Today, 18 December 2013, Afternoon Edition

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    24 1 TODAY /rf-DIACORP WEDNESDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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  • Article
    28 charged as police complete riot probe
    1127 1  -  53 others to be deported; 200 issuedformal police advisory but can stay in Singapore THOSE INVOLVED DEALT WITH FIRMLY, FAIRLY: DPM TEO AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg Mr Ng added. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY NEO CHAI CHIN AND AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —Nine days after a riot
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    Lock icon S’PORE WINS FIRST SINGLES ROWING GOLD
    93 1 Having ended a 30-year wait for a medal in archery and achieved its first win in men’s marathon, Singapore scored further breakthroughs at the SEA Games in Myanmar yesterday. Ms Saiyidah Aisyah Mohd Rafa’ee (above) became the first Singapore rower to win a SEA
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    Lock icon Drinking ban set to stay
    647 1  -  KOK XING HUI, SIAU MING EN xinghui@mediacorp.com.sg month’s time, he lamented. ADDITIONal REPORTING BYXUEJIANYUE SINGAPORE The Government looks set to extend a ban on alcohol consumption in public areas in Little India part of a wider ban imposed last weekend which was among the suggestions
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      Lock icon Two more charged over Little India riot
      579 2  -  Law Society has ‘collated list of volunteer lawyers’ to provide legal representation for accused TOTAL NUMBER FACING CHARGES NOW STANDS AT 28 ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Another two Indian nationals, aged 35 and 41, were charged in court yesterday with allegedly participating in
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      Lock icon Migrant workers ask for more amenities near dorms
      486 4  -  REQUESTS MADE FOR DEMARCATED PUBLIC AREAS IN LITTLE INDIA XUE JIANYUE, NEO CHAI CHIN xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Foreign workers living in dormitories called for more amenities to be built near their quarters and demarcated public areas in Little India where they can congregate,
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      Lock icon Aisyah wins rowing gold medal
      658 6  -  VICTORY MAKES CASE FOR SPORT’S INCLUSION IN 2015 PHILIP GOH IN NAYPYIDAW Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg NAYPYIDAW —Hours after her triumph at Ngalaik Dam, where she won the women’s 2,000m lightweight singles sculls, Ms Saiyidah Aisyah Mohd Rafa’ee was at Wunna Theikdi Stadium cheering on
      PHOTO: SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL  -  658 words
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      Lock icon November exports plunge but rebound expected
      613 8  -  Sluggish regional data reflects caution in end demand after seasonal ramp-up: Economist PHARMACEUTICAL SHIPMENT VOLUMES DIP TO LOWEST IN FIVE YEARS LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Exports from the Republic unexpectedly fell last month as shipments of both electronic and non-electronic products tanked, but
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      Lock icon Japan bolsters military as spat with China looks set to drag on
      784 10 PLAN REVERSES DECADE OF SPENDING CUTS AGENCIES TOK YO —Taking his nation another step further from its post-war pacifism, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a new defence plan yesterday that calls for acquiring airborne drones and amphibious assault
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      Lock icon N Korea attempts to project unity on Kim Jong Il’s death anniversary
      783 12 POLITICAL, MILITARY ELITE PLEDGE LOYALTY TO KIM JONG UN AGENCIES PYONGYANG —North Korea vowed to unite behind leader Kim Jong Un during carefully-staged events yesterday to mark the second anniversary of his father’s death, in an attempt to
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      AGC seeks Court of Appeal’s approval to act against Au over second blog post
      486 14 Application will be heard in February without presence of Yawning Bread blogger ALLEGED CONTEMPT OF COURT SINGAPORE The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) is seeking the Court of Appeal’s permission to proceed against blogger Alex Au for contempt
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      Lock icon Further psychiatric evaluation for woman whose baby was found dead
      166 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA S I N G A P O R E The woman whose 17-month-old son was found floating in the sea near Bedok Jetty will be remanded for another week at Changi Women’s Prison for psychiatric evaluation. Last month,
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      Lock icon Merkel starts third term as Chancellor
      467 16 New governing coalition of Germany’s biggest parties also features country’s first female Defence Minister ELECTED BY 462 VOTES TO 150 AGENCIES BERLIN —Germany’s Parliament elected Chancellor Angela Merkel to a third term as the leader of Europe’s biggest economic power yesterday, nearly three months
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon How innovative firms get twice as profitable
      679 21 organisations start to try and manage innovation. WHY ORGANISATIONS FAIL In the first phase idea generation it is becoming increasingly popular for organisations to deploy processes to capture the ideas of their workforce through online technologies. While these tools can be very powerful,
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      Lock icon Trade deal with Asia on not-so-fast track
      912 23  -  TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP MEETS U.S. CONGRESS ROADBLOCK PAUL SRACIC Paul Sracic is a Professor at and Chairman of the political science department and Rigelhaupt Pre-Law Center at Youngstown State University in Ohio, and a visiting research fellow at Gakushuin Women’s College in Tokyo. BLOOMBERG
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      Lock icon China’s Long March from the Third Plenum
      957 24  -  WHAT HASN’T CHANGED AND WHAT REALLY HAS YU YONGDING Yu Yongding is former President of the China Society ofWorld Economics and Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He has also served on the
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  • voices
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      Bitcoins: Alternative currency of the future or next mega bubble?
      459 28  -  FROM TONY LIM KHENG YEE Bitcoin is a virtual currency created about five years ago by an unknown person or group under the name Satoshi Nakamoto. I wonder how many of us in Singapore have bought the currency for investment
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    • Article
      Let residents have hard copies of town council report
      102 28  -  FROM DAVID KWOK NG KAN Town council reports are made available in hard copy to town councillors. While residents can view the report online, they are not able to get the hard copies from their respective town councils. Downloading the report
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    • Article
      Tougher penalties needed for drink-driving
      138 30  -  FROM WILSON CHOO I refer to the report, “Sharp spike in drink-driving incidents this year” (Dec 6). I am amazed that enhanced penalties for drink-driving were not mooted. A fine of S$1,000 to S$5,000, a 12-month driving disqualification and a jail term of up to
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      Don’t allow cyclists to ride abreast
      141 30  -  FROM THOMAS LEE CHEE CHEE I was taken aback by the photo accompanying the report, “1,000 take part in overnight ride to promote safe cycling” (Dec 16). It showed cyclists riding three abreast on the road, which is not allowed by the law. Even
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      StarHub broadcasts daily highlights of SEA Games
      212 30  -  FROM NICHOLAS TEE Senior Executive, Corporate Communications, StarHub We refer to Dr Robin Chee’s letter, “More SEA Games television coverage, please” (Dec 14). As free-to-air terrestrial coverage of the 27th SEA Games is being provided already, StarHub is supporting Team Singapore athletes via
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Rise in mental health patient load at two public hospitals
      667 32  -  Khoo Teck Puat Hospital sees increase of13%, while NUH experiences 12% jump PATIENT NUMBERS AT IMH ‘CONSISTENT’ OVER PAST THREE YEARS ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —At least two public hospitals have seen an increase in their mental health patient load
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    • Article
      Breakfast Network-MDA spat continues as Editor publishes correspondence with authority
      425 34  -  MDA MAKING UP RULES AS IT GOES ALONG, SAYS HENSON TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE —Breakfast Network Editor Bertha Henson has questioned whether the Media Development Authority (MDA) is “making up rules as it goes along”, and published the correspondence between her
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      SingTel SMS service disrupted
      140 34 S ING A PORE —Some SingTel mobile customers found themselves unable to send and receive SMS messages for more than three hours yesterday. This affected applications that made use of SMSes, such as the sending of One-Time Passwords, which is used in banking transactions. A SingTel
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      Lock icon The joy of teaching and learning
      924 35 Ms Saranya Elangovan switched careers and found her calling in teaching special education PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM Making a career switch is never an easy move, especially if you have no knowledge about your new chosen path. Still, this tough decision
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      Lock icon Campaign promotes safe clubbing through art
      144 36 The police yesterday unveiled this year’s Safe Clubbing Campaign, which will see the participation of another club, Mink. The campaign features crime prevention artwork and slogans created by participating clubs. The other three venues taking part are The Butter Factory, Zouk and St James
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      Lock icon Stem-cell transplant for foetus a first for NUH, Asia
      534 38  -  HOSPITAL TO LAUNCH FOETAL THERAPY CENTRE NEXT YEAR TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Even when she was only a foetus, she had already sustained mul- tiple bone fractures in her mother’s womb, which doctors detected during an ultrasound scan. While still in
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      Lock icon A memorable holiday in their own backyard
      1003 39  -  Some hotels are going the extra mile to make staycations enjoyable for locals ‘A UNIQUE CONCEPT’ TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Early this year, Mr Shawn Chan of Wanderlust hotel spent almost two days buying roses and balloons, and going online to learn how
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      Lock icon Little details of the dining experience
      913 40  -  Customer satisfaction with F&B sector reached all-time high this year, with 70.3 points scored GOOD AMBIENCE ‘MAKES FOOD TASTE BETTER’ KENNETH CHENG kennethcheng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —At first glance, The Library, with its neat rows of books perched on bookshelves, resembles a bookstore. But as soon
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      Lock icon Keeping up with changes to keep customers happy
      566 41  -  Group creates differentia ted experiences, while prioritising customer feedback and needs TIARA HAMARIAN tiarabtemh@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E A few years ago, Mr Edward Chia, co-founder of Timbre Group, noticed a subtle change among its clientele the
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      Chefs step out of kitchen to ensure satisfaction
      571 41  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcheng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Be it their food allergies or which wines they prefer, no detail is too small for the staff of French restaurant Cocotte when it comes to their regular customers. An IT system keeps track of such details, while
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        84 45 REUTERS That healthy food costs more has become conventional wisdom, but a new study is the most thorough yet in calculating how much more: About US$1.50 (S$1.90). “Before now looking at prices of one or a few types we’ve seen studies looking
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        59 45 REUTERS American travellers often focus on avoiding diseases or violence in foreign lands,but anew study shows they may overlook a larger health threat: Road accidents. Between 2003 and 2009, more Americans died abroad from crashes involving cars or motorcycles than from homicide or
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        66 45 REUTERS Nebraska has become the latest American state tobehitbyadeadly pig virus, bringing the total number of states affected to 20, the Department of Agriculture said this week. The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus had never been reported in North America until May. It
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      493 50 New aid ofS$50 million meant to increase maritime security, counterterrorism capabilities AID TO COMPLEMENT S$41M ASSISTANCE PACKAGE AGENCIES MANILA —The United States will provide the Philippines’ security forces with US$40 million (S$50 million) in new assistance in part to help the country protect
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      584 51 REUTERS JAKARTA —Indonesia’s anti-graft agency yesterday named a prominent provincial governor a suspect in the latest in a series of high-profile corruption cases that have eroded public trust in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s ruling coalition. More than half of the country’s
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      365 52 AP SAN DIEGO A senior criminal investigator from the United States Navy downloaded more than 100 confidential files for an Asian defence contractor at the centre of a multi-million-dollar fraud investigation, prosecutors say. In exchange, John
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      614 53 U.S. AGENCY REQUIRES MANUFACTURERS TO SHOW THEIR SOAPS ARE SAFE, EFFECTIVE AP WA S H I N G T O N After more than 40 years of study, the United States government has said it has no evidence that the anti-bacterial chemicals used
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      427 56 SEMICONDUCTOR SECTOR’S SECOND-BIGGEST DEAL THIS YEAR AGENCIES NEW YORK Singapore-based Avago Technologies is buying LSI Corp for US$6.6 billion (S$8.3 billion) in one of the semiconductor sector’s largest deals this year, as it turns to the fastgrowing storage-chip market to
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      315 57 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s luxury spending is growing this year at the slowest pace since at least 2000 as more shoppers travelled abroad and the government’s anti-corruption efforts curbed local purchases, according to management consultant Bain. Spending in luxury goods is estimated to
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      616 59 Oversupply putting pressure on rents, raising concerns of financing risks as more firms move out of prime locations BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI An impending glut of office supply in China’s largest city is set to deepen further after the 125-storey Shanghai Tower is completed
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      366 62  -  PHILIP GOH NAYPYIDAW —As Malaysia were toiling for their place in the semi-finals yesterday, Singapore’s Young Lions were getting ready to have their evening meal after a light training session in the morning. The day before had been one of total rest with
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      256 63  -  LOW LIN FHOONG N AY PY I DAW The fastest man in South-east Asia was crowned at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium yesterday, as Jirapong Meenapra of Thailand blitzed past his rivals to claim the 100m gold in 10.48sec. The 20-year-old had already claimed the
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      611 64 CITY ‘THE TEAM TO AVOID’ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Manuel Pellegrini believes Manchester City have been drawn to face a Barcelona team who are two years past their best in the Champions League round of 16. Having emerged as runners-up to Bayern Munich in
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      273 65 AGENCIES MUNICH —Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm (picture) has revealed that the defending European champions were unhappy to dr aw Arsenal for the Champions League knock-out round of 16 for the second straight season. Bayern defeated Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg
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        208 73 REUTERS LOS ANGELES Hot off his audacious directorial debut Don Jon, Joseph Gor-don-Levitt is nearing a deal to star in, produce and possibly direct an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s classic comic book Sandman for Warner Bros, an individual familiar with the project has revealed.
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