Today, 27 December 2016

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    14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp TUESDAY, 27 DECEMBER 2016 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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    Lock icon Indonesian police foil New Year’s Eve terror attack
    656 1 IS-linked militants planned to attack police post in West Java; third plot uncovered in recent weeks AGENCIES JAK ARTA —Indonesian militants supporting Islamic State (IS) planned to attack a police post on New Year’s eve with machetes and knives, the authorities said
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    Lock icon IN MEMORY OF TSUNAMI VICTIMS
    59 1 Indian women throwing flowers into the sea at Marina Beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Boxing Day as an offering during a ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami. The earthquake and tsunami that struck the Indian Ocean on Dec 26, 2004, killed more
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    Lock icon Japan will never repeat war atrocities, Abe vows
    603 1 a US naAGENCIES TOK YO —Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday he wanted to send a message to the world during his visit to Pearl Harbour this week that Japan will never repeat the atrocities of past wars. “I am visiting
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      117 1 S.I.A. MUST CONSTANTLY RE-STRATEGISE TO SEEK OUT NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN A LE SS PREDICTABLE FUTURECOMMENT&ANALYSIS 10 NAZAL n PS SPRAV iff NEW PACKAGING |g: NAZAL “Based on value sales data of nasal preparation category collected through Intage POS network system in Japan from April 2014 to March 2015. (Source: SDI
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      15 1 ELDERSHIELD CHANGES HOWTO COVER MORE PEOPLE, AND BETTER? ROBOT WORKERS FALSE DAWN OR NEW FRONTIER?
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      161 9 PATRIOTS DAY HWI1MHH ttim Iflljlil “SIM TOHMIMB BMIUI1I aim siniBtaaiJBiiiHiiiJimiiiiiiBiiiiBtfiiH {I.. i!ti i Huilll IVv v H ''ii. !<’'fli I l fS films VMHMlB'ffiWE LIONSGATE' IN THEATRES 12 JAN J REDEEM EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW INVITES TO PATRIOTS DAY r /as£: MARK WAHLBERG KEVIN BACON BRAVER HEART JOHN GOODMAN OF EV ERIE
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon How SIA and Changi Airport can stay ahead of the competition
      1097 10  -  CONSTANT RE-STRATEGISING IS CRITICAL DAVID LEO David Leo is a published author and veteran in the aviation industry, where his work experience included operations and customer service. The year ahead will be exciting but challenging for both Singapore Airlines
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      Lock icon Berlin attack shows serious failings in German security
      1733 12  -  WEAKNESS IN HANDLING OF TERROR SUSPECTS GUY CHAZAN Guy Chazan is Financial Times’ Berlin correspondent. again.”FINANCIAL TIMES In February, Anis Amri, a Tunisian refugee with a criminal past, was officially classified by the German authorities as a potential terrorist. For six months
      again.”FINANCIAL TIMES; PHOTO: AFP  -  1,733 words
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      38 10 Germany’s decentralised law enforcement system is designed to prevent the emergence of a powerful all-German entity like the Nazi-era Gestapo or East Germany’s Stasi. But co-operation between the patchwork of different agencies can sometimes be lacking.GUY CHAZAN 12
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      386 11 Newstead Recommends Windows echnologies h 28 December 2016 02 January 2017 11AM 9PM Marina Square Main Atrium Tis the season to be giving. Care for the environment and help disadvantaged children from charity TOUCH Community Services by recycling your old electronics including PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones at the 12
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Allo? He’s looking to make Google’s new messaging app the next big hit
      1083 14  -  S’POREAN SOFTWARE ENGINEER PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON GMAIL, GOOGLE MAPS WONG PEI TING wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He worked on Gmail when it was still an unknown entity, and on Google Maps before it became available in Singapore, Malaysia and
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      105k HDB homes opt for elderly safety upgrades
      427 15  -  year. TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE —Close to 105,500 households have applied for a Housing and Development Board (HDB) programme to enhance home safety for the elderly since it was launched in 2012. Out of this number, about 63,300 households opted for upgrades under
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      Lock icon TODAY Shop to Win
      150 15 It was a pleasant surprise for Mr Zahir Hussain when he found out that he had won S$10,000 in the TODAY Shop To Win weekly draw. The 34-year-old had spent S$429 on a television at Audio House in Bendemeer. This was the second time Mr Hussain
      details.PHOTO: ONG ZE TENG  -  150 words
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      186 15 scoot 787 7)l DREAM lLINER ONE-FOR-ONE OFF 21 DESTINATIONS s Book at flyscoot.com Sale period: 06oohr (GMT+8) 26 Dec (Mon) 2359hr (GMT+8) 28 Dec (wed) Travel period: By 31 May 2017 (Perth, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Nanjing, Qingdao, Tianjin, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Dalian Ej Shenyang] By 24 May2017 (Bangkok, Kaohsiung, Taipei,
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  • china & india
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      Lock icon Beijing renews ties with former Taiwan ally Sao Tome and Principe
      556 16 MOVE ‘WOULD BE GOOD FOR BOTH CHINA, AFRICAN NATION’ AGENCIES BEIJING China and Sao Tome and Principe re-established diplomatic ties yesterday, in a triumph for Beijing over rival Taiwan after the African island nation abruptly severed ties from the
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      Lock icon China reassures homeowners worried about land-use rights
      728 16 THENEWYORK TIMES BEIJING China has clarified for the first time a closely watched issue over land rights that has caused uncertainty for the millions of Chinese who park their wealth in their homes. Chinese officials said that a group of homeowners in the
      THENEWYORK TIMES; residences. PHOTO: THENEWYORKTIMES  -  728 words
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      Lock icon Chinese warship Liaoning leads drill in S China Sea
      619 17 REUTERS TAIPEI —A group of Chinese warships led by the country’s sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea yesterday after passing south of Taiwan, the self-ruled island’s Defence Ministry said of what China has termed a
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      Lock icon Cutting-edge thruster gives China headstart in deep-space exploration
      1148 18  -  government.” CAIXIN BEIJING —A unique thruster mounted on a recently launched satellite has given China’s space programme an edge over international rivals and opened a door to deep-space exploration. The HEP-100MF thruster, jointly developed by research teams from the Harbin Institute of
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      55 17 THE WEST END AND DROADWAY SMASH HIT I THE SEXIEST MOST SENSATIONAL MUSICAL’ SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘THE MOST EXCITING MUSICAL OF ITS GENERATION’ -THETIMES, UK ft m i V IS 1 r m i a il 0 •"••g f THE MUSICAL OPENS 8 FED MASTERCARD THEATRES i T MARINA BAY SANDS
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      59 18 Tis' the best season for money-making. Drive with Uber and enjoy: Great take-home earnings: increased demand this December means increased earnings! Flexible hours: drive whenever, wherever. $2,000 reward when you use your own car with Uber. Need a car? Lowest rates in town if you rent from Lion City Rentals,
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  • world
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      Lock icon Typhoon in the Philippines leaves six dead
      466 19 AGENCIES MANIL A A typhoon weakened as it cut across the Philippines yesterday after bringing heavy rains and winds while leaving at least six dead and almost 400,000 displaced, spoiling the Christmas holidays. Typhoon Nock-Ten’s wind speed eased to 130kph as it headed
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      Lock icon Weakened IS still has power to sow deadly mayhem
      1016 20 THE NEWYORKTIMES NEW YORK —In the past few weeks, Islamic State (IS) has sustained a string of military defeats: Ousted from its refuge on the Libyan coast, struggling to maintain its hold on the Iraqi city of Mosul, and losing ground
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      135 19 V A f.’v. BESTOWING BUDDHA'S BLESSINGS, UNVEILING THE MYSTICISM OF LIFE e ■-w- JW 7& ?f THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL BUDDHA &’> m j" r HIS DISCIPLES' RELICS CULTURAL AND ARTS EXHIBITION |M II I ill ft A ol m ■A? '-•*5 1 I r KK WORLD S LARGEST 11 BUDDHA
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      184 20 I <4 i u •r*$3a#A ■j .*/.fe.'S.V.'- tv-. CARLTON CITY HOTEL SINGAPORE COUNT DOWN TO 2017 AT CARLTON CITY GRAFFITI SKY BAR 31 DECEMBER 2016 9PM 1AM Level 29 T +65 6632 8922 E f&b@carltoncity.sg Welcome the New Year with a bang at the rooftop Graffiti Sky Bar with an
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  • business
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      Lock icon China encourages industries to go west
      195 21 REUTERS BEIJING —China will encourage labourintensive manufacturing industries located along the eastern coast to relocate inland, it said in a new *****020 plan to develop the economy of its western regions. The country’s Cabinet, the State Council, approved the western development five-year plan on
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      Lock icon BOJ governor defends yield curve control policy, upbeat on global outlook
      640 21 BANK HELPING ECONOMY OVERCOME STAGNATION showed. REUTERS TOKYO —Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda yesterday defended his yield curve control policy, saying it had kept Japan’s long-term interest rates from joining the uptrend in global yields and was
      showed. REUTERS; PHOTO: AP; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  640 words
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      Lock icon Greek debt relief talks to resume
      341 21 REUTERS A M S T E R DA M Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Saturday talks about initial Greek debt relief measures would be resumed after being frozen mid-month over Greece’s decision to pay pensioners a Christmas bonus. Mr Dijsselbloem said creditors had
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  • technology
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      Lock icon Chinese electric car battery maker charges for the world
      659 22 REUTERS BEIJING —A dusty village on the outskirts of Ningde, a third-tier city in China’s southeast, seems an unlikely place for the headquarters of a potential global leader in future automotive technology. Yet China’s top-down industrial policy diktats move up the
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      Lock icon Super Mario Run losing steam
      311 22 BLOOMBERG TOKYO The initial excitement surrounding Nintendo’s debut mobile game, Super Mario Run, appears to be wearing off. The title, released on Dec 15 for Apple devices, was no longer the highestgrossing iOS app in any country as of Dec 24, according to the latest
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      121 23 TODAY TUE SDAY 27 DEC E M BE R 2016 23 D E L I G H T F U L D I N I N G T R E AT S Little House of Dreams Dempsey Road Yoda Fish Meat Market Chai Chee Image for illustration purposes only Mikawa
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  • sports
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      Lock icon LOCAL BOXER RAFI EYES PLACE IN HISTORY
      734 24  -  He could become Singapore’s first male professional boxing champion 36-YEAR-OLD ‘RUFFIAN’ TAKES ON INDONESIAN NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When Rafi Majid (picture) picked up the sport of boxing in 2012, his main goal for doing so was simply to lose weight the prospect
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      Lock icon S.LEAGUE WINNER INUI JOINS THAI LEAGUE SIDE
      411 24 SINGAPORE —Albirex Niigata (Singapore) midfielder Tatsuro Inui has quit the S.League champions for Thai League (T1) side Thai Honda, marking the start of a possible exodus in Singapore football to their Asean rivals. Inui, who helped Albirex clinch the S.League and Singapore Cup
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      Lock icon VALENCIA CHIEF APOLOGISES FOR POOR YEAR
      593 25 Singaporean says La Liga club will learn from ‘mistakes’ AGENCIES SINGAPORE The president of Valencia CF, Singaporean Chan Lay Hoon, has made a public apology to fans after the fallen Spanish football giants endured yet more disappointment this year. Chan, who runs the La
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      Lock icon CONTE’S REVOLUTION AT CHELSEA BUILT ON TRUST, SAYS PEDRO
      704 25 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON One word is on repeat as Pedro Rodriguez explains the remarkable turnaround Antonio Conte has instigated at Chelsea. Trust. Trust between the players and trust transmitted from Conte to his team. According to Pedro, along with fitness, trust
      THE DAILYTELEGRAPH; PHOTO: PA VIAAP  -  704 words
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      Lock icon PRO WRESTLING TACKLES A BIG NEW MARKET IN CHINA
      1276 26 WWE’s strategy to attract Chinese fans is to go local and digital THENEWYORKTIMES SHANGHAI —Wang Bin looked down. A man wearing a blue skintight unitard writhed at his feet. Wang grinned. This was the moment he had been waiting for. So,
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  • T TODAY
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      Lock icon SO LONG, 2016! PARTY YOUR WAY TO 2017
      225 27  -  PARTIES FOR BEACH LOVERS, HIPSTERS AND MORE REENADEVI reena@mediacorp.com.sg For some, 2016 has not been an easy year. Political upheavals, election upsets, economic turmoil, celebrity deaths and break-ups these are just some of the major events that the world has seen and
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      Lock icon COUNTDOWN WITH A SPECTACULAR VIEW
      983 27  -  REENADEVI You will not be disappointed with the party at Smoke and Mirrors if you want a spectacular view of fireworks. The rooftop bar, perched on the Old Supreme Court Building, was named the City’s Best New Rooftop with a View by TimeOut magazine in
      PHOTO: SMOKE & MIRRORS; PHOTO: CHIATEEHENG, FRANCIS  -  983 words
    • SO LONG, 2016! PARTY YOUR WAY TO 2017
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        Lock icon CASUAL PARTYING ON THE BEACH
        341 28 If you want a spot where you can show up in your most relaxed beachwear and flip flops, feel the sea breeze on your face and sand between your toes, and dance the night away with your pals from dusk to dawn, then the X-ceptional
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        Lock icon PARTY HARD (OFF THE GRID)
        400 28 If you want to avoid the massive crowds typical of countdown parties but still do not want to stray too far from the vibrant city centre where all the action is at, KPO, located at the Killiney Post Office building on Orchard Road, is your
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      Lock icon Brave and bold celebrity mums
      488 29 These actresses have chosen to bear children at a later age MUMMY DEAREST SINGAPORE Many celebrities are bucking the trend these days. Instead of being young mums and starting a family when they are in their twenties or early thirties, some are choosing to have
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
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