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  • 16 1 TODAY TODAYONLI NE .COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp WEDNESDAY, 12 AUGUST 2015 MCI(P) 021/06/2015
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  • 1006 1  -  Decision to step down made with ‘deep regret’, was conveyed to PM Lee early this year LUI HAS CONTRIBUTED CRUCIALLY TO SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS OF TRANSPORT SYSTEM: PM LEE JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Just a day before the People’s Action Party (PAP) was due to
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  • 746 1  -  ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore has slashed the upper end of its annual growth fore- cast as ongoing risks from an uncertain external environment and a slowdown in global trade continue to weigh on the export-dependent economy, in a move market
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    • 303 1 PAP’S NAME IS A MASTERBRAND, WHILE MOST OPPOSITION PARTIES HERE ADOPT ‘HOUSE OF BRANDS’ APPROACH COMMENT&ANALYSIS 20 LOCK+STORE Your Private Storage Space Air-con Storage Self Storage Wine Storage Serviced Office Warehouse CALL/VISIT US TODAY: +65 6243 0600 BEDOK/CHAICHEE AYER RAJAH SERANG00N NORTH TANJONG PAGAR TAMPINES OPENING IN NOV CHINA JAPAN
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  • hot news
    • 399 2 Ex-Navy chief took on problem-riddled portfoli o TOH EE MING SINGAPORE Having risen to the position of chief of Navy before moving on to helm the Housing and Development Board (HDB), Mr Lui Tuck Yew’s credentials had him tipped as a potential office-holder when he entered politics in the 2006
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    • 1054 2  -  LUI SECOND TO LEAVE POSITION AFTER ONLY ONE TERM COMMENTARY BY SUE-ANN CHIA sueannchiasy@mediacorp.com.sg Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew’s surprising decision to step down from politics raises many questions, most notably the high price of running the Transport Ministry. Weighed
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    • 835 4  -  Making public his decision to leave before polls ‘must have been carefully thought through’ TRANSPORT MINISTER HAS HAD ‘A DIFFICULT RUN’ JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Political analysts yesterday were surprised not just by the announcement of Transport Minister Lui
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    • 240 6 I have put my utmost into fulfilling my responsibilities. I thank you for letting me know your intention to re-appoint me as a Cabinet Minister, if I was to be re-elected at the coming General
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    • 471 6  -  JOY FANG AND TOH EE MING SINGAPORE Cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliament yesterday paid a tribute to outgoing Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew for his contributions, even as they expressed sadness at the news of his departure from politics. Deputy Prime Minister Teo
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    • 490 8  -  BOTH SIDES WILL PICK ‘BEST FIVE’ CANDIDATES NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The team from two opposition parties that will contest in Bis-han-Toa Payoh in the coming General Election (GE) will do so under the Singapore People’s Party (SPP)
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    • 473 8  -  CELENE TAN SINGAPORE Each candidate contesting a Group Representation Constituency (GRC) must bring strengths to the team, and if animal activist Louis Ng was part of his team standing in Nee Soon GRC, his experience in activism and the grassroots
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    • 446 8  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) is taking steps to remove its videos posted on YouTube in 2013, after one that was passed off as a recent party video made its way round the Web. The 54-second clip was
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    • 649 10  -  CENTRE IN SENGKANG FIRST TO OFFER EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMME FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Sengkang and Punggol will have 1,000 new childcare places by the middle of next year, as construction of two of the five mega childcare
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    • 691 12  -  REPORT PROPOSES CAPITALISING ON DATA, USING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE DAILY LIFE TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are finding it difficult to introduce e-commerce into their businesses may be able to tap a single integrated local service
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    • 606 12  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Almost three months after Mount Kinabalu was sealed off by the Malaysian authorities following a magnitude 6 earthquake, it will reopen partially next month and some climbers from Singapore have already expressed their interest to visit. Malaysian media reports
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    • 745 14 Indonesia to decide on contractor for high-speed railway by end of the month CHINESE PROPOSE JOINT VENTURE IN WHICH INDONESIA WILL HOLD A 60% STAKE AGENCIES JAKARTA Days after Japan wooed Indonesian officials in a bid to secure a contract
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    • 475 14 AGENCIES JAKARTA The Indonesian Supreme Court has ordered the family of former President Suharto to pay back to the state 4.4 trillion rupiah (S$451 million) in funds misappropriated during the late statesman’s lengthy reign, a spokesman said yesterday. The court ruled
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    • 638 16 THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DONATION, SAYS MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —An unnamed “brotherly” Middle East nation was the source of the RM2.6 billion (S$912 million) funds found in Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s personal
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    • 383 16 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUA L A LU M PU R —The Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) has taken to task the new education minister for saying Christians and Jews were “splitting the Malays”. In a strongly worded statement yesterday, CCM general secretary
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    • 690 17 KYODO NEWS TOKYO —Japan yesterday reactivated a nuclear reactor for the first time in nearly two years, despite strong safety concerns among the public following the nuclear catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi complex triggered by a powerful earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The No 1
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    • 697 18 NEW HOLDING COMPANY WILL SEPARATE MONEYMAKING BUSINESSES FROM ‘SCIENCE PROJECTS’ SAN FRANCISCO One of tech’s biggest names, Google, is reorganising under a new moniker, Alphabet, in a move underscoring its founders’ ambitions to pursue ventures far beyond the company’s Internet search core, from self-driving cars
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    • 454 18 TECHNOLOGY THE RISE OF SUNDAR PICHAI GOOGLE’S NEW CEO 51 SEED institute An ntl'C Training Institute SEED Institute was built upon a vision to give children the best head start possible, by grooming early childhood professionals to provide the best care and education to young children. Our single-minded belief in
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  • comment&analysis
    • 1098 20  -  WHAT MARKETING CAN TEACH POLITICAL PARTIES ABOUT WINNING VOTES ANG SWEE HOON Ang Swee Hoon is associate professor of Marketing at the National University of Singapore Business School. While we often consider marketing as a discipline associated with consumer goods such as mobile phones and
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    • 771 23 MORE EDUCATION ON BENEFITS STILL NEEDED BLOOMBERG EDITORS BLOOMBERG The effort to establish the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) has stuttered, but do not write off this far-reaching free-trade initiative just yet. Given the will and a clearer understanding of the benefits the deal
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    • 1033 24  -  TIME FOR AUTHORITIES TO RELOOK FINANCIAL REGULATIONS ZHANG JUN Zhang Jun is an economics professor and director of the China Center for Economic Studies at Fudan University. PROJECT SYNDICATE The tumult in China’s equity market appears to have come to an end. But
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    • 148 20 The TPP, it is argued, is really about protecting the profits of US pharmaceutical companies and they are doing fine already... Yes, expanded trade hurts some workers just like competition and technological progress hurt some workers. BLOOMBERG EDITORS 23 On Cheong Jewellery 80 th Anniversary Logo Design Contest □n Cheong
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  • voices
    • 414 28  -  F ROM SHAWN EVAN TEN Our Prime Minister has described the vision he has for Singapore on at least three occasions recently. This has given Singaporeans plenty to think about, coupled with other analyses made. Issues such as our national identity and economic future
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    • 415 28 (2nd Edition)  -  F ROM SHAWN EVAN TEN Our Prime Minister has described the vision he has for Singapore on at least three occasions recently. This has given Singaporeans plenty to think about, coupled with other analyses made. Issues such as our national identity and economic
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    • 347 28  -  FROM TAN SOON MENG I agree with People’s Action Party (PAP) organising secretary Ng Eng Hen that it is better to tell residents up front who is standing in their constituencies (“S’pore now in election season, says Ng Eng Hen”; Aug
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    • 347 28 (2nd Edition)  -  FROM TAN SOON MENG I agree with People’s Action Party (PAP) organising secretary Ng Eng Hen that it is better to tell residents up front who is standing in their constituencies (“S’pore now in election season, says Ng Eng Hen”; Aug
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    • 419 29  -  FROM JUNE CHEAH-NICHOLLS The Prime Minister, in an interview reported in “Foreigner issue a tough one, but Govt will not avoid it: PM” (Aug 3), was frank, realistic and measured in his responses. With all the factors laid bare to
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    • 186 29  -  FROM LIAN GUAN MUI It was thoughtful of the organisers to provide items of sustenance, including bottled water, for the National Day Parade (NDP). And it was a right step to flash a reminder on-screen to bin our trash. I am puzzled,
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    • 14 28 •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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    • 14 28 (2nd Edition) •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
    • 622 30  -  NEA has issued recommended guidelines on safety features in hotel pool design STATE CORONER’S CALL COMES AFTER TWO ‘PREVENTABLE’ DROWNING CASES KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Strong parallels between two unrelated cases of teenagers drowning in hotel swimming pools have prompted the State Coroner
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    • 540 31 SINGAPORE Students from the Republic have continued to make their mark on the international scene with impressive performances at various international science and mathematics competitions over the past two months. In the 28th International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT),
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    • 213 34  -  CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —A new mobile app will allow users to take a virtual tour and learn about the history of the Old Supreme Court the seat of the nation’s highest court from 1939 to 2005. The former Supreme Court and City Hall buildings, located
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    • 415 34  -  Relief items such as hygiene packs and water in shelters found to be in short supply CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) yesterday launched a monthlong appeal for funds to aid communities hit by widespread floods in Myanmar, which have
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    • 570 35  -  HE GETS 18-MONTH SENTENCE AFTER CHEATING STORES OF NEARLY S$100,000 KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In a span of 25 days, he cheated seven pawnshops across the island of nearly S$100,000 by bringing to them fake Audemars Piguet watches, which had bogus
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    • 253 35 3 0 1 -3 03 B OTA N Y R OA D, G R E E N S Q UA R E ,SY D N E Y A life of INFINITE POSSIBILITIES A landmark development within the new Green Square Town Centre is coming soon. Designed by award-winning architect Koichi
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  • health
    • 1170 36  -  Clogged arteries in the legs could have cost patient more than a toe asP.A.D. can also affect organs like brain kidneys intestines PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —For six years, Mr Steven Choo lived with a nagging numbness in his legs. The
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    • 899 38 CHILDREN IN THREE U.S. STATES WHO ARE NOT IMMUNISED HAVE TO BE HOME-SCHOOLED THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —Childhood immunisations are being eroded by misinformation and scaremongering. The result has been a resurgence in outbreaks of preventable diseases. Some parents have chosen to
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    • 613 39 Blow off the myths from the facts to help you better manage allergies BROUGHT TO YOU BY SINGAPORE Allergic rhinitis is an inflammation of the nasal airways caused by airborne particles such as dust, pollen or animal dander. But how much do you know
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  • china&india
    • 356 40 PRESIDENT PUSHES FOR ENHANCED MILITARY AGENCIES BEIJING —China’s military has begun a series of live-fire drills involving more than 140,000 troops that aims to improve joint operational command, state media reported yesterday. The “Joint Action-2015D” drills, run by the Chengdu Military Region in the
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    • 644 41 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING —Resistance is growing among China’s expanding Christian community to a government campaign to remove crosses from churches in a wealthy coastal province. The campaign initially centred on one church, which was torn down last year after officials accused
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  • world
    • 610 42 Critics say it will only reinforce Australia’s reputation as ‘the world’s foot-dragger’ when it comes to climate change REDUCTION GOAL LAGS BEHIND THOSE OF OTHER WEALTHY COUNTRIES AGENCIES CANBERRA After months of delays, Australia unveiled its new green-house-gas reduction target yesterday, as part of efforts to
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    • 1268 44 VILLAGES LEFT AS VIRTUAL GHOST TOWNS THE NEW YORK TIMES NOGOK (SOUTH KOREA) The post office pulled up stakes and moved away years ago. The police station is long gone. And so is the bank. Over the years, the
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    • 488 46 BIGGEST ONE-DAY DROP SINCE MASSIVE DEVALUATION IN 1994 REUTERS SHANGHAI China surprised markets yesterday by devaluing its currency after a run of poor economic data, a move it billed as a free-market reform, but that some suspect could be the beginning of a longer
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    • 762 52  -  Coach Lopez confident teenager can go even faster as he prepares for next year’s Olympics SWIMMER WORKING HARD TO IMPROVE HIS TIMINGS ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the past week, Joseph Schooling held the attention of Singapore as he made a bid to win
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    • 973 53  -  CITY’S COLLECTIVE 92 PER CENT PASS-COMPLETION RATE IN THE FIRST HALF SAYS IT ALL COMMENTARY BY JASON BURT Jason Burt is chief football correspondent for The Daily Telegraph THE DAILY TELEGRAPH This was good Manchester City; sublime City; formidable Premier League
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    • 490 54 REUTERS LONDON The percentage of English players in top-flight starting line-ups fell below one third during the opening weekend of the Premier League, fuelling the Football Association’s (FA) concerns about a lack of opportunities for homegrown youngsters, The Times reported. Of the 220
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    • 395 55 REUTERS LONDON —Sam Burgess will make his Test debut at centre in an experimental England line-up for their first World Cup warm-up match against France at Twickenham on Saturday. Head coach Stuart Lancaster will utilise the rugby league convert as a midfield
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    • 470 56 SILVER MEDALLIST LEFT 0UT OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM REUTERS NEW YORK —Runner Nick Symmonds’ refusal to sign a “statement of conditions” required to be on the United States team for this month’s world championships reignited the debate over where team sponsor obligations start and end.
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      • 1094 58  -  HOW FELICIA CHIN WENT FROM SOCIAL CATERPILLAR TO SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTERFLY MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg Felicia Chin likes to spring surprises on her friends. But the actress surprised herself by being one of the first local celebs to get on Snapchat. This is coming from someone
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