Today, 3 September 2016

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    14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp SATURDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2016 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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    Lock icon Pokemon Go fades, but AR tech may now get its day in the sun
    2224 1  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mr Andrew Law, 24, works as a recruitment consultant by day and is a Pokemon hunter by night. He stake outs various locations across the island, phone in hand, and with eyes
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    Lock icon MOBILE ACCESS CUT IN BID TO TRACK CIRCLE LINE ILLS
    55 1 The reception of mobile phone signals was switched off at four Circle Line stations from 7pm to 9pm yesterday as part of an effort to find the source of the mysterious glitch which continued to plague commuters for a fifth
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    Lock icon Malaysia on alert to thwart lone-wolf attacks
    642 1  -  Authorities have increased monitoring to ensure they do not evolve into groups ‘MILITANTS MAY STRIKE ON SEPT 16’ EILEEN NG eileenng@mediacorp.com.sg WITH AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Malaysia is stepping up efforts to prevent Islamic State (IS) lone-wolf terrorists from coming together to stage bigger attacks
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    Mum-to-be who tested positive for Zika also has dengue
    688 1  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE —A pregnant woman diagnosed with Zika infection in Singapore tested positive for dengue too unheard of here until now. Mary (not her real name), 24, who lives in Sennett Avenue, feared the worst when she went
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      375 2 7 GRIN CITV M. *4 0 i 2-4 Sept, 1 lam 8.30pm GAIN CITY MEGASTORE SUNGEI KADUT! 3 Sept Activities I# SINGAPORE A OlWS l:00-2:00pm 3:00-5:00pm 6:00-7:00pm UFM 100.3 DJ JingYun will be on-site to report‘Live* Chef Sawarto cooking demo L3 Kitchen demo area pwy. Duet Singing Performance by singer
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Samsung halts Note7 sales over battery fires, telcos follow suit
      619 2 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —All three telcos in Singapore have stopped sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Note7, after the South Korean company announced a global recall following reports of faulty batteries causing its latest flagship smartphone to catch fire. Singtel, Singapore’s biggest telco,
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      Telco shares plunge as 4th mobile carrier looms
      662 2  -  ALISON JENNER Deputy Business Editor jenneras@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The share prices of M1, StarHub and Singtel plummeted yesterday after the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) announced on Thursday it had received formal expressions of interest from three companies to become Singapore’s fourth mobile carrier.
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      Lock icon PM, Xi laud ‘good progress’ in Chongqing connectivity project
      737 4 SINGAPORE —Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Chinese President Xi Jinping lauded the “good progress” of the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative (CCI) when they met on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Hangzhou, eastern China, yesterday evening. The
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      Lock icon Private hospitals, elderly centres step up efforts to protect patients
      584 5  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There were 38 new cases of the locally-transmitted Zika virus as of noon yesterday, bringing the total number of cases to 189, as some private hospitals and elderly centres stepped up efforts to protect patients,
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      Lock icon Low risk of Zika-related birth defects, say doctors
      700 6  -  High rates of microcephaly in Brazil could be due to environmental cultural factors KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The links between Zika infection and birth defects in babies could be blown out of proportion, some doctors suggest, stressing that no scientific association has
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      Lock icon Malaysia and its neighbours must battle Zika together: Najib
      633 6 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday that it was “absolutely vital” for Malaysia and its neighbours to work closely together to deal with the spread of Zika virus. He also urged policy makers in the region to
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      Lock icon M’SIA’S FIRST ZIKA PATIENT ON THE MEND
      268 6 MALAY MAIL ONLINE The first Malaysian to contract the Zika virus is now recovering, according to her doctor at the hospital where she has been warded. Dr Christopher Lee, Sungai Buloh Hospital’s infectious disease head, said the 58-year-old woman from Taman Botanic in
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      35 7 In an exclusive one-on-one interview, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shares his thoughts on race politics, and gives an insight into what the Constitutional Commission on the Elected Presidency has proposed. 4THSEPTEMBER, SUNDAY 8PM 10:30PM
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  • world
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      Lock icon G20 leaders want more trade, yet shun globalisation
      1126 13 Leaders also want to discuss climate change and limits on the use of tax havens at summit OBAMA, MERKEL TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST PROTECTIONISM AGENCIES BEIJING —Leaders of the United States, China and other Group of Twenty (G20) major economies who meet
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      Lock icon Millions strike in India over wages, economic reforms
      614 14 Banks, shops, schools shut down in several parts of the country including Karnataka AGENCIES NEW DELHI —Millions of public sector workers went on strike across India yesterday protesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plans for greater privatisation and a proposed minimum wage
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      Lock icon China’s ‘core socialist values’ make their way into square dancing routines
      688 15 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING —The 12 “core socialist values” are memorised by schoolchildren, featured in college entrance exams, printed on stamps and lanterns, and splashed on walls across China. Now, they have made their way into 20 song-and-dance
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      96 14 KIDSfiesto 5 to 11 September 2016 12pm to 9pm YewTee Point IT’S THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS! Are you ready for a fun-filled adventure? Simply spend at least $10 in a single same-day receipt to redeem a FREE* turn at an activity of your choice! m ACTIVITIES ouricy Castle K la San
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      55 15 SINGAPORE ELLE SEPTEMBER OUT BEAUTY BOOK 201 r .<vv-;-v.- .-.v.v.v t L E dontmiss! ELLE BEAUTY BOOK 2016 Your annual guide to the #bestyouever 5 BEAUTY BOOK 20 frBCsrytweveK LEI GO. BANISH SELFDOUBT Reall V 'M "*T 'i Red Eyeliner OTHER BOLD S m 1 I or more LLLL Singapore
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  • business
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      Lock icon US job creation softer than forecast, lowers rate hike chance
      562 16 Federal Reserve has three more policy meetings this year, with next one on Sept 20-21 FIGURE COMES AFTER 2 MONTHS OF GAINS AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Employers in the United States created fewer jobs than forecast in August after two straight months
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      Lock icon IMF likely to cut growth outlook again
      389 16 REUTERS WA SHINGTON —International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde said the institu- tion will likely downgrade its 2016 global growth forecast yet again as economic prospects are dimmed by weak demand, as well as flagging trade and investment. In an interview
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      Manufacturing activity contracts for 14th month
      339 16  -  ANGELA TENG SINGAPORE —Manufacturing activity in the Republic shrank for the 14th straight month in August, although the pace of contraction slowed as the electronics sector posted its first expansion in more than a year. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came in at 49.8
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      176 17 REACH 3.4 MILLION* LISTENERS WEEKLY WITH MEDIACORP RADIO NETWORK Affordable growth opportunities for every business Yasminne Cheng Class 95 DJ Join us at the annual Mediacorp RadioConnect seminars. Hear from the experts about new ways to harness the power of Singapore’s most popular stations and connect with millions of potential
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  • sports
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      Lock icon DEFERMENT OVER, BUT ZHENG WEN CAN PUT IN NEW REQUEST
      406 18  -  Family yet to decide on whether swimmer should postpone NS until after Tokyo 2020 SWIMMER TO REPORT FOR PRE-ENLISTMENT PROCEDURES ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —National swimmer Quah Zheng Wen is expected to be called up for national service (NS) enlistment
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      FAS TO SET UP NEW 15-TEAM LEAGUE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
      484 18  -  NOAH TAN SINGAPORE —In order to groom the next generation of footballers to play a high-tempo, high-pressing and quick-passing style of football, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has turned its attention to raising the standard of players at the
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      HOW TO SAFELY PREPARE FOR A MASS RUNNING EVENT
      765 19 On March 6, Simon Brinsley Gould, a 29-year-old accountant from New Zealand, who worked here, collapsed during his first Green Corridor Run. During a state coroner’s inquiry earlier this week, it was found that Gould had not run for three weeks
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      Lock icon S’PORE MMA FIGHTER AMIR KHAN RELISHING HOME SUPPORT
      352 19  -  STANLEY HO SINGAPORE —Fresh from his ONE Championship victory in May, Singapore’s mixed-martial-arts (MMA) fighter Amir Khan is raring to step into the ring again. The 21-year-old has signed up for the undercard of November’s ONE: Defending Honour event at Singapore Indoor
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      Lock icon ONE TRANSFER MARKET FOR THE EPL—AND ONE FOR THE OTHERS
      883 20  -  SPANISH ‘RUB THEIR HANDS GLEEFULLY’ WHEN ENGLISH CALL COMMENTARY BY JAMES WALTON James Walton is a clients markets partner for Deloitte Singapore and South-east Asia, and heads the Sports Business service line. When the new three-year English Premier League (EPL)
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      SUNDRAM HEARTENED DESPITE LIONS’ LOSS TO BAHRAIN
      373 20  -  NOAH TAN SINGAPORE —They put on a gritty, battling display against a team ranked 33 spots higher than them. But it was not enough to prevent the Lions from falling to their third defeat in a row a 3-1 loss to Bahrain in
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      97 18 Event Venue SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Home Away Timing 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
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      62 21 YOUR GO-TO GUIDE TO WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2016 24 LABOUR OF LOVE Cosy up with chefs and their food at home 26 22 SLIDE IN MORE REASONS TO STAY INDOORS DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS OVER THE MOON New takes on old faves this mid-autumn season 30
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  • T TODAY
    • weekend guide
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        Lock icon THE GREAT INDOORS
        1089 22  -  STAYING INDOORS JUST GOT A LOT MORE INVITING WITH A SLEW OF FRESH NOVEL OFFERINGS SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg So it looks like our second national hobby has gotten a mega boost with the opening of the first Uniqlo global flagship in South-east Asia at Orchard Central. The
        PHOTO: SAFRA PUNGGOL; in South-east Asia which opened yesterday? PHOTOS: PASIR RIS PUBLIC LIBRARY, GUAVALABS, JURONG REGIONAL LIBRARY, DAMIEN TEO  -  1,089 words
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        Lock icon What can you do with kids over the September holidays
        696 23 Pick up cute Gudetama items from Kawaii Japanese Characters Fair at Takashimaya. 1 Gimme mall Everybody loves a new mall, and next week, there is the revamped and spanking new Compass One to go to. The Sengkang mall marks its
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        Lock icon Takeaway TV
        971 24  -  Food shows to binge on while you stay in FEAST YOUR EYES MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —We know. You really, really want to get out and start running 10km every day. But factors beyond your control always seem to prevent that from happening. The National Environment Agency has
        PHOTOS: AFC; TLC; NETFLIX  -  971 words
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        Lock icon A day with Jay
        1021 25  -  Don’t be Jay-ded you missed the star’s sold-out gig. Here’s how you can still get close to him DESPERATE MEASURES JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A lot has changed for Jay Chou, but one thing’s for sure: He can do no wrong in the eyes of his
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        Lock icon Passing the taste test
        725 26  -  These few mooncakes don’t just look good on paper TOP PICKS FOR THIS SEASON DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The perennial assortment of mooncakes never fails to entice with its imaginative pairing of flavours, and kitchens here are seeing continued interest in the novelty. It is near
        PHOTOS: THE RITZ-CARLTON, MILLENIA SINGAPORE; DON MENDOZA  -  725 words
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        Lock icon Coming full circle
        850 27  -  This year’s mooncake selection sees the salted egg yolk craze returning to its roots A TWIST OF THE OLD DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE —Salted egg yolk has long been part of the perennial confection that is the baked mooncake. It may not have sparked the trendy obsession back
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        Lock icon Pretty quirky
        264 27  -  If you only ate with your eyes, these novel mooncakes would be hard to resist DON MENDOZA SINGAPORE —Besides taste, a prerequisite to indulging in these mooncakes lies in the pretty quirky guises they come in. From an almost-too-good-looking-to-eat Michelinstarred alternative, to a snow skin nod and a
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        Lock icon Scot’s honour
        590 28  -  Rare whiskies and rich modern European fare make up the draw at this new restaurant by the bay FOOD REVIEW: USQUBA ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE When we first visited the brand newUsQuBa at One Fullerton, it was touted as a Scottish restaurant and whisky bar. While there were Scottish
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        Lock icon Weekend dining guide: Where to get your tasty treats
        633 28 NEW SUNDAY BRUNCH ATUSQUBA Enjoy a breezy Sunday brunch overlooking Marina Bay while enjoying a delectable array of creations by the re s t a u ra n t ’s M ic h e l i n -s t a r
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        HEADS UP
        132 28 ARTISAN BOULANGERIE CO SERVES UP SWEET SUPPORT In support of the Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF), Artisan Boulangerie Co (ABC) will be serving two specially designed CCF-inspired pastries Compassion Swirl (S$4) and Hope Eclair (S$5) —to raise funds for the foundation where 70 per cent of the gross proceeds
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        Lock icon Stay home fun
        761 29  -  We show you five interesting and innovative products that you need while staying indoors PRODUCT ROUND-UP SONIA YEO soniayeosj@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE So you’ve penciled in absolutely nothing on your schedule this weekend, prepared to do a Bruno Mars’ The Lazy Song with plans to just kick back at
        PHOTOS: IRVINS SALTED EGG FACEBOOK PAGE, IFETCH ASIA OFFICIAL WEBSITE  -  761 words
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        Lock icon WEEKEND PLANNER: Other things to do this weekend
        651 29 SMU ARTS FESTIVAL Venue: Singapore Management University 03/09/2016 to 16/09/2016 S$20 to S$25 SMU Arts Festival 2016 is an event that celebrates the creativity and artistic flair of students from more than 20 SMU Arts Clubs. There will be over 30 events
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        169 29 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2016 Venue: Marina Bay Street Circuit 16/09/2016 to 18/09/2016 S$78 to S$2,128 The highly anticipated Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2016 make its return from Sept 16 to 18. A starstudded line up of performers includes singer-songwriter Halsey and rock band Imagine Dragons
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  • cars
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      Lock icon THE GREEN MILE
      1105 30  -  HAVING INVENTED THE PETROL-ELECTRIC HYBRID CAR, TOYOTA IS NOW PLANNING FOR THE DAY IT BECOMES OBSOLETE FUELLING THE FUTUR LEOW JU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg F UJ I S PE E DWAY (JA PA N —In just one week, Japan was hit by three typhoons. “It’s unprecedented,” saidMorio Owaki, a
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      Lock icon Opel sesame
      540 31  -  You probably don’t know the Astra wagon exists, but there are now plenty of reasons to notice this capable station wagon OPEL ASTRA SPORTS TOURER 1.4 DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Opel Astra has to be one of the most underrated cars of the year. Opel, owned by
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      Lock icon Look at what i-Road today
      491 31 Could this be the answer to Singapore’s car-lite needs? The i-Road is a Toyota like no other. It runs on electricity, has only three wheels, and is slightly narrower than a large motorcycle. Toyota built it to explore how electric vehicles could be part of
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      Good news for petrolheads
      131 32 The Singapore Motorshow 2017 will be held from Jan 12 to 15 at Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre. Expect to see more than 20 vehicle brands and veteran stunt driver Russ Swift at the show, which will be presented by the Motor Traders Association of Singapore
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      Lock icon The sane and the civilised
      635 32  -  Honda’s turbocharged Civic sounds like a rebel on paper, but is actually a model citizen in real life HONDA CIVIC 1.5 TURBO DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE We’ve already tested the mainstream version of the new Honda Civic, the 1.6. But this is the one that
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      Dyno mites
      365 32 These affordable cars punch well above their weight in price and capacity. The car industry has gone big on downsizing, making smaller engines that are powerful and efficient, thanks to turbocharging. That’s because small engines breed affordability, even in Singapore. Besides having low road tax requirements, a small
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      1228 34 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg programming@channelnewsasia.com tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg HEADLINES 7.30am, 8.30am, 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm 7.00AM Home Shopping 10.00 Where Are We Going, Dad? 11.30 World’s No. 1 12.30PM Mars Vs Venus II 1.30 Food Notes II 2.30 Weekend Getaway 3.00 The Inheritors (PG) 4.30 Happy
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      1231 35 CHANNEL CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannelu@mediacorp.com.sg programming@channelnewsasia.com tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 7.00AM Home Shopping 10.00 I Am A Singer NOON Quick Cuisine 12.30PM Unique Towns 1.30 Ghetto A La Spice 2.00 As I Hold Your Hand 3.00 The Inheritors (PG) 4.30 Food Old Days 5.00 Marry Me (PG) 6.00 Food Quest 7.00 Hidden Singer
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      605 36 ON SATURDAY 6.00AM News Plus Body And Soul And Parenting Made Easy 10.00 News Plus On The Record And Sports Review 2.00PM News Plus A Slice Of Life And WOW Club 6.00 News Plus Talking Books And The Soundtrack Of Our Lives 2.00PM TGI Saturday With Dafril Phua 5.00 987
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  • INSIDE ASIA
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      Lock icon Fears of extinction for Myanmar’s national bird
      591 37 ZOOLOGICAL ZEITGEIST AFP E mbraced by kings and freedom fighters alike, Myanmar’s peacocks have long been a national symbol of pride and resistance but they are becoming ever harder to see in the wild. Ornithologist Thet Zaw Naing is worried. Every year that
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      Lock icon Thai farmers create buzz to deter wild elephants
      673 37 AP T o stop wild elephants rampaging through their crops, farmers in Thailand put up electric fences, set off firecrackers and even switched their crop from pineapples to pumpkins, which the pachyderms do not relish much. Nothing worked, so the villagers decided
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      Lock icon Global brewers keen to tap Vietnam market
      688 38 BLOOMBERG H eineken’s expansion of its production in Vietnam by taking over a brewery from rival Carlsberg highlights growing interest by global beer brands to quench the thirst of about 70 million locals in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. With a thriving
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      Lock icon Serving up new twists in Taiwan’s tea-drinking tradition
      816 38 AFP C heap instant “bubble tea” has become one of Taiwan’s best-known culinary exports now, a new wave of entrepreneurs hopes a high-end modern take on traditional brews will also be sipped worldwide. Taiwan has been producing tea for more than 200
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      Lock icon Hot topic in HK high schools: Independence from China
      1087 39 KYODO Y oung people in Hong Kong are increasingly defying attempts by the government of the semi-au-tonomous, special administrative region of China to squelch discussions on independence as the former British colony wakes up to the forbidden ideology 19 years after
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      QUOTE OF THE WEEK
      137 40 Should we allow instability to take place, especially in the case of armed conflict, there will be neither winner nor loser, but rather, all will lose. Desire (for stability) will forever remain just a desire unless we take action. Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang Mr Quang
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      NEXT WEEK ONE THING TO LOOK OUT FOR
      145 41 Sept 6-8 Leaders of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) and their dialogue partners will converge in Vientiane, Laos next week for the 28th and 29th Asean Summits and Related Summits. It will be the first gathering of South-east Asian leaders
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      Lock icon Finding my stride in Hong Kong’s fast lane
      713 41 WORKING IN ASIA w hat do you like most about your work in Hong Kong? The professional environment and work-related travel opportunities that come my way being in this city are what I enjoy the most. Hong Kong is fast and up-to-date
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