TAN CHOON - FROM PATRICK TAN CHOON HONG I have observed that lifts in commercial buildings and Housing and Development Board (HDB) blocks do not have emergency telephone numbers displayed inside them. Instead, the emergency numbers are mostly displayed outside the lifts. Should there be a lift breakdown,147 words
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666 2013-07-13 18 WOO SIAN BOON - SMRT only remaining operator that allows commuters to use the card with an extra 10% fee SURCHARGE A BREACH OF CONTRACT TERMS WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Transcab has become the second taxi operator which will soon no longer offer consumers the option666 words
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248 2013-07-13 18 SINGAPORE —Recent measures introduced to alleviate the shortage of local crane operators have brought some respite, with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) receiving “an overwhelming” 1,200 enquiries from Singaporeans eager to know more about the Crane Apprenticeship Programme. National Development Minister Khaw Boon248 words
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195 2013-07-13 19 S I N G A PO R E A former prosecutor was yesterday convicted of one count of paying an underage Vietnamese escort for sex, a year after he was charged in court. District Judge Toh Yung Cheong found 60-year-old Spencer195 words
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Article374 2013-07-13 19 AMANDA LEE - ONLINE VICE RING AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Former Swiss banker Juerg Buergin, who was the first to claim trial in the high-profile online vice ring case, had his appeal against conviction dismissed by the High Court yesterday. In May, the 41-year-old was jailed four374 words
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418 2013-07-13 20 SPAT SOURS HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Senior United States and Chinese officials have disagreed sharply over China’s handling of fugitive Edward Snowden, the former spy agency contractor accused of divulging US surveillance programme secrets, who was allowed to leave Hong KongAGENCIES - 418 words
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Article, Illustration379 2013-07-13 20 AGENCIES MOSCOW —Edward Snowden, the fugitive US intelligence whistle-blower, met with representatives of international human rights organisations at a Moscow airport yesterday, appealing for their help in seeking asylum status in Russia until he can safely travel to Latin America. Breaking his silenceAGENCIES; PHOTO: TWITTER - 379 words
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Article, Illustration315 2013-07-13 21 AGENCIES TAIPEI —Taiwan yesterday cancelled dozens of international flights and evacuated over 1,000 people from a vulnerable coastal village as a powerful typhoon threatened to bring strong winds and heavy rains to the island. China also made preparations in advance of the arrival ofAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 315 words
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205 2013-07-13 21 AP BEIJING —China now has what is billed as the world’s largest building a vast, wavy rectangular box of glass and steel that will house shops, hotels, offices and a faux ocean beach with a huge LED screen for video sunsets. The mammoth NewAP - 205 words
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226 2013-07-13 22 REUTERS WA SHINGTON United States Trade Representative Michael Froman has urged India to reverse course on policies that he said discriminated against American companies and were fraying relations between the world’s two largest democracies. “Let me stress that asREUTERS - 226 words
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342 2013-07-13 22 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s regulator of major state-run industries has warned senior executives to control their impulses and manage their family connections as the government steps up the fight against corruption. Mr Zhang Yi, Communist Party chief of the State-Owned AssetsAGENCIES - 342 words
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Article, Illustration721 2013-07-13 23 CONRAD RAJ - Additionalfacility with an annual throughput capacity of nine million tonnes could cost a staggering S$2.53b: Source FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ADDITIONAL FACILITY ONGOING CONRAD RAJ Editor-at-Large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic may have commenced commercial operations of its S$1.7-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG)TODAY FILE PHOTO - 721 words
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Article, Illustration408 2013-07-13 23 LEE YEN NEE - LEE YEN NEE SINGAPORE —Greater effort is needed to combat criminal activity in the financial sector, which is becoming increasingly sophisticated as improved global connectivity and technological advances make it easier to move assets across borders, according to Mr Lee Boon Ngiap, Assistant ManagingTODAY FILE PHOTO - 408 words
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Article, Illustration456 2013-07-13 24 If successful, pact would be the first in which Beijing agrees to include all industries AGENCIES WASHINGTON —The United States and China agreed on Thursday to restart stalled negotiations to reach an investment treaty that could dramatically expand business opportunities forAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 456 words
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277 2013-07-13 24 AGENCIES YANGON —Myanmar’s President has signed a law that allows the central bank more autonomy from the Finance Ministry, opening the way for development of the fledgling banking sector. Details of the new legislation have yet to be published, but the presidential officeAGENCIES - 277 words
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Article, Illustration694 2013-07-13 25 LOW LIN FHOONG - One of S’pore best young sprinters cements status with 24.54sec in 200m IAAF WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —For almost three decades, no female sprinter had equalled or bettered Prema Govindan’s national 200m record of 24.54sec set at the 1984 Hong Kong JuniorPHOTO: MARGARET OH - 694 words
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338 2013-07-13 25 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Following the dismal performance from Singapore’s national shuttlers at last month’s LiNing Singapore Open, a task force will be set up by the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) to conduct an internal review of the338 words
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Article, Illustration561 2013-07-13 26 DAN GUEN CHIN - S’pore’s football future at stake too, says national under-23 skipper Hariss DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When Singapore’s national under-23 side face their Indonesian counterparts in a friendly at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight, captain Hariss Harun knows a place at thisPHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 561 words
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Article, Illustration428 2013-07-13 26 FELICIA QUICK - FELICIA QUICK feliciaquick@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Having been denied the gold medal by neighbours Malaysia at the last SEA Games on home soil two years ago, Indonesia’s national under-23 squad are seen as one of the early favourites for this year’s SEA Games. The twoPHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN - 428 words
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Article, Illustration754 2013-07-13 27 IAN DE COTTA - Singapore to utilise cutting-edge technology used by top European teams GAME CHANGER IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Football development here is set to take a giant step forward when advanced computerised match-analysis technology for Singapore’s national football team is installed at the S$1.33 billionPHOTOS: AMISCO - 754 words
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Article, Illustration368 2013-07-13 28 SKY NOT SO UNBEATABLE AP SAINT-A M AND-MONTROND (FR ANCE Mark Cavendish won the 13th stage of the Tour de France yesterday in a sprint finish, and Chris Froome lost a sizeable chunk of his overall lead after being caught out by anAP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 368 words
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Miscellaneous14 2013-07-13 25 TV times Catch the IAAF World Youth Championship on StarHub Ch203 from 9.40pm today.14 words
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Miscellaneous29 2013-07-13 26 TV TIMES The match between the Singapore under-23 and Indonesia under-23 will be shown live at 8.45pm tonight on StarHub Channels 112 and 201, and on TV Anywhere (www.starhubtvanywhere.com).29 words
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Advertisement55 2013-07-13 29 GETTING DISHY SATURDAY, 13 JULY 2013 JAPANESE STYLE OFFERINGS AT STEAK JOINTS? OH, WHY EVER NOT? 33 SINGAPORE FOOD FEST THIS YEAR’S EDITION GOES BEYOND PRESERVING LOCAL FARE 32 WOMEN TAKING OVER HOLLYWOOD’S SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES 35 BOND 24 SAM MENDES SET TO HELM THE NEXT 00755 words
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Article, Illustration657 2013-07-13 30 DERRYN WONG - ONE OF BMW’S STRONGEST SELLERS GETS A MID-LIFE NIP AND TUCK, WITH SURPRISING RESULTS DERRYN WONG IN MUNICH (GERMANY) features@mediacorp.com.sg The BMW 5 Series brought BMW firmly into the modern world, beginning with the first-generation E12 in 1976. he current model, codenamed F10 and whichPHOTOS: BMW - 657 words
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Article, Illustration369 2013-07-13 31 LEOW JU-LEN - Audi’s re-honed supercar gets added brawn to make things a little more hairy AUDI R8 5.2 FSI PLUS LEOW JU-LEN features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Lately I’ve been eating my meat nearly raw, and I’ve noticed a carpet of new hair on bits of my body. It must be from369 words
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Article, Illustration279 2013-07-13 31 DERRYN WONG - The original fun-driving, good-looking Volvo SUV is back for more VOLVO XC60 T5 DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Meet the face-lifted version of the Volvo XC60 sport utility vehicle (SUV). Launched in 2008, the XC60 was the first of a new kind of Volvo one that looked exciting and279 words
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Article, Illustration731 2013-07-13 32 This year’s edition of the S’pore Food Fest aims beyond preserving local fare SINGAPORE FOOD FESTIVAL SINGAPORE —Since its advent in 1994, The Singapore Food Festival’s (SFF) main objective for the most part is to showcase Singapore’s multi-ethnic food scene and unique culinary heritage. This year, the SFF731 words
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Article, Illustration642 2013-07-13 32 WILLIN LOW, WILD ROCKET Q: What are some of your favourite examples of mod-Sin interpretations? A: I have two dishes inspired by chicken rice. One is a straight up literal interpretation, the Stuffed Roast Chicken Rice642 words
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Article, Illustration491 2013-07-13 33 ANNETTE TAN - Two restaurants stake their claims on steak FOOD REVIEWS: BULL AND BUTCHER/FAT COW ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE When I dine at steakhouses, I often find myself impressed by dishes other than the steak. At the new Bull And Butcher, it was dessert in particular, the slice of banana toffee491 words
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Article, Illustration300 2013-07-13 34 AQUAMARINE’S IFTAR SPECIALS Try Indonesian Chef Sahroni’s penyet delights of chicken, duck, fish and squid, as well as the opor ayam (chicken braised in coconut milk). Diners also stand to win a pair of return tickets to Bali, worth over S$680. Until Aug 7 for dinner (6.30pm to300 words
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Article, Illustration638 2013-07-13 34 Oscar-nominated music to get own concert show MOVIE MUSIC REUTERS LOS ANGELES —After years of jerking around the original-song category on the Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Sciences is giving the nominees a night of their own with a live concert that willREUTERS; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 638 words
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Article, Illustration495 2013-07-13 35 STEVE ROSE - Women are taking the reins when it comes to giving themselves bigger roles in Hollywood DOING IT THEMSELVES STEVE ROSE features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN LOS ANGELES —Why is an actress as brilliant as Kristen Wiig consigned to bit parts and lame roles? I didn’t quite put it like that,THE GUARDIAN; PHOTO: REUTERS - 495 words
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Article, Illustration275 2013-07-13 35 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Sam Mendes is slated to direct the next James Bond film, which will be released in October 2015. Mendes, who directed the last 007 film, Skyfall, had previously stated that the idea of directing the next instalment of the BondTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: REUTERS - 275 words
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Miscellaneous29 2013-07-13 34 HOW TO PLAY Fill in the grid so that every row every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9 .DIFFICULTY LEVEL: YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION COPYRIGHT UCLICK29 words
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Miscellaneous652 2013-07-13 36 To subscribe, log on to www.toggle.sg or call Toggle Customer Care Hotline at 6388 3888 (9am-9pm daily) TOGGLE EVOLUTION OF ANDREW ANDREWS 30-year-old Andrew Andrews (Will Klipstine) has never had a friend. Yet, in his quest to be a somebody, he ruins a full-length feature film in one morning. 6.00AM~652 words
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Miscellaneous160 2013-07-13 36 TOGGLE-IT-FIRST Watch episodes on Toggle before they are shown on TV THE DREAM MAKERS Revolving around the lives of employees in a TV station, The Dream Makers gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the entertainment world. THE NOOSE UNCUT S6 The Noose stands ready to pound the ground to bring160 words
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