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Title Section14 2016-08-09 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp TUESDAY, 9 AUGUST 2016 MCI (P) 026/06/201614 words
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992 2016-08-09 1 ‘Determination to hold together regardless of differences will carry us through next 50 years’ SINGAPORE Stressing how far Singapore has come to beat the odds and reach where it is today, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday made992 words
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Advertisement11 2016-08-09 1 IN OUR 15-PAGE NATIONAL DAY SPECIAL THINGS TO CALL OUR OWN11 words
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Advertisement13 2016-08-09 1 BRANDS ‘DOUBLE CONFIRM’ A GROWING INTEREST IN SINGLISH 8 LOCALBRANDS GOING PLACES• 1413 words
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Article, Illustration772 2016-08-09 1 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Revealing on the eve of National Day that there will be enhanced land, air and sea security measures for the festivities today measures that would also apply to future key events Defence Minister Ng EngPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 772 words
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993 2016-08-09 1 (2nd Edition) To overcome extremist terrorism, economic uncertainty, divisive politics, people will need to work as one SINGAPORE Stressing how far Singapore has come to beat the odds and reach where it is today, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday993 words
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Article, Illustration765 2016-08-09 1 (2nd Edition) TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Revealing on the eve of National Day that there will be enhanced land, air and sea security measures for the festivities today measures that would also apply to future key events Defence Minister Ng EngPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 765 words
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Article, Illustration769 2016-08-09 2 KELLY NG - The men who allegedly plotted to launch rocket attack on S’pore were ‘quiet, good guys’ POLICE STEP UP SECURITY ON ISLAND KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg BATAM —Last week’s arrests of six men who allegedly plotted to attack Singapore’s Marina Bay area using rocketsPHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN - 769 words
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396 2016-08-09 2 AGENCIES JAKARTA —Indonesian authorities said yesterday that several suspected Islamist radicals arrested last week on suspicion of plotting to attack Singapore were part of a group that has “dozens of members” and has been active for two years. National police spokesmanAGENCIES - 396 words
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Article, Illustration773 2016-08-09 4 AGENCIES BANGKOK —A day after Thailand endorsed a military-backed Constitution to pave the way for a general election, the country’s junta government said yesterday it had no intention of forming a political party to contest the national polls. At the same time,AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 773 words
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Article, Illustration773 2016-08-09 4 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES BANGKOK —A day after Thailand endorsed a military-backed Constitution to pave the way for a general election, the country’s junta government said yesterday it had no intention of forming a political party to contest the national polls. At the same time,AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 773 words
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Article, Illustration761 2016-08-09 5 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) chairman Peter Ho is a familiar name from the public sector, having been in the Singapore Administrative Service for more than three decades. But he took a backseat in 2010, when he retiredPHOTO: NPARKS; PHOTO: URA - 761 words
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Article, Illustration760 2016-08-09 5 (2nd Edition) VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) chairman Peter Ho is a familiar name from the public sector, having been in the Singapore Administrative Service for more than three decades. But he took a backseat in 2010, when he retiredPHOTO: NPARKS; PHOTO: URA - 760 words
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NATIONAL DAY SPECIAL 2016
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Article, Illustration29 2016-08-09 6 As Singapore celebrates its 51st birthday, we look at the things that are unique to Singapore, their surprising history, and where their futures lie29 words
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Article, Illustration1211 2016-08-09 7 LIN YANQIN - Questions abound about where we go from here, who we are as a people, and what are the ties that bind after last year’s Golden Jubilee PUTTING WHAT IS ‘NATIVE’ IN THE SPOTLIGHT LIN YANQIN Deputy News Editor yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg In the Housing and DevelopingPHOTO: NURIA LING - 1,211 words
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Article, Illustration1280 2016-08-09 8 KENNETH CHENG - Double confirm, Singlish is soo us Dynamic language at once binds and divides INTEREST IN LOCAL SLANG GROWING KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg For comedian Hossan Leong, naming his company after the popular Singlish expression “double confirm” has been a doubleedged sword. While the phrase from which the name of his firmPHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 1,280 words
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Article, Illustration487 2016-08-09 9 KENNETH CHENG - KENNETH CHENG He hardly spoke Singlish at home during childhood and was exposed to trickles of it during his schooling years. But this soon changed when Dr Jack Lee was drafted into National Service, where Singlish was widely used among servicemen and hisPHOTO: KOH MUI FONG - 487 words
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Article, Illustration1216 2016-08-09 10 DON MENDOZA - Balancing the need to safeguard and innovate Singapore dishes is key to the future of our food scene CHANGING FOOD PARADISE DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com. sg The national pride and identity Singaporeans find in the foods they have grown up with is undeniable. And it is not hardPHOTO: JOHN HENG, CANDLENUT, RED HOUSE SEAFOOD - 1,216 words
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Article, Illustration1134 2016-08-09 11 REENA DEVI - Singapore’s visual arts have always looked beyond national borders ARTS SCENE REENA DEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg Modern art in Singapore began on a trip to the shores of another tropical island. The Bali trip in 1952 by Liu Kang, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chen Chong SweePHOTO: NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE, NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL - 1,134 words
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Article, Illustration1430 2016-08-09 12 TOH EE MING - Otters, leopard cats and some 500-plus species of local birds, mammals and reptiles are starting to be discovered, appreciated and protected WILDLIFE AT HOME TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg On a routine survey dive in 2011, marine biologist Karenne Tun swam past a whitish marinePHOTO: NPARKS - 1,430 words
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Article, Illustration1012 2016-08-09 13 TOH EE MING - Among tropical countries, Singapore stands as the ‘most richly diverse and botanically explored’, with 5,700 plant specimens per 100sqkm and over 33,000 specimens in the Botanic Gardens herbarium collected from its forests. MORE NEW LOCAL SPECIES BEING NAMED TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg Many Singaporeans probably cannotPHOTOS: TOH EE MING, NPARKS - 1,012 words
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Article, Illustration1008 2016-08-09 14 LEE YEN NEE - Playing up their Singapore roots has served many firms well, as they become associated with the country’s hallmarks of quality, reliability BRAND SINGAPORE LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg In 2013, eight Singaporean companies, including LEAP SchoolHouse and Cristofori Music, came togetherPHOTOS: NURIA LING, KOH MUI FONG, ROBIN CHOO - 1,008 words
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Article, Illustration1111 2016-08-09 15 KENNETH CHENG - Singapore’s unique HDB and CPF systems are keenly studied worldwide as models of social innovation MIX OF PRAGMATIC GOVT POLICY AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg Rising inexorably over the landscape, the ubiquitous Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats built all over the island no longer getPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,111 words
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Article, Illustration1595 2016-08-09 16 CHRISTOPHER TOH - From bands to solo performers, musicians here are coming into their own but will we find a ‘Singapore sound’? GROWING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ENGLISH ACTS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg Last month, Singapore quartet The Sam Willows played their first full-length concert to screaming fans atPHOTO: JASON QUAH; PHOTOS: TODAY FILE, MEDIACORP PRESS, - 1,595 words
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Article, Illustration1955 2016-08-09 18 NOAH TAN - From football to swimming, here are the contenders for this title MORE LOCAL ATHLETES COMPETING GLOBALLY NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg As Singapore prepares to celebrate its 51st birthday, 25 of the country’s top athletes are 15,000km away in Rio de Janeiro, looking to do thePHOTO: WEE TECK HIAN; PHOTOS: SPORT SINGAPORE - 1,955 words
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Article, Illustration1022 2016-08-09 20 ILIYAS JUANDA - Long a melting pot even before modern Singapore existed, the evolution of Kampong Glam is testament to the Republic’s rich history of multiculturalism A MICROCOSM OF SINGAPORE NONPAREIL ILIYAS JUANDA iliyasj@mediacorp.com.sg With the gleaming gold dome of Sultan Mosque peeking over the red-clay roofs,PHOTO: ROBIN CHOO - 1,022 words
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Advertisement27 2016-08-09 28 Extraordinary vision brought us to where we are today. Rejoice and look forward to an even better tomorrow. Happy Birthday Singapore! From all of us at OSIM.27 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1084 2016-08-09 38 STEPHEN ROACH - LONG-RUN BENEFITS, BUT TOUGH REALITY CHECK IN SHORT TERM STEPHEN ROACH Stephen Roach, a faculty member at Yale University and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, is the author of Unbalanced: The Codependency of America and China. PROJECT SYNDICATE While seemingly elegant in theory, globalisation suffers inPROJECT SYNDICATE; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,084 words
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Article, Illustration670 2016-08-09 39 OUTCOME A CALL TO QUICKEN TRANSITION BANGKOK POST BANGKOK POST EDITORS Thailand has voted, as it almost always does, quietly, peacefully and as thoughtfully as events allowed. The results of Sunday’s referendum show a clear decision to accept the military regime’sBANGKOK POST; PHOTO: REUTERS - 670 words
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Article, Illustration838 2016-08-09 39 LUCY KELLAWAY - UNHELPFUL TIPS FOR 20-YEAR-OLDS LUCY KELLAWAY Lucy Kellaway is the Financial Times’ associate editor and management columnist. THE FINANCIAL TIMES Last week, I stumbled upon an article by the chief executive of Boston Consulting Group telling twentysomethings howto “accelerate” their careers. Mr RichTHE FINANCIAL TIMES - 838 words
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Article, Illustration363 2016-08-09 40 ONGKAIMIN - FROM ONGKAIMIN In the lead-up to Singapore’s 51st birthday, people began hanging the national flag outside houses, flats and buildings to represent their anticipation of this significant day. As a Singaporean, I suppose I am expected to be as excited asPHOTO: AP - 363 words
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382 2016-08-09 40 NEELAKANDAN SIVANANTHAM - FROM NEELAKANDAN SIVANANTHAM Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are all about a decade old. Their host, the Internet, has evolved from a platform for entertainment and education to one with social networking tools. The Arab Spring’s humble beginnings and quick spread were attributed382 words
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244 2016-08-09 40 SUNNY GOH - FROM SUNNY GOH In its letter “Mindef addressing issues highlighted in AGO report” (Aug 3), the Ministry of Defence stated that it will make up for the Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions due on past Full Savings Vesting Bonus payments.244 words
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609 2016-08-09 42 SIAU MING EN - SGFUTURE CO-CHAIRS WANT S’POREANS TO STEP FORWARD SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A new national movement to get Singaporeans to help the less fortunate is on the cards, even as the authorities wrapped up a series of engagement sessions on shaping Singapore’s future.609 words
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408 2016-08-09 42 SIAU MING EN - SIAU MING EN SINGAPORE Hoping to share his views on how Total Defence could be taught in schools here, Mr Wan Junyan, 41, took part in an SGfuture engagement session earlier this February. His idea took off after the session, part of408 words
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579 2016-08-09 44 AMANDA LEE - AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE When Ho Yueh Keong agreed to drive triad leader Tan Chor Jin back to Malaysia from Singapore in February 2006, he had no idea that the latter had just gunned down a nightclub owner. It was only579 words
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333 2016-08-09 44 KENNETH CHENG - KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE The number of unionised companies re-hiring older workers beyond 65 years of age, as well as those with a written policy to re-employ workers up to age 67, has nearly doubled in the past year. As of last month, almost333 words
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Article, Illustration129 2016-08-09 44 The winner of this week’s TO DAY Shop to Win draw, MrLim Dow Kean(right), receiving a S$10,000 cheque from Mr Warren Frank Kwok, senior manager (operations) of NTUC Healthcare Co-Operative Limited. The 61-year-old, who spent S$85.60 on milk powder at AMK Hub’s Unity outlet, said hePHOTO: ONG ZE TENG - 129 words
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Article, Illustration710 2016-08-09 45 Record number of Chinese government vessels have entered disputed waters FRICTION HEIGHTENS RISK OF CLASHES AGENCIES TOKYO Japan yesterday said it would respond firmly after Chinese government vessels intruded into its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East ChinaAGENCIES; PHOTO: AP - 710 words
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297 2016-08-09 45 AP CHINA —A United States Navy guidedmissile destroyer arrived in the northern Chinese port of Qingdao yesterday in the first visit by an American warship to the country since Beijing responded angrily to an arbitration panel’s ruling that its expansiveAP - 297 words
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Article, Illustration1132 2016-08-09 46 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI Since downloading the TrulyMadly dating app two years ago, Mr Arsath Ajmal hasn’t ventured out on a single date. It’s not that he does not want to. The 27-year-old pharmacist lives in a small town on India’sBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AP - 1,132 words
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345 2016-08-09 46 AFP BEIJING –Thousands of people took to the streets of a city in eastern China to protest against a possible Sino-French nuclear project, residents said yesterday as local police denied beating demonstrators. Residents in Lianyungang, 480km north of Shanghai, shouted slogans andAFP - 345 words
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Article, Illustration674 2016-08-09 47 MOST OF THE VICTIMS WERE LAWYERS AGENCIES PAKISTAN A suicide bomber killed at least 70 people and wounded scores in an attack that struck a gathering of Pakistani lawyers on the grounds of a government-run hospital in the south-western cityAGENCIES; PHOTO: AFP - 674 words
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808 2016-08-09 47 THE FINANCIAL TIMES JAKARTA When Indonesia’s fastgrowing consumer market was the talk of global investors back in 2012, the local operator of brands such as Starbucks, Zara and New Balance could simply open stores and customers would come. But as the commodity slumpTHE FINANCIAL TIMES - 808 words
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Article, Illustration1150 2016-08-09 48 PARLIAMENT WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE LAW THE NEW YORK TIMES TOKYO —It has been something of an open secret in Japan that Emperor Akihito would like a privilege most people take for granted: At 82, he wants to retire. The questionTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,150 words
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379 2016-08-09 48 AGENCIES SEOUL —South Korean President Park Geun-hye has criticised a group of opposition lawmakers who left for China yesterday to discuss the deployment of an American anti-mis-sile system that has opened a damaging rift between Seoul and Beijing. Reiterating herAGENCIES - 379 words
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business
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Article, Illustration554 2016-08-09 49 LEE YEN NEE - HOWEVER, TOTAL INCOME RISES BY 8% LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s largest lender DBS reported yesterday a 6 per cent year-on-year decline in net profit for the second quarter, after its provisions more than doubled due to thePHOTO: REUTERS - 554 words
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Article492 2016-08-09 49 ANGELA TENG - ANGELA TENG SINGAPORE Transport operator SMRT Corp reported yesterday a 22.9 per cent year-on-year decline in profit to S$15.5 million for its fiscal first quarter, its first decline in a year, as losses in the rail business deepened. The group, which is the subject492 words
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352 2016-08-09 49 LEE YEN NEE - LEE YEN NEE Swiber Holdings, the financially troubled Singapore Exchange-listed oilfield services firm, had showed no signs of deep distress before it “imploded” and caught everyone by surprise with its liquidation announcement, DBS’ chief executive Piyush Gupta said yesterday. DBS’ total352 words
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674 2016-08-09 50 REUTERS BEIJING China’s exports and imports fell more than expected in July in a rocky start to the third quarter, pointing to further weakness in global demand in the aftermath of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Imports fell 12.5 perREUTERS - 674 words
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Article, Illustration1285 2016-08-09 51 50% OF IPADS BOUGHT BY CORPORATIONS, GOVTS THE NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO —In the primordial days of computing, IBM machines were so common inside corporations that there was a running joke in the industry: Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM. TheseTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,285 words
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Article, Illustration499 2016-08-09 52 VETERAN STILL COMPETING AT HIGHEST LEVEL REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO —If there was a gold medal on offer at every competition for the oldest gymnast on show, Oksana Chusovitina would have needed to hire Fort Knox to stockpile a hoard ofREUTERS; PHOTO: AP - 499 words
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289 2016-08-09 52 AFP BEIJING —Away from battling for Olympic glory, China is having a spat with Australia and hosts Brazil over doping claims and misaligned flags. Chinese state-run media blasted Australian swimmer Mack Horton as immoral and his country as a former “offshoreAFP - 289 words
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Article474 2016-08-09 52 Daily schedule results What’s coming (allin Singapore time) Rugby sevens Women: Final, 6am WeightliftingMen: 62kg final, 6am; 69kg final, 6am (Wed) Women: 63kg final, 2.30am (Wed) SwimmingMen: 200m freestyle final, 9.21am; 100m backstroke final, 9.38am; Women: 100m backstroke final, 9.30am; 100m breaststroke final, 9.54am; Canoe slalom Men: Canoe single final,474 words
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Article, Illustration512 2016-08-09 52 (2nd Edition) LOW LIN FHOONG - PADDLER COMES BACK FROM 2 GAMES DOWN TO WIN LOW LIN FHOONG IN RIO DE JANEIRO linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg RIO DE JANEIRO —It was an Olympics opening match that Feng Tianwei had not expected, but certainly a welcome one here at the Riocentro Pavilion 3.REUTERS - 512 words
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290 2016-08-09 52 (2nd Edition) AFP B EIJING —Away from battling for Olympic glory, China is having a spat with Australia and hosts Brazil over doping claims and misaligned flags. Chinese state-run media blasted Australian swimmer Mack Horton as immoral and his country as a formerAFP - 290 words
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Article474 2016-08-09 52 (2nd Edition) Daily schedule results What’s coming (allin Singapore time) Rugby sevens Women: Final, 6am WeightliftingMen: 62kg final, 6am; 69kg final, 6am (Wed) Women: 63kg final, 2.30am (Wed) SwimmingMen: 200m freestyle final, 9.21am; 100m backstroke final, 9.38am; Women: 100m backstroke final, 9.30am; 100m breaststroke final, 9.54am; Canoe slalom Men: Canoe single final,474 words
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Article, Illustration1011 2016-08-09 53 US swimmer’s historic win in the 4x100m free relay is just the first of his six events AP RIO DE JANEIRO —Michael Phelps has to clear out more space in his medal case. Time to make room for gold No 19. WithAP; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 1,011 words
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Article, Illustration84 2016-08-09 53 Annemiek van Vleuten suffered three fractured vertebrae and a concussion after a horrifying high-speed crash in the Olympic women’s road race on Sunday but the Dutch rider said she will be fine and was more disappointed at missing out on a medal. Television pictures84 words
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Article, Illustration69 2016-08-09 53 World tennis No 1 Novak Djokovic was dumped out of the Rio Games in the first round 7-6(4) 7-6(2) by Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro, a Argentina’s shock result that reduced the Serb to tears as he left the court. Djokovic, who won this69 words
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Article, Illustration66 2016-08-09 53 Chinese weightlifter Long Qingquan broke the 56kg world record on the way to defeating defending Olympic champion Om Yun-Chol of N orth Korea at the Rio Games on Sunday. Long joined Om as one of seven men who have lifted three times their own bodyweight.66 words
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Article, Illustration64 2016-08-09 53 Australia’s Lucien Delfour, the top-ranked men’s canoe slalom K1 paddleratthe Rio Olympics, failed on Sunday to qualify for the semi-finals and insisted he did not deserve a 50-second penalty for missing a gate. Delfour said he was “shocked” by the ruling and was “100 perPHOTOS: REUTERS, GETTY IMAGES - 64 words
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Article, Illustration813 2016-08-09 54 AP RIO DE JANEIRO Sajedeh Norouzi jumped to her feet, both arms thrust high into the air, beaming as she waved a small Iranian flag from side to side. Again and again. She waved at every chance. She waved for every womanAP; PHOTO: AP - 813 words
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Article, Illustration51 2016-08-09 54 Windsurfer Audrey Yong (Instagram): Immensely proud to be representing Singapore at the Olympics here in Rio on a day like this. Happy 51st Birthday Singapore! Vamos Singapura! Sailor Saiyidah Aisyah (Twitter): The queue to drop off our laundry bags:(#rio2016 Badminton player Liang Xiaoyu (Instagram): HELLO from51 words
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267 2016-08-09 54 AFP RIO DE JANEIRO —Brazil face another embarrassing exit from a football tournament on home soil after Neymar slumbered through a second 0-0 draw of Rio 2016 against Iraq. The Olympic hosts need to beat group leaders Denmark tomorrow to avoid a stunningAFP - 267 words
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Article, Illustration771 2016-08-09 55 AMANPREET SINGH - Thai clubs are studying a proposal to introduce a quota for Asean players AMANPREET SINGH amanpreet@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Thai Premier League (PLT) clubs are studying a proposal to change its foreign player quota a move that will create new opportunities for Singapore footballers.PHOTO: CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 771 words
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Article, Illustration469 2016-08-09 55 AFP LONDON Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his club should feel “proud” about signing Paul Pogba, as the France midfielder moved closer to rejoining his former team in a world-record transfer. Pogba, 23, is poised to complete a reported £89 million (S$157 million)AFP; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 469 words
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Article, Illustration713 2016-08-09 57 REENA DEVI - Khairuddin Hori appointed curatorial director for Chan Hampe Galleries ART MOVEMENTS REENA DEVI SINGAPORE Following his stint as deputy director of Artistic Programmes at Palais de Tokyo, Paris where he served from 2014 to April this year, Khairuddin Hori joins Chan Hampe Galleries as its new curatorial director.713 words
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Article, Illustration530 2016-08-09 59 JILL ALPHONSO - What can these vending machines do for you? And where can you find them? JILL ALPHONSO FOR LOCAL SOUVENIRS The Orchard Road mall has played host in the past to pop-up machines such as the Fred Perry vending machine, which dispensed the iconic polo shirts inPHOTOS: JILL ALPHONSO, JOY FANG - 530 words
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