Today, 28 January 2016

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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM mediacorp THURSDAY, 28 JANUARY 2016 WE SET YOU THINKING MCI (P) 021/06/2015
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  • 1498 1  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In moves designed to ensure that Singapore’s political system works in the longer term, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday announced a raft of proposed changes to Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMP) scheme and the Elected Presidency. Speaking on
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    • 139 1 LIFESTYLES CAN ALSO BE CARBON NEGATIVE, IF S’POREANS COMPOSTAND PLANT WHERE POSSIBLE VOIC E S 18 THE COLOURED CIRCLES AT LEFT WILL APPEAR OCCASIONALLY ON OUR FRONT PAGE. THEY REPRESENT OUR ENTRY INTO AN INTERNATIONAL PRINTING COMPETITION ¢NCMPs Maximum number to go up from nine to 12, with each member
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    • 13 1 ¢ELECTED PRESIDENCY Tighter eligibility; more powers for advisers; ensure minority groups represented periodically
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    • 53 1 INQUIRY RAISES ANEW QUESTIONS ABOUT VERACITY OF CHINA’S STATS HOT NEWS 4 ¢GRCs Future Electoral Boundaries Panel will be directed to ensure smaller GRCs, more SMCs Bar raised to bring criteria up to date PAGE 12 5 key principles for political system PAGE 8 Reactions PAGE 14 Excerpt from PM’s
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  • hot news
    • 667 2 KERRY, WANG AGREE UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NEEDED AFTER PYONGYANG’S NUCLEAR TEST AGENCIES BEIJING —United States Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed yesterday on the need for a significant new United Nations Security
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    • 694 2 (2nd Edition) KERRY, WANG AGREE UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NEEDED AFTER PYONGYANG’S NUCLEAR TEST AGENCIES BEIJING —United States Secretary of State John Kerry warned yesterday that if China failed to do more to curb North Korea’s enhanced nuclear
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    • 513 2 AGENCIES TAIPEI The United States yesterday slammed Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou after he announced he would visit a disputed island in the South China Sea, criticising the plan as “extremely unhelpful” in a region rife with tension. “We are
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    • 514 2 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES TAIPEI The United States yesterday slammed Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou after he announced he would visit a disputed island in the South China Sea, criticising the plan as “extremely unhelpful” in a region rife with tension. “We are
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    • 1029 4 Head of the nation’s statistics agency is being investigated for ‘serious violations’ ANALYSTS THINK BUREAU SMOOTHS DATA THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG The veracity of China’s economic data has been increasingly questioned as the slowing pace of the country’s growth
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    • 361 4 AGENCIES SHANGHAI —China’s highly volatile shares ended lower again yesterday after plunging on Tuesday, taking losses in 2016 to 12 trillion yuan (S$2.6 trillion), while Asian stocks rose as investors looked ahead to the US Federal Reserve’s latest statement on
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    • 730 8  -  Safeguards needed ‘to prevent erratic rule, transient public mood from holding sway’ KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s political system has to keep updating itself while remaining founded on five core principles: To have a “high-quality” Government that
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    • 661 8  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE Rather than strive for “unworkable perfection” from day one, Singapore opted to let its political system evolve to suit its unique needs, and this approach should continue, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,
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    • 625 10  -  VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Pointing out that the Singapore-created Non-Constituen-cy Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme is superior to the divisive nature of proportional representation systems in the House, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong proposed two major changes to the scheme that he aims to
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    • 776 12  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —To ensure that future Elected Presidents are well equipped to handle the demands of his office, the qualifying criteria for candidacy will be raised, while the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA) will be strengthened to
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    • 536 12 SINGAPORE The Group Representation Constituency (GRC) scheme is a good one and should remain, but to “strike the right balance”, their sizes will be reduced further for the next General Election (GE), while more Sin-gle-Member Constituencies (SMCs) will be created,
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    • 796 14  -  VALERIE KOH, AMANDA LEE, NG JING YNG valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Even as the Workers’ Party studies the proposed changes to the political system “carefully”, party chief Low Thia Khiang cast doubts on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s assertion that suggested changes to
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    • 571 14  -  KELLY NG, TOH EE MING SINGAPORE —While most political analysts interviewed by TODAY welcomed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s proposal to raise the minimum Opposition representation in the House, some cautioned against undesirable outcomes in giving NonConstituency Members of Parliament
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  • comment & analysis
    • 2136 15 NO PERFECT POLITICAL MODEL ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Singapore has developed a political system that has served the nation well, and this is done by carefully evolving the system and learning from experience to suit the Republic’s changing needs and circumstances,
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  • voices
    • 320 18  -  FROM MARK SZTO The suggestion by Mr Brian Thian in “Singapore’s green environment: Don’t forget quality of the soil, too” (Jan 22) identified an ecological issue that does not get much thought, and offered a solution that is feasible and that does not
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    • 194 18  -  FROM WONG SHAO VOON The SkillsFuture Credit scheme, which started in January, provides funding to support Singaporeans aged 25 and above who are looking to improve their skills and training, so as to equip themselves for foreseeable in- dustry changes and
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    • 76 18  -  QUICK HITS BJORN LOW I refer to the letter “Singapore’s green environment: Don’t forget quality of the soil, too” (Jan 22). Currently, there are horticultural waste recycling facilities at Sarimbun Recycling Park. Sadly, the recycling mandate does not
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    • 357 19  -  FROM LIM CHOONG PIN I refer to the letter “More public resources for LGBTs can help blunt stigma” (Jan 23). I disagree with the writer’s suggestion that enacting more anti-discrimination laws would help blunt the stigma towards lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders
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    • 320 19  -  FROM LIM BEE KHIM Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Health Ms Helen Liu asked for the post-sub-sidy charges to be made more accessible to patients at dental clinics under the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) (“CHAS-registered clinics should list charges after subsidies
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    • 14 18 •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
    • 670 20  -  He says the driver of the car continued to speed despite repeated warnings to stop ORDERS ARE TO SHOOT AFTER VERBAL WARNING TO STOP IS NOT FOLLOWED SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The driver ignored officers’ repeated verbal warnings for him
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    • 489 20  -  CLIFFORD LEE SINGAPORE The Republic has dropped one spot in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the second consecutive decline in two years. Singapore was listed as the eighth-least-corrupt country in 2015, down from its seventh placing in 2014, and
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    • 525 22  -  CURRENT MEASURES ‘HAVE HELPED KEEP REOFFENDING RATES LOW’ LOUISA TANG louisa@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The number of dengue cases this year is expected to be high, with cases spiking earlier than usual, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli in Parliament
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    • 525 22 (2nd Edition)  -  CURRENT MEASURES ‘HAVE HELPED KEEP REOFFENDING RATES LOW’ LOUISA TANG louisa@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The number of dengue cases this year is expected to be high, with cases spiking earlier than usual, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli in Parliament
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    • 261 22  -  LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE —Staff workload is not the direct cause of infections and outbreaks in healthcare institutions, according to investigations conducted by the Ministry of Health (MOH) with various hospitals and health professionals. This was stated by Minister of State for
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    • 261 22 (2nd Edition)  -  LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE —Staff workload is not the direct cause of infections and outbreaks in healthcare institutions, according to investigations conducted by the Ministry of Health (MOH) with various hospitals and health professionals. This was stated by Minister of State for
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    • 376 22  -  to Singapore,” he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LOUISA TANG LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE —As it is “inevitable” that the Zika virus will eventually be imported to Singapore, authorities are stepping up measures to detect and potentially control infections, the Ministry of Health (MOH)
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    • 376 22 (2nd Edition)  -  to Singapore,” he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LOUISA TANG LOUISA TANG SINGAPORE —As it is “inevitable” that the Zika virus will eventually be imported to Singapore, authorities are stepping up measures to detect and potentially control infections, the Ministry of Health (MOH)
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    • 310 25  -  ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN SINGAPORE The PUB is looking at ways to protect Singapore’s coastal reservoir structures against future sea-level rises. To do this, the national water agency has called for a tender to conduct an engineering study at 11 of the 17 reservoirs
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    • 272 25 SINGAPORE Changi Airport saw a record 55.4 million passengers last year, a 2.5 per cent gain from 2014, thanks to the general growth in air travel and the strength of the Singapore dollar. It handled 346,330 landings and take-offs in 2015,
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  • china & india
    • 611 26 Use of marine atomic power plants for civilian purposes is virtually unprecedented TWO FLOATING POWER STATIONS PLANNED FOR 2019,2020 AGENCIES BEIJING China is planning to build a floating nuclear power station as it seeks to double its atomic capacity by
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    • 65 26 A street cleaner crosses the street in front of a replica of the Eiffel Tower in Tianducheng, a luxury real estate development located in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. The replica Eiffel Tower rises to 108m in the heart of the
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    • 581 27 Scalpers charging as much as 15 times the original price for tickets to see a doctor THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG —Ticket scalpers can be a headache in China, raising the prices of concerts, train trips and more. But
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    • 544 28  -  AGENCIES MIAMI Chronic infections, smoking and pollution have contributed to skyrocketing cases of cancer in China, with an estimated 4.3 million new diagnoses last year and 2.8 million deaths, said Chinese researchers. “Outdoor air pollution, considered to be among the worst in the world; indoor
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  • world
    • 541 30 Trans-Pacific Partnership will offer m ore protection for Malaysian govt: Law Minister LAWMAKERS PASS PARLIAMENTARY MOTION WITH 127 FOR AND 84 AGAINST AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysia’s Parliament yesterday endorsed the motion to sign and ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact after
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    • 476 30 AGENCIES K U A L A L U M P U R The controversial US$681 million (S$971 million) donation in 2013 to the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition was from Sau- di Arabia’s royal house as part of its initiatives
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    • 597 33 AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama yesterday called for the rapid development of tests, vaccines and treatments to fight the mos-quito-transmitted Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects and is spreading rapidly across the American continent. US
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    • 560 36 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Winners and losers are becoming clear as Japan’s municipalities compete for subsidies to fight a population decline and revive their fortunes, says the head of the country’s regional revitalisation efforts. Cities and towns that propose ambitious plans with specific targets
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    • 773 38 THE NEW YORK TIMES H A N OI The Communist Party of Vietnam has chosen the incumbent General Secretary as the country’s top leader for a second five-year term, the official Vietnam News Agency reported yesterday. The reappointment of Mr Nguyen
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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    • 605 34 guardian HEALTHCARE TIPS Don’t Fret, Constipate No More (By Lee Kah Men, Guardian Pharmacist) Chinese New Year is coming soon. In other words, there will be lots of delicacies and fried snacks. All sounds heavenly for the taste buds but most definitely, no one wants to be constipated during the
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    • 437 36 Uplift my career. It’s mv chi ici UPT0307^uuD\He,* 61 ®6*nw> > H With the launch of the SkillsFuture initiatives, Singaporeans and permanent residents have the opportunity to deepen their skills and stay ahead of the curve through training courses without putting a strain on your wallets. We have the following
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  • business
    • 1346 40  -  CHOSON EXCHANGE TEACHING ECONOMICS RUMI HARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE How do Singaporeans manage to get fresh drinking water throughout the year? Is it really important to reply to emails? Can we not do without social media? These are some of the questions posed by
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    • 583 42 Prosecutor says businessman may be ‘mastermind’ as court denies suspect’s application to leave Singapore BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —Singapore is looking into a Malaysian businessman’s involvement in the city’s largest securitiesfraud probe, after three companies suffered an unexplained free-fall that wiped out S$8 billion
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    • Article, Illustration
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  • technology
    • 401 46 Despite a record net income last quarter, company expects sluggish sales, slower growth AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO What’s keeping the CEO of a company that just reported the most profitable quarter in history up at night? For Apple’s Tim Cook, it is the
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