Today, 19 August 2015

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  • Article
    Graduate, non-graduate teachers to go on same pay structure
    844 3  -  Move in line with shift towards recognising skills beyond paper qualifications 30,800 EDUCATORS TO GET OCTOBER PAY RAISE NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY MARISSA YEO SINGAPORE In line with the move within the Public Service to recognise skills beyond
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Bangkok blast: Thailand on hunt for suspect seen in CCTV footage
    823 3 AGENCIES BANGKOK A day after Bangkok was rocked by a bombing that killed at least 22 people, including a Singaporean, another explosive device was set off at a ferry pier, but no one was injured this time. “The bomb
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      39 3 GIVING HAND-UPS, NOT HANDOUTS, EMPOWERS SINGAPOREANS TO EARN THEIR OWN SUCCESS: DPM THARMAN COMMENT&ANALYSIS 18 CHINA STOCKS SINK Fears the government is winding down support for market see stocks make biggest tumble in three weeks BUSI NE SS 39
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  • hot news
    • Article
      Bangkok toll: 1 S’porean killed, 7 injured
      559 2  -  REPUBLIC ‘STRONGLY CONDEMNS THIS INDISCRIMINATE ACT OF VIOLENCE’ AMANDA LEE, TOH EE MING, KELLY NG leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JASON TAN IN BANGKOK SINGAPORE The Singaporean wom­an killed by the blast in Bangkok on Monday evening was understood to have been waiting outside
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      Lock icon THAI MARKETS PLUNGE AS BLAST HITS TOURISM SECTOR
      278 2 AGENCIES Thai stocks yesterday sank the most in 19 months while the baht plunged to its weakest since the global financial crisis, after Monday’s explosion in Bangkok put the nation’s tourism industry at risk. Bangkok is the world’s second-most-visited city after London,
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      S’pore leaders condemn blasts, heighten security
      394 4 Shanmugam extends deep sympathies to Thai govt and 34-year-old S’porean victim NO COUNTRY IS IMMUNE FROM SUCH ACTS, SAYS DPM TEO SINGAPORE The Republic’s security agencies have stepped up security measures and vigilance here in the wake of Monday’s bomb blast in Bangkok, and
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      Lock icon Experts divided over attack’s motive as manhunt continues
      744 4  -  JASON TAN IN BANGKOK Associate Editor jasontancc@mediacorp.com.sg BANGKOK As the Thai authorities look for those responsible for Monday’s deadly blast in Bangkok, observers and security analysts were divided as to the motivation and the possible culprits behind what Thai Prime Minister Prayuth
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    • Article
      Lock icon China calls for ‘severe punishment’ for bombers
      358 4 AGENCIES BEIJING China, whose nationals make up one-fifth of annual tourist arrivals to Thailand, urged the Thai authorities to fully investigate a bomb blast that killed 22 people in Bangkok, including four Chinese tourists, and to severely punish the perpetrators. China “expresses strong
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      Lock icon Restarted Forest City project ‘meets environmental standards’
      654 6  -  ALBERT WAI IN JOHOR BARU albertwai@mediacorp.com.sg JOHOR BARU Since restarting reclamation work at the controversial Forest City development in Johor Baru in March after an eight-month hiatus over environmental concerns, readings from monitoring equipment have shown no environmental anomalies, said developer Country Garden
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      Lock icon Johor seeking higher tax on PUB waterworks, but S’pore ‘not obliged’ to pay
      521 6  -  REPUBLIC HAS REQUESTED THAT MALAYSIA ADDRESS THE ISSUE SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE National water agency PUB is not obliged to pay the higher land assessment tax that the Johor authorities are seeking to levy on Singapore’s
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      Lock icon Outgoing CDF Ng Chee Meng confirms entry into politics
      803 12  -  Lieutenant-General says he is indebted to Singapore, hopes to give back to society 29-MONTH STINT IS SHORTEST AMONG PREVIOUS DEFENCE CHIEFS LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Serving his last day with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) yesterday, outgoing Chief of Defence Force
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      LG Ng ‘full of confidence’ the SAF will be in good hands
      722 13  -  LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE Over a span of almost 29 years with the Singapore Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General (LG) Ng Chee Meng launched rescue missions, flew fighter jets and led a squadron of pilots in a stellar career that saw
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      AHPETC issues among others raised at pre-GE forum
      535 14  -  REPRESENTATIVES FROM PAP, OPPOSITION PARTIES WEIGH IN JOY FANG SINGAPORE Representatives from nine opposition parties and the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) came together yesterday at a three-hour forum organised by the National University of Singapore Society. Among other topics, the participants
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      PAP boosts social media presence with app for iOS
      177 14 SINGAPORE The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has launched a mobile application ahead of the coming General Election, which is widely expected to take place soon. Called PAP4SG, the app is still in its Beta stage and has been available since
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      Lock icon SDP cries foul over political film tag on party’s ‘satire’ video
      562 15  -  MDA’s move an attempt to stop party from using social media to reach people says Dr Chee NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) yesterday criticised the Media Development Authority (MDA) for classifying its recent video
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  • parliament
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      MPs raise concerns on issues that could affect public bus sector
      952 8  -  ‘NEW COMPETITION’ BROUGHT IN BY BUS-CONTRACTING MODEL AMONG TOPICS RAISED JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As laws were passed to give the Land Transport Authority (LTA) more teeth in running the public bus industry, Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday flagged
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      MPs thank outgoing Transport Minister Lui for his efforts
      222 8 SINGAPORE Members of Parliament of various political stripes took a moment to thank Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew yesterday, as they rose to debate transport-related Bills. Mr Lui, who was appointed Transport Minister after the 2011 General Election, announced last week
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    • Article
      Laws to protect subjects, tissue donors in human biomed research passed
      777 10  -  New framework will make clear rights, duties of parties, ensure studies done ethically WORKERS’ PARTY ABSTAINS FROM VOTING ON BILL SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Proposed laws to regulate all types of human biomedical research including that on human
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      Lock icon The ‘last session’ before the next lap
      120 10 Member of Parliament (MP) Denise Phua (in red) took a photo in Parliament with (from left) Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew, MP Lim Wee Kiak (Nee Soon GRC), Nominated MP Chia Yong Yong, MP Hri Kumar Nair (BishanToa Payoh GRC) and MP Arthur
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon A more inclusive and innovative Singapore
      2250 18 Policy changes introduced over the past decade amount to a significant shift towards uplifting society and ensuring social equity, said Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. It is not about making the short-term political calculation as to what is best, but about always looking
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      Lock icon Indian makers are still the stuff of Modi’s dreams
      893 20  -  GOAL TO I NC REAS E MANUFACTURI NG OVE RDUE BUT OB STAC LE S ARE FORM I DABLE DAVID PILLING David Pilling is Asia editor of The Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES Make in India. Even the term sounds slightly
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      146 18 Optimists say India’s time has come. Wages have quintupled in China in the past decade... That has helped nations such as Mexico claw back manufacturing competitiveness. If they can do it, why not India? That is the optimists’ case. So far, it is unproven. DAVID PILLING 20 The answer to
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      136 21 Be part of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2015. Get in on the action today and enjoy these exclusive offers from Standard Chartered: Run for free1 Free FitBit Flex3 Standard Chartered Priority Banking clients run for free Simply charge your registration fee to a Standard Chartered credit card from now
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  • voices
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      14 22 •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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      Lock icon Special SG50 commemorative notes launched
      600 26  -  S’POREANS CAN OBTAIN THEM AT NINE MAJOR RETAIL BANKS FROM THURSDAY TO SEPT 30 MARISSA YEO marissayeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A set of six commemorative currency notes celebrating Singapore’s 50 years of nation building was unveiled by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. The set comprises a
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    • Article
      Lock icon Doctor ‘couldn’t have molested patient with others present’
      571 27 Alleged victim’s girlfriend among the people present during a liposuction procedure says lawyer CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A lawyer argued yesterday that his client, a medical doctor, could not have molested a patient during a liposuction procedure because there were several others, including
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    • Article
      F1 road closures to begin on Sept 16
      342 28 All roads will be fully accessible by 5.30am on Sept 22 SINGAPORE Several roads will be closed for six days from the wee hours of Sept 16 to facilitate the setting up of race infrastructure for the Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix.
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      Lock icon Tourist arrivals buck the trend in May with 1.1% rise
      693 29  -  UPSWING LED LARGELY BY INCREASE IN NUMBER OF CHINESE, INDIAN VISITORS VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After six months of year-on-year declines, monthly tourism arrivals rose for the first time in May by 1.1 per cent from a year ago to
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      116 29 fNANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY “World cinema needs to challenge the conventional narrative embraced by the majority of film industries. I believe that seeking alternatives forms of storytelling, found in the cultural roots of each nation, is vital for a thriving and innovative cinema.” NAN TRIVENIACHNAS, PhD student Young and research-intensive, Nanyang
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  • health
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon OCD can develop in children, too
      1214 30 Identifying the condition in young patients is challenging as they often hide their symptoms IMH SEES 1OO TO 200 LOCAL KIDS AND YOUTHS YEARLY SINGAPORE Regular handwashing is an important part of personal hygiene. But what would you do if your child takes this
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      351 30 A book recommended for CANCER PATIENTS 30+ CANCER TESTIMONIALS True Life Stories On Lung, Colon Breast Cancer Survivors What is Fucoidan? Can immune system battle cancer cells? How Fucoidan reduce side effect of chemotherapy? The secret behind the miraculous recoveries Dr .Daisuke Tachikawa Oncologists, VP of Wakamiya Hospital Oita, Japan
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      86 31 iii II PG RATED! Your Itimqtei a renting Guide s Here! siaijrtporents PARENTING MADE EASY. SmartParents.sg is your go-to guide for easier parenting. Our experienced editorial team brings you everything from real-life stories to easy-access to insights by our panel of experts. Log on to smartparents.sg now! Let SmartParents be
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  • china&india
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon China dismisses warning about covert ‘fox hunt’ in US
      617 32 FOREIGN AGENTS REQUIRED TO FIRST GET AMERICAN A-G’S CONSENT TO LOOK FOR FUGITIVES THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING —China dismissed a warning issued by the Obama administration about Chinese government agents operating secretly in the United States and accused Washington of
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    • Article
      Lock icon 10 taken into custody as China launches Tianjin disaster probe
      700 33 Rain complicates recovery work at warehouse site as residents and rescuers light candles in memory of those killed CYANIDE CONTAMINATION IS CONTAINED WITHIN BLAST ZONE, SAY AUTHORITIES AGENCIES TIANJIN —Thunderstorms yesterday complicated recovery efforts for last week’s massive explosions at
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  • world
    • Article
      Lock icon ‘Infrastructure gap’ threatens Asia’s growth
      996 34 SPENDING ON PUBLIC WORKS ‘MUST PICK UP’ AP MANILA —Looking out at the bumper-to-bumper morning traffic crawling along the Philippine capital’s main avenue, taxi driver Ranilo Banez shakes his head in frustration. Congestion has become so bad as the economy grew, he said, that a
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      Lock icon All 54 bodies from Trigana Air plane crash recovered
      547 36 Plane’s ‘black boxes’found in good condition, may help explain cause of crash AIRCRAFT WAS ‘TOTALLY DESTROYED’ AGENCIES jayapura (Indonesia) Rescuers yesterday found the bodies of all 54 people who were on board an Indonesian passenger plane that crashed in a mountainous
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      23 45 PROJECT WEDNESDAY, 19 AUGUST 2015 MANAGEMENT SINGAPORE BAND THE GOOD LIFE PROJECT WANT TO PROMOTE POSITIVITY THROUGH THEIR MUSIC [46] PHOTO: RODDIE CHUA
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