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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon PM calls for cultural shift, announces key CPF changes
    1584 1  -  Govt will improve services, give more opportunities for S’poreans to achieve potential ANSWERING SINGAPOREANS’ BURNING QUESTIONS NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the world in flux and society here having new aspirations and needs, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday outlined
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  • hot news
    • National Day Rally 2014
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        CPF system ‘should be more flexible, help lower-income’
        817 3  -  SCHEME ALONE INSUFFICIENT TO ENSURE S’POREANS HAVE ENOUGH FOR RETIREMENT: PM XUE JIANYUE xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While the Central Provident Fund (CPF) system has worked well for most Singaporeans, the scheme alone is not enough to ensure Singaporeans have enough money for retirement,
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        CPF MINIMUM SUM TO BE RAISED TO S$161,000
        230 3  -  XUE JIANYUE The Minimum Sum for Central Provident Fund (CPF) members turning 55 from July 1 next year will be S$161,000, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday.Although he said he did not see a need for more “major increases” in the
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        Option of partial lump-sum CPF withdrawals for retirees
        543 3  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuamf@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LAURA PHILOMIN S I N G A P O R E —Central Provident Fund (CPF) members will have the option to withdraw part of their CPF savings in a lump sum when they need to, subject
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        Lease buyback scheme extended to 4-room flats
        312 4  -  More than half of allflat owners will be able to tap scheme after the change HELPING SENIORS AGE IN PLACE AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Following long-standing calls, the Enhanced Lease Buyback Scheme has been extended to owners of four-room flats. Prime Minister Lee
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        Silver Support scheme to assist needy seniors with annual payouts
        320 4  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —The Government will introduce a new scheme that will disburse annual payouts to needy elderly Singaporeans from the age of 65 to help them with living expenses. The scheme is one on which the minority of the
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        EXPERTS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TAKE-UP RATE OF BUYBACK SCHEME
        177 4  -  AMANDA LEE Property analysts TODAY spoke to welcomed the extension of the Enhanced Lease Buyback Scheme to four-room flats, noting that the option to unlock value from their dearest asset would now be available to close to 60 per cent of the
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        Lock icon Tripartite panel to promote skills-based career advancement
        881 5  -  CULTURAL SHIFT NEEDED TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE RESPECTED FOR CHARACTER SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To help Singaporeans achieve their potential, economic growth is not enough. A cultural change is needed to ensure the nation remains a place where everyone can feel proud
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        PM hails poly, ITE graduates as examples of resolve
        283 5  -  PAUL LIM SINGAPORE When the Make A Wish Foundation gave Divesh Singaraju (pictured top right) a chance to realise one of his dreams, he asked to visit the cockpit of a SilkAir jet because of his love of planes. Diagnosed with
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        Lock icon Rising up Keppel’s ranks without stellar academic qualifications
        659 6  -  PM Lee shares success stories of several staff who advanced via training skill acquisition POLYTECHNIC, ITE GRADUATES AND SCHOOL DROPOUT BECOME CEO, MANAGERS TAN SHI WEI tanshiwei@mediacorp.com.sg es that make a person complete.” additional REPORTING BY LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE Graduating from Singa­pore
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        Public Service to offer more career opportunities for non-graduates
        425 6  -  PAUL LIM paullimbl@mediacorp.com.sg of press time. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE While the Public Service already offers fulfilling careers to non­graduates, it can and will do more in this regard, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. In his speech,
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        Lock icon New municipal office to help bridge inter-agency issues
        799 8  -  Office will coordinate several govt agencies and focus on service delivery AGENCIES INVOLVED INCLUDE LTA, NEA, NPARKS LOUISA TANG louisatangqr@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When one resident observed that a fishball stick along the walkway at Bukit Gombak MRT Station had not been cleared after
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        New initiatives to enhance use of technology for a Smart Nation
        364 8  -  LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE —With an eye to becoming a Smart Nation, several new initiatives and apps are being developed to enhance the use of technology in life, work and play in the Republic. One such initiative is the Infocomm
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        Lock icon Jurong to get jolt of green with Lake Gardens
        892 9  -  Japanese Chinese gardens will be integrated with Jurong Lake Park into a ‘beautiful set of gardens in the heartlands’ MAKING JURONG MORE THAN SHOPPING MALLS AND INDUSTRY KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg dents,” said the 23-year-old. additional REPORTING BY LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE Decades
        PHOTOS: ERNEST CHUA, MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE & PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG; PHOTO: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE  -  892 words
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        Lock icon Govt to honour first President Yusof Ishak
        734 10  -  He was an outstanding pioneer who stoodfor the values that underpin S’pore’s success: PM MOSQUE, PROFESSORSHIP TO BE NAMED AFTER MR YUSOF ALFRED CHUA alfredchuamf@mediacorp.com.sg hard and put in the effort,” he said. ADditional REPORTING BY LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE —Singapore’s first President, the
        PHOTO: YUSOF ISHAK COLLECTION, NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF SINGAPORE; PHOTO: DON WONG  -  734 words
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        Help young Chinese S’poreans better understand their own culture
        400 10  -  TAN SHI WEI SINGAPORE —Noting that Singapore businesses have done well in China thanks to the similar cultures, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stressed the need to take advantage of such opportunities by helping young Chinese Singaporeans better understand their own
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      Lock icon Thousands gather in HK to protest against pro-democracy campaign
      648 11 Pro-Beijing group denounces Occupy Cen tral movement, has collected 1.5 million signatures AGENCIES HONG KONG —Tens of thousands yesterday gathered in sweltering heat in Hong Kong to protest against a prodemocracy campaign that has threatened to shut down the city’s financial
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      Lock icon PAS backs Selangor Chief Minister’s removal, averting rift in opposition
      642 11 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysian opposition Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) yesterday announced that it no longer supported Mr Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as Selangor’s Chief Minister, heading off a crisis for the country’s opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition. The Islamist party said
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon Practice makes professionals
      1011 14  -  MENTORING CAN BENEFIT BOTH NEW AND EXPERIENCED PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS TRISHA CRAIG Dr Trisha Craig is a social scientist and executive director of Wheelock College Singapore. Last week’s announcement by the Lien Foundation and St James’ Church Kindergarten that they would be launching a new Practicum Centre for
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      Lock icon China’s localised subprime risks
      1024 16  -  IT SHOULD MANAGE LIQUIDITY INJECTIONS, PURSUE INTEREST-RATE REFORMS ANDREW SHENG, XIAO GENG Andrew Sheng is distinguished fellow of the Fung Global Institute and a member of the United Nations Environment Programme Advisory Council on Sustainable Finance. Xiao Geng is director of research at the Fung Global
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      302 14 The rapid expansion of Chinese financial institutions’ balance sheets which grew by 92 per cent from 2007 to 2011 is fuelling predictions that China will soon experience a subprime meltdown. ANDREW SHENG AND XIAO GENG 16 YEARS Asia’s most awarded regional airline Discover a joy to fly from just $209.
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      379 19 SIM UNIVERSITY Manage Your Future LET’S TALK BUSINESS@UniSIM Leverage the experience of these business leaders to enhance your knowledge. SIM HQ Blk A, A.1.17 The UniSIM School of Business is proud to present: Topic 1 Living The Life You Choose i vv Mr Tan Choon Seng, Chairman, Truscott Croup Mr
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  • voices
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      Social acceptance, help also key to mental health
      334 20  -  FROM AMOS LEE CANGUANG I refer to the letter “Mental health recovery is possible with treatment” (Aug 15). I think it is simplistic to approach mental health from only a treatment point of view because, unlike physical health, mental health issues are
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    • Article
      Children of parent volunteers deserve equal chance in Phase 2C
      291 20  -  FROM JOANNE TAN The writer in “Balloting system unfair to those who qualify only for Phase 2C” (Aug 16) questioned why parent volunteers and those who have contributed actively to the community ex- pect a favour to be returned. These
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    • Article
      Good-health bonus instead of no-claims bonus
      164 20  -  FROM KWOK SOK FONG I agree that the key to low healthcare costs is to keep the aged healthy. (“Preventive measures key to keeping healthcare costs low: Gan”; Aug 8) Instead of a no-claims MediShield bonus, the insured could be encouraged to submit certain
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    • Article
      Study does not show surrogacy causes depression
      122 20  -  FROM HAN MING GUANG I refer to the letter “Surrogacy not in best interests of children” (Aug 16). The writer asserts that a study published last year by the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge, showed that surrogate children are more likely
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      92 20 LETTER TWEAKS, NOT REVAMP, FOR P1 ENROLMENT Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ltrenrolment18aug for the letter from William Gabriel Rockey. INSPIRED STUDENT OF TODAY, inspiring COUNSELLOR of tomorrow. E we CA SCHOOL OF COUNSELLING Graduate Diploma in Counselling Psychology (Recognised by Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC)) Advanced Diploma in
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Retirement planning starts early for this couple
    1044 23 While their daughter’s future is their priority, this family has already taken steps to address long-term needs Retirement planning is an important aspect of securing your family’s financial future. For young families, this represents a real challenge. Immediate concerns like setting up a
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    Helping a young family meet their goals
    380 23 We spoke to Eric and Tannia to find out how we could help them meet their financial goals. After going through our Financial Needs Analysis (FNA), we learnt they are focused on financial planning for their daughter Arissa, which would also include her
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Ng Teng Fong General Hospital delayed by 6 months
      688 24  -  MOH to add beds to existing hospitals and keep Alexandra operational to ease crunch CONSTRUCTION ISSUES A SETBACK TO MINISTRY’S PLAN KOK XING HUI xinghui@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The opening of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) in Jurong has been pushed back
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    • Article
      Man allegedly from non-profit body nabbed for molestation
      279 25 SINGAPORE —A 25-year-old man who allegedly posed as a representative of a non-profit organisation has been arrested for molesting two women. The police said that in both incidents, the victims reported that a man, who claimed to represent a nonprofit organisation, asked
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      Lock icon 1 dead, 2 hurt in fire at Sungei Kadut factory
      216 25 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —A fire broke out at Beng Huat Construction Furnishing at Sungei Kadut yesterday morning, resulting in one death and two men being taken to hospital with burn injuries. About 50 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel got
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Hindu group RSS tightens grip on India’s ruling party
      568 26 Members linked to party’s shadowy parent will help lead it into state elections this year MODI’S HANDPICKED BJP HEAD SHOWS TRUST IN RIGHT-WING ORGANISATION REUTERS NEW DELHI Several members of India’s most powerful right-wing Hindu group were named to positions within
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      Lock icon Mao’s arch-enemy Chiang Kai-shek now part of mainstream
      632 27 AP BEIJING —Photos of Mao Zedong’s archenemy Chiang Kai-shek adorn the walls of a Beijing restaurant, and his face looks up at diners from the menu. Online, the deposed Chinese leader’s image is used to sell the kinds of lamps and swords
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  • world
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      Lock icon Christianity no threat to Asian govts, says Pope
      800 28 Remarks probably aimed at creating dialogue with China, other communist countries FRANCIS ADDRESSES 70 BISHOPS FROM ASIA IN S KOREA AGENCIES HAEMI (SOUTH KOREA) Pope Francis, in remarks clearly intended for com-munist-ruled countries such as China, North Korea and Vietnam, yesterday said
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  • business
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      Lock icon Accounting flaws at Alibaba film unit attract scrutiny
      424 29 SHARE SALE UNLIKELY TO BE DELAYED BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Alibaba Group Holding’s planned initial public offering (IPO) may face added scrutiny from United States regulators after accounting irregularities at its film unit surfaced, although the share sale is unlikely to be delayed.
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      Lock icon China’s largest property firm posts 5.6% profit rise
      176 29 BLOOMBERG BEIJING —China Vanke, China’s biggest developer by sales, said first-half profit rose 5.6 per cent as it sold more small and medium-sized homes, which were less affected by market downturns. Net income grew to 4.81 billion yuan (S$974 million) from 4.56
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      See you in Courts
      483 30 As the leading retailer of electrical and IT products and furniture in Singapore, Courts constantly strives to be customer-centric. It recently introduced five newly revitalised concept areas at its Megastore, which allows it to display an extensive range of the latest products. One such concept area,
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  • technology
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      Lock icon New Blade affordable but not that sharp
      438 32  -  ZTE BLADE VEC 4G AVAILABLE HERE ON AUG 23 KHAIRUL AMRI S I N G A P O R E Cheap yet good smartphones from China are threatening to erode the dominance of manufactuers such as Sam- sung and Apple, and ZTE hopes
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      480 33 ADVERTISING FEATURE Smoking Causes Hair Problems WE have seen and heard of what smoking can cause us. In fact, you could have smoked a life off in literal health. It is not surprising that smoking leads to diseases, broken nails, yellowish teeth... but, hair loss? 7 A M V A
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  • sports
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      Lock icon ON TARGET, OFF TARGET
      755 34  -  PRESSURE SCUPPERS SHOOTER’S BID FOR MEDAL ADELENEWONG IN NANJING adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg NANJING —Her 14-year-old team-mate Martina Veloso and seniors Jasmine Ser and Teo Shun Xie made headlines recently, and Teh Xiu Yi was determined to have her share of the limelight as well. The 18-year-old shooter was
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      Lock icon NO QUICK FIX
      765 35  -  VAN GA AL WILL NEED TIME TO ADDRESS UNITED’S PROBLEMS COMMENTARY BY HENRY WINTER Henry Winter is The Daily Telegraph’s football correspondent. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH It risked being lost in all the debris of an opening-day defeat for Louis van Gaal, and amid calls for urgent reinforcements.
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