Today, 23 January 2017

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    14 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING mediacorp MONDAY, 23 JANUARY 2017 MCI (P) 026/06/2016
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    Lock icon Huge crowds turn out as women march against Trump
    947 1 AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Hundreds of thousands of women filled the streets of major American cities over the weekend to lead an unprecedented wave of protests against President Donald Trump, mocking and denouncing the new leader the day after his inauguration. Women activists,
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    Lock icon Huge crowds turn out as women march against Trump
    948 1 AGENCIES WASHINGTON —Hundreds of thousands of women filled the streets of major American cities over the weekend to lead an unprecedented wave of protests against President Donald Trump, mocking and denouncing the new leader the day after his inauguration. Women activists,
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      19 1 TH E DAI LY BRI E F Developers in race to sell units before ABSD deadline HOT NEWS 10
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      13 1 ‘Time is ripe’for Singapore to become Asia’s boxing hub SI NGAPORE SPORTS 17
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      122 1 WHERE THE ARE JOBS KEEN TO VENTURE ABROAD? INTERNATIONAL TRADING FIRMS WANT YOU HOT NEWS 8 Asean Airline Partner Visit Asean@50 GOLDEN CELEBRATION 2017 X AND BEYOND Visit Asean@50 with the World’s Leading Low-Cost Airline! Fly from Singapore Cebu Jakarta Krabi Penang Phuket Yogyakarta Mauritius Osaka* Seoul* Wuhan* and many
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  • hot news
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      S’pore has strict criteria for sand imports, says Govt, as controversy over Cambodian imports brews
      802 2  -  SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic stopped importing sand from Cambodia after a ban took effect in November last year, said the Ministry of National Development (MND) as the issue of sand imports once
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      Lock icon Foreign provocation won’t stop China’s military drills, says People’s Daily
      483 2 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s military will carry out drills regardless of foreign provocations and pressure, said the Communist Party’s newspaper yesterday, adding that exercises far out at sea like those conducted recently by its sole aircraft carrier will become the norm.
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      Lock icon Trump moves to mend fences with CIA, but officials hit back
      618 4 AGENCIES WA S H I N G T O N President Donald Trump told the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) over the weekend it had his full support as he paid a visit to mend fences after publicly rejecting its
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      Lock icon White House wages war with media over inauguration crowd numbers
      640 6 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The White House over the weekend accused the media of framing photographs to understate the crowd that attended Mr Donald Trump’s inauguration, a new jab in a long-running fight between the new President and the news organisations who
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      Lock icon White House goes to war with media, accusing it of delegitimising Trump
      635 6 (2nd Edition) AGENCIES WASHINGTON —The White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus yesterday intensified the Trump administration’s criticism of the news media, accusing it of trying to delegitimise Mr Donald Trump’s presidency and vowing to fight such coverage “tooth and
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      WHERE THE JOBS ARE
      135 8 INTERNATIONAL TRADING Amid the slowing economy and uncertain job market, many Singaporeans have said they are unsure of where to start looking for opportunities in several growth industries. To that end, TODAY has launched an eight-part weekly series that looks at the openings available, the prospects
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      Lock icon Wanted: S’poreans keen to help firms venture abroad
      1926 8  -  KENNETH CHENG kennethcjw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Homegrown mobile-phone distributor Raduga has bold plans to push into new frontiers overseas, but it faces a potential bump in the road: An aversion among some workers to travel to developing countries. “It may not be as attractive
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      Lock icon Developers in race to sell units before ABSD deadline
      1330 10  -  KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Faced with nearly S$700 million in potential charges for unsold private residential properties this year, developers in Singapore are ramping up efforts to offload the units before the additional
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      13 4 HOT NEWS WHITE HOUSE WAGES WAR WITH MEDIA OVER INAUGURATION CROWD NUMBERS 6
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      198 5 Land Transport^^Authority ACTIVE MOBILITY BILL: SAFER JOURNEYS FOR ALL 1 1 With the Active Mobility Bill, rules will be put in place to protect you and those around you on public paths and roads. These standards will come into effect later this year. SPACES WHERE DEVICES MAY BE USED a
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      82 7 DELIGHTFUL DINING TREATS Ryu’s Japanese Restaurant Sake Bar Capitol Piazza Mondo Mio Robertson Quay Buttergrill Tanjong Pagar Place 2 Read Dhoby Ghaut Alchemist Beer Lab Beach Road Thai Accent Harbour Front The Laneway Market Tanjong Katong Operetta Corner Bar Boon Tat Street With Feast, you can now savour mouth-watering 1-for-1
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      85 11 REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC C' \el>ivr//_ > Academyfor Continuing Education DON’T BE A FROG IN THE Y* I WELL i su d 3k ■X -x: H 3«f3 Continue learning. Keep active. Republic Polytechnic offers diverse learning opportunities for seniors to stay active. Eligible seniors aged 50 and above enjoy subsidised fees and
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  • singapore
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      Lock icon Former Rochor households use scheme to keep ties that bind
      550 12  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Despite moving from Rochor Centre to their Kallang Trivista homes in November, the ties that bind endured for Mr Hon Chin Fatt’s family. His children, who were raised by their maternal grandmother, continue to go
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      Transformed Kallang River to bring residents closer to nature
      344 12  -  JEONG HONGBIN SINGAPORE —Residents living along the Kallang River between Upper Boon Keng Road and Sims Avenue now have more ways to enjoy the riverfront, with new boat-shaped viewing decks and a wider promenade for taking in the evening breeze. The
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      Lock icon Designated smoking points a win-win for Nee Soon South residents: MP
      622 13  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An initiative piloted three years ago for a smoke-free estate will come full circle by the year’s end, when Nee Soon South will become the first constituency to have all its public housing blocks within
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      Lock icon Designated smoking points a win-win for Nee Soon South residents: MP
      622 13 (2nd Edition)  -  ALFRED CHUA alfredchuam@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An initiative piloted three years ago for a smoke-free estate will come full circle by the year’s end, when Nee Soon South will become the first constituency to have all its public housing blocks within
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      154 13 Ms Chan Sue Mei (picture, right) struck it big when she decided to take partin the TODAY Shop To Win draw. The executive had known about the contest for several years but had never thought of taking part until now. Ms Chan, who spent S$36 on
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      Lock icon TODAY SHOP TO WIN
      154 13 (2nd Edition) Ms Chan Sue Mei (picture, right) struck it big when she decided to take partin the TODAY Shop To Win draw. The executive had known about the contest for several years but had never thought of taking part until now. Ms Chan, who spent S$36 on
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      WP, Law Ministry trade arguments over harassment law
      515 13 S I NG A PO R E —The Workers’ Party (WP) cautioned yesterday against amending the Protection from Harassment Act (Poha) to allow the Government to invoke a provision to deal with falsehoods, saying it would “vigorously oppose” any such move. In
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      WP, Law Ministry spar over harassment law
      514 13 (2nd Edition) S I NG A PO R E —The Workers’ Party (WP) cautioned yesterday against amending the Protection from Harassment Act (Poha) to allow the Government to invoke a provision to deal with falsehoods, saying it would “vigorously oppose” any such move. In response,
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    • singapore | business
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        How CNY can teach your children about money
        856 14  -  ON THE MONEY RICHARD HARTUNG today@mediacorp.com.sg Red packets are one of the favourite parts of Chinese New Year for children and young adults alike. After all, children can use these hongbaos to buy their favourite toys, clothes or gadgets. Rather than allowing
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        Lock icon Markets set to study Trump’s first 100 days
        509 15  -  TEA LEAVES VASU MENON Vasu Menon is vice-president and senior investment strategist, Wealth Management Singapore, OCBC Bank. After several weeks of eager anticipation, the event that markets have been waiting for has finally come to pass Mr Donald Trump was formally inaugurated
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        Lock icon S.League faces a new threat from Philippines
        834 16  -  New Filipino pro league may send Singapore further down Asean football’s pecking order JOHN DUERDEN sports@mediacorp.com.sg John Duerden has been based in Asia for almost 20 years and covers the continental football scene for The New York Times, BBC Radio, The Guardian, FourFourTwo
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        Lock icon Transforming Singapore into Asia’s boxing hub
        637 17  -  NOAH TAN noahtanyw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —His dream is to transform Singapore into a boxing hub that will rival the likes of Macau and Las Vegas in the coming years. To do that, local boxing promoter Alexander Shah, who runs Cartel Promotions and holds a World
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    • singapore | lifestyle
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        Lock icon Do 4-year-olds really need private tuition?
        1100 18  -  Being a child is hard enough already let’s not make it any harder by piling on academic stress PARENTING ALISON JENNER jenneras@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE I have a confession to make: I have no desire to push my kids into being straight-A students. In fact, I
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      122 12 RESEARCH STUDY ON THE SAFETY, EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF BRIMONIDINE GEL FOR ROSACEA If you aged 21 years old and above, with a clinical diagnosis of rosacea, you may qualify for a clinical research study which looks into the safety, efficacy and tolerability of brimonidine gel. Kindly refer to the
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      55 15 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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      124 17 li jcu.singapore.fanpage jcusingaporevideo @jcu_singapore jcusingapore www.jcu.edu.sg 22 JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE Admissions Day 11 February 2017 111am to 4pm Comprehensive Personalised Education Counselling On the spot Admissions for March 2017 Intake Prioritised Application Processing aamissions-s A, mm? •U ■'4Wi kLs f It .V m u eau.a A. SS JAMES COOK
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      57 18 TOTO Estimated Group 1 Prize $4 Million Draw on Mon, 23 Jan 2017 at 6.30pm Singapore First Prize: $2.3 Million SWEEP Next Draw: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 Draw venue:Singapore Pools Building (210 Middle Road) For details, visit singaporepools.com PLAY RESPONSIBLY Stay Legal. I National Problem Gambling Bet With Care. I
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  • comment & analysis
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      Lock icon In trying to win over America, Trump risks losing Asia
      1202 19  -  THE SURPRISING TRAJECTORIES OF CHINA AND U.S. JASON SALIM Jason Salim is a research officer at the Asean Studies Centre at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. As Donald J Trump assumed the mantle of the United States presidency on a cold Washington
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      Lock icon Why we should send Bill Gates to Mars
      1150 20  -  THE NEXT GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND MICHAEL MOLITOR Dr Michael Molitor, a lecturer at Sciences Po USPC, spent 15 years in the private sector as a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers and as a senior advisor at BP, McKinsey and the OECD. THE CONVERSATION
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      39 19 Most of the enormous investments we are currently making in energy, water, food and transport systems lead to only incremental improvements that will not allow us to achieve Mars-levels of efficiency and productivity on any meaningful timescale.MICHAEL MOLITOR 20
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      139 20 2 i ymvL help can make a diffetence... Thinking about volunteering for clinical research? Volunteering today could mean breakthrough medicines for tomorrow. Lilly-NUS conducts clinical research to advance development of medicines and medical science. We are looking for healthy volunteers. If you are: Male or post-menopausal female Age 21 to
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      33 20 ENJOY 15% OFF Exclusive for MeClub members 4-5 FEB 2017 MASTERCARD THEATRES AT MARINA BAY SANDS Download MeClub App now to Enjoy other Rewards! Terms and conditions apply more of what you love
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      88 21 SPECIAL PRICE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE ATTRACTIONS! Angry Birds Activity Park Johor Bahru Adult/Child $18 $25 iFly Singapore Adult/Child $89.90 $119 LEGOLAND®Malaysia Theme Park Water Park Child 3-11 $51 $60 Adult $65 $75 Luge Skyride Adult/Child: 2 rounds $19 $36 More attractions to enjoy! S.E.A AQUARIUM Wings of Time Adventure Cove
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  • voices
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      More help, opportunities under amended re-employment law
      360 22  -  FROM LEE PAK SING Divisional Director, Workplace Policy and Strategy Division, Ministry of Manpower We refer to the letter “Refine Re-em-ployment Act guidelines to better protect mature workers” (Jan 12). From July 1, employers must offer re-employment to eligible employees who turn 62,
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      Platforms available for everyone to create online courses
      149 22  -  FROM PATRICIA WOO Director, Corporate and Marketing Communications, SkillsFuture Singapore We thank Mr Gary Lim for his feedback on promoting cost-effective learning for life (“Tap expertise of retirees to boost SkillsFuture programmes”; Jan 11). The Institute for Adult Learning Singapore offers a
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      Help workers respond to changing work environments
      244 22  -  FROM PATRICK LIEW SIOW GIAN To respond better to the fastchanging landscape, an adequate number of civil servants competent to handle technological and other changes may have to be hired. They should be able to assess the risks and impact of these changes
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      China’s actions show it will act outside international law
      464 23  -  FROM DAVIN NG MING EN In “US fears of clash with China unfounded, says George Yeo” (Jan 17), Mr Yeo cited China’s desire to avoid the Thucydides Trap. I disagree. The Thucydides Trap, coined by Harvard professor Graham Allison, is a
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      Lock icon WRITE A BOOK ON LATE VETERAN JOURNALIST
      75 23 QUICK HITS BABY MATHEN MATHEWS Mr Seah Chiang Nee was held in high esteem for his humility and, in the media industry, for his journalistic passion (“Veteran S’porean journalist Seah Chiang Nee dies”; Jan 17). I had compiled his articles in Malaysian newspaper
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      85 22 ENABLE FUND Give a gift to those with disabilities. Go to todayonline. com/enable to find out how. START 2017 ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD iDRIVE WITH UBER AND EARN BIG Large Ric| er Base in Singapore Cash in on all the demand Be Your Own Boss vl/ Drive
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      45 22 A Thank You Note From Development Optics Centre To all our friends and clients. I, Mrs Leng(K. M. Ong) is officially retired from my profession as an optometrist on 31 Dec 2016. It is my privilege and joy to having serve you all. THANK YOU.
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      37 22 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices LETTER SINGAPORE GOT IT WRONG WITH DIGITAL RADIO Visit todayonline. com/voices or download the TODAY app for the letter from Wong Boon Hong.
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      37 23 WISHING YOU A PROSPEROUS CHINESE NEW YEAR! SEE YOU AT THE NEXT RACE 1 To wish somebody a Happy New Year 2 Red packet 3 Prosperity has come 4 Salty-sweet dried meat product similar to jerky mediacorp.sg
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    Lock icon The Giant countdown to Chinese New Year
    467 24 PRODUCED BY THE TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM From festive goodies to household furnishings and cleaning products, Giant has everything to help you get ready for the Year of the Rooster. The company has slashed its prices, bringing you even more savings. For value
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      302 25 17 SMS TDYSTW<space>TotalAmount Spent<space>MeClub Y/N <space>Purchase Date DD/MM <space>NRIC<space>Full Name<space>Shop Code ***** WS Spend a minimum of $30 (maximum two receipts) Submit your entries via any of the 2 methods Terms Conditions: Participants must spend a minimum of S$30.00 at the participating retail outlets/brands. A maximum of two same day
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  • world
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      Lock icon China’s reliance on exports poised to fall below that of India
      1302 26 Drop-off means Beijing may be better able to withstand trade tariffs threatened by Trump SHIFT HIGHLIGHTS GROWTH IN DOMESTIC ECONOMY THE FINANCIAL TIMES BEIJING China, commonly seen as the “workshop of the world”, is set to fall behind India
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      Lock icon Saudi Arabia, Indonesia team up to fight radicalisation
      535 27 AGENCIES JAKARTA —Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency, the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), has been working with Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency, or BNPT, to help the latter prevent the radicalisation of Indonesian youths and rehabilitate former terrorists. BNPT chief commander general Suhardi Alius visited
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      Lock icon Derailed train kills 36 in India
      96 27 A damaged coach of a passenger train being removed after it derailed near Kuneru village in Vizianagaram district, in the southern Indianstateof Andhra Pradesh yesterday. At least 36 people were killed and 50 injured on Saturday nightwhen nine coaches of the train derailed, in
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      Lock icon 27 schools closed due to increased flooding on Malaysia’s eastern coast
      463 27 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —Worsening floods in Terengganu yesterday forced the closure of 27 schools, up from 13 schools a day before, as the latest bout of heavy rain during the monsoon season ravaged the east coast of peninsular Malaysia.
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      Lock icon China accused of playing politics with its travellers
      932 28 Many fear that Beijing is using its high-spending tourists to pressure or reward neighbours REUTERS SHANGHAI BEIJING —With six million Chinese tourists expected to travel abroad over the Chinese New Year break, China’s Jan 27 to Feb 2 holiday is crucial for
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    • world | sports
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        Lock icon Looking for the next English football star? Ask the adidas scout
        1352 29 THE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON —Neale McDermott’s record as a football talent spotter is better than most. Long before Dele Alli was Dele Alli, when he was just a 16-year-old of raw promise at the lower-tier team Milton Keynes
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      51 28 Media Research Consultants is urgently looking for the following: Face to Face Interviewers Work Description: islandwide door to door project flexible hours, 3-4 nights a week either tablet survey (provided by company) or paper pen survey training will be provided Interested party, pls sms Peter 9727 4588 for an interview
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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      1207 30 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM The Ellen DeGeneres Show XIII (HD) (PG) 6.45 Just For Laughs Gags XIV (HD) 7.00 First Look Asia (HD) 9.00 The Dr Oz Show VII (HD) 9.45 Just For Laughs Gags XV (HD) 10.00 Euromaxx (HD) 10.30 JML TV Home Shopping (Paid Presentation) 11.00 The Ellen DeGeneres
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