Today, 8 October 2016

Microfilm: NL34708
Total Pages: 33
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon National Day Awards for Schooling, Theresa Goh
      490 2  -  GREAT HONOUR, SAYS S’PORE’S FIRST OLYMPIC CHAMPION LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —They made a huge splash in the swimming pool in Rio in August, winning honours for Singapore at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. For their achievements in Brazil, national swimmers Joseph
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      BIG DATA TO HELP DRIVE CAPABILITIES IN PUBLIC SECTOR
      353 2  -  government TAN WEIZHEN Big data will feature strongly in the newly established Government Technology Agency’s (GovTech) efforts to drive capabilities in the public sector, such as in developing new indicators to forecast where the economy is heading. In a new initiative
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      ElderShield review committee named, report due Dec 2017
      443 3  -  TOHEEMING toheeming@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The long-awaited review of the ElderShield insurance scheme is set to get under way, with the Ministry of Health (MOH) announcing the composition of the 14-member committee yesterday, as well as its terms of reference. The review was announced
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      Lock icon Philippines tells US: No more joint S China Sea patrols
      685 3 AGENCIES MANILA —The Philippines announced yesterday it had officially informed the United States about the suspension of South China Sea patrols, with the Pentagon following orders from President Rodrigo Duterte, said the Defence Secretary, adding that the Philippine military could
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      Lock icon S’POREAN QUITS TEACHING, OPENS SHARK CONSERVATION OUTFIT
      166 5 More than three years ago, Ms Kathy Xu (picture) quit teaching and set up a shark conservation outfit based in Singapore. She takes tourists to Lombok to see the shark-fishing situation first-hand, and offers some fishermen an alternative livelihood by operating boats to
      PHOTO: NEO CHAI CHIN  -  166 words
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      Lock icon Hurricane Matthew batters Florida as Haiti death toll rises
      840 6 AGENCIES ORLANDO/MIAMI —Hurricane Matthew, carrying winds of 195kmh, lashed central Florida yesterday, hugging the Atlantic coast as it moved north and threatened more destruction after killing nearly 500 people in Haiti. Officials said the hurricane claimed its first victim yesterday. A
      AGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  840 words
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      Lock icon TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION
      313 6 AFP Hurricane Matthew edged towards Florida’s east coast yesterday after leaving a trail of destruction in Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. HAITI The storm killed more than 500 people in Haiti, according to a senator from the hard-hit south of the country, which is the poorest
      AFP  -  313 words
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  • Singapore
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  • world
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  • INSIDE ASIA
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      Lock icon The return of Mao: A new threat to China’s politics
      3089 10 FINANCIAL TIMES BEIJING —A heavy pall of pollution hangs over Tiananmen Square, and from a distance the giant portrait of Mao Zedong above the entrance to the Forbidden City looks a little smudged. It is 8am, and the temperature in
      FINANCIAL TIMES; country. PHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  3,089 words
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      QUOTE OF THE WEEK
      109 12 I must urge China to understand and respect the way the Taiwan people think We will not bow to pressure. We don’t want to and we are unwilling to revert to the old path of confrontation and conflict. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen She was speaking in
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      Lock icon Thai doctors cut corners in booming cosmetic surgery sector
      1194 10 BANGKOKPOST BANGKOK In 2010, Dr Adunchai Thammasangsert fulfilled a dream when he attended a three-day cosmetic surgery course in South Korea. He had been saving up for the 150,000 baht course (about S$6,000) for the last four years, since he received
      BANGKOKPOST; PHOTO: THE GOAL & PARTNERS FACEBOOK PAGE  -  1,194 words
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      Lock icon Indian minister proposes S$5m search for legendary Himalayan herb
      439 11 THE NEWYORK TIMES Uttarakhand (india)— Sanjivani is the stuff of myth: A herb that glows in the dark and has the power to revive the dying, wrenching them back from the fog of unconsciousness. In the Ramayana, a sacred Hindu epic,
      THE NEWYORK TIMES  -  439 words
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      Lock icon Indonesia plugs into Jack Ma to supercharge online growth
      781 14 well.” BLOOMBERG JA K A RTA In testament to the rising consumer potential of the world’s No 6 emerging market, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has tapped for guidance the king of Chinese e-commerce: Jack Ma. Mr Widodo further intensified the buzz
      well.” BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  781 words
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      Lock icon Myanmar wants to reawaken sleepy capital as tourism drawcard
      569 14 MYANMAR TIMES NAY PYI TAW —Myanmar is making a fresh push to draw visitors to its capital of Nay Pyi Taw, amid an abundance of underutilised facilities and falling hotel room prices. Speaking at a recent press conference in the capital,
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      Lock icon Drone home-delivery service in Japan waits in the wings
      620 15 KYODO NEWS CH IBA —A city near Tokyo has joined hands with the central government and other partners to commercialise a drone home delivery service it calls “the first step of an industrial revolution in the air”. “We want to get
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      Lock icon Bangladeshi mosque architect smashes glass ceiling
      489 15 AFP DH A K A —As one of the only female architects in a country where women rarely even enter mosques, Marina Tabassum was an unconventional choice to design Bangladesh’s new Baitur Rouf Mosque, which has just won a prestigious international prize. But there
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      Lock icon When it comes to sex, pandas in captivity can be picky
      348 15 THENEWYORKTIMES CHENGDU —Pandas are cuddly, but not to each other. They muster about as much enthusiasm for sex as a human does for a root canal. In part because of those lousy libidos, the world’s giant panda population is
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  • business
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      Lock icon US job growth slows, clouding case for Fed rate hike
      483 16 NON-FARM PAYROLLS RISE BY 156,000, BELOW FORECAST AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Employers in the United States created fewer jobs than expected last month while the unemployment rate in the world’s largest economy rose, which could make the Federal Reserve more cautious about
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      Lock icon Warnings of more volatility as pound falls more than 6%
      523 16 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —The pound suffered a “flash crash” yesterday morning, in its biggest drop since Britain’s Brexit vote in June, with warnings of further volatility ahead for the beleaguered currency as Asian stock markets retreated. In early Asian trade, the
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      230 16 FRANCHISING LICENSING ASIA 2016 Exhibition Conference 13- 15 OCTOBER 2016 10.30am 6.30pm (Thu Fri) 10.30am 5.30pm (Sat) Level 1, Hall B, Marina Bay Sands Expo Convention Centre MIND YOUR OWN BUSINE APAN PAVILION UNITED KINGDOM CANADA FRANCE KOREA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAVILION UNITED THALAND ARAB AVLO EMIRATES SINGAPORE AVILIO
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      24 17 YOUR GO-TO GUIDE TO WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND 18 SEAFOOD PARADISE NO MORE? W ILL EAST COAST PARK’S REDEVELOPMENT THREATEN I TS SEAFOOD-DESTINATION REPUTATION?
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      46 17 19 NEW BEACH-SIDE EATS You don’t need to eat chilli crab all the time, do you? 20 REMEMBER THIS DA PAOLO? Find out more about the pioneers of the Italian food scene 22 GLAM SLAM The Mercedes-Benz SLC 200 is a reminder of why roadsters rule
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  • T TODAY
    • weekend guide
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        Lock icon MAKING A SPLASH ELSEWHERE
        1263 18  -  WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN AT EAST COAST PARK AS SOME OF ITS SEAFOOD STALWARTS ARE MOVING AWAY FROM THE BEACH? DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg New developments on Singapore’s most recognised stretch of beach have been making the news the past year or so, mostly where its iconic dining
        Village.PHOTOS: UBIN FIRST STOP RESTAURANT’S FACEBOOK PAGE; THE SEAFOOD INTERNATIONAL MARKET & RESTAURANT; PONDOK GURAME; PHOTOS: RED HOUSE SEAFOOD; PONDOK GURAME  -  1,263 words
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        Lock icon More beachfront dining options
        554 19 Because live seafood restaurants are not the only things best savoured by the sea FOCSENTOSA (110 TANJONG BEACH WALK, SENTOSA, TEL: *****102) This popular Spanish restaurant has extended its reach with an allnew restaurant and bar lounge inspired by Barcelona’s world-famous beach culture. In line with
        meats.PHOTO: FOC SENTOSA; PHOTO: FULL PINT  -  554 words
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        Lock icon The godfathers of Italian food in Singapore
        1804 20  -  The next time you are in the mood for Italian food and you find yourself spoilt for choice, you have these pioneers to thank DINING TRAIL BLAZERS CHEONG KAMEI features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A dish of duck breast served with heirloom carrots, where the meat
        PHOTOS: ILLIDO, DA PAOLO, PASTA FRESCA DA SALVATORE, DOMVS; PHOTO: PASTA FRESCA DA SALVATORE  -  1,804 words
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        Explore the diverse Italian food scene
        256 21 Spend your weekend getting acquainted with the myriad of Italian offerings in Singapore. FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS: Terra Tokyo-Italian Do not be misled by the name this year’s dark horse winner in the inaugural Michelin Star Guide is not a fusion of Japanese and Italian
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    • cars
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        Lock icon GLAM-SLAM WINNER
        777 22  -  THE NEW MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 200 IS A GLAMOROUS REMINDER OF WHY ROADSTERS RULE LEOWJU-LEN todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE There are two kinds of people in the world. The first looks at the Mercedes-Benz SLC and sees only a car with a foldable roof that turns the top of
        PHOTOS: BIG FISH  -  777 words
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        Lock icon Unforced refinement
        648 23  -  The Lexus RX 350 makes the case for the luxury of a big engine in an era of downsizing SMOOTH OPERATOR DERRYNWONG todaycars@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It’s inescapable. Engine downsizing, or the practice of making engines smaller and more efficient, has been taking on new dimensions thanks to turbocharging technology.
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    • sports
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        Lock icon MMA FANS FLOCK TO FIGHTERS EMBRACING THEIRASIAN HERITAGE
        925 26 THE NEW YORK TIMES S I N G A P O R E Brandon Vera was recently pinned in a corner by an excited mob at a shopping mall in the Philippines, and briefly thought he might have to fight his way
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        Lock icon GUARDIOLA HAILS LATE CRUYFF AS HIS INSPIRATION
        393 26 AFP LONDON —Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hailed Barcelona and Dutch legend Johan Cruyff as the inspiration behind his incredible success. Guardiola has established himself as one of the finest managers of his generation after winning a host of trophies with Barcelona
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        Lock icon SCHOOLING’S BOOK FLIES OFF THE SHELVES
        681 27  -  More than 2,000 copies sold before landing in stores ADELENEWONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —More than 2,000 copies of national swimmer Joseph Schooling’s book, Hello, My Name is Joseph Schooling, have already been snapped up, even before it hit the shelves of selected major bookstores in
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        Lock icon FORMER ALL BLACKS CARTER, ROKOCOKO ‘NOT DRUG CHEATS’
        539 27 AFP PARIS —Former All Blacks Dan Carter and Joe Rokocoko’s agent rejected any implication his clients were drug cheats yesterday, while their French rugby club Racing 92 denied that the duo broke doping rules after a French newspaper reported that the two
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        Lock icon UNLUCKY LIONS DRAW A BLANK AGAINST M’SIA
        625 28  -  Singapore dominate but fail to take chances as they are held 0-0 by arch-rivals FIRST GOALLESS DRAW IN 10 YEARS BETWEEN SIDES NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Going up against an inexperienced Malaysian side, a near full-strength Singapore team was expected to make light
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        Lock icon MINUTE’S SILENCE FOR ANTHONYSAMY MARRED BY OBLIVIOUS FANS
        349 28  -  NOAHTAN SINGAPORE —It was supposed to be a poignant moment as both the Singapore and Malaysia national football teams stood sombrely around the centre-circle at the National Stadium to observe a minute’s silence as a mark of respect for the late ex-Singa-pore
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      252 24 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. TOGGLE ORIGINALS Check out exclusive series produced by Toggle anytime, anywhere. FREE I WANT TO BE A STAR (EP 1-10) (PG) Tak Gor is back on
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      892 24 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Journey With Me C, M (HD) (PG) 6.30 On The Red Dot (HD) (PG) (CC) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) 8.00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (HD) 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune XXXIII (HD) (CC) 9.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 10.00 Euromaxx 10.30 Arts 21
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      964 25 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Life Story II: Ang Peng Siong (HD) 6.30 Just For Laughs Gags XIV (HD) 7.00 The Dr Oz Show V (HD) (PG) 8.00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals (HD) 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune XXXIII (HD) (CC) 9.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 10.00 Classical Star 11.15 The
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      276 25 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. TOGGLE ORIGINALS Check out exclusive series produced by Toggle anytime, anywhere. FREE IN BED WITH… (EP 1 2) (PG) Kate Pang and Andie Chen surprised many
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