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  • 549 1  -  Move among initiatives to boost financial prudence, improve affordability of public housing LOOMING INTEREST RATE HIKES SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —To encourage financial prudence and mitigate an impending rise in interest rates, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) announced yesterday that it would cut, with immediate
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    • 93 1 FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS, FIRMS NEED TO LOOK BEYOND THE ORGANISATION FOR THIRD-PARTY SOURCES OF INNOVATION: JOE CUNNINGHAMCOMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 TRUE FALSEor Q: NaCl is the chemical formula of sodium chloride or table salt. Log on to to xinmsn.com/nsc2013 to answer and win prizes! SPORTS 46 LionsXII’s M’sia Cup dreams take hit
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  • 284 1 SINGAPORE —Worries over an imminent United States-led attack against the Syrian government boosted oil prices and undercut most global stock markets yesterday, with Singapore’s Straits Times Index falling for the ninth straight session, its longest losing streak in 11 years.
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  • 928 1  -  Move among initiatives to boost financial prudence, improve affordability of public housing LOOMING INTEREST RATE HIKES SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —To encourage financial prudence and mitigate an impending rise in interest rates, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) announced yesterday that it would cut, with immediate
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  • 431 1 REUTERS NEW YORK Wall Street stocks yesterday suffered their worst day since June, slumping in a broad decline as geopolitical uncertainty rose over a possible United Statesled military strike by the West against Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s forces. The
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    • 84 1 FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS, FIRMS NEED TO LOOK BEYOND THE ORGANISATION FOR THIRD-PARTY SOURCES OF INNOVATION: JOE CUNNINGHAMCOMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 TRUE FALSEor Q: NaCl is the chemical formula of sodium chloride or table salt. Log on to to xinmsn.com/nsc2013 to answer and win prizes! SPORTS 47 League Cup: Liverpool leave it late
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  • hot news
    • 606 2  -  Move aimed at ensuring lower-, middle-income families can afford to own their first homes ‘FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT’ IN POLICY APPROACH AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —To help middle-income families afford their first home, the income ceiling for the Special CPF Housing Grant (SHG)
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    • 408 2  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —A new type of flat catering to multi-generation families living together will be piloted in Yishun under next month’s Build-to-Order (BTO) exercise. The HDB said yesterday that 80 of these “Three-Generation (3Gen)” units each having four bedrooms and three bathrooms will
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    • 402 4 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO Governments sought information on over 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year and the No 1 social network complied with most requests, the firm said in its first report on
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    • 250 4 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The New York Times website was unavailable to readers yesterday after an online attack on the company’s domain name registrar, Melbourne IT, which also forced employees of the newspaper to stop sending out sensitive emails. New York Times Chief
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    • 415 6  -  He lists social management and integration, and promoting good relations INAUGURAL VISIT TO REGION TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg URUMQI There is much that Singapore and Xinjiang can learn from each other in the areas of social management and integration, and
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    • 290 6 AGENCIES JA K A RTA An Indonesian Forestry Ministry official said yesterday that the number of hot spots in the country was increasing but denied a Singapore agency’s claims that 488 such locations were detected on Monday. The hot-spot figure similar to that recorded
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    • 653 8  -  Prosecution seeks to prove that company was controlled by the church WITNESS, ACCUSED DISCUSSED AUDIT TO BUY TIME NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A City Harvest Church member and director of an audio-vis-ual company that provided services to the
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    • 503 10  -  Also crucial is Republic’s readiness to undertake major changes, continually adapt and innovate: Education Minister DIALOGUE SESSION ON NEXT 50 YEARS FOR SINGAPORE AMIR HUSSAIN SINGAPORE —The key to Singapore’s present and future success lies in the quality of its leaders
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    • 306 10  -  HON JING YI SINGAPORE —It has yet to officially open, but film-maker Anthony Chen’s high-ly-anticipated film Ilo Ilo has already made good progress at the box office, with S$40,000 in ticket sales during sneak previews from Aug 22 to 25. Ilo Ilo,
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    • 140 6 m ifirjz /^=6$ jjj£ Conquer 1,336 Steps, 73 Storeys Soaring at a towering height of 226 metres as one of Southeast Asia’s tallest hotel, Swissotel The Stamford has been the site for the exhilarating Swissotel Vertical Marathon which returns this year with an all-new race category the Sunrise Team Challenge!
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    • 163 10 “Stansfield has prepared me well to read law in London through the Diploma in Law. Lessons were interactive and with small classes, the lecturers were able to guide me effectively.” Stansfield congratulates Ms Cheryl Tan Ling Xing who was has been offered admissions into the Bachelor of Laws at 24/8
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  • comment &analysis
    • 1309 12  -  THE INNOVATION SERIES JOE CUNNINGHAM Joe Cunningham is the Global Head of Technology Strategy and Innovation for Visa. He founded VisaLabs the company’s R&D and innovation group in 2010 and recently expanded the lab to Singapore, where emerging technologies are tested with
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    • 1038 16  -  THE SYRIAN DILEMMA GIDEON RACHMAN Gideon Rachman is Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist for the Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED The pace of events in the Middle East has quickened once again. More than two years since the start of the Arab Spring, the
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    • 286 12 Traditionally, US policy in the region rested on strong relations with five crucial players: Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and the Gulf states... However, the old status quo in the Middle East no longer exists. GIDEON RACHMAN 16 i w T T 'X io: Ming Kitchen is thrilled by the
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  • voices
    • 373 18  -  FROM TAN SEOK HUI I read the Our Singapore Conversation survey findings with interest, as work overload and performance pressure are themes in workplace surveys here (“S’poreans want ‘compassionate meritocracy’”; Aug 26). According to a survey last year of 2,281 respondents, Singapore
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    • 149 18  -  FROM JOLIN TAY I refer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic: “A fairer healthcare system: What does it mean to Singaporeans?” I am happy that the Prime Minister recently announced the setting up of MediShield Life, which I am
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    • 451 20  -  ISAY BENJAMIN TAN The writer’s left kidney was removed in March. This will be the first time he is running in more than 10 years. During an annual executive health check, the doctor found an unusual growth in my left kidney. To my horror, we
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    • 136 20  -  FROM M LUKSHUMAYEH These days, especially during peak hours, whether morning or evening, I see more taxis plying the roads with the “busy” sign. It seems weird that it is not just the odd cabby who is unwilling to pick up passengers
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  • singapore
    • 664 22  -  Industry body urges Govt to ditch current formula of determin ing COE supply and work out buffer system for times when supply tightens CAR BUYERS FRUSTRATED BY ‘DRASTIC CYCLE OF BUMPER HARVEST, FAMINE OF COES’ WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Motor
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    • 575 23  -  KOK XING HUI xinghui@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Canned food from a supermarket shelf all feels alike in the hands of Mr Edwin Khoo, who is visually impaired. But now, instead of video-call-ing friends for help, Mr Khoo can snap a picture with his iPhone and
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    • 258 24  -  EMILY LIU emilyrliu@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Budget airline Scoot was yesterday flagged by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) as the sole carrier, out of four examined, which does not provide refunds for duplicate or double online bookings a finding that was refuted
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    • 250 24  -  SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE —Although an online appeal to recover missing art pieces from a work by local artist Karen Mitchell has gone viral, none of the 114 pieces had been recovered as at 6pm yesterday. Last Sunday, Ms Mitchell, 39, posted on
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    • 368 23 BflSIM SIM INTEREST GROUP CONVENTION 2013 14 September (Saturday) MAX Atria Singapore EXPO REGISTER NOW! www.sim.edu.sg/igc Be part Inner Circle ofInfluence SIM Membership connects you with a vast network of professionals and affords you opportunities to boost your influence and success. Sign up now and get free 8 Arles Cold
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  • health
    • 614 25 New ways to finance, deliver long-term care and support necessary to address impending ‘care gap’ NO OF ELDERLY WITH DISABILITY SET TO HIT 18M IN 2030 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —If you’re a healthy baby boomer looking after your elderly parents, that
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    • 314 26 CHANGES IN RETINAL BLOOD VESSELS SINGAPORE —With an increasing elderly population prone to debilitating health conditions, the link between the eyes and stroke risk cannot be ignored, according to studies recently published by the Singapore Eye Research Institute. In fact, Professor Wong Tien Yin,
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  • china&india
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  • world
    • 306 34 PROGRAMME BEING PLANNED AGENCIES JAK ARTA Indonesia’s new military forces chief, General Moeldoko, said yesterday that modernising the force’s military equipment would come first on his agenda, the official Antara News agency reported. “I will prepare a working programme to modernise the military
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    • 260 34 REUTERS CANBERRA Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday revived a plan to move the navy north and out of its eastern base in Sydney Harbour, only three months after a defence White Paper ruled out a shift to the northern city of
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    • 893 35 The maritime industry offers rewarding career prospects and a sea of opportunities PRODUCEDBYTHETODAYSPECIALPROJECTSTEAM Did you know that ships move 90 per cent of the world’s trade? This makes the maritime industry a key pillar of Singapore’s economy as it contributes about seven per cent
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    • 455 36 US TO HIT DEBT CEILING IN OCTOBER AGENCIES WASHINGTON —United States Treasury Secretary Jack Lew reiterated yesterday that President Barack Obama “will not negotiate” over raising the nation’s debt limit, a day after he warned that the country will reach the limit
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    • 573 37 REUTERS HSINCHU TAIWAN) Caught between traditional expectations and career pressures, working women in Taiwan are increasingly opting to freeze their eggs at fertility clinics as they postpone marriage and motherhood. Women play a big part in Taiwan’s workforce, trailing only New
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    • 449 38 ADVERTISING FEATURE Inspire and educate: IAS grooms the talent for advertising and marketing industry to the ad industry and even consumers love to see the highly creative work that wins. However, the APPIES give the delegates the opportunity to see a wide variety of work coming from many markets in
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    • 687 39 Advertorial by IAS Advertorial by IAS The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. Alvin Toffler discussing the digital and communications revolution The Institute of Advertising Singapore was founded in 1990 to become the education
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  • business
    • 495 40 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Consumer confidence improved in the United States this month as Americans grew more optimistic about employment opportunities and the outlook for the economy. The Conference Board’s index of sentiment advanced to 81.5 from a revised 81 in July,
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    • 363 41 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s Vice-Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said yesterday that there was no need for the government to stimulate the world’s second-larg-est economy, which is on track to meet the official growth target of 7.5 per cent this year. China is shifting
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    • 177 41 SINGAPORE —Property developer Wing Tai Holdings reported yesterday that fourth-quarter profit jumped 72 per cent from the corresponding period a year earlier, boosted by sales from residential projects in Singapore and Malaysia. Net profit for the three months ended June was S$275.8 million,
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    • 458 42  -  WORK GROUP TO REVIEW RANGE OF PROGRAMMES WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE With only 10 per cent of food manufacturing companies making use of an official scheme designed to help them raise productivity in the past year, the government is
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    • 374 44  -  GAME REVIEW: SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2 HIRANAND SUNNY hiranandsn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Unlike the expected run-and-gun affairs in shooters, sniperbased titles let gamers take a step back to compose their strategies and thoughts. In Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, a fol-low-up to its commercially successful though poorly rated predecessor,
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    • 531 46  -  MSL champions’ Malaysia Cup hopes hang in the balance after 1-0 loss to Perak ‘JUST NOT THEIR NIGHT’ DAN GUEN CHIN INIPOH danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg IPOH The LionsXII are now teetering on the edge of elimination from the Malaysia Cup. After three games, V Sundramoorthy’s men have only
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    • 304 46  -  PHILIP GOH INLAMPANG Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg LAMPANG (THAILAND) —The Singapore Sports School (SSP) wrapped up their participation at the 16th Thailand Sports School Games (TSSG) in Lampang with their table tennis players delivering 16 more medals four gold, five silver and
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    • 484 47 AFTERNOON LATEST AP BERNE Schalke 04 scored twice after being reduced to 10 men to win 3-2 at PAOK and reach the Champions League group stage yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) and there were dramatic playoff victories for Austria Vienna and
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    • 214 47 AP LONDON Liverpool needed two ex-tra-time goals to beat Notts County 4-2 at Anfield on an eventful night for the Premier League clubs in the League Cup second round yesterday. England forward Daniel Sturridge and substitute Jordan Henderson
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    • 508 48  -  Viewers can expect to see more attacking football: Coach Sasikumar KICKS OFF TONIGHT ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A chance to experience professional football coaching, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to train at one of the training facilities of Spanish champions Real Madrid, and the possibility of playing against former
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    • 435 50 AFTERNOON LATEST AP NEW YORK Roger Federer easily won his delayed first match at the US Open yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), also marking his first Grand Slam victory since losing in the second round at Wimbledon. The Swiss great needed just
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    • 224 49 H Ti r da ki x: TO THE STARS as2015 e MediaCorp Soap Box Derby For more details and updates, visit raceme.sg and fb. com/ sgsoapbox Enjoy a day of fun-filled activities as we celebrate 50 years of TV at RACE ME r o the Stars Carnival! Come meet your
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    • 58 50 90 Hours of Training. Conducted in Mandarin. Learn all it takes to be an actor! Participants will be auditioned by MediaCorp, August Pictures Pte Ltd, Oak3 Films Pte Ltd and leading casting directors at the end of the programme. Register Now! $4,500 (inclusive of 7% GST) Limited seats available ERF
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    • 48 51 WEDNESDAY, 28 AUGUST 2013 ISRAEL FILM FEST A GLIMPSE OF REAL LIFE IN THREE MOVIES 55 TIE THE KNOT TAIWAN INDIE POP GROUP WONFU’S XIAO MIN MULLS OVER A WEDDING CONCERT ANTHONY’S HOMECOMING AFTER CANNES, WILL S’PORE AUDIENCES EMBRACE ANTHONY CHEN’S ILO ILO? 52 56 PHOTO: JASON HO
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      • 1126 52  -  MAKING ILO ILO WAS A ‘LEAP OF FAITH’ FOR ANTHONY CHEN GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg It’s safe to say that homegrown film director Anthony Chen is Singapore’s man of the moment You simply cannot open a newspaper, log in on your various social media platforms or surf
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      • 281 54  -  Anthony Chen’s winner at Cannes deserves the hype and so much more MOVIE REVIEW: ILO ILO (PG13,100MINS) MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE This is one well-craft-ed and solid domestic drama with finely nuanced acting that quietly charms its way into your hearts and stays there. The Lims (Yeo Yann
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      • 276 54  -  IN CINEMAS CHRISTOPHER TOH HON JING YI ALVIN CHONG GENEVIEVE LOH MAY SEAH Fruitvale Station (M18, 85 mins) Based on the real-life incident where a young man is fatally shot on New Year’s Day it moves more like a diary of events that’s reminiscent of the
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      • 507 55  -  21st Israel Film Festival offers a glimpse of real life REALITY BITES CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE —It’s almost hard to believe that the Israel Film Festival turns 21 this year. Well, almost. After all, despite having a small film industry, Israel has been nominated for more Academy
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      • 562 56  -  Taiwanese indie pop group’s Xiao Min and Twiggy’s nuptials a music fest? SWEET MUSIC HON JING YI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —Taiwanese indie pop group WonFu might just be one of the most adorable bands we know. Even as we write
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      • 295 57  -  The ace guitarist and award-winning musician gave fans a Monday night out to remember CONCERT REVIEW: GEORGE BENSON CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE —Ask any George Benson fan, and they’ll say he is one of a rare breed: He’s a great singer, an excellent guitarist and a dynamic
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      • 167 57 REUTERS NEW YORK —She’s still the Material Girl. Pop diva Madonna, 55, is the world’s top-earning celebrity, according to Forbes, raking in an estimated US$125 million (S$160 million) in the past year, mainly from her US$305 million-grossing MDNA tour, but helped by sales of clothing, fragrance
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