Today, 18 March 2014, Afternoon Edition

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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Malaysia backtracks on when plane’s communications were disabled
    790 1 THE NEW YORK TIMES SEPANG —As the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 stretched into a 10th day, the Malaysian authorities yesterday identified the plane’s first officer as the last person in the cockpit to speak to ground control. But the government
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    Lock icon Crimea acts quickly to break away from Ukraine
    794 1 US andEU impose sanctions on Russians, Ukrainians blamed for incursion LAWMAKERS ASK TO JOIN RUSSIA AGENCIES LONDON —A day after a contested referendum, legislators in Crimea moved swiftly yesterday to begin the process of splitting from Ukraine, with the regional Parliament declaring
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    S’porean dies from suspected drug overdose at music festival in Jakarta
    491 1  -  XUE JIANYUE, SIAU MING EN xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A 26-year-old Singaporean man, Chua Wen Hu (picture), died on Sunday after he reportedly took drugs and collapsed during a trance concert at a music festival in Jakarta. The death comes after
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      47 1 SELF-SERVICE TECHNOLOGIES NEED TO BE EMBRACED, PROMOTED IN SINGAPORE BEFORE THEY CAN BECOME A NORM COMMENT&ANALYSIS 14 Download the new TODAY ANDROID APPSFOR SMARTPHONES tdy.sg/todaydroidmobile AND TABLETS tdy.sg/todaydroidtablet HOT NEWS 4 Nurseries, farms glad for rain but keep their guard up MORE REPORTS: PAGES 6 TO 10
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  • hot news
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      New home sales pick up, but market still muted
      507 2  -  SUBURBAN AREAS DOMINATE ACTIVITY LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —New private-home sales stirred in February after two months of near slumber, but analysts said activity remained muted as developers and prospective buyers continued to hold back in the current
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      Lock icon Nurseries, farms glad for rain but keep their guard up
      650 4  -  Widespread showers give respite, but firms hope forecast of more rainfall will come true TOWN COUNCILS TO WAIT BEFORE RESUMING BLOCK WASHING WOO SIAN BOON sianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Businesses badly hit by the recent dry spell, such as vegetable farmers, reacted
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      Lock icon Australia to lead search for plane in south
      517 8 U.S. AIRCRAFT SENT TO PERTH TO AID IN EFFORTS AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPU R The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet pushed deep into the northern and southern hemispheres yesterday as Australia scoured the southern Indian Ocean and Kazakhstan answered
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      SAF ASKS NETWORK OF MILITARY NAVIES, SHIPPING FIRMS TO REPORT SIGHTINGS
      132 8 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) yesterday said it had alerted its network of military navies and civilian shipping companies worldwide to report any unusual sightings in the designated search areas for the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft. In a statement released
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      Lock icon India dismisses theory of 9/11-style attack by missing plane
      593 10 DELHI DID NOT RECEIVE INDICATIONS SUGGESTING SUCH A PLOT AGENCIES NEW DELHI India’s Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid yesterday dismissed speculation that the missing Malaysian flight MH370 was headed to India to launch a 9/11-style attack, saying it had not received any
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      11 6 HOT NEWS AUSTRALIA TO LEAD SEARCH FOR PLANE IN SOUTH 8
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      12 8 HOT NEWS INDIA DISMISSES THEORY OF 9/11-STYLE ATTACK BY MISSING PLANE 10
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon Right time to step towards a self-service society
      1013 14  -  BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS CAN BOTH BENEFIT GUAN CHONG, ALLAN CHIA Dr Guan Chong is a Marketing Lecturer and Mr Allan Chia is the Head of the Marketing Programme at SIM University. In his recent Budget speech, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam outlined
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  • voices
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      More communication, urgency vital for MOH’s new measures
      482 18  -  FROM IAN SIM MONG SENG The measures announced recently by the Ministry of Health, designed to help pay for MediShield Life premiums and home care for the elderly, and freeing up the use of Medisave, reflect the ministry’s efforts to keep healthcare
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      Valuations are meant to be a guide for bank loans
      135 18  -  FROM PATRICK SIO There appears to be a misconception regarding the use of a valuation report for resale flats (“HDB resale rule might shore up prices”; March 15). To quote the Housing and Development Board: “Resale transactions are conducted on
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    • Article
      Rides on public transport often offer lessons in compassion
      399 19  -  FROM SOPHIA HUANG SHIHUI I was surprised at Charlotte Ashton’s piece for the BBC expressing her disappointment at Singaporeans’ apparent lack of empathy on public transport while she was pregnant. (“BBC article a good reminder to be more gracious, says PM
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      Graciousness requires everyone playing a part
      239 19  -  FROM GOH KIAN HUAT I refer to the report “BBC article a good reminder to be more gracious, says PM Lee” (March 17) and agree with the Prime Minister. It was unfair, though, of freelance reporter Charlotte Ashton to label Singapore a “misery city”
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      Corrections
      77 19 The report “Modi contests from Hindu’s holiest city to boost party” (March 17) described Varanasi as India’s most populated state. This is incorrect. Varanasi is a city in Uttar Pradesh state. In the advertising feature “In celebration of inspiring women” (March 15) the caption that Singapore Woman Award nominee
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      25 19 LETTER NO ROOM ON MRT FOR AIRPORT PASSENGERS DURING RUSH HOUR Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ltrmrt18march for the letter from Chua Guan Wee.
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  • singapore
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      LTA to make foreign workers’ wait for buses more tolerable, COI told
      603 21  -  SHELTERS WITH FANS, PAVED GROUNDS READY IN LITTLE INDIA NEXT MONTH AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There are enough private buses serving foreign workers visiting Little India despite the curtailment on the size of fleets plying the area and
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      Dyslexic children get learning centre in Choa Chu Kang
      366 22  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —The Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) opened its 13th learning centre in Choa Chu Kang yesterday to meet demand from growing enrolment numbers. Since end-2011, the student population at the association’s learning centres has swelled
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      Driver who breached Woodlands Checkpoint remanded at IMH
      186 23  -  ACCUSED FACES CHARGES OF COMMITTING RASH ACT, VANDALISING GOVT PROPERTY ALICE CHIA SINGAPORE —The Malaysian driver who allegedly crashed through a security barrier at Woodlands Checkpoint was yesterday remanded for psychiatric assessment at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). Tan Chu Seng,
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      Lock icon SAF sends task group to support counter-piracy efforts in Gulf of Aden
      136 23 The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has for the fifth time deployed a task group in support of international counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden. Led by Colonel Cheong Kwok Chien, the 151-strong SAF task group comprises the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Interest rate for CPF Special, Medisave accounts to stay at 4%
      183 23 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The interest rate for Central Provident Fund (CPF) Special and Medisave accounts (SMA) will remain at 4 per cent from April 1 to June 30. In a statement issued yesterday, the CPF Board said this was
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      173 21 =-r iy u yiK| UOB Plaza, Singapore www.mdis.edu.sg MDIS founded 1956 Management Development Institute of Singapore Where lifelong learning begins rust SINGAPORE Cert No.: EDU-2-2016 Validity: 30/12/2010 29/12/2014 Tuv SLID MARKETS ARE CREATED WHEN YOU THINK BIGGER SINGAPORE’S OLDEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE University of Ranked 23 rd out of 114
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  • china&india
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      187 24 CARRIAGE CONVENTION 2014 21-23 March UP THE COMMITMENT How does a couple stay committed in love and to a marriage? It is a decision of the heart and the mind.They also recognise that a marriage takes effort, and things may not always unfold as planned. A marriage thrives when it's
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  • world
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      Lock icon Army warns Red Shirts against use of force
      629 26 New leader says movement ready to ‘fight tooth and nail’ to defend Yingluck’sgovt JATUPORN SAID TO BE FIERY ORATOR, MAN OF ACTION AGENCIES BANGKOK The new leader of Thai­land’s pro­government Red Shirt movement yesterday said his sup­porters would take to the streets
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      Lock icon Safety fears at Fukushima as poor, unskilled are hired to clean up
      745 27 THE NEW YORK TIMES NAR AHA (JAPAN) “Out of work? Nowhere to live? Nowhere to go? Nothing to eat?” the online ad read. “Come to Fukushima.” That grim posting targeting the destitute, by a company seeking labourers for
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      Lock icon Long road to hold Kim, N Korea liable for crimes
      365 28 CHINA DISMISSES U.N. FINDINGS REUTERS GENEVA —Western and Asian powers yesterday began pressing for North Korea to be held liable for crimes against humanity documented in a United Nations report, but conceded that their chances of influencing the isolated country
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  • business
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  • technology
    • Article
      Lock icon Nikon halts D600 camera sales in China after TV expose
      473 32 AGENCIES BEIJING —Nikon will stop selling a digital camera model in China and offer free repairs, following claims on Chinese state-run television that product defects caused “black spots” on photographs. The Tokyo-based company received a Chinese government order yesterday to
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    • Article
      Lock icon Twitter CEO’s China visit fuels talk of market interest
      507 33 MANAGEMENT PLAYS DOWN LIKELIHOOD OF BUSINESS THERE AGENCIES SAN FR ANCISCO —Twitter’s Chief Executive embarked yesterday on a trip to China to learn more about its technology sector although the messaging platform remains banned in the country, potentially signalling an interest
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      269 32 Career Fair for FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY Be part of the Elite team to Lead and Excel. Meet employers face-to-face at the Career Fair for F&B industry. Participating Companies: 1. Auric Pacific Group 2. Han’s Cafe Cake House 3. McDonald’s Restaurants 4. Soup Restaurant Singapore Executive and Managerial Positions for
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  • sports
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      Lock icon NO NEED TO PANIC YET, SAYS FANDI
      622 34  -  LionsXII coach defends team’s showing despite their two consecutive defeats HE SAYS DECISION TO PLAY CENTREBACK IN ATTACK NOT WRONG DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E —This is not the time to press the panic button —not yet anyway. Those
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      SINGAPORE MAKES FINAL 16 OF UBER CUP
      355 34  -  DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE —Singapore has qualified for the Uber Cup to be held in India from May 18 to 25 for only the second time since the competition was first played in 1957. A change in the qualifying format for badminton’s most
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      Lock icon PLAYERS MUST SAVE UNDER-SIEGE MOYES
      598 35  -  EXIT TO OLYMPIAKOS COULD SOUND DEATH KNELL FOR MANAGER COMMENTARY BY ALAN HANSEN sports@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH This is crisis time for David Moyes and Manchester United and the question now is how much longer the hierarchy at Old Trafford will be prepared to put
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      Lock icon DROGBA HOPEFUL OF ‘SPECIAL’ RETURN TO CHELSEA
      477 35 REUTERS LONDON —Former Chelsea great Didier Drogba has said he does not know how he will react when he returns to Stamford Bridge with his Galatasaray team on Tuesday (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
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      Lock icon FEDERER’S BACK
      674 36 Former world No 1 looking in ominous form despite losing clash with Djokovic TOO EARLY TO BURY HIS CAREER? THE NEW YORK TIMES INDIAN WELLS (CALIFORNIA) Roger Federer leaves the BNP Paribas Open having reclaimed his champion’s aura, even after finishing as the runner-up. After winning the first
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