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Title Section14 2016-09-24 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp SATURDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2016 MCI (P) 026/06/201614 words
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Article, Illustration54 2016-09-24 1 A ‘botched’ section of the Great Wall in Suizhong, northeast China, has drawn scorn and condemnation for looking more like a concrete skateboarding lane than an imposing structure with weathered stones, crenelations and towers, after it was repaired by officials in the hope of preserving it.PHOTO: AP - 54 words
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Article, Illustration2378 2016-09-24 1 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The tyre marks on the roads around Marina Bay have hardly disappeared, and the barriers around one of Formula One’s iconic circuits have yet to come down fully, but al- ready, the seminal race has arrivedPHOTO: NURIA LING; PHOTO: JASON QUAH - 2,378 words
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Article, Illustration628 2016-09-24 1 KELLY NG - Bicycle racks crossings at junctions among amenities to improve network connectivity TENDER TO BE CALLED TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Cycling enthusiasts in Tampines, Pasir Ris, Yishun, Sembawang and Taman Jurong will soon enjoy better facilities such as ramps,PHOTO: WEE TECKHIAN - 628 words
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Article, Illustration760 2016-09-24 4 MOVE TO PREVENT SPREAD OF EXTREMIST GROUPS’ INFLUENCE AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States is helping South-east Asian allies do more to prevent Islamic State (IS) from gaining a greater foothold in the region, said senior Pentagon officials. General JoeAGENCIES; PHOTO: MALAYSIAN POLICE - 760 words
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Article, Illustration761 2016-09-24 2 (2nd Edition) MOVE TO PREVENT SPREAD OF EXTREMIST GROUPS’ INFLUENCE AGENCIES WA SHINGTON The United States is helping South-east Asian allies do more to prevent Islamic State (IS) from gaining a greater foothold in the region, said senior Pentagon officials. GeneralAGENCIES; PHOTO: MALAYSIAN POLICE - 761 words
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565 2016-09-24 4 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysia’s police chief Khalid Abu Bakar yesterday advised the public to refrain from making any assumptions, a day after the Indonesian authorities on the resort island of Bali detained a ship from MalaysiaAGENCIES - 565 words
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566 2016-09-24 2 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysia’s police chief Khalid Abu Bakar yesterday advised the public to refrain from making any assumptions, a day after the Indonesian authorities on the resort island of Bali detained a ship from MalaysiaAGENCIES - 566 words
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723 2016-09-24 3 AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO —The account information of at least 500 million Yahoo users was stolen by hackers two years ago, the Internet pioneer said on Thursday (yesterday, Singapore time), the biggest-ever known intrusion of one company’s computer network. At aAGENCIES - 723 words
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Article, Illustration594 2016-09-24 3 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The owner of a dog grooming school was sentenced to six weeks’ jail and fined S$65,700 for dumping 18 dogs, mostly poodles, around the island, in the first prosecuted case of animal abandonment here. LowPHOTOS:AVA, ERNESTCHUA - 594 words
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Article, Illustration783 2016-09-24 4 WONG PEI TING - WONG PEI TING wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Members of the public can now book a free trip on a driverless taxi through ride-hailing app Grab, with the service scheduled to start on Monday. Yesterday, Grab introduced a special “Robo-Car” button whichPHOTO: JASON QUAH - 783 words
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302 2016-09-24 8 STEVEN LO CHOCK FEI - FROM STEVEN LO CHOCK FEI The Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) Public Warning System sirens are activated at noon. “Crawlers” on television channels will appear, advising the public to tune in immediately to any local radio station for a brief302 words
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171 2016-09-24 8 CHUA KIM CHOO - FROM CHUA KIM CHOO The authorities have to do more about the e-scooters and other types of personal mobility devices, which are being promoted as a means of transport and which share paths with pedestrians. Every evening, when I walk home171 words
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182 2016-09-24 8 CHAN WHYE SHIUNG - FROM CHAN WHYE SHIUNG I would like the authorities to shed some light on the latest developments regarding Mr James Roach, the man suspected of robbing a bank in Singapore in June. After fleeing Singapore for Bangkok,182 words
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136 2016-09-24 8 SHIVANIEKKANATH - FROM SHIVANIEKKANATH Amid economic uncertainty, the aftershocks of Brexit, the anticipation of a potential hike in United States interest rates, and the lacklustre job data report, Singapore has also had to grapple with a contraction in its manu- facturing output.136 words
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300 2016-09-24 8 ALBERT NGYA KEN - FROM ALBERT NGYA KEN The letter writer Yeo Su-Wen was concerned that most Chinese now use English as the first language at homes (“Youth must learn dialects or risk losing part of their culture”, Sep 17). This prompts the need to review300 words
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Article, Illustration354 2016-09-24 9 NICOLE ANGXINYI - FROM NICOLE ANGXINYI I refer to the report “Workplace safety above all else” (Sept 5). The majority of the initial Zika cases were contracted by foreign workers at a construction site in Sims Drive, and mosquito breeding is not uncommon at constructionTODAY FILE PHOTO - 354 words
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163 2016-09-24 9 RICHMOND LEE - FROM RICHMOND LEE Roads and highways in Singapore take up a substantial chunk of the land here (about 12 per cent, according to the Ministry of National Development’s 2013 land use plan), land that could have been used for building offices,163 words
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Article, Illustration839 2016-09-24 10 AMANDA LEE - 934 ENQUIRIES RECEIVED FROM OCT 1 TO JULY 31 AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE One man refused to stop spitting on his neighbours’ gate and car every day, while another sought to prove that the residents of the unitPHOTO: ROBIN CHOO - 839 words
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606 2016-09-24 10 VALERIE KOH - VALERIE KOH SINGAPORE A 30-year-old man was charged with 14 counts of cheating and lying to the police yesterday, after he was arrested for duping victims into paying him a “deposit” for new sets of the Apple iPhone 7 Plus. Through606 words
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Article, Illustration575 2016-09-24 11 SONIA YEO - SONIA YEO SING APORE The 1,500-seater theatre at Mediacorp Campus in onenorth will now boast a new name, after a property and logistics solutions firm inked a three-year naming rights agreement with Mediacorp. It will be called MES TheatrePHOTO: JASON QUAH - 575 words
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784 2016-09-24 11 TAN WEIZHEN - Appeal made to Health Minister to fund this ‘vision’ so med students can be trained in S’pore instead of abroad TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Calling for a biomedical university to be set up here, the senior vice-dean of Duke-NUS784 words
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603 2016-09-24 12 TOH EE MING - TOH EE MING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Jobs and skills sets that are now perceived by many to be increasingly important might not be as “hot” in the future. And to gear up for future jobs, youth should603 words
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517 2016-09-24 12 KENNETH CHENG - KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE Professionals looking to start a new career in the hotel industry may get a leg-up through a new programme that will be rolled out next month, to arm them with skills in areas such as sales517 words
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Article, Illustration678 2016-09-24 13 CRITICS SAY FATHER IS TRYING TO ESTABLISH A DYNASTY AGENCIES JAKARTA Four major political parties yesterday picked newcomer Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono son of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) together with current Jakarta Deputy Governor for Tourism and Culture SylvianaAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 678 words
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585 2016-09-24 13 AGENCIES TAIPEI —Taiwan yesterday planned to protest what it said is a “wrong decision” taken by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) after it was not invited to attend its assembly in Canada. “It is a wrong decision, unfair treatment to Taiwan andAGENCIES - 585 words
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621 2016-09-24 16 ANGELA TENG - Downward trend does not reflect recession-driven deflationary phase: Economists MAINLY DUE TO PRIVATE ROAD TRANSPORT, ACCOMMODATION ANGELA TENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Consumer prices fell for the 22nd consecutive month in August, led mainly by the continued decline in private road transport and accommodation costs,621 words
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675 2016-09-24 16 AGENCIES N E W YOR K Marriott International yesterday completed its US$13 billion (S$17.6 billion) acquisition of Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide, bringing together its Marriott, Courtyard and Ritz-Carlton brands with Starwood’s Sheraton, Westin, W and St Regis properties. In total,AGENCIES - 675 words
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Article, Illustration852 2016-09-24 18 NOAH TAN - SQUASH PRO NOW RANKED 179TH AFTER AUSTRALIA TOUR NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —He may have turned professional only about a year ago, but national squash player Vivian Rhamanan has already made huge strides in his fledgling career. Ranked in the mid-400s at theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 852 words
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227 2016-09-24 18 SINGAPORE —Former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes, 41, has confirmed his participation in the Battle of Europe 2016 game on Nov 12 between England Masters and Germany Masters at the National Stadium. Hailed by peers and legends as227 words
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Article, Illustration912 2016-09-24 19 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —Wearable activity monitors can count your steps and track your movements, but they don’t, apparently, help you lose weight. In fact, you might lose more weight without them. The fascinating finding comes from a study published thisTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 912 words
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Article, Illustration957 2016-09-24 20 Adrian Clarke - From faultless to fragile in the space of a fortnight, Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte suddenly find themselves under pressure, despite winning their first three matches of the season. It sounds ridiculous, and it is, but that is the merciless nature of lifePHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES - 957 words
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Article, Illustration252 2016-09-24 20 Arsenal vs Chelsea For good or bad reasons, this fixture almost always becomes the Diego Costa show, so he is the man to watch at Emirates Stadium. The on-fire forward’s physical battle with Shkodran Mustafi may well determine where the points end up. Chelsea have the Indian252 words
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Miscellaneous83 2016-09-24 18 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: SportsBuzz@Kranji (18 years and above) Singapore Pools Account Service. Call83 words
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Miscellaneous64 2016-09-24 20 TV TIMES Tonight, 7.25pm Man United vs Leicester City (Singtel Ch103, StarHub Ch228) Tonight, 9.55pm Swansea vs Man City (Ch102, Ch227) Liverpool vs Hull City (Ch103, Ch228) Middlesbrough vs Tottenham (Ch104, Ch229) Bournemouth vs Everton (Ch105, Ch230) Stoke City vs West Brom (Ch106, Ch231) Sunderland vs Crystal Palace (Ch107,Ch232) Tomorrow,64 words
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Advertisement31 2016-09-24 21 YOUR GO-TO GUIDE TO WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND 22 MAD FOR OKTOBERFEST DINERS ARE SPOILT FOR CHOICE AS EVEN NON-GERMAN RESTAURANTS, HOTELS AND CLUBS ARE GETTING IN ON THE HEARTY FESTIVAL31 words
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Advertisement45 2016-09-24 21 29 BOOKS, TEA AND MARKETS Things to see and do at this year’s colourful Archifest 30 POTTERING AROUND Iskandar Jalil’s exhibition is an astounding showcase of his prolific creations 31 TIME MACHINES We learn a lot from driving old and new versions of motoring icons45 words
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Article, Illustration1242 2016-09-24 22 DON MENDOZA - WHY MORE RESTAURANTS HERE ARE INVESTING IN THIS PERENNIAL FESTIVAL DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg Our dining scene may not be teeming with traditional Bavarian restaurants, but that has not dampened interest in the annual Oktoberfest. And we are pretty sure the feast of sausages and pork knucklesPHOTO: EMMANUELSTROOBANT GROUP; PHOTO: PARKROYAL ON PICKERING - 1,242 words
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Article, Illustration670 2016-09-24 23 DON MENDOZA - DON MENDOZA ERDINGER OKTOBERFEST A brand synonymous with Oktoberfest in Singapore, Erdinger is marking this year’s festivities with a first-of-its-kind experience that combines shopping, food and world-class brews in an immersive and mul-ti-facetted event stretching across three malls Suntec City (until OctPHOTO: PASARBELLA - 670 words
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Article, Illustration1003 2016-09-24 24 DEBORAH TAN - An indispensable part of Oktoberfest, here is a low-down on some German sausages served here BANGERS 101 DEBORAH TAN features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prost! That is German for cheers, and it’s probably what you’ll be hearing throughout Oktoberfest as the beer-soaked festivities kick off in Singapore. And you can’t celebratePHOTO: SWISS BUTCHERY - 1,003 words
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Article, Illustration627 2016-09-24 25 ANNETTE TAN - If you don’t fancy German fare, there’s nothing like good-old BBQ to go with an ice-cold beer MEAT MARVELS ANNETTE TAN features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Fire up the barbeque and open a can of beer. While there are some who might give German grub a miss, wePHOTOS: DECKER BARBECUE, CAMP KILO - 627 words
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Article, Illustration245 2016-09-24 25 ANNETTE TAN - ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE —Unless you have a large backyard that will fit a good smoker, or the pluck to build your own spit to roast a whole hog, you’ll have to do barbeque the traditional way. That is, onPHOTO: ISTOCK - 245 words
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Article, Illustration1100 2016-09-24 26 SERENE LIM - We try demystifying one of life’s greatest mysteries with a design guru CAFE CULTURE SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The cafe scene here is never more bustling than during the weekends. Coffee houses are typically packed with customers tucking into artfully plated brunchPHOTO: ISTOCK - 1,100 words
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Article, Illustration183 2016-09-24 26 Colin Seah tells us three non-hipster-looking spots in S’pore which he loves 1Colbar, Portsdown Road “Something that looks old that’s actually old. It’s not just faux aged or an overly sentimental homage. Authenticity like this is hard to come by. It’s casual, laidback and a little roughPHOTO: ODETTE’S FACEBOOK PAGE - 183 words
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Article, Illustration547 2016-09-24 27 ANNETTE TAN - This restaurant’s new gluten- and dairy-free menu hits the right spots FOOD REVIEW: OPEN DOOR POLICY ANNETTE TAN SINGAPORE —For those with celiac disease, eating gluten causes all sorts of uncomfortable symptoms and could damage their small intestines. Yet for others, eating gluten the protein found inPHOTO: OPEN DOOR POLICY - 547 words
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Article, Illustration782 2016-09-24 27 PUTIEN’S NEW YELLOW CROAKER DISHES PUTIEN presents a brand new seasonal menu featuring its latest star ingredient the yellow croaker, a mildly sweet and meaty fish from Ningde, a seaside city in Fujian, China. This is a rare chance to samplePHOTO: JAMIE’S ITALIAN VIVOCITY - 782 words
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Article, Illustration549 2016-09-24 28 REENA DEVI - FabCafe opens at the ArtScience Museum, offering coffee with technology OUT AND ABOUT REENA DEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Cafe-hopping over the weekend just got even more interesting with the newly opened FabCafe Singapore. The new spot at the ArtScience Museum does not simply offer the usual coffeePHOTOS: ARTSCIENCE MUSEUM, FABCAFE - 549 words
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Article, Illustration414 2016-09-24 28 REENADEVI - REENADEVI SINGAPORE Here are five interesting at times mind-boggling interactives you can check out at the Journey to Infinity: Escher’s World of Wonder exhibition before heading over to FabCafe for a cuppa. These unique interactives are specially developed toPHOTOS: ARTSCIENCE MUSEUM - 414 words
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Article, Illustration948 2016-09-24 29 SONIA YEO - Besides a gigantic technicolour pavilion, here is what else you can look forward to at this year’s Archifest DESIGN AND PLAY SONIA YEO soniayeosj@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Standing over 22m high, the Archifest Pavilion composed entirely of construction-site materials such as safety netting and steel scaffoldingPHOTOS: BOOKS & BEER, ARKIDECTURE BEEP - 948 words
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Article, Illustration622 2016-09-24 30 BRUCE QUEK - The breadth of master potter Iskandar Jalil’s work does not need additional emphasis REVIEW: ISKANDAR JALIL: KEMBARA TANAH LIAT (CLAY TRAVELS) BRUCE QUEK features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Few artists in Singapore can claim to be as highly decorated and lauded as Iskandar Jalil, the star of a career-spanning exhibition nowPHOTO: NATIONAL GALLERY SINGAPORE - 622 words
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Article, Illustration703 2016-09-24 30 GILLMAN BARRACKS 4TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Venue: Gillman Barracks Address: 9 Lock Road 23/09/2016 to 24/09/2016 FREE To celebrate its fourth anniversary, Gillman Barracks, Singapore’s visual-arts cluster, is having open house events over two days. The inaugural Supermama Porcelain Festival, inspired by the703 words
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Article, Illustration1341 2016-09-24 31 DERRYN WONG - DRIVING THESE LEGENDS SHOWS WHY MODERN CARS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE DERRYN WONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg MUNICH It is supposedly unwise to meet your heroes. In this case, crawling through Munich’s rush-hour traffic while up-close-and-personal with a legend has made cracks appear in my rose-tinted glasses. The legend inPHOTOS: BIG FISH - 1,341 words
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Article, Illustration667 2016-09-24 33 SHELDON TROLLOPE - BMW updates its 4 Series Gran Coupe with an engine that does justice to its sporty styling BMW 440I GRAN COUPE M SPORT SHELDON TROLLOPE todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For those who have always aspired to own a coupe but need something more practical for the family, thePHOTOS: SHELDON TROLLOPE - 667 words
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Article, Illustration235 2016-09-24 33 SCOTT MARSH - SCOTT MARSH If you were a fan of the World Rally Championship (WRC) in the early noughties, a typical rally would be best described in the following manner: A bunch of manufacturers show up to race in a forest and a Citroen driver (usually WRCPHOTOS: NEWSPRESS - 235 words
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INSIDE ASIA
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Article161 2016-09-24 37 Maybe there are politicians outside of Johor who are jealous of the ‘Bangsa Johor’ (Johorean) concept and said it would lead to divisions... Doesn’t the unification of various races under one nation produce unity? Doesn’t political contentiousness bring disunity? Let us ignore the old man, who161 words
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Article, Illustration1406 2016-09-24 37 THE NEW YORK TIMES F or decades, archaeologists in Siem Reap kept their eyes on the ground as they tramped through thick jungle, rice paddies and buffalo-grazing fields emerald green and soft with mud during the monsoon season. They spent entire careersTHE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,406 words
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Article, Illustration1035 2016-09-24 39 AP T he school year at Haileybury College’s campus outside Beijing began with three People’s Liberation Army soldiers marching on a running track as the Chinese national anthem played over loudspeakers. Seven hundred students stood silently in single-file lines, their hands crossed, theAP; PHOTO: AP - 1,035 words
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Article, Illustration1068 2016-09-24 40 THE NEW YORK TIMES E very man has a crazy hobby,” said Thiri Thein Than, an automotive engineer from Yangon, who also has a home in Tokyo. “For me, it’s cars and watches.” For years, Mr Thiri Thein Than,THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,068 words
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324 2016-09-24 40 AFP M yanmar is scrapping part of a controversial law that forced people to report overnight guests and was used by the authorities to barge into houses late at night, often targeting activists. The country’s Parliament, now filled with former political prisoners after landmark polls inAFP - 324 words
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TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORT
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407 2016-09-24 41 THE JAKARTA GLOBE R ide-hailing platform Grab this week said it would start using a GPS system in Indonesia to track and warn its motorcycle taxi riders when they are going too fast, in a country notorious for motorcycle accidents. The systemTHE JAKARTA GLOBE - 407 words
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269 2016-09-24 41 AGENCIES M alaysia is coming up with a smartphone application for the public to report errant motorists, the country’s Road Transport Department (RTD) announced this week. The app will enable people who photograph motorists violating traffic rules to send the imagesAGENCIES - 269 words
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Article, Illustration552 2016-09-24 41 BANGKOK POST T he health ministers of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) vowed this week to intensify information sharing and joint research on the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has infected scores of people in South-east Asia, following a teleconference discussion involvingBANGKOK POST; PHOTO: REUTERS - 552 words
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Article, Illustration684 2016-09-24 42 AP L aughter and lively chatter filled a room at a modest apartment in Tokyo one recent Thursday night as more than two dozen kids and volunteers gathered around tables laden with curry, rice, salad and fruits. Misako Omura’s weekly dinner isAP; PHOTO: AP - 684 words
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Article, Illustration1388 2016-09-24 43 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS BLOOMBERG H e spent seven years undercover in Pakistan, recruited rebels as informants in disputed Kashmir, and once disguised himself as a rickshaw driver to infiltrate a militant group inside India’s holiest Sikh temple. Now, someBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,388 words
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Article, Illustration1636 2016-09-24 44 CAIXIN s ince last year, Chinese venture capitalists and Internet giants have poured billions of yuan into mobile apps that offer heavy discounts and even huge loans to those who want to go under the cosmetic surgeon’s knife in a bidCAIXIN - 1,636 words
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Article, Illustration1016 2016-09-24 44 KYODO I n the year that has passed since Japan enacted legislation enabling it to play a bigger part in security activities abroad, the government has moved closer to giving the Self-Defence Forces (SDF) their first mission since the change, possibly in aKYODO; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,016 words
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Miscellaneous1260 2016-09-24 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 Markets In Asia 2.30 Weekend Getaway 3.00 The Inheritors (PG) 4.30 Happy1,260 words
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