Today, 10 March 2016

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    13 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM mediacorp THURSDAY, 10 MARCH 2016 WE SET YOU THINKING MCI(P) 021/06/2015
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    More in S’pore are better educated, own homes
    724 1  -  Household survey also shows more dual-income couples more staying single longer AGEING TRENDS CONTINUE SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A better educated population with higher rates of home-owner-ship, more dual-income married couples, fewer children born and more households living with at least
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    Lock icon CELESTIAL SHOW DRAWS A CROWD
    88 1 Two human sillouettes are seen under a partial solar eclipse at 8.10am at East Coast Park yesterday. In Singapore, the eclipse started at about 7.22am and reached the point of maximum eclipse at 8.23am. At that point, about 90 per cent of the sun was
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      74 1 THE PRIMARY THREAT MOST COUNTRIES NOW FACE, IN FACT, IS NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE BUT TOO FEW YOUNG WORKERS COMMENT&ANALYSIS 14 11 Tussidex M forte u P r m I am fort* Non-sedating Alcohol-free Sugar-free Sarsaparilla flavour Y, *4 7j Available 11.30am to 3.00pm daily, for a limited time only.
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Drones, indoor fireworks among NDP 2016 highlights
      570 2  -  PUBLIC URGED TO PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS FOR SHOW ASYRAF KAMIL noorasyraf bk@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While crowd favourites like the Red Lions parachuters will be absent from this year’s National Day Parade when it returns to the National Stadium, spectators can look forward to indoor fireworks,
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      MyRepublic promises unlimited mobile data plan, but analysts sceptical
      891 2  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE MyRepublic has taken another stab at wooing subscribers for its potential entrance to the telco market by dangling discounts for its mobile data plans for earlybirds, even though the spectrum auction for Singapore’s fourth telco is still
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      Lock icon Greater number of S’poreans not identifying with any religion
      460 4  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While there have been concerns about growing religiosity here in recent years, the General Household Survey 2015 report revealed that more Singapore residents are not identifying themselves with any religion, compared with the situation six years
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      Use of public transport up, but so is travelling time
      391 4 SINGAPORE More people are choosing public transport to get to work although their commuting time has increased compared with five years ago. The latest General Household Survey released yesterday showed that 58.7 per cent of the resident working population take
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      Lock icon S’poreans flock outdoors for early morning solar date
      368 6  -  ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN SINGAPORE For about two hours yesterday morning, thousands of Singaporeans looked to the sky in the hopes of catching a glimpse of a rare partial solar eclipse. Viewing sessions were held at the Science Centre Singapore (SCS), National University of
      PHOTO: KOH MUI FONG; PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN; PHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: AP  -  368 words
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      Lock icon Sanders scores upset in Michigan as Trump solidifies lead
      1229 8 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Mr Donald Trump easily despatched his Republican rivals in the Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii presidential contests yesterday, regaining momentum in the face of intensifying resistance to his campaign among party leaders. Senator Bernie Sanders scored an
      THE NEW YORK TIMES; SOURCE:THE NEWYORKTIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  1,229 words
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      Lock icon Sanders scores upset in Michigan as Trump solidifies lead
      1116 8 (2nd Edition) THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Mr Donald Trump easily despatched his Republican rivals in the Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii presidential contests yesterday, regaining momentum in the face of intensifying resistance to his campaign among party leaders. Senator Bernie Sanders scored an
      THE NEW YORK TIMES; SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  1,116 words
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      Lock icon IS detainee reveals plan to use mustard gas
      186 8 (2nd Edition) THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON An Islamic State (IS) detainee currently in American custody at a temporary detention facility in Erbil, Iraq, is a specialist in chemical weapons whom American military officials are questioning about the militant Sunni group’s plans to use
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      Lock icon Sharapova warned about banned drug five times
      626 10 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AGENCIES L O N D O N Maria Sharapova was warned at least five times in December before she failed a drugs test at last month’s Australian Open that a substance she had been taking for almost her entire career
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      Lock icon Which Maria do you see? Role model — or calculating cheat?
      760 10  - Which Maria do you see? Role model or calculating cheat? COMMENTARY PAUL HAYWARD Paul Hayward is the chief sports writer for The Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGR APH The rush to exonerate and even praise Maria Sharapova for her “honesty” shows what the antidoping movement is up against. Problem one
      THE DAILY TELEGR APH; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  760 words
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      Lock icon Pregnant women should avoid travel to Zika-affected areas, says WHO
      625 12 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The World Health Organization (WHO) advised pregnant women early yesterday to avoid travel to areas where the Zika virus is spreading. Experts on the organization’s Zika emergency committee also recommended that pregnant women and
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      TOC Ltd contests order to give back ad revenue
      402 12 SINGAPORE The Opinion Collaborative Ltd (TOC Ltd) has raised questions with the Media Development Authority’s (MDA) order for it to return S$5,000 in advertising revenue to a foreign entity, saying the issue “has implications for Singapore’s nascent independent news industry as
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      78 3 T ripartite Alliance for Fair Progressive Employment Practices A r ON’T NEED TO BE AMBITIOUS. NLY BOYS GET TO BECOME BOSSES. Biases we show towards female workers today will have far reaching effects on the workers of tomorrow. It’s time we look beyond these biases in the workplace and start
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon The demographics of stagnation: Why having more people matters for growth
      3318 14  -  PRIMARY THREAT MOST COUNTRIES NOW FACE IS TOO FEW YOUNG WORKERS RUCHIR SHARMA Ruchir Sharma is head of emerging markets and global macro at Morgan Stanley Investment Management and the author of the forthcoming book The Rise and Fall
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      Lock icon Fighting of fires must continue under blue skies
      863 18  -  HAZE ISSUES CUT ACROSS JURISDICTIONAL, PHYSICAL LINES SIMON TAY Simon Tay is Chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SI I A). The SI IA will host the Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources on April 15 to strengthen commitments to
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      Sorry, Tesla — China wants golf carts
      629 18  - Sorry, Tesla China wants golf carts BOOM IN LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLES AN UNPLANNED DISRUPTION IN CHINESE AUTO MARKET ADAM MINTER Adam Minter is an American writer based in Asia, where he covers politics, culture and business. When Tesla Motors’ chief executive Elon Musk closes his eyes and imagines the future
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      206 15 OUR BUS 30URNEY An interactiue exhibition of the Singapore Bus Industry The Singapore Bus Carniual is coming your tuay! Experience first-hand the exhilarating transformation that the Singapore public bus industry has undergone ouer the years. With an exciting line-up of fun-filled games and actiuities at the euent, there is sure
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  • voices
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      Trump has shown a clear mastery of election tactics
      361 20  -  F ROM ALBERT NG YA KEN Mr Donald Trump’s threats to bar Muslims from migrating to the United States have shocked the world. This was followed by suggestions to initiate trade wars against China, Japan and Mexico in order to bring
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      Lock icon LTA should investigate reason some bus drivers avoid bus lanes
      181 20  -  FROM HAJ MOHAMED It was reported that bus lane hours will be extended, from 8pm to 11pm. I wonder whether the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has studied the situation fully (“Full-day bus lane hours to be extended from March 21”;
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      Promote STEM industry growth to provide jobs to graduates
      229 20  -  FROM LIU RIJING In his commentary “Getting our science right” (March 1), Dr Nazry Bahrawi wrote about the Government’s push to make engineering more attractive via higher pay, training opportunities and leadership grooming. He wrote that one way of attracting people
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      World should continue to coax N Korea to abandon its delusions
      316 20  -  FROM MANORA J RAJATHURAI North Korea continues to seek attention (“Pyongyang threatens ‘nuclear strike of justice’ over US, S Korea war games”; March 8). But this ploy of testing bombs and threatening behaviour, not to mention intentionally contravening its
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  • singapore
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      New licensing rules for maid agencies to include grading
      640 22  -  GRADE RECEIVED MUST BE DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY AT PREMISES VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Those looking to hire foreign domestic workers in Singapore will soon be able to check the professional standards of the agencies deploying them, when the Government and a consumer
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      Lock icon COE premiums for all categories rise slightly
      451 22  -  TOH EE MING SINGAPORE Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums inched up across the board at the close of the first bidding exercise this month, with traders expecting keener interest in smaller cars in the coming months because of the uncertain economic outlook. Category
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      Faulty lift at Ang Mo Kio HDB block serviced every month
      387 25  -  The elevator will only resume operation after probe, works are completed, BCA said TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The lift at a Housing and Development Board block in Ang Mo Kio which reportedly shot up 17 floors on Monday
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      Customer satisfaction in public transportation increases: LTA
      287 25 SINGAPORE Commuters in Singapore were generally happy with the bus and rail system last year, with slightly improved customer satisfaction levels compared with the previous year, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said. Overall customer satisfaction level went up to 91.8 per cent in
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      Lock icon Tales from the museum
      360 25  -  Embark on a family-friendly learning journey this school break LEONARD LAI leonardlaiyq@mediacorp.com.sg Holidays abroad can be eye-opening experiences for your little ones, but you won’t have to travel far this school break to nourish those young minds. As an alternative to leaving the country, plan a
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      Man who threatened to destroy Parliament House gets 28 weeks’ jail
      437 26  -  The Chinese national also claimed he wanted to ‘wipe out’ the PM’s family HE MADE CALLS TO POLICE WHILE IN A DRUNKEN STUPOR KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In a drunken stupor, he made prank calls to the police threatening
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  • china & india
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      Lock icon US confirms talks to base bombers in Australia
      608 28 AIRCRAFT WOULD BE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF S CHINA SEA REUTERS SYDNEY/WASHINGTON/MANILA The United States is in talks to base longrange bombers in Australia, said American defence officials, within striking distance of the disputed South China Sea, in a move that could
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      Lock icon Suspected China matricide puts focus on morals, mental health
      846 30 Son on the run as critics say murder highlights deficiencies in college education student support CAIXIN ONLINE BEIJING The case of a Peking University economics student wanted by police on suspicion he killed his mother has prompted a debate about the
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      Lock icon Indian guru’s festival on floodplain riles greenies
      495 32 Environmentalists accuse organisers of destroying vegetation and a fragile river ecosystem REUTERS NEW DELHI Indian environmentalists are aghast at the hosting of a huge cultural festival that begins tomorrow on the floodplain of Delhi’s main river, warning that the event and its 3.5
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      Lock icon New Delhi backs down on pension withdrawal tax
      566 34 AGENCIES NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government dropped a controversial proposal to tax pension withdrawals this week, caving in after an outcry by salaried workers threatened to undermine his party’s prospects in upcoming state elections. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had
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      309 32 FREE ADMISSION 2016 10-13 MARCH SUNTEC SINGAPORE L3 {11AM 9PM} L4 6 {12-9PM TECH SHOWCASE L4, BEHIND HALL 405 406 Launching at this IT Show, Sony’s α6300 mirror-less camera features the World’s Fastest AF speed and highest number of AF points with newly developed 24.2MP APS-C sensor and high resolution
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon A long way from Lecture Theatre 13
    915 33 What started as a series of lunch-time concerts for students is now a curated arts showcase of the best of student and professional performers PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM I n 1984, a little-known lunchtime concert series was launched at Lecture
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  • world
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      Lock icon North Korea claims thermo-nuclear breakthrough
      864 36 SAYS IT HAS SUCCESSFULLY MINIATURISED WARHEAD AGENCIES S EOU L North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country has successfully miniaturised a thermo-nuclear warhead, as Pyongyang yesterday continued to talk up its nuclear strike capabilities amid rising military tensions on the Korean peninsula. While the
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      Lock icon M’sia spends billions on 6 combat ships in move to modernise navy
      666 40 AGENCIES LUMUT (MALAYSIA) The Malaysian Defence Ministry is spending RM9 billion (S$3 billion) on six state-of-the-art Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) to beef up naval defence. The ships are expected to be the largest combat vessels in the Malaysian
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      Lock icon NZ Foreign Minister blasts UN Security Council’s ‘too hard’ attitude to big issues
      795 42  -  Says competing national interests are to be expected but that does not absolve responsibilities for global peace and security TANG CHEE SENG tangcheeseng@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully yesterday hit out at the
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      Lock icon 11 arrested as military called in to fight Riau fires
      504 44 AGENCIES PEK ANBARU (INDONESIA) The Indonesian military has deployed around 1,000 troops to aid in extinguishing land and forest fires in Riau province, with 11 suspects being arrested for starting the fires. Commander of Bukit Barisan regional military command, Major
      AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  504 words
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      145 36 Dengue Vaccine Research We are looking for healthy volunteers to participate in a dengue vaccine study which looks at how your antibodies respond to the dengue vaccine. This study will help us to understand how the vaccine works and prevent dengue infection. To pre-qualify for this study, you must: Be
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      71 36 SINGAPORE HORSE RACING FRIDAY, 11 MARCH 2016 First race starts at 6.20pm SUNDAY, 13 MARCH 2016 First race starts at 12.45pm Live telecast and totalisator services are available for the above race meetings at the Singapore Racecourse and Off-Course premises. For the latest updates, visit www.turfclub.com.sg or call the Singapore
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      513 46  -  BUT GOVT SAYS IT WILL DECIDE TIMELINE FOR CHANGE LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE Joining a chorus of calls for property cooling measures to be relaxed, real estate agency PropNex yesterday put up its case for some of the curbs to
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      335 46  -  ANGELA TENG SINGAPORE Close to half of the complaints received by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (M AS) against life insurers last year were related to service standards, said Mr Chua Kim Leng, MAS assistant managing director, Banking and Insurance, at an annual
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      599 48 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Noble Group, the embattled commodity trader, is working on its largest ever loan backed by inventories as banks demand more security, forcing a dramatic overhaul in the way it borrows. The Hong Kong-based company is seeking US$2.5 billion (S$3.5 billion) in
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        132 52 You now have more reasons to dine at JP Pepperdine dining outlets with its new Rewards Program. Simply sign up and receive complimentary e-dining vouchers at its various food outlets Jack’s Place, Restaurant Hoshigaoka, Kkongdon Barbeque and Eatzi Gourmet. The e-vouchers are valid for six
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        174 52 Canon’s new MAXIFY inkjet colour printer (MB5370) has been designed to cater to the needs of small or home offices that carry out high-volume colour printing. Be sure to check out Canon’s booth (booth number: 8412) at the IT Show held at Suntec Convention Centre till March 13.
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        BUILD YOUR IMMUNITY A TABLET AT A TIME
        82 52 Redoxon offers a range of products that contain Vitamin C as the key ingredient, to maintain and support your immune system. Redoxon’s Double Action Orange Effervescent Tablets provide the benefits of Vitamin C and zinc essential nutrients to support your immune system
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        110 52 If you didn’t get the chance to attend the recent travel fairs, fret not. British Airways is offering attractive fares, like the chance to fly to London from just S$2,288. With the return of the Airbus A380, enjoy direct flights between London and Singapore three
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        88 52 Take advantage of this year’s long weekends with Expedia.com.sg. It provides the convenience of booking all your travel needs from a single site. With just a click, you can pick and choose the destination of your choice from a wide selection of hotels in over 30,000
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        233 52 Join Hello Kitty and Friends at United Square and OneKM Mall for exciting activities. Also, get exclusive goodies in the sure-win Hello Kitty dip when you spend S$150. Terms and conditions apply. Hello Kitty and Friends Groovin’ Cruise at OneKM Mall From tomorrow until March
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        DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS MAGICAL ICE FESTIVAL
        157 52 Get ready to enter a world of enchantment at Disney On Ice presents Magical Ice Festival. Held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the shows will run from March 11 to 20. Step into the wintery scene of Disney’s Frozen and join sisters Elsa
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      1116 54 FAST-GROWING FINANCIAL SECTOR WORRIED ABOUT UNCERTAINTY REUTERS LONDON —Some of the United Kingdom capital city’s brightest financial technology talents have begun weighing a future elsewhere, worried Britain will lose its hard-won position as an industry hub if it opts out
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      611 56  -  SANZAAR confident Japanese side will be a hit with fans in S’pore TEAM WILL PLAY SOUTH AFRICAN SIDE THE CHEETAHS AT NATIONAL STADIUM ON SATURDAY NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As a new Super Rugby outfit, the Sunwolves are clearly not one of
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      Lock icon SUPER RUGBY ORGANISERS HOPE S’PORE WILL EMBRACE SUNWOLVES
      615 56 (2nd Edition)  -  SANZAAR confident Japanese side will be a hit with fans in S’pore TEAM WILL PLAY SOUTH AFRICA’S CHEETAHS AT NATIONAL STADIUM ON SATURDAY NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As a new Super Rugby outfit, the Sunwolves are clearly not one of the major
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      Lock icon WRONG TO PRAISE SHARAPOVA FOR HONESTY, SAYS FORMER WADA CHIEF
      447 56 AGENCIES LONDON Praising Maria Sharapova for honesty after she admitted to a doping offence creates a misleading impression, former World Anti-dop-ing Agency (WADA) president Dick Pound told newswire agency AFP yesterday. The 28-year-old Russian tennis star risks a four-year ban
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      Lock icon WRONG TO PRAISE SHARAPOVA FOR HONESTY, SAYS FORMER WADA CHIEF
      452 56 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES LONDON Praising Maria Sharapova for honesty after she admitted to a doping offence creates a misleading impression, former World Antidoping Agency (WADA) president Dick Pound told newswire agency AFP yesterday. The 28-year-old Russian tennis star risks a four-year ban
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      Lock icon HIGH-FLYING BEHE THINKS HE WILL SCORE MORE GOALS WITH RAK
      992 57  -  AMANPREET SINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Eyebrows were raised before the start of the S.League campaign when nine-time league champions Warriors FC released national striker Fazrul Nawaz, last season’s local top scorer with 18 goals, who then joined title rivals Tampines Rovers.
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      Lock icon VAN GAAL UPBEAT ON HISTORIC UNITED-LIVERPOOL CLASH
      472 57 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Louis van Gaal has rubbished claims that Manchester United’s first ever European meeting with arch-rivals Liverpool has been devalued by being in the Europa League. United travel to Anfield for the first leg of their last-16 meeting tomorrow (Friday
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      Lock icon CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE KICKS OFF: FOREIGN SCORERS 15 CHINESE SCORERS 1
      874 58 Expensive imports limit the exposure homegrown talent desperately needs HOW NOT TO DEVELOP LOCAL PLAYERS AP BEIJING After the US$300 million (S$414.7 million) splurge on highprofile foreign stars in the preseason transfer window, there was one striking statistic from
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      Lock icon CHINA’S GUANGZHOU WORTH MORE THAN REAL MADRID, MAN UNITED: XINHUA
      335 58 AFP BEIJING China’s Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao were proclaimed the holders of an unlikely title by the official news agency Xinhua yesterday: The world’s most valuable football club. A transaction in the club’s shares on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations
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      95 57 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS LW* Telecast not available at Livewire(Singapore Pools) No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. LW: Livewire (MBS) Livewire (RWS) (21 years and above) Livewire (Singapore Pools) (21 years and above during ‘Live’ telecast) SB:
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      64 59 THURSDAY, 10 MARCH 2016 A TASTE OF THAI THE NORTHERN CITY OF CHIANG RAI TICKS ALL THE BOXES FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR THE SIMPLE BUT GOOD LIFE >60 JETSETTING WITH... HOW FUNNY MAN GURMIT SINGH IS FULFILLING HIS TRAVEL DREAMS > 65 STAR AWARDS 2016 JEANETTE AW IS CURRENTLY LEADING
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        1213 60  -  CHIANG RAI BECKONS TRAVELLERS WITH ITS RICH HISTORY AND A LAIDBACK LIFESTYLE THAT’S HARD TO EMULATE JOSEPH LIM features@mediacorp.com.sg The Thai city of Chiang Rai is often overlooked when travellers visit northern Thailand. Its charms are often eclipsed by its sister province Chiang Mai, which is more popular
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        236 64 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW Travel to Cairns with Romeo Tan Book your holiday to Cairns now with ASA Holidays to explore its World Heritage-listed rainforest and The Great Barrier Reef, where you can get up close to marine life and take in the beauty of
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        517 65  -  JETSETTING WITH... SERENE LIM SINGAPORE —When we spoke to funny man Gurmit Singh at the end of 2014, he was bidding MediaCorp goodbye —with the intention of spending more time with his family and travelling. That he certainly did. “In 2015 alone, I went for holidays to Hong
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        Lock icon Why is S’pore’s passport red?
        637 66 Every passport in the world is said to feature a varying shade of either red, green, black or blue COLOURS OF THE WORLD THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Have you ever wondered why your passport is red, while others are the colours that they are? Okay,
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        484 67  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE —With the recent talk about parity over International Women’s Day this year, particularly in the workplace, there is one career that still sees a large disparity: Commercial pilot. According to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, about 4,000 out of
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        785 68 It was his success with the Fab Four that made him one of the most famous record producers of all time THE BEATLES PRODUCER DIES AT 90 AGENCIES LOS A NG ELES —George Martin, who produced, arranged and supervised most of The Beatles’
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        Lock icon Jeanette Aw has good start in Star Awards online categories
        384 68  -  TAMMI TAN/TOGGLE.SG TOGGLE.SG SINGAPORE If Jeanette Aw wins for the Star Awards’ Favourite Female Character and Favourite Onscreen Couple, she could very well be the last to take home the honours when the online voting categories are discontinued after this
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  • IT SHOW 2016 March 10-13 Suntec Singapore Level 3 (11am – 9pm) Level 4 and 6 (noon – 9pm)
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      505 70 BOOTH: 8238 ZENWATCH 2 Powered by the Android Wear operating system and equipped with a Qual- comm Snapdragon 400 processor, the ASUS ZenWatch 2 is a smart assistant for Android and iOS devices. You can get timely information at a glance and access your
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      506 71 BOOTH: 8150 At 12.95mm and weighing 1.27kg, the ENVY 13 is HP’s thinnest and lightest 13-inch notebook to date. This goodlooking machine is crafted with an aluminium lid and keyboard deck paired with a magnesium base. The touchpad features a glass surface that
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