Today, 4 August 2015

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  • hot news
    • 577 2  -  ADJUSTMENT TAKES EFFECT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED, BUT ISN’T RELATED TO GE: LUI LYNETTE TAN lynettetan2@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Come December, public transport fares will be reduced by up to 1.9 per cent because of falling fuel prices, announced Transport Minister Lui Tuck
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    • 655 4  -  SWIMMER 7TH IN 50M FLY FINAL, SETS NEW ASIAN RECORD ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Joseph Schooling’s hunt for a historic medal at the FINA Swimming Championships will have to wait a little longer, after the 20-year-old finished seventh in
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    • 609 4  -  AMANDA LEE S I N G A P O R E —Although the Town Councils Act does not expressly state whether the courts have the power to appoint independent accountants to a town council, it gives the courts powers to force “as
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    • 511 6  -  Education Minister says his team is never complacent, takes every election seriously SERVING RESIDENTS WELL HAS BEEN TEAM’S GUIDING PRINCIPLE, HE SAYS JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Shrugging off the prospect of a multi-cornered fight in Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC), the
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    • 502 8  -  ELECTRONICS SECTOR CONTINUES TO BE SHAKY AS NEW ORDERS FALL ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Factories in Singapore stumbled at the start of the third quarter as manufacturing activity shrank last month following two months of expansion, with economists saying the outlook remains cloudy because
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    • 757 8 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR —After the discovery of a Boeing 777 flaperon on Reunion Island last week, Malaysia’s Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said more debris collected is being investigated for links to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 —including “some
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    • 281 8 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Barely three weeks into his new role as Singapore Exchange (SGX) chief executive, Mr Loh Boon Chye was reminded yesterday of the challenges in store for him after the bourse’s derivatives platform was hit by a glitch that stopped trading for nearly
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    • 709 10 ACTIVISTS URGE AUTHORITIES TO REVEAL SOURCE OF DONATION AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —The Malaysian authorities yesterday confirmed for the first time that RM2.6 billion (S$929 million), or US$700 million, had been deposited into Prime Minister Najib Razak’s accounts, but said the
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    • 529 10 AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPUR Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said that if the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) had used the nearly US$700 million (S$963 million), or RM2.6 billion, reportedly transferred to Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bank accounts
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    • 544 12 MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER ‘CONFIDENT’ OF NEW DEPUTY AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday urged the civil service to help improve and restore the people’s faith in the government, as his administration faces public scrutiny over various issues.
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    • 415 12 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Parliament yesterday officially suspended all scheduled hearings on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) by the bipartisan Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for the entire month of August. Dr Tan Seng Giaw, the PAC’s ViceChairman said that the notices were sent out
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    • 483 12 SINGAPORE—Noting the increased scrutiny of policies and more “active listening” by the Government, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday encouraged civil society participants to evaluate one another’s analyses and proposals, and point out the trade-offs “thoroughly and dispassionately”.
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    • 521 14  -  Education minister also reveals plans for new SG50 time capsule 50 OBJECTS ON DISPLAY AT ASIAN CIVILISATIONS MUSEUM SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Twenty-five years ago, they were selected to be buried in a time capsule, representing what was important at the time.
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    • 439 14  -  GENEVIEVE LOH SINGAPORE —The well-received SG50 film anthology, 7 Letters, will get a one-week theatrical release at Golden Village cinemas later this month. The omnibus, which features short films by Mr Royston Tan, Mr Eric Khoo, Mr K Rajagopal, Mr Jack Neo,
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    • 637 15  -  NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A host of community activities, ranging from outdoor film screenings at the National Museum to sand-sculpture displays on Sentosa’s beaches, will be open to Singaporeans this Golden Jubilee weekend as the nation celebrates its
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    • 637 15 (2nd Edition)  -  NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A host of community activities, ranging from outdoor film screenings at the National Museum to sand-sculpture displays on Sentosa’s beaches, will be open to Singaporeans this Golden Jubilee weekend as the nation celebrates its
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    • 852 16  -  CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS THE REPUBLIC EN ROUTE TO ASEAN MEETING IN KL CELENE TAN SINGAPORE The third bilateral project between China and Singapore, which is currently under discussion by the two countries, could become a flagship project in Beijing’s
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    • 849 16 (2nd Edition)  -  CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS THE REPUBLIC EN ROUTE TO ASEAN MEETING IN KL CELENE TAN SINGAPORE —The third bilateral project between China and Singapore, which is currently under discussion by the two countries, could become a flagship project in Beijing’s
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    • 713 16  -  ALBERT WAI SINGAPORE Tensions in the South China Sea are a subset of the broader regional agenda, and the issue should not dominate discussions at the 48th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) and related meetings taking place this week, said Foreign
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    • 713 16 (2nd Edition)  -  ALBERT WAI SINGAPORE —Tensions in the South China Sea are a subset of the broader regional agenda, and the issue should not dominate discussions at the 48th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) and related meetings taking place this week, said Foreign
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    • 575 17 ASEAN is not the right forum for a debate over the disputed waters, says Beijing FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING BEGINS TODAY AGENCIES kualalumpur— Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said yesterday that the disputed South China Sea should not be discussed at
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    • 60 17 The recent Hackathon@SG had over 1,000 participants involved in building innovative solutions. See highlights at Hackathonsg Everyone can play a part in Singapore's journey to build a Smart Nation. We invite you to join us in co-creating innovative tech solutions that will make Singapore a better home for everyone, and
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  • comment&analysis
    • 1390 18  -  NEED FOR NATIONS TO FIND THEIR SECURITY WITH OTHERS INSTEAD OF AGAINST THEM GARETH EVANS Gareth Evans is chancellor of the Australian National University, co-chair of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and served as Australia’s Foreign Minister
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    • 734 20  -  TAXATION IS THE CHEAPEST, MOST EFFECTIVE TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SMOKING OLEG CHESTNOV AND TIM EVANS Oleg Chestnov is assistant directorgeneral for noncommunicable diseases and mental health at the World Health Organization. Tim Evans is senior director for health, nutrition and population global
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    • 512 22  -  CAN CHINA CLEAN UP HEBEI FOR THE GAMES? ADAM MINTER Adam Minter is an American writer based in Asia, where he covers politics, culture and business. BLOOMBERG After years of running bloated Olympic Games criticised for their environmental records, the International Olympic
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    • 30 18 If the tobacco epidemic is left unaddressed, the World Health Organization estimates its use will kill one billion people over the course of this century. OLEG CHESTNOV TIM EVANS 20
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  • voices
    • 471 26  -  FROM SAM LEE Head, Hawker Centre Unit, NTUC Foodfare Co-operative We thank Ms Liu I-Chun and Mr Nicholas Wang for their letters, “Price ceilings risk destroying Singapore’s hawker heritage” and “Know how hawkers work before evaluating tenders” (both July 31). They shared
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    • 268 26  -  FROM KIRSTEN HAN LI YING It is disturbing that the writer of “Unequal benefits for single unwed mums a matter of deterrence” (Aug 3) appears to equate children born out of wedlock with criminal offences that require harsh deterrent measures. Even
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    • 204 27  -  FROM LAURENCE LEONG WAI-TENG I refer to the report “LTA panel to look into rules on use of footpaths, cycling paths” (July 31). This is a pressing safety issue. Near the MRT line in Sembawang are blocks of flats where
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    • 179 27  -  FROM LAREMY LEE I disagree with the argument that benefits for single parents are an incentive for people to have children out of wedlock (“Unequal benefits for single unwed mums a matter of deterrence”; Aug 3). Unprotected intercourse between heterosexual couples is
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    • 165 27  -  F ROM JULIE LIM I refer to the report “LTA panel to look into rules on use of footpaths, cycling paths” (July 31) and applaud the effort to look into these rules. Every day, hundreds of commuters walk along Boon Lay Way, towards
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    • 40 26 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices LETTER UNEQUAL BENEFITS FOR SINGLE MUMS IS AN ISSUE OF STIGMA Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/ltrmums0804 for the letter from Jessica Ngieng Sheng Ping.
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  • singapore
    • 557 28  -  Other than politicians, civil servants ‘also responsible for reaching out to the people’ SINGAPOREANS HAVE BECOME ‘MORE EDUCATED, EAGER TO TAKE PART IN POLITICS’ HOLLY MATTHEWS hollym@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Government feedback platform REACH must work harder to connect with
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    • 417 31  -  SINGAPORE COMPANY ALSO CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO SMUGGLE ARMS INTO PYONGYANG KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore company accused of helping to smuggle weapons into North Korea in 2013 had also made illegal remittances and transfer payments totalling more than S$40
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    • 90 31 Mr Ren Xianduo, winner of this week’s TODAY Shop To Win draw, receiving his S$10,000 prize money from Audio House manager Addrick Poh. A regular shopper at Audio House Liang Court, Mr Ren bought two TV sets from the store for his personal use. He intends
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    • 127 30 o eunioig A nostalgic gathering of those who played important roles during key defining moments in the story of modern Singapore. O 21 7 M i u Vi 4* 10 H 18 :,rv l-rv fiflgvt 19'\ ru Mon 3 Aug, 8pm Mon 3 Aug, 8.30pm Tue 4 Aug, 8pm Tue
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  • china&india
    • 469 32 Airforce report suggests expansion and equipment to thwart US intervention PLANS INCLUDE THE WESTERN PACIFIC KYODO NEWS Tokyo— In a report on its air strategy, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army plans to broaden its air surveillance and attack capabilities to the western Pacific, including
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    • 686 32 REUTERS NG A BA (CHIN A) —Nineteen-year-old Longsel Tsondre sees nothing romantic about the itinerant life his Tibetan herder family left behind when the government in his remote corner of south-western China offered to resettle them a few years ago. “It was pretty tough out there.
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    • 573 33 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI —While shuffling his family aboard the 16-deck Quantum of the Seas in Shanghai, Mr Yu Zhihong admitted he has often told his kids that Japan is no good. That did not stop the 45-year-old salesman from booking a trip
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    • 148 33 a Successful BUSINESS CAREER BEGINS WITH MDIS Grace Harper MDIS Student (2015) 0 dtr 1 w *1 tr A J MDIS BUSINESS SCHOOL .\W/u University of Ranked 23 rd in The Guardian University Sunderland Guide 2014: League Table for Business and Management Studies Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Accounting and Financial
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  • world
    • 484 36 ISSUES CALL TO PROMOTE PEACE JAKARTA GLOBE JAKARTA President Joko Widodo has again expressed his support for an independent Palestine, urging participants of the Muhammadiyah congress he opened yesterday to speak out on the matter. “As the state with the largest Muslim population in
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    • 708 37 THE NEW YORK TIMES ST-DENIS (REUNION ISLAND) —Ever since Mr Johnny Begue and his friend stumbled upon a barnacle-encrusted plane-wing flap last week one that appears to be from the same kind of plane as Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared without a
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  • business
    • 395 38 Commodity trader shares few details of potentialfinancing and/or investment lifelines NEWS PUSHES SHARES UP BY AS MUCH AS 8% AGENCIES SINGAPORE Noble Group, Asia’s biggest commodity trader, said yesterday it has been approached by several parties with financing and investment options, as it stepped
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    • 336 38 REUTERS BEIJING Manufacturing activity in China deteriorated to the worst in two years last month, weakening the factory sectors in Taiwan, South Korea and Indonesia, and clouding hopes for a convincing global recovery in the second half of the year. China’s factory activity shrank
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  • technology
    • 333 39 DIGITAL PLATFORMS SET TO EXPAND AGENCIES Singapore Ascott, CapitaLand’s wholly owned serviced residence unit, is leading a consortium to invest S$67.69 million in the latest fund-rais-ing by Tujia, as China’s equivalent of the property-rental site Airbnb pursues financing for a global expansion.
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    • 421 39 f r Smart Investing For Everyone. SMART INVESTING MADE EASY What is the investment outlook given higher US interest rates, the financial turmoil in Greece and slower global economic growth? What does China’s recent stock market volatility mean for investors? Singapore retail investors can now access a broader range of
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  • sports
    • 610 40  -  Athlete aims to set a new national record in 10,000m run on Aug 9 TRAVEL FIRM HAS OFFERED HIM ONE-YEAR SPONSORSHIP LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Distance runner Soh Rui Yong remembers the loud cheers and whistles that greeted him at the Kallang Practice
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    • 469 40  -  ADELENE WONG SINGAPORE —Local football fans will get to meet German football legend Lothar Matthaus when the 54-year-old makes his way here this month as part of this year’s Bundesliga Legends Tour. Matthaus, who played for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and Italy’s
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    • 1393 41  -  After seasons of tinkering, grooming and development, Arsene Wenger finally has a British core in his team that is the envy of the other Premier League sides. In this second part of our countdown to the start of the new season, Adrian
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    • 266 42 LEDECKY SMASHES OWN RECORD AGAIN REUTERS KAZAN American teenager Katie Ledecky bettered her own 1,500m freestyle world record during the morning heats at the world championships yesterday. The 18-year-old, who won the women’s 400m freestyle gold on Sunday, recorded 15 minutes 27.71 seconds to lower her previous mark, set at
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    • 697 42 Diack calls the allegations laughable as the federation faces calls for detailed investigation OC PRESIDENT PLEDGES ‘ZERO TOL RANCE’ REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR The head of world athletics vigorously defended the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) anti-doping record yesterday, as global sporting bodies called
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  • Page 42 Miscellaneous
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  • T TODAY
    • culture&lifestyle
      • 969 44  -  LIKE ANY PROUD LOCAL BOY, TAY PING HUI IS MAD ABOUT DURIANS MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg Several years ago, Tay Ping Hui issued us an invitation to accompany him to Geylang. (To eat durians, of course what were you thinking?). Over the years, he would wax lyrical
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      • 457 45  -  Coming-of-age film November bags Best Picture, Best Direction and Best Screenplay YOUNG FILM-MAKERS GENEVIEVE LOH S I NG A POR E A coming-of-age film won top honours at the first National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) on Sunday. The
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  • Page 44 Miscellaneous
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