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Title Section24 2013-12-30 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp MONDAY, 30 DECEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp MONDAY, 30 DECEMBER 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/201324 words
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487 2013-12-30 1 Garment-factory workers press demand for minimum wage to be raised to about S$203 monthly MORE THAN 200 FACTORIES CLOSED AGENCIES PHNOM PENH —Tens of thousands of Cambodian opposition supporters, backed by garment-factory workers on strike, rallied yesterday to demand that long-serving PrimeAGENCIES - 487 words
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Article, Illustration636 2013-12-30 1 WOO SIAN BOON - WOO SIAN BOON sianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Despite signs being put up and traffic wardens hitting the road to give directions, the changes to roads leading to the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) still befuddled some motorists, causing brief bottlenecks yesterday, when the Republic’s newest highway openedPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 636 words
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Advertisement400 2013-12-30 1 2013 WAS APERIOD OF MATURATION FOR S’POREAS IT STRUGGLED WITH SEVERAL DIFFICULT ISSUES: DEVADAS KRISHNADAS COMMENT&ANALYSIS 14 Download the new TODAY ANDROID APPSFOR SMARTPHONES tdy.sg/todaydroidmobile AND TABLETS tdy.sg/todaydroidtablet HOT NEWS 2 NUS undergraduate falls to death at waterfall in Kelantan WELCOME 2014 TODAY looks at the major issues and events400 words
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hot news
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Article, Illustration345 2013-12-30 2 UNIVERSITY STAFF ACCOMPANYING FAMILY IN MALAYSIA SINGAPORE A 23-year-old undergraduate from National University of Singapore (NUS) has died after falling into a waterfall last Saturday, while on a trekking trip in Kelantan, Malaysia. Lee Jun Jie (picture) was with a groupPHOTO: FACEBOOK - 345 words
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241 2013-12-30 2 AGENCIES MOSCOW At least 13 people were killed and scores were injured yesterday by a female suicide bomber at a railway station in southern Russia, officials said, heightening concerns about terrorism ahead of February’s Winter Olympics in the Black SeaAGENCIES - 241 words
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431 2013-12-30 4 SIEGE COULD DELAY REOPENING OF PARLIAMENT AGENCIES BANGKOK —Thai election officials yesterday struggled to register candidates for a national election to be held just over a month from now, with an-ti-government protesters blockading registration centres in a bid to sabotage the contentiousAGENCIES - 431 words
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2014 LOOK AHEAD
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Article, Illustration3005 2013-12-30 6 IDAYU SUPARTO - Votes to be cast in world’s three biggest democracies, with governments possibly changing hands in two ONE BILLION TO HEAD TO POLLS IDAYU SUPARTO nuridayus@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The world could look like a very different place by the end of 2014, with electionsPHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 3,005 words
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Article, Illustration1467 2013-12-30 9 IDAYU SUPARTO - Simmering tensions, possible UN tribunal ruling next year could delay Code of Conduct MYANMAR’S ROLE IN DISCUSSIONS TO BE SEEN IDAYU SUPARTO nuridayus@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After a year marred by several flare-ups in the region over territorial claims, South-east Asian countries are closelyPHOTO: AP - 1,467 words
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Article, Illustration1028 2013-12-30 10 LEE YEN NEE - CAUTIOUS BUYERS, MORE HOMES ON MARKET MEAN PRICES MAY STAGNATE OR EVEN FALL LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After a tumultuous year that saw the most severe set of property cooling measures and lending curbs hitting the bull’s eye inSOURCE: URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (URA) - 1,028 words
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Article, Illustration998 2013-12-30 11 WONG WEI HAN - Govt has taken steps to help firms but they must innovate or restructure to be competitive WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE The year ahead could shape up to be a challenging one for businesses despite the improving economic environment, asTODAY FILE PHOTO; SOURCE: MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY - 998 words
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Article, Illustration1310 2013-12-30 12 IAN DE COTTA - Protests and legal snags in preparing for 2014’s edition have forced FIFA to re-examine how it picks future hosts FOOTBALL BODY NEEDS TO ADDRESS HUGE COST OF STAGING TOURNAMENT IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In six months, the World Cup will returnPHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 1,310 words
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Article, Illustration1316 2013-12-30 13 IAN DE COTTA - Beyond hosting mega events and grooming elite athletes the S$1.33b facility is also a social investment that has to succeed IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The new year will usher in a milestone and a new era for Singapore sports. In four months’, the Sports HubTODAY FILE PHOTO - 1,316 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1808 2013-12-30 14 DEVADAS KRISHNADAS - A POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LOOK BACK AT 2013 DEVADAS KRISHNADAS Devadas Krishnadas is Managing Director of Future-Moves, a strategic risk consultancy. His new book, Sensing Singapore: Reflections in a Time of Change, will be released in January. This year has been an eventfulTODAY FILE PHOTO - 1,808 words
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Article, Illustration1027 2013-12-30 18 OOI KEE BENG - MALAYSIAN CHINESE ASSOCIATION’S LIMITED CHOICES OOI KEE BENG Ooi Kee Beng is Deputy Director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. His latest book is Done Making Do: 1Party Rule Ends in Malaysia, which was published this year. Finally, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) isPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,027 words
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Advertisement49 2013-12-30 14 A radical option for MCA would be to restyle itself as a small party with strong principles on inclusive growth. By placing itself in the liberating space between being a nongovernment organisation and political party, it could pull the country back to the middle ground. OOI KEE BENG 1849 words
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voices
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268 2013-12-30 20 NGIAM SHIH TUNG - FROM NGIAM SHIH TUNG Members of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) advisory committee appear to have been inadequately briefed about the public consultations held on the Personal Data Protection Act. (“DNC Registry exemption was ‘pragmatic, reasonable’”; Dec 28) Contrary to a committee268 words
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181 2013-12-30 20 OOI CHUN HOW - FROM OOI CHUN HOW I refer to the report, “DNC Registry exemption was ‘pragmatic, reasonable’” (Dec 28). The rationale behind the exemption seems to be that some consumers do not know what they are getting into by registering their number and some existing customers181 words
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195 2013-12-30 20 ROYSTON NG - FROM ROYSTON NG I have been getting many unsolicited messages lately from banks, credit companies, property agents, et cetera, and have unsubscribed to some of them. As a consumer, I do not intend to list my telephone number yet on the Do Not195 words
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248 2013-12-30 21 BOBBY CHIN - FROM BOBBY CHIN Chairman, MediShield Life Review Committee My committee members and I thank Mr Quek Soo Beng for his interest in MediShield Life and for his suggestions. (“Release more details on MediShield Life”; Dec 27) The MediShield Life Review Committee was248 words
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232 2013-12-30 21 JUNE CHEAH-NICHOLLS - FROM JUNE CHEAH-NICHOLLS I refer to the letter, “Kidney transplant the best way to ease burden for patients” (Dec 28) and agree that health education is vital to curb the increasing number of cases of renal damage among Singaporeans. The same goes for232 words
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116 2013-12-30 21 SHAFIQ ABDULLAH - FROM SHAFIQ ABDULLAH I agree that we should change our views on adoption. (“To help orphans, change our views on adoption”; Dec 27) Although many people I know see adoption as a “solution” for couples who cannot have children, I think116 words
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Miscellaneous32 2013-12-30 20 UWJ $1.6 MILLION 1 Estimated Draw on Mon, 30 Dec 2013 at 6.30pm For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg p AYi) Always play with care responsiblyj Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G32 words
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singapore
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Article, Illustration618 2013-12-30 22 ASHLEY CHIA - Residents can use vouchers at any of the participating merchants at Rivervale Plaza PLANS TO EXTEND SCHEME TO OTHER AREAS ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —About 430 needy households in Punggol East can soon use vouchers to pay for meals, groceries andPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 618 words
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278 2013-12-30 23 HONG KONG —Four Singaporeans were among the at least 25 people hurt after a fire broke out yesterday in an alleyway adjacent to a residential building on Cheung Hong Street in North Point, Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong278 words
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Article, Illustration512 2013-12-30 24 MOHD AZHAR AZIZ - A LASALLE undergraduate’s hyperrealistic dra wings have attracted thousands of fans worldwide in only four months INTERIOR DESIGN MAJOR SEES FAME AS WAY TO SPREAD HIS ART MOHD AZHAR AZIZ mohdazhar@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It started out as an experiment to apply the techniques learnt in hisPHOTO: MOHD ASHRAF ABDUL MALIK - 512 words
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Article, Illustration596 2013-12-30 26 New figures say nearly 800 aircraft entered East China Sea airspace in first month NO MENTION OF DANGEROUS INCIDENTS DUE TO INCURSIONS DOW JONES B E I J I N G After China announced an Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) last month,DOW JONES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 596 words
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456 2013-12-30 26 AGENCIES SHANGHAI China will evaluate the performance of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs) next year and “severely deal with” companies that perform poorly, continually make losses or do not meet safety standards, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday. Beijing hopes to move towardsAGENCIES - 456 words
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Article, Illustration591 2013-12-30 27 AGENCIES NEW DELHI —Yesterday marked the oneyear anniversary of the death of the 23-year-old woman who was gangraped in New Delhi last December an attack that triggered nationwide protests calling for harsher laws and better safeguards for women. But one year sinceAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 591 words
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world
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1038 2013-12-30 28 REVISIONS SEEK MORE PATRIOTIC TONE AGENCIES TAKETOMI —Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative government has begun to pursue a more openly nationalist stance on an issue that critics fear will push the country further from its postwar pacifism: Adding a more patrioticAGENCIES - 1,038 words
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244 2013-12-30 29 AGENCIES WASHINGTON —United States Secretary of State John Kerry will return to Israel and the Palestinian territories for peace talks next week, the State Department said on Saturday, in a visit that will come days after Israel is dueAGENCIES - 244 words
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business
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Article, Illustration514 2013-12-30 30 Finance Minister says best if funds not needed, will decide after seeing July-Septfigures ADDITIONAL SPENDING IN 2014 WOULD RISK EXPANDING JAPAN’S PUBLIC DEBT BLOOMBERG TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso refused to rule out the possibility that an extra budget would be neededBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 514 words
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202 2013-12-30 30 REUTERS TOKYO Japan’s most influential business lobby has agreed to raise the base pay of workers for the first time in six years as the economy gains momentum and corporate earnings improve, the Asahi newspaper reported yesterday. Many economists say anREUTERS - 202 words
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Article, Illustration303 2013-12-30 32 PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTSTEAM Until Feb 2, shop at Guardian for all your healthcare and beauty needs, and be rewarded with cash. Especially for this week, spend S$30 at Guardian stores and stand to win S$10,000 in the TODAY Shop To WinPRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTSTEAM; PHOTOS: GUARDIAN - 303 words
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Advertisement115 2013-12-30 32 Until Feb 2, 2014, spend a minimum of just S$30 in a single receipt at participating merchants and you could walk away with a S$30,000 grand prize. That’s not all. Stand to win S$10,000 weekly when you shop at exclusive retail partners. For this week (until midnight on Sunday), the115 words
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Article, Illustration1128 2013-12-30 34 SUSAN DAVID, CHRISTINA CONGLETON - MANAGING THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AT WORK COMMENTARY BY SUSAN DAVID, CHRISTINA CONGLETON Susan David is CEO of Evidence Based Psychology, a co-founder of the Institute of Coaching and an instructor in psychology at Harvard University. Christina Congleton, formerly a researcher on mindfulness and the brain at Massachusetts© 2013 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORP - 1,128 words
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technology
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Article, Illustration789 2013-12-30 35 Christmas is over and if you have received new games for the season, it might be time to consider a pair of good gaming headphones. Tiffany Yap (tiffanyyapzl@mediacorp.com.sg) tries out the ones that were recently launched and picks out a few that will not disappoint.PHOTO: STEELSERIES; PHOTO: RAZER; PHOTO: SENNHEISER; PHOTO: ASTRO - 789 words
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Advertisement24 2013-12-30 35 STILL LOOKING FOR MORE OPTIONS? Check out full reviews at tdy.sg/ reviewstech, where TODAY takes a look at eight of the latest gaming headphones.24 words
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sports
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Article, Illustration580 2013-12-30 36 Scrappy win over Newcastle puts Gunners a point ahead of Man City GIROUD SCORES FIRST GOAL IN SEVEN GAMES AGENCIES NEWCASTLE ARSENAL 0 1 LONDON —Olivier Giroud’s first goal in seven games settled a hugely disappointing clash with Newcastle United yesterday and put Arsenal back onAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 580 words
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405 2013-12-30 36 LONDON —Manchester United believe their pursuit of the English Premier League title is gathering momentum following their 1-0 win over Norwich on Saturday. The Red Devils may be sixth in the table and seven points behind league leaders Manchester City,405 words
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Article, Illustration418 2013-12-30 37 AGENCIES LONDON —West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka could face a Football Association charge for his controversial goal celebration during Saturday’s 3-3 draw with West Ham. The French striker had celebrated with a quenelle gesture, a salute invented by his friend, the controversialAGENCIES; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 418 words
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Article, Illustration478 2013-12-30 37 As the English Premier League prepares for the reopening of the transfer window on Wednesday, The Daily Telegraph takes a look at six of the top clubs to see where each side’s priorities lie, and the players they are either targeting orThe Daily Telegraph; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 478 words
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Article, Illustration589 2013-12-30 38 DAN GUEN CHIN - MSL champions bullish despite SEA Games interruption to preparations BRONZE MEDAL A BOOST OF CONFIDENCE FOR PLAYERS DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It may be more than two weeks since Fandi Ahmad became head coach of the LionsXII, but he has yet to workTODAY FILE PHOTO - 589 words
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Article, Illustration458 2013-12-30 38 AP LAS VEGAS Mixed martial arts exponent Chris Weidman may have successfully defended his UFC middleweight title on Saturday night, but he would have preferred to have done so differently. Weidman (11-0) retained his crown at UFC 168, which was heldAP; PHOTOS: USA TODAY SPORTS - 458 words
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Miscellaneous83 2013-12-30 37 For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg LW Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) IS*! Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during live’ telecast) SB |M JOHMsl SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Ip Always play with care. [responsiblyf Do not bet illegally. Singapore Pools Account Service.83 words
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culture
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2014 LOOK AHEAD
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Article, Illustration501 2013-12-30 40 CHRISTOPHER TOH - TRENDSPOTTING: CULTURE WE PREDICT THE NEXT BIG THINGS IN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CHRISTOPHER TOH SURPRISE IT’S ME, YOUR FAVOURITE ARTISTE! The music industry may still be feeling its way around a new business model or any business model at the moment but the most unbelievable thing that happened in501 words
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Article, Illustration196 2013-12-30 40 PHIN WONG - 11 THINGSTHATSHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO FOLLOW US INTO 2014 PHIN WONG 1 Lady Gaga as “art” Let’s face it the closest she came was when the wet wipe she used to remove her ridiculous Applause make-up resembled a Jackson Pollock. 2 3 Terrible Instagram videos196 words
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Article, Illustration461 2013-12-30 41 GENEVIEVE LOH - GENEVIEVE LOH RISE OF THE MODESTBUDGET BLOCKBUSTER Move over, Blockbuster. It’s the year of the Budget-Buster. As in a blockbuster made on a modest budget, not a budget-busting blockbuster which has been the norm for too long. Studios are learning that they don’t need a US$200-million film to makeARTWORK: KENNETH CHOY; GETTY IMAGES - 461 words
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Article, Illustration596 2013-12-30 42 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN DANCE TAKES TWO STEPS FORWARD 2014 will be the year mainstream audiences fully embrace the Singapore dance scene. Although long-time dance outfit ECNAD performed its swansong early this year, there were positive signs that the art form is on the rise. The two biggest groups SingaporePHOTO: TAN NGIAP HENG; PHOTO: BOOKSACTUALLY - 596 words
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Article, Illustration277 2013-12-30 42 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH ‘BACK-TO-BACK’ WON’T BE A MISGUIDED EUPHEMISM When it comes to television-watching next year, the keyword isn’t “online” but “binge-watching”. (F YI: That’s the term for when you watch a TV series from start to finish in one go, without having to wait a week or a dayARTWORK BY KENNETH CHOY; GETTY IMAGES - 277 words
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Article, Illustration157 2013-12-30 43 HON JING YI - HON JING YI CELEBRITIES WILL DUMP FACEBOOK FOR... DAYRE Our favourite celebrities are all on Twitter and Instagram, either sharing bizarre selfies (*cough* Rihanna) or announcing their retirement for the 100th time (*ahem* Bieber). And our grandparents have now arrived on Facebook, commenting inappropriately on our friends’ photos157 words
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