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Title Section24 2014-02-26 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI BDIACORP WEDNESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2014 MICA (P) 053/06/201324 words
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Article, Illustration798 2014-02-26 1 NG JING YNG - Budget measures could ultimately lead to higher costs MOH TO ADOPT ‘PROPER GATE-KEEPING’ FOR ACCESS TO ACUTE CARE NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Acknowledging that Budget measures to help Singaporeans meet the rising healthcarePHOTO: REUTERS - 798 words
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Article, Illustration62 2014-02-26 1 I can’t cope with what has happened. My children were so pure and innocent. I really don’t know how long it will take for this wound in my heart to heal. MrTanakorn Yos-ubol, whose two children died followinga blast near a rally site in BangkokPHOTO: THE BANGKOK POST - 62 words
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hot news
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Article, Illustration744 2014-02-26 2 AMANDA LEE - Assistant Superintendent did notfire ‘warning shot’for fear of further agitating crowd FIRST SENIOR OFFICER AT RIOT TESTIFIES AT COI HEARING AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Not only were police officers attending to the riot in Little India “grossly outnumbered”, they also had difficulties communicating with onePHOTOS: OOI BOON KEONG, SCDF - 744 words
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Article, Illustration423 2014-02-26 2 ASHLEY CHIA - ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Indian workers who rioted in Little India were not only upset because their friend had died in a traffic accident, but were also emotional because they believed they have been discriminated against inPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 423 words
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Article, Illustration478 2014-02-26 4 ASHLEY CHIA - ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Auxiliary police officer Srisivasangkar Subramaniam said he had managed to apprehend four Indian foreign workers who hurled bottles on the night of the Little India riot before his supervisor told him to stop as it was “dangerous”.478 words
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Article, Illustration677 2014-02-26 4 WOO SIAN BOON, KENNETH TAN - Businesses say plan ts need more watering, while some farms report smaller harvest PROLONGED DRY WEATHER WILL BE ‘PRETTY BAD’ FOR THE INDUSTRY WOO SIAN BOON, KENNETH TAN sianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Nurseries have seen their water bills balloon after they hadPHOTO: DON WONG - 677 words
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239 2014-02-26 4 WOO SIAN BOON - WOO SIAN BOON The 99 vegetation fires between January and Feb 19 was four times that of those in the first two months of last year, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) yesterday. Despite the spike, it said the number239 words
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662 2014-02-26 8 XUE JIANYUE - PRICES INCREASE BY UP TO 60 CENTS PER BOTTLE XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Despite a warning against profiteering by the Government, a random check by TODAY on 10 coffee shops found that all have raised the prices of beer662 words
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Article, Illustration597 2014-02-26 10 Father of two children killed last weekend pleads for violence in Thailand to end SIBLINGS WERE NOT PART OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS AGENCIES BANGKOK —The father grimaced and wept as he struggled to contain his grief at the death of his two childrenAGENCIES; PHOTO: THE BANGKOK POST - 597 words
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Article, Illustration699 2014-02-26 12 LEE YEN NEE - S$1.7b facility will help ensure supply to meet rising demand, as well as create jobs and support related activities FACILITY WILL BOOST COUNTRY’S STATUS AS OIL AND GAS HUB LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The energy sector in the Republic reached another milestonePHOTO: SINGAPORE LNG CORP - 699 words
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Advertisement85 2014-02-26 9 OLYMPUS Olympus cares about your health and happiness Your Vision, Our Future H Xi’-’rM wm is SaS'Ss m V: &*'v j'b&r* i ,itvlV' mm §m-. MS; •T*& SB?® ST E 10 W.v VMM 'M SSwS* T ;:B 38 1 m M I mm \v; IMI ii lf Vv'i wasga V.i85 words
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Advertisement34 2014-02-26 10 Explore Ukraine’s vibrant culture and traditions. Try on the colourful national dress or walk through the lively streets of Kiev. Be a part of it all with our daily fl ights to Ukraine’s capital.34 words
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comment &analysis
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Article, Illustration974 2014-02-26 14 MARIO LIVIO - THE INNOVATION COLUMN MARIO LIVIO Mario Livio is an astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. His most recent book is Brilliant Blunders. For more commentaries from our Innovation columnists, go to tdy.sg/ cominnovation. PROJECT SYNDICATE Thomas EdisonPROJECT SYNDICATE; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 974 words
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Article, Illustration925 2014-02-26 17 HONG PHUA KAI - HEALTH PROMOTION AND SOCIAL CARE JUST AS IMPORTANT PHUA KAI HONG Dr Phua Kai Hong is a health economist who teaches health and social policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. He925 words
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Advertisement26 2014-02-26 14 However, like any kind of financing, the money to be made available can only buy more healthcare, but not necessarily better health. PHUA KAI HONG 1726 words
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voices
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283 2014-02-26 20 CAROLINE TAN SOK NGEE - FROM CAROLINE TAN SOK NGEE I refer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic, “Do higher cigarette taxes work?”; in particular, the question of whether the smoking ban should be extended to more places. The Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act is in place283 words
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149 2014-02-26 20 LEE KOK LEONG - FROM LEE KOK LEONG I am encouraged to see the long overdue hike in “sin taxes” (liquor, tobacco and betting) in Budget 2014. Besides reducing excessive consumption, the increased tax revenue will allow more social investment by the Government. These149 words
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145 2014-02-26 20 TAY KOK BENG - FROM TAY KOK BENG Cigarette prices have risen over the years, but the number of smokers does not seem to have shrunk. I smoked heavily for 25 years and the prices were not the main reason I quit. (“Do higher cigarette taxes145 words
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320 2014-02-26 21 QUEK SOO BENG - FROM QUEK SOO BENG I am a member of Keppel Club and I am resigned to the loss when its lease expires, for the better of Singapore. (“Govt to reacquire land from 2 golf courses, 3 to give up land”; Feb 17) The320 words
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144 2014-02-26 21 HAJ MOHAMED - FROM HAJ MOHAMED I refer to the letter “Rename road to honour the three victims” (Feb 21). The writer mentioned that roads have been named after the two Indonesian marines who bombed MacDonald House and that Batam was contemplating the erection144 words
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128 2014-02-26 21 CHIN KEE THOU - FROM CHIN KEE THOU I am disappointed to read about the three foreign contractors in the report “LTA awards 3 contracts worth S$1.09b for work on Thomson Line” (Feb 22). Contracts for construction of the MRT system that commenced in the 1980s were awarded128 words
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singapore
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541 2014-02-26 22 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - Up to 45 undergraduates will be able to pursue degrees in engineering and management MOVE A FIRST FOR LOCAL VARSITIES SUMITA SREEDHARAN SING A PORE —Two local universities have teamed up to offer undergraduates the option to pursue degrees in engineering and541 words
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631 2014-02-26 23 JOY FANG - But a focus on such subsidies wouldfree up cash for elderly and take pressure off their children, says Grace Fu JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY NGJINGYNG S I NG A POR E Cost of living issues, among them inflation and631 words
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373 2014-02-26 24 AMIR HUSSAIN - ‘MINISTRY DID NOT KEEP TO ITS WORD’ AMIR HUSSAIN SINGAPORE —The father of a full-time National Serviceman (NSF), who was punished for filming an unauthorised video of an abandoned dog tied up in Pasir Ris camp, has lashed out373 words
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Article, Illustration76 2014-02-26 24 The Gardens by the Bay yesterday opened its doors to one of the largest cacti and succulent collections in South-east Asia. The 800 sq m cactus garden is home to more than 1,000 desert plants and comprises about 100 different species andPHOTO: GARDENS BY THE BAY - 76 words
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182 2014-02-26 24 SIAU MING EN - SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE Archbishop Emeritus Nicholas Chia, who fell into a coma last Tuesday, remains in a “critical, albeit stable” situation and has been moved out of intensive care. Giving an update on the condition of the 75-year-old former archbishop, the182 words
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415 2014-02-26 26 CLAIRE HUANG - Victims were 14 and 15 when Yeo Chang Yong committed the offences between August 2010 and January 2011 CONDUCT NOTHING SHORT OF DEPLORABLE: DISTRICT JUDGE CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE —His teenage students had asked him to coach them in415 words
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health
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901 2014-02-26 28 FROM CONTAGIOUS BEHAVIOUR TO DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK When you have a child off at university, you worry about his general health, state of mind, alcohol consumption and, as you sign those tuition cheques, academicTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 901 words
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350 2014-02-26 29 REUTERS LONDON —Being overweight is so common in Europe that it risks becoming the norm, with around a third of teenagers now heavier than recommended for their health, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. In a report on obesity levelsREUTERS - 350 words
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Advertisement710 2014-02-26 29 ADVERTISING FEATURE WHAT BREAS CANCER? ASK THE CANCER EXPERT 6 Breast Cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are detected in the tissues of the breast. These cells usually arise from the ducts or the lobules in the breast. These cancer cells can then spread within the tissue710 words
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china&india
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584 2014-02-26 30 Hebei man claims residents have suffered losses, which should be borne by govt and environmental departments 147 INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES IN BEIJING CUT, SUSPEND PRODUCTION AGENCIES BEIJING China’s National Meteorological Center has raised its smog alert for northern and central China, with heavyAGENCIES - 584 words
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178 2014-02-26 30 REUTERS Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised Beijing residents by visiting traditional courtyard homes and chatting near a shopping street yesterday, drawing praise from social media for mixing in public during a bad bout of smog. Unscripted interactions between politicians and the public areREUTERS - 178 words
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612 2014-02-26 31 AGENCIES MANIL A The Philippines yesterday protested strongly against China’s use of a water cannon on Filipino fishermen in the disputed waters of the Scarborough Shoal, a traditional fishing ground for Filipinos, warning the incident would raise tensions. China’s ChargeAGENCIES - 612 words
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world
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666 2014-02-26 32 ATTACK FOLLOWS WEEKEND EXPLOSIONS AT RATCHAPRASONG SHOPPING AREA AP BANGKOK Violence spread yesterday to another anti-government protest site in Thailand’s capital, following weekend explosions that left five people dead, including four children, security officials said. Deputy National Police spokesman AnuchaAP - 666 words
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697 2014-02-26 33 AP WASHINGTON —The Obama administration’s push for a smaller, nimbler military announced on Monday is set to face the scrutiny of a Congress that has spent years battling the Pentagon’s vision for a new security strategy. The plan, unveiled byAP - 697 words
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409 2014-02-26 34 SEVERAL PLACES IN THE STATE HAD NO WATER IN PAST WEEK AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Hit by a prolonged dry spell, Selangor will start rationing water to 60,000 households from tomorrow until March 31. Residents will alternate between having two days ofAGENCIES - 409 words
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240 2014-02-26 34 AGENCIES JAK ARTA Dozens of suspects were yesterday charged with setting bushfires in Indonesia’s Riau province following a crackdown by the police on illegal land clearing, The Jakarta Post reported. Riau Police spokesman Guntur Aryo Tejo told the Indonesian news portal Tempo someAGENCIES - 240 words
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Article, Illustration441 2014-02-26 35 AP TOKYO Japan’s Foreign Minister is trying to distance his government from recent right-wing comments on World War II, calling them “regrettable” and saying they do not represent government views. In an interview with The Associated Press, Mr Fumio Kishida also saidAP - 441 words
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246 2014-02-26 35 AGENCIES China yesterday labelled Japan a “troublemaker” that is damaging regional peace and stability, firing back at criticism from Tokyo over a spike in tensions in north-east Asia. In response to the comments made by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in anAGENCIES - 246 words
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business
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449 2014-02-26 36 Bids for sites in Choa Chu Kang Grove show developers’ confidence that hybrid housing type remains popular SEASONED PLAYERS REPLENISHING THEIR LAND BANKS: ANALYST SINGAPORE —MCL Land has submitted the top bids for two Executive Condominium site tenders that closed yesterday449 words
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234 2014-02-26 36 WONG WEI HAN - WONG WEI HAN SINGAPORE —Singapore and the United Kingdom have agreed on several initiatives to strengthen financial and economic cooperation, the result of talks yesterday between Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. The two234 words
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