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  • 26 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp MONDAY, 1 JUNE 2015 MCI (P) 021/06/2015 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp MONDAY, 1 JUNE 2015 MCI (P) 021/06/2015
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  • 1029 1  -  TWO PASSENGERS ARRESTED INCIDENT DRUG-RELATED, NOT TERRORISM AREA LOCKED DOWN FOR HOURS XUE JIANYUE AND KELLY NG xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In a rare incident, the police opened fire and killed a Singaporean man yesterday after he tried to flee checks by ramming his car
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  • 920 1  -  Beijing has exercised ‘enormous restraint’to keep tensions in area in check: Admiral Sun ALBERT WAI albertwai@mediacorp.com.sg AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Coming at the end of a week where China’s assertion of sovereignty in disputed waters of the South China Sea has drawn much concern and
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    • 65 1 TO BE CIVIL ONLINE, PEOPLE SHOULD CURB ANGER, NEGOTIATE DISAGREEMENTS, LOOK FOR COMMON GROUND COMMENT&ANALYSIS 10 Last chance to rock to the stars in Japan! SUMMER SONIC FESTIVAL JAPAI2015 Download the Sjora SurPrize App from the App Store or Google Play to win! ROUSING START FOR TEAM S’PORE Netballers crush
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  • hot news
    • 670 3  -  Despite the shooting delegates at dialogue are confident of tight security around venue SINGAPOREANS PRAISE HANDLING OF INCIDENT BY POLICE XUE JIANYUE AND KELLY NG xuejianyue@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A fearsome cacophony of shouting, car horns and screeching tyres, then a series of gunshots,
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    • 372 3  -  KELLY NG June 13, 2009: A 48-year-old driver, who did not hold a licence and had a string of traffic offences, tried to run over a police officer in his attempt to evade a road block at the junction of Kreta Ayer Road
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    • 674 4  -  National netballers kick off SEA Games campaign with 72-21 victory over Brunei LAYING DOWN STRONG MARKER FOR GOLD NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s 749-strong sporting contingent kicked off their 28th SEA Games on a winning note yesterday, with the national netball team
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    • 636 5  -  SHANJAYAN MUNIAPPAN SINGAPORE Just over a week ago, Fandi Ahmad’s LionsXII brought muchneeded cheer to local football fans by becoming the first foreign team to win the Malaysian FA Cup. More than 2,000 fans turned up at Changi Airport to celebrate their football heroes’ success,
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    • 724 6 United States’IRS chief investigator says they have evidence to charge m ore people CASE DEVELOPMENT HINGES IN PART ON FATE OF 14 CHARGED BLOOMBERG newjersey— The United States investigation of corruption in football’s governing body FIFA is moving to a new phase that
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    • 774 6 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The messy socio-polit-ical situation in Malaysia is creating a lack of confidence in the economy, leading to more young Malaysians studying or living abroad to consider staying put in foreign lands, said Mr Johan Mahmood Merican, who
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    • 666 8  -  CURRENT INTERNATIONAL ORDER IN FLUX, SAYS REPUBLIC’S DEFENCE MINISTER ALBERT WAI albertwai@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The current international order is in flux and the world’s rulesbased system must adapt to new power dynamics in Asia if there is to be stability
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    • 663 8 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Australia will continue its surveillance flights over the disputed South China Sea and insists on unhindered access to the area’s trading routes, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews said. “We have been surveilling the area for close to 35 years,” Mr
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    • 640 9 KYODO NEWS SINGAPORE —Japanese and South Korean defence ministers held their first bilateral talks in four years and agreed to continue a dialogue to improve strained relations. “It is extremely meaningful” to resume defence ministerial talks and “Japan wants to
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    • 46 5 n i ETHREAT a’ f:cv: 1 I f H Call the Police if you see something suspicious Terrorism remains a real threat Your vigilance can help guard against it. Speak up if you see something suspicious. Share and discover ideas at #letsstandtogethersg f /letsstandtogether.sg 'S SID
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  • comment&analysis
    • 926 10  -  AGREEING TO DISAGREE WILLIAM WAN William Wan is general secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement. As the Internet and social media become more intertwined with our lives, we begin to see how the best and worst of human nature get amplified online. While
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    • 1081 11  -  C HARG E THAT OTH E R COUNTRI E S SUPPRE S S TH E I R C URRE NC I E S VALUE FLAWE D, HYPOC RITICAL STEPHEN ROACH Stephen Roach, a faculty member at Yale University and former chairman of
      PROJECT SYNDICATE; REUTERS  -  1,081 words
    • 1945 12  -  IS LIVING IN DELHI WITH CHILDREN UNETHICAL? GARDINER HARRIS Gardiner Harris is a Washington correspondent for The New York Times who recently completed a three-year assignment covering South Asia. THE NEW YORK TIMES For weeks the breathing of my eight-year-old son, Bram, had become more
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    • 41 10 Foreigners have lived in Delhi for centuries, but the air and the mounting research into its effects have become so frightening that some feel it is unethical for those who have a choice to willingly raise children here. GARDINER HARRIS 12
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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  • voices
    • 445 14  -  FROM SUMEDHA JALOTE Communications Executive, AWARE The findings from the 2013 Survey on Social Attitudes of Singaporeans confirm that all workers, regardless of gender, need work-life balance (“Work eating into S’poreans’ family time: Survey”; May 27). It is clear that men want to
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    • 213 14  -  FROM SHAWN LOW I am disappointed with the National Arts Council’s (NAC) recent decision to withdraw an S$8,000 production grant to Epigram Books for the graphic novel The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (“NAC cancels grant for book with ‘politically sensi-
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  • singapore
    • 510 15  -  COUNCILS HOPE TO BE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE GOVT, SAYS DENISE PHUA KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —After a hip reconstructive surgery in 2013, Madam Wong Choi Ow became wheelchair bound. But with the help of
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    • 688 15  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE —When inventory comes through the doors of Singapore Post’s (SingPost) new logistics hub in Tampines, which will open in the second half of next year, its workers will have relatively little to do although up to 100,000
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    • 631 16  -  PLACES IDENTIFIED INCLUDE SHOPPING MALLS, MRT STATIONS TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE M1 customers can soon look forward to faster surfing speeds in crowded areas: The telco will be deploying mini base stations, which boost 4G coverage, at hundreds
      ERNEST CHUA  -  631 words
    • 118 16 Waringin A fire broke out in a corner unit of the Jalan Waringin row of terrace houses at about 4.15pm yesterday, witnesses said. Smoke and fire wafted through the roof of 1 Jalan Waringin, and the fire had spread to the roof of the
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    • 256 16 SINGAPORE The labour movement has revised upwards the income criteria for two of its voucher programmes, which will benefit about 11,000 more from low-income families. The income criteria for the U Stretch and Back to School voucher programmes will be upped S$200 to
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    • 512 17 Get a holistic view of the business world with a Master of Business Administration NEW SKILLS, BETTER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES There are many advantages of studying for a Master of Business Administration (MBA). To begin with, an MBA equips you with new skills and knowledge. It
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  • china&india
    • 714 18 Beijing officials reiterate stance on electoral reform that pro-democracy lawmakers dismiss as ‘sham democracy’ CHINA CANNOT ALLOW ‘DIE-HARD’ DEMOCRAT TO BE CHIEF EXECUTIVE: CHINESE OFFICIAL AGENCIES HONG KONG Pro-democracy lawmakers here failed to narrow their differences with the
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    • 434 18 REUTERS BEIJING The Chinese capital Beijing will ban smoking in restaurants and offices and on public transport starting today, part of unprecedented new curbs welcomed by anti-tobacco advocates, although how they will be enforced remains to be seen. Health activists have
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    • 1018 20 National security law explicitly details need to teach people about the state and party’s security and ideological needs THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING —China’s new national security law has little to say about such traditional security matters as military power,
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  • world
    • 1005 21 NETWORK COMPRISES BOATMEN, PEOPLE WHO COLLECT MONEY: OFFICER REUTERS TEKNAF (BANGLADESH) At the southernmost tip of Bangladesh, families cling to scraps of paper with Malaysian and Thai handphone numbers as their only links to loved ones missing after boarding fishing boats, lured by hopes
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    • 276 21 AP YANGON Myanmar has rejected remarks made by several Nobel Peace Prize winners calling for an end to the persecution of Rohingya Muslims, calling them unbalanced comments. The Nobel laureates, including South Africa’s Desmond Tutu, Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi and
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    • 1185 22 New works written in street slang often feature storylines that flirt with taboo topics DESIRE FOR ESCAPISM AMONG YOUTH IN SOCIALLY CONSERVATIVE COUNTRY THE NEW YORK TIMES KUALA LUMPUR When Ms Anis Suhaila wants a cheap thrill, she turns to
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    • 1176 23 More than 50% of water for the nation’s households, agriculture and industry is now artificially produced THE NEW YORK TIMES JERUSALEM —At the peak of the drought, Israeli gardener Shabi Zvieli feared for his livelihood. A hefty tax was placed on excessive household water consumption,
      THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  1,176 words

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  • business
    • 695 24 CHINA SLOWDOWN, EXPECTED U.S. RATE INCREASE ‘TOP WORRIES FOR WORLD ECONOMY’ REUTERS LONDON Years of uncertainty and economic pain spent on keeping Greece in the eurozone will boil down this month to a handful of make-or-break debt repayments, while a raft
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    • 405 24 THE FINANCIAL TIMES BEIJING Global bank card operators, including Visa and MasterCard, can seek licences to clear domestic Chinese payments starting today, following a long-running struggle to penetrate a market dominated by a powerful state-backed incumbent. The biggest share price gains
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  • technology
    • 713 28  -  PHONE ALSO BOASTS IPS QUANTUM DISPLAY, BUT BATTERY LIFE IS SHORT ANJALI RAGURAMAN anjaliragu@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A year after the launch of LG’s G3, a new phone is taking over the mantle the G4. Equipped with possibly the best camera available on the market, the
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    • 245 28 BLOOMBERG MUNICH Google and Infineon Technologies are developing a chip small enough to be put in watches or wristbands that can detect gestures and recognise individuals. Infineon, having created a radarsensor semiconductor, is working with Google to integrate the device into applications
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  • sports
    • 1039 29  -  U23 team’s key weaknesses fixed ahead of first group match against Philippines today As Team Singapore make their final preparations for the 28th SEA Games, TODAY explores the 36 sports in which the nation’s athletes will compete as they look to improve
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    • 601 30  -  NOAH TAN SINGAPORE —The heat is on as the Republic’s men’s and women’s table tennis teams prepare for their sevengold assault at the 28th South-east Asian Games. The first day of the table tennis competition starts at the Singapore Indoor Stadium today, with
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    • 811 30  -  Wushu exponents aiming for three golds at the Games amid fierce competition NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE The Republic’s longstanding streak of winning at least one wushu gold medal at the South-east-Asian Games almost came to an end in Myanmar two years ago. That
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    • 1152 31  -  GU NERS’ PERFORMANCE A CELEBRATION OF WHAT SPORT SHO LD BEABOUT COMMENTARY BY HENRY WINTER Henry Winter is The Daily Telegraph’s football correspondent. THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH After the stench of the FIFA Congress, this FA Cup final came as a welcome breath
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    • 480 32 Domestic league will be overhauled, as country pushes for management reforms NATIONAL TEAM ALLOWED TO PLAY IN SEA GAMES REUTERS JAK ARTA —The Indonesian government has accepted responsibility for a ban imposed by FIFA on its national football association (PSSI) over its involvement in
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    • 359 32 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Former England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has announced his retirement from football. The former West Ham, Leeds and Manchester United central defender spent last season at Queens Park Rangers, who were relegated from the Premier League. Ferdinand, 36, told BT
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO: ACTION IMAGES VIA REUTERS  -  359 words
    • 305 32 REUTERS OREGON China’s Su Bingtian became the first Asian-born athlete to run a sub-10-second 100m when he finished third in the Diamond League meeting in Eugene on Saturday. The 25-year-old clocked 9.99s in the race won by American Tyson Gay in 9.88. “I
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 116 32 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Mon, 01/06/15 Singapore 2015 Philippines U23 Singapore U2B 8.30pm No telecast Tue, 02/06/15 German League Karlsruhe Hamburg 1.00am LW* LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) For the latest live’ telecast listing, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg iw BbSure] L i vew i re (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and
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    • 58 33 FOOD PERSONALITY CHEF ADAM LIAW SAYS YOU ARE WHAT YOU COOK MAKING THEIR MARK S’PORE DESIGNERS PUT THEIR SPIN ON ARNE JACOBSON’S ICONIC SERIES 7 CHAIR 35 35 MONDAY, 1 JUNE 2015 LAST FLIGHT OF THE FLYING INKPOT THE LONGEST-RUNNING THEATRE AND DANCE REVIEW WEBSITE IN SINGAPORE CLOSES SHOP AFTER
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  • T TODAY
    • culture&lifestyle
      • Article, Illustration
        938 34  -  THE FLYING INKPOT, SINGAPORE’S LONGESTRUNNING THEATRE AND DANCE REVIEW WEBSITE, CLOSES AFTER 19 YEARS MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg After 19 years, one of the arts scene’s respected institutions is closing shop. The country’s longestrunning performing arts website, The Flying Inkpot Theatre Dance (http://www.inkpotreviews. com), announced that it would stop
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      • Article, Illustration
        314 35  -  Masterchef Australia winner Adam Liaw on what it takes to be on top FOOD FOR THOUGHT SERENE LIM SINGAPORE Since winning Season 2 of Masterchef Australia in 2010, life for Adam Liaw has never been the same. The former lawyer now has a TV series, Destination Flavour, and
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      • 468 35  -  SERENE LIM SINGAPORE It is one of the most recognisable chairs in the world and, last week, on its 60th anniversary, Arne Jacobsen’s iconic Series 7 design received the Singapore treatment. Seven local designers showed their creativity with renditions of the Series 7, which were unveiled at
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    • 15 34 She came, she sang, she conquered How Rachael Yamagata won our hearts yet again http://tdy.sg/rachaelconcert
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 250 36 6.00AM Morning Agenda With Bharati Jagdish And Keith De Souza 10.00 Viewpoints With Howie Lim And Andre Ahchak 2.00PM The Culture Cafe With Angela Lim And Daphne Lim 6.00 Evening Digest With Michelle Martin And Daniel Martin 9.00 LateNite Lineup With William Xavier 6.00AM The Bright Side With Sonia Chew
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    • 363 36 MediaCorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil FREE TOGGLE LIVE Watch any LIVE broadcast programmes anywhere. SEA GAMES 2015, FOOTBALL EVENTS Toggle LIVE will commence
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
    • 1144 37 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Bo On The Go 6.30 William Sparkle’s Magical Tales 7 .00 Peter Rabbit 7 .30 Super Why 8.00 Jelly Jamm 8.30 Monster Math Squad 9.00 Holiday Movie: C Furry Vengeance (HD) 10.45 Troy (HD) (PG) 11.45 Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2014: Highlights (HD) (Ch 5
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