Today, 30 July 2014

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      Proportion of inter-ethnic marriages almost doubles
      314 2  -  One in five marriages last year between people of different races TREND MORE PREVALENT WITH MUSLIM MARRIAGES LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The proportion of interethnic marriages has almost doubled from a decade ago, to make up one in five marriages last year, latest figures
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      Lock icon Israel shifts tenor in ground assault on Hamas
      889 6 Air strikes also pound media building housing Hamas’ Al Aqsa TV channel GAZA’S ONLY POWER PLANT KNOCKED OUT AND IT MAY TAKE ‘MONTHS OR A YEAR’ TO REPAIR IT THE NEW YORK TIMES JERUSALEM —Israeli air strikes flattened the four-storey home of
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      Lock icon US, Europe tighten sanctions on Russia
      631 10 Leaders concerned Moscow is increasing interven tion in Ukraine to prepare for invasion MEASURES TARGET FINANCIAL, ENERGY AND MILITARY SECTORS THE NEW YORK TIMES FR ANKFURT The United States and Europe put aside their differences and agreed on Monday to sharply escalate economic sanctions
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      Lock icon FIGHTING CONTINUES TO HINDER MH17 PROBE
      187 10 AGENCIES Fighting between Kiev forces and pro-Russian separatists yesterday prevented international investigators from reaching the MH17 crash site in Ukraine for the third day running, the Dutch Justice Ministry said. “The group of Dutch and Australian experts did not leave Donetsk for the crash
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      Lock icon Malaysia Airlines’ woes deepen after spate of cancellations
      492 12 WITHDRAWN RESERVATIONS RISE TO 30% AT SOME AGENCIES BLOOMBERG KUAL A LUMPUR —Malaysia Airlines is facing a spate of passenger cancellations after the carrier’s second disaster this year, adding to the strains of a company that was already bracing for a fourth
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      Lock icon Pouring rain stalls traffic, causes flash floods
      509 14  -  Downpour that lastedfor more than two hours also left trail of fallen tree branches on roads AREAS HIT BY FLOODING INCLUDE BASSEIN ROAD, MACKENZIE ROAD AND KRAMAT LANE NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds that lasted for
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  • comment &analysis
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      Debunking myths in revitalising Chinese languages
      1155 18  -  PROPONENTS SHOULD NOT ASSUME TO SPEAK FOR ENTIRE POPULACE LUKE LU Luke Lu, a Singaporean, is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Language, Discourse and Communication at King’s College London. In the past few weeks, there have been various calls (including a letter
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      Lock icon Religion masks lust for power in Middle East
      921 20  -  RIVAL ISLAMIC IDENTITIES THE MOBILISING AGENT DAVID GARDNER David Gardner is associate editor of The Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES The conflict convulsing Syria and Iraq, and bursting regional borders, is being likened to a religious war, similar to the 30 Years
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      Lock icon India’s Chinese dream
      886 22  -  EXPANSION OF LABOUR-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES NEEDED LEE JONG-WHA Lee Jong-Wha, professor of economics and director of the Asiatic Research Institute at Korea University, was a senior adviser for international economic affairs to former President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea. PROJECT SYNDICATE In recent years, China and India have
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      Lock icon Making Abenomics work
      633 25 JAPAN PM MUST FOCUS ON ECONOMIC REFORM AT HOME BLOOMBERG BLOOMBERG EDITORS In his quest for allies in Japan’s rivalry with China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reached out to South-east Asia, Australia, India and now Latin America, where he started a five-nation visit on Friday. He
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      229 18 The conflict in Syria and Iraq is not so much a war of religion as a struggle for power bespattering the region, in which rival Islamic identities Sunni and Shia have replaced nationalism as the mobilising agent. DAVID GARDNER 20 Prof Tim Boatswain Chairman. TEG Board of Directors, former Pro-Vice
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  • voices
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      Lock icon Unfair to focus only on S’poreans’ bad behaviour
      268 26  -  FROM ADRIAN MA I refer to this week’s Talking Point, “How to lose the ‘ugly’ Singaporean”. Such discussions are common. “Do you think Singaporeans are less gracious?” was asked last year on government feedback portal REACH. These and videos on Stomp, et
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      Test-centred training still an issue in IPPT
      276 26  -  FROM FOO MAO CHEEN While I appreciate the reasons for the changes to the Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT), there were deeper issues left unaddressed. One has to do with the Singapore Armed Forces’ training methods. While there have been some changes in
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      Consider pension plan, one-time top-up for needy retirees
      277 27  -  FROM PAUL CHAN POH HOI The recent CPF and Retirement Adequacy Forum, which I attended, was well organised and the panel discussions with academics and ministers threw light on the mechanics of Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings. There was no solution, however,
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      Homemakers should receive 10% of spouses’ CPF contributions
      116 27  -  FROM MANIAM ARUMUGAM I wish to suggest that each housewife should receive 10 per cent of her husband’s monthly CPF contributions, transferred to her Ordinary Account; or 20 per cent (5 per cent to Medisave) if their home loan is fully paid.
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      NParks can work with STB to promote marine park tours
      150 27  -  FROM LIM LIH MEI I applaud and look forward to participating in the marine park tours organised by the National Parks Board (NParks). (“Strong demand for tours at S’pore’s first marine park”; July 16) It is an enriching programme, suitable
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      World War I offers lessons for Asians too
      305 28  -  FROM EDMUND LAM Monday marked the centenary of World War I, which was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. However, for many Asians, including Singaporeans, and in the local media, it was a non-event. In fact, there are contemporary lessons
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      Schizophrenia research will lead to better treatments
      298 28  -  FROM RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO The report “Researchers shed new light on schizophrenia” (July 23) stated that researchers from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) had identified genetic markers that would enable better and early identification of
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      14 26 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • singapore
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      No ban on X-Men comic due to ‘balanced treatment of gay marriage’
      478 30  -  Issue features characters who objected to wedding NO BREACH OF CONTENT GUIDELINES, SAYS MDA ALFRED CHUA alfredchuamf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An Archie comic book which featured a gay marriage was removed from local bookstores earlier this year but another comic
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      New ERP gantries on AYE to start charging from Aug 4
      225 31 SINGAPORE —The four new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) will begin operating from Aug 4. Three gantries will be on the AYE heading to the city after Jurong Town Hall and on Clementi
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      Lock icon Heng urges students to be advocates of a clean S’pore
      373 32 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Education Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday kicked off the Keep Singapore Clean Movement in Schools, saying students here could become role models and advocates of a clean Singapore to the people around them. Mr Heng was speaking
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      Onus on merchants to minimise credit card abuse: Banks
      640 33  -  NO RULES BANNING FIRMS’ STAFF FROM PASSING ON DETAILS INTERNALLY JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When Mr Darren Neo called Canadian Pizza in March, he was surprised when the call centre officer asked for his full credit card details, including the card’s
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      Lock icon 31 new defence scholars ‘committed to noble cause’
      164 34 Officials from the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), proud parents and principals were among those who gathered at the Istana yesterday to see Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen present defence scholarships to 31 recipients. Six received the
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      Lock icon Cracks found above Sports Hub mall’s rock climbing walls
      516 35  -  FACILITY SHUT DOWN TEMPORARILY AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A PO R E Only a month after it opened, the much-touted indoor rock climbing walls at Kallang Wave Mall at the Singapore Sports Hub had to be shut down temporarily
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  • NURSES SPECIAL
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      Lock icon The women who care
      1075 36  -  We pay tribute to the people who perform one of the toughest jobs in the healthcare profession NICHOLAS YONG NicholasYong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They are a constant presence in hospitals, attending to patients, instructing other colleagues and ensuring the wards are smoothly run. They administer medication and talk
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      A career in nursing
      538 38 Here are some courses to set you in the right direction SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT (SIM) www.sim.edu.sg The Singapore Institute of Management’s partnership with the University of Sydney is now into its 20th year, and more than 2,500 alumni have benefited from the SIM-UOS nursing programme.
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      209 36 East Asia Institute of Management Happy Nursas' Day!" Best wishes to all nurses! From: School of Allied Health Sciences www.easb.edu.sg 1 I Queen Margaret University EDINBURGH School of Allied Health Sciences *BSC PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE NURSING Post-Registration Degree course for Singapore Registered Nurses Re-accreditation by Singapore Nursing Board in process Master
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      293 37 I keep your future in the pink of health. It’s my choice. V a At Kaplan, we strive to constantly bring you the best and the brightest. Through our nursing programme taught by experienced lecturers with rich expertise, we’ll help you gain the knowledge to invent your path to success.
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      497 62 MOVE COMES A YEAR AFTER 20 S’PORE BANKS WERE CENSURED AGENCIES SINGAPORE Manipulation of the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) or the Swap Offer Rate (SOR), key benchmarks in the pricing of loans, including most mortgages here, could soon result
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      471 67  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE There was no hangover from Monday’s bronze-medal-win-ning performance in the mixed team event from Singapore’s badminton team as they successfully negotiated first-round hurdles in the men’s and women’s singles at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow yesterday. The Republic’s top male shuttler
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