Today, 6 July 2016

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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2016 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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  • 48 1 JOYOUS END TO FASTING MONTH Muslims breaking fast at Masjid Omar Salmah mosque yesterday, the last day of Ramadan. The holy month is also a time for spiritual renewal, prayer and visits with friends and family. PHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN PHOTO: WEE TECKHIAN
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  • 910 1 Editorials in state-run Global Times newspaper say dispute complicated by US intervention BEIJING ‘SHOULD PREPARE FOR MILITARY CONFRONTATION’ IN DISPUTED WATERS AGENCIES BEIJING China’s influential state-run Global Times newspaper said yesterday that the country should prepare for military
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    • 13 1 HOT NEWS PAGE 4 TODAY wishes its Muslim readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri
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    • 91 1 SMRT RETURNING 26 CHINA-MADE TRAINS DEFECTS NOT CRITICAL TO SAFETY, SAYS LTA Hklld JointHealth bone health Optimal MtceHar Mocosomme Cream nuUinl MCT— B>««iMinlnaOwm Omega-3 Bio Calcium “w™' Joints Bone Health V Clinically tested (Reference:J Pharm.&Phaim. Sci, Vol3,lssue3,2001.p80-83) V Lasting comfort www.urah.com.si Strengthen Joints and Bones with Urah! Start exercising tod
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  • hot news
    • 651 2  -  Woman sentenced to 11 years in prison boyfriend gets 10 years jail and 12 strokes of the cane SENSELESS BRUTALITY CALLS FOR DETERRENT SENTENCE, SAYS JUDGE AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Condemning their “ruthless and unrelenting” torture of a two-year-old child, who later
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    • 694 2  -  about my son.” kelly ng and iliyas JUA NDA WITH A DDITION A L REPORTING JUA NDA BYAMANDALEE WITH A DDITION A L REPORTING BY AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —To caregivers, little Mohamad Daniel Mohamad Nasser was a “very
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    • 703 4  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE —SMRT is returning a whopping 26 out of 35 of the first Chi-na-made trains it has used here since 2011 for repairs, after checks showed there were issues with them. The problems with
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    • 1339 7 After successfully situating the Juno spacecraft within Jupiter’s orbit, Nasa hopes it will now delve beneath the planet’s clouds to reveal the origins of our solar system The price is as impressive as the distance travelled THE NEWYORK TIMES NEW YORK Ducking through
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    • 768 8 AGENCIES RIYADH JAKARTA As the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan approached, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia two of the world’s largest Muslim countries suffered a series of terrorist attacks within 24 hours by suspected Islamic State (IS) militants.
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    • 240 8 AGENCIES Malaysian police are cracking down on those who spread jihadist ideology and unrest over social media, after the authorities confirmed on Monday that Islamic State (IS) has struck the country for the first time following the declaration of war by the terror
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    • 611 8  -  istry. SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE —From Orlando to Baghdad, and now Medina in Saudi Arabia, the spate of “vile attacks” is caused by misguided people blemishing the name of Islam, a religion that places “great emphasis on the sanctity of human
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    • 1311 9 THENEWYORKTIMES BEIRUT As the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approached, jihadi propagandists told their followers that it was a good time to kill people. The spokesman for Islamic State (IS) said in late May that jihadis should
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  • comment & analysis
    • 892 10  -  In his commentary on Monday, Dr Jeremy Lim discussed the need to examine health equity in Singapore. In this second part, he explores how this can be done. NOT EVERYONE IS AT THE SAME STARTING POINT IN THE RACE FOR HEALTH Dr
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    • 1109 11  -  SIGNS SHOW EMERGING 21ST-CENTURY ARMS RACE ASIT K BISWAS AND KRIS HARTLEY Asit K Biswas is Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Kris Hartley is a doctoral candidate at the Lee Kuan
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    • 1867 12  -  VENTURE CAPITALISTS START SHUNNING UNPROFITABLE START-UPS RICHARD WATERS AND LESLIE HOOK Richard Waters is the United States West Coast editor of the Financial Times, where Leslie Hook is the San Francisco correspondent. FINANCIAL TIMES A valet car-parking service might not
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    • 950 13  -  FALSEHOODS POISONING PUBLIC OPINION, POLICY DEBATES BARRY RITHOLTZ Barry Ritholtz is a Bloomberg View columnist writing about finance, the economy and the business world. He is the founder of Ritholtz Wealth Management, an asset management and financial planning firm. BLOOMBERG I spend much of
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    • 17 10 Hyperbole and exaggeration is one thing; creating an alternative universe is something else entirely. BARRY RITHOLTZ 13
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  • singapore
    • 539 16  -  Retail sector scores also up due to better perception of quality availability of products CONSUMERS’ SATISFACTION INCREASED ALONG WITH EXPECTATIONS REGINA MARIE LEE reginalee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With competition heating up in the info-communications market, telcos are seeing higher customer
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    • 341 16  -  REGINA MARIE LEE SINGAPORE For online shoppers, what matters most is the tail end of their shopping experience how soon purchases are delivered, whether the return and exchange policies are fair, and how easy it is to check out and pay.
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    • 741 17  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —At home, they may endure harsh physical punishment and abuse or witness domestic violence, while elsewhere, they may have been involved in major accidents or disasters. And it is these child trauma cases that the KK Women’s
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    • 460 17 SINGAPORE A shop in Ang Mo Kio will no longer be allowed to sell tobacco products after it was caught selling these products to a 14-year-old in a school uniform, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said. Five other
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    • 387 17  -  VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE —Addressing a complaint from a consumer about an unknown substance found in a prawn, the AgriFood Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) said yesterday that the “gelatinous blob” was the heart structure of the crustacean. “It is normal anatomy and
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  • health
    • 1028 18  -  Some children are medically unsuitable others have diseases with a high chance of recurring after transplant THOSE ON DIALYSIS FACE A HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING OTHER COMPLICATIONS EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With fewer co-existing diseases, young organ transplant recipients typically see better
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    • 610 18 THE TELEGRAPH HELSINKI —Women who lose just a few kilograms could double their chance of getting pregnant, a major study has found. Research on hundreds of couples trying to start a family found that women who managed to lose
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  • china & india
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  • world
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  • business
    • 649 26  -  REVIEW OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDS SAYS MORE TRANSPARENCY IS NEEDED LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) mainboard must be more forthcoming in disclosing the remuneration details of their top personnel, according to a review of corporate governance standards
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    • 572 26 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE The biggest gainer this year among stocks that make up the Straits Times Index (STI) is a foreigner. Even after yesterday’s 0.5 per cent dip, Thai Beverage shares have jumped 36.2 per cent this year to 94 Singapore cents, benefiting
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  • technology
    • 1043 28 Apps like Musical.ly and Flipagram help stock music’s new ‘farm club’ of talent STREAMING MODEL LETS TALENT GET PAID PER CLICK THENEWYORKTIMES ANAHEIM (CALIFORNIA) —At VidCon, a sprawling conference for the young stars of online video, success has
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  • sports
    • 721 29  -  Sprinter to compete at Asean University Games before his Olympic wildcard run S’PORE ATHLETES VOICE THEIR SUPPORT LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Hours after receiving the best news of his budding athletics career, sprinter Timothee Yap found himself in the tailor’s fitting room
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    • 423 29  -  NOAH TAN S ING A PORE She is one of Singapore’s top female ultrarunners, and has competed in more than 20 ultramarathons since picking up the sport in 2010. But in two weeks, former national triathlete Jeri Chua will take on the toughest
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    • 1071 30  -  Millions of eyes will be trained on every move megastars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale make in Marseille tomorrow morning, but the first Euro 2016 semi-final is much more than simply a shoot-out between the Real Madrid pair. TODAY’S analyst Adrian Clarke (sports@mediacorp.com.sg) runs us
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    • 472 31 Tomorrow’s Euro 2016 semi-final between Portugal and Wales pits the world’s two most expensive players and Real Madrid team-mates Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale against each other. We take a close look at how they have played at the tournament. REUTERS CRISTIANO RONALDO GROUP MATCH
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    • 547 31 Real Madrid team-mates on opposing sides as Euro 2016 final beckons REUTERS PA R I S Gareth Bale says Wales’ Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal tonight will not be decided by his personal duel with Real Madrid team mate Cristiano Ronaldo. “It’s not
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    • 612 32 13.REUTERS MANCHESTER —Jose Mourinho has defended his commitment to promoting young talent as he faced the media for the first time as manager of Manchester United, a club renowned for an academy that has produced title-winning players. The most successful academy graduate, Ryan
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    • 46 32 Team Singapore athletes Dipna Lim Prasad, basketballer Chase Tan, shuttler Tay Wei Ming, netballer Charmaine Soh and silat exponent Muhammad Shakir Juanda at the launch of dENiZEN One Team Singapore collection at Jurong Point. PHOTO: SPORT SINGAPORE PHOTO: SPORTSINGAPORE
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    • 43 32 Trainer James Peters answering questions from the event host after drawing Barrier No 1 for his gelding Titanium for the Emirates Singapore Derby on Sunday, July 10. PHOTO: SINGAPORE TURF CLUB PHOTO: SINGAPORE TURF CLUB
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
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    • 47 33 WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2016 TEN YEARS ON, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA HAS NOT AGED WELL 35 36 JOKE’S ON HIM SINGAPOREAN COMEDIAN APOLOGISES AFTER HIS MALAYSIA JIBE WENT SOUR RED LIGHT DISTRICT W!LD RICE’S GEYLANG IS ENTERTAINING, DESPITE THE OVERDOSE OF BAD JOKES DIGITAL IMAGING: CRYS LEE
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  • T TODAY
    • culture & lifestyle
      • 971 34  -  TEN YEARS AGO, THE MOVIE WAS A HIT, BUT IN TODAY’S CLIMATE THE FANTASY IT PEDDLES IS ALMOST LAUGHABLE CHEONG KAMEI features@mediacorp.com.sg Cheong Kamei went from editorial assistant to become the former editor of a women’s fashion magazine. She gave it
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      • 577 35  -  W!ld Rice’s Geylang had just a bit too much sexual innuendo THEATRE REVIEW: GEYLANG KARIN LAI features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —If Geylang has the feel of a school production, this is because, in a sense, it is one: The play was first staged last year as
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      • 526 36 A police report has been made against S’porean comedian Fakkah Fuzz NOT SO FUNNY SINGAPORE —Singaporean funnyman Fakkah Fuzz is in hot water after he poked fun at Malaysia’s Prime Minis- ter, with a group lodging a police report against him and others calling for him
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    • 44 37 THE STORY OF THE MOVIE IN COMICS At only $8.90! (incl. GST) FREE Exclusive Colouring Set with every purchase of the magazine! On Sale Now! Finding Dory Magazineis available at selected bookstores, convenience stores, supermarkets and leading newsstands. Disney/Pixar Published by Mediacorp Pte Ltd.
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 263 38 6.00AM Morning Agenda With Bharati Jagdish And Keith De Souza NOON The Soundtrack Of Our Lives 2.00PM The Afternoon News With Eugene Loh And Michelle Martin 6.00 Evening Digest With Daniel Martin And Daphne Lim 9.00 Late Nite Lineup With Howie Lim THE AFTERNOON NEWS WITH EUGENE LOH AND MICHELLE
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    • 350 38 E: English C: Chinese M: Malay T: Tamil Mediacorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. FREE TOGGLE ORIGINALS Check out exclusive movies and series produced by Toggle anytime, anywhere. TOGGLE TALK 2 (EP
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  • Page 39 Miscellaneous
    • 1209 39 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg 11.00AM Home Shopping 3.00PM World This Week 2016 4.00 Blissful Living 5.00 Wang’s Family (PG) 6.00 Brother’s Keeper (PG) 7 .00 House Of Bluebird (PG) 9.00 Big Big World II 9.30 Life’s Perfectionists 10.00 Highs And Lows (PG13-Drug Use) 11.00 News Tonight 11.30 Big
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    • 71 39 ON STARHUB CABLE TV JURASSIC WORLD The velociraptor trainer and operations manager of Jurassic World have to save the tourists from the life-threatening hybrid dinosaur that has escaped. ALL ABOUT STEVE Convinced that a camera-man is her true love, an eccentric woman trails him all over the country to convince
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