Today, 24 August 2013

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      42 1 FAILURE’S JUST SUCCESS POSTPONED, SAYS CISCO MD AND EX-JOSEPH IAN WHO TOOK SIX YEARS TO PASS O-LEVELS SATURDAY PEOPLE 12 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp HOT NEWS 5 Cops accused of Mongolian model’s murder acquitted
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Camera phones allowed in 15 more SAF camps
      592 2  -  Move will helpNSmen balance In-Camp Training duties with other commitments SECOND PHASE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS TO START AUG 30 XUE JIANYUE xuejia nyue@mediacorp.com .sg S ING A POR E —Servicemen can take their camera phones to designated places in 15 more Singapore
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      Lock icon Crime rates down in first half of the year
      440 2 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The number of reported crimes has fallen by 6.3 per cent in the first half of the year from a year ago to 14,562 cases, according to figures released by the police yesterday. Numbers were down for all
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      Lock icon Court proceedings on social media rivet users
      820 4 Previous trials involving senior officials were cloaked in secrecy until hearings ended PUBLIC REACTION REVEALS INTEREST IN BO XILAI, POWER OF INTERNET THE NEW YORK TIMES B E IJ ING —Even in the inventive annals of Chinese propaganda, it was a first: Show
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      Lock icon Cops accused of Mongolian model’s murder acquitted
      606 5 AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPUR A Malaysian court yesterday overturned the conviction of two police officers found guilty of shooting and blowing up a Mongolian model linked to a former associate of Prime Minister Najib Razak. Special Action Unit officers Sirul Azhar Umar
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    • Article
      Fed tapering ‘will not be a bad thing’ for ASEAN
      562 6  -  Region in good posi tion to weather capital outflow as growth supported by solid fundamentals, says Tharman DPM SOUNDS WARNING OVER LOW GROWTH IN MAIN TRADING PARTNERS LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The current bout of uncertainty in financial markets
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      Lock icon Indonesia unveils new steps to boost economy
      610 7 AGENCIES JAK ARTA Indonesia yesterday announced fresh measures to boost investment in labour-intensive industries and reduce imports, seeking to revive confidence and consumer spending in South-east Asia’s largest economy. The intervention by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono comes after a punishing week for emerging
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  • saturday people
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      Lock icon FAILURE’S JUST SUCCESS DELAYED
      1612 12  -  So says the Cisco MD, Chief Mentor and ex-Josephian who took six years to pass his O-Levels THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg Whenever he shares his success story at school talks or public events, Mr Joshua Soh never fails to mention that it
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      Lock icon The road less travelled
      1327 13  -  A SINGAPOREAN DOCTOR RETURNS KIM LEE After 15 year s of rural medical service in Yunnan, China, Dr Tan Lai Yong, with his wife and teenage children, returned to a more modern and crowded Singapore, bringing home a different perspective on life choices. Forgoing a comfortable
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      92 12 V a O •S Discount Icy Matcha Azuki Get $1 off any summer treats product (except Grass Jello). Limited to i product per redemption. Only original coupon will be accepted. Valid till 31 August 2015. Icy Mango Tango ($5.50) L-ik Indulge in Mr Bean's refreshing SummerTreats and get to redeem
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  • voices
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      How do you measure character in a child?
      712 15 Should the Direct School Admissions idea be scrapped? Here are the excerpts from the extended segmen t of Thursday’s episode of VoicesTODAY. DSA TOO SUBJECTIVE? Vicky Chong: How do you measure values? How do you put in an admission form that a
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    • Article
      Maruah suggestion simply proportional representation by another name
      454 15  -  FROM SANJAY PERERA It is interesting that non-governmental organisation Maruah, in its proposal to “Replace GRC system with ethnicbalancing alternative: NGO” (Aug 20), is suggesting proportional representation without explicitly stating so. It is also off-putting to have a scheme entitled Ethnic Balancing
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      Offering controlled rentals in commercial properties part of HDB’s purpose
      160 16  -  FROM SIM CHENG CHWEE I refer to the report, “Coffee shop for sale, vendors hope for S$12m” (Aug 22). Firstly, Housing and Development Board (HDB) premises should be controlled to combat inflation, and not be left to more speculators to
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      HDB should intervene in sales of coffee shops, food prices
      240 16  -  FROM TAN BOON KENG I am troubled over the parliamentary reply on the “escalating transacted prices” for Housing and Development Board (HDB) coffee shops, reported in “Coffee shop for sale, vendors hope for S$12m” (Aug 22). As the original landlord
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    • Article
      A volunteer senior corps, too?
      153 16  -  FROM TONY LOKE YUE CHONG I applaud the setting up of the volunteer youth corps, which will be supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. (“Resources, grants for volunteers with youth corps”; Aug 23) It would be timely and beneficial to set up
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      29 16 LETTER LIMITED STUDY ON ABSTINENCE-ONLY SEX EDUCATION Scan the QR code or tdy.sg/sexed24aug for the letter from Tan Jian Xiang and Catherine Smith, Association of Women for Action Research.
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Yale-NUS students can apply for ‘mystery internships’
      571 17  -  They will only be informed where they are heading on the day the programme starts EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The inaugural batch of Yale-NUS College students will get out of the classroom for an entire week next month, as they dive
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      Lock icon LTA awards S$144m contract for Thomson Line station
      195 17 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the contract for the construction of Woodlands South Station to Woh Hup. A statement from LTA says the contract for the station, which will be part of the upcoming Thomson Line, is
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      Job competition from foreign EP holders top of PMETs’ concerns
      361 17  -  WOO SIAN BOON SINGAPORE The Manpower Ministry is “pushing forward” on fair employment practices, including coming down hard on companies with discriminatory hiring and work practices, but balance is key when it comes to calibrating these policies, Environment and Water
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    • Article
      First autism insurance scheme sees ‘solid’ start
      420 18  -  Plan has also sparked calls for insurers to consider coverage for those with other disabilities SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —The first insurance scheme here designed for children and young adults with autism has seen
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      Man sentenced to 12 years in jail, 12 strokes for rape
      313 18  -  ASHLEY CHIA SINGAPORE —An aircraft technician, who conned a teenage girl into his car and then raped her, was sentenced to 12 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane yesterday. The prosecution’s case was that Sivakumar Selvarajah,
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      94 18 BORDCRS BORDERS is returning to our shores end 2013. An internationally recognised and loved brand, BORDERS aims to enrich satisfy lives through knowledge and entertainment. If you believe that books can shape and define our lives, join us now! WALK-IN INTERVIEW Date: 26 and 27 August 2013 (Monday and Tuesday)
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  • world
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      Lock icon ‘Dinner organiser’ charged with disturbing public order
      592 19 Activist Xu Zhiyong’s movement gathers monthly to dine and discuss poli tics ‘A CHALLENGE TO SOCIAL ORDER’ AGENCIES BEIJING One of China’s most wellknown civil rights advocates has been formally arrested, underscoring how unnerved the country’s new leaders are by any independent, vaguely
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      Lock icon Fukushima inspectors ‘careless’, as nuclear crisis grows
      552 19 AGENCIES HIRONO (JAPAN) The operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant was careless in monitoring tanks storing dangerously radioactive water, the nuclear regulator said yesterday, the latest development in a crisis no one seems to know how to contain. Tokyo Electric Power Co,
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      Lock icon Microsoft CEO to retire within next 12 months
      338 20 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON —Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, who has struggled to adapt to an era of declining personal computer sales, will retire after more than a decade leading the world’s largest software-maker. Mr Ballmer, 57, plans to step down within the
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      Lock icon New gang-rape case shocks Mumbai
      565 20 ONE ARRESTED, MANHUNT ON FOR FOUR OTHERS AGENCIES MUMBAI —A photojournalist was gangraped in the Indian city of Mumbai, the police said yesterday, evoking comparisons with a similar assault in New Delhi in December that led to nationwide protests and a revision of the country’s
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      Lock icon US will not rush into costly war with Syria: Obama
      684 21 REUTERS B E I R U T United States President Barack Obama called the apparent gassing of hundreds of Syrian civilians a “big event of grave concern”, but stressed yesterday that he would not rush to embroil Americans in a
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      243 20 'X io: Ming Kitchen is thrilled by the overwhelming response received for our June promotions, and we are back to bring you more exciting rewards and prizes! Ming Kitchen has over 30 outlets island-wide, at our newly minted King of Crabs outlet, we dish out wholesome, delectable, and rustic crab
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      115 21 SINGAPORE MEDIA ACADEMY HIM PETITION WIN "LIB $10,000 CASH! PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY $10,000 CASH AND OPEN CATEGORY $3,000 CASH APPRECIATING OUR FRONTLINERS IN THE CLEANING, SECURITY, LANDSCAPE, FLORISTRY AND SOCIAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES What kind of stories can be told in 180 seconds? How much can be said and how varied can
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  • business
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      Inflation up slightly as COE premiums rise
      580 22  -  CAR PRICES STILL LOWER THAN IN Q1 DAVID BOTTOMLEY Business Editor davidb@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Inflation crept up slightly last month, with higher Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums resulting in an increase in private road transport costs after two consecutive months of decline. Consumer Price
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      Lock icon China’s FDI grows at fastest pace in two years
      185 22 REUTERS B E I J I N G —Investment inflows into China rose 24.1 per cent on-year to US$9.4 billion (S$12 billion) last month, the Commerce Ministry said, suggesting foreign firms’ confidence in the world’s second-largest economy is holding up, despite
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      Lock icon Equities decline in emerging markets make China, S Korea stocks attractive
      630 23 BLOOMBERG H O N G KO N G The US$1.5 trillion (S$1.9 trillion) decline in equities in emerging markets has left South Korean and Chinese stocks very attractive to asset managers, particularly those of banks, energy companies and other
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  • sports
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      Lock icon LIONSXII DIGGING DEEP FOR POINTS
      647 24  -  Injured Shahril a doubt, Sundram planning strategy without him for Sarawak clash CAPTAIN OUT OF STARTING LINE-UP DAN GUEN CHIN IN KUCHING,SARAWAK danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg KUCHING The LionsXII’s task of getting their first three points of the Malaysia Cup campaign has just got tougher. Three days after
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      SINGAPORE FINISH SIXTH AT ASIAN YOUTH GAMES
      324 24  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The swimmers led the way as Singapore’s 84-strong contingent finished the 2nd Asian Youth Games (AYG) sixth overall. The Republic’s final overall medal tally stood at five gold, 12 silver and six bronze medals from swimming, fencing and shooting.
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      Lock icon EXPECT GOALS IN BENTEKE-STURRIDGE SLUGFEST
      930 25  -  TOD A Y EPL analyst Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com.sg) is anticipating lots of goal-mouth action when Aston Villa host Liverpool, a second win on the trot for marauding Manchester City, and a Spurs-Swan-sea game oozing with style and class. Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com.sg)is TODAY EPL analyst Adrian
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      Lock icon SPORTS SCHOOL’S LAMPANG GOLD RUSH
      563 26  -  Swimmers win 15 of 23 golds on opening day of Thai Sports School Games THE TARGET: 72 GOLD MEDALS PHILIP GOH IN LAMPANG, THAILAND Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg T H A I L A N D Swimmers from the Singapore Sports School (SSP) delivered the
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      Lock icon S’PORE LOOK TO FINISH ASIAN TRI-NATIONS ON A HIGH
      542 26  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —Aiming to leapfrog two spots from world No 58 to No 56, Singapore’s national rugby side have everything to play for when they take on Taiwan in a
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      Lock icon BALE’S MOVE IN DOUBT, THANKS TO MOURINHO
      555 28 Chelsea boss’ bid for Willian angers Tottenham, but Real still confident SPURS MANAGER SILENT ON CONTROVERSY AGENCIES LONDON —Real Madrid’s pursuit of Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale could be sensationally scuppered by their former manager Jose Mourinho’s eleventh-hour bid to sign Brazilian playmaker
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      Lock icon ALONSO PLAYS DOWN FERRARI RIFT
      360 28 AP SPA (BELGIUM) —Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso has played down the recent rebuke he received from Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo, attributing it to miscommunication. The day after last month’s Hungarian Grand Prix, where he finished fifth, the Spaniard was asked what
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      35 25 Join the TODAY Fantasy League at www.todayonline.com/ fantasyleague and put yourself in contention to win US$500 Manager of the Month awards and the US$5,000 Manager of the Season grand prize. Scoring starts on Sept 14.
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      28 25 Check out Adrian Clarke’s preview of the blockbuster Man United v Chelsea clash in Monday’s paper, as well as our interactive graphic on the Big Match at tdy.sg/moyesvmou
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      143 27 '■■r HWnMKSCS i V r i SK i tf A i I 7i 3V Rj The lady m remember her. IS* 8 »QUO 25 AUGUST 2013 SUNDAY, 8PM JEgW* ■i '"f’ =5 #fe IT 'f' ■BWWrrW MWMn r/?e ne Wywen* nthef^MRT h ?rl de When Television Singapore began broadcasting in
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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      85 28 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw Itoft'anct L i vewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 yrs and above) BK—s! Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 yrs and above during live’ telecast) SB SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 yrs and above) Ip Y(i> Always play with care. [responslblyf Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools
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      39 29 OVER THE MOON GO TRADITIONAL FOR THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL 32 33 DINING GUIDE WHERE TO GO TO GET THE BEST DEALS 41 BEING BATMAN BEN AFFLECK IS THE NEW DARK KNIGHT SATURDAY, 24 AUGUST 2013 PHOTO: DIN TAI FUNG
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  • T TODAY
    • cars
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        Lock icon AN I ON THE FUTURE
        779 30  -  BMW POINTS THE WAY TO SUSTAINABLE MOTORING LEOW JU-LEN, DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg For a peek into the future, head down to Ion Orchard this weekend. On display is a pair of BMWs that the German car maker is hoping will herald a new age of
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        CC revival
        285 31  -  Volkswagen’s high-spec version of the CC gives credence to the idea of a slinky sedan that drives as good as it looks VOLKSWAGEN CC R-LINE DERRYN WONG features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The CC is Volkswagen’s four-door coupe. First launched in 2008, it got a facelift last year and now has
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        Couples join fuel duel
        237 31  -  BEN CHIA SINGAPORE Shell held its 2013 FuelSave Challenge last weekend, and this year’s contest saw 35 couples compete for a total of S$4,000 worth of Shell fuel. The winning couple on Saturday, Roy Lee and Karrin Lim, achieved an overall result of 20.8km/L in the
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    • food
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        Classic allure
        1161 32  -  Inspired traditional confections reassert their claim at this year’s Mid-Autumn table MOON PHASE DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two decades have passed since snow skin mooncakes made their mark on our Mid-Autumn menu. And as customary as the snow skins have grown to be, their innovative adaptations continue to
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        Small plate, Argentine style
        487 33  -  The Spa Esprit Group has another winning dining concept on its hands FOOD REVIEW: BOCHINCHE ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE Cynthia Chua sure knows how to pick them. The founder and CEO of Spa Esprit Group recently teamed up with Argentine chef Diego Jacquet to establish Bochinche, the
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        DINING GUIDE
        355 33 SPAGHETTI A MEZZANOTTE AT INITALY Those on the prowl for a scrumptious late-night supper can now pop in for chef Mario Caramella’s signature Italian cuisine as the restaurant’s full a la carte menu will be available till 11:30pm. To complement the occasion, speciality cocktails and its full selection
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      • MID-AUTUMN SPECIAL
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          Mooncakes galore
          1072 34 A peek into some of this year’s new flavours and all-time favourites FAIRMONTSINGAPORE SZECHUAN COURT The new A debut to look out for is the Celestial Crunch (from S$32 for two). Each mouthful of the baked mooncake gives you the subtle sweetness of smooth, white lotus paste and
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          Lock icon Heavenly pairings
          369 38 Tips to pair your favourite mooncake with the right tea Mooncakes and tea go together like candles and lanterns during the MidAutumn Festival. But with so many mooncake and tea varieties available, finding the right pairing can be as daunting as the moon fairy meeting her husband at
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        Lock icon Simply satisfying
        487 40  -  The Black Swan delivers excellent food in a fabulous Art Deco-inspired space FOOD REVIEW: THE BLACK SWAN ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE —Setting up hip, new establishments in historical spaces is nothing new, but the Lo Behold Group the people behind Loof and The White Rabbit has taken it a
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    • culture&lifestyle
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