Today, 25 October 2016

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  • 14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2016 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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  • 50 1 A guard walking in Tiananmen Square as a key conclave of the Communist Party of China kicked off yesterday in Beijing. Nearly 400 top party members gathered at the exclusive Jingxi Hotel to discuss changes to party structure and management for four days. PHOTO: AFP
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  • 1625 1  -  WONG PEI TING wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With anxiety building due to the gloomy economic outlook, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sought to reassure young Singaporeans that a wealth of opportunities are being created for them and they are well-placed to do
    arise. PHOTO: JASON QUAH  -  1,625 words
  • 1654 1  -  WONG PEI TING wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —With anxiety building due to the gloomy economic outlook, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sought to reassure young Singaporeans that a wealth of opportunities are being created for them and they are well-placed to do
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  • 609 1 AGENCIES MANILA —Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s fiery rhetoric against Washington and uncertainties over Manila’s foreign policy intentions have sparked distress in the United States and other countries, said America’s top diplomat for Asia yesterday. Speaking in Manila while on an official
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    • 101 1 COMPENSATING COMMUTERS FOR TRAIN DISRUPTIONS COULD PUSH OPERATORS TO IMPROVE SERVICE RELIABILITY COMMENT&ANALYSIS 10 DROP EVE sato DOROmn NEO 1111:13' m HK DOUBLE MURDER TRIAL He allegedly made one victim lick the toilet bowl before slitting her throat HOT NEWS 2 Get paid up to $500 extra per month. 14
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    • 143 5 MEGA DEVELOPMENTS THAT FLOURISH WITH LIFE. ENGINEER WHAT'S NEXT. Zero energy buildings that power themselves. Green neighbourhoods that harmonise with the environment. An underground liquid hydrocarbons storage space for land-scarce Singapore. A used water superhighway to meet the nation's water needs. Singapore's engineering marvels aren't built on dreams, but a
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  • comment & analysis
    • 840 10  -  THIS WILL MOTIVATE OPERATORS TO DO BETTER RICHARD HARTUNG Richard Hartung is a consultant and freelance writer based in Singapore. Despite more than 80 disruptions on MRT lines last year, hours of cumulative delays, and more delays this year, commuters here have
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    • 1893 12  -  DOMESTIC CONTENT RULES INCREASINGLY USED RY GOVTS SHAWN DONNAN AND LUCY HORNBY Shawn Donnan and Lucy Hornby are Financial Times’ World Trade editor and Beijing correspondent respectively. blink.” FINANCIAL TIMES The attacks began in February 2010 when an email disguised as being from United States
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    • 105 10 BRITISH COUNCIL 4* SIGN UP FOR OUR YEAR-END HOLIDAY COURSES! Pre-school Our range of holiday courses for pre-school students covers primary school preparation, an intensive reading programme for students who need extra support before Primary 1, and a fun, dinosaur-themed course. m Dj Secondary Our Secondary holiday courses help students
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    • 46 10 Since the 2008 financial crisis, the world has largely avoided a new cycle of protectionism that many people feared would cause a repeat of the tit-for-tat erection of trade barriers that economists believe extended the Great Depression in the 1930s. SHAWN DONNAN AND LUCY HORNBY 12
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    • 73 11 eat freshAN OFFER YOU JUST WON'T FORGET Chicken Tandoori Combo $7.90 6-INCH SUB $6.90 ar m Ir onlyj -Jw SubwaySingapore www.subway.com.sg Offer is valid while stocks last. All add-ons are chargeable. Valid for in-store or takeaway purchases only. Limited time offer at participating SUBWAY® restaurants in Singapore. Pictures are for
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    • 39 13 $OJlwouse pflRnes 3 J W *3 1".? > -o m T- y •v m With a refreshing mix of natural lemon juice and Tiger Beer, Tiger Radler is the perfect drink for house parties. Grab one today. Enjoy Tiger responsibly.
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  • voices
    • 415 14  -  FROM LEE TECK CHUAN I refer to the letter “Skills-mismatch problem calls for more solutions” and the report “3 in 4 S’porean millennials aim to become their own boss” (both Oct 20). We have seen these slowdowns before, in 1985,1997 and 2008. Each
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    • 379 14  -  FROM PETER CHANG THAIM MENG I refer to the report “Follow overseas laws when abroad, MFA urges S’poreans” (Oct 20) and am puzzled that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needed to advise Singaporeans to behave well while abroad. The anti-civic-minded examples provided, such as
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    • 341 14  -  FROM EE TECK EE I refer to the letter “Look beyond appearances, appreciate people’s inner beauty (Oct 14). There are three layers of beauty. The beauty that attracts immediately is physical beauty. Though skin-deep, it is indispensable to many jobs. Many people spend tons of
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    • 25 14 LETTER DON’T LET ‘NO FLAT, NO BABY’ BECOME SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY Visit todayonline.com/voices or download the TODAY app for the letter from Albert Ng Ya Ken.
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    • 14 14 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 93 15 wonderful Indonesia: Treasures of Indonesia Book now till 30 Oct 2016 Travel Period 9 Jan -18 June 2017 up to 50% Fly from Singapore A- Bali a Bandung a Jakarta A Semarang a Yogyakarta it W: JjriVjl Our seats are limited and may not be available on all flights during
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    • 307 15 BROUGHT TO YOU BY Four off-the-radar charms to experience in the country BY LEONARD LAI HIGH CLIFF AT MELASTI BEACH (Pantai Melasti) The wildly beautiful cliffs and rock formations rising from Melasti Beach on Bali’s southern coast make most touristclogged attractions feel flat. Expect splendid cliff-top views at this off-the-radar
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  • singapore
    • 581 16  -  BUT THEY STILL PREFER TRADITIONAL METHODS VALERIE KOH valeriekohsf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For the past year, lawyer Adrian Wee has been using emails to notify some individuals that they have been sued by his clients. And he would consider adding WhatsApp to
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    • 357 16 SINGAPORE —Seventy-three Secondary 5 students from two schools sat for the wrong GCE O-Level Mathematics paper last Thursday because the schools had indicated the wrong syllabus code during registration. The Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) said Woodgrove Secondary
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    • 532 17  -  Karaoke chain had no physical or online security system: Personal Data Protection Commission NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One receptionist used a single-letter password to access the company system, and on one occasion, K Box Entertainment Group received more
      said. PHOTO: K BOX’S FACEBOOK PAGE  -  532 words
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    • 170 16 OSFA2016 29 Nov-2 Dec 2016 A Vf Tuesday Friday 10.30am 6.00pm The 21st International Oil Gas Industry Exhibition Conference SINCE 1 976 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Future-Ready Your Business Now OSEA2016 Asia's most established oil and gas industry event, will feature solutions that can potentially enhance production processes and create
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    • 213 17 MANCHESTER 1824 The University of Manchester Manchester Business School Be firm in your business goals. But flexible in your approach. First, our students learn the fundamentals. Then they learn how to use them to their advantage. Because at The University of Manchester, we recognise that business success starts with original
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  • china & india
    • 994 18 BRINKSMANSHIP INTENSIFIES BETWEEN NUCLEAR-ARMED RIVALS THE NEWYORK TIMES NEW DELHI —As an opposition leader, Mr Narendra Modi was a vocal critic of India’s government for not responding more forcefully to cross-border attacks from militants based in Pakistan. As Prime
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    • 590 19 Country is promoting its more advanced factory technologies desire to create high-end items AP BEIJING The Canbot can say its name, respond to voice commands, and “dance” as it plays Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean. Other robots China is displaying at the
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    • 86 18 TEG FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 25* ANNIVERSARY PROMOTION $2000 DISCOUNT E orSin9aporeans PRs and Work-Pass Holders7 "Education is our Business where our Students come First" Prof Tim Boatswain Chairman, TEG Board of Directors, former Pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Huddersfield, of Bedfordshire^ I INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE B Eng (Hons) i Electronic and
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  • world
    • 693 20 REVISION WOULD NOT APPLY TO CURRENT LEADER AGENCIES SEOUL South Korean President Park Geun-hye yesterday called for constitutional reforms that could allow future presidents to serve two terms, as she struggles with plunging popularity ratings and a widening corruption scandal. During
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    • 532 20 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR The Selangor state authorities have filed a police report over allegations that there were sabotage elements in the contamination of Semenyih River, which disrupted the piped water supply to hundreds of thousands of households in the state recently. Its
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    • 517 21 Three injured as disgruntled blogger ends life ‘with an action that will never be forgiven’ KYODO TOKYO A 72-year-old man who apparently committed suicide in an explosion near a festival venue in Utsunomiya on Sunday had repeatedly posted angry messages online about
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  • business
    • 671 22  -  Analysts divided over whether disinflationary pressures could be lifting or heading for record ON TRACK TO TWO-YEAR MILESTONE ANGELATENG angelateng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Consumer prices fell for the 23rd consecutive month in September, although the rate of decline was the slowest since December 2014, leading
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    • 460 22  -  RUMIHARDASMALANI rumih@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Changi Airport handled 4.58 million passengers last month, a 3.7 per cent increase from the same period last year. The September figure, however, is the lowest this year, with the highest passenger movement at the Republic’s
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    • 153 23 Catch our 938LIVE Truck on the road this October We will definitely.... Get You Talking THE AFTERNOON NEWS Weekdays, 2pm to 6pm Michelle Martin and Eugene Loh MORNING AGENDA Weekdays, 6am to 1 Oam Bharati Jagdish and Keith de Souza GETS YOU TALKING i k k I II I II
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  • technology
    • 431 24 FINANCIAL TIMES SA N FR A NCISCO Apple is expected to report the iPhone’s first annual decline in sales volumes this week, but in turn will fuel Wall Street hopes of a rebound in the run-up to Christmas. Apple is forecast to
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  • sports
    • 1034 25  -  140 SCHOOLS HERE USE SUCH TURF; PARENTS CONCERNED STANLEY HO Deputy Sports Editor Deputy Sports Editor stanleyho@mediacorp.com.sg reconsider,” he said. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY GERARD WONG NOAH TAN BY GERARD WONG NOAH TAN SINGAPORE —Synthetic football pitches in Singapore are coming
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    • 507 26 SINGAPORE Garbine Muguruza doubted whether she would ever win again after lifting her first grand slam title in Paris this year. Second-round exits at Wimbledon and the US Open followed the French Open triumph for the Spaniard, who was also knocked out
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    • 443 26 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Malaysia’s Formula One future is now up in the air, after a high-level meeting was called to discuss the fate of the glamorous motor sports event in the country. According to a report in the New Straits Times yesterday,
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    • 592 26 (2nd Edition)  -  Courtside trim does wonders for Russian at marathon WTA Finals match LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Odd things have happened on a tennis court line judges have been kicked, rackets have been smashed, and tennis starlet Eugenie Bouchard was once asked to give a
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    • 360 26 (2nd Edition) SINGAPORE —National table tennis player Li Hu has had his contract terminated by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) after a disciplinary committee found him guilty of insubordination. Made up of STTA vice-president Lim Soon Hock, as well as management committee members
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    • 950 28  -  SPENDING HAS NOT CHANGED CULTURE PROBLEM COMMENTARY BY PAUL HAYWARD Paul Hayward is The Daily Telegraph’s chief sports writer. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH So far repeat, so far Jose Mourinho has made no real difference to Manchester United in any of the important
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    • 310 28 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON —Jose Mourinho accused Antonio Conte of trying to humiliate him during his nightmare return to Stamford Bridge in which Chelsea thrashed Manchester United 4-0. And the row continued into the tunnel after a member of Mourinho’s backroom staff refused to
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 91 25 Event Venue SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS Home Away Timing 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
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    • 178 26 r m rasii w' V* Admission: $5/pax, $8/couple Inclusive of blood glucose check, goodie bag and refreshments Singapore has the second-highest proportion of diabetics among developed nations, a report in 2015, by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) revealed. Having diabetes or prediabetes puts you at increased risk for heart disease
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    • 178 26 (2nd Edition) r m rasii w' V* Admission: $5/pax, $8/couple Inclusive of blood glucose check, goodie bag and refreshments Singapore has the second-highest proportion of diabetics among developed nations, a report in 2015, by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) revealed. Having diabetes or prediabetes puts you at increased risk for heart disease
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  • culture & lifestyle
    • 743 29  -  SINGAPOREAN MAX NG STEPS UP TO THE JOB AS HEAD CHEF OF NEW YORK’S ACCLAIMED MOMOFUKU HONJINGYI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg Every foodie worth his or her salt would have heard of New York’s Momofuku Ko, the famed fine-dining crown jewel of the Momofuku empire by straight-talking founder-chef and
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    • 820 29  -  Best Of (His Story) explores the husband’s side in a divorce COMING UP ON STAGE REENADEVI SINGAPORE —These days, especially if you are watching the presidential debate in the United States, we are hit daily by comments and narratives debating and highlighting misogyny and gender-related issues. Perhaps
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    • 480 30  -  Singer-songwriter will hold her first concert back home in Singapore after four years away HOMEWARD BOUND HONJINGYI honjingyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It is hard to believe, but it has been four years since Tanya Chua last held a full concert here in Singapore. Speaking to TODAY behind the scenes
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 1005 31 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM The Ellen DeGeneres Show XIII (HD) 7.00 First Look Asia (HD) 9.00 The Dr Oz Show VII (HD) 10.00 Arts 21 10.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show XIV (HD) NOON Chuck’s Day Off II (HD) 12.30PM Martha Stewart’s Cooking School III
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